abstract | - Characters in more risque comedies, particularly those set in apartment buildings, will inevitably have to deal with their noisy neighbours. It becomes especially problematic when the neighbours aren't merely loud about their daily business... just their bedroom business. How the characters respond to overhearing these noises is up to them, though frequently, they decide to provide their own noises in response to give the loud couple next door a taste of their own medicine. Sometimes, the trope is turned on its head with the main characters trying to be heard Right Through the Wall for some reason - to prove that their sex life is generally better, or to make their neighbours feel uncomfortable, for example. Another popular variation involves the noise turning out to be something completely innocent like moving furniture. Anyone who has lived in a college dorm or an apartment will know that this can be Truth in Television. See also Ceiling Banger for a similar trope (and what something like this may very well elicit). Nothing to do with Right Through His Pants. Or, for that matter, when someone moves right through a wall. Examples of Right Through the Wall include:
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