History Main / ComedicUnderwearExposure

* In one episode of ''Series/HannahMontana'', Miley accidentally [[PantsSplitting splits her pants]] (though the result is never shown), and a young girl who sees the tear on the seat points at her and recites the rhyme.

* ''ComicBook/AnyasGhost'': Anya trips while doing the beep test in gym class and falls -- and since she's wearing a skirt like all the girls are, her underwear are visible, leading to everyone laughing at her.

** Later in the same book, Greg climbs up a tree to save a blanket his little brother Manny threw up into it, only for his pants to fall down, exposing his embarrassing ComicBook/WonderWoman underpants.

* ''Series/AdventuresInWonderland'': In the episode "To Tear is Human", Alice gets embarrassed when her pants get ripped during a game of Charades and is laughed at, which might be considered LaserGuidedKarma due to her having laughed at a boy who embarrassed himself by dropping his lunch tray at school. By the end, Alice learns to [[AnAesop not laugh at others' misfortune]] from the experience.

* In ''Series/{{Community}}'', During the episode "The Art of Discourse" Abed and Troy both pantsed each other to the amusement of the other study group members. Pierce decides he wants in on the fun and pantses Shirley. He then learns the valuable lesson that it is never okay for a guy to pants a woman.

* In one episode of ''Series/HannahMontana'', Miley accidentally splits her pants (though the result is never shown), and a young girl who sees the tear on the seat points at her and recites the rhyme.

* ''Series/MeAndMyGrandma'' While on a film set, Janey's grandma drives off in a car, unaware Janey's dress is stuck in the door, tearing it off her and exposing her Team Jacob underwear, the ensuing footage of this goes viral and becomes memed.

* In one episode of ''Animation/{{Lamput}}'' taking place at a dance club, Lamput pretends to be an outfit on Fat Doc and the clothes grab the attention of women who think it looks cool. The episode ends with Lamput escaping while Fat Doc is in the middle of dancing, revealing his underwear.

* In ''Series/{{Community}}'', Ahbed and Troy both pantsed each other to the amusement of the other study group members. Pierce decides he wants in on the fun and pantses Shirley. He then learns the valuable lesson that it is never okay for a guy to pants a woman.

* In the ''Series/Shameless'' episode, "Frank's Northern Shuttle Express", having the house to herself for the first time, Fiona takes the opportunity to dance around in only her underwear, that is until Ford walks in and catches her.

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* In the "WesternAnimation/HarleyQuinn" episode, "The 83rd Annual Villy Awards", after a scuffle at the Villy Awards, Harley and Ivy storm out, dismissing the entire event, with Harley unaware that her dress has ripped open in the back to expose her pink heart underwear.

* In the "WesternAnimation/Harley Quinn" episode, "The 83rd Annual Villy Awards", after a scuffle at the Villy Awards, Harley and Ivy storm out, dismissing the entire event, with Harley unaware that her dress has ripped open in the back to expose her pink heart underwear.

* In "Don't wear polka dot underwear with white pants", protagonist Mandy Berr suffers an embarrassing incident on the playground when her polka dot panties are visible through her white pants, and the class bully Dennis is the first one to notice who ends up gathering a crowd to see her undies and makes fun of Mandy by calling her "Polka Dot". She comments they are her lucky pair and the faux pas is so bad she forces her Mom to get rid of the white pants by showing her the problem and promises to never wear her Polka dot underwear again until the end of the book.

* ''Series/ModernFamily'', In the episode "On the Same Paige", Cam teases Mitch for being too modest and easily embarrassed, including being too embarrassed to be seen in his boxer briefs in the gym locker room. Later, in order to prove that he can go out on a limb and take a risk, Mitch dresses up like a bumble bee for the parents' talent show at Lily's school, and flies across the stage on a wire. However, when he is unable to get down, Cam tries to pull him down by yanking on his pants, but instead only manages to rip the pants off. This ironically leaves an embarrassed Mitch swinging on a wire in his boxer briefs in front of the entire talent show audience.

* ''Film/AmericanHorrorHouse'': As apart of a sorority [[Initiation Ceremony}}, Daria and the other pledges are sent to rob a frat house. With the penalty of being dressed only in their underwear.

* At the end of ''[[WesternAnimation/PixarShorts Tokyo Mater]]'', Kabuto is seen in underwear after Mater beat him in a drift race.

* In the "123GoTrends" video "We Tested TikTok DIY Clothes Hacks", Adam is embarrassed on a first date when his pants sag and his date inadvertently gets a peak of his bright red boxer briefs with white stars on them. He is then able to repurpose a pair of suspenders and clip one end to his socks and the other end to his tucked-in shirt under his pants, thus his shirt stays tucked in even if his pants start to sag.

* ''Film/UpPompeii'': When Nero inspects Lurcio after he has become his newest champion, Lurcio worries that his slip is showing.

* In one ''ComicStrip/SpyVsSpy'' strip, Black Spy attaches a razor blade to White Spy's gun so why he draws it, the blade cuts through his belt and drops his pants. When White bends down to pull them back up, Black [[DefeatByModesty clobbers him]].

* ''Literature/AngelaNicely'': In “Supermodel”, when trying out to be a model for a clothing magazine, a woman named Melanie asks Angela what her hobbies are. When Angela reveals she can stand on her head, she demonstrates, and her skirt falls down, showing her underwear and embarrassing her mother.
* ''Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKid'': In one of the books, Rodrick locks Greg out of his hotel room while the latter is in his underwear.

* In "Don't wear polka dot underwear with white pants.", protagonist Mandy Berr suffers an embarrassing incident on the playground when her polka dot panties are visible through her white pants, and the class bully Dennis is the first one to notice who ends up gathering a crowd to see her undies and makes fun of Mandy by calling her "Polka Dot". She comments they are her lucky pair and the faux pas is so bad she forces her Mom to get rid of the white pants by showing her the problem and promises to never wear her Polka dot underwear again until the end of the book.

* In [[Music/{{ACDC}} AC/DC]] concerts, one of the traditions is seeing Angus Young strip down to his underwear.

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* One ''ComicStrip/BabyBlues'' strip has Zoe use the taunt on Hammie, whose underwear is showing. Hammie walks off and returns with his underwear on his head, so Zoe can see it better.
** An earlier strip has Zoe reciting the same rhyme to tease Hammie, but he wasn't fazed since he was still in diapers at the time.
-->'''Zoe''': ''(thinking)'' That song is a lot funnier when the person you're singing about isn't walking around in a diaper.
** In another strip, one of the ways Zoe's morning goes wrong is when Hammie sees her getting dressed and starts taunting her with the same rhyme, only for her to yell "[[GetOut GET OUT!!]]"
** Subverted several times when, between the ages of 2 and 6, Zoe liked showing off her new panties, often in public. She even did it at her kindergarten graduation when she went on stage to get her diploma.
** Wren pulls Wanda's sweatpants down in one Sunday strip, making Zoe and Hammie laugh.
** When Zoe was one, she opened the door of a changing room in a boutique while Wanda changed her clothes, with several women seeing Wanda in her underwear as Zoe pointed at her and shouted "MAMA!"
* ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'': In one story arc, Calvin accidentally rips his pants at recess and ends up being forced to go up to the board and answer a math question (because he doesn't want to admit to the teacher that his underwear is showing). To add insult to injury, it was his [[UncoolUndies underpants with little rocket ships on it]].
-->'''Hobbes:''' That's why you're home early?\\
'''Calvin:''' Three teachers and the principal couldn't restore order.
* Pretty common in ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'', with Jon Arbuckle the most likely victim. Subverted in a strip where Jon deliberately wore a tank top and GoofyPrintUnderwear as loungewear on a rainy day.
* Once in ''ComicStrip/ForBetterOrForWorse'' John and Elly get embarrassed over a 2-year-old April showing her pink pull-ups to people at the park.
* In a ''ComicStrip/LibertyMeadows'' strip, when Jen bends over to get her pocketbook, Dean recites the rhyme. Jen punches him. Dean complains: "I thought women liked poetry..."
* One ''ComicStrip/{{Zits}}'' strip has Jeremy taking a picture of Walt, whose pants fell down while he carried heavy boxes.
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* In the ''ComicBook/EmmieAndFriends'': book ''Remarkably Ruby,'' Ruby trips over a backpack in the hallway and her skirt flies up, revealing the ''[[UncoolUndies Phineas and Ferb]]''-print underwear she's wearing--to both her and Mia's embarrassment. Mia ducks behind a locker as the students laugh at Ruby, one calling her underwear "toddler pants".

** In, the episode "Chin Up", Timmy rips off his clothes to attempt a [[DressedinLayers superhero]] moment while in a comic book to reveal his superhero costume, neglecting that he doesn't actually have one.

* ''Series/TheBradyBunch'': In the episode "Law and Disorder," Bobby ruins his good suit by rescuing a cat in an abandoned house. He returns home, and is then revealed in the laundry room in his undershirt and underpants placing his dirty blazer, dress shirt, tie and slacks into the washing machine.

* ''Series/ModernFamily'', In the episode "On the Same Paige," Cam teases Mitch for being too modest and easily embarrassed, including being too embarrassed to be seen in his boxer briefs in the gym locker room. Later, in order to prove that he can go out on a limb and take a risk, Mitch dresses up like a bumble bee for the parents' talent show at Lily's school, and flies across the stage on a wire. However, when he is unable to get down, Cam tries to pull him down by yanking on his pants, but instead only manages to rip the pants off. This ironically leaves an embarrassed Mitch swinging on a wire in his boxer briefs in front of the entire talent show audience.

** In the episode "Uncle Max Goes to the Arcade," Uncle Max and his nephew Luke make the acquaintance of a woman and a young girl in the arcade, but a group of bullies begin to harass them. Max then uses the claw from the claw machine to pants the leader of the bullies, revealing his cartoonish boxer shorts to his friends, who laugh at him at he runs away.
** In "Uncle Max Goes to the Cinema," Uncle Max competes with another moviegoer to see who can eat the most snacks. They use the straws from their sodas to suck up additional food. When a young usher enters the theater to see what the commotion is all about while holding a tray of snacks, Max and the other moviegoer proceed to suck up all of the usher's snacks,but are also accidentally able to suck up most of the usher's clothing, leaving the embarrassed usher in only his bird-themed boxer shorts in front of the entire theater.
* In one episode of ''Series/WizardsVsAliens'' a group of bullies threatening the main characters have all their clothes except for their garish boxers disappeared, causing them to run away in horror.

* In the ''WebSeries/TroomTroom'' video "26 Awkward Situations at College," one of the awkward situations profiled involves a young man in a P.E. class, which is very invigorating for him until the elastic on his nylon pants gives out, causing them to fall down and reveal his blue briefs to the rest of the class. Despite his efforts to keep his pants up, he is unable to do jumping jacks with the rest of the class without his pants continuing to fall down.

** In, the episode 'Chin Up' Timmy rips off his clothes to attempt a [[DressedinLayers superhero]] moment while in a comic book to reveal his superhero costume, neglecting that he doesn't actually have one.
** In the episode 'Class Clown' [[BetaBitch Beta Bitch]] Veronica arrives to the mall wearing an outfit made of tissue paper, sugar, and powdered milk. When Timmy crashes into her knocking them both into the mall fountain, the outfit dissolves as a result.

* ''WesternAnimation/PinkyDinkyDoo'': In Stinky Pinky Doo, Daffinee makes fun of Pinky's bad breath but gets karma at the end of the episode when she bends down and rips her dress, exposing her bunny underwear.

* In January 2023, during a concert in Inglewood, CA, Harry Styles slid across the stage while performing his song "Music for a Sushi Restaurant," which caused him to accidentally split his leather pants. Because a large part of his bare leg was visible, there was much online debate over whether he was wearing underwear at all, but one prominent video of the incident showed that he was definitely wearing what appeared to be black briefs, as too much of his leg was bare for them to have been boxer briefs.

* ''Film/OnTheBuses'': When Stan parks too close to Vera's bus, she can't open the door and has to climb out through the cab window. This causes Stan and Jack to laugh when they catch sight of her pink knickers, which Jack calls a "right pair of passion killers".