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* In ''Film/AGuideForTheMarriedMan'', one episode involves Creator/TerryThomas, who had a fling with a pretty girl in his bedroom in his own home. When it was time for her to go, she couldn't find her bra. ("Maybe your wife will think it's hers," she says. He replies, looking at her ample bosom, "You must be joking." During this scene, Thomas is a young-looking man. It is explained that he knows the bra is in the bedroom and that it's only a matter of time before his wife finds it. The episode concludes by introducing Terry-Thomas at the gym. He looks about 95. "How long ago did this happen?" "Last week."

* [[Franchise/{{Superman}} In Action Comics #822, Lana Lang once left a pair of her panties in the Kents' bedroom in a fit of jealousy when Clark refused to listen to Lana's claims that Lois was a bad wife.

* In the film ''Film/BattleOfTheSexes'', Billie Jean King is alerted by a friend that her husband is on the way. King scrambles to hide all evidence of the other woman who spent the night with her but forgets a bra, which he finds in the bathroom. As it isn't her size, he realizes immediately what's been going on.

* In ''Film/RatRace'', Tracy finds a bra in her truck; it's from the other woman. She proceeds to cram it down her cheating boyfriend's throat.

* ''Series/TheBrittasEmpire'': The plot of "Temple Of The Body" kicks off when Gordon finds a pair of underwear down the back of one of the couches in his main office, which is later revealed to be the result of a one night stand that his wife had. Unlike most examples of this trope, Gordon never does find out that it's his wifes; he initially assumes it comes from one of his staff and he drops it once he discovers Carole's bedroom in the leisure centre.

* In ''Film/AGuideForTheMarriedMan'', one episode involves Creator/TerryThomas, who had a fling with a pretty girl in his bedroom in his own home. When it was time for her to go, she couldn't find her bra. ("Maybe your wife will think it's hers," she says. He replies, looking at her ample bosom, "You must be joking." During this scene Thomas is a young looking man. It is explained that he knows the bra is in the bedroom and that it's only a matter of time before his wife finds it. The episode concludes by introducing Terry-Thomas at the gym. He looks about 95. "How long ago did this happen?" "Last week."

* In the film ''Film/BattleOfTheSexes'', Billie Jean King is alerted by a friend that her husband is on the way. King scrambles to hide all evidence of the other woman who spent the night with her, but forgets a bra, which he finds in the bathroom. As it isn't her size, he realizes immediately what's been going on.

* A "Dear Abby" letter featured a woman who had found a bra not belonging to her in her laundry bag. After angrily confronting her boyfriend, he claimed it must have accidentally gotten mixed up with their things and chided her for throwing it away. The next day, a lawyer friend of his called her and claimed that it was in fact evidence in a criminal case and also chided her for throwing it out. The woman was actually asking Abby on how she could make things right with her boyfriend, but Abby gently, but firmly pointed out the major inconsistencies in the two stories and told her that not only was her boyfriend unfaithful, he was too cheap to buy the mysterious other woman a new bra.

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* In ''Film/{{Overboard}}'', the haughty RichBitch with amnesia (Goldie Hawn) is convinced by her creditor carpenter that she's his wife in order to work off her debt. At one point, she finds her own underwear (embroidered with her real initials) stashed in his glovebox and accuses him of having an affair. The carpenter tells her the truth, but, naturally, [[CassandraTruth she assumes he's trying to cover up the affair with a ridiculous story]]. Finally, his best friend tells her that he borrowed the truck and picked up a hooker, who left it there. When the carpenter asks his friend why he lied, the guy tells him not to screw up a good thing (not the debt but a real relationship that's developing).

-->"Since when have you been wearing a girdle?"
-->"Since my wife found it in the glove compartment of my car."

* In an episode of ''Series/TwoAndAHalfMen'', Charlie hands Alan a bra he found in the back of his car. Alan is jealous...until Charlie reminds Alan that their mother borrowed his car.
-->'''Alan:''' HOLY MOTHER OF GOD! ''(flings it away)''
-->'''Charlie:''' No, no, unholy mother of us!

-->'''Garibaldi''': Yours?\\
'''G'Kar''': ''GET! OUT!''\\
'''Garibaldi''': Let me just say, from the bottom of my heart, pink is definitely your color.

* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''. Joyce Summers pretends to have left her bra in her date's car after Buffy complains of the lack of passion when they departed at her door. Buffy [[TooMuchInformation flees upstairs]].

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-->When I was 5, I remember my mother dug earrings out of the car\\
I knew that they weren't hers, but it wasn't something you'd want to discuss.

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->'''Man #1:''' "Since when have you worn an earring?"\\
'''Man #2:''' "Ever since my wife found it in the car."

* [[Franchise/{{Superman}} In Action Comics #822 Lana Lang once left a pair of her panties in the Kents' bedroom in a fit of jealousy when Clark refused to listen to Lana's claims that Lois was a bad wife.

* [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Lana Lang]] once left a pair of her panties in the Kents' bedroom in a fit of jealousy when Clark refused to listen to Lana's claims that Lois was a bad wife.

* In an episode of ''Series/TwoAndAHalfMen'', Alan finds one of his mother's brassieres. However, he doesn't know whose it is until Charlie tells him.

* On ''Series/PortCharles'' Karen finds a pair of panties in her fiance's car (while searching for her missing engagement ring, no less). He's flabbergasted, and rightfully so, as he's been completely faithful to her. As viewers know, the panties have been planted by either his ex-girlfriend Courtney or his brother Frank in an attempt at {{Gaslighting}} poor Karen, as they want Joe and Karen, respectively, for themselves.

* In the film ''Battle of the Sexes'', Billie Jean King is alerted by a friend that her husband is on the way. King scrambles to hide all evidence of the other woman who spent the night with her, but forgets a bra, which he finds on the bathroom. As it isn't her size, he realizes immediately what's been going on.

There are certain places one should expect to find a black, lacy Ann Summers bra. The glove compartment isn't one of those places. When someone does find it there, hilarity may well ensue, or a strange face at least.

* [[{{Franchise/Superman}} Lana Lang]] once left a pair of her panties in the Kents' bedroom in a fit of jealousy when Clark refused to listen to Lana's claims that Lois was a bad wife.

* In ''Film/AGuideForTheMarriedMan'', one episode involves Terry Thomas, who had a fling with a pretty girl in his bedroom in his own home. When it was time for her to go, she couldn't find her bra. ("Maybe your wife will think it's hers," she says. He replies, looking at her ample bosom, "You must be joking." During this scene Thomas is a young looking man. It is explained that he knows the bra is in the bedroom and that it's only a matter of time before his wife finds it. The episode concludes by introducing Terry Thomas at the gym. He looks about 95. "How long ago did this happen?" "Last week."

* ''Film/{{Backdraft}}''. Brian [=McCaffery=] is having sex with his girlfriend on top of a firetruck when the alarm goes off. They quickly put on their clothes, only to find themselves racing through the streets on top of the vehicle, its sirens blaring. When the firetruck gets to its destination, a fireman unreels the hose (stored on top of the truck) and is surprised to find a bra entangled in it.
* In Film/{{Swimfan}}, Madison realizes that she left her panties in Ben's car after their tryst. It isn't clear if she did this intentionally so that his girlfriend would find them.
* In the film ''Battle Of The Sexes'', Billie Jean King is alerted by a friend that her husband is on the way. She scrambles to hide all evidence of the other woman who spent the night with her, but forgets a bra, which he finds on the bathroom. As it isn't her size, he realizes immediately what's been going on.

* A man is undressing at the gym when one of his friends notices that he happens to be in a girdle.\\
"Since when have you been wearing a girdle?"\\
"Since my wife found it in the glove compartment of my car."

* In ''Literature/TrickyBusiness'', a pool cleaner recalls the time he was going to a client's house, a successful lawyer, only to find him wearing a business suit and a scuba mask, getting his clothes out from the pool where his wife was [[DefenestrateAndBerate throwing them]]. The lawyer was yelling that this was a ''really'' smart thing to do, the wife retorting that the only thing smarter was to keep a pair of his girlfriend's panties in the car...

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* ''Series/BeverlyHills90210''. Brenda finds an earring in Dylan's house and confronts him. She's pacified when he claims it's his mother's, but in truth, it's her best friend Kelly's, with whom he had a fling with while Brenda was away for the summer.

* ''Theatre/AChorusLine'', in "At The Ballet":
-->When I was five, I remember my mother dug earrings out of the car\\
I knew that they weren't hers, but it wasn't something you'd want to discuss