History Main / ImagineTheAudienceNaked

* ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'': Mordecai and Rigby try this on Pops to get him to get over his speaking nerves. Pops shows great discomfort at picturing Mordecai and Rigby naked... despite the fact that they both always are.

* In an episode of the ''Series/{{Dinosaurs}}'' TV show, Charlene was nervous about a musical act for soldiers. "Two thousand teenage boys in their underwear?? See you on stage, daddy!"

-->'''Barney:''' �I�m sensing a little performance anxiety here. Little trick, picture everybody__�\\
'''Cordelia:''' �In their underwear.�\\
'''Barney:''' �I was going to say dead, but hey, if that underwear thing works for you...�

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-->'''Barney:''' “I’m sensing a little performance anxiety here. Little trick, picture everybody__”\\
'''Cordelia:''' “In their underwear.”\\
'''Barney:''' “I was going to say dead, but hey, if that underwear thing works for you...”

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* In ''Theatre/BatBoyTheMusical'', Meredith reassures Shelley about taking Bat Boy to the tent revival, telling her to "just imagine (the townsfolk) in their underwear".

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Subtrope of NakedPeopleAreFunny.

Basically a StockPhrase, "If you're nervous, imagine the audience naked." A common variation of this is "Imagine the audience in their underwear." This trope is usually [[PlayingWithATrope played with]]. Sometimes the [[FanService viewers at home are shown]] what the character sees, usually in the underwear variety [[HandOrObjectUnderwear unless there's some handy scenery]] - sometimes they will [[FanDisservice wish they couldn't]]. Sometimes, there really will be someone naked or in their underwear.

* An ''ComicStrip/InsanityStreak'' strip had a speaker at a nudist convention telling himeself "Imagine them clothed! Imagine them clothed!".

* ''Webcomic/TwoKinds'' gives us [[http://twokinds.net/?p=415 this]].

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* There are nudist jokes/strips that revolve around inverting this trope.
* If you are nervous about editing TVTropes, just imagine that all the tropers who will read what you write are naked. Heck - if they're ''at home'' on the computer, they could well be!
* Presenters at kink conventions are sometimes advised to pretend the audience is fully clothed, so they can stay on topic better.

* In one episode of ''Series/RedDwarf'', Kochanski encourages Kryten to stand up to people by imagining them on the toilet. When it actually comes down do it though, he can't manage it. So he forces them, at gunpoint, to go sit on the toilet so that he can laugh and them and have the courage to say that 'No, he does not want to be reset to factory settings'. For some unaccountable reason they decide to do it anyway.

* In the webcomic ''Webcomic/NipAndTuck'', shy porcupine Zelda is uncomfortable with interviewing her childhood crush Nip. Charlotte says, [[http://www.rhjunior.com/NT/00752.html in jest]], this trope. Then Nip swam across the pool. The last three strips show Zelda grinning and blushing more and more, but not without escaping the notice of Charlotte.

->''Don't be intimidated, Squidward! Try to imagine him in his underwear!...Oh no, '''HE'S HOT!'''''

* In one of the ''{{JAG}}'' episodes introducing the ''Series/{{NCIS}}'' characters, Abby is advised by Major [=McBurney=] (who's prosecuting a murder case in which Harm is the accused) that she'll have to testify in court, and she mentions how nervous she gets having to testify "in front of all those military uniforms."

* In ''{{Gantz}}'', this is the first of Kurono's AttentionDeficitOohShiny moments.

* In ''WebVideo/FiveSecondFilms'''s "Jon Worley Gives a Speech" http://5secondfilms.com/watch/jon_worley_gives_a_speech , Brian gives this advice to Jon... who is giving a speech on fighting obesity at the Burn Unit.

->''Don't be intimidated, Squidward! Try to imagine him in his underwear!...Oh no, '''[[StupidSexyFlanders HE'S HOT!]]'''''

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* In ''FiveSecondFilms'''s "Jon Worley Gives a Speech" http://5secondfilms.com/watch/jon_worley_gives_a_speech , Brian gives this advice to Jon... who is giving a speech on fighting obesity at the Burn Unit.

* In the webcomic ''{{Nip and Tuck}}'', shy porcupine Zelda is uncomfortable with interviewing her childhood crush Nip. Charlotte says, [[http://www.rhjunior.com/NT/00752.html in jest]], this trope. Then Nip swam across the pool. The last three strips show Zelda grinning and blushing more and more, but not without escaping the notice of Charlotte.

* ''TwoKinds'' gives us [[http://twokinds.net/?p=415 this]].

* In ''ThinkBeforeYouThink'', Julia imagines the audience in their underwear and it doesn't work, so she tries different methods. She ends up picturing the audience in baby clothes, only to find that her imagination has gone a bit too far and re-dressed herself as well. [[http://thinkbeforeyouthink.net/?comic=20091023-presentations]]

-->-- '''Squidward''', ''SpongebobSquarepants''

* ''GilmoreGirls'': Richard advises against this, he had a {{Squick}} when doing this with a audience of Bulgarians.

* Carla's trick on ''{{Cheers}}'' is to imagine the audience naked, but wearing black socks.
* Dorothy gives Rose this advice on ''TheGoldenGirls'', but Rose and Blanche crack up at the thought of Dorothy naked.
* In ''{{Coupling}}'', Patrick's advice to Jeff that he imagine his bosses naked during a big presentation ''almost'' works; Trying it out the day before, Jeff sees a big boost in confidence, but at the presentation accidentally visualises ''himself'' naked in the ''full length body mirror'' behind the desk his bosses are sitting at.

* ''TheOffice'' episode "Fun Run": Pam walks in on Michael, who is using his office to change. She later comments on how picturing an audience naked is a bad idea and instead you should imagine them wearing funny winter coats.
* On ''TheBradyBunch,'' Marcia imagines her driving tester in his underwear.
* On ''SaturdayNightLive,'' guest host Pam Anderson did an opening monologue where she said (paraphrased): "I'm really neverous. They say when you're nervous you're supposed to imagine the audience naked...that's not working. Maybe you're supposed to imagine ''yourself'' naked...no, that's not working, either. Oh wait, maybe you're supposed to '''really be''' naked! (takes off clothes) Oh yes, that's much better, I'm more relaxed now." (Full transcript [[http://snltranscripts.jt.org/96/96rmono.phtml here]])
** ''SNL'' did this trope again on the season 36 episode hosted by Jon Hamm with musical guest Rihanna. In the Digital Short, "Ronnie and Clyde" (a ''Bonnie and Clyde'' parody-cum-music video with Rihanna as Clyde and Shy Ronnie [a redheaded, mumbling nerd played by Andy Samberg]), Clyde urges Ronnie to be more assertive by imagining the hostages naked. It only succeeded in giving Ronnie a RagingStiffie.
* A similar case is in an episode of ''SaluteYourShorts'' where the group is putting on a play. Dina has bad stage fright, and Sponge advises her to picture a giant chicken at the back of the audience. On the day of the play, she begins to choke...then sees a chicken in the back of the room. Turns out it's Sponge in a costume; the trick works and the play goes as well as any play with Donkey Lips as a rapping mouse could go.
* In an episode of the ''{{Dinosaurs}}'' TV show, Charlene was nervous about a musical act for soldiers. "Two thousand teenage boys in their underwear?? See you on stage, daddy!"

* In the spelling bee episode of ''NedsDeclassifiedSchoolSurvivalGuide'' Ned gives this advice to Cookie, and at the end of the episode, the entire audience inexplicably becomes all-male and actually strip to their underwear to help Cookie win the bee.
* In an episode of ''HomeImprovement'', Brad was about to appear on ''Tool Time'' and was suffering from stage fright. Heidi, who was played by Debbie Dunning, advised him to picture everyone in their underwear. For clarification; his boss's extremely attractive co-worker told a teenage boy to think about people in their underwear. Brad gets a sort of stunned look on his face while the audience laughs.

* In one of the ''{{JAG}}'' episodes introducing the ''{{NCIS}}'' characters, Abby is advised by Major [=McBurney=] (who's prosecuting a murder case in which Harm is the accused) that she'll have to testify in court, and she mentions how nervous she gets having to testify "in front of all those military uniforms."

* In the fourth season of ''TheShield,'' Glenn Close's character Captain Monica Rawling is nervous delivering a speech to the other police. Vic tells her that normally you're supposed to imagine the audience naked but "with this audience, I wouldn't recommend it."
* ''{{Glee}}'s'' Lauren Zizes wants to perform a number for the club in "Comeback", but is nervous. Puck tells her to imagine the audience in their underwear. [[HilarityEnsues Hilarity, naturally, ensues.]] [[http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JQ2MjPgmCGo/TV0lhynzchI/AAAAAAAAEbw/2Jjb8-B8c8o/s1600/Glee-Cast-Underwear02.png Everything's fine]], until the camera hits [[http://images.buddytv.com/articles/20110216-glee0213b2.jpg Sue]]. As a tip, don't drink anything while viewing this scene.

* One episode of ''DuckDynasty'' sees Willie delivering a speech, where he cites this bit of advice. He then realizes that he's speaking at a Senior Center filled with old ladies, and decides that he's going to imagine everyone with clothes.

* Roger gives Paige this advice in a ''FoxTrot'' strip. It doesn't work, as her reaction is, "Wowza! It's just like a Chippendale show!"

* In ''CulDeSac''. Petey is nervous about an upcoming oboe recital - his mom gives him this advice and he looks horrified. She sighs "Okay, okay! Stop imagining!" He wails "I CAN'T!"
* An ''InsanityStreak'' strip had a speaker at a nudist convention telling himeself "Imagine them clothed! Imagine them clothed!".

* Used in one episode of ''BigWolfOnCampus''. Of course, Tommy gets it wrong and thinks you're supposed to imagine yourself naked.

* Happens in an episode of ''TheReplacements'' with the twist that one of the audience [Shelton] actually is sitting there in his underwear.

* ''NotfunnyCartoons'' has a really, really weird subversion; a man comes to a job interview, only to find out that ''the interviewers are actually naked so he can't imagine they were'', just to spite him. (His comment? "Aww.") [[http://nichtlustig.de/toondb/090225.html It has to be seen to be believed]] (although it's only available in German right now).

* In the webcomic ''Webcomic/BratHalla'', Hod's stage fright causes his powers to go awry. One guy has everybody present strip to the underwear, until he's reminded that Hod is blind.
* ''NotfunnyCartoons'' has a really, really weird subversion - a man comes to a job interview, only to find out that ''the interviewers are actually naked so he can't imagine they were'', just to spite him. (His comment? "Aww.") [[http://nichtlustig.de/toondb/090225.html It has to be seen to be believed]] (although it's only available in German right now).

* In ''ComicBook/HarleyQuinn'' #0, Harley finds herself dreaming that she is performing in front of an audience of comic book fans. She forgets her lines and tries to remember this piece of advice, but gets confused as to whether she is supposed to imagine the audience naked or her self naked. Ultimately she imagines herself naked and starts belting out her lines, only the dream changes so she is now in church.