History Main / ALadyOnEachArm

This may occasionally be invoked by Heroic characters, who have a pair of female teammates of friends accompany them as part of a disguise or to make a false first impression. extra subtext bonus if one or [[LoveTriange both]] women really ''are'' into him.

Not to be confused with LoverTugOfWar, where two women are physically fighting over a man. On the contrary, the ladies of A Lady on Each Arm are passive to the point where they accept the fact that the man has other women for him as well.

* The ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' episode "Shore Leave" ends with the revelation that all the strange occurrences have been just illusions created by a PleasurePlanet for their entertainment; Dr. [=McCoy=] (who was supposedly killed) turns up with a lady on each arm.

** Happens again with Quark in "If Wishes Were Horses" where everyone's imaginations manifest physically. When the imaginary people and things start to disappear, Quark tries to file a missing persons report with Odo and can only describe the ladies as "a blond, and a brunette!"
** A GenderInvertedTrope in "Way of the Warrior" [[BlitheSpirit Jadzia Dax]] enters with a shirtless and well-muscled holographic masseur on each arm. She also offers one to her companion -- Kira in this case, who is reluctant to indulge in KissMeImVirtual pleasures.
** In "Blood Oath" Klingon warrior Kor has a Dabo girl on each arm and ponders the dilemma this creates as he's no way of picking up the jug of blood wine in front of him. Dax lifts it for him.

** Also on the holodeck in "Alter Ego", the Doctor is shown being kissed by two Polynesian beauties. It's likely not a coincidence that Robert Picardo (who plays the Doctor) directed this episode.

** During one of Boa Hancock's {{Bishonen}}!Luffy daydreams, she imagines Luffy like this with Nami and Robin once he mentions their names.

* ''Series/TheBradyBunch'': In his autobiography "Growing Up Brady," Barry Williams recalls filming of the episode "Mail Order Hero," the Season 5 episode guest-starring New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath, and writing that he pictured the trope being enforced as he came onto the set (i.e., several women on his arms, with dozens of other young women following behind). Averted, however, as Namath – although he was a bachelor at the time – was in extreme pain and was accompanied by only a small entourage that included his agent.

Very commonly, the women [[NominalImportance won't have names]] (or, if the trope is PlayedForLaughs, the guy simply can't remember their names and refers to them with [[AccidentalMisnaming a wide range of incorrect names]]), nor will they say anything: they're just there to act as props for the male character. If they do get to speak, it'll probably only be to imply that they’re going to have sex with the man later. It is he who decides what they’re going to do and where they're going to go, while the ladies just follow around and agree with everything the stud says. After all, [[MenActWomenAre men are defined by their actions and women by their passiveness]]. "A lady on each leg" is a variant of this trope that takes place when the man is sitting down, with the women at his feet. Or perhaps even one sitting on each knee.

A common EstablishingCharacterMoment. A man walks into a room, arms intertwined with those of two conventionally attractive ladies, displaying them as trophies to show what a badass stud he is. Conversely, the ladies may get on his arms mid-scene just to imply that everything's goin' pimpin'. Very commonly, the women [[NominalImportance won't have names]] (or, if the trope is PlayedForLaughs, the guy simply can't remember their names and refers to them with [[AccidentalMisnaming a wide range of incorrect names]]), nor will they say anything: they're just there to act as props for the male character. If they do get to speak, it'll probably only be to imply that they’re going to have sex with the man later. It is he who decides what they’re going to do and where they're going to go, while the ladies just follow around and agree with everything the stud says. After all, [[MenActWomenAre men are defined by their actions and women by their passiveness]]. "A lady on each leg" is a variant of this trope that takes place when the man is sitting down, with the women at his feet. Or perhaps even one sitting on each knee.

[[caption-width-right:289:[-Never leave home without your trophies.-] ]]

* ''Manga/SakuraTrick'' inverted it in two dimensions--a ''SchoolgirlLesbians'' example. At the end of their first day in high school, the slightly aloof Haruka noticed her old friend Yuu under this status. Haruka immediately has a HeroicBSOD, seeing her "special spot" has been taken by others, and ran off to another classroom. [[spoiler:This was resolved by the two agreeing to do something to prove they're really special to each other: TheBigDamnKiss.]]

The Japanese call this trope also "a flower in each hand" (両手に花, "ryoute ni hana").

* Agon Kongo of ''Manga/{{Eyeshield 21}}''. Gives the term "double date" a whole new meaning...

** Later UpToEleven, when Houki, Cecilia, Charlotte and Laura all attempt to accompany him on his break during the school festival, resulting in him having ''two'' girls holding each of his arms.

* ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting'': This became [[TheDragon Mr. Big's]] standard pre-fight animation, from ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters King of Fighters '96]]'' onward, which is the reason gamers believe that one of his syndicate's operations is prostitution.

* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'', CasanovaWannabe Irvine suggests the team of 6 [[LetsSplitUpGang split up]] into two squads of three to reach two important checkpoints. He puts [[HotTeacher Quistis]] and [[{{Ojou}} Rinoa]] on his team, surrounding him, leaving [[HotBlooded Zell]] and [[GenkiGirl Selphie]] with [[TheHero Squall]]. You have the option of changing the order or giving Squall's [[CatchPhrase trademark]] "Whatever" and letting Irvine live his fantasy.

* The ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' episode "Shore Leave" ends with the revelation that all the strange occurrences have been just illusions; [=McCoy=] appears (having been seemingly killed) with a lady on each arm.
* That ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' Risa episode where it happens to Quark.
** And in the MirrorUniverse, Jake Sisko comes across Nog (now running the bar after the demise of Mirror!Quark) with a sleazy-dressed Dabo girl on either side of him. He tosses one to Jake, who isn't all that bothered. Until Dad walks in.
** Happens at least once with Quark on the show in "If Wishes Were Horses" where everyone's imaginations manifest physically. When the imaginary people and things start to disappear, Quark tries to file a missing persons report with Odo and can only describe the ladies as "a blond, and a brunette!"
** A GenderInvertedTrope in "Way of the Warrior" [[BlitheSpirit Dax]] enters with a shirtless and well-muscled holographic masseur on each arm. She also offers one to her companion -- Kira in this case, who is reluctant to indulge in KissMeImVirtual pleasures.

* ''Series/JessicaJones2015'': Subverted, when Jessica first meets Kilgrave, he has two women with him, not because EvilIsSexy but because of his CompellingVoice. He immediately dismisses them having laid eyes on Jessica, and things quickly go FromBadToWorse.

* The Crypt Keeper segment that ends ''Film/DEmonKnight'' has the Keeper attending a red carpet Hollywood premiere accompanied by a pair of starlets.

* ''ComicBook/Superboy1994'': After Roxy confesses her love for the title character, who understandably views her as a sister since he's been living with her like a sibling since he was about a week old, her confession unnerves him enough that he has a dream in which he's walking down the beach witch a flirtatious Roxy on one arm and his girlfriend Tana on the other. The dream scenario eventually devolves into a LoverTugOfWar in which the girls tear him in half which wakes him up.

* In ''Manga/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows'', Keima has to [[CoolAndUnusualPunishment endure]] [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/the_world_god_only_knows/v11/c106/11.html one of these]].