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''Found my way downstairs and drank a cup, and looking up, I noticed I was late''
''Found my coat, and grabbed my hat, made the bus in seconds flat''
''Found my way upstairs and had a smoke, and somebody spoke and I went into a dream...''
|'''[[The Beatles]]''', "A Day in the Life."}}
Just what it says, an episode that follows the characters around on their normal routine. Make this the focus of an entire series, and you have [[Slice of Life]].
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== Anime and Manga ==
* Episode 9 of ''[[Suzumiya Haruhi|The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya]]''. It's so much a '''Day in the Life''' that there are long, silent sections of a character reading a book. Apparently, it was intentionally written as such in order to contrast with the traditional [[Grand Finale]] episodes in anime. Note that this episode is chronologically the last in the series.▼
** This is also the only episode where Kyon does not narrate, and he spends significant portions out doing errands with no view from his perspective.▼
* ''[[Ghost in the Shell
* Episode 10 of ''[[Akikan]]!'' showed a day in the life of the three Akikan girls at home. Melon tried to deal with the heat, Yell cleaned up the apartment and Budoko played make-believe. No wacky harem antics, no school scenes, final destination.▼
== Comic Books ==
* The first issue of ''[[Astro City]]'' was a day in the life of Samaritan, that series' Superman [[Expy]].▼
* Issue 8 of ''[[The New Teen Titans]]'' featured a story titled "A Day in the Lives" which followed all the Titans except Robin during a normal day.▼
== Film ==
* ''[[Clerks]]'', ''[[Mallrats]]'', ''[[Clerks II]]''.▼
== Literature ==
* ''[[One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich]]'' is about [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|one day in the life]] of a gulag ''zeke''.▼
* ''[[Ulysses]]''.▼
* In first chapter of ''[[The Longest Journey]]'', April goes about a rather normal day of her life, during which the player can get familiar with the setting. Only a couple of strange things happen, but the first one doesn't break the flow much and the other ones happen in choice-dependent ending cinematics of the chapter.▼
== Live-Action TV ==
* ''[[Seinfeld]]'''s parking lot episode is probably the best example of taking observational humor into a dramatic format. ''[[Seinfeld]]'' specialized in taking the logic of a '''Day in the Life''' episode to its logical extreme.
* The last episode of ''[[The Adventures of Pete and Pete]]'' is a '''Day in the Life''' episode that underscores the goofiness of its milieu. Another series that ended with such an ep was the short-lived WB cartoon ''[[Road Rovers]]''.
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* For a [[Mutant Enemy]] example, go to the ''[[Angel]]'' episode "Harm's Way''. If you see the secondary character Harmony get up in the morning, work, go to Happy Hour, then wake up the next day with a hangover and a dead stranger, you have a Day in the Life. The episode is also [[A Day in the Limelight]].
* ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]'' gently parodied it in the aptly-named episode "A Day in the Life" that followed the mythological hero around on a day when she wasn't getting in adventures.
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* The ''[[Law &
▲* Episode 9 of ''[[Suzumiya Haruhi|The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya]]''. It's so much a '''Day in the Life''' that there are long, silent sections of a character reading a book. Apparently, it was intentionally written as such in order to contrast with the traditional [[Grand Finale]] episodes in anime. Note that this episode is chronologically the last in the series.
▲** This is also the only episode where Kyon does not narrate, and he spends significant portions out doing errands with no view from his perspective.
▲* The ''[[Law & Order|Law and Order]]'' fourth season episode, 'Mayhem', which focuses on the detectives as they investigate several cases over the course of one day as opposed to just one case over the episode; the prosecutors barely appear.
▲* ''[[Ghost in the Shell]] :Stand Alone Complex'' had an episode following the exploits of a rogue Tachikoma, which basically meant helping a little girl find her dog.
* A number of the chapters in the Ayla stories in the [[Whateley Universe]] are like this: she goes to classes, gets powers testing, tries to get really good food in the cafeteria, chats with side characters...▼
* ''[[Babylon 5]]'' had the episode "[http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/countries/us/guide/092.html A View From The Gallery]" about two maintenance workers' workday.
▲* Episode 10 of ''[[Akikan]]!'' showed a day in the life of the three Akikan girls at home. Melon tried to deal with the heat, Yell cleaned up the apartment and Budoko played make-believe. No wacky harem antics, no school scenes, final destination.
* ''[[AH Dot Com the Series]]'' "A Day in the Life of G.Bone", which was also an example of [[A Day in the Limelight]].▼
* ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'' episode 6x14 "5 to 9" follows a day in the life of Lisa Cuddy. Arguably, 6x10 "Wilson" does so for Wilson as well.
* In the ''[[Kung Fu
▲* ''[[One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich]]'' is about [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|one day in the life]] of a gulag ''zeke''.
▲* ''[[Clerks]]'', ''[[Mallrats]]'', ''[[Clerks II]]''.
== Music ==
* The episode "Tales of Ba Sing Se" from ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]].'' Toph and Katara bond during girls' day out, Iroh helps people and [[Tear Jerker|mourns his dead son,]] Aang creates a zoo in about two minutes, Sokka stumbles on a poetry club and ends up in a haiku battle, Zuko goes out on a very awkward date, and Momo goes looking for Appa.▼
▲* ''[[Ulysses]]''.
▲* In first chapter of ''[[The Longest Journey]]'', April goes about a rather normal day of her life, during which the player can get familiar with the setting. Only a couple of strange things happen, but the first one doesn't break the flow much and the other ones happen in choice-dependent ending cinematics of the chapter.
▲* The first issue of ''[[Astro City]]'' was a day in the life of Samaritan, that series' Superman [[Expy]].
* The "Diamond and Vindicator Adopt a Baby" (in which the superheroine Diamond and her partner, the superheroine Vindicator, both feeling their biological clock ticking, adopt a baby girl), "Rebound and the Nosy Reporter" (in which Rebound romances a reporter who at first seems only interested in digging up dirt about him and his teammates), "Achilles Has a Heart-to-Heart With His Dad" (in which heroic Achilles has an emotional discussion about life with his father, the [[Evil Overlord]] known as Lord Doom over a game of chess) and "Ultra-Man Builds a House" (in which Ultra-Man [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|returns to his home town to do just that]]) storylines from the ''[[Global Guardians PBEM Universe]]''.▼
▲* In the ''[[Kung Fu]]: The Legend Continues'' episode "May I Ride With You?" Caine tries to get to know his son Peter better by spending a day accompanying him on his rounds as a cop. Peter returns the favor a season later in "May I Walk With You?"
▲* Issue 8 of ''[[The New Teen Titans]]'' featured a story titled "A Day in the Lives" which followed all the Titans except Robin during a normal day.
* ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4UqMyldS7Q&ob=av2n It Was A Good Day]'' by Ice Cube describes a good day for a gangster.
* [[Everything Else]]'s "Harassing The Conman" tells the story of a day at Valley Fair in which a friend of the band has a run in with the law.
== Web Comics ==
* In ''[[Sinfest]]'', [https://web.archive.org/web/20140209161105/http://sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=2196 Pooch and Percy have one.]
== Web Original ==
▲* A number of the chapters in the Ayla stories in the ''[[Whateley Universe]]'' are like this: she goes to classes, gets powers testing, tries to get really good food in the cafeteria, chats with side characters...
▲* ''[[
▲* The "Diamond and Vindicator Adopt a Baby" (in which the superheroine Diamond and her partner, the superheroine Vindicator, both feeling their biological clock ticking, adopt a baby girl), "Rebound and the Nosy Reporter" (in which Rebound romances a reporter who at first seems only interested in digging up dirt about him and his teammates), "Achilles Has a Heart-to-Heart With His Dad" (in which heroic Achilles has an emotional discussion about life with his father, the [[Evil Overlord]] known as Lord Doom over a game of chess) and "Ultra-Man Builds a House" (in which Ultra-Man [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|returns to his home town to do just that]]) storylines from the ''[[Global Guardians PBEM Universe]]''.
== Western Animation ==
* It's a good way to spotlight a minor character, as in the episode of ''[[The Tick (animation)|The Tick]]'' where they follow Sewer Urchin around on his underground routine (which is far more fraught and dangerous than they thought). This provides a bit of [[Retcon]] and [[Backstory]] for the Sewer Urchin. Plus, very funny. This episode is also [[A Day in the Limelight]].
▲* The episode "Tales of Ba Sing Se" from ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]].'' Toph and Katara bond during girls' day out, Iroh helps people and [[Tear Jerker|mourns his dead son,]] Aang creates a zoo in about two minutes, Sokka stumbles on a poetry club and ends up in a haiku battle, Zuko goes out on a very awkward date, and Momo goes looking for Appa.
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