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* In ''VisualNovel/IkemenSengoku'', the main character accidentally discovers that Nobunaga is ticklish behind the ears when her fingers brush against them while tucking his hair back. Hilariously, Nobunaga treats the ticklish sensation as the worst torture imaginable, hastily covering his ears when the main character teasingly threatens to keep tickling him.
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* ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo''
** In ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMeetsTheBooBrothers'', Shrieko is subjected to this multiple times by anyone who goes straight through him.
** In ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndTheAlienInvaders'' when Shaggy and Scooby are being experimented on by the titular aliens, they stick them both with nerve stimulators. The aliens get this reaction out of them when one of the stimulators is stuck to Shaggy's neck, and one is stuck to Scooby's ribs.
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* The 1st episode of ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce'' features a scene when Ben transforms into Swampfire for the first time to fight against the Forever Knights. Once the knights starts firing on his with their guns, Ben's reaction is this.

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* ''Series/{{Jessie}}'': In "Caught Purple Handed", the kids play a prank on Jessie by painting her hand purple fully knowing that she has been picked a hand model and is starring in a kichen utensil video. Jessie struggles hiding her painted hand from the producers including one instance where she tries to a heavy cutting device by putting it under her armpit and the vibration of the device makes her giggle.

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* ''Series/{{Jessie}}'': In "Caught Purple Handed", the kids play a prank on Jessie by painting her hand purple fully knowing that she has been picked a hand model and is starring in a kichen utensil video. Jessie struggles hiding her painted hand from the producers including one instance where she tries to use a heavy cutting device by putting it under her armpit and the vibration of the device makes her giggle.
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* ''Series/{{Jessie}}'': In "Caught Purple Handed", the kids play a prank on Jessie by painting her hand purple fully knowing that she has been picked a hand model and is starring in a kichen utensil video. Jessie struggles hiding her painted hand from the producers including one instance where she tries to a heavy cutting device by putting it under her armpit and the vibration of the device makes her giggle.
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* In ''VideoGame/{{Persona3}}'', Fuuka is accidentally tickled by a machine wrapped around her stomach.

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* In ''VideoGame/{{Persona3}}'', ''VideoGame/Persona3'', Fuuka is accidentally tickled by a machine wrapped around her stomach.
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*** Additionally when Goku fights [[EverythingsSquishierWithCephalopods Octopapa]], at one point when Octopapa grabs him, Goku lampshades this trope.

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*** **** Additionally when Goku fights [[EverythingsSquishierWithCephalopods Octopapa]], at one point when Octopapa grabs him, Goku lampshades this trope.



*** In the [=DBZ=] movie ''Tree of Might'', while Goku and Gohan [[BathsAreFun are taking a bath together]], Chi-Chi meets Icarus for the first time and freaks out, trying to get their attention. She does this by tickling Gohan while he's underwater.

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*** In the [=DBZ=] movie ''Tree of Might'', while Goku and Gohan [[BathsAreFun are taking a bath together]], Chi-Chi meets Icarus for the first time and freaks out, trying to get their attention. She does this by tickling Gohan while he's underwater.

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** In the General Blue Saga, while looking for a Dragon Ball in the ocean with Krillin and Bulma, Goku gets tickled by a fish that swims into his swimsuit.
** Additionally when Goku fights [[EverythingsSquishierWithCephalopods Octopapa]], at one point when Octopapa grabs him, Goku lampshades this trope.
** In the Japanese version of the ending of the World Martial Arts Tournament, a crowd picks Goku up and tosses him into the air. Goku complains that it tickles.
** In the Piccolo Jr. Saga, Chi-Chi is wiping Goku's face with rag before his fight with Tien. Goku pulls away, saying that she's tickling him.
** In the [=DBZ=] movie ''Tree of Might'', while Goku and Gohan [[BathsAreFun are taking a bath together]], Chi-Chi meets Icarus for the first time and freaks out, trying to get their attention. She does this by tickling Gohan while he's underwater.
** In the first Broly movie, just before Broly attacks Goku the first time, Master Roshi is seen cuddling with Oolong's foot while dreaming. Oolong's reaction is this when Roshi rubs his mustache on his foot.
** Another mild example occurs later during the Buu Saga, when Super Buu appears to fight Gotenks. Goten and Trunks are resting up from training and Goten starts licking Trunks foot in his sleep.
** After Goku revives himself with his own energy blast after Hit [[spoiler: killed him]], Goten runs up and hugs him. Goku lightly complains that Goten is tickling him.

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In the General Blue Saga, while looking for a Dragon Ball in the ocean with Krillin and Bulma, Goku gets tickled by a fish that swims into his swimsuit.
** *** Additionally when Goku fights [[EverythingsSquishierWithCephalopods Octopapa]], at one point when Octopapa grabs him, Goku lampshades this trope.
** *** In the Japanese version of the ending of the World Martial Arts Tournament, a crowd picks Goku up and tosses him into the air. Goku complains that it tickles.
** *** In the Piccolo Jr. Saga, Chi-Chi is wiping Goku's face with rag before his fight with Tien. Goku pulls away, saying that she's tickling him.
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In the [=DBZ=] movie ''Tree of Might'', while Goku and Gohan [[BathsAreFun are taking a bath together]], Chi-Chi meets Icarus for the first time and freaks out, trying to get their attention. She does this by tickling Gohan while he's underwater.
** *** In the first Broly movie, just before Broly attacks Goku the first time, Master Roshi is seen cuddling with Oolong's foot while dreaming. Oolong's reaction is this when Roshi rubs his mustache on his foot.
** *** Another mild example occurs later during the Buu Saga, when Super Buu appears to fight Gotenks. Goten and Trunks are resting up from training and Goten starts licking Trunks foot in his sleep.
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After Goku revives himself with his own energy blast after Hit [[spoiler: killed him]], Goten runs up and hugs him. Goku lightly complains that Goten is tickling him.him.
*** During the Tournament of Power, when MagicalGirl [[SuperMode Ribrianne]] strikes Goku with her "''Pretty Love Machine Gun''," he clutches himself awkwardly while remarking that "something tickles"



** Negi gets an accidental tickling when Ayaka asks him to lotion her back. when Negi panics and forgets, Ayaka demonstrates on Negi himself by lotioning his back, causing him to burst out giggling each time. Asuna however [[KickChick does NOT like this]]...

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** Negi gets an accidental tickling when Ayaka asks him to lotion her back. when Negi panics and forgets, Ayaka demonstrates on Negi himself by lotioning his back, causing him to burst out giggling each time. [[KickChick Asuna however [[KickChick does NOT like take too kindly to this]]...


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** In an episode where [[PowerIncontinence Sonic cannot stop running due to a microchip inside of him]], when Sonic gets some hay stuck in his ear, Amy blows it out of him, causing Sonic to snicker due to him being ticklish. This is ''only'' in the original Japanese dub.
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* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'': Squishy's debut episode in the [=XY=] series has one. When trying to catch the slippery Pokemon at one point, it flies up and lands inside of Bonnie's shirt. When it starts squirming around, Bonnie burst out laughing from how tickly it feels.

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* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'': Squishy's debut episode in the [=XY=] series has one. When trying to catch the slippery Pokemon at one point, it flies up and [[SquirrelsInMyPants lands inside of Bonnie's shirt.shirt]]. When it starts squirming around, Bonnie burst out laughing from how tickly it feels.
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Sixteen}}'' episode "''All Pets Are Off''", Caitlin's pet ferret escapes into the mall's air ducts when it runs into Jude. When Jude plays with it, [[SquirrelsInMyPants the ferret crawls up into his clothes]], leading to this reaction.
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* At one moment in the Dark Universe's Reboot of ''[[Film/TheMummy2017 The Mummy]]'', when confronting Nick, Princess Ahmanet pins him to the ground and tears off his shirt. While listening to his heartbeat, she runs her fingers on his exposed belly and ribs, causing him to giggle and fidget around.
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* In ''Literature/The Naughtiest Girl'', this happens when one of Jennifer Harris's white mice, which had been hiding in her uniform, starts running up and down the uniform.

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* In ''[[Literature/The Naughtiest Girl]]'', this happens when one of Jennifer Harris's white mice, which had been hiding in her uniform, starts running up and down the uniform.

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* In ''[[Literature/The ''Literature/The Naughtiest Girl]]'', Girl'', this happens when one of Jennifer Harris's white mice, which had been hiding in her uniform, starts running up and down the uniform.
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* In ''[[Literature/The Nuaghtiest Girl]]'', this happens when one of Jennifer Harris's white mice, which had been hiding in her uniform, starts running up and down the uniform.

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* In ''[[Literature/The Nuaghtiest Girl]]'', this happens when one of Jennifer Harris's white mice, which had been hiding in her uniform, starts running up and down the uniform.
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* When meeting Dim for the first time in ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife'', the children ants look all over him from his underside, and are promptly frightened away when Dim stomps around laughing from their Antenna tickling his belly.

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* When meeting Dim for the first time in ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife'', the children ants look all over him from his underside, and are promptly frightened away when Dim stomps around laughing from their Antenna antenna tickling his belly.
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* ''Disney/{{Tarzan}}'' unintentionally tickles Jane when examining her bare foot. She responds with a kick to the face.

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* ''Disney/{{Tarzan}}'' unintentionally tickles Jane when examining her bare foot. She responds with a kick to the face.face [[spoiler:[[AccidentalPervert after Tarzan tries to peek up her dress]]]].

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* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}''
** Squishy's debut episode in the [=XY=] series has one. When trying to catch the slippery Pokemon at one point, it flies up and lands inside of Bonnie's shirt. When it starts squirming around, Bonnie burst out laughing from how tickly it feels.

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''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'': Squishy's debut episode in the [=XY=] series has one. When trying to catch the slippery Pokemon at one point, it flies up and lands inside of Bonnie's shirt. When it starts squirming around, Bonnie burst out laughing from how tickly it feels.

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** After Goku revives himself with his own energy blast after Hit [[spoiler: killed him]], Goten runs up and hugs him. Goku lightly complains that Goten is tickling him.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/TheCroods'', when Guy and Eep meet for the first time, one of Eep's first reaction to seeing him is holding him upside down and poking his back curiously, which tickles Guy.



* In the 5th ''WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime'' film, while the main cast is chasing down a Treestar, Duckie tries crawling over Cera to try and reach it first. Cera starts giggling and lampshades this trope.



* In the 5th ''WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime'' film, while the main cast is chasing down a Treestar, Duckie tries crawling over Cera to try and reach it first. Cera starts giggling and lampshades this trope.
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** Ed gets tickled again in the episode "''Ed Overboard''," when he is kidnapped and tortured by the Kanker Sisters. Shortly after capturing him, May draws on Ed's belly with a crayon and a stamp, which causes Ed to burst out giggling while she does so.
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* In ''[[Creator/AstridLindgren Emil of Lönneberga]]'', no one could figure out why at least twenty attempts to shoe a certain horse failed (with it kicking every time someone tried to hold its leg), and in the end, it was offered for free to anyone who could hold it while it was being shod. Emil carried out the task by only holding the horse's hooves, [[EurekaMoment realizing]] that it was merely ticklish.
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** In the Japanese version of the ending of the World Martial Arts Tournament, a crowd picks Goku up and tosses him into the air. Goku complains that it tickles.
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* The ''WesternAnimation/ShaunTheSheep'' short, "''Hide and Squeak''," features a scene where a Mouse hides from [[CatsAreMean Pidsley]] by hiding inside the fleeces of several Sheep in the flock. When its hiding inside of Shaun and Shirley's fleeces, it tickles them both.

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* Lampshaded in the hentai ''Alien from the Darkness''. When Hikari has a pet ferret that crawls into her shirt, making her fidget around saying that it tickles.

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* Lampshaded in the hentai ''Alien from the Darkness''. When Hikari has a pet ferret that crawls into her shirt, making her fidget around saying that it tickles.



*** Additionally when Goku fights [[EverythingsSquishierWithCephalopods Octopapa]], at one point when Octopapa grabs him, Goku lampshades this trope.

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* In ''Film/KungFuPanda'', when Tai Lung tries to kill Po with his [[FingerPokeOfDoom Nerve Strike Attacks]]. Unlike his previous foes, all this does is tickle Po thanks to his immense body fat.

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* Happens in ''Film/TheSmurfs'' movie when Neil Patrick Harris tries to sneak the Smurfs into his office when he eventually runs into his female boss and then starts squirming from them tickling him.



* When meeting the Captain of the AXIOM for the first time, one of ''WesternAnimation/WallE'''s first gesture is to give him a foot massage, only to turn into this trope.
** Additionally, when the Captain sends EVE to get a check-up (after a snafu involving a Plant gets blamed on EVE,) During EVE's examination, at one point while checking her circuitry located in her underarm, EVE starts laughing hysterically. WALL-E, who is watching the whole thing outside, [[NotWhatItLooksLike misinterpret this as torture]].

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When meeting the Captain of the AXIOM ''Axiom'' for the first time, one of ''WesternAnimation/WallE'''s WALL•E's first gesture is to give him a foot massage, only to turn into this trope.
** Additionally, when after the Captain sends EVE to get a check-up (after a snafu involving a Plant gets blamed on EVE,) During EVE's EVE), during her examination, at one point while checking her circuitry located in her underarm, EVE starts laughing hysterically. WALL-E, WALL•E, who is watching the whole thing outside, [[NotWhatItLooksLike misinterpret this as torture]].torture]].
* In the 5th ''WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime'' film, while the main cast is chasing down a Treestar, Duckie tries crawling over Cera to try and reach it first. Cera starts giggling and lampshades this trope.
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* Happens in ''Film/TheSmurfs'' movie when Patrick Winslow tries to sneak the Smurfs into his office when he eventually runs into his female boss and then starts squirming from them tickling him.




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* ''Literature/RikkiTikkiTavi'''s first interaction with Teddy involves this when snuggling around his neck.

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* In an early episode of ''Series/DrakeAndJosh'', a girl Josh likes left a snake for him in his jacket that he left behind at a restaurant. When the snake slithers up his pants, he wiggles around giggling briefly, before figuring out why and promptly [[OhCrap wigging out]].
* Happens from time-to-time in ''Series/ElmosWorld'', which comes as no surprise as this segment [[MemeticMutation IS all about Elmo]].



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* ''Literature/RikkiTikkiTavi'''s first interaction with Teddy involves this when snuggling around his neck.
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* In an early episode of ''Series/DrakeAndJosh'', a girl Josh likes left a snake for him in his jacket that he left behind at a restaurant. When the snake slithers up his pants, he wiggles around giggling briefly, before figuring out why and promptly [[OhCrap wigging out]].
* Happens from time-to-time in ''Series/ElmosWorld'', which comes as no surprise as this segment [[MemeticMutation IS all about Elmo]].




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* In the 5th ''WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime'' film, while the main cast is chasing down a Treestar, Duckie tries crawling over Cera to try and reach it first. Cera starts giggling and lampshades this trope.
* Considering how spontaneous tickling occurs throughout ''WesternAnimation/LittleBear'', this trope has occurred too many times to mention.
* One ''[[WesternAnimation/{{LOONEYTUNES}} Looney Tunes]]'' short entitled ''Beanstalk Bugs'' involves Bugs and Daffy retelling the story of ''Literature/JackAndTheBeanstalk'', with Elmer Fudd as the Giant. When trying to catch Bugs and Daffy by smoking them out, Bugs and Daffy make an escape [[SquirrelsInMyPants by jumping down his shirt]], leading to you-know-where.

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* In the 5th ''WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime'' film, while the main cast is chasing down a Treestar, Duckie tries crawling over Cera to try and reach it first. Cera starts giggling and lampshades this trope.
* Considering how spontaneous tickling occurs throughout ''WesternAnimation/LittleBear'', ''Literature/LittleBear'', this trope has occurred too many times to mention.
* One ''[[WesternAnimation/{{LOONEYTUNES}} Looney Tunes]]'' ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' short entitled ''Beanstalk Bugs'' "Beanstalk Bugs" involves Bugs and Daffy retelling the story of ''Literature/JackAndTheBeanstalk'', with Elmer Fudd as the Giant. When trying to catch Bugs and Daffy by smoking them out, Bugs and Daffy make an escape [[SquirrelsInMyPants by jumping down his shirt]], leading to you-know-where.



* ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants''
** While trying to outperform Squidward so that he can be the "Employee of the Month", Spongbob hides inside his pillow in order to destroy his alarm-clock. When Squidward notices something off, he tries ruffling his pillow, only for this trope to happen when Spongebob giggles...
** When attempting to join the "Jelly-Spotters", said group tries to trick Spongebob into getting stung by Jellyfish multiple times [[spoiler:to which none of them work]]. One of their attempts involves putting Jelly on Spongebob's face for Jellyfish to feed off of, and spongebob comments on how tickly it feels when the jellyfish do.
** After being stalked by Flats, the Boating-School Bully, [[spoiler:who has threatened to kick Spongebob's butt all throughout the episode]], Spongebob finally gives in and lets Flats have his way. Thanks to his spongy body though, he is able to take Flat's bullying without feeling any pain. At one point, he even giggles and lampshades this trope.

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** While trying to outperform Squidward so that he can be the "Employee of the Month", Spongbob [=SpongeBob=] hides inside his pillow in order to destroy his alarm-clock. When Squidward notices something off, he tries ruffling his pillow, only for this trope to happen when Spongebob [=SpongeBob=] giggles...
** When attempting to join the "Jelly-Spotters", said group tries to trick Spongebob [=SpongeBob=] into getting stung by Jellyfish multiple times [[spoiler:to which none of them work]]. One of their attempts involves putting Jelly on Spongebob's [=SpongeBob=]'s face for Jellyfish to feed off of, and spongebob [=SpongeBob=] comments on how tickly it feels when the jellyfish do.
** After being stalked by Flats, the Boating-School Bully, [[spoiler:who has threatened to kick Spongebob's [=SpongeBob=]'s butt all throughout the episode]], Spongebob [=SpongeBob=] finally gives in and lets Flats have his way. Thanks to his spongy body though, he is able to take Flat's bullying without feeling any pain. At one point, he even giggles and lampshades this trope.


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* Happens in ''Film/TheSmurfs'' movie when Neil Patrick Harris tries to sneak the Smurfs into his office when he eventually runs into his female boss — and then starts squirming from them tickling him.

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Accidental Tickle Torture is the result of when a ticklish sensation is caused but has (or had) neither [[FriendlyTickleTorture friendly]] or [[TickleTorture malicious]] intentions. Most examples involve something curiously checking someone out by touching them in odd places, however there are times when a villain does something to a character that he intended to be ColdBloodedTorture, only to wind up with their victim laughing from a ticklish response.

Compare SquirrelsInMyPants since some of their cases has its victim laughing. Also IDidntMeanToTurnYouOn.

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* In episode 8 of ''Manga/AiYoriAoshi'''s anime, Tina's new [[TeamPet pet ferret]] manages to find its way up into Aoi's kimono. Aoi starts squirming and saying that it tickles.
* Lampshaded in the hentai ''Alien from the Darkness''. When Hikari has a pet ferret that crawls into her shirt, making her fidget around saying that it tickles.
* ''Anime/{{Basquash}}'' features a scene with Dan being tickled by foot fetishist Haruka in their first encounter, where she caresses his feet, which drives Dan to tears with laughter. Considering she was only concerned about his feet than blatantly tickling him, it qualifies.
* In ''Anime/DigimonTamers'', Growlmon gets tickled while being painted in an attempt to hide him.
* ''Manga/DragonBall''
** In the General Blue Saga, while looking for a Dragon Ball in the ocean with Krillin and Bulma, Goku gets tickled by a fish that swims into his swimsuit.
*** Additionally when Goku fights [[EverythingsSquishierWithCephalopods Octopapa]], at one point when Octopapa grabs him, Goku lampshades this trope.
** In the Piccolo Jr. Saga, Chi-Chi is wiping Goku's face with rag before his fight with Tien. Goku pulls away, saying that she's tickling him.
** In the [=DBZ=] movie ''Tree of Might'', while Goku and Gohan [[BathsAreFun are taking a bath together]], Chi-Chi meets Icarus for the first time and freaks out, trying to get their attention. She does this by tickling Gohan while he's underwater.
** In the first Broly movie, just before Broly attacks Goku the first time, Master Roshi is seen cuddling with Oolong's foot while dreaming. Oolong's reaction is this when Roshi rubs his mustache on his foot.
** Another mild example occurs later during the Buu Saga, when Super Buu appears to fight Gotenks. Goten and Trunks are resting up from training and Goten starts licking Trunks foot in his sleep.
* In ''Anime/KikisDeliveryService'', while hiding from a Storm inside of a Box Car on a Train, Kiki's foot accidentally slips loose in some hay she was sleeping in and some curious Cows start licking her foot, causing her to burst out laughing for a short moment.
* One episode of ''Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa'' has King Dedede becoming overweight from eating too much of a spiked food meant for Kirby. Granted Kirby manages to eat some of it by accident, but Dedede orders a Fitness-based Monster that forces him and Kirby through a series of [[CoolAndUnusualPunishment torturous exercise routines]]. One of them involves muscle massaging, which briefly yet still very evidently is this exactly trope, hence Dedede and Kirby's laughing during the session.
* In an episode of ''Manga/{{Mouse}}'', Hazuki is a giantess [[CosplayOtakuGirl that just took off a Godzilla suit]] and is clad in only a bra and panties. After Sorata accidentally finds himself [[{{Ecchi}} sliding into Hazuki's panties]], she fidgets around, stating that it tickles.
* In ''Anime/{{Naruto}}'', Jiraiya accidentally tickles Naruto when he's checking his seal.
* ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'',
** Earlier in the series, Fate uses a PaperTalisman that summons water spirits to use against Asuna. The water spirits (which take the form of tentacles with hands at the end) proceed to tickle her into submission.
--->'''Fate''': So that's what that spell does.
** Negi gets an accidental tickling when Ayaka asks him to lotion her back. when Negi panics and forgets, Ayaka demonstrates on Negi himself by lotioning his back, causing him to burst out giggling each time. Asuna however [[KickChick does NOT like this]]...
* [[CoolPet Surume]] does this to Luffy while placing him on his back (per Luffy's request) in ''Manga/OnePiece''. [[spoiler:At the time, Surume was being enslaved by the New Fishman Pirates]].
* ''[[Anime/SonicX Sonic the Hedgheog]]'' gets tickled by Chris's Grandpa on their first encounter when the latter believes he is a machine.
* In ''Anime/TenchiMuyo'', when Ayeka and Sasami are introduced, Ayeka kidnaps and hold both Tenchi and Ryoko hostage to get answers out of where Yosho is. When Ryoko doesn't comply, she has her robots torture her with electricity, only to get this reaction out of her instead.

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* Exaggerated while being played for laughs in one strip of ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}''. When Garfield gets stuck hanging from a Tree Branch, a Butterfly comes in and lands on one of his toes. After Garfield states that it tickles, a swarm of them suddenly appear and all land on him, to his misfortune.

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* When meeting Dim for the first time in ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife'', the children ants look all over him from his underside, and are promptly frightened away when Dim stomps around laughing from their Antenna tickling his belly.
* Towards the end of ''Disney/TheJungleBook'', when interrogating Kaa the Snake, Shere Khan does this to him when checking his middle coils to see if Kaa had eaten Mowgli.
* In ''Film/KungFuPanda'', when Tai Lung tries to kill Po with his [[FingerPokeOfDoom Nerve Strike Attacks]]. Unlike his previous foes, all this does is tickle Po thanks to his immense body fat.
* ''Disney/{{Pinocchio}}'' gets tickled briefly by a fish [[SquirrelsInMyPants that swims into his shirt]].
* Happens in ''Film/TheSmurfs'' movie when Neil Patrick Harris tries to sneak the Smurfs into his office when he eventually runs into his female boss — and then starts squirming from them tickling him.
* In the middle of Disney's ''Disney/TheSwordInTheStone'', When Merlin and Arthur/Wart are transformed into Fish as part of a lesson, this is both of their reaction when they are swimming through some Seaweed.
* ''Disney/{{Tarzan}}'' unintentionally tickles Jane when examining her bare foot. She responds with a kick to the face.
* When meeting the Captain of the AXIOM for the first time, one of ''WesternAnimation/WallE'''s first gesture is to give him a foot massage, only to turn into this trope.
** Additionally, when the Captain sends EVE to get a check-up (after a snafu involving a Plant gets blamed on EVE,) During EVE's examination, at one point while checking her circuitry located in her underarm, EVE starts laughing hysterically. WALL-E, who is watching the whole thing outside, [[NotWhatItLooksLike misinterpret this as torture]].
* Towards the end of ''Film/XMen1'', while Wolverine is recovering from his fight [[spoiler:with Magneto and his mutants]], Jean Grey is seen checking over his body to see [[HealingFactor all his wounds have healed]]. When running her hand over him, he scoffs and tells her it tickles.
* In ''Film/{{Yentl}}'', Yentl (as Anshal) gets into a friendly debate with Avigdor over which one of Adam's bones God made Eve from, his rib, or his thigh.

[[AC:{{Literature}}]]
* ''Literature/RikkiTikkiTavi'''s first interaction with Teddy involves this when snuggling around his neck.

[[AC:{{Live-ActionTV}}]]
* In an early episode of ''Series/DrakeAndJosh'', a girl Josh likes left a snake for him in his jacket that he left behind at a restaurant. When the snake slithers up his pants, he wiggles around giggling briefly, before figuring out why and promptly [[OhCrap wigging out]].
* Happens from time-to-time in ''Series/ElmosWorld'', which comes as no surprise as this segment [[MemeticMutation IS all about Elmo]].
* Happens A LOT in ''Film/TheThreeStooges'' shorts:
** "Three Missing Links" has Moe and Curly both being tickled by a Lion licking their feet while they're asleep.
** "A Gem of a Jam" has Curly being tickled by a fish that gets stuck inside of him when an irate Moe kicks him into a Fish Bowl that gets stuck on his head.
** "Hold That Lion!" has Moe being tickled by a Lion licking his feet while he's asleep.
** "Sing a Song of Six Pants" has Moe being tickled one of [[MonsterOfTheWeek Terry Hargan]]'s Mooks while they're looking a lost Safe Combination as part of a Heist.
** "Hugs and Mugs" has Shemp being tickled by a flirtatious woman, unaware to him that she's after a Priceless Pearl Necklace.
** During the climax of the 2012 Film, Curly is briefly tickled by his pet Rat, Nippy, when he crawls into his coat.
* Quite a bit in ''Series/{{Zoboomafoo}}'', particularly used on Zoboo himself.

[[AC:{{Video Games}}]]
* In ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception'', this is the reaction of one particular girl that you can punch in the Chaosrealm during Konquest Mode.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Persona3}}'', Fuuka is accidentally tickled by a machine wrapped around her stomach.
* In the Nintendo DS version of ''VideoGame/SonicColors'', when Sonic first merges with a few Wisps that he saved from [[ThoseTwoBadGuys Orbot and Cubot]], he states that it tickles when they merge with him.

[[AC:WesternAnimation]]
* While playing a game of hide and seek with his friends, ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' gets accidentally tickled by a Snake that slithers up his back.
* The 1st episode of ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce'' features a scene when Ben transforms into Swampfire for the first time to fight against the Forever Knights. Once the knights starts firing on his with their guns, Ben's reaction is this.
* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'' has Courage transforming into a Fly and Eustace trying to crush him throughout said episode. At one point he tries to stomp on courage, but thanks to a big hole in his shoe, it promptly leading to this trope.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' episode, "''Flea Bitten Ed''" Rolf's bunnies briefly jump into Ed's jacket, which causes him to squirm around giggling.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'', this happens to [[TheDitz Cosmo]] quite often.
* In the 5th ''WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime'' film, while the main cast is chasing down a Treestar, Duckie tries crawling over Cera to try and reach it first. Cera starts giggling and lampshades this trope.
* Considering how spontaneous tickling occurs throughout ''WesternAnimation/LittleBear'', this trope has occurred too many times to mention.
* One ''[[WesternAnimation/{{LOONEYTUNES}} Looney Tunes]]'' short entitled ''Beanstalk Bugs'' involves Bugs and Daffy retelling the story of ''Literature/JackAndTheBeanstalk'', with Elmer Fudd as the Giant. When trying to catch Bugs and Daffy by smoking them out, Bugs and Daffy make an escape [[SquirrelsInMyPants by jumping down his shirt]], leading to you-know-where.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' episode "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E5MagicDuel Magic Duel]]", Trixie unintentionally does this to Rainbow Dash at the end of the episode, trying and failing to do an AgonyBeam.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh'' features a scene where Piglet tries to hide in Pooh's shirt in order to hide from Tigger ([[IOweYouMyLife who won't stop following Piglet around doing favors for him]]). This inadvertently tickles Pooh.
* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/ThePenguinsOfMadagascar'' features Kowalski inventing a Super Ray that causes its subjects to be [[HulkingOut buffed up]]. Being hit by the ray tickles, [[spoiler:as seen through Mort and Private]].
* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'', Dil [[SquirrelsInMyPants hides a duckling inside his diaper]] which tickles him A LOT. Considering how long he had the duckling in his diaper in the episode, and considering [[TheDitz the type of baby that Dil is]], no one really knows why Dil did that.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', when Homer becomes morbidly obese in order to work from home, He plugs up a Power Plant's Nuclear Reactor [[spoiler:in order to prevent a Meltdown from occurring]]. When stuck inside the Plant's Gas Tank, he is tickled by some hoses being sprayed at him from some workers inside said tank.
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants''
** While trying to outperform Squidward so that he can be the "Employee of the Month", Spongbob hides inside his pillow in order to destroy his alarm-clock. When Squidward notices something off, he tries ruffling his pillow, only for this trope to happen when Spongebob giggles...
** When attempting to join the "Jelly-Spotters", said group tries to trick Spongebob into getting stung by Jellyfish multiple times [[spoiler:to which none of them work]]. One of their attempts involves putting Jelly on Spongebob's face for Jellyfish to feed off of, and spongebob comments on how tickly it feels when the jellyfish do.
** After being stalked by Flats, the Boating-School Bully, [[spoiler:who has threatened to kick Spongebob's butt all throughout the episode]], Spongebob finally gives in and lets Flats have his way. Thanks to his spongy body though, he is able to take Flat's bullying without feeling any pain. At one point, he even giggles and lampshades this trope.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTales'' film "''The Wonderful Wizard of Ha's''" (a parody of the Wizard of Oz,) While trying to rescue Junior Asparagus from the Dungeon, Larry (as Tin-Man) and Pa Grape (as Lion) un-stuff Mr. Lunt (as Scarecrow) in order to have him slide in and help Junior escape. While being un-stuffed, Lunt exclaims that the process tickles.

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