History PlayingWith / WardrobeMalfunction

* '''Defied''':
** Alice wears modest and durable clothing specifically to prevent this from happening.

* '''VisualPun''': A mechanical wardrobe starts sparking while intoning "ERROR...ERROR...ERROR..."

* '''Downplayed''': The top button on Alice's shirt {{pop|pingButtons}}s off, revealing a bit more cleavage than she planned.

** Bob, the host of a [[Series/ThePriceIsRight famous]] AudienceParticipation GameShow, notices that a particularly well-endowed young lady in the back row is wearing a very flimsy tube top. Seeing the potential for some [[BestKnownForTheFanservice free publicity]], he invites her to compete, and sure enough she goes wild with excitement and rushes through the audience completely oblivious to her top rapidly slipping down, until her breasts completely spill out right in front of the live TV cameras and make it one of the [[AllThereIsToKnowAboutTheCryingGame most famous episodes of all time]].

** Bob, the host of a [[Series/ThePriceIsRight famous]] AudienceParticipation GameShow, notices that a particularly well-endowed young lady in the back row is wearing a very flimsy tube top. [[GenreSavvy Seeing the potential]] for some [[BestKnownForTheFanservice free publicity]], he invites her to compete, and sure enough she goes wild with excitement and rushes through the audience completely oblivious to her top rapidly slipping down, until her breasts completely spill out right in front of the live TV cameras and make it one of the [[AllThereIsToKnowAboutTheCryingGame most famous episodes of all time]].

* '''Played For Laughs''': ''All'' of Alice's outfits (even modest ones which logically shouldn't be ''able'' to expose anything) inevitably malfunction in this way.

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** Alice's entire outfit falls off, revealing a huge CensorBar in her precise shape. Bob points out that it's a good thing she came prepared, or that could have been embarrassing.

** Seeing how flimsy Alice's outfit is, Brenda makes sure she's on the opposing team in the big dance contest, hoping to win by default when Alice's dress falls off and gets her whole team disqualified.

* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice accidentally tucks the back of her dress into her [[ThongOfShielding thong panties]], leaving her hindquarters completely exposed. When she bends over, the thong snaps and drops to the ground, allowing the dress to fall back into place.

** During the cheerleading team's routine, all their uniforms fall off simultaneously, leaving all the girls birthday-suit-clad in front of everyone.

** All the cheerleaders' costumes fall off at once right in the middle of their routine, leaving the whole team nude in front of everyone.

'''Basic Trope:''' A person's clothing falls off during an inopportune moment, showing more skin than originally intended.
* '''Straight:'''

* '''Exaggerated:'''

* '''Downplayed:''' The top button on Alice's shirt {{pop|pingButtons}}s off, revealing a bit more cleavage than she planned.
* '''Justified:'''

* '''Inverted:'''

* '''Subverted:''' One of the straps on Alice's dress breaks, but she manages to catch it before her breast is revealed.
* '''Double Subverted:''' As Alice tries to secure the broken strap, the other one snaps and the whole dress falls off.
* '''Parodied:'''

* '''Zig Zagged:''' Alice accidentally tucks the back of her dress into her [[ThongOfShielding thong panties]], leaving her hindquarters completely exposed. When she bends over, the thong snaps and drops to the ground, allowing the dress to fall back into place.
* '''Averted:'''

* '''Enforced:'''

* '''Lampshaded:''' Following her humiliating public exposure, Alice's friend Bianca asks her, "Alice, did you ''really'' think that dress was going to last the whole night?"
* '''Invoked:'''

* '''Exploited:'''

* '''Defied:'''

* '''Discussed:''' Upon seeing her new dress for the first time, Alice's friend Bianca points out, "Alice, that outfit looks... Structurally unsound."
* '''Conversed:''' "That dress is going to fall off by the end of the episode, I just know it."
* '''Implied:''' While Alice is getting dressed, Bob reminds her to double-check her outfit if she doesn't want to risk a [[NoodleIncident repeat of what happened yesterday]].
* '''Deconstructed:''' Alice's costume for the big musical is a strapless full-length gown, and at the very first dress rehearsal she [[CuteClumsyGirl steps on the hem]] and the whole thing falls right off. To avoid having Alice accidentally ruin the show, the conductor instructs her to secure her costume with double-sided tape.
* '''Reconstructed:''' Brenda is unexpectedly forced to replace Alice on opening night. Thinking that someone must have altered the costume as a prank, she pulls all the tape off, goes on stage, and promptly suffers a catastrophic malfunction right in the middle of her first solo number.
* '''Played For Laughs:''' ''All'' of Alice's outfits (even modest ones which logically shouldn't be ''able'' to expose anything) inevitably malfunction in this way.
* '''Played For Drama:'''

'''Basic Trope''': A person's clothing falls off during an inopportune moment, showing more skin than originally intended.
* '''Straight''':

* '''Exaggerated''':

** All the cheerleaders' costumes fall off at once right in the middle of their routine, leaving the whole team naked in front of everyone.
* '''Downplayed''': The top button on Alice's shirt {{pop|pingButtons}}s off, revealing a bit more cleavage than she planned.
* '''Justified''':

* '''Inverted''':

* '''Subverted''': One of the straps on Alice's dress breaks, but she manages to catch it before her breast is revealed.
* '''Double Subverted''': As Alice tries to secure the broken strap, the other one snaps and the whole dress falls off.
* '''Parodied''': Alice's entire outfit falls off, revealing a huge CensorBar in the exact same shape. Bob points out that it's a good thing she came prepared, or that could have been embarrassing.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice accidentally tucks the back of her dress into her [[ThongOfShielding thong panties]], leaving her butt completely exposed. When she bends over, the thong snaps and drops to the ground, allowing the dress to fall back into place.
* '''Averted''':

* '''Enforced''':

** The actress who plays Alice recently made headlines with her own accidental exposure incident, so the writers decide to cash in on the story by subjecting Alice to the same thing.
* '''Lampshaded''': Following her humiliating public exposure, Alice's friend Bianca asks her, "Alice, did you ''really'' think that dress was going to last the whole night?"
* '''Invoked''':

* '''Exploited''':

* '''Defied''': Alice wears modest and durable clothing specifically to prevent this from happening.
* '''Discussed''': Upon seeing her new dress for the first time, Alice's friend Bianca points out, "Alice, that outfit looks... Structurally unsound."
* '''Conversed''': "That dress is going to fall off by the end of the episode, I just know it."
* '''Implied''': While Alice is getting dressed, Bob reminds her to double-check her outfit if she doesn't want to risk a [[NoodleIncident repeat of what happened yesterday]].
* '''Deconstructed''': Alice's costume for the big musical is a strapless full-length gown, and at the very first dress rehearsal she [[CuteClumsyGirl steps on the hem]] and the whole thing falls right off. To avoid having Alice accidentally ruin the show, the conductor instructs her to secure her costume with double-sided tape.
* '''Reconstructed''': Brenda is unexpectedly forced to replace Alice on opening night. Thinking that someone must have altered the costume as a prank, she pulls all the tape off, goes on stage, and promptly suffers a catastrophic malfunction right in the middle of her first solo number.
* '''Played For Laughs''': ''All'' of Alice's outfits (even modest ones which logically shouldn't be ''able'' to expose anything) inevitably malfunction in this way.
* '''Played For Drama''':
** After accidentally exposing herself during a publicity event, Alice is criticized by the media for dressing irresponsibly, and her reputation is forever tarnished because of the incident.

** Alice's dress stays put the entire time she's out.

* '''Lampshaded''': "Alice, did you ''really'' think that dress was going to last the whole night?"

** Seeing how fragile Alice's is, Brenda makes sure she's on the opposing team in the big dance contest, hoping to win by default when Alice's dress falls off and gets her whole team disqualified.

* '''Discussed''': "Alice, that outfit looks... Structurally unsound."

* '''Implied''': While Alice is getting dressed, Bob reminds her to double-check her outfit if she doesn't want a [[NoodleIncident repeat of what happened yesterday]].
* '''Deconstructed''': Alice's costume for the big musical is a strapless full-length gown, and the very first time she tries it on she [[CuteClumsyGirl steps on the hem]] and the whole thing falls right off. To avoid accidentally ruining the show, she decides to secure the costume with double-sided tape.
* '''Reconstructed''': Brenda is unexpectedly forced to replace Alice on opening night. Thinking that someone must have put tape on the costume as a prank, she gets rid of it and goes on stage.

* '''Reconstructed''': Brenda is forced to replace Alice in the big show. Thinking someone put tape on the costume as a prank, she gets rid of it and goes on stage.

* '''Played For Drama''': After accidentally exposing herself during a publicity event, Alice is criticized by the media for dressing irresponsibly, and her reputation is forever tarnished because of the incident.

* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice accidentally tucks the back of her dress into her thong panties, leaving her butt completely exposed. When she bends over, the thong snaps and drops to the ground, allowing the dress to fall back into place.

* '''Enforced''': The writers plan for Alice's dress to fall off [[{{Fanservice}} to attract more viewers]].

** Seeing how fragile Alice's is, Brenda makes sure she's on the opposing team in the big dance contest, hoping to win by default when Alice's dress falls off and she gets disqualified.
* '''Defied''': Alice wears modest clothing specifically to prevent this from happening.

* '''Justified''': Alice was recently seen patching up the straps of her dress after it suffered some ClothingDamage.

* '''Invoked''': Alice installs a mechanism into the dress that she uses to break the strap while all the cameras are on her.
* '''Exploited''': [[TheissTitillationTheory Alice deliberately wears an extremely revealing, impractical dress, knowing that it will probably fall off at some point.]]

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* '''Straight''': One of the straps on Alice's dress breaks and falls off, revealing her breast.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice's whole dress falls off as soon as she walks out the door.

* '''Justified''': Alice was recently seen repairing the straps of that dress after it suffered some ClothingDamage.
* '''Inverted''': Alice's dress malfunctions in such a way that it actually exposes ''less'' skin than before.

* '''Averted''': Alice's dress stays put the entire time she's out.

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* '''Parodied''': Alice's entire outfit falls off, revealing a huge CensorBar in the exact same shape. Another character then remarks that at least she came prepared.

* '''Justified''': Alice's dress gets caught on a piece of furniture, ripping part of it off.

* '''Subverted''': Alice's dress starts to slip off, but she catches it before it reveals anything.
* '''Double Subverted''': Alice sighs with relief and secures the dress, only for it to rip open and completely expose her chest.
* '''Parodied''': Alice's entire outfit falls off, revealing a huge CensorBar in the same shape as the dress. Another character then remarks that at least she came prepared.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice accidentally tucks the back of her dress into her thong panties. When she bends over, the thong snaps and drops to the ground, allowing the dress to fall back into place.

* '''Downplayed''': Alice is wearing a button-up shirt, the top button of which {{pop|pingButtons}}s while she's out, revealing a bit more cleavage than she's used to.

* '''Subverted''': Alice's dress falls down, only to reveal a bra under it.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...Which itself then falls off moments later.
* '''Parodied''': Alice's entire outfit [[VaporWear disintegrates]], leaving her completely nude.
* '''Zig Zagged''': (Continued from "Double Subverted") ...To reveal pasties underneath, but then ''those'' fall off too...

* '''Double Subverted''': ...which itself then falls off moments later.
* '''Parodied''': Alice's entire outfit [[VaporWear disintigrates]], leaving her completely nude.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ...to reveal pasties underneath, but then ''those'' fall off too...

* '''Downplayed''': Alice is wearing a button-up shirt, the top button of which [[PoppingButtons pops]] while she's out, revealing a bit more cleavage than she's used to.

* '''Parodied''': Alice's entire outfit [[VaporWear disintigrates]], leaving her completely nude.

* '''Discussed''': "Alice, that outfit looks...structurally unsound."

* '''Played for Drama''': After accidentally exposing herself during a publicity event, Alice is criticized by the media for dressing irresponsibly, and her reputation is forever tarnished because of the incident.
* '''Played for Laughs''': ''All'' of Alice's outfits (even modest ones which logically shouldn't be ''able'' to expose anything) inevitably malfunction in this way.

* '''Exploited''': Alice deliberately wears an extremely revealing, impractical dress, knowing that it will probably fall off at some point.