History Main / TheGlassesGottaGo

* ''Film/WonderWoman2017''. When Steve Trevor gives [[Franchise/WonderWoman Diana]] a pair of glasses to [[ClarkKenting make her less conspicuous]], Etta Candy points out that they don't suddenly make her not beautiful.

* Ordinary maid Emma from ''Manga/VictorianRomanceEmma'' turns out to be gorgeous when she's persuaded to take off her glasses and dress up for a ball. Unfortunately, this being the age before contact lenses, she can barely see a thing.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs'' episode "Symbols Of Wisdom", Brainy thinks that the reason Papa Smurf gets more respect than him is that Papa Smurf doesn't wear glasses, so Brainy tries to go about his daily business not wearing any glasses -- only to stumble into things like Painter's painting-in-progress of Smurfette.

* {{Inverted}} in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents,'' where KingArthur is a squinting, nearsighted pipsqueak -- until he puts on glasses, and becomes a muscular, flowing-haired action hero with a deep voice.

* In the "heroes don't wear glasses" sub-category: One of the main characters in the ''Literature/YoungWizards'' series of books, Nita, was originally described as wearing glasses in the first book. In the second book, the description went away. In the following books, one could probably forget she'd ever been described that way in the first place, and no explanation as to why she suddenly got 20/20 vision was given. It gets a passing explanation from Dairine, in ''Wizard's Holiday'': Nita had astigmatism, but grew out of it, apparently.

* In ''Webcomic/{{Superosity}}'', Bobby convinces a very ugly girl at school to pay him to make her the most beautiful girl in school, which he plans to accomplish by simply taking off her glasses and letting down her hair. It completely fails to work.

* In [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/she_planned_treachery this]] ''Webcomic/MenageA3'' strip, imaginary evil Sandra executes the evil version of the trope to evil perfection.

* Parodied in [[http://www.explosm.net/comics/2734/ this]] ''Webcomic/CyanideAndHappiness'' strip.

* In ''Webcomic/{{Sinfest}}'', [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2007-10-26 Monique's request to Slick to take off his glasses is rejected as too intimate.]]

** This trope is inverted in another episode, where Leonard is instantly taken when Penny [[NerdsAreSexy puts on glasses]].

A SisterTrope to LettingHerHairDown. Contrast with {{Meganekko}} and SexySpectacles.

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* The page image comes from a Dove hair products commercial in which Velma from ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' joins some other Creator/HannaBarbera women in lamenting the stiffness of their hair. After they give themselves new hairstyles with Dove, Velma removes her glasses while proudly showing off her "lighter" 'do.

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A SisterTrope to LettingHerHairDown.

Contrast with {{Meganekko}} and SexySpectacles.

* In the SitCom ''{{Grounded For Life}}'', the husband goes through ridiculous lengths to keep his wife from wearing her new glasses because he finds glasses ''so ugly'' that looking at them turns him off instantly. In a flashback, he even snubbed his would-be wife simply because she was wearing glasses.

* ''Film/ThePrincessDiaries'': Paolo, the one in charge of giving Mia a makeover, ''pulls her glasses off her face and breaks them in his hand''. That's right, not only is it shockingly, willfully unattractive to wear glasses on a day-to-day basis, you shouldn't even ''own'' them, little missy. Or remember you spent hundreds on that one pair. He did at least check to make sure she owned contacts before doing it.
* Parodied in ''Film/NotAnotherTeenMovie'', where the protagonist is obviously beautiful, but all the guys are horrified by her glasses and ponytail, to the point that she's deemed more difficult to turn into a beauty queen than a pair of Siamese twins joined at the head, a hunchback, or an albino hippie folksinger. When she's revealed to be BeautifulAllAlong, her glasses are gone.

* One of the older (though almost certainly not the oldest) examples comes with the Ruby Keeler character in the 1933 musical ''Film/FootlightParade''.
* ''Film/LAConfidential'': A couple of high-ranking characters tell up-and-coming police Sgt. Edmond Exley to "lose the glasses" since he wouldn't fit in as the only detective wearing them. He takes their advice as best as he can, going without them while sitting at his desk and while being photographed. This leads him to forget his glasses before a shoot-out. Oops!

* Toula of ''Film/MyBigFatGreekWedding'' gets contacts during her MakeoverMontage.
* Creator/ChristopherNolan tried to find excuses for Creator/CillianMurphy to take off his glasses as Dr. Crane in ''Film/BatmanBegins'', so his baby blues could get more screentime.
* In the first ''Film/SpiderMan1'' film, when Peter Parker gets his superpowers, it corrects his eyesight. Mary Jane only starts to notice him after he stops wearing his glasses. In the sequel, Peter starts losing his powers and wearing his glasses again, but he sheds them once more when his self-confidence (and powers) start returning.

* Played completely straight with Adrian's granny glasses in ''Film/{{Rocky}}''.
* The love interest in ''Film/{{Delicatessen}}'' knows that TheGlassesGottaGo for her big date, but she's also BlindWithoutEm. HilarityEnsues when she needs to pour a hot beverage.
* In ''Film/TheHunt2012'', Nadja takes off Lucas' glasses before they start kissing.
* ''Film/TheBigSleep'': When Marlowe is trapped in the Acme Bookshop by the rain, he has an impromptu date with the clerk, played by Dorothy Malone. During dinner, he asks if she minds taking her glasses off. She readily complies, claiming that she doesn't need them.
* Spoofed in ''[[Film/AttackOfTheKillerTomatoes Killer Tomatoes Strike Back!]]'' As TheHero falls in love with the HotScientist, she suddenly appears from his point-of-view in [[GaussianGirl soft focus]], removing her glasses and tousling her hair in a HotWind that gets stronger and stronger until he's shouting his LoveConfession as they both get blown across the room while catching a face-full of newspapers, leaves, and other rubbish. Annoyed, she puts her glasses back on and the wind suddenly stops, causing the hero to fall to the ground from the lamppost he was desperately holding on to.
* ''Film/AFinePair'': After Mike (played by the dashingly handsome Rock Hudson) takes off his 1960s-nerd glasses on the plane in order to put on some eyeshades, Esmerelda gasps and says "You look ''beautiful'' without glasses!" In the next scene Mike's glasses are back on.

** As part of Karen's makeover, Penny urges her to ditch her glasses for laser eye surgery.

* Subverted (and confirmed) in, of all places, ''Franchise/ArchieComics''. In one comic, Veronica, always at the forefront of style, chooses to wear [[PurelyAestheticGlasses glasses with no lenses]] in order to look more fashionable. Ironically, everyone feels sorry for her because they '''absolutely know''' that glasses always make women look ugly.

--> '''Bryan:''' No wonder you keep those things sheathed. They're like Picasso's most overrated period. Or a box from Tiffany's.

---> '''Penny:''' Boys don't cut classes for girls who wear glasses. But boys find it way sick when those girls get LASIK.

-->'''Wesley:''' ''(removing Fred's glasses)'' Now you truly are...perfection.
-->'''Fred:''' Whereas you are slightly fuzzy; can I have those back?

--> '''Booth (seeing Brennan wearing someone's zany glasses)''': Right. What I want you to do is take off your glasses, shake out your hair and say "Mr. Booth, do you know [[HotLibrarian what the penalty is for an overdue book]]?"
-->'''Brennan''': Why?
-->'''Booth''': Never mind.

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-->'''Joe''': Sorry, bud. Someday geek chic will be in. Someday.

-->'''Arthur:''' "I can see! I CAN FIGHT!"
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-->'''Milhouse:''' ''(losing consciousness)'' Bury me at Make-Out Creek.

* In the ''Literature/MyTeacherIsAnAlien'' series, the nerdy kid Peter starts out wearing glasses. When he becomes the POV character in the third book, he undergoes an alien check-up that fixes his eyesight and removes the need for his glasses.

* Deconstructed in ''Fanfic/{{Queens}}''. Apple White has a lot of internalized feelings towards her need to wear reading glasses. Her parents consider it a "mortal sin" because Snow White's are supposed to be perfect. As a result, Apple hides her nearsightedness.

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