History VisualNovel / PlumbersDontWearTies

* MsFanservice: Jane. She has rather large breasts, and her body gets shown off quite bit in the opening ShowerScene, as well as when she turns into a {{dominatrix}} after picking the "She'll do anything to get the job" option. She also spends quite a bit of screentime wearing just a bra, skirt, and heels.

** During the scene where Jane is being chased by Thresher, she's wearing nothing but a bra and a skirt. When the chase goes outside, though, she's suddenly fully clothed. Then, later in the same scene, her shirt comes off ''again''.
** Earlier, she suddenly switches from a black dress to her undergarments (a bra, panties, garter, and stockings) halfway through the opening FMV.

* {{Leitmotif}}: Many of Harry Armis' scenes are accompanied by a military-like horn theme.

--->'''Jane's Dad:''' That bitch of a mother from the last scene just told her son to have kids.

--->'''Michael Anderson:''' I'm gonna keep that in the script!

** Jane strips herself down to her BlackBraAndPanties while wearing [[HighClassGloves black opera gloves]]. And not only that, but she also takes out a WhipOfDominance and KinkyCuffs to give her a DressedLikeADominatrix vibe.

--->'''Jane's dad:''' That bitch of a mother from the last scene just told her son to have kids.
** The game even keeps in an audio outtake of the actor playing John flubbing one of his lines, and the cast and crew commenting on it.

--->'''Harry Armis:''' Oh, now you done it! You ''really'' done it! How could you make Jane into such a perverted young thing?! Is this what you want?! I've guided [[BlatantLies a lot of people]] through this story, but I've never seen such a disgusting series of plot choices in my life!

* ViolationOfCommonSense: [[spoiler:You have to go through the choice of Thresher forcing Jane to take her clothes off, which gives you a ''negative score''.]]

--->'''Harry Armis:''' Oh, now you done it! You ''really'' done it! How could you make Jane into such a perverted young thing?! I've guided [[BlatantLies a lot of people]] through this story, but I've never seen such a disgusting series of plot choices in my life!

* GeorgeLucasAlteredVersion: The 3DO version features several changes from the PC version, with some music being changed, some lines (mainly Harry Armis') using different takes, and different decision screens with their own narrators.

''WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd'' reviewed this in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyaF_gCKWsI Episode 74]]. You can also [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjMAG5IDnek&list=PL6D5174E3618CBED7 play it on YouTube]] (note: requires the use of a third-party add-on to restore annotations).

It was rather unexpectedly announced at E3 2021 that Limited Run Games would be re-releasing it for Platform/NintendoSwitch, Platform/PlayStation4, Platform/PlayStation5, and PC at some point in the future. It was later [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUWU1v3zvEE re-revealed]] in 2023 as ''Plumbers Don't Wear Ties: Definitive Edition'', which features "nicer" graphics and new extra features such as interviews and audio commentaries. ''Definitive Edition'' is set for release on March 5, 2024.

* ViolationOfCommonSense: [[spoiler:You have to go through the choice of the boss forcing Jane to take her clothes off, which gives you a ''negative score''.]]

* WhamLine: This line from Thresher:
-->Thresher:
You know, perhaps something can be worked out after all.

* BlamedForBeingRailroaded: Harry Armis (the narrator) gives you grief for having you choose the ending in which Thresher tries to get Jane to have sex with him, resulting in your score going permanently negative... but it's also the ''only'' choice that doesn't immediately end the game.

** In the "Turn poor Jane away!" option, Jane chews out the player for selecting said option. John also mentions "the stupid person controlling this story" in the "Jane gets the job" option.

** When John can choose to chase Jane or not isn't really an exception either. It might look like a different ending (the GayOption), but you receive the sign to "Give me one more chance", meaning it's another game over.

* EarlyBirdCameo: Jane appears towards the end of the opening DreamSequence, before John meets her.

* MultipleEndings: This is a rare case when you aren't even ''allowed'' to try a different route than the one the game set up as canon. However, they do have endings (Jane stripping for Thresher to get the job, John and Thresher ending up together, etc.), but they're labeled "failure" for this reason. This is all in stark contrast to what visual novels usually promote (multiple routes, each of which has multiple endings), which is one of many reasons as to why the game is so hated.

** Said re-release's opening sequence is deliberately shot in poor quality with a low framerate to emulate the opening of the 3DO version.

* TrueBlueFemininity: After her first scene, Thelma switches to a blue dress.

-->"You know, perhaps something can be worked out after all. ''({{beat}})'' '''Take your clothes off, Jane.'''"

* ItsAWonderfulFailure: Most videos lead to this. As well as the "[[GoldenEnding Hollywood ending]]", you can get the "Meeting Held Off", "Hired", "Not Hired", "S&M", "Gay", "Indecent Proposal" and "Nun" endings... there's far more bad endings than good.

* GroinAttack: The imaginary Jane does this to the imaginary John in the first ImagineSpot.