History Main / FunnyXRay

* ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneySpiritOfJustice'': [[spoiler:After Pierce Nichody goes into his OneWingedAngel form by dressing more like a surgeon, the FIXR-UPR mech that he modified produces X-rays of Phoenix Wright and Miles Edgeworth, which contain their AnimeHair and ClassyCravat, respectively.]]

Compare with FunnyTerrainCrossSection. In medical settings, ultrasound may be used as an alternative. If that ultrasound shows unusual objects in a pregnant mother's uterus, see PrenatalPossessions.

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* In Episode 29 of ''Anime/BoboboboBobobo'', Rice goes to a hospital in the middle of the battle, with Bo-bobo being his doctor. Bo-bobo shows Rice his x-ray, but instead of a human skeleton, it's a strange, cartoonish imp-like creature with a giant head, pointy ears, and a tail. Bo-bobo claims he found nothing wrong, but Rice starts screaming...[[ComicallyMissingThePoint because the x-ray shows some kind of growth on his ear]].

* ''ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}}'': In one of the [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness more bizarre]] early strips, a hospital X-ray of Dilbert reveals [[https://dilbert.com/strip/1990-08-10 a fugitive known as "Tiny Tom" clinging to his pancreas, as well as an absconded nurse.]]

[[folder:Films -- Animation]]

[[folder:Film -- Live-Action]]
* In a FunnyBackgroundEvent in one of the ''Film/{{Airplane}}'' movies, the X-Ray scanner [[RuleOfFunny somehow]] shows sexually-attractive woman as naked on the viewer while everyone else is fully clothed.
* ''Film/JackassTheMovie'' has Ryan Dunn inserting a toy Hot Wheels car into his rectum, mostly so they can take [[https://static01.nyt.com/images/2022/02/06/arts/06new-jackass-stunts2/merlin_200881272_51fd758f-41fc-4e13-97dc-86df91bfb3b4-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale an X-ray of the incident]] and see the medical staff's reaction.
* ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'': When Darth Vader/Anakin Skywalker attacks Emperor Palpatine and gets electrocuted by his Force lightning, the XRaySparks show that Vader's neck bones appear to have been reinforced or replaced with artificial parts like much of the rest of him.

* ''{{Series/Bones}}'' has an X-Ray of Homer Simpson visible in the lab in an episode that was part of a Fox Easter egg hunt across multiple series.

** In the episode "My [=ABC=]'s", J.D. fantasizes about the Muppet cast of ''Series/SesameStreet'' joining the staff at the hospital. During his fantasy, he must inform a patient named Ex Ray (also a Muppet) that Ex Ray's X-rays show there is [[http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/scrubs/images/f/f0/8x5_Ex-Ray_x-ray.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20110530010244 a human hand inside his head]]. According to Ex Ray, "This explains so many things."
** Another episode has the X-ray of a man who had a light bulb up his ass.
--->'''Dr. Cox:''' Either this guy's got a lightbulb shoved up his ass or his colon has a really [[IdeaBulb good idea]].

[[folder:Literature]]
* In ''[[Series/SesameStreet Oscar the Grouch's]] Alphabet of Trash'', the page for the letter X shows Oscar's exhibit of X-ray pictures. Cookie Monster's X-ray picture reveals a bunch of cookies inside his stomach, Oscar's X-ray picture reveals a fish bone inside his stomach, S.A.M. the Robot's X-ray picture reveals a toaster inside him, and a Goat's X-ray reveals a bunch of tin cans in its stomach.
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[[folder:Puppet Shows]]
* In one of Kermit's lectures on ''Series/SesameStreet'', Herry Monster stands behind an X-ray machine which displays high-resolution color animations. After Kermit sets the machine to show Herry's muscles, Herry steps away from the machine to watch the show. A puzzled Kermit gets behind the X-ray machine, and Herry turns the tables on him.
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* ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamSeries'':

* ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'': The XRaySparks of some characters show some funny tidbits:

* ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneySpiritOfJustice'': [[spoiler:After Pierce Nichody goes into his OneWingedAngel form by dressing more like a surgeon, the FIXR-UPR mech that he modified produces X-rays of Phoenix Wright and Miles Edgeworth, which contain their AnimeHair and ClassyCravat respectively]].

* ''{{Franchise/Pokemon}}'': One of Bronzor's dex entries mentions X-Rays couldn't reveal anything about its internal structure.

* Q and Twelve in ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterIII Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike]]'' don't show their skeletons when shocked. Q instead shows his muscular system, with his head still looking mechanical, further adding to speculation as to [[AmbiguouslyHuman whether or not he's human]]. Twelve doesn't show anything at all, as he's made of a malleable substance that allows him to [[VoluntaryShapeshifting shapeshift]]. Necro is also shown to have an unusual skeleton, with his bones being broken into small segments, explaining how his [[RubberMan stretching powers]] work.

* In the original ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'', when [[Franchise/{{Metroid}} Samus]] gets hit by an electric attack, instead of a skeleton, the XRaySparks reveal a silhouette of her body.

* ''VideoGame/TraumaTeam'': as the diagnostics involve examining various scans, you can spot interesting anomalies to get achievements. One of the easier ones being the EKG machine being on the fritz.

* The ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'' Halloween toon "Halloween Fairstival" has the King of Town show Strong Bad and The Cheat an x-ray of his heart, which resembles a honey-glazed ham. Strong Bad says it isn't scary, but it is promising that this probably means the King of Town will die soon.

[[folder:Web Comics]]

* Jones, a mysterious immortal denizen of the court in ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'', seems to be entirely impervious to any form of harm, including radiation. Her X-rays resemble [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=1119 silhouette portraits]] more than they do medical scans.
* ''Webcomic/CheerUpEmoKid'' combines this with AmbulanceCut in [[https://www.cheerupemokid.com/comic/cultivation this]] strip.

* On the opening sequence for the ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain'' segments on ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'', the two title characters walk by an X-ray machine. Brain has gears turning inside his head, while Pinky has a peanut.
* Jof the cat from the ''WesternAnimation/WhatACartoonShow'' short "Help!" by Creator/BrunoBozzetto sees a doctor about a sore finger. The peculiar doctor wants an X-ray and indicates a large container of disclosing fluid for Jof to drink. Jof downs all the fluid -- which doubles his body mass -- then stands behind the x-ray screen. At first, Jof's skeleton appears normal, but Jof develops hiccups that rearrange his bones into a spider-like pattern, then a Jolly Roger pattern, and lastly a hammer and sickle symbol. The last one makes the doctor forsake his oath to "above all, do no harm." Jof runs for his life.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': an X-ray showed that Homer had a crayon stuck in his brain, dating back to when he shoved it up his nose back in school. It was lampshaded that it was never seen before because Dr. Hibbert always had the crayon blocked by his thumb on other X-rays.
** In "Deep Space Homer," the power plant security X-ray uncovers various unusual things: several employees packing heat, two kids in a TotemPoleTrench, and some sort of ape-like hominid. [[note]]"Oh, hey, Homer!"[[/note]]

** During the lead-up to the AffectionateParody of ''Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory'', the Professor is using his "F-Ray" on Bender to figure out why he's not feeling well. While the F-Ray is showing the inside of Bender's head, a computer chip with the number 6502 on it can be seen briefly. [[note]]The 6502 was one of the processors commonly used in 8-bit home computers back in the late 1970s to early 1990s, as well as several early game consoles such as the Atari 2600 and NES.[[/note]]
** Once when Hermes got by an X-ray beam in "[[Recap/FuturamaS6E5TheDuhVinciCode The-Duh-Vinci-Code]]", we see a [[WeightTaller disproportionately small skeleton]] inside his stout body, so he remarks:
--->''[[IAmBigBoned I'm not big-boned]], I'm just fat!''

** In [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E4BloomAndGloom "Bloom and Gloom"]], Apple Bloom is the victim of an XRaySparks gag, she has an apple in her stomach (or an apple-shaped bone).
** In [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E7NewbieDash "Newbie Dash"]], a similar X-Ray Sparks incident reveals that Rainbow Dash has a cloud near her pelvis, and [[FeatherFingers bones in her wing feathers]].
* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': In an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NDbsAfpwm0 infamous pre-9/11 deleted scene]] where Stewie distracts airport security by singing, an X-Ray reveals a tiny AK-47, grenades, and other weapons inside Stewie's baby backpack. He is followed immediately by UsefulNotes/OsamaBinLaden doing a similar routine.
* A similar scene appears in Season 3 of ''WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman'', as Todd accidentally falls asleep in [=BoJack=]'s suitcase, but passes through airport security without comment, as does the suitcase full of firearms immediately after him. The one with [[SkewedPriorities a shampoo bottle]], on the other hand...
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': In "Pressure", as Sandy is holding her breath underwater, an X-ray view of her chest is shown with her lungs collapsing, and one breaking off.
* In the WesternAnimation/BarneyBear cartoon "Wee-Willie Wildcat", after Barney tries to kick a football with a rock inside it, a cross-section of his body shows his entire skeleton shattering to pieces.
* In ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverseFuture'', the Gems let Dr. Maheswaran take X-rays of them for scientific purposes. Their bodies don't show up on the X-rays (makes sense, since they're HardLight beings), the only things visible are their gems, and, in Amethyst's case, everything she's eaten that day.
* In ''WesternAnimation/DonkeyKongCountry'' episode "From Zero To Hero", Cranky Kong has an x-ray machine which he's trying out on various members of the cast. Funky Kong's brain is not just tiny, but also floating skull full of water ("How's it look?" "Shipwrecked."), while Krusha's brain isn't in his skull, but his ''butt.'' ("No brain...I might have suspected.") Of course, the x-ray device was also malfunctioning, so it's unclear how accurate these readings are.
* ''WesternAnimation/BigCityGreens'': When Tilly gets BrainFreeze in "Desserted", a cross section of her head shows her brain freezing up and snapping in half.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/MaoMaoHeroesOfPureHeart'' episode "Strange Bedfellows", Mao Mao and Orangusnake are in traction in the hospital, but are still trying to destroy each other. At one point Mao Mao makes Orangusnake bounce up and down, and every time he lands, a cross section of his legs shows his bones breaking until they turn to powder.

** [[SillyBrainDiagram Alternatively, specific sections of the brain may be seen, with oddly specific parts like "a love of daffodils"]].

* ''{{Franchise/Pokemon}}'': One of Bronzor's dex entries mentions X-Rays couldn't reveal anything about its internal structure.

* ''VideoGame/PlantsVsZombies2ItsAboutTime'': Several of the Zombies have weird looking XRaySparks when killed by electrical plants:
** Gargantuars reveal a whole dinosaur skeleton inside their bodies.
** Dodo Riders show a single, huge comical bone connecting both the Dodo Rider Imp and the Dodo together.
** Bug Zombies show an internal skeleton. ''[[ArtisticLicenseBiology Bugs don't have internal skeletons]]''.
** Balloon Zombies (when killed by the Electric Blueberry) will show a monkey with a fez riding a small bicycle inside the balloon.
* ''VideoGame/TraumaTeam'': as the diagnostics involve examining various scans, you can spot interesting anomalies to get achievements. One of the easier ones being the EKG machine being on the fritz.
* In ''VideoGame/Persona4'', [[spoiler:Teddie]] has no skeleton in his [[spoiler:human body]], which dumbfounded many doctors.

* ''VideoGame/{{Skullgirls}}'': Valentine's [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/steamtradingcards/images/b/b9/Skullgirls_Artwork_07.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150201090800 Steam Trading Card]] shows some X-Rays of Valentine's body, one of showing her cracked heart, Filia and [[BodyHorror Samson]]'s head, and [[WhiteGloves Peacock's hand]].
* ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamSeries'':
** ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum'': Using Detective Mode on [[ElementalShapeshifter Clayface]] reveals that he has no skeleton.
** ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity'': Using Detective Mode during the Joker fight reveals that [[spoiler:Joker has no skeleton. It later turns out Clayface was impersonating Joker, meaning Clayface's cameo in the previous game was foreshadowing]].
* ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneySpiritOfJustice'': [[spoiler:After Pierce Nichody goes into his OneWingedAngel form by dressing more like a surgeon, the FIXR-UPR mech that he modified produces X-rays of Phoenix Wright and Miles Edgeworth, which contain their AnimeHair and ClassyCravat respectively]].
* In the original ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'', when [[Franchise/{{Metroid}} Samus]] gets hit by an electric attack, instead of a skeleton, the XRaySparks reveal a silhouette of her body.
* Q and Twelve in ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterIII Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike]]'' don't show their skeletons when shocked. Q instead shows his muscular system, with his head still looking mechanical, further adding to speculation as to [[AmbiguouslyHuman whether or not he's human]]. Twelve doesn't show anything at all, as he's made of a malleable substance that allows him to [[VoluntaryShapeshifting shapeshift]]. Necro is also shown to have an unusual skeleton, with his bones being broken into small segments, explaining how his [[RubberMan stretching powers]] work.
** Necalli in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'' is shown to have no skeleton at all when shocked. Just an empty, black void.
* ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'': An X-ray showing a ribcage with a bomb inside is seen in "Meet the Medic", along with the Medic displaying it in his "Results Are In" taunt. Very likely it is an X-ray of the Heavy's body.

* Objects that probably shouldn't be shown on X-Ray, probably due to being an important element of a character or CriticalResearchFailure. May invoke BonesDoNotBelongThere.

* ''ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}}'': In one of the [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness more bizarre]] early strips, a hospital X-ray of Dilbert reveals [[https://dilbert.com/strip/1990-08-10 a fugitive known as "Tiny Tom" clinging to his pancreas, as well as an absconded nurse]].

* ''{{Series/Bones}}'' has an X-Ray of Homer Simpson visible in the lab in an episode that was part of a Fox easter egg hunt across multiple series.

* Objects that probably shouldn't be shown on X-Ray, probably due to being an important element of a character or CriticalResearchFailure.

* On the opening sequence for the ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain'' segments on ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'', the two title characters walk by an X-ray machine. Brain has gears inside his head, while Pinky has a peanut.

* ''VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}} has a few, fitting its slapstick nature:

Compare with FunnyTerrainCrossSection. In medical settings, ultrasound may be used as an alternative.

* ''VideoGame/PlantsVsZombies2ItsAboutTime'': the XRaySparks for the Gargantuar Pirate reveal a whole dinosaur skeleton inside its body.

** Once when Hermes got by an X-ray beam in "[[Recap/FuturamaS6E5TheDuhVinciCode The-Duh-Vinci-Code]]", we see a disproportionately small skeleton inside his stout body, so he remarks:

* ''ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}}'': In one of the [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness more bizarre]] early strips, a hospital X-ray of Dilbert reveals a [[https://dilbert.com/strip/1990-08-10 a fugitive clinging to his pancreas, as well as an absconded nurse]].