History Main / WalletMoths

* Occurs in the WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse short ''The Nifty Eighties'' when Mickey takes out money for tickets to see a vaudeville show.

* Occurs in the WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse short ''The Nifty Eightys'' when Mickey takes out money for tickets to see a vaudeville show.

* Occurs in the MickeyMuse short ''The Nifty Eightys'' when Mickey takes out money for tickets to see a vaudeville show.

* Occurs in the MickeyMouse short ''The Nifty Nineties'' when Mickey takes out money for tickets to see a vaudeville show.

* When JohnnyBravo does this in one episode, you can hear the moth say in a tiny voice: "I'm free! Free!"
* ''CampLazlo'': When Scoutmaster Lumpus opens his wallet in "Prickly Pining Dining", a large cloud of dust escapes.

* In ''CalvinAndHobbes'', it happened once when Calvin's dad was paying Rosalyn's baby-sitting bonus and there was nothing left.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheTripletsOfBelleville'': Mme Souza, while trying to order a hamburger, opens her purse, only for a moth to fly out of it. When it lands on the smiling cashier's face, the cashier realizes that her customer has no money.

For the most part, this is an [[AnimationTropes Animation Trope]], possibly because actors didn't much like fragile flying insects in their pockets, though [[ForgottenTrope it isn't often used anymore]] even in cartoons. Little to no relation with MacabreMothMotif. Contrast BatScare, in which the startling appearance of flying creatures indicates a location is unexplored or abandoned.

* ''RockyAndBullwinkle'' does this in one chapter of "Box Top Robbery", where Bullwinkle happened to have one of them when he opened his wallet containing 27 cents.

* ''Film/TheTripletsOfBelleville'': Mme Souza, while trying to order a hamburger, opens her purse, only for a moth to fly out of it. When it lands on the smiling cashier's face, the cashier realizes that her customer has no money.

* In the ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mIQjxvKSqw Mellow Brick Road]]'' music video by {{Pogo}}, the [[TheWizardOfOz Scarecrow]] indicates his lack of brains by pulling off his hat and having a moth fly out. Not quite this trope, but clearly drawing up the same imagery to indicate "empty."

* In the ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mIQjxvKSqw Mellow Brick Road]]'' music video by {{Pogo}}, the Scarecrow indicates his lack of brains by pulling off his hat and having a moth fly out. Not quite this trope, but clearly drawing up the same imagery to indicate "empty."

* The TexAvery short ''Uncle Tom's Cabana'' (not to be confused with ''Uncle Tom's Bungalow'', one of the Censored Eleven) has this with the protagonist's pocket.

* [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in a ''{{Lio}}'' strip, where the title character is shown with a package of "Wallet Moths" which he uses to trick his father into thinking he's broke.

* In the ''TheThreeStooges'' short "From Nurse to Worse", Moe and Larry pry open Curly's money purse (that he keeps around his neck, hidden beneath layers of shirts), and moths fly out. Inside is a single moth-eaten dollar bill.

For the most part, this is an [[AnimationTropes Animation Trope]], possibly because actors didn't much like fragile flying insects in their pockets, though [[ForgottenTrope it isn't often used anymore]] even in cartoons. Little to no relation with MacabreMothMotif. Related to BatScare, in which the startling appearance of flying creatures indicates a location is unexplored or abandoned.

For the most part, this is an [[AnimationTropes Animation Trope]], possibly because actors didn't much like fragile flying insects in their pockets, though [[ForgottenTrope it isn't often used anymore]] even in cartoons. Little to no relation with MacabreMothMotif.

* In ''QuestForGlory I VGA'', if you look at your money pouch when it's empty, you may randomly get this message:

* Used as a plot point in the children's book ''[=McBroom=] Tells the Truth'' by SidFleischman: Josh [=McBroom=] buys a seemingly worthless farm for [[ExactWords everything in his wallet]], and when it turns out to be valuable land, the swindler who sold the land demands it back, saying that [=McBroom=] still owes him the moths that flew out when he handed over the money.

* In an episode of ''TheThreeStooges'', when Moe and Larry open Curly's money purse that he keeps around his neck, hidden beneath layers of shirts, moths fly out. They are able to pull out a single moth-eaten dollar bill.

For the most part, this is an [[AnimationTropes Animation Trope]], possibly because actors didn't much like fragile flying insects in their pockets, though [[ForgottenTrope it isn't often used anymore]] even in cartoons.

For the most part, this is an [[AnimationTropes Animation Trope]], though [[ForgottenTrope it isn't often used anymore]] even in cartoons.

* Happens in ''WesternAnimation;{{SpongeBob SquarePants}}'' (which is [[RuleOfFunny strange]], seeing as they are underwater and all...)

* Happens in ''{{SpongeBob SquarePants}}'' (which is [[RuleOfFunny strange]], seeing as they are underwater and all...)

* Occurred once in ''TheSimpsons'' when billionaire C. Montgomery Burns opened up his wallet.

* It occurs during the "Rhapsody in Blue" segment of ''[[{{Fantasia}} Fantasia 2000]]'', to the man in the diner.