History Main / BikiniBar

* Averted on ''Series/ParksAndRecreation'': the strippers in the Glitter Factory, the strip club/bar favored by Tom Haverford, do take off their tops, with {{Pixellation}} making the episodes with scenes there safe for broadcast. Also a kind of FridgeBrilliance, as the show is a {{Mockumentary}}.

* Justified on ''Series/TwoAndAHalfMen''. Charlie and Alan go to a strip club and Alan asks Charlie why the strippers are wearing bikinis, and Charlie replies that it is a bikini club, you get drinks but there is no nudity.

* In the ''{{Series/Supernatural}}'' episode [[Recap/SupernaturalS02E17Heart "Heart" (S02, Ep17)]], Dean visits a strip club while tracking a suspect and only the legs of the stripper are shown.

* Deeks mentions it specifically by name in one episode of ''NCISLosAngeles'', stating that California state law makes the distinction in order for it to serve alcohol.
* The title character of {{Cleopatra 2525}} is an exotic dancer by trade, but the few times her talents are called upon, usually in a seedy bar setting of some sort, she never goes down to anything beyond a relatively modest bikini. In one episode, to create a diversion, she even takes over for a dancer who is wearing far less (but still in a skimpy bikini) and ends up enthralling the crowd with her PG-rated striptease.

In case you haven't realized, exotic dancers never go topless (let alone fully nude) on American TV shows, even though such practices are commonplace in RealLife. Even the dance moves are practically ballet compared to what real strippers do to pay for nursing school. Post-{{Watershed}} British TV has no such problems. Some characters are rich enough to have this as their PaidHarem.

{{Family Friendly Stripper}}s may be performing there.

->''All police investigations, require a visit to a strip club.''

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A SisterTrope to FanserviceWithASmile (where the servers are scantily clad). [[noreallife]]

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* Truth in television in some parts of the US, as some states do not allow nudity where alcohol in served. Therefore, clubs may have to make the [[SadisticChoice choice]] between tits and toddies.

* In ''Film/IndependenceDay'' Jasmine works as an exotic dancer, but leaves her bra and panties on during her dance scene. Hey, the film ''was'' a PG-13 summer blockbuster, after all, and the film does deserve credit for making her no less sympathetic as a leading lady. Also, she stopped dancing and left after noticing no one was watching her due to being glued to news about the events of the movie.

A SisterTrope to FanserviceWithASmile (where the servers are scantily clad).

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* There's a sports bars and grill by the name of ''Bikinis'' where the waitresses wear, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin bikinis]]. They do wear short shorts over the bikini bottoms, but they are VERY short shorts.
* Several American states have split "gentlemen's clubs" into go-go/bikini bars where alcohol can be served, and fully-nude "juice bars" without liquor licenses. In these states, you can get beer ''or'' full nudity with your lap dance, but not both.
* In some places, even strip clubs can't be strip clubs anymore as many major cities have started passing ordinances about mandatory top wearing. And the judges have kept us [[http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/texas-judge-issues-double-entendre-filled-ruling-strip-151235719.html abreast]] of their opinion.
* Hooters is an American restaurant chain known for hiring waitresses based on [[MostCommonSuperpower two very specific criteria]] and a uniform that's very tight and revealing. To quote Chris Rock,
-->''No one goes to Hooters for wings.''

* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': Joe complains about being taken to strip bars since he's paralyzed below the waist. He spends his time there yelling at his crotch in anger.

* [[{{Irony}} While they're not strip bars]], all beach bars have the bikini outfit as standard for crew and patrons by definition.
** There's also a sports bars and grill by the name of ''Bikinis'' where the waitresses wear, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin bikinis]]. They do wear short shorts over the bikini bottoms, but they are VERY short shorts.

** Justified in that these are prostitutes, not strippers.

* LanaDelRey works at one in her short film/extended music video ''Tropico''. The pole dancers wear lingerie and heels.

* [[{{Irony}} While they're not strip bars]], all beach bars [[CaptainObvious have the bikini outfit as standard for crew and patrons]] by definition.

* The title character of "Series/{{Cleopatra2525}}" is an exotic dancer by trade, but the few times her talents are called upon, she never goes down to anything beyond a relatively modest bikini. In one episode, to create a diversion, she even takes over for the dancer at a criminal bar who is wearing far less (but still not nude) and ends up enthralling the crowd with her PG-rated striptease.

* ''Film/CharliesAngelsFullThrottle''- The Angels go undercover at a sleazy strip club filled with criminals. Instead of strippers, we get the PussycatDolls and zero nudity.

* Semi-averted in ''WelcomeToTheRileys''. Mallory, who works at a shady New Orleans strip club, wears a tiny schoolgirl skirt at work but she is topless, albeit wearing straps and pasties.

* The Mile High Club in ''[[VideoGame/JustCause Just Cause 2]]''.

In case you haven't realized, exotic dancers never go topless (let alone fully nude) on American TV shows, even though such practices are commonplace in RealLife. Even the dance moves are practically ballet compared to what real strippers do to "pay for college." Post-{{Watershed}} British TV has no such problems. Some characters are rich enough to have this as their PaidHarem.

-->--[[http://www.avforums.com/threads/the-hollywood-rule-book.32262/ ''Hollywood Rule Book,'']] ''Vanity Fair''

* ''[[Series/CharliesAngels Charlie's Angels Full Throttle]]''- The Angels go undercover at a sleazy strip club filled with criminals. Instead of strippers, we get the PussycatDolls and zero nudity.

* In the [[WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries Superman]] [[MadeForTVMovie crossover]] "World's Finest," Superman and [WesternAnimation/{{Batman|TheAnimatedSeries}} first meet in a gentleman's club in Metropolis. Batman gets extra points for throwing one of the (caged) women at some goons.

-->--[[http://www.avforums.com/threads/the-hollywood-rule-book.32262/ ''Hollywood Rule Book'']], ''Vanity Fair''

* In the [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Batman]][=/=][[WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries Superman]] [[MadeForTVMovie crossover]] "World's Finest," the two superheroes first meet in a gentleman's club in Metropolis. Batman gets extra points for throwing one of the (caged) women at some goons.
* Avoided in the ''ComicBook/{{Spawn}}'' Animated Series. Although the performers are shown only in silhouette, we see enough to deduce that the "entertainment" at the bar one of the bad guys is hanging out at is a live sex show.

* In ''Film/IndependenceDay'' Jasmine works as an exotic dancer, but leaves her bra and panties on during her dance scene. Hey, the film ''was'' a PG-13 summer blockbuster, after all, and the film does deserve credit for making her no less sympathetic as a leading lady.