History Main / DistinguishedGentlemansPipe

* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'': In the Golden Age ComicBook/SteveTrevor, who was (almost) always the prefect gentleman though generally not terribly distinguished outside of his stellar military record, only smoked when he was stressed but when he did it was with a pipe.

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[[caption-width-right:215:I say, it can even make a dog look distinguished!]]

* Played straight during a Season 10 news segment on ''Series/TopGear'' with James May... and then completely averted by Jeremy Clarkson ten seconds later when he burns his tongue after putting the wrong end of the pipe in his mouth.

->"I lit my pipe again. It makes you look thoughtful when you are not thinking."
-->--'''Literature/PhilipMarlowe''', ''Farewell, My Lovely''

** ''WesternAnimation/RalphWolfAndSamSheepdog'': Sam Sheepdog has one, [[GoodSmokingEvilSmoking to contrast with Ralph Wolf's cigarette]].
*** Daffy Duck, when he played [[SherlockHomage Doorlock Holmes]] in "Deduce, You Say." It was about the ''only'' dignified thing about that performance.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' has Professor Richard Impossible, who is also a StandardFiftiesFather, or rather, husband.

** ''WesternAnimation/RalphWolfAndSamSheepdog'': Sam Sheepdog has one.
*** Daffy Duck, when he played Sherlock Holmes in one picture. It was about the ''only'' dignified thing about that performance.

* Roger was almost always seen with his trademark pipe in the original animated ''Disney/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians''.
* Basil in ''Disney/TheGreatMouseDetective.''

* In one episode of ''Series/{{Cheers}}'' Sam Malone started acting very sophisticated and debonair, including lighting up a pipe. Then Diane woke up (it was AllJustADream). When she looked through Sam's desk she found an actual pipe, causing her to wonder OrWasItADream...then she looked at the pipe more carefully, blew into it and [[BubblePipe bubbles came out]].

* A teaser trailer for ''Film/{{Deadpool}}'' has the title character try to smoke one, only for it to drop to the floor because the Merc With The Mouth has no mouth hole in his mask.

-->--'''Literature/PhilipMarlow''', ''Farewell, My Lovely''

-->--'''Literature/PhillipMarlow''', ''Farewell, My Lovely''

* ''WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle'': Bad lady Natasha Fatale was occasionally seen with a pipe while impersonating a man.

** And Commissioner Gordon himself, although depicted smoking cigars in the early years, was soon established as dedicated pipe smoker. (''Batman: Year Two'' established that Batman himself was responsible for this, having given Gordon a pipe to help him quit cigarettes.) Gordon eventually quit smoking after suffering a heart attack in the late 80s. Flashbacks will sometimes still show him with the pipe.

* In the "Flowers for Charlie" episode of ''ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'', Charlie begins taking intelligence-enhancing pills, and starts using a big, elaborate pipe, while expounding on WarAndPeace, though the pipe is clearly not lit. [[spoiler:The pipe being purely for show foreshadows the fact that the pills are placebos, Charlie has merely [[FeigningIntelligence convinced everyone he's growing smarter]]. Including himself.]]

* ''Manga/{{XxxHolic}}: Kimihiro Watanuki, who is Yuko Ichihara's assistant, inherits the shop [[spoiler:after her disappearance]] which includes her signature kiseru pipe. Eventually, Watanuki begins to smoke as well using Yuko's pipe and wears similar loose clothing, making him very similar to Clow Reed.

* ''WebVideo/LeftPOORDead'': Reginald's signiture pipe

* Played with in a sweet way on ''Series/ThePacific'' -- [[TheWoobie Sledge]] doesn't take up smoking cigarettes, like nearly all the other Marines, but he does take to smoking a pipe. When his friend back home teases him about it, he explains that he finds the process calming. (In real life, Sledge's widow was so taken with Joe Mazzello's performance that she [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming sent him her late husband's real pipe as a gift.]])

This is AlwaysMale but, as always, TropesAreFlexible. A key element in the attire of the QuintessentialBritishGentleman, often enjoyed in a SmokyGentlemensClub. Also a key wardrobe accessory for the StandardFiftiesFather. The smoker is often, but not always, a [[GoodSmokingEvilSmoking Good Smoker]]. Compare CigarChomper, SmokingIsCool. Occasionally revealed as a BubblePipe for comedic relief.