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* Barney from ''HowIMetYourMother'' does this on a regular basis. How far is he willing to go to get laid? He once found a sorority that had gotten in trouble for lewd behavior, dressed up as an old woman, and had himself instituted as their new house mother, "Mrs. Stinsfire". And that's just Phase 1 of the plan.

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* Glen Quagmire of ''FamilyGuy'' lives this quest.
* The ''SouthPark'' episode "Erection Day" has Jimmy trying to get laid, under the impression that it will help his inexplicable erections before the talent show.

* The main plot of ''BGataHKei''... although the one on the quest [[GenderFlip is a girl]].

* The main plot of ''BGataHKei''... although the one on the quest [[GenderFlip is a girl]].
* ''DivorceItalianStyle'' features this as an UnbuiltTrope, as is to be expected since it predates current usage by several decades. The usage here as a result tends to be a lot more macabre and disturbing, as the main character in pursuit of his goal [[spoiler:to have sex with his 15-year-old cousin, devises a highly elaborate plan to manipulate his wife into having an affair so he can legally have her murdered, and then marry said cousin. Said plan includes knowingly destroying his entire family's moral reputation, and at one point (accidentally) killing his uncle]].
* This is the premise of the ''LeisureSuitLarry'' series: in the first, Larry, rapidly approaching 40, decides to finally lose his virginity and sets out to [[VivaLasVegas Lost Wages]], determined to have sex with a woman by the end of the night.
** This doesn't bear out under closer inspection. Larry may keep telling himself that he's a swingin' single, but he ends each of the first three games committed to (what he considers) true love. There's even a whore in the first game, and if Larry uses her, he says outright that it's not enough (though it does remove the time limit).
** The second game is even subtitled "Looking For Love in Several Wrong Places."
* In AphraBehn's play TheRover Belvile, Blunt,Willmore and Frederick are on this quest for sex.

* ''EyesWideShut'' provides a rather dark version of this.

* The main plot of ''BGataHKei''... although the one on the quest [[GenderFlip is a girl]].
* ''DivorceItalianStyle'' features this as an UnbuiltTrope, as is to be expected since it predates current usage by several decades. The usage here as a result tends to be a lot more macabre and disturbing, as the main character in pursuit of his goal [[spoiler:to have sex with his 15-year-old cousin, devises a highly elaborate plan to manipulate his wife into having an affair so he can legally have her murdered, and then marry said cousin. Said plan includes knowingly destroying his entire family's moral reputation, and at one point (accidentally) killing his uncle]].

* Samantha from ''SexAndTheCity'' has this quest as her main character trait, and shows no signs of giving it up: She's the oldest character in the main cast.
* This is the premise of the ''LeisureSuitLarry'' series: in the first, Larry, rapidly approaching 40, decides to finally lose his virginity and sets out to [[VivaLasVegas Lost Wages]], determined to have sex with a woman by the end of the night.
** This doesn't bear out under closer inspection. Larry may keep telling himself that he's a swingin' single, but he ends each of the first three games committed to (what he considers) true love. There's even a whore in the first game, and if Larry uses her, he says outright that it's not enough (though it does remove the time limit).
** The second game is even subtitled "Looking For Love in Several Wrong Places."

* Glen Quagmire of ''FamilyGuy'' lives this quest.
* The ''SouthPark'' episode "Erection Day" has Jimmy trying to get laid, under the impression that it will help his inexplicable erections before the talent show.
* Barney from ''HowIMetYourMother'' does this on a regular basis. How far is he willing to go to get laid? He once found a sorority that had gotten in trouble for lewd behavior, dressed up as an old woman, and had himself instituted as their new house mother, "Mrs. Stinsfire". And that's just Phase 1 of the plan.
* In AphraBehn's play TheRover Belvile, Blunt,Willmore and Frederick are on this quest for sex.
* In ''KidsInTheHall'', a recurring character simply (and [[GenderBender more or less]] [[PettingZooPeople accurately]]) called the Chicken Lady wants nothing more than to have sex. However, since the vast majority of the available dating pool is human, [[HilarityEnsues things tend to go spectacularly badly]].
** They also have the character with the accurate name of Cabbage Head, who has similar goals. He fails because he's a sexist jerk that most women can't stand.
* ''EyesWideShut'' provides a rather dark version of this.

* There are several episodes of ''BeavisAndButthead'' where the titular characters come up with plans to get laid. Said plans always fail.

* The entirety of the ''Franchise/{{Rance}}'' series of games is the title character going on this, all the while saving the world and killing demons.

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* ''{{American Pie}}'' is pretty much the embodiment of this trope, as are most of the movies related to it.
* The main plot of BGataHKei... although the one on the quest [[GenderFlip is a girl]].
* ''Divorce Italian Style'' features this as an UnbuiltTrope, as is to be expected since it predates current usage by several decades. The usage here as a result tends to be a lot more macabre and disturbing, as the main character in pursuit of his goal [[spoiler:to have sex with his 15-year-old cousin, devises a highly elaborate plan to manipulate his wife into having an affair so he can legally have her murdered, and then marry said cousin. Said plan includes knowingly destroying his entire family's moral reputation, and at one point (accidentally) killing his uncle]].

* In the movie ''48 Hours'', Reggie goes out of his way to get some. It's not the main plot, but a subplot.

-->--'''CSLewis''', '''''The Four Loves'''''

* ''[=~Porky's~=]'' and the multiple movies spawned by its success use this as the main thrust (so to speak) of the plot. The same can be said of ''AmericanPie'' from a decade later.

* The entirety of the ''{{Rance}}'' series of games is the title character going on this, all the while saving the world and killing demons.

This plot trope has been common in recent years as laxity from the MoralGuardians has made sex comedies centered on this premise easier to distribute. Still, expect many examples to [[WeHaventLearnedAnythingYet eventually]] feature an {{Aesop}} about sex not being everything at the end, if only because building a character's entire motivation around getting laid often ends up seeming, kind of, you know, [[FlatCharacter shallow]].

* This is the premise of the ''LeisureSuitLarry'' series: in the first, Larry, rapidly approaching 40, decides to finally lose his virginity and sets out to [[VivaLasVegas Lost Wages]], determined to have sex with a woman by the end of the night. [[spoiler:This doesn't bear out under closer inspection. Larry may keep telling himself that he's a swingin' single, but he ends each of the first three games committed to (what he considers) true love. There's even a whore in the first game, and if Larry uses her, he says outright that it's not enough (though it does remove the time limit.)]]

* ''[=~Porky's~=]'' and the multiple movies spawned by its success use this as the main thrust of the plot. The same can be said of ''AmericanPie'' from a decade later.

* [[{{Sonichu}} Christian W. Chandler]], both the character and the author, are on this. It is nowhere near as hilarious when executed in real life.
** His total failure at it is [[YourMileageMayVary pretty damn funny]], though. Also note that he styles it a "LOVE QUEST", while everyone else is calling it his "fuck quest".

This plot trope has been common in recent years as laxity from the MoralGuardians has made sex comedies centered on this premise easier to distribute. Still, expect many examples to feature an {{Aesop}} about sex not being everything at the end, if only because building a character's entire motivation around getting laid often ends up seeming, kind of, you know, [[FlatCharacter shallow]].

** His total failure at it is pretty damn funny, though. Also note that he styles it a "LOVE QUEST", while everyone else is calling it his "fuck quest".

** I think this is incorrect. American Pie is about the various unexpected places you can end up when you start out thinking this way.

* This is the premise of ''LeisureSuitLarry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards'': Larry, rapidly approaching 50, decides to finally lose his virginity and sets out to [[VivaLasVegas Lost Wages]], determined to have sex with a woman by the end of the night. [[spoiler:Eventually you can find a prostitute to satisfy Larry's urge, but Larry decides it's not enough and decides to [[LookingForLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces find true love afterward]]. However, if the player fails to help Larry lose his virginity by sunrise, Larry puts a gun to his head and commits suicide.]] The sequels share the same premise for the most part, except Larry's no longer a virgin, and half the time he's looking for "true love" instead.

-->CSLewis, '''''The Four Loves'''''

* ''{{AmericanPie}}'' is pretty much the embodiment of this trope, as are most of the movies related to it.

* BGataHKei is the TropeCodifier... although the one on the quest is a girl.