History Main / StillSucksThumb

* ''[[Series/ElChavoDelOcho El Chavo]]'' has a [[RunningGag recurring gag]] where Don Ramón hits his thumb with a hammer, usually because someone was distracting him, and he starts sucking it, then one of the kids who may be the cause of the distracion say "So old and sucking his thumb" who may also laugh.

* ''[[Series/ElChavoDelOcho El Chavo]]'' has a [[RunningGag recurring gag]] where Don Ramón hits his thumb with a hammer, usually because someone was distracting him, and he starts sucking it, then one of the kids who may be the cause of the distracion says "So old and sucking his thumb" who may also laugh.

* In one episode of [[Series/ElChavoDelOcho El Chavo]], Don Ramón hits his thumb with a hammer because Quico was distracting him, and he starts sucking it, then Quico starts to laugh and says "So old and sucking his thumb", in another episode, the same happens but it's his daughter Chilindrina that says the same thing without laughing.

* In one episode of [[Series/ElChavoDelOcho El Chavo]], Don Ramón hits his thumb with a hammer because Quico was distracting him, and he starts sucking it, then Quico starts to laugh and say "So old and still sucking his thumb", in another episode, the same happens but it's his daugther Chilindrina that says that but not laughing.

* One way that the mother in ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQa9uF5z1xI When Latina Moms Embarrass You In Front Of Your Friends]]'' [[AmazinglyEmbarrassingParent embarrasses]] her daughter is by loudly telling someone on the phone that she still sucks her thumb, while her friends are in earshot at that.

* The singer of "Fuck You" by Archive suggests the person he loathes still sucks his thumb as a way to demean them.

* ''WesternAnimation/LittlePrinces'': When the main adult cast are feeling indignant at the end of "I Want My Dummy" that they have to give up several of their hobbies (they'd promised to give something up if the Princess promised to give up their pacifier), they all suck their thumbs.

* ''Series/SavedByTheBell'': When Zack, Screech and Slater have been out late at night at an adults-only club (they snuck in with Fake [=IDs=]), Screech is seen the next day dozing in the hallway while sucking his thumb.

-->'''Esteban:''' Ahh... You must be Beatrix. I can see the attraction. I remember when Bill was only five years old, I took him to the movies. It was a movie starring Lana Turner. [[Film/ThePostmanAlwaysRingsTwice "The Postman Always Ring Twice"]] with John Garfields. And whenever she would appear on the screen, Bill would begin to suck his thumb to an obscene amount. And I knew from this very moment, that this boy was a fool for blondes. Mmm...

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[[folder: Fan Fic ]]

* ''FanFic/PockyInRamen''. Matt still sucks his thumbs.

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* PlayedForLaughs in Disney's ''Disney/{{Robin Hood}}''. The villain King John still sucks his thumb when things don't go his way.
* Twice in ''WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}}'', Alex is caught sucking his thumb in his sleep.

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* In ''Literature/TheNakedSun'', Solarians have extreme aversion to the physical presence of other people, and only communicate through holograms. When Baley communicates with one Solarian who's particularly bad that way, and states his intention to come into his personal presence, the Solarian becomes hysterical to the extent of sucking his thumb. Baley notes it's as if he's regressing to an age when he still ''could'' see other people - under five.

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* In the ''Series/MurdochMysteries'' episode "Me, Myself, and Murdoch", a twenty-something young woman is described as sitting on a swing sucking her thumb, and this behaviour is given as evidence of her mental incapacity. It turns out to be a cue for one of her multiple personalities (that of a three-year-old girl) brought on by [[spoiler: her witnessing her father dismembering her mother's body when she was three years old]].

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* ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'': Linus, a small boy, is often seen sucking his thumb while holding his SecurityBlanket, a blanket he needs to feel comfortable.
* ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}''
** In the 08/09/96 strip, a woman calls Jon immature so he calls her [[BigStupidDoodooHead a poopie head]], hangs up on her and [[IResembleThatRemark starts to suck his thumb]].
** In the 12/27/11 strip, Jon resolves to stop sucking his thumb... except during scary movies.

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* In ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' Donkey Kong sucks his thumb when he falls asleep.

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[[folder: Western Animation ]]

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[[AC:FanFic]]
* ''FanFic/PockyInRamen''. Matt still sucks his thumbs.

[[AC:{{Film}} - Animation]]
* PlayedForLaughs in Disney's ''Disney/{{Robin Hood}}''. The villain King John still sucks his thumb when things don't go his way.

[[AC:{{Film}} - Live Action]]

[[AC:{{Literature}}]]

[[AC:LiveActionTV]]

[[AC:{{Music}}]]

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* ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'': Linus, a small boy, is often seen sucking his thumb while holding his SecurityBlanket, a blanket he needs to feel comfortable.

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[[AC:WesternAnimation]]

* In ComicBook/{{Violine}}, the main character is seen sucking her thumb while sleeping.

--> ''Ahh... You must be Beatrix. I can see the attraction. I remember when Bill was only five years old, I took him to the movies. It was a movie starring Lana Turner. [[Film/ThePostmanAlwaysRingsTwice "The Postman Always Ring Twice"]] with John Garfields. And whenever she would appear on the screen, Bill would begin to suck his thumb to an obscene amount. And I knew from this very moment, that this boy was a fool for blondes. Mmm...''

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'', the Crimson Chin in his debut episode begin thumb sucking during his HeroicBSOD when he learned that he is fictional.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'': "All Thumbs" deals with Buster all of the sudden having a problem sucking his thumb that he never had before, and how Arthur makes a big deal out of it, because he shouldn't still be sucking his thumb at eight-years-old.

* ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'': Linus, a small boy, is often seen sucking his thumb while holding his ''security blanket'', a blanket he needs to feel comfortable.

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!! Examples

[[AC:Comics]]
* ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'': Linus, a small boy, is often seen sucking his thumb while holding his ''security blanket'', a blanket he needs to feel comfortable.
* ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}''
** In the 08/09/96 strip, a woman calls Jon immature so he calls her [[BigStupidDoodooHead a poopie head]], hangs up on her and [[IResembleThatRemark starts to suck his thumb]].
** In the 12/27/11 strip, Jon resolves to stop sucking his thumb... except during scary movies.
* In {{ComicBook/Violine}}, the main character is seen sucking her thumb while sleeping.

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[[AC:Film: Animated]]
* PlayedForLaughs in Disney's ''Disney/{{Robin Hood}}''. The villain King John still sucks his thumb when things don't go his way.

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[[AC:Music]]

[[AC:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros.'': Donkey Kong sucks his thumb when he falls asleep.

* ''WesternAnimation/TimeSquad''. One episode has the heroes visit UsefulNotes/BillyTheKid who acted like a genuine big baby, sucking his thumb and walking around in a diaper.
* ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' episode "[[Recap/KimPossibleS3E2EmotionSickness Emotion Sickness]]". Drakken curls up in the TroubledFetalPosition and starts sucking his thumb after dealing with Shego's Phlebotinum-induced {{mood swing|er}}s.
* Twice in ''WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}}'', Alex is caught sucking his thumb in his sleep.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}''. "All Thumbs" deals with Buster all of the sudden having a problem sucking his thumb that he never had before, and how Arthur makes a big deal out of it, because he shouldn't still be sucking his thumb at eight-years-old.

* In WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents, the Crimson Chin in his debut episode begin thumb sucking during his HeroicBSOD when he learned that he is fictional.

* ''Series/SavedByTheBell'': When Zack, Screech and Slater have been out late at night at an adults-only club (they snuck in with Fake [=IDs=]) Screech is seen the next day dozing in the hallway while sucking his thumb.

* ''Series/SavedByTheBell'': When Zack, Screech and Slater have been out late at night at an adults-only club (they snuck in with Fake [=IDs=]) Screech is seen the next day dozing in the hallway while sucking his thumb. OK, Screech isn't technically an "adult" but as a teen who would have been expected to grow out of that I'd think it'd count.