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* The video for Music/RodStewart's "Infatuation" shows him doing this.
* How the StalkerWithACrush first sees the title character of the Music/WeirdAlYankovic song [[Music/EvenWorse "Melanie"]].
* How the StalkerWithACrush first sees the title character of the Music/WeirdAlYankovic song [[Music/EvenWorse "Melanie"]].
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* Subverted in ''Webcomic/AwkwardZombie'' [[https://www.awkwardzombie.com//birdwatching here]] with a mix of FurryConfusion when Link goes birdwatching, gets caught covertly photographing Saki (who is a [[BirdPeople Rito]]) and is subsequently stranged by her husband Teba.
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* In ''[[VideoGame/TheSims The Sims 2]]'' sims using a telescope during the daytime will sometimes spy on a neighbourhood sim, who will get mad and come over and slap them.
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** Sims using a telescope during the daytime will sometimes spy on a neighbourhood sim, who will get mad and come over and slap them.[[note]]Contrary to popular belief, the aggressor will always be the first sim present on the neighborhood, not any random neighbors regardless of distance. This can get odd in custom neighborhoods, where the target is the first spawning Townie who doesn't live in a nearby house at all[[/note]]
** Sims using a telescope during the daytime will sometimes spy on a neighbourhood sim, who will get mad and come over and slap them.[[note]]Contrary to popular belief, the aggressor will always be the first sim present on the neighborhood, not any random neighbors regardless of distance. This can get odd in custom neighborhoods, where the target is the first spawning Townie who doesn't live in a nearby house at all[[/note]]
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* ''Series/MyWorldAndWelcomeToIt'': When comely new widow Mrs. Bessinger moves next door to John in "The Middle Years," he [[EatingTheEyeCandy initially ogles her from his studio window while she's sunbathing]]. Later, things degenerate further when John uses binoculars to gawk at her.
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* ''Film/AsterixAndObelixMissionCleopatra'': During the "I Feel Good" song, Amonbofis/[[AdaptationNameChange Criminalis]] spies on the palace worksite by holding his hands like binoculars, with it looking like from his POV like he's actually using binoculars. He's briefly distracted by three women before he spots Asterix and Obelix.
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* ''Film/BillyTwoHats'': While Billy is using a spyglass to keep watch over Spencer's ranch, he catches a glimpse of Spencer's topless wife Esther when she's bathing.
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* Marty's teenaged father in ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' spies on his future mother as she undresses with her window open.
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* Marty's teenaged father in ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' ''Film/BackToTheFuture1'' spies on his future mother as she undresses with her window open.
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* The animated music video for Wheeler Walker Jr.'s song "Drop 'Em Out" has Wheeler briefly spying on a woman in her underwear from outside her house.
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* Mocked by ''Magazine/{{Mad}}'' magazine one of in their "The Shadow Knows!" side features, showing an astronomer in the foreground using his telescope for its intended purpose, but his shadow (representing his actual feelings) has gleefully swiveled it around to peep into the windows of the adjacent YWCA, which features some scantily clad women.
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* Mocked by ''Magazine/{{Mad}}'' magazine one of in their "The Shadow Knows!" side features, showing an astronomer in the foreground using his telescope for its intended purpose, but his shadow (representing his actual feelings) has gleefully swiveled it around to peep into the windows of the adjacent YWCA, which features some scantily clad women.
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* In ''Literature/TruthOrDare2000'', Josh volunteers to sit with Gran because her bedroom is the only place where he can see into the neighbours' garden, where Katherine sunbathes in a bikini. He uses Patrick's old binoculars to get a better look.
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* In ''Riptide'', an [[TheEighties 80's]] thriller by Donald D. Cheatham, the protagonist has a telescope for viewing a nearby nudist beach. After checking out one lovely naked lass he realises [[YouNeedToGetLaid he needs to start dating again]] and impulsively rings up his FairCop superior and asks her out.
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* In ''Riptide'', ''Literature/RipTide1984'', an [[TheEighties 80's]] thriller by Donald D. Cheatham, the protagonist has a telescope for viewing a nearby nudist beach. After checking out one lovely naked lass he realises [[YouNeedToGetLaid he needs to start dating again]] and impulsively rings up his FairCop superior and asks her out.
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* ''Blitzfreeze'' by Creator/SvenHassel. The Old Un gets infuriated with the SkewedPriorities of his RagtagBunchOfMisfits when he catches them watching the nurses in a nearby barracks take showers, while they're on a commando mission behind enemy lines--in the middle of Moscow, no less.
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* ''Blitzfreeze'' ''Literature/{{Blitzfreeze}}'' by Creator/SvenHassel. The Old Un gets infuriated with the SkewedPriorities of his RagtagBunchOfMisfits when he catches them watching the nurses in a nearby barracks take showers, while they're on a commando mission behind enemy lines--in the middle of Moscow, no less.
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* {{Subverted|trope}} in Chapter 1 of ''Manga/ShiawaseTorimingu''. While in a park, Suzu noticed a girl who is [[PervertedDrooling drooling]] and moaning "Suzu" while spying at her direction with a pair of binoculars, and ''thoguht'' the other girl is engaging in this trope. It turns out that Tsubasa, the other girl, is a birdwatching ''otaku'', and she was actually watching Suzu-''me'' (sparrows).
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* In the "Paris" episode of ''Series/TheHoganFamily'', Mark and Willie use the binoculars on the top of Eiffel Tower to spy on a young woman sunbathing topless, though the money runs out just before she turns around.
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* An NPC from ''VideoGame/EarthBoundBeginnings'' plays with this, as he's shown standing near a window. Talk to him, and he gets startled [[BlatantLies and claims he's doing research about baths]].
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* An NPC from ''VideoGame/{{Mother|1}}'' plays with this, as he's shown standing near a window. Talk to him, and he gets startled [[BlatantLies and claims he's doing research about baths.]]
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* In ''LightNovel/SorcererStabberOrphen'' (at least the anime adaptation), Orphen is spying on Cleao when Rin catches him and asks what he's doing. Orphen claims to be birdwatching, with Rin assuming it's the naughty kind when he snatches the binoculars and looks for himself. Cleao also assumes this is what's going on. However, he's just trying to get an idea of her magical ability.
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* In ''LightNovel/SorcererStabberOrphen'' ''Literature/SorcererStabberOrphen'' (at least the anime adaptation), Orphen is spying on Cleao when Rin catches him and asks what he's doing. Orphen claims to be birdwatching, with Rin assuming it's the naughty kind when he snatches the binoculars and looks for himself. Cleao also assumes this is what's going on. However, he's just trying to get an idea of her magical ability.
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* How the StalkerWithACrush first sees the title character of the Music/WeirdAlYankovic song "Melanie".
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* How the StalkerWithACrush first sees the title character of the Music/WeirdAlYankovic song "Melanie".[[Music/EvenWorse "Melanie"]].
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* ''Film/TheMonsterSquad'': Initially Rudy seems most interested in joining the Monster Club because their clubhouse has a perfect view into the window of Patrick's sister's bedroom, where he can use binoculars to watch her undress and take photos.
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* ''Film/TheBloodyMan'': At one point in the middle of the movie, Michael is shown looking through his binoculars into the window of the house next door. He's watching a girl undress, though he's interrupted before he can see anything explicit.
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** Played straight and taken UpToEleven when Raj and Howard use satellite footage to locate the mansion where ''Series/AmericasNextTopModel'' is being taped.
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* Taken UpToEleven in an episode of ''Series/{{NCIS}}'', when a pair of Marines discover a murder while using a ''spy satellite'' to check out a female officer sunbathing nude on a naval base.
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* Taken UpToEleven in In an episode of ''Series/{{NCIS}}'', when a pair of Marines discover a murder while using a ''spy satellite'' to check out a female officer sunbathing nude on a naval base.
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* ''Manga/{{Touch}}'': In several chapters [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Tatsuya]] and his friends spy on the girls with binoculars as they are using the lockers room (a plot point during the early volumes was that Tatsuya had accidentally broke a friend's binoculars as spying and he had to find a mean to pay for them).
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* ''Manga/{{Touch}}'': ''Manga/Touch1981'': In several chapters [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Tatsuya]] and his friends spy on the girls with binoculars as they are using the lockers room (a plot point during the early volumes was that Tatsuya had accidentally broke a friend's binoculars as spying and he had to find a mean to pay for them).
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* In "Literature/TheSandman" by Creator/ETAHoffmann, excessively romantic student Nathanael purchased a telescope specifically to watch an enigmatic girl in the neighbour's window and quickly fell for her head over heels. To [[spoiler:buy it from the creepy merchant whom he suspected in being the evil alchemist who killed his father]] perhaps wasn't a good idea, though.
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* In "Literature/TheSandman" "Literature/TheSandman1816" by Creator/ETAHoffmann, excessively romantic student Nathanael purchased a telescope specifically to watch an enigmatic girl in the neighbour's window and quickly fell for her head over heels. To [[spoiler:buy it from the creepy merchant whom he suspected in being the evil alchemist who killed his father]] perhaps wasn't a good idea, though.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}'' uses a PG-rated version of this. One of the first major hints that giving Hal superpowers was a ''bad'' idea is that he uses his newfound abilities to peep on Roxanne while she's in her apartment. Since this is a kids' movie, he only sees her doing her chores (or at least, that's all ''we'' see him see), but the effect is the same, showing his complete lack of regard for Roxanne's privacy and inability to accept that she just isn't into him.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}'' uses a PG-rated version of this. One of the first major hints that giving Hal superpowers was a ''bad'' idea is that he [[PowerPerversionPotential uses his newfound abilities to peep on Roxanne while she's in her apartment.apartment]]. Since this is a kids' movie, he only sees her doing her chores (or at least, that's all ''we'' see him see), but the effect is the same, showing his complete lack of regard for Roxanne's privacy and inability to accept that she just isn't into him.
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* Marty's father in ''Film/BackToTheFuture''.
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* ''Series/TheProfessionals''. At the end of "Killer With A Long Arm" [[DaChief Cowley]] catches Bodie and Doyle sniggering over a long range sniper rifle they've captured. He takes a peek through the telescopic sight and sure enough finds it pointed at a scantily-dressed girl in an apartment a couple of miles away. Cowley chews out the shamefaced pair...then [[AllMenArePerverts corrects their estimation of the girl's dimensions]].
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** At the end of "Killer With A Long Arm" [[DaChief Cowley]] catches Bodie and Doyle sniggering over a long range sniper rifle they've captured. He takes a peek through the telescopic sight and sure enough finds it pointed at a scantily-dressed girl in an apartment a couple of miles away. Cowley chews out the shamefaced pair...then [[AllMenArePerverts corrects their estimation of the girl'sdimensions]].dimensions]].
** The lads are oft seen enlivening a boring stakeout by checking out any passing birds.
--->'''Bodie:''' Cor, got a great glimpse out here, mate. Look at this.
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--->'''Bodie:''' Bet she's got a [[DoubleEntendre lovely full lotus]].
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** The lads are oft seen enlivening a boring stakeout by checking out any passing birds.
--->'''Bodie:''' Cor, got a great glimpse out here, mate. Look at this.
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--->'''Bodie:''' Bet she's got a [[DoubleEntendre lovely full lotus]].
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* In ''Film/DeathWalksOnHighHeels'', Captain Lenny is a retired naval officer who keeps a telescope at his cottage window for looking out to sea. When Nicole moves into the cottage next door, he starts using it to watch her when he discovers she doesn't draw the curtains and likes walking around the house naked. This turns him into a RearWindowwitness when she is murdered while he is spying on her.
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* In ''Film/DeathWalksOnHighHeels'', Captain Lenny is a retired naval officer who keeps a telescope at his cottage window for looking out to sea. When Nicole moves into the cottage next door, he starts using it to watch her when he discovers she doesn't draw the curtains and likes walking around the house naked. This turns him into a RearWindowwitness RearWindowWitness when she is murdered while he is spying on her.
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* Matt from ''Film/MadLove1995'' is stargazing through a telescope when he sees Casey jet skiing. He is so taken with her that he starts spying on her house, watching her dance to music in her room. When Casey visits his house, she looks through his telescope and finds it pointed at her room. She's furious, but forgives him surprisingly quickly.
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* ''Film/RushHour2'', the hotel scene in Los Angeles.
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