History Main / SmashingWatermelons

* At the end of ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'', Chien-Po actually uses a pair of watermelons for "breasts" to complete his disguise. He then takes the two watermelons out and smashes it against one of the Huns' faces.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'', your team is relaxing at your home in August when Dojima brings home a pre-sliced watermelon. Several members of your team, as well as Nanako, express disappointment they can't smash it themselves.

* One of the minigames of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesHajimariNoKiseki'' is this trope with the men of [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Class VII]] and [[VideoGame/ZeroNoKiseki SSS]] splitting the watermelon at the beach of Mishelam while the rest of the crowd all cheer on.

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* ''Anime/NogizakaHarukaNoHimitsu'': While Yuuto and Haruka try to teach Shiina to swim at the school pool, the side characters suddenly turn up for no reason and act like they're at the beach. A watermelon is produced, NinjaMaid Hazuki is blindfolded and given a baseball bat, and she promptly breaks the bat trying to hit Yuuto.
** Later, a straight version of the trope is used during the actual BeachEpisode.

* One of the minigames of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfOrigins'' is this trope with the men of [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Class VII]] and [[VideoGame/ZeroNoKiseki SSS]] splitting the watermelon at the beach of Mishelam while the rest of the crowd all cheer on.

* Done in the BeachEpisode of ''VisualNovel/HoshizoraEKakaruHashi''. Ibuki repeatedly tries to smack Kazuma with the stick (leading him to accuse her of being able to see in spite of the blindfold), while Ui ''sniffs out'' the watermelon and hits it without needing guidance.

* ''Manga/HanaukyoMaidTeam'' episode 9. Taro and the maids forget to play this during their BeachEpisode, so they do it while most of the mansion's maids have gone home on vacation. Security chief Konoe does a #3 multiple times.

* ''Anime/HanaukyoMaidTai'' episode 9. Taro and the maids forget to play this during their BeachEpisode, so they do it while most of the mansion's maids have gone home on vacation. Security chief Konoe does a #3 multiple times.

* In ''Manga/UruseiYatsura'' there is actually a story where Lum, Ataru, Mendo and Shinobu try to acquire a watermelon to play the game, only the townfolk of the town they are in refuses to sell them due to their fear of the wrath of the local Watermelon God. The group wind up pissing off the Melon God anyway, and it turns out that its terrible wrath is [[BulletSeed spitting watermelon seeds at the people who angered it]].

* In the BeachEpisode of ''Anime/YukiYunaIsAHero'', Itsuki is given a wooden katana (possibly Karin's, as it is similar to the ones she trains with) and is asked to split a watermelon. Karin pretends to show no interest, saying watermelon splitting is for the simple minded, but that immediately changes when Itsuki approaches the watermelon and is ready to strike. She successfully splits the watermelon by imitating her sister Fu (a proficient warrior). Fu doesn't realize this until Karin points it out, as she was blissfully ignorant of the copying, even mocking Itsuki by commenting on how she had an exaggerated stance. After the deed, Togo comments on how Itsuki will become a fine lady after refining herself.

* ''Manga/UzakiChanWantsToHangOut'': During the BeachEpisode, Shinichi is roped into doing this, and while blindfolded Hana decides to mess with him by giving him videogame codes rather than directing him properly. [{LaserGuidedKarma It backfires on her]] when Shinichi, fed up with her antics, tries to reach out with his hands (still blindfolded) and [[SuggestiveCollision falls on top of her]], [[ThanksForTheMammary getting a handful of]] [[GagBoobs a different kind of melon]].

* In ''VideoGame/MegaManXDive'', [[MsFanservice Layer]] gets a bikini alternate skin. One of her standard attacks is called "Water Melon Slice", which is basically the same as her normal one but with [[MakingASplash water elemental damage]].

* ''Series/KamenRiderGaim'' raises the scale quite a bit: Gaim's watermelon-themed Suika Arms starts off as an [[IndyEscape Indy-style giant ball]], to which [[BadassGay Kamen Rider Bravo]] responds by smashing it with a ''steel girder'' from a nearby construction site, causing it to split into nice, even slices...but it re-forms moments later, transforms into a MiniMecha, and lets Gaim [[CurbStompBattle utterly own]] Bravo.

* At the end of ''Disney/{{Mulan}}'', Chien-Po actually uses a pair of watermelons for "breasts" to complete his disguise. He then takes the two watermelons out and smashes it against one of the Huns' faces.

* ''Film/IronMan2''. Tony Stark decides to wear his PowerArmor at his birthday party. He starts off trick-shooting thrown bottles, but when one of his guests comes jogging up with a watermelon, he gleefully remarks, "I think she wants the Creator/{{Gallagher}}!" before blasting it with the [[ChestBlaster Uni-beam]]. [[WhatTheHellHero His friends are not amused]] -- because he is ''very'' [[AlcoholInducedIdiocy drunk]].

* ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'': Arnold's grandma smashs a watermelon to pieces to serve for dinner in one episode.

* UsefulNotes/NASCAR driver Creator/RossChastain has this as his race-winning trademark, having grown up as a Florida watermelon farmer. He'll also smash them upon winning other accolades and some special occasions.

#The people guiding the blindfolded one intentionally direct him/her towards the UnluckyEverydude.

Not to be confused with the band Music/TheSmashingPumpkins -- but it ''is'' the stunt that dead-ended Creator/{{Gallagher}}'s comedy career.

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%%* ''Series/{{Zoey 101}}''.
* Creator/{{Gallagher}} and his "Sledge-O-Matic" may be the first that comes to the mind of American audiences. Of course, he wouldn't be blindfolded and would smash anything that would make a big splatter. There's a reason the first few rows of the audience have a big sheet of plastic in front of them.
* ''Series/KamenRiderGaim'' raises the scale quite a bit: Gaim's watermelon-themed Suika Arms starts off as an [[IndyEscape Indy-style giant ball]], to which [[BadassGay Kamen Rider Bravo]] responds by smashing it with a ''steel girder'' from a nearby construction site, causing it to split into nice, even slices...but it re-forms moments later, transforms into a MiniMecha, and lets Gaim [[CurbStompBattle utterly own]] Bravo.

[[folder: Tabletop Games]]
* The town of Carpenden in the ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'' country of [[{{Eagleland}} Andoran]] has an annual festival that, among other things, features the residents hurling extremely sour melons at each other.

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* [[WhenTreesAttack Hashi]] from ''VideoGame/TheBlackHeart'' has a special move in which he grows fruits from his body and tosses them at the opponent. The super version of that special throws a watermelon, which if left unblocked smashes to pieces against the opponent's body, dealing heavy damage.
* In the JustifiedTutorial in ''Call of Duty 4: VideoGame/ModernWarfare'', you must smash a watermelon with your knife as part of melee training.
%%* ''VideoGame/FruitNinja''
* The Japanese version of ''VideoGame/HeyYouPikachu'' had this. It was re-worked into a piñata game with a Pokéball on a string in the American release.
* In the PAL version of ''VideoGame/{{Ico}}'', [[NewGamePlus in your second play-through]], there are watermelons growing at the edge of the beach at the very end. Ico can smash them by throwing them. And if he's carrying one of them [[spoiler:when he walks over to Yorda to trigger the final cut scene, then the shot of her waking up is followed by a shot of Ico and Yorda, sitting on the beach together, eating watermelon.]]
* ''VideoGame/KatamariDamacy'': You can roll up a kid trying to smash a watermelon on the beach. You can also roll up the watermelon. The watermelon is twice the size of the kid.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'', your team is relaxing at your home in August when Dojima brings home a pre-sliced watermelon. Several members of your team, as well as Nanako, express disappointment they can't smash it themselves.
* A summer beach activity in ''VideoGame/RuneFactoryFrontier'', where only you and a few girls participate.
* One of Sakura's power attacks in ''VideoGame/SuperGemFighter'' is to try this, with her opponent in the way.
* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine''. In episode 8 of Gelato Beach, you can smash giant watermelons for coins.

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* ''Film/IronMan2''. Tony Stark decides to wear his PowerArmor at his birthday party. He starts off trick-shooting thrown bottles, but when one of his guests comes jogging up with a watermelon, he gleefully remarks, "I think she wants the Creator/{{Gallagher}}!" before blasting it with the [[ChestBlaster Uni-beam]]. [[WhatTheHellHero His friends are not amused]] -- because he is ''very'' [[AlcoholInducedIdiocy drunk]].
* At the end of ''Disney/{{Mulan}}'', Chien-Po actually uses a pair of watermelons for "breasts" to complete his disguise. He then takes the two watermelons out and smashes it against one of the Huns' faces.
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* Wrestling/SinnBodhi did this with a water melon placed on top of Jeckles The Jester at an Wrestling/{{N|ational Wrestling Alliance}}WA Vendetta Pro Show, managing to bisect the fruit without cutting Jeckles, who it was placed on top of.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Web Comics]]
* ''Webcomic/KarinDou4koma'': The Karin-dou four hold one at their PocketDimension beach after Tamaryu gives a watermelon to Seren as a peace offering. For some reason, they hand the bat to [[SuperStrongChild Tamaryu]], who promptly [[DoesNotKnowHerOwnStrength rends the watermelon into a fine pink mist]].

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* ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'': Arnold's grandma smashs a watermelon to pieces to serve for dinner in one episode.
* WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs go smashing smurfmelons in Farmer's garden in the episode "Alarming Smurfs" when they accidentally set off all the alarm bugs that Brainy and Clumsy had placed around the village.
* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'':
** Used in a StealthPun in "Beach Party": a puffer fish-monster with a green and pink color scheme gets crushed during a beach party, and [[spoiler: WordOfGod says it [[WasOnceAMan was once a Crystal Gem]] named Watermelon Tourmaline]].
** "Watermelon Steven" has Steven inadvertently growing a grove of watermelons with previously unknown GreenThumb powers shaped like him. They become animate, but act in his defense outside of his control, leading to the gems fighting off an army on the beach, and [[VictoryByEndurance eventually losing]]. They specifically smash into slices, rather than pulp.

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* The [[http://www.melonfest.com.au/ Melon Fest]] in Chinchilla, Australia, includes a number of melon-related games, including melon smashing. A regular fixture is an attempt by a local to smash as many melons as he can with his head in a minute ([[OverlyNarrowSuperlative he holds the Guinness World Record in this regard]]).

* ''Manga/NogizakaHarukaNoHimitsu'': While Yuuto and Haruka try to teach Shiina to swim at the school pool, the side characters suddenly turn up for no reason and act like they're at the beach. A watermelon is produced, NinjaMaid Hazuki is blindfolded and given a baseball bat, and she promptly breaks the bat trying to hit Yuuto.

* Sinn Bodhi did this with a water melon placed on top of Jeckles The Jester at an Wrestling/{{N|ational Wrestling Alliance}}WA Vendetta Pro Show, managing to bisect the fruit without cutting Jeckles, who it was placed on top of.[[/folder]]

* In the BeachEpisode of ''Anime/FightIppatsu!", Sento is given a bat to strike a watermelon with (fitting considering his use of bats as his most common weapon", while Hakone and Iono direct him towards his goal, with his boss on the sideline. Plug and Arresta are also watching, albeit in the air. Just as Plug ponders what a watermelon tastes like in the "parallel world" Sento strikes his target successfully. In triumph, he offers a chunk of the watermelon to his friends on the ground, but they are surprised when an invisible (to them, not Sento) Plug comes down to eat it while he's still holding it. Plug exclaims the sweetness of the watermelon, just before meeting the end of Sento's bat.

* In the BeachEpisode of ''Anime/FightIppatsu!Jūden-chan", Sento is given a bat to strike a watermelon with (fitting considering his use of bats as his most common weapon", while Hakone and Iono direct him towards his goal, with his boss on the sideline. Plug and Arresta are also watching, albeit in the air. Just as Plug ponders what a watermelon tastes like in the "parallel world" Sento strikes his target successfully. In triumph, he offers a chunk of the watermelon to his friends on the ground, but they are surprised when an invisible (to them, not Sento) Plug comes down to eat it while he's still holding it. Plug exclaims the sweetness of the watermelon, just before meeting the end of Sento's bat.

* In the BeachEpisode of ''Anime/ChargerGirlJu-denCHan", Sento is given a bat to strike a watermelon with (fitting considering his use of bats as his most common weapon", while Hakone and Iono direct him towards his goal, with his boss on the sideline. Plug and Arresta are also watching, albeit in the air. Just as Plug ponders what a watermelon tastes like in the "parallel world" Sento strikes his target successfully. In triumph, he offers a chunk of the watermelon to his friends on the ground, but they are surprised when an invisible (to them, not Sento) Plug comes down to eat it while he's still holding it. Plug exclaims the sweetness of the watermelon, just before meeting the end of Sento's bat.