History Main / BallsGag

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Sub-trope of GroinAttack.

Sub-trope of Groin Attack.

-->'''Eddie Valiant:''' I'm sick of taking falls / And bouncing off the walls / Without that gun / I'd have some fun / I'd kick you in the... (gets hit by falling vase)\\

'''Eddie:''' No, but this does. ([[GroinAttack Kicks Smartass in the groin]])
* In ''Film/ThePinkPanther'' franchise, Inspector Clouseau's longtime disguise provider is Professor Auguste Balls, whose marketing slogan is "When duty calls, look no further, you've got Balls!"
* ''Film/{{Moonraker}}'' has this exchange as Bond enters Q's South American lab to find him testing a new weapon:
-->'''James Bond:''' Balls, Q?\\
'''Q:''' ''(unimpressed)'' Bolas, 007!

* British comedian and satirist Creator/WillieRushton wrote an idiosyncratic overview of sporting pursuits called ''Pigsticking - A Joy For Life''. He notes that he has managed to get halfway through the book without mentioning a certain piece of equipment even ''once'', and chooses to kick off Part Two with a full-page cartoon about Royal Tennis - in which a courtier faces a glowering Henry VIII and announces '''Balls, my liege!'''

* ''Do You Want to Play with My Balls?'', a [[SubvertedKidsShow children's book parody]] by Matthew and Christopher Cifaldi, has children talk about playing with balls. Pretty much all their statements are obvious innuendos referring to the more vulgar meaning of "balls".

''[Rory {{facepalm}}s]''\\

* Creator/DavidLetterman's jokes about the squirrels in Central Park on ''Series/LateShow'' often involved this.

* Sports commentator Brian Johnston notes this as an occupational hazard in his memoirs, and gives several famous examples, including the one about the cricket commentator who, in the lull before the start of a game, announced that there were some small boys out on the field [[ADateWithRosiePalms playing with their balls]].

-->"Everybody has a preference: some guys like 'em round. Some guys like 'em thin. Some guys like 'em tacky. Some guys like 'em brand new. Some guys like old balls."\\
"I don't want anyone touching those balls after that. I don't want anyone rubbing them, [[OhCrap uh]], you know, putting any air in them. To me those balls are perfect..."
* There is a notorious [[UrbanLegends Urban Legend]] about the wife of a famous golf player innocently saying during a live TV interview that she kisses his balls for luck.

* VideoGame/DukeNukem is known for, among other things, bragging that "I've got balls of steel!" :
** Thanks to pranks including a soundboard of Duke quotes, including [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZnQxEhnsBc one memorable incident]] where "BALLS BALLS BALLS BALLS BALLS" cropped up repeatedly, this kind of humor has become a staple. Doesn't help that [[Creator/JonStJohn Duke's voice actor]] [[ApprovalOfGod thinks it's]] [[ActuallyPrettyFunny hilarious]].
** It also became the name of [[VideoGame/BallsOfSteel a pinball game]] by the same creator.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': Principal Skinner was trapped in a bag of dodgeballs, so he summoned the school's hamster Nibbles and commanded him to "chew through my ball sack." Cue a FlatWhat face from Nibbles.
* Multiple examples from ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtHead''. A particular incidence of note is when the pair hit on the idea of finding and selling golfballs and Butt-Head declares "We need to get more balls", prompting Beavis [[HehHehYouSaidX to laugh]].

* A sketch in the ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'' episode "Celebrity Rocket" had an overweight gym teacher shocked to find his basketballs, footballs, and soccer balls have all been squashed, exclaiming "My balls! What happened to my balls? Why would anyone do this to my balls?" We then see two children observing his reactions, one of them sarcastically remarking "This show is so clever".

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* [[Toys/NerfBrand Nerf]] recently released the Rivals blaster line, intended as high-end adult blasters using harder foam balls instead of darts for ammo. The official terminology is "rounds", but a {{ComicBook/Deadpool}}-themed limited edition box set has the box apparently vandalised by the Merc with a Marker, replacing every mention of "rounds" with "BALLS".
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* ''Series/MostExtremeEliminationChallenge'' referred to an obstacle involving wrecking balls as the "Nards of Doom"

* The iconic obstacle of the TV show ''[[Series/{{Wipeout2008}} Wipeout]]'' are the "Big Balls", a series of four, red, inflated balls that contestants must bounce across. Given their prominence, the co-hosts are aware of the potential for ball-related wordplay whenever the Big Balls are brought up, or, well, any other time a round on the show involves balls. Lampshaded when John remarks during a game with dodgeballs, "Oh, you and your [[TropeNamer ball gags.]]"
* ''Series/PennAndTellerBullshit'' From the episode on Manners: "Why don't snakes have balls?" "Because hardly any of them know how to dance!"
* Played with on an episode of ''Series/LateNight with Creator/JimmyFallon'': an AudienceGame invited a contestant to solve a rebus puzzle, guessing "Tickle My Balls". Turns out the answer was actually [[UnexpectedlyObscureAnswer "Play My Sports"]].
* ''Series/HollywoodGameNight'' came up with a game where, as it went on, one person has to manage holding more and more sports balls (beach balls, basketballs, footballs, etc.) until they can't any more. The game is naturally called "Hold My Balls" and milked for all the innuendo it's worth.
* In the later seasons of ''Series/Arrow'', Rene makes repeated references to Curtis's [[InsistentTerminology T-Spheres]] as "his balls", only for Curtis to try to correct him. Early on, probably accidental, but done on purpose by season 6.

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* ''Webcomic/VGCats'' has a Pokemon parody where Ash [[http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=258 tells off Team Rocket]] for always attempting to steal his one free-range Pikachu, whereas in the meantime he's captured so many pokemon he's "tripping balls".

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' episode "War is the H-Word" has a whole pletora of them, as the main opponents are ball-shaped aliens.

** A one-off revival of the sketch in 2010 did a SpearCounterpart with Creator/BettyWhite and her "Dusty Muffins".

* ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' had a "Delicious Dish" sketch (a parody of "dull" [[BoringBroadcaster public radio shows]]) in which Pete Schweddy (Creator/AlecBaldwin) discussed his bakery's holiday foodstuff, "Schweddy Balls". You can even get them in a "Schweddy Ball sack". Besides the innuendo, the humor of the sketch came from the fact that the hosts were bland, monotone, and unironically talking about his balls.

* Toys/NerfBrand recently released the Rivals blaster line, intended as high-end adult blasters using harder foam balls instead of darts for ammo. The official terminology is "rounds", but a {{ComicBook/Deadpool}}-themed limited edition box set has the box apparently vandalised by the Merc with a Marker, replacing every mention of "rounds" with "BALLS".

* A ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'' sketch had an overweight gym teacher shocked to find his basketballs, footballs, and soccer balls have all been squashed, exclaiming "My balls! What happened to my balls? Why would anyone do this to my balls?" We then see two children observing his reactions, one of them sarcastically remarking "This show is so clever".

-->''Every time I play with Sally, I always end up with blue balls.''

-->''Every time I play with Sally, I always get blue balls.''

* ''VideoGame/{{Pokemon}}'': In the Japanese versions, the "Nugget" item (one of several objects in the franchise whose only real purpose is to [[VendorTrash sell for a high price]]) is known as "Kin no Tama", literally "golden ball"--which is Japanese slang for the testicles. The thought of a stranger giving a 10 year old their "golden balls" becomes quite hilarious.

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* A rare RealLife example: Tom Brady was at a nationally-televised news conference discussing allegations that the New England Patriots had used under-inflated footballs during their conference championship game, making the need to talk about his (or, well, their) balls very unavoidable. Being the quarterback he is...
-->"Everybody has a preference: some guys like 'em round. Some guys like 'em thin. Some guys like 'em tacky. Some guys like 'em brand new. Some guys like old balls."\\
"I don't want anyone touching those balls after that. I don't want anyone rubbing them, [[OhCrap uh]], you know, putting any air in them. To me those balls are perfect..."
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* ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' had a "Delicious Dish" sketch (a parody of "dull" public radio shows) in which Pete Schweddy (Creator/AlecBaldwin) discussed his bakery's holiday foodstuff, "Schweddy Balls". You can even get them in a "Schweddy Ball sack". Besides the innuendo, the humor of the sketch came from the fact that the hosts were bland, monotone, and unironically talking about his balls.

* ''Film/TheThiefAndTheCobbler'' has fun with its MacGuffin, a set of golden balls that are supposed to adorn the highest minaret in the city, but are stolen by the Thief. There's a [[VisualInnuendo shot of them under the Thief's robe]], and when the EvilVizier steals them back from the Thief and is attempting to use them in his own plot, he says "Now that I have the balls, I'll go see the King."

* British comedian and satirist Creator/WillieRushton wrote an idiosyncratic overview of sporting pursuits called ''Pigsticking - A Joy For Life''. He notes that he has managed to get halfway through the book without mentioning a certain piece of equipment even ''once'', and shooses to kick off Part Two with a full-page cartoon about Royal Tennis - in which a courtier faces a glowering Henry VIII and announces '''Balls, my liege!'''

* Toys/NerfBrand recently released the Rivals blaster line, intended as high-end adult blasters using harder foam balls instead of darts for ammo. The official terminology is "rounds", but a Franchise/Deadpool-themed limited edition box set has the box apparently vandalised by the Merc with a Marker, replacing every mention of "rounds" with "BALLS".