Hole

One or more characters accidentally fall into a deep hole or well in the ground and can't get out.

Spin City

Appearances

• Spin City: Season 4, episode 8, "How to Bury a Millionaire" (1999). Mike plans a photo op for the mayor where a baby is being rescued from a well, but the mayor accidentally falls down a nearby hole and has to be rescued himself.
• 3rd Rock from the Sun: Season 5, episode 18, "Dick and Harry Fall Down a Hole" (2000). Dick and Harry both fall down a hole, and Tommy uses the opportunity to sell T-shirts, while Sally yells at the "hole expert" the police hired to rescue them because he's taking too long.
• Malcolm in the Middle: Season 5, episode 1, "Vegas" (2003). While attempting to build a fence, Francis and Otto separately fall into the same old well and soon they're at each other's throats in the cramped space.