Synchronized Morning Routine
A scene where two characters are washing up in tandem, and which includes them brushing their teeth and gargling while facing the mirror. Is generally presented as a cute scene, and the participants can range from relatives, Heterosexual Life Partners, those potentially in a romantic relationship, to romantic partners. Usually played as humorous.
Sub-trope of Morning Routine.
Examples of Synchronized Morning Routine include:
Anime and Manga
- One episode of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya begins with Kyon and his sister doing this.
- In Ichigo Mashimaro, a flashback shows 6-year-old Miu popping over to the Ito house to leave her wet undies and bedsheets and comes in on 10-year-old Nobue and her 6-or-7-year-old sister Chika brushing their teeth. It is cute, but that's not surprising.
- This is part of the Training Montage in which Shinji and Asuka learn how to move in synch for a Monster of the Week in Neon Genesis Evangelion.
- All three Paper Sisters do this in Read or Die. They think it's cute, Nenene thinks its just creepy.
- One of the openings for One Piece had the entire crew brushing their teeth together on a hillside.
Film
- Torrance Shipman and Cliff Pantone in the movie Bring It On.
- Doug and Steve in A Night at the Roxbury.
Live Action TV
- Seen in Frasier.
- Lorelai and Rory in Gilmore Girls have their routine.
- Morecame and Wise's breakfast routine, set to the tune "The Stripper".
Webcomics
- Kelly and Julian did this in a recent The Wotch.
Western Animation
- Wallace and Gromit have a rather elaborate approach to this.
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