History Main / EmbarrassinglyPainfulSunburn

* ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama Island'':

* ''WesternAnimation/Ben10UltimateAlien'': Ben gets a ''particularly'' embarrassing sunburn from being on a planet that is ''literally'' [[HailfirePeaks half inferno and half icy wasteland]]. He's only unprotected for like three seconds, but... half his face is bright red in the next scene. [[StatusQuoIsGod This is never mentioned again.]]
* Heffer in ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'' had one on his butt of all places.
* Stewie from ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' once got into the whole tan lifestyle. Unfortunately, he fell asleep in the tanning bed and suffered one of these. And then SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome occurs as a new mole is suspected to be a melanoma. In real life, this is a definite hazard of early childhood sunburns, though it might not develop for many years.
* Happened to ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' in one episode when they refused to put on sunblock, saying it was for geeks. Now, since they are nigh-invulnerable it's not inconceivable that the sun wouldn't harm them. However, the girls end up going into space to stop a solar flare from destroying the city and thus end up with sunburns. They were in so much pain they could barely move, let alone fight. At the end of the episode, two criminals suffer this after they also declare sunblock to be for geeks.
* ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama Island'': Cody gets one while trying to get a tan in "Haute Camp-Ture". It's mostly fine till Trent slaps him on the back.
* Brainy turns bright red and has to be wrapped in swaddling cloths when he gets sunburn in ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs1981'' episode "Mummy Dearest".

* In the "Sonic Says" segment at the end of the ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' episode, "[[Recap/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehogS01E08CloseEncounterOfTheSonicKind Close Encounter of the Sonic Kind]]", Tails wishes he could get a great tan like the Sunfish. Sonic tells Tails that he's going to get a tan the right way, and hands him a bottle of sunscreen, to which Tails complains that it'll take all day. Sonic explains to Tails and the viewers that the damage caused by a bad sunburn can last the rest of their life, and sure enough, the Sunfish screams in pain as a result of not using sunscreen.

* Brainy turns bright red and has to be wrapped in swaddling cloths when he gets sunburn in ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs'' episode "Mummy Dearest".

* Stewie from ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' once got into the whole tan lifestyle. Unfortunately, he fell asleep in the tanning bed and suffered one of these. And then RealityEnsues as a new mole is suspected to be a melanoma. In real life, this is a definite hazard of early childhood sunburns, though it might not develop for many years.

* In the "Sonic Says" segment at the end of the ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' episode, "[[Recap/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehogS01E08CloseEncounterOfTheSonicKind Close Encounter of the Sonic Kind]]", Tails wishes he could get a great tan like the Sunfish. Sonic tells Tails that he's going to get a tan the right way, and hands him a bottle of sunscreen, to which Tails complains that it'll take all day. Sonic explains to Tails and the viewers that the damage caused by a bad sunburn can last of their life, and sure enough, the Sunfish screams in pain as a result of not using sunscreen.

* In ''[[VideoGame/PuyoPuyo Puyo Puyo SUN]]'', this ends up happening to Draco Centauros in her ending, complete with red-hot skin and a PainPoweredLeap that sends her flying right out of the atmosphere! It also leaves her unable to have a proper Puyo match with Arle in her story.

* In ''[[VideoGame/PuyoPuyo Puyo Puyo SUN]]'', this ends up happening to Draco Centauros in her ending, complete with PainPoweredLeap that sends her right out of the atmosphere!

* ''Fanfic/TheFall'': A Downplayed example. While [[LightNovel/TheFamiliarOfZero Louise]] is more vulnerable to the sun than the other [[VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas wastelanders]] her burns are not often played for laughs, and no-one even makes fun of her for them.

* "Sunburn Stanley" from ''WesternAnimation/{{Stanley}}'' has Stanley Griff getting one during a trip to the beach after ignoring his parents' advice to put on sunscreen. He goes as red as a lobster over a large part of his body and ends up learning about lobsters from the ''GreatBigBookOfEverything''.

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[[caption-width-right:350:"Stick a fork in me, Jerry... I'm done!"]]

* Happens on ''Series/ILoveLucy''. After Lucy spends too much money on a dress for a fashion show she is participating in, she becomes worried that Ricky will yell ather when he discovers the price. Lucy then conspires to get a light sunburn so that Ricky will feel too sorry for her to yell. However her sunburn turns out much worse than she anticipated--[[https://theatomicredhead.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/lucy0071.png and her outfit for the fashion show is changed to a tweed suit]]. Ouch

* In ''Series/HannahMontana'', Jackson go to play a "shirts" vs "skins" game of beach volleyball. He gets a bad case of sunburn and is particularly embarrassed as his father had reminded him to put on cream before he left. Of course, HilarityEnsues.

* On a 2000 edition of WCW Monday Nitro, Shawn Stasiak and Chuck Palumbo find a couple of tanning beds backstage. While they were using the tanning beds, Woody (a stage hand they had been harassing in previous segments) tied them shut, then turned them up all the way, leading to this.

* ''WebAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsDigitalSeries'': In the music video "I'm on a Yacht!", Applejack falls asleep on the deck and wakes up even more DarkSkinnedBlonde than usual. The sunburn doesn't stop her for partying with her friends, of course.

* ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'': The end of the BeachEpisode results in the trio getting sunburns. Edd was quite distressed earlier in the episode about forgetting the sunscreen, even more so when Ed wasted all of Jonny's. Ed makes best of the situation by likening himself to a chameleon.

** In another episode, [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick try to get tanned with a tanning booth. [=SpongeBob=] stays on too long and ends up sun bleached. When he shows up to a party, one character is so impressed that he declares sun bleaching [[YouAreTheNewTrend the ultimate tan]].

* Stewie from ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' once got into the whole tan lifestyle. Unfortunately, he fell asleep in the tanning bed and suffered one of these. And then RealityEnsues as a new mole is suspected to be a melanoma. In real life this is a definite hazard of early childhood sunburns, though it might not develop for many years.
* Happened to ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' in one episode when they refused to put on sunblock, saying it was for geeks. Now, since they are nigh invulnerable it's not inconceivable that the sun wouldn't harm them. However, the girls end up going into space to stop a solar flare from destroying the city and thus end up with sunburns. They were in so much pain they could barely move, let alone fight. At the end of the episode, two criminals suffer this after they also declare sunblock to be for geeks.

One result from the BeachEpisode is, unfortunately, sunburns. Always remember to bring sunscreen, enough of it, otherwise you may get some [[SuntanStencil embarrassing words or images on your body]] (or, you know, skin cancer). See also TanLines. For weirder examples, see also {{Moonburn}}.

* This becomes a RunningGag in ''Manga/KOn'' any time Azusa goes out in the summer heat. She sometimes laments having used plenty of sunscreen in spite of this.

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* ''ComicStrip/FoxTrot'':
** Happens to Paige when she falls asleep while sunbathing.
** Another strip has Jason planning on laying letters on Paige's back while she tanned to spell out "KICK ME", but his mother stops him.
** Subverted in one strip where Paige thinks this has happened to her as she's beet red. Turns out that Jason had actually covered her in paint while she slept.
** Subverted in another where Paige's dark sunglasses made her grab the wrong bottle instead of sunscreen.
--->'''Peter:''' That's one mustard yellow tan you've got going there...
* The "fall asleep while sunbathing" gag also happened to Jeremy in ''ComicStrip/{{Zits}}''.
* This also happened a few times to Jon whenever he and ComicStrip/{{Garfield}} go to the beach.
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** When the Order visits the Great Barren Desert, Durkon intentionally "forgets" to prepare Endure Heat for Belkar, causing him to turn bright red for a few strips (whether this was due to sunburn or heat exhaustion is unclear).
** Also, in the non-canonical [[BeachEpisode desktop picture "Beach Party]], Elan (a fair-skinned blond) is noticeably redder than the rest of the cast. He doesn't seem to mind.

* Near the end of the ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' episode "Ripped Pants", [=SpongeBob=] asks "Am I the biggest loser on the beach?" One of the fish who claim to be the biggest loser on the beach is a lady with sunburn.

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', Amy gets a sunburn because Bender stole her parasol and didn't put any sunblock on her. Or rather, he only put on enough to write "Honk if Bender is great".

* Used to play a practical joke on Lt. Harris in ''Film/PoliceAcademy5AssignmentMiamiBeach'', by writing "Dork" in suncream on him while sleeping.

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* ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'': after most of the males in the student body eat some bad fruit and all think [[GenderBender Ranma]] is their wife, they do some activities that newlyweds might do, like feeding each other, taking pictures together, and putting suntan lotion on "their wife." Ranma isn't amused when he develops a sunburn that spells out the word "love" on his back.

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* ''Fanfic/TheFall'': A Downplayed example. While [[LightNovel/TheFamiliarOfZero Louise]] is more vulnerable to the sun than the other [[VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas wastelanders]] her burns are not often played for laughs, and no one even makes fun of her for them.

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* Happens to Paige when she falls asleep while sunbathing in ''ComicStrip/FoxTrot''. Another strip had Jason planning on laying letters on Paige's back while she tanned to spell out 'KICK ME', but his mother stopped him.

-->'''Peter:''' That's one mustard yellow tan you've got going there...

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* When the Order visits the Great Barren Desert, Durkon intentionally "forgets" to prepare Endure Heat for Belkar, causing him to turn bright red for a few strips (whether this was due to sunburn or heat exhaustion is unclear).
** Also, in the non-canonical [[BeachEpisode desktop picture "Beach Party]], Elan is noticeably redder than the rest of the cast. He doesn't seem to mind.

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* Stewie from ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' once got into the whole tan lifestyle. Unfortunately, he fell asleep in the tanning bed and suffered one of these.
** And then RealityEnsues as a new mole is suspected to be a melanoma. In real life this is a definite hazard of early childhood sunburns, though it might not develop for many years.

* ''Fanfic/TheFall'': A Downplayed example. While [[ZeroNoTsukaima Louise]] is more vulnerable to the sun than the other [[FalloutNewVegas wastelanders]] her burns are not often played for laughs, and no one even makes fun of her for them.

* The Disney Channel original movie, ''Good Luck Charlie: It's Christmas!'' (based on the television show with a [[GoodLuckCharlie similar name]]) features this trope when PJ mistakenly puts on suntan oil instead of sun block and falls asleep by the pool.

* The Disney Channel original movie, Good Luck Charlie: It's Christmas! (based on the television show with a [[GoodLuckCharlie similar name]]) features this trope when PJ mistakenly puts on suntan oil instead of sun block and falls asleep by the pool.