History Main / CoveredInMud

* ''{{S1m0ne}}'' - When Taransky trys to discredit Simone, he has her rolling in the mud with pigs, in the hopes that the audience would be completely disgusted. The ploy backfires because the film gets a standing ovation

* A few ''{{Pokemon}}'' attacks do this to the opponent, all but one of them being Ground-type attacks. As well as inflicting damage, Mud Bomb, Mud Slap and Muddy Water (the one non-Ground attack) reduce accuracy while Mud Shot reduces speed. Mud Sport does this to the ''user'', giving them additional resistance to Electric attacks, [[FridgeLogic despite most of the Pokémon that learn it being immune to Electric attacks already]].

* ''HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys'': Iolaus is on the run from somebody and their mooks, so he hides himself by [[WallpaperCamouflage covering himself in mud and lying in a mud puddle]]. He stays covered in mud for a few scenes afterwards.
** ''HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys'': Iolaus (Michael Hurst) and Autolycus (Bruce Campbell) are handcuffed to each other and fight until they fall down a hill into a pool of wet mud. They spend the next few scenes completely covered in the mud.
** ''HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys'': In the episode "War Bride", Iolaus (Michael Hurst) and Hercules (Kevin Sorbo) spend time at a spa where they indulge in a slimy mud bath until they are completely covered in the gray mud.

* In the {{MASH}} episode which introduces new doctor BJ Hunnicutt, before he even gets to the unit he, Hawkeye and Radar get caught in a bombing raid by the North Koreans along with some [=GI=]s. As he runs from one wounded soldier to another he slips and falls into some mud, ruining his dress uniform.

* In one ''{{Animorphs}}'' book, Cassie jokes about how Rachel never seems to get dirty - that any mud just seems to be deflected away. She throws a ball of mud at Rachel, who knocks it away without it splattering all over her. Cassie comments that Rachel's hand probably isn't even muddy, but Rachel refuses to show her.

* In the ''WarriorCats'' series, the Tribe rolls in mud to cover their fur in order to disguise their scent and blend into the rock better so that prey doesn't spot them so easily. The visiting Clan cats try this, and aren't too thrilled at the idea, but it works.

** ''HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys'': Iolaus (Michael Hurst) and Autolycus (Bruce Campbell) are handcuffed to each other and argue until they fall down a hill into a pool of wet mud. They spend the next few scenes completely covered in the mud.

* In ''[[{{Dragonheart}} Dragonheart: A New Beginning]]'', TheRival Roland trips and gets a face full of stable mud.

* HeMan frequently threw his opponents into conveniently-placed mudholes or bodies of water. A soft landing, to be sure, but not very dignified. Sister superhero SheRa did it too.

* At the end of the MadeForTVMovie ''The Invisible Woman'' (nothing to do with the ''Fantastic Four'' character) the title character gets doused with mud in a mud puddle, de-invisiblizing her and [[SpecialEffectsFailure showing]] that she's not really an InvisibleStreaker.
* {{S1m0ne}} - When Taransky trys to discredit Simone, he has her rolling in the mud with pigs, in the hopes that the audience would be completely disgusted. The ploy backfires because the film gets a standing ovation

* The ''WhatsNewScoobyDoo'' episode "Reef Grief!" where Scooby and Shaggy compete in a sand castle tournament. Spencer Johnson covers his hypnotized surfers with mud so they can build his underground freeway.

* ''AvatarTheLastAirbender'':

* In ''MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', Rarity, who can't stand the thought of dirt or behaving in an "uncouth" way, refuses to participate in the Sisterhooves Social with her little sister. She eventually realizes how much it means to her sister, who in the meantime has decided to run the race with Applejack, so [[spoiler:during one stretch of the race, Applejack falls in mud. Rarity comes out of the mud in Applejack's place, and runs the rest of the race with Sweetie Belle, who only sees a mud-caked pony and doesn't realize until the end that it's Rarity.]]

* TheSuperHeroSquadShow: Abomination, in response to being compared unfavorably to a dog, digs a huge pile of dirt and covers Reptil, Wolverine, and Thor in dirt to the point only their eyes are showing.

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* ''LoisAndClark'': in the PilotMovie, Lois and Jimmy are captured by LexLuthor's {{Dragon}}; Clark goes in to rescue her (as Clark, not as Superman). There's a bomb in the building and as it goes off Clark flies Lois & Jimmy a little bit, as if they're being pushed by the blast [there's a trope for that, I forget what it is] and they land in a pile of mud just far enough away that they're all safe.

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* WinnieThePooh covers himself with mud to PaperThinDisguise disguise himself as a rain cloud]] to fool the bees while he gets their honey. The bees aren't fooled.

* ArnoldSchwarzenegger does this in ''{{Predator}}'' to fool the titular creature's heat vision.