Mobile Shrubbery is another usual scenario where this may occur, since bushes are prime targets for dogs marking their territory or desperate humans resorting to Nature Tinkling. Garbage Hideout has the obvious Covered in Gunge risks of not only the preexisting garbage, but also someone adding more garbage on top of the hider. This can often be a byproduct of Didn't Think This Through.
Note that for this trope to apply, the character must be trying to hide, and not just escaping from the threat otherwise, it is just Out of the Frying Pan. However, just when things are looking good, the hiding place immediately becomes less than desirable, unwittingly making the plan to hide backfire on the unfortunate person in hiding. The character does some checking around, manages to find a way or a place to hide, and successfully does so.
Monty Python's Flying Circus, 'How Not to be Seen'Ī character needs to hide from someone else for some reason, whether it be avoiding confrontation, sneaking up on them, or whatever.
