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* ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'': In [[Recap/RickAndMortyS7E4ThatsAmorte "Thats Amorte"]] Rick tries to use a Franchise/MenInBlack-esque [[LaserGuidedAmnesia memory eraser]] on a doctor, but ends up flashing himself and forgets everything. In the next scene, Morty uses the device to restore Rick's memories and Rick implies that this isn't the first time he's accidentally done this to himself.

* A variation in ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'': While hiding Boo in his & Sully's apartment from the authorities, Mike has a can of disinfectant to use on anything Boo touches. Unfortunately, when Boo sneezes on his face, he freaks and deliberately uses the disinfectant on himself, [[DidntThinkThisThrough resulting in him screaming]] when the spray [[EyeScream burns his eye]].

* A variant from ''ComicStrip/TheFarSide: A pair of explorers realise too late that they're using "On" instead of "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Off!_(brand) Off]]".

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* One playing of "What's in the Bag?" on the revival ''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway'' features Ryan making a bad breath joke and spritzing breath spray he found in his purse at Colin (who is well out of range). He quickly jolts in surprise when he realizes that the spray was pushed back into his own face. [[HilarityEnsues And it wasn't breath spray...]]

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* ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'': (Pictured) [[https://garfield.com/comic/1986/11/18 Jon corners Garfield]] and triumphantly tells him it's time for his flea spray... then proceeds to spray a huge cloud of it in his own face.

* ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'': While hiding Boo in his & Sully's apartment from the authorities, Mike tries keeping her away from him with a can of aerosol spray, only to wind up accidentally spraying himself in the face, turning his one eye red.

* ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'': While hiding Boo in Mike and Sully's apartment from the authorities, Mike tries keeping her away from him with a can of aerosol spray, only to wind up accidentally [[EyeScream spraying himself in the eye]] with it.

** He does it again in a later episode when trying to clean up some ketchup he spilled, this time with a can of cleaning spray.

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[[caption-width-right:350:Well, it did take care of ''a'' pest at least.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': In "No Free Rides", Mrs. Puff steals [=SpongeBob=]'s boat. He tries to pepper spray her but sprays himself instead. While he's in pain, Mrs. Puff kicks him out of the boat.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead'' segment "Die Fly, Die!", after attempts to get rid of a fly using a shovel, a hammer, and a hedge trimmer fail, they use a can of insecticide but because they stay in the room and don't open any windows, they pass out. When they wake up they see the mess their room is in and think they must have had a party in their house.

* In ''"WesternAnimation/DanVs Baseball"'', Dan gets maced right in the face, [[AcquiredPoisonImmunity however he's been maced so many times he's completely immune to it.]] While being sprayed with the mace, Dan just simply twists the bottle around so the man ends up macing himself and ''does'' feel it's full effects.

* In a ''ComicStrip/TheFarSide'' strip, a pair of explorers covered in insects notice with horror that they're using "On" bug spray (a popular bug spray in the US is called "Off").

Aerosol sprays, whether in the form of modern day cans or the classic CartoonBugSprayer flit guns, are one of the most convenient inventions in human society, especially in regards to things like insect repellent, sunscreen, spray on tans, pepper spray, etc., allowing for quick application of the products in seconds instead of having to laboriously rub and slather it on to places with your hands or a brush.

* ''Anime/CowboyBebop'': Non-bug example. In "Mushroom Samba", Ed tracks down a bounty who pulled a hit and run on the Bebop's ship. When she confronts him, she tries to subdue him with stinky gas only for the gas to spread a little further then she was anticipating, causing not only her target to cough, but her as well.

* In the ''Series/{{Frasier}}'' episode "Momma Mia," Niles accuses Frasier of having an Oedipal attraction to Mia, his new girlfriend, because she's a dead ringer for his deceased mother. When Frasier gets frustrated and tries to put some bug spray on Niles, he accidentally sprays himself in the face as he was unknowingly holding it backwards, screaming "I blinded myself!" -- an allusion to the historical Oedipus.

* ''Series/GameShakers'': One episode has the office being invaded by a flock of pigeons, which prompts Double G to call an exterminator named Bobby Dong to get rid of them. The latter does so by using a device resembling a bug bomb to release a knockout gas, which not only knocks out the pigeons, but everyone else in the office except Bobby himself.

-->'''Blanch:''' So I took out your hairspray to give my hair a final spritz? Only surprise, it wasn't hairspray... it was mace. You had mace, ''your hairspray was mace, '''I maced myself right there in the police station!'''''

* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': In "No Free Rides", Mrs. Puff steals [=SpongeBob=]'s boat. He tries to pepper spray her, but sprays himself instead. While he's in pain, Mrs. Puff kicks him out of the boat.