History Main / ShapeshiftingExcludesClothing

* In the FailedPilotEpisode of ''Film/WEIRDWorld,'' Dr Abby O'Reardon takes revenge on Dr Mayhew by dosing him with the [[FountainOfYouth youth serum]] she's been developing. His clothes do not change with him, and he can already be seen awkwardly hitching up his pants during a visit to a gas station... and while there, he regresses to a teenager, leaving his suit comically baggy. By the time he makes it back to WEIRD Labs, he's a child and missing his pants, leaving him wandering haplessly around the lab in a gigantic shirt.

* In the [[OneEpisodeWonder pilot episode]] of ''W.E.I.R.D. World,'' Dr Abby O'Reardon takes revenge on Dr Mayhew by dosing him with the [[FountainOfYouth youth serum]] she's been developing. His clothes do not change with him, and he can already be seen awkwardly hitching up his pants during a visit to a gas station... and while there, he regresses to a teenager, leaving his suit comically baggy. By the time he makes it back to WEIRD Labs, he's a child and missing his pants, leaving him wandering haplessly around the lab in a gigantic shirt.

* In ''WesternAnimation/HildaAndTheMountainKing'', Hilda is changed into a troll because of a magical spell. Hilda is nude as a troll, but because [[NonHumansLackAttributes trolls lack genetalia]], this is of little concern to her. However, [[spoiler: when the curse is broken and Hilda is changed back to her human form, he is again left naked out in the open, and must hide behind a rock to cover herself.]]

** During the flashback showing how he became human again in "Nor Iron Bars or a Cage" (WesternAnimation/Ben10UltimateAlien), his gothic clothes are inexplicably back -- except for his military green pants, which were replaced by jeans.

* In the Creator/{{CITV}} series ''Series/{{Woof}}!'', as befits turning into a dog and losing their clothes through the shift (though for obvious reasons, they are covered up in some way during this scene), all 3 of Eric, Rex and Jim go through this. In the first episode, Eric's mum comments when seeing him in bed about how dirty his hands and feet are, and she assumes it's through not washing at night, when the real reason is, he's been walking through mud as a dog. Also, in the second episode, due to a visit of the swimming pool, and that being the place where Eric transformed, while not fully dressed, his friend Roy forgets one of his socks to bring along, and also puts his trunks next to his shirt, wetting the poor boy's shirt. This causes Eric to go sockless, while not shoeless. Also, later again in a series 5 episode, his new friend Rachel has forgotten to bring clothes for him, as it's been a rush again, but fortunately, she does have some clothes, which appear to be very short shorts and a T-shirt, though no shoes or socks, as his dad quite aggressively comments on when he sees him. Eric remains barefoot for the rest of the episode, while walking in an airport, a car park, and a hospital- potentially dangerous, but then again, it could be healthy?

-->-- ''Literature/{{Foxfire}}'', by Yoon Ha Lee

-->-- ''Foxfire'', by Yoon Ha Lee

* In the CITV series ''Series/{{Woof}}!'', as befits turning into a dog and losing their clothes through the shift (though for obvious reasons, they are covered up in some way during this scene), all 3 of Eric, Rex and Jim go through this. In the first episode, Eric's mum comments when seeing him in bed about how dirty his hands and feet are, and she assumes it's through not washing at night, when the real reason is, he's been walking through mud as a dog. Also, in the second episode, due to a visit of the swimming pool, and that being the place where Eric transformed, while not fully dressed, his friend Roy forgets one of his socks to bring along, and also puts his trunks next to his shirt, wetting the poor boy's shirt. This causes Eric to go sockless, while not shoeless. Also, later again in a series 5 episode, his new friend Rachel has forgotten to bring clothes for him, as it's been a rush again, but fortunately, she does have some clothes, which appear to be very short shorts and a T-shirt, though no shoes or socks, as his dad quite aggressively comments on when he sees him. Eric remains barefoot for the rest of the episode, while walking in an airport, a car park, and a hospital- potentially dangerous, but then again, it could be healthy?

* ''ComicBook/{{Zenith}}'': In Phase V, Dr Michael Peyne is cursed with MerlinSickness by the [[EldritchAbomination Lloigor]] so that he has time to appreciate their victory before [[DeathByDeaging he dies]]. And because of the apocalypse, Peyne can't restock his wardrobe, so he's forced to make do with what clothes has - no easy task, given that his condition appears to pick up speed over time. As he re-enters his teenage years, his shirt is clearly a bit on the baggy side, and once he hits childhood, he's left playing in clothes so big they can barely stay on. Before long, he's gotten so young that he's left wearing just his shirt as he tries to scrawl out the remaining pages of his ApocalypticLog, before giving up in favour of a nap. Soon after, he's found as an infant using the adult-sized shirt as a blanket.

* The ''Franchise/TheTwilightZone'' comic book "Specter of Youth" features the elderly Max Tiberias getting hold of an amphora containing the FountainOfYouth and trying some. Once he gets back to his thirties, he finds that his rejuvenated muscles are too big for his clothes, with the buttons on his shirt being strained to bursting point. Unfortunately, the rejuvenation doesn't stop there, and he soon ends up as an adolescent in oversized clothes; distracted by a kitten, he chases after it, slipping out of his remaining clothes in a TransformationSequence that leaves Max as an infant lying in his discarded underwear.

* One old Saturday Morning live-action show dealt with an explorer who found the Fountain of Youth and drank from it resulting in his randomly shifting between adult and preteen and trying to hide out in a school as a teacher while seeking a cure. His clothing never shifted with him so he had to remove his kid's clothes when he felt a change coming otherwise he'd rip out of them and his adult clothes would end up hanging off his child-form.

** In the episode "Boom Town," Blon Fel-Fotch Passameer-Day Slitheen (AKA Margaret Blaine) tries to use the TARDIS as a bomb that will open the rift under Cardiff and allow her to escape Earth -- destroying the planet in the process. However, in the chaos, the heart of the TARDIS is uncovered, exposing Blon to its sheer temporal power. A moment later, her empty [[FaceStealer skin suit]] hits the floor. Jack assumes that she's been disintegrated, but the Doctor reveals that the TARDIS has [[RaiseHimRightThisTime given Blon a second chance at life]]: under the pile of empty clothes and human skin, there's an egg.

* ''Series/{{Farscape}}'': The episode "DNA Mad Scientist" ends with the villain Namtar being injected with a serum that undoes all his genetic upgrades, causing him to dramatically revert to his original form -- an unintelligent lab rat. In the process, he also shrinks out of his harness-like costume, his tortured assistant gladly discarding it as [[TheDogBitesBack she returns Namtar to his cage]].

* In ''Series/SheHulkAttorneyAtLaw'', just like her cousin, Jennifer Walters' clothing does not change when she does, resulting in her clothing getting ripped at the seams. Her para-legal assistant points out that she should take her shoes off at least, before changing during a trial. In the origin part of the story, Bruce Banner asks her:
-->'''Bruce:''' Who's your best friend?\\
'''Jen:''' Nikki.\\
'''Bruce:''' ''[buzzing sound]'' Spandex! Spandex is your best friend.

* ''WebOriginal/SCPFoundation'':
** Individuals infected with SCP-[[https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-6090 6090]] (AKA Therianthropy Virus) have to remove their clothes before transforming, as they make the transition more difficult and usually end up getting ruined anyway. One afflicted character plans ahead by bringing along a backpack with a spare set of clothes in order to avoid becoming "a contestant on Naked and Afraid: Furry Edition."
** SCP-[[https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-7724 7724]] (AKA The Incredible Shrinking Jack Weltzer), a junior researcher cursed to shrink whenever someone makes short jokes at his expense, is left doubly humiliated by the fact that his clothes do not shrink with him. Consequently, the Foundation has provided him with doll clothes in order to spare his dignity, but unfortunately, the jokes continue to the point that Jack ends up shrinking into his doll clothes and emerging stark naked from his left pant leg.
** SCP-[[https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-7955 7955]] (AKA The Ailing Child Of Proteus) can shapeshift into almost anything, but he can't mimic clothing. As such, he's constantly bursting out of his clothes or shrinking out of them, and the fact that both his powers and his dementia are increasing in potency only makes things worse. By the end, Foundation staff have given up on giving him new clothes because he's too PerpetuallyProtean to keep them on anyway.

* In ''WesternAnimation/BrotherBear'', Kenai's clothes apparently rip when he turns into a bear because Denahi finds them (as in ''Brave'', above). When he turns back near the end, he's naked until Sitka takes a cloak from the rather stunned Denahi and wraps it around him.

* In ''TheCurseOfTheWereRabbit'', Wallace's clothes burst and shred off of his body when he turns into the titular large were-rabbit.