History Main / TongueOnTheFlagpole

* As a colt, the eponymous ''WesternAnimation/SpiritStallionOfTheCimarron'' gets his tongue stuck to a large icicle. He then snaps it off and carries it away with him until he melts his tongue free in his mouth.

* [[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/522828 This]] ''Website/{{Newgrounds}}'' Flash short. For BilingualBonus, the sign on the pole says "Wishing pole: one lick = one wish".

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* A likely ShoutOut to the TropeCodifier [[http://thefourthcomic.com/?comic=the-missing-page here]], though it's a wall in a ice fortress, in ''WebComic/TheFourth''.

* One of the stills for the WesternAnimation/HarveyBeaks episode [[ChristmasEpisode It's Christmas, You Dorks]] shows Fee trying to pull Kratz's tongue off of a pole.

* Happens to one of the President's bodyguards (on a ski-lift) in an episode of ''Series/TheNanny''.

Do not attempt this in real life as, the saliva on your tongue ''will'' freeze on contact with a cold surface, and it's possible to lose your tongue to severe frostbite. If it happens - have a friend apply warm water or use a blow dryer to melt the ice. Don't try to tear it off, as you will lose a chunk of your skin.

* ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'': Courage's tongue gets stuck to a frozen Muriel in "Snowman's Revenge". This gets worse when the snowman snaps the poor dog's tongue in half to free him.

[[caption-width-right:350:Looks like Flik isn't gonna be doing ''that'' anymore...]]

* Sven in ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'' gets his tongue stuck on the railing of a staircase at Elsa's ice palace as a FunnyBackgroundEvent.

-->'''Threepio''': I wouldn't do that if I were you.
-->'''Han''': ''(muffled)'' My lips are stuck!

* In the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' [[ChristmasEpisode episode]] "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E13HearthsWarmingEve Hearth's Warming Eve]]", Scootaloo and some other poor anonymous filly get their tongues stuck to a huge (Christmas-tree-sized) candy-cane prop. They get better though.

* ''WesternAnimation/SpiritStallionOfTheCimarron'': As a colt, Spirit tries to lick an icicle stuck to a branch. He manages to snap it off the branch, carrying it in his mouth.

A character, usually (but not always) a kid, is dared to place his tongue on a flagpole (or other metal object) in sub-zero temperatures. The tongue becomes stuck to the flagpole and HilarityEnsues.

TruthInTelevision. The saliva on your tongue ''will'' freeze on contact with a cold surface if it's cold enough, and it's possible to lose your tongue to severe frostbite. [[SchmuckBait Better not try it.]] And if it happens - don't try to tear it off, you will leave your skin on it! Of course, if you breathe on it enough or get some hot water, that isn't a problem.

* Butterball's tongue gets stuck to an icicle in ''[[Film/AirBuddies Snow Buddies]]''.

* While not using the tongue, it is mentioned in ''Discworld/{{Hogfather}}''. Albert reminisces about a toy horse he wanted as a kid. "I must have spent hours staring at it with my nose pressed against the glass, until someone heard my cries and unfroze me."

* ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'': ''The Fast and the Furry'' movie. Gorthon, an evil-looking racer voiced by Tom Kenny (who isn't really evil), is tricked by Biff and Buzz (the race announcers) into sticking his tongue to the South Pole (because he thinks his tongue won't stay there).

* ''WesternAnimation/SheZow'': Maz, as MEAT-eor Man gets his tongue on a frozen Kelly Hamdon in "Coldfinger".
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSkinnerBoys'': In "Freezer Burn", the Skinner boys are investigating a wrecked icebreaker when ButtMonkey Edward trips over a dog and winds up with tongue stuck to a bollard.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' episode "Snow Bound", Timmy sticks his tongue to a frozen fishbowl and then proceeds to pull himself out of a pit he was stuck in using his tongue as a lasso.
* In ''WesternAnimation/LEGOStarWarsTheYodaChronicles'', Han Solo gets his lips stuck on C-3PO when he kisses him on Hoth. Threepio is moping about not getting more recognition, and Han tries to kiss him. The last scene has Zek using his crystal arm to try and heat up Han's face enough to free the lips.
-->'''Threepio''': I wouldn't do that if I were you.
-->'''Han''': ''(muffled)'' My lips are stuck!
* Stan Lee discussed this in the ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'' "Blueprints" when he was talking to a crew member at the docks that he hates it when he sticks his tongue on a ship in the cold weather.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/TheMrMenShow'' episode "Parties", Miss Whoops offered Mr. Bump to lick her strawberry flavored ice sculpture of herself. But Mr. Bump ended up getting his tongue stuck on a piece of the sculpture.
* In the episode "Winter Wonder Wha?" in ''WesternAnimation/LittlestPetShop2012'', Vinnie got his tongue stuck on the frozen ground.
* ''WesternAnimation/DangerMouse'': "Melting" begins InMediasRes with DM's butt frozen to a throne of ice as part of Pink Dawn's plan to reenact her favourite musical. He has to be rescued by Penfold with a hot water bottle.
* ''WesternAnimation/ZekesPad'': Zeke's dad plays a CaptivityHarmonica when they are trapped inside the snowbound house in "The Artful Dodger". It gets stuck to his lips.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Grossology}}'' episode "Fangs a Lot", Professor Skinner gets stuck when he kisses a frozen, giant, genetically modified snake.
* Happens to Sir Roderick in ''WesternAnimation/{{Gawayn}}''. Having won a fake Crystal of Gawayn in a game show, Roderick tries to get it to work by licking it. At this point, he discovers it is actually made of ice.
* When it starts snowing in ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'', Peggy says "Nobody lick any flagpoles!"
* ''[[WesternAnimation/TotalDrama Total Drama World Tour]]'':
** In the Yukon episode, Bridgette gets her tongue stuck to a flagpole thanks to [[ManipulativeBastard Alejandro]]. Then Chris forces her to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmHB2UwgVAg sing]] about it (With Gwen Courtney and Heather as backup), made even funnier considering that her voice is slurred as she tries to speak, and it's the only song to have visible lyrics to make it more understandable.
** In an exclusive clip, Heather is sent to the Yukon after she is eliminated, and gets her tongue stuck to a pole as a reference back to the episode.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TotalDramaPresentsTheRidonculousRace'', [=MacArthur=] gets her tongue stuck to a trash can in Siberia after Josee shoves her.
* [[TheDitz Penny]] from ''WesternAnimation/TheMightyB'' once tried to do this on purpose. [[SpringtimeForHitler She failed]].
%%* Happens multiple times on ''WesternAnimation/ErkyPerky''.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/ClassOf3000'' episode "Eddie's Money", Madison gets her tongue stuck on an ice sculpture at Eddie's birthday party. Twice.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'', "Now Museum, Now You Don't": Hank sticks his tongue to [[HumanPopsicle the ice block containing Ug-Ugh.]]
* Stimpy from ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'' once did this, once it became stuck he pulled until his tongue got ripped off.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/SquirrelBoy'' episode "The Grim Cheaper", [[ItMakesSenseInContext imaginary future Andy]] gets his tongue stuck on an icicle during the sled chase through the deep frozen house (which also makes sense in context).
* In the ''Zeke's Pad'' episode "The Artful Dodger", Zeke's dad gets the CaptivityHarmonica he was playing inside the snowbound house stuck to his lips.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/CampLazlo'' episode "Beans Are From Mars", Chip and Skip get their tongues stuck to an ice cream truck. Which then drives off.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' [[ChristmasEpisode episode]] "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E13HearthsWarmingEve Hearth's Warming Eve]]", Scootaloo and some other poor anonymous filly get their tongues stuck to a huge (Christmas-tree-sized) candy-cane prop. They get better though.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Stoked}}'': In "Channel Surfers", Reef attempts to kiss Lo while they are standing in the cool room. He misses and ends up with his tongue stuck to a metal strut.
* ''WesternAnimation/TazMania'': Taz gets his tongue stuck to frozen dinner in "Take All of Me". Wendal's attempts to free him do not go well.
* Happens to Patrick when he gets his tongue on a ''wooden'' pole when the Krusty Krab is frozen in the ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' episode "Krabs a la Mode"(not that he minded, though). Later on in the same episode, he also gets it stuck to the back of the clamboni.
* ''WesternAnimation/StormHawks'': In "Fire and Ice", Leugey gets his tongue stuck to a wall of ice.
* This happens to Mystique Sonia in the Penguin Castle episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Hero 108}}''. She gets her OverlyLongTongue stuck to a frozen bowling ball.
* Not seen directly, but it is mentioned in the ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' episode [[BaseballEpisode "A Leela of Her Own"]] that Hank Aaron XXIV once got his tongue stuck to his blernsball bat on a cold day.
* A Smurf in ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfsAChristmasCarol'' tries to lick an icicle and gets his tongue stuck on it. He is seen dancing with the other Smurfs with the icicle still stuck on his tongue.
* ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'': Courage's tongue gets stuck to a frozen Muriel in "Snowman's Revenge". This gets worse when the snowman snaps the poor dog's tongue in half to free him.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'': Billy gets his tongue frozen to Santa's sleigh in the ChristmasSpecial.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLooneyTunesShow'': In "A Christmas Carol", Daffy gets his butt frozen to a park bench during the song "Christmas Rules".
* In the teaser trailer for ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'', the reindeer character Sven gets his tongue stuck on a frozen lake during a quarrel over a carrot with the snowman Olaf.

* ''Series/KenanAndKel'' get stuck in a restaurant's freezer and one of them gets his tongue stuck on a fish.
* Happens to one of the President's bodyguards (on a skilift) in an episode of ''Series/TheNanny''.
* Jeremy Clarkson on ''Series/TopGear''. In a variant, it was a metal hex nut he was holding with his mouth -- but since he was standing on the polar ice north of Canada at the time, it had the same effect.
* An episode of ''Series/Rescue911'' has this happen on one of their segments where a kid gets his tongue stuck in a freezer and the rescue squad has to come and free him.

* On ''Series/TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody'', London gets her tongue stuck a frozen smoothie that Zack had stuck on a popsicle stick.

* On ''Series/TheGoldbergs'', Adam dares Barry to stick his tongue in a pole. Barry gets even by pushing Adam's lips to the pole. And then they realize that no one knows where they are and they can't call for help.
* In one episode of ''Series/{{QI}}'', Phill Jupitus learns that the coldest place in the known universe is a science lab in an American university, containing a metal bar which has been cooled to a fraction above 0 Kelvin. He wonders if any of the scientists have ever been tempted to lick it.
* ''Series/TheDoctorBlakeMysteries'': In "The Call of the Void", the VictimOfTheWeek dies clutching a shelf in a walk-in freezer. By the time he is found, his hand is frozen to the shelf and Lucien has to break his fingers to detach him.
* ''Series/TheLastLeg'': In series 18, ep. 6, Josh--despite a warning from Adam--licks an ice sculpture of Mike the Cameraman (ItMakesSenseInContext, kind of) and gets his tongue stuck and has to be pulled free by Alex.

* On ''Radio/CabinPressure'', TheDitz flight attendant Arthur has trouble opening the plane's hold door with his gloves on when it's on the ground in St. Petersburg, so he takes them off. Once he's been freed with the liberal application of vodka, he goes to put his gloves back on and in order to do so, puts the keys he was holding in his mouth... The incident is a ChekhovsGag that gets them out of a pickle later in the episode.

* The (very surreal) InteractiveFiction game ''So Far'' ''dares you to lick a frozen pole.'' [[spoiler:It's a bad idea, because you will get stuck and eventually freeze.]] While your tongue is stuck, all descriptions come back muddled, as if the narrator ith thalking with ith thung thuck to a thlagthole.
* In the {{Canada|Eh}} level of ''[[VideoGame/TonyHawksProSkater Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3]]'', there is an objective to help a guy called Chuck (specifically, "[[RhymesOnADime Get Chuck Unstuck]]") who has got his tongue stuck on a pole and is being taunted and having snowballs thrown at him by two bullies. This being a skateboarding game, what's the solution? Plow into him at full speed.
* In ''VideoGame/LeisureSuitLarry7LoveForSail'', Larry can lick an ice sculpture and get his tongue stuck.

* One loading screen video loop in ''VideoGame/MondayNightCombat'' features the Ice Men Pit Girl trying to pull free an Ice Men Tank... whose tongue is stuck to a [=ShaveIce=] turret.

* In the ''VideoGame/SaintsRowIV'' [[DownloadableContent DLC]], ''[[ChristmasEpisode How the Saints Saved Christmas]]'', [[ShoutOut in reference to]] the TropeCodifier, the Boss has to place their tongue on a pole in order to cause lightning to strike (just roll with it). Initially, this leads to an [[InvertedTrope inversion]] of ButThouMust, as there are only two "Refuse" options at the beginning, but refusing enough times will [[PlayedStraight play the trope straight]] and solidify the Shout-Out as C.I.D triple dog-dares the Boss to do it, leading to two "Accept" options.

* [[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/522828 This]] ''Website/{{Newgrounds}}'' Flash short. For BilingualBonus, the sign on the pole says "Wishing pole: one lick = one wish".

* The ''Webcomic/{{Narbonic}}'' parody of ''Film/AChristmasStory'' briefly shows a young Dave Davenport yelling "I'm thtuck!"

* ''Webcomic/HamletoTheHamster'': Happens to Hamleto with [[http://www.hamletothehamster.com/2009/07/heat-is-on-part-one.html a bottle of ice-cold water.]]
* In ''Webcomic/LilGotham'', Robin gets his tongue stuck when he attempts to lick the ice cream cone of someone stuck in one of Mr Freeze's blocks of ice.
* A likely ShoutOut to the TropeCodifier [[http://thefourthcomic.com/?comic=the-missing-page here]], though it's a wall in a ice fortess, in ''WebComic/TheFourth''.
* [[http://freyfox.deviantart.com/art/Tongue-Tied-473043502 This pic]] shows two side characters from ''Webcomic/{{Transmission}}'', a married couple no less, with both their tongues frozen to a flagpole.
* In ''Webcomic/Level30Psychiatry'', Greninja's tongue scarf and urban ninja running [[http://lvl30psy.thecomicseries.com/comics/137 don't mix too well,]] leaving him hanging from a lamppost.
* ''Webcomic/ManlyGuysDoingManlyThings'': [[http://thepunchlineismachismo.com/archives/comic/keep-that-in-your-mouth-if-you-dont-want-to-lose-it Evidently, Ganondorf's trolling isn't limited to just Link.]]
-->'''Ganondorf:''' Look in my defense I'm from the desert, I had no idea it worked that fast.
* ''Webcomic/TwoLumps'': Snooch managed to stick himself to [[http://twolumps.net/d/20050107.html an ice-cold metal window frame]] this way.

* ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'': ''The Fast and the Furry'' movie. Gorthon, an evil-looking racer voiced by Tom Kenny (who isn't really evil), is tricked by Biff and Buzz (the race announcers) into sticking his tongue to the South Pole (because he thinks his tongue won't stay there).

* Interesting, if sick, take on the subject in ''WesternAnimation/{{Superjail}}'': The Warden gets his tongue stuck on Alice's frozen body, while trying to lick her breasts...
* In the first episode of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', Aang gets his tongue frozen to his glider. Since he appears in the next scene not attached to the glider, he presumably detached himself.

* In ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'', Scratch and Grounder are in the Arctic cold, [[HoYay Scratch kisses Grounder]], HilarityEnsues.

* Even well past age 20, ComicStrip/{{Nemi}} still does this.

* Peter gets his tongue stuck to a flagpole off-screen in ''ComicStrip/FoxTrot''. Jason tells Andrea to get the camera instead so he can upload it to Website/YouTube.
* In one strip of ''ComicStrip/ForBetterOrForWorse'', Elizabeth gets her tongue stuck on a flagpole ''after'' her mother warned her of the risk. Her reasoning (after Mom painfully peels her tongue off the frozen metal)? "I wanted to see if it was ''true''!"

* In the [[{{Doujinshi}} fanworks]] of ''[[VideoGame/{{Touhou}} Gensokyo]]'', Cirno the [[AnIcePerson Ice Fairy]] is prone to have certain characters stuck to her by their tongues, including [[BigEater Yuyuko]].

* As a colt, the eponymous ''WesternAnimation/SpiritStallionOfTheCimarron'' gets his tongue stuck to a large icicle. He then snaps it off and carries it away with him until he melts his tongue free in his mouth.

* At the end of ''WesternAnimation/FlushedAway'', the evil Toad and his French cousin Le Frog actually get their tongues frozen onto a large pipe containing liquid nitrogen after Roddy smashes it apart to freeze the tidal wave Toad sent to drown the rats of Sewer-London. It's implied that the two amphibians were both arrested after they were unfrozen.

* Sven in ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'' gets his tongue stuck on the railing of a staircase at Elsa's ice palace as a FunnyBackgroundEvent.
* In ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe2'', one of the minions is trapped when he licks a a popsicle dangled in front of him and his tongue gets stuck. He wakes up on the tropical island with his tongue still stuck to it.

* ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon2'': When Toothless is using an icicle to draw in the snow, the icicle gets stuck to his tongue.

* Happens in ''Film/EpicMovie'', also with tongue-tearing results. In the unrated cut of the film, her tongue stretches to an insane length and she attempts to cut free with a knife and axe.
* A variation occurs in ''Film/AVeryHaroldAndKumar3DChristmas''. Hint: it's not Harold's tongue that gets stuck.
-->'''Kumar:''' [[ShoutOut This is just like that scene in]] ''Film/AChristmasStory''.\\
'''Harold:''' [[DeadpanSnarker Oh, is it really?]]
* The former variation occurs in ''Series/{{Jackass}} 2'', when one of the guys freezes his balls to a block of ice.

* During a parody of ''Film/TheExorcist'' in ''Film/ScaryMovie'' 2, the priest played by Andy Ritchter enters the room with the possessed girl inside and complains about how cold the room is. He then kisses the small metal cross he has with him, only for his lips to get stuck to it.
* In the Czech film ''Film/TheElementarySchool'', the principal warns his students to be careful on this winter day and not to do certain things, including ''lick the metal handrail in front of the school''. Lo and behold, [[SchmuckBait the very next scene shows three boys stuck on said railing]]. They are then sent spitting blood, since two of the boys tear themselves off while being freed via a blowtorch and the third one gets a DopeSlap, biting down on his tongue, after being successfully rescued.

* In ''Film/InOrderOfDisappearance'', Nils' lip sticks momentarily to the barrel of his rifle when he attempts to [[AteHisGun eat his gun]].

* The narrator in ''Popular Music From Vittula'' climbs to a mountain in the Himalayas, and kneels over to kiss a metal plate on the ground. He has to pee in a cup to free himself.
* In ''[[Literature/LittleHouseOnThePrairie Farmer Boy]]'', Almanzo is egged on to lick a pump handle, but knows better than to rise to the bait.
* While not using the tongue, it is mentioned in ''Discworld/{{Hogfather}}''. Albert reminisces about a toy horse he wanted as a kid. "I must have spent hours staring at it with my nose pressed against the glass, until someone heard my cries and unfroze me."
* One of the stories in ''The Book of Heroic Failures'' tells of a man who knelt down to breathe on the lock of his car door in an effort to defrost it and ending up spending a freezing night outside with his lips stuck to the car door.

* At the beginning of Creator/NealStephenson's ''Cobweb'' a guy tries to feel Desiree Dhont's bum, not realising that she has spent her whole life wrestling with her champion-grade brothers and is just as badass as they are. Before he knows what's happening, she slams his face into a freezing cold metal window frame and leaves him stuck to it.
* One of the beliefs cited in ''Literature/TheAmericanCredo''--"That there was once a man who placed his tongue against the rails of the Monon railroad near Kokomo, Indiana, and, being unable to get loose, had his head cut off by a passenger train four hours later." (New #1130)