History Main / ModestyTowel

** Ally Sheedy does much the same thing after skinnydipping in ''Maid to Order''. Hell, you can't afford to be too modest when your ass is [[SoBadItsHorrible the only reason to see the movie]].

* Used on Meyrin Hawke in ''GundamSEED Destiny'', despite the fact that she's still wearing her underwear. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] by her having to answer a bunch of soldiers at her door, who came knocking while she allegedly was in the shower.

* While the title character of ''[[{{ptitlegynukzwikxmd}} Ranma ½]]'' [[InnocentFanserviceGirl really couldn't care less]], ''Akane'' will wrap her in a towel anyway. Even if there's nothing but girls in the room.
* In the ''{{GinTama}}'' anime, [[WhiteHairedPrettyBoy Gintoki]] and [[TallDarkAndHandsome Hijikata]] got into a fight at a sauna, which consisted mainly of a lot of grabbing each other while wearing ridiculously tiny towels. Needless to say, it was '''AWESOME!'''

* Used [[CrowningMomentOfFunny hilariously]] in one episode of ''[[SailorMoon Sailor Moon Stars]]''. When Seiya is hanging out at Usagi's house while her parents are out (it's completely innocent, don't look at me like that...), Chibi-Chibi spills cake all over him, so he uses her shower to clean himself up while his clothes are being washed. Meanwhile, the other girls show up... just in time for him to come out of the shower in what appears to be the tiniest towel on the face of the earth, asking where his clothes are. Then Chibi-Chibi complains that he's using her towel and proceeds to do her best to get it away from him. HilarityEnsues.

* DonaldDuck wears a Modesty Towel after taking a shower, although it is unclear why, especially given that he [[HalfDressedCartoonAnimal doesn't wear pants]]
** [[RuleOfFunny Because it's funny]].

** CatGirl. [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0758.html Steam Bath]]. Meow.

* ''{{Freefall}}'':[[http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff1600/fc01526.htm Florence is called to the videofone.]]

[[caption-width-right:114:[-Alright, who signed [[ActionGirl me]] up for {{Fanservice}} duty again!?-] ]]

[[caption-width-right:114:[-Alright, who signed the ActionGirl up for {{Fanservice}} duty again?-] ]]

* While the title character of ''[=~Ranma ½~=]'' [[InnocentFanserviceGirl really couldn't care less]], ''Akane'' will wrap her in a towel anyway. Even if there's nothing but girls in the room.

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* A deleted scene from ''Diamonds Are Forever'' had Plenty O'Toole, a minor character and almost one night stand of James Bond, returning to his apartment wearing nothing but a white towel after she had been thrown out of his hotel room and landed in a pool while wearing nothing but her underwear and high heels.

-->'''Teri''' (seductively): Name three presidents.
-->'''Phil''': Roosevelt, Mc Kinley...(opens towel)...Lincoln?

[[folder:Live Action TV]]

* MapleStory has these as an equip. [[LethalJokeItem Oddly enough]], it's one of the best items a [[MinMaxing pure]] can have/make, as it's one of the few relatively cheap pieces of overall armor that can be scrolled numerous times for a specific stat.

*** That's not even a towel. That's V's cape.

** This is the villain who has a rubber ducky in his bathtub. ''Beast Wars'' [[{{Understatement}} sometimes]] does invoke the RuleOfFunny.

* ''{{Phineas and Ferb}}'''s "Gaming the System" has Candace fighting off video game villains in one that stays put.
** [[FridgeLogic Technically, she even went on her]] ''[[FridgeLogic date]]'' [[FridgeLogic wearing it under her dress.]] That must have been kind of uncomfortable to dance in.
*** Well that, or she went on the date with nothing underneath.

* Krang in the 80's TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles cartoon wears one in his robotic body after Shredder contacts him on his communicator and 'interrupts his shower' in one episode.
* BugsBunny, who is always naked except for his gloves, wears one in the short ''The Wabbit Who Came To Supper'', during a scene in which he's coming out of the shower. This scene is somewhat controversial because at one point his towel slips, revealing what looks like a white fur-covered penis for a couple frames. This has pretty much been discredited by most though, it was most likely supposed to just be the area between his legs and the towel behind them. Then again, it's always possible this wasn't just a simple animation mistake and they were trying to [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar get crap past the radar]] or they figured the censors would have cut it and they never did, the folks at Termite Terrace were known for this.
* [[TheSimpsons "You'll have to speak up. I'm wearing a towel."]]
* PlayedForLaughs with Jimmy Five during the first half of a ''MonicasGang'' cartoon named "Quero Entrar" ("Let Me In").
* I can't believe the Animaniacs toon Moon Over Minerva isn't mentioned yet. Then again, this trope was applied to Ms. Mink every chance the writers got in the comics.

* In ''Youngblood'', Rob Lowe's towel fall off [[EatingTheEyeCandy to the delight of Cynthia Gibb.]]

* In ''Youngblood'', Rob Lowe's towel fall off [EatingTheEyeCandy to the delight of Cynthia Gibb.]

* ''OutThere'': Miriam on occasion, others (like Sherry) less frequently [[http://outthere.keenspot.com/d/20070901.html]]

* In [[KyonBigDamnHero Kyon: Big Damn Hero]], Mikuru had one of these the first time [[spoiler:she arrived at Nagato's apartment for training]].

Also, sometimes they reach fo something and the towel ''almost'' falls off, or, on rare occasion, does. More common, they can't find the towel.

Also, sometimes they reach fo something and the towel ALMOST falls off, or, on rare occasion, does. More common, they can't find the towel.