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* ''WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts'': In "The Lone Chipmunks", a WantedPoster for Black Pete is nailed over a hole in Chip and Dale's tree, and Chip's head goes through the poster as he is walking out. Dale sees this and is convinced his own friend is a wanted criminal.

A person gets his head stuck in a painting, billboard, poster or other sort of image, in such a way that his head perfectly fits into, or otherwise seems to be part of, the image on this painting, often with humorous results (usually, it will be a character's head coming out of a horse's ass or a male character being put on a portrait of a nude or scantily-clad woman).

* In a gag in the French comic series ''[[ComicBook/BouleEtBill Billy & Buddy]]'', dog Bill crashes head-first through a fence during a game of soccer. On the other side of the fence, there turns out to be a giant advertising poster with a dog on it, and Bill’s head has crashed through it in such a way that it replaced the head of the dog on the poster. People that walk by even comment on how original this poster looks because of it.

* ''Film/{{Moonraker}}'' has a mook flying onto a billboard [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/jamesbond/images/b/be/We%27ll_take_more_care_of_you.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/1000?cb=20141227141513 and looking like it is being eaten by the model]].

* This was the concept behind the [[OneEpisodeWonder failed]] game show ''Series/YoureInThePicture''.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'': In the episode "Slave the Day," this happens to the Salami Swami [[RuleOfThree three times in a row]] when Big Billy bludgeons him with some paintings, putting his head on a horse, a snake, and a fat lady.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': In the episode "Meanwhile", Zoidberg gets his head stuck in the painting ''Art/{{The Scream|EdvardMunch}}''.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': In the episode "Meanwhile", Zoidberg gets his head stuck in ''TheScream''.

* In a gag in the French comic series ''ComicBook/BouleEtBill'', dog Bill crashes head-first through a fence during a game of soccer. On the other side of the fence, there turns out to be a giant advertising poster with a dog on it, and Bill’s head has crashed through it in such a way that it replaced the head of the dog on the poster. People that walk by even comment on how original this poster looks because of it.
* ''Franchise/{{Tintin}}''. In "The Secret of the Unicorn" Captain Haddock becomes so LostInCharacter describing the legendary battle between Sir Francis Haddock and pirate chief Red Rackham he demolishes his own room, ending up with the painting of his IdenticalAncestor landing on his head with his face poking through it.

* In the climactic scene of ''WesternAnimation/ChickenRun'' [[BigBad Mrs. Tweedy]] gets rammed into a billboard advertising her chicken pies, and has the smiling version of her face from the billboard stuck over her real one. When she rips the paper off, her actual expression is completely AxCrazy.

* ''{{WesternAnimation/Futurama}}'': in the episode "Meanwhile", Zoidberg gets his head stuck in ''TheScream''.
* ''WesternAnimation/TotallySpies'': In "Zero To Hero," this happens to a villain; his head smashes through a ballerina billboard.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'': episode "Slave the Day," this happens to the Salami Swami [[RuleOfThree three times in a row]] when Big Billy bludgeons him with some paintings, putting his head on a horse, a snake, and a fat lady.
* In the WesternAnimation/BettyBoop short ''Taking the Blame'', Betty is chasing a troublemaking cat when she hits a wall and a picture of an ocean view falls on her. Her head then bobs up and down from the "water" like she's really drowning.
* WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts: In ''The Lone Chipmunks'', a WantedPoster for Black Pete is nailed over a hole in Chip and Dale's tree, and Chip's head goes through the poster as he is walking out. Dale sees this and is convinced his own friend is a wanted criminal.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' episode "[[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS10E27JamesTheSecondBest James the 2nd Best]]", James becomes very jealous of Edward being chosen to be on a railway poster. So he tries to prove himself better than Edward (treating his trucks nicely, delivering dirty coal cars, etc.). When James uses the express track to get ahead of Edward, the signal turns red and Edward collides right behind him--ironically sending James' face ripping right through Edward's poster, much to James' humiliation.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine'' episode "[[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS10E27JamesTheSecondBest James the 2nd Best]]", James becomes very jealous of Edward being chosen to be on a railway poster. So he tries to prove himself better than Edward (treating his trucks nicely, delivering dirty coal cars, etc.). When James uses the express track to get ahead of Edward, the signal turns red and Edward collides right behind him--ironically sending James' face ripping right through Edward's poster, much to James' humiliation.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine'' episode "[[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS10E27JamesTheSecondBest James the 2nd Best]]", James becomes very jealous of Edward being chosen to be on a railway poster. So he tries to prove himself better than Edward (treating his trucks nicely, delivering dirty coal cars, etc.). When James uses the express track to get ahead of Edward, the signal turns red and Edward collides right behind him--ironically sending James' face ripping right through Edward's poster. Although Thomas jokes he is the poster engine now, Sir Topham Hatt is less than amused and sternly tells James that Edward's piston cylinder has been damaged from the impact, thus he can't take the children to the seaside. Seeing the kids sad that they cannot ride on the poster engine, James feels even worse. To make up for his accident, James offers to be Edward's back engine so he can still take the children. As James sets off, pushing Edward and his coaches to the next station, the children cheer to see Edward, and they also cheer for James being there for all his help, and James beams with more pride than he'd ever felt before.
-->'''Edward''': Even though you weren't the engine on thee poster, you're still really useful!

* ''WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine'' episode "[[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS10E27JamesTheSecondBest James the 2nd Best", James becomes very jealous of Edward being chosen to be on a railway poster. So he tries to prove himself better than Edward (treating his trucks nicely, delivering dirty coal cars, etc.). When James uses the express track to get ahead of Edward, the signal turns red and Edward collides right behind him--ironically sending James' face ripping right through Edward's poster. Although Thomas jokes he is the poster engine now, Sir Topham Hatt is less than amused and sternly tells James that Edward's piston cylinder has been damaged from the impact, thus he can't take the children to the seaside. Seeing the kids sad that they cannot ride on the poster engine, James feels even worse. To make up for his accident, James offers to be Edward's back engine so he can still take the children. As James sets off, pushing Edward and his coaches to the next station, the children cheer to see Edward, and they also cheer for James being there for all his help, and James beams with more pride than he'd ever felt before.

* ''Disney/{{Pocahontas}}'': Ratcliffe does this with a painting of King James during the song “Mine, Mine, Mine”. The result is Ratcliffe's face replacing that of King James on the painting. Unlike most other examples, he does it on purpose.

A person gets his head stuck in a painting, billboard, poster or other sort of image, in such a way that his head perfectly fits into, or otherwise seems to be part of, the image on this painting, often with humorous results (usually, it will be a character's head coming out of a horse's ass or a male character being put on a portrait of a woman).

* Happens to {{Popeye}} in "My Artistical Temperature" when Bluto throws several paintings at him.

* Also happened to all three members of the [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Marvel]] family in the episode "[[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1772014/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2 Family Affair]]"

* ''WesternAnimation/TotallySpies'': In "Zero To Hero", this happens to a villain; his head smashes through a ballerina billboard.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'': episode "Slave the Day", this happens to the Salami Swami [[RuleOfThree three times in a row]] when Big Billy bludgeons him with some paintings, putting his head on a horse, a snake, and a fat lady.

* Happens to {{Popeye}} in "My Artistical Temperature" when Bluto throws several paintings at him/

* In the ''Franchise/WallaceAndGromit'' short ''WesternAnimation/ACloseShave'', Preston frames Gromit for the sheep kidnappings by tricking him into sticking his head through a picture of a butcher in front of Shawn the sheep, and then taking a very incriminating photograph.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'': episode "Slave the Day", a nameless fakir villain has this happen to him [[RuleOfThree three times in a row]] when Big Billy bludgeons him with some paintings, putting the fakirs head on a horse, a snake, and a fat lady.

-->'''Clover''': ''(giggles)'' Pink is DEFINITELY his color!

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Underdog}}'' has done this several times.

* ''WesternAnimation/TotallySpies'': In "Zero To Hero", this happens to a villain; his head smashes through s ballerina billboard.