History Main / PoppingButtons

* [[http://www.culturepub.fr/videos/lee-jean-s-western An old Lee jeans commercial]] had this happen to a father, whose jeans button popped off and ricocheted around the living room before eventually finding itself caught in the mouth by the family dog.

Balrog does this in ''Anime/StreetFighterIITheAnimatedMovie''(yes, with pure muscle) in response to Zangief's challenge.

* This happens to Kanako in MariaHolic [[http://www.dm5.com/m88230/#ipg139 Volume 7]] after gaining a lot of weight off of eating/drinking nothing but mayonnaise.[[note]] WARNING: Page is in Japanese, so to anyone who speaks Japanese, would you kindly make sure that this is a correct description.[[/note]]

* In BeatrixPotter's TheTaleOfTomKitten, the protagonist named Tom Kitten is seen trying to fit into his new clothes his mother made him. His mother tells him to suck up his stomach in order for his clothes to fit in fear of having one of the buttons popping off.

* In the ''FairlyOddParents'' episode "Just Desserts" the now fat Trixie's belt snaps off as she's eating a big cookie.

* A few Subway commercials use a variant where burst shirts, pants, (chairs, etc.) (to the tune of the 1812 Overture) are used to imply overweight/obesity caused by [[{{Take That}} other fast foods]]. It's taken UpToEleven in the very last shot of one ad, with a driver being handed a bag of food by the person at the drive-through window and the car ''instantly'' blowing out its tires.

* This happens in ''Film/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban'' when uncle Vernon's sister Marge comes to visit the family and she bullies Harry into [[{{Nightmare Fuel}} jinxing her to bloat]]. Film adaption makes one of the popping buttons knock Dudley out.

* ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}} Shrek The Third]]'' had Shrek's belt buckle pop off and hit Donkey in the face, leading to a [[{{Disaster Dominoes}} very nasty chain reaction]].

* In ''Film/VillageOfTheGiants'' when the teens eat the substance that makes things grow, there is [[{{Male Gaze}} a close-up of the chest of one of the girls]] as the buttons pop off her sweater.

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* In a non-clothing example, GastonLagaffe once made a very stylish leather sofa with the covering held down by buttons. Unfortunately, he emphasized how taut the thing was by putting his hand on it, turning the sofa into a machine gun nest, buttons flying everywhere as the onlookers ducked for cover.

* This happens to Kanako in MariaHolic [[http://www.dm5.com/m88230/#ipg139 Volume 7]] after gaining a lot of weight off of eating/drinking nothing but frosting(?).[[note]] WARNING: Page is in Japanese, so to anyone who speaks Japanese, would you kindly make sure that this is a correct description.[[/note]]

* A few Subway commercials use a variant where burst shirts, pants, (chairs, etc.) (to the tune of the 1812 Overture) are used to imply overweight/obesity caused by [[{{Take That}} other fast foods]].

* In ''Manga/{{D-Frag}}'', Takao usually doesn't bother zipping her gym jacket up, due to her [[GagBoobs breast size]], but wanted to prove she wasn't just too cheap to buy a new uniform when she outgrew her old one. She managed (to great applause), but later popped the zipper with enough force to knock Kenji out.

* In ''Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory'', this happens to Violet when [[spoiler: she turns into a giant blueberry]].

* This happens to Kanako in MariaHolic [[http://www.dm5.com/m88230/#ipg139 Volume 7]] after gaining a lot of weight off of eating/drinking nothing but frosting(?).[[note]] WARNING: Page is in Japanese, so to anyone who speaks Japanese, would you kindly make sure that this is the correct description.[[/note]]

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* Reportedly, on the set of ''MutinyOnTheBounty'', Creator/MarlonBrando's overeating made him burst over ''forty'' pairs of costume pants.
* Music/MariahCarey had [[http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/4941336/Mariah-Carey-bursts-out-of-her-dress-on-stage.html this happen]].
* It [[http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2012/09/26/kim_kardashian_nearly_busts_out_of_her has happened]] to Kim Kardashian.
* Sofia Vergara has had [[http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2012/09/24/sofia_vergara_tweets_photo_of_her_emmy this]] happen.

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* Popular in media targeted at {{Chubby Chaser}}s.

* Reportedly, on the set of ''MutinyOnTheBounty'', [[MarlonBrando Marlon Brando's]] overeating made him burst over ''forty'' pairs of costume pants.
* Mariah Carey had [[http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/4941336/Mariah-Carey-bursts-out-of-her-dress-on-stage.html this happen]].

* Happened to Tubby in the very first episode of the Anime/{{Little Lulu}} anime.

This is a {{Comedy}} trope in which a character has trouble buttoning his shirt or pants, because he has either gotten too fat or the clothes are too small for him. Of course, there are also some cases where when the shirt is buttoned, the buttons don't pop off, but the shirt is completely stretched out at the buttons. It's also happened with belts as well as it also happening at the breasts. You can see this trope [[{{Incredibly Lame Pun}} pop up]] in most forms of media.

Can go hand in hand with either {{Breast Expansion}}, {{Hulking Out}} or BalloonBelly.

Also {{Truth In Television}}.

* In AxisPowersHetalia, Ukraine's boobs cause a button on her shirt to pop off. She's later seen sewing it back on.
* In the 5th episode of ShinkonGattaiGodannar, Kiriko Aoi [[http://www.majhost.com/gallery/thunderpig/yepy/godannar2.gif does this]], and her shirt stays that way for the rest of the episode.

* This happens in ''Film/{{Harry Potter}} And the Prisoner of Azkaban'' when uncle Vernon's sister Marge comes to visit the family and she bullies Harry into [[{{Nightmare Fuel}} jinxing her to bloat]]. Film adaption makes one of the popping buttons knock Dudley out.
* In the teaser trailer for ''{{The Incredibles}}'', Mr. Incredible has difficulty putting on his belt because of obesity. When he finally gets it buckled, it suddenly comes undone and rockets across the room. (This scene was not included in the actual film.)
* ''[[{{Shrek}} Shrek The Third]]'' had Shrek's belt buckle pop off and hit Donkey in the face, leading to a [[{{Disaster Dominoes}} very nasty chain reaction]].

* In ''{{Village Of The Giants}}'' when the teens eat the substance that makes things grow, there is [[{{Male Gaze}} a close-up of the chest of one of the girls]] as the buttons pop off her sweater.
* In ''MonstersVsAliens'', as Susan grows her wedding garter snaps off and knocks out a poor bystander.

* In ''WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory'', this happens to Violet when [[spoiler: she turns into a giant blueberry]].

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* On ''{{Just Shoot Me}}'', Maya is dating a {{Chubby Chaser}} and thinks he's fattening her up. Jack dismisses it until her pants button pops with such force it embeds itself to the wall.
* Referenced on ''{{The Beverly Hillbillies}}'':

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* The ''WesternAnimation/{{TaleSpin}}'' episode "Gruel And Unusual Punishment" had Baloo getting ready to go to the Pilot's Ball with Rebecca, but when he gets his old tuxedo all buttoned up, the button pops off and ricochets all over the room. [[spoiler: It was a sign that Baloo definitely needed to go on a diet]].

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* Mariah Carey had this happen [[http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/4941336/Mariah-Carey-bursts-out-of-her-dress-on-stage.html recently]].

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* At the beginning of episode 6 of ''{{Seikon No Qwaser}}'', Tomo tries to squeeze her massive breasts into a maid outfit. All the buttons pop off and hit Miyuri right in the face.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H73qFYp0jI8 Lei Fang's Ending]] from DeadOrAlive 4.

* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheCritic'', Jay tries on some new clothes and makes [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W90vCq6Zax0 a whole song]] (see 10:20) about popping the buttons off of his shirt. ''I'm, too tubby for my shirt (pop), too paunchy for my shirt (pop), so bloated it huuuuuuurts (pop, pop).''