History Main / HouseHuntingMontage

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These often show as the person needing a new house exploring different ones with either a friend or a realtor. Expect all the houses to have some kind of [[HauntedHouse deal]][[HorribleHousing breaker]] [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers except the last one]]. Occasionally the montage will show the character trying to live there for a few minutes, with the place proving to be perfect in all ways, except for one "[[BlatantLies tiny]]" flaw that makes the place a nightmare to live in.

* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'': One of Doofenshmirtz's multiple-tragic backstories show him on one of these when he goes house-hunting in Danville. Due to his ridiculously small budget, he's only able to afford very small properties until he gets shown the future sight of his evil headquarters, a large purple building better known as Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated. Then he learns it's so cheap because it's right next to a noisy lighthouse, with every ship in the harbor keeping him up all night long. Naturally, he decides to use his latest -inator to deal with the problem.

* ''WesternAnimation/HarleyQuinn'': Harley and Co go on a lair-hunt after they get evicted from Ivy's apartment. The Volcano Lair doesn't really fit her brand, the Underground Lair doesn't have a great location, she just can't find one she likes. Ultimately, she winds up moving into an abandoned (but still fully functional) mall after Ivy's former landlord [[ItMakesSenseInContext mistakes them for being dead and tries to dispose of their bodies there]].

** In "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS10E2UnrealEstateCodeYellow Unreal Estate]]", Squidward convinces [=SpongeBob=] that the latter is allergic to his own house, and acts as a realtor trying to get the fry cook to move out. He shows him [[BananaPeel a banana house]], [[HollywoodFire a pepper house]], and [[BalloonBelly a chicken parmesan hero house]]. All of them play a variant of the show's introduction, and highlight said house's issues.

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-->'''Fry:''' We couldn't find a single place that was ''remotely'' livable!

** In ''Fanfic/ThePriceOfFlight'', Captain Olga Romanoff, on top of her other responsibilities, is moving house and dealing with builders. She therefore needs [[VodkaDrunkensis an evening drink]] more than usually.

* ''Series/BirdsOfAFeather'': In "[[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS7E7ThreeUpTwoDown Three Up, Two Down]]", Sharon and Tracey need to find a new house after they are forced to rent their old house to stay financially stable, prompting a house-hunt. Most of the houses however are only seen in the context of Tracey declining to move into them. The exceptions are the first house (rejected for being too squeaky, having loose floorboards, and smelling funny) and the last house (a house that is seemingly perfect until the girls find that their new neighbor there looks and acts a lot like current NosyNeighbour Dorien). They eventually move into the first house seen in the montage.

* ''Series/{{Ghosts}}'': A brief one is shown in "Getting Out" after Alison and Mike decides to sell off Button House to a hotel chain. The major issue is that Alison can [[ISeeDeadPeople see ghosts]], so the few houses we do see are mainly rejected because she would have to live with the ghosts who live there. The issue is resolved when a mass grave of plague victims is discovered under Button House, leading to the hotel chain withdrawing their offer.