History Main / TippedOffByTheTail

* ''Manga/{{Inuyasha}}'': When Kagome and Shippo are captured by Koga and his wolf clan, [[ShapeShifter Shippo disguises himself]] as Koga, and attempts to escape while telling them he'll escort their prisoner. As they walk towards the cave's exit, a wolf notices that "Koga's" tail looks different and bites it, causing Shippo to yell out in pain and change back.
* ''Manga/{{Seton Academy}}'': In the zebra-girl Chroe Mashima's debut, she parades herself around as the head of the horse herd claiming zebras are rare, striped horses. When Jin exposes that zebras are actually more closely related to donkeys, Chroe panics and accuses him of lying. When asked to provide proof, Jin indifferently lifts up Chroe's skirt and pulls out her tail, showing that it is only fluffy at the tip, just like a donkey. Chroe flees in embarrassment, ironically more upset over people seeing her tail [[ComedicUnderwearExposure rather than her underwear.]]

* "Fanfic/WhatIfKrillinBecameASaiyan": In this particular [[WebVideo/MasakoXDragonBallWhatIf "What If" series]] by [[Creator/MasakoX MasakoX]], Krillin, wanting to get stronger, uses the Dragonballs to make the [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor careless wish]] to [[UnhandThemVillain "Be like Son Goku"]]. Shenron interprets this to mean "Be a ''saiyan'' like Son Goku" which, fortunately for Krillin, lets him keep Goku's good-nature instead of the violent nature of other saiyans. As per all [[Characters/DragonBallSaiyans saiyans]], Krillin's black hair grows back and he sprouts a tail, much to his dismay. Krillin initially hides his newly acquired tail, worried how his friends might react if they knew about his wish. However, during a sparring match with Goku, his tail slips out, exposing the change to Goku. This happens again later during Raditz's arrival at Kame House.

* ''Literature/{{Redwall}}'': Inverted in ''Mossflower''. Mask, an otter who is a MasterOfDisguise, is caught when it turns out he doesn't have a tail. The jealous weasel captain Cludd stomps on the tail of Mask's fox disguise, but it comes off, revealing he isn't a fox.

* Exploited in the 16th-century Chinese story the Merchant's Son, when the protagonist, a plucky boy, spies on the fox-demons in his village by wearing a fox tail (off an actual fox), so they assume he's a fox-child who hasn't yet figured out how to disguise it yet and talk freely around him.

* VideoGame/GhostwireTokyo: A pack of Tanuki were visiting the city just before all the madness started and got scattered in the chaos. You get a side mission to find all of the lost Tanuki hiding int the city, which involves looking for regular inanimate objects with fluffy racoon tails, as that's the only part they can't disguise.

* Happens on a regular basis to Franchise/ScoobyDoo, when he and Shaggy dress up in costumes or pose as statues/mannequins to fool the latest creep-in-a-suit.

* "Fanfic/WhatIfKrillinBecameASaiyan": In this particular [[WebVideo/MasakoXDragonBallWhatIf "What If" series]] by [[Creator/MasakoX MasakoX]], Krillin, wanting to get stronger, uses the Dragonballs to make the [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor careless wish]] to [[UnhandThemVillain "Be like Son Goku"]]. Shenron interprets this to mean "Be a "saiyan" like Son Goku" which, fortunately for Krillin, lets him keep Goku's good-nature instead of the violent nature of other saiyans. As per all [[Characters/DragonBallSaiyans saiyans]], Krillin's black hair grows back and he sprouts a tail, much to his dismay. Krillin initially hides his newly acquired tail, worried how his friends might react if they knew about his wish. However, during a sparring match with Goku, his tail slips out, exposing the change to Goku. This happens again later during Raditz's arrival at Kame House.

* "Fanfic/WhatIfKrillinBecameASaiyan": In this particular [[WebVideo/MasakoXDragonBallWhatIf "What If" series]] by [[Creator/MasakoX MasakoX]], Krillin, wanting to get stronger, uses the Dragonballs to make the [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor careless wish]] to [[UnhandThemVillain "Be like Son Goku"]]. Shenron interprets this to mean "Be a [[Characters/DragonBallSaiyans saiyan]] like Son Goku" which, fortunately for Krillin, lets him keep Goku's good-nature instead of the violent nature of other saiyans. As per all saiyans, Krillin's black hair grows back and he sprouts a tail, much to his dismay. Krillin initially hides his newly acquired tail, worried how his friends might react if they knew about his wish. However, during a sparring match with Goku, his tail slips out, exposing the change to Goku. This happens again later during Raditz's arrival at Kame House.

* "Fanfic/WhatIfKrillinBecameASaiyan": In this particular [[Web Video/MasakoX-DragonBallWhat-If "What If" series]] by [[Creator/MasakoX MasakoX]], Krillin, wanting to get stronger, uses the Dragonballs to make the [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor careless wish]] to [[UnhandThemVillain "Be like Son Goku"]]. Shenron interprets this to mean "Be a [[Characters/DragonBallSaiyans saiyan]] like Son Goku" which, fortunately for Krillin, lets him keep Goku's good-nature instead of the violent nature of other saiyans. As per all saiyans, Krillin's black hair grows back and he sprouts a tail, much to his dismay. Krillin initially hides his newly acquired tail, worried how his friends might react if they knew about his wish. However, during a sparring match with Goku, his tail slips out, exposing the change to Goku. This happens again later during Raditz's arrival at Kame House.

* "Fanfic/WhatIfKrillinBecameASaiyan": In this particular "What If" series by [[Creator/MasakoX MasakoX]], Krillin, wanting to get stronger, uses the Dragonballs to make the [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor careless wish]] to [[UnhandThemVillain "Be like Son Goku"]]. Shenron interprets this to mean "Be a [[Characters/DragonBallSaiyans saiyan]] like Son Goku" which, fortunately for Krillin, lets him keep Goku's good-nature instead of the violent nature of other saiyans. As per all saiyans, Krillin's black hair grows back and he sprouts a tail, much to his dismay. Krillin initially hides his newly acquired tail, worried how his friends might react if they knew about his wish. However, during a sparring match with Goku, his tail slips out, exposing the change to Goku. This happens again later during Raditz's arrival at Kame House.

-->"'Goku:'" What the-? A tail? Krillin, did you always have a tail? I don't remember seeing you with one when we were kids.

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* ''Series/ThatsSoRaven'': Narrowly avoided in "Don't Have a Cow". Raven and Chelsea start to turn into cows thanks to an accidental magic spell. When they try to talk to Eddie while hiding their new appendages, Raven's tail starts wagging, but they manage to hide it before he notices.
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* "Fanfic/WhatIfKrillinBecameASaiyan": In this particular "What If" series by MasakoX, Krillin, wanting to get stronger, uses the Dragonballs to make the [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor careless wish]] to [[UnhandThemVillain "Be like Son Goku"]]. Shenron interprets this to mean "Be a [[DragonBall-Saiyans saiyan]] like Son Goku" which, fortunately for Krillin, lets him keep Goku's good-nature instead of the violent nature of other saiyans. As per all saiyans, Krillin's black hair grows back and he sprouts a tail, much to his dismay. Krillin initially hides his newly acquired tail, worried how his friends might react if they knew about his wish. However, during a sparring match with Goku, his tail slips out, exposing the change to Goku. This happens again later during Raditz's arrival at Kame House.
-->'"Goku:'" What the-? A tail? Krillin, did you always have a tail? I don't remember seeing you with one when we were kids.

* "WhatIfKrillinBecameASaiyan": In this particular "What If" series by MasakoX, Krillin, wanting to get stronger, uses the Dragonballs to make the [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor careless wish]] to [[UnhandThemVillain "Be like Son Goku"]]. Shenron interprets this to mean "Be a [[DragonBall-Saiyans saiyan]] like Son Goku" which, fortunately for Krillin, lets him keep Goku's good-nature instead of the violent nature of other saiyans. As per all saiyans, Krillin's black hair grows back and he sprouts a tail, much to his dismay. Krillin initially hides his newly acquired tail, worried how his friends might react if they knew about his wish. However, during a sparring match with Goku, his tail slips out, exposing the change to Goku. This happens again later during Raditz's arrival at Kame House.

* "WhatIfKrillinBecameASaiyan?": In this particular "What If" series by MasakoX, Krillin, wanting to get stronger, uses the Dragonballs to make the [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor careless wish]] to [[UnhandThem,Villain! "Be like Son Goku"]]. Shenron interprets this to mean "Be a [[DragonBall-Saiyans saiyan]] like Son Goku" which, fortunately for Krillin, lets him keep Goku's good-nature instead of the violent nature of other saiyans. As per all saiyans, Krillin's black hair grows back and he sprouts a tail, much to his dismay. Krillin initially hides his newly acquired tail, worried how his friends might react if they knew about his wish. However, during a sparring match with Goku, his tail slips out, exposing the change to Goku. This happens again later during Raditz's arrival at Kame House.

* ''Series/ThatsSoRaven'': Narrowly avoided in "Don't Have a Cow". Raven and Chelsea start to turn into cows thanks to an accidental magic spell. When they try to talk to Eddie while hiding their new appendages, Chelsea's tail starts wagging, but they manage to hide it before he notices.