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* In an episode of ''Series/{{House}}'', Wilson forced House to attend his fathers' funeral out of state and was CrazyPrepared to the point of packing two non battery-powered flashlights.

* ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'': [[Recap/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriendsS1E2Busted "Busted"]] involves Bloo breaking a bust of Madame Foster, trying to avoid a severe punishment from a fastidious Mr. Herriman. When he finally fesses up, Herriman isn't concerned--the bust gets broken ''so'' much, he has a closet full of spares.

* In ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'', Arnold loses his grandfather's antique watch. He has to go down into the sewers to retrieve it, where he has to face swarms of rats and the Sewer King. After he finally gets the watch back, it turns out his grandfather had a full drawer of them.

->'''Marge:''' And my necklace!
->'''Homer:''' Ehh, that's no big loss.
->'''Marge:''' Homer, that necklace was a priceless Bouvier family heirloom.
->'''Homer:''' Oh, you've probably got a whole drawer full of 'em.
->'''Marge:''' Well, yes I do. But they're all heirlooms, too.

* Comically averted in ''Franchise/SpiderMan vs. {{Wolverine}}''. Peter Parker not only didn't have a spare, but he didn't even have his regular suit with him (he was in East Germany on assignment for the ''Bugle''). He ended up buying a not very authentic Spider-Man costume from a tailor whose son was going to use it for a costume party.

* While it's not unlikely to the audience, the Grand Duke is overjoyed to see that WesternAnimation/Cinderella has another glass slipper in store.

** In another episode, Homer accidentally squirts chocolate onto Tom Wolfe's [[LimitedWardrobe trademark white suit]]. Wolfe simply ''tears off'' the dirty suit to reveal an identical one underneath.

Related to CrazyPrepared. Can be applied to BeautyIsNeverTarnished.

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It is most noticeable when another person (or even the person doing so) [[LampshadeHanging comments on it]].

* In ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'', Arnold loses his grandfather's antique watch. He has to go down into the sewers to retrieve it, where he has to face swarms of rats and the Sewer King. After he finally gets the watch back, it turns out his grandfather had a spare watch all along.

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* ''Film/RatRace'': After Merrill angrily smashes her phone after yelling at one of her workers, she tells Vera that she "carries extras".
* In ''Film/SkyHigh2005'', [[SuperStrength super strong]] hero The Commander, when told his son was designated a sidekick, goes to angrily call the school to complain, only to [[DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength crush the phone when he angrily pushes the buttons]]. He then opens a kitchen drawer which has several extra phones and starts dialing again.

* In ''Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren'', Rude pulls a second pair of Cool Shades out of his pocket when the pair he's wearing are broken.
** He repeats this in the video game remake. More then once.

* In ''Manga/BusouRenkin'', Papillon always seems to have an extra mask hidden in his speedos.

** Also Adrian and her glasses. Whenever she's thoroughly shocked, her glasses shatter, and she immediately pulls out a spare. It's certainly normal to have spare glasses, but about four pairs of her glasses end up shattering, far more than the number of glasses most people carry around with them. Or generally own at a time.

* Comically averted in ''Franchise/SpiderMan vs. {{Wolverine}}''. Peter Parker not only didn't have a spare, but he didn't even have his regular suit with him (he was in East Germany on assignment for the ''Bugle'').
** He ended up buying a not very authentic Spider-Man costume from a tailor whose son was going to use it for a costume party.
* In the ''[[ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog Sonic & Knuckles]]'' comic, Knuckles had a spare Chaos Emerald, which he used to keep Angel Island afloat. He broke the first one to keep Robotnik from getting it, then brought out the spare after he left. Granted, Chaos Emeralds are far more common in the comic than in the games, but it's not exactly something you trip over.
** While Knuckles DOES get another Chaos Emerald in another comic, the one he smashed in the Sonic&Knuckles special was just a fake. Sonic didn't see him make the switch, but neither did Robotnik...

* ''Series/{{Matlock}}'': The manufacturer of Ben's seersucker suits goes out of businsess, but his tailor buys a good stock of the suits just for Ben.

* Comically averted in ''{{Spider-Man}} vs. {{Wolverine}}''. Peter Parker not only didn't have a spare, but he didn't even have his regular suit with him (he was in East Germany on assignment for the ''Bugle'').