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* In [[https://thesmartmarks.com/artman/publish/article_273.shtml this review]] of a shoot interview Wrestling/TheIronSheik once did, because of his tendency to repeat himself ("Tehran Iran, oldest country in the world, 15 years old, 155 pounds, Iranian High School Champion, Iranian Army Champion, go to '68 Olympics in Mexico City, AAU Champion, coach at University of Minnesota and '72 Olympics in Munich, all true wrestling fans know I let blond guitar player beat me because HE not AAU champion, etc. etc. etc."), the reviewer chose to replace any reference to Sheik's background with, a la Creator/ChrisFarley's ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' character Matt Foley, "LIVING IN A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER!"
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* In [[https://thesmartmarks.com/artman/publish/article_273.shtml this review]] of a shoot interview Wrestling/TheIronSheik once did, because of his tendency to repeat himself ("Tehran Iran, oldest country in the world, 15 years old, 155 pounds, Iranian High School Champion, Iranian Army Champion, go to '68 Olympics in Mexico City, AAU Champion, coach at University of Minnesota and '72 Olympics in Munich, all true wrestling fans know I let [[Wrestling/HulkHogan blond guitar player player]] beat me because HE not AAU champion, etc. etc. etc."), the reviewer chose to replace any reference to Sheik's background with, a la Creator/ChrisFarley's ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' character Matt Foley, "LIVING IN A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER!"
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* In [[https://thesmartmarks.com/artman/publish/article_273.shtml this review]] of a shoot interview Wrestling/TheIronSheik once did, because of his tendency to repeat himself ("Tehran Iran, oldest country in the world, 15 years old, 155 pounds, Iranian High School Champion, Iranian Army Champion, go to '68 Olympics in Mexico City, AAU Champion, coach at University of Minnesota and '72 Olympics in Munich, all true wrestling fans know I let blond guitar player beat me because HE not AAU champion, etc. etc. etc."), the reviewer chose to replace any reference to Sheik's background with, a la Creator/ChrisFarley's ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' character Matt Foley, "LIVING IN A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER!"
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* In [[https://thesmartmarks.com/artman/publish/article_273.shtml this review]] of a shoot interview Wrestling/TheIronSheik once did, because of his tendency to repeat himself ("Tehran Iran, oldest country in the world, 15 years old, 155 pounds, Iranian High School Champion, Iranian Army Champion, go to '68 Olympics in Mexico City, AAU Champion, coach at University of Minnesota and '72 Olympics in Munich, all true wrestling fans know I let blond guitar player beat me because HE not AAU champion, etc. etc. etc."), the reviewer chose to replace any reference to Sheik's background with, a la Creator/ChrisFarley's ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' character Matt Foley, "LIVING IN A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER!"
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* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': Greg Universe lives in his van even though he owns a fairly successful business (a car wash, whose parking lot he keeps his van in) and he built the house that Steven lives in. [[spoiler:Even after becoming a ''[[RagsToRiches millionaire]]'', [[AffluentAscetic he still lives there]].]]
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* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': Greg Universe lives in his van even though he owns a fairly successful business (a car wash, whose parking lot he keeps his van in) and he built the house that Steven lives in.in[[note]]One episode explicitly states that he doesn't live there simply because he and the Gems don't get along, as by that point, they still hold him responsible for Rose's DeathByChildbirth.[[/note]]. [[spoiler:Even after becoming a ''[[RagsToRiches millionaire]]'', [[AffluentAscetic he still lives there]].]]
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-->"I am 35 years old, I am thrice divorced, and I live in a VAN down by the RIVER!"
-->--Motivation Speaker [[Creator/ChrisFarley Matt Foley]], ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''
-->--Motivation Speaker [[Creator/ChrisFarley Matt Foley]], ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''
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* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'' heavily implies that Principal Goodvibes lives in his car, since he's shown brushing his teeth while sitting in the passenger seat.
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* On ''Series/TrapperJohnMD'' Dr. "Gonzo" Gates lived on a boat in the hospital parking lot.
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A BaseOnWheels for the less fortunate, this is when a character has no actual house to return to at the end of the day, and are forced to eat, sleep, and live inside a vehicle they own. While a slight upgrade from simply living in the streets, it still has a lot of difficulties. After all, you can't exactly bring a date back to your place if you drove it to the restaurant. If the trope is played for laughs, expect many jokes about someone's house being towed.
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A BaseOnWheels for the less fortunate, this is when a character has no actual house to return to at the end of the day, and are forced to eat, sleep, and live inside a vehicle they own. While a slight upgrade from a CardboardBoxHome or simply living in the streets, it still has a lot of difficulties. After all, you can't exactly bring a date back to your place if you drove it to the restaurant. If the trope is played for laughs, expect many jokes about someone's house being towed.
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* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': Greg Universe lives in his van even though he owns a fairly successful business (a car wash) and he built the house that Steven lives in. [[spoiler:Even after becoming a ''[[RagsToRiches millionaire]]'', [[AffluentAscetic he still lives there]].]]
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* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': Greg Universe lives in his van even though he owns a fairly successful business (a car wash) wash, whose parking lot he keeps his van in) and he built the house that Steven lives in. [[spoiler:Even after becoming a ''[[RagsToRiches millionaire]]'', [[AffluentAscetic he still lives there]].]]
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-->'''Scout:''' That was a mercy killing. You live in a ''camper van''!
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-->'''Scout:''' That was a [[MercyKill mercy killing. killing]]. You live in a ''camper van''!van''!
-->'''Spy:''' Perhaps they can bury you in that ''van'' you call 'home.'
-->'''Spy:''' Perhaps they can bury you in that ''van'' you call 'home.'
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* The group's van in ''WebAnimation/MysterySkullsAnimated'' definitely looks lived in, and Vivi can be seen sleeping in the back in "Freaking Out", where all implications are that the sleep deprived Arthur ought to be doing the same, and "Hellbent".
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* The group's van HippieVan in ''WebAnimation/MysterySkullsAnimated'' definitely looks lived in, and Vivi can be seen sleeping in the back in "Freaking Out", where all implications are that the sleep deprived Arthur ought to be doing the same, and "Hellbent".
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* The group's van in ''WebAnimation/MysterySkullsAnimated'' definitely looks lived in, and Vivi can be seen sleeping in the back in "Freaking Out", where all implications are that the sleep deprived Arthur ought to be doing the same, and "Hellbent".
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* The group's van in ''WebAnimation/MysterySkullsAnimated'' definitely looks lived in, and Vivi can be seen sleeping in the back in "Freaking Out", where all implications are that the sleep deprived Arthur ought to be doing the same, and "Hellbent".
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Note that this trope doesn't apply to actual BaseOnWheels, since they've been designed for a person or several to live in for an extended period. This trope applies to regular cars, boats, and planes that the owner resides in in lieu of a permanent residence.
Unfortunately TruthInTelevision for some.
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Note that this trope doesn't apply to actual BaseOnWheels, since they've been designed for a person or several to live in for an extended period. This trope applies to regular cars, boats, and planes that the owner resides in in lieu of a permanent residence.
Unfortunatelyresidence. {{Hippie Van}}s and other small campers that are designed for sleeping in but not actually ''living'' in are somewhere in between.
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* Subverted in the ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' episode "Roadie to Nowhere"; Luna's roadie Chunk appears to live in his van, and upon seeing this Luna fears this might be her future too if she fails as a rock star and can’t find another job. However, we find out later that Chunk does have a home and he only sleeps in his van the night before a big gig with his band.
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* Video game critic Creator/NoahGervais lived in an old VW Bus for most of 2017 to tour the continental US at his leisure.
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** In ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryInsporporated'', Fred, after finding out that [[spoiler: his father isn't really his father, and that his real parents are no better]], ends up living in the Mystery Machine parked by a lake.
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** In ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryInsporporated'', ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated'', Fred, after finding out that [[spoiler: his father isn't really his father, and that his real parents are no better]], ends up living in the Mystery Machine parked by a lake.
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** In ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryInsporporated'', Fred, after finding out that [[spoiler: his father isn't really his father, and that his real parents are no better]], ends up living in the Mystery Machine parked by a lake.
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* On ''Series/GoodEats'', Alton recalls how back in TheSixties or TheSeventies, his parents would go off on a romantic getaway every now and then, leaving him and his "sister" Marsha in the care of their Uncle Rudy. Rudy lived in an old [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conversion_van conversion van]] that he had modified, and was a carefree bachelor with no permanent address. Since he didn't have much in the way of a kitchen or an oven, he made kebabs a lot, and was the one who introduced Alton and Marsha to them. (He also let them have swordfights with the skewers when they were done.)
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* On ''Series/GoodEats'', Alton recalls how back in TheSixties or TheSeventies, his parents would go off on a romantic getaway every now and then, leaving him and his "sister" Marsha in the care of their Uncle Rudy. Rudy lived in an old [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conversion_van conversion van]] that he had modified, and was a carefree bachelor with no permanent address. [[note]] How Alton's dad got in contact with Rudy to ask him to babysit, since Rudy had no permanent address and no telephone, [[FridgeLogic is never explained]]. [[/note]] Since he didn't have much in the way of a kitchen or an oven, he made kebabs a lot, and was the one who introduced Alton and Marsha to them. (He also let them have swordfights with the skewers when they were done.)
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* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': Greg Universe lives in his van even though he owns a fairly successful business (a car wash) and he built the house that Steven lives in. [[spoiler:Even after becoming a ''[[RagsToRiches millionaire]]'', he still lives there.]]
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* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': Greg Universe lives in his van even though he owns a fairly successful business (a car wash) and he built the house that Steven lives in. [[spoiler:Even after becoming a ''[[RagsToRiches millionaire]]'', [[AffluentAscetic he still lives there.there]].]]
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* On ''Series/GoodEats'', Alton recalls how back in TheSixties or TheSeventies, his parents would go off on a romantic getaway every now and then, leaving him and his "sister" Marsha in the care of their Uncle Rudy. Rudy lived in an old [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conversion_van conversion van]] that he had modified, and was a carefree bachelor with no permanent address. Since he didn't have much in the way of a kitchen or an oven, he made kebabs a lot, and was the one who introduced Alton and Marsha to them. (He also let them have swordfights with the skewers when they were done.)
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* MLB pitcher Daniel Norris lives in a 1978 VW Westfalia camper during the offseason.
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* Zigzagged in ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''. The Impala is the closest thing the Winchesters have to a home, often sleeping in it as well because they're on the road so often. In later seasons Bobby Singer's home is more often used as a base of operations, then the bunker of the Men of Letters.
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* Zigzagged in ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''. In ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'':
** Zig-zagged with the Winchesters. The Impala is the closest thingthe Winchesters they have to a home, often sleeping since they have no fixed address and sleep either in it as well because they're on the road so often. or in motels. In later seasons seasons, they spend more time using Bobby Singer's home is more often used house as a base of operations, then and later get the bunker of the Men of Letters.Letters for their personal use.
** Andy Gallagher lives out of a distinctive van with a "barbarian queen" painted on the side. His CompellingVoice lets him get more or less anything he wants whenever he wants it, so he never bothered settling down.
** Zig-zagged with the Winchesters. The Impala is the closest thing
** Andy Gallagher lives out of a distinctive van with a "barbarian queen" painted on the side. His CompellingVoice lets him get more or less anything he wants whenever he wants it, so he never bothered settling down.
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* In the ''Literature/DiogenesClub'' story "Cold Snap", Jamie Shade is living the back of his van when Vanessa tracks him down. This is contrasted with his famous ancestor, Dr Shade, who was a successful vigilante with a [[LandmarkingTheHiddenBase secret base in a major London landmark]].
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* In the ''Literature/DiogenesClub'' story "Cold Snap", Jamie Shade Chambers is living the back of his van when Vanessa tracks him down. This is contrasted with his famous ancestor, Jonathan Chambers aka Dr Shade, who was a successful vigilante with a [[LandmarkingTheHiddenBase secret base in a major London landmark]].
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* The Sniper in ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' lives this way, and the Spy sometimes taunts him about it during a domination kill.
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-->'''Scout:''' That was a mercy killing. You live in a ''camper van''!
-->'''Scout:''' That was a mercy killing. You live in a ''camper van''!
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A BaseOnWheels for the less fortunate, this is when a character has no actual house to return to at the end of the day, and are forced to eat, sleep, and live inside a vehicle they own. While a slight upgrade from simply living in the streets, it still has a lot of difficulties. After all, you can't exactly bring a date back to your place if you drove it to the restaurant. If the trope is played for laughs, expect many jokes about someone's house being towed.
Note that this trope doesn't apply to actual BaseOnWheels, since they've been designed for a person or several to live in for an extended period. This trope applies to regular cars, boats, and planes that the owner resides in in lieu of a permanent residence.
Unfortunately TruthInTelevision for some.
Compare HouseboatHero.
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* The ComicBook/{{Runaways}} have frequently been reduced to living out of their Leapfrog, presumably because it's hard to get a home loan when you're wanted by ComicBook/{{SHIELD}}.
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[[folder:Films -- Animated]]
* Finnick in ''Disney/{{Zootopia}}'' appears to live in the van he and Nick use for their scams. Given that Judy finds him in there parked in an alley and he answers her knocking waving a bat.
* Fagan from Disney's ''Disney/OliverAndCompany'' lives in a beached and derelict trawler underneath a pier beside the Hudson River. The boat has no plumbing, no heat, and gets electricity by mooching from a dockside light pole. Fagan and his canine cohorts scrounge for a living.
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[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
* ''[[http://www.npr.org/2015/12/12/459212329/for-15-years-the-real-lady-in-the-van-lived-in-this-playwrights-driveway The Lady in the Van]]'' is a 2015 dramatization of the real-life case where Mary Shepherd parked her van in playwright Alan Bennett's driveway and proceeded to live there for the next 15 years until her death.
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[[folder:Literature]]
* In the ''Literature/DiogenesClub'' story "Cold Snap", Jamie Shade is living the back of his van when Vanessa tracks him down. This is contrasted with his famous ancestor, Dr Shade, who was a successful vigilante with a [[LandmarkingTheHiddenBase secret base in a major London landmark]].
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* Baxter from the sitcom ''Series/{{Mom}}'' lives in a red car. When Christy comments that it's being towed, he runs out muttering about his cleaning lady still being in there.
* Skye from ''Series/AgentsOfShield'' lives in a van, but according to her it was totally by choice.
* ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'''s Matt Foley (played by Creator/ChrisFarley) is a motivational speaker often hired by parents to motivate their young teens to do better in life. Foley's main motivational tack seems to be talking about how terrible his own life is, culminating with his CatchPhrase "I live in a VAN down by THE RIVER!"
* ''Series/ChicoAndTheMan'': Chico lives in a VW van permanantly docked in the Man's garage.
* ''Series/StepByStep'''s Cody lives in a van in the family's driveway.
* In ''Series/TheXFiles'', the ConspiracyTheorist and alien abductee Max Fenig lives in his highly-customized trailer, which allows him to travel around the US following the trail of UFO activity.
* Bobby from ''Series/{{Cougartown}}'' lives in a boat on a parking lot. Jules once docked it at the marina, and it sank like a stone.
* Cousin CJ in ''Series/EightSimpleRules'' lived in his van for a while.
-->'''CJ:''' Got somewhere I can plug in a little space heater?
-->'''Cate:''' Sure
-->'''CJ:'''Cool. [{{beat}}] Got a little space heater I can borrow?
* In the season one ''Series/{{Community}}'' episode "Home Economics", the study group find out that Jeff is living in his car.
* Zigzagged in ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''. The Impala is the closest thing the Winchesters have to a home, often sleeping in it as well because they're on the road so often. In later seasons Bobby Singer's home is more often used as a base of operations, then the bunker of the Men of Letters.
* After getting kicked out of his college dorm, Axl from ''Series/TheMiddle'' buys an RV and moves there with his roommates, parking it where ever he needs to be.
* One episode of ''Series/That80sShow'' revealed that Tuesday was living out of her car.
* ''Series/ColdCase'': In "A Dollar, A Dream", a car is found at the bottom of a lake with the remains of a woman missing since 1999 inside. The detectives learn the woman had endured dire financial straights after her husband's death and was forced to live in the car with her two young daughters.
* ''Series/ForeverKnight'': Nick Knight does have an apartment, but as a vampire he often sleeps in the trunk of his car during the day when the sun rises too soon for him to make it back there in time.
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* The Sniper in ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' lives this way, and the Spy sometimes taunts him about it during a domination kill.
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[[folder: WesternAnimation]]
* ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' and the rest of Mystery Inc. live mainly in the Mystery Machine.
*Eliza explains in the opening credits of ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys'' that her family lives in a convoy because they travel all over the world to film her Father's nature show.
* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': Greg Universe lives in his van even though he owns a fairly successful business (a car wash) and he built the house that Steven and the Crystal gems all live in.
* Jeff Fischer from ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' lived in his van parked in front of the Smith's house, Hayley moving in with him. They both move inside the Smith house [[spoiler:after they marry]].
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[[folder:Real Life]]
* The singer Music/{{Jewel}} lived in her car for about a year until she made it big.
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Note that this trope doesn't apply to actual BaseOnWheels, since they've been designed for a person or several to live in for an extended period. This trope applies to regular cars, boats, and planes that the owner resides in in lieu of a permanent residence.
Unfortunately TruthInTelevision for some.
Compare HouseboatHero.
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!!Examples:
[[foldercontrol]]
[[folder:ComicBooks]]
* The ComicBook/{{Runaways}} have frequently been reduced to living out of their Leapfrog, presumably because it's hard to get a home loan when you're wanted by ComicBook/{{SHIELD}}.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Films -- Animated]]
* Finnick in ''Disney/{{Zootopia}}'' appears to live in the van he and Nick use for their scams. Given that Judy finds him in there parked in an alley and he answers her knocking waving a bat.
* Fagan from Disney's ''Disney/OliverAndCompany'' lives in a beached and derelict trawler underneath a pier beside the Hudson River. The boat has no plumbing, no heat, and gets electricity by mooching from a dockside light pole. Fagan and his canine cohorts scrounge for a living.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
* ''[[http://www.npr.org/2015/12/12/459212329/for-15-years-the-real-lady-in-the-van-lived-in-this-playwrights-driveway The Lady in the Van]]'' is a 2015 dramatization of the real-life case where Mary Shepherd parked her van in playwright Alan Bennett's driveway and proceeded to live there for the next 15 years until her death.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Literature]]
* In the ''Literature/DiogenesClub'' story "Cold Snap", Jamie Shade is living the back of his van when Vanessa tracks him down. This is contrasted with his famous ancestor, Dr Shade, who was a successful vigilante with a [[LandmarkingTheHiddenBase secret base in a major London landmark]].
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[[folder: LiveActionTV]]
* Baxter from the sitcom ''Series/{{Mom}}'' lives in a red car. When Christy comments that it's being towed, he runs out muttering about his cleaning lady still being in there.
* Skye from ''Series/AgentsOfShield'' lives in a van, but according to her it was totally by choice.
* ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'''s Matt Foley (played by Creator/ChrisFarley) is a motivational speaker often hired by parents to motivate their young teens to do better in life. Foley's main motivational tack seems to be talking about how terrible his own life is, culminating with his CatchPhrase "I live in a VAN down by THE RIVER!"
* ''Series/ChicoAndTheMan'': Chico lives in a VW van permanantly docked in the Man's garage.
* ''Series/StepByStep'''s Cody lives in a van in the family's driveway.
* In ''Series/TheXFiles'', the ConspiracyTheorist and alien abductee Max Fenig lives in his highly-customized trailer, which allows him to travel around the US following the trail of UFO activity.
* Bobby from ''Series/{{Cougartown}}'' lives in a boat on a parking lot. Jules once docked it at the marina, and it sank like a stone.
* Cousin CJ in ''Series/EightSimpleRules'' lived in his van for a while.
-->'''CJ:''' Got somewhere I can plug in a little space heater?
-->'''Cate:''' Sure
-->'''CJ:'''Cool. [{{beat}}] Got a little space heater I can borrow?
* In the season one ''Series/{{Community}}'' episode "Home Economics", the study group find out that Jeff is living in his car.
* Zigzagged in ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''. The Impala is the closest thing the Winchesters have to a home, often sleeping in it as well because they're on the road so often. In later seasons Bobby Singer's home is more often used as a base of operations, then the bunker of the Men of Letters.
* After getting kicked out of his college dorm, Axl from ''Series/TheMiddle'' buys an RV and moves there with his roommates, parking it where ever he needs to be.
* One episode of ''Series/That80sShow'' revealed that Tuesday was living out of her car.
* ''Series/ColdCase'': In "A Dollar, A Dream", a car is found at the bottom of a lake with the remains of a woman missing since 1999 inside. The detectives learn the woman had endured dire financial straights after her husband's death and was forced to live in the car with her two young daughters.
* ''Series/ForeverKnight'': Nick Knight does have an apartment, but as a vampire he often sleeps in the trunk of his car during the day when the sun rises too soon for him to make it back there in time.
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[[folder: VideoGames]]
* The Sniper in ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' lives this way, and the Spy sometimes taunts him about it during a domination kill.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: WesternAnimation]]
* ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' and the rest of Mystery Inc. live mainly in the Mystery Machine.
*Eliza explains in the opening credits of ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys'' that her family lives in a convoy because they travel all over the world to film her Father's nature show.
* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': Greg Universe lives in his van even though he owns a fairly successful business (a car wash) and he built the house that Steven and the Crystal gems all live in.
* Jeff Fischer from ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' lived in his van parked in front of the Smith's house, Hayley moving in with him. They both move inside the Smith house [[spoiler:after they marry]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Real Life]]
* The singer Music/{{Jewel}} lived in her car for about a year until she made it big.
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