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* In the teaser trailer for ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'', 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.)

* On ''Series/JustShootMe'', Maya is dating a ChubbyChaser and thinks he's fattening her up. Jack dismisses it until her pants button pops with such force it embeds itself to the wall.

-->'''Granny''': Elly May done popped the buttons off her shirt again.
-->'''Jed''': Elly May carries herself proud with her shoulders throwed back.
-->'''Granny''': [[BoobBasedGag It ain't her shoulders]] that have been poppin' these buttons.

* ''[[WesternAnimation/ShrekTheThird'' had Shrek's belt buckle pop off and hit Donkey in the face, leading to a [[DisasterDominoes very nasty chain reaction]].

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

* ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'': Oriana Thompson's shirt covers her large boobs with one button, and it pops off after she gets punched.

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* In ''Manga/DFrag'', 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.

* ''Manga/MyDressUpDarling'': Happens to Shinju Inui a couple times when doing the Souma-oniichan cosplay. Gojo tries to lend her his school uniform for it, but the first time she tries it on without any chest compression, [[GagBoobs the size of her breasts]] pops the buttons clear off mere moments after she fastens them. It later happens again during their photoshoot, as once the Sarashi and B-Holder give out, her chest comes loose and the buttons presumably snap off (offscreen) again.

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* The entire premise of "Pig Goes Pop!". The player who causes his belt to snap off is the loser!

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-->'''Granny''': [[GagBoobs It ain't her shoulders]] that have been poppin' these buttons.

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* In an episode of Koma Theatre for ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist'', this happens to Olivier in an opening. She gets annoyed by this and demands that the show start.

* In a famous scene from ''Film/CarryOnGirls'', busty Dawn (Creator/MargaretNolan) is wearing a skimpy swimsuit held together in front by two buttons. She sneezes, and both buttons pop loose, revealing most of her cleavage.

* In ''LightNovel/AestheticaOfARogueHero'', Myuu has enormous breasts, and as a result, she often pops off her shirt buttons, which distresses her.

* ''LightNovel/YouLikeMeNotMyDaughter'': Ayako's ample breasts cause the button (and then the safety pin she replaced it with) on her Love Kaiser costume to pop off.

* In Literature/FlatStanley, Stanley's pyjama buttons pop off when [[spoiler:his brother Arthur inflates him with a bicycle pump, to make him round again]].

* This tends to happen to ''VideoGame/GirlsFrontline'''s [[RareGuns/MachineGuns Ameli]]. It's less because she's overweight or pregnant (she's a lifelike gynoid with no organic components) and more because her weird tube-top can't contain her breasts.

* 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 [[TakeThat 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.

* In a famous scene from ''[[Film/CarryOnSeries Carry On Girls]]'', busty Dawn (Creator/MargaretNolan) is wearing a skimpy swimsuit held together in front by two buttons. She sneezes, and both buttons pop loose, revealing most of her cleavage.

Can go hand in hand with ShapeshiftingExcludesClothing, TemporaryBulkChange, BreastExpansion, HulkingOut or BalloonBelly.

* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheCritic'', Jay tries on some new clothes and makes [[http://youtu.be/DQY-kM91Q9M?t=10m15s a whole song]] 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).''

While it's not quite this dramatic in real life, this is to some extent TruthInTelevision. Pregnant women do sometimes experience this, especially with the more form-fitting varieties of maternity wear. It also happens to teenagers, because hormonal changes can sometimes cause you to suddenly gain weight or muscle. A woman's pelvic bone needs to grow during puberty, but not very much so sometimes this can happen over a single night. It's just enough growth to burst the buttons on your skinny jeans. Also, a woman's breasts actually get larger as she gains weight: so this can happen with dresses or shirts that might otherwise fit. Obviously this is more common with formal wear which tends to get stuffed into the back of your closet until you need it

* ''Animation/HappyHeroes'': In the "Fairy Tale Adventure" story arc's take on ''Literature/{{Cinderella}}'', Cinderella (played by Miss Peach) is portrayed as being overweight due to an eating problem. During the ball, Miss Peach eats a piece of cake, cuasing the buttons on her dress to pop out and hit a nearby robot attending the ball, some wine glasses, and one of the lenses on Doctor H.'s glasses.

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* At one point in ''ComicBook/Excalibur'' Brian Braddock gets enraged and flexes ''all'' the buttons on his shirt off, including the sleeve cuff buttons.