History Main / NotWearingPantsDream

* In ''VideoGame/{{Catherine}}'', the protagonist Vincent is forced to run around in nothing but [[GoofyPrintUnderwear white boxers with red polka dots]] during the puzzle sections, which take place in his dreams.

* Also, for those who believe in dream interpretation, these types of dreams usually indicate that there is something about us that we don't want other people to know and we are afraid they will find out about it. We fear the exposure of this thing (i.e. ether our undies or personal areas) may lead to humiliation and ridicule. Also, dreams in which someone is completely naked means the same thing, but on a more severe level.

-->-- '''Aang''', ''[[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'', "Nightmares and Daydreams"

A stock dream where the subject finds themselves in a familiar social institution (usually school or the workplace) wearing only their underwear, or sometimes nothing at all. This is often coupled with a high-pressure task (such as an examination or a deadline), and the thought that you have somehow ''forgotten'' to get dressed this morning.

A SubTrope of AnxietyDreams. See also FullyClothedNudity.

See also {{Out of Clothes Experience}}. Not to be confused with PantsFree (a specific sight gag where someone is revealed to be partly undressed BehindTheBlack); the everyday attire of a HalfDressedCartoonAnimal; or a superhero who is NotWearingTights. Also not to be confused with GoingCommando.

* In a variaton, one ''Comicstrip/{{Calvin and Hobbes}}'' story arc has Calvin rip his pants on the swings right before he has to present a math problem on the chalkboard. {{Hilarity Ensues}}.

* The live-action part about Frank's subconscious (a movie theatre) in ''OsmosisJones'' featured a dream in which Frank was in his daughter's class taking a test he didn't know about or study for...in his underwear and getting laughed at by the kids, the buffalo-wing-eating champion, some bullies from work, etc. and berated by Mrs. Boyd.

* Sam Axe in ''Series/{{Burn Notice}}'' seems to have a thing for pantslessness, especially in season 1.

* ''{{Eureka}}'' uses this... in the same episode everyone winds up sharing dreams.
* Willow mentions having such a dream in an early episode of ''Series/{{Buffy the Vampire Slayer}}''.

* Referenced in the "Cabin Fever" episode of ''{{Mythbusters}}'', wherein Adam recounts a dream he had about piloting an airplane, in which he said it must be a dream because he wasn't wearing pants.
* In the episode of ''Series/{{Malcolm in the Middle}}'' [[TheOneWith with Dewey's chicken pox and the dominoes]], Hal has a dream that starts with his wife on a white horse, and transitions to him having a test in school for which he didn't study... and suddenly he's in only his underwear.

* Referenced in ''[[Series/ICarly iCarly]]'' when Sam was having a nightmare and [[ButtMonkey Gibby]] ran into the classroom in his underwear. Sam told him to "Get out! This is ''my'' nightmare!"
* In an episode of ''PowerRangersRPM'', Ziggy reveals that he once dreamed that he had gone to school in just his underwear, only to realize that it wasn't a dream. Apparently there was a rash that had spread down the back of something too... Later on, he tests out a teleportation ability. Well, his suit teleported, he didn't; leaving him in just boxers and a helmet.

* On ''Series/{{How I Met Your Mother}}'', Ted has one of these dreams right before starting as a professor. Not only is he missing his pants, but he doesn't even have [[IndianaJones his hat and whip]]. Barney comments on it, telling Ted he should have had sex with the hot student in the front row because he already had his pants off.

* Played with in series 3 of the reimagined ''BattlestarGalactica'' when Baltar is imprisoned on the Cylon basestar. He's mostly naked or in just a robe, while the Cylons are clothed, and this adds to the dreamlike and surreal quality of his experience. But when he's actually dreaming, he's usually fully clothed.

* ''Series/{{PixelFace}}'': Referenced by Rex in "Mrs Dynamo's Son":

* ''GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas''. Due to appropiately-programmed cutscenes it's quite possible to have the main character attend any number of serious situations, such as a business meeting with his sister, in his underwear. Or any other clothes one can acquire, including a gimp suit.

* [[http://nonadventures.com/2007/05/05/graduated-killinders/ This comic]] from ''{{The Non Adventures of Wonderella}}''.

* In an episode of ''{{Disney/Aladdin}}'', Iago and Abu are magically transported to the land of the dead, which gives them the ability to visit living people in their dreams. They manage to convince Aladdin and the Sultan that they're dreaming by pointing out that they aren't wearing pants.

* As mentioned in the quote, the episode "Nightmares and Daydreams" of ''[[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' features this: Aang dreams that he faces the Firelord while pantless, then inverts it at the end. Complete with the line "My royal parts are showing!"

* [[YouSuck Ron Stoppable's]] reveals to ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' that his worst nightmare is to being in school without wearing any pants. And this is a guy that drops his pants, a lot.

* In ''{{Bob and Margaret}}'', Bob's nervousness about giving a speech at a Dental convention culminates in him having a dream where he's giving the speech naked.

* ''{{The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron}}'': "I'm in my underwear, AT THE MALL!"

* In the ''WesternAnimation/MyGymPartnersAMonkey'' episode "The Hyena and the Mighty", Adam had a dream that he came to school in his underpants. Jake informed him [[ThatWasNotADream that it wasn't a dream]].
* Not used, but referred to in the ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'' episode ''The Responsible,'' where Richard and Nicole have gone to a Parent's Meeting, and Richard is in his underwear.

* Also, for those who believe in dream interpretation, these types of dreams usually indicate that there is something about us that we don't want other people to know and we are afraid they will find out about it. We fear the exposure of this thing (i.e. ether our undies or personal areas) may lead to humiliation and ridicule. Also, dreams in which someone is completely naked means the same thing, but on a more severe level.

* A comment Hawke can make to Merrill during his/her final talk to the companions in The Last Straw quest of ''DragonAgeII'' when she asks if it all feels like a dream: "In a moment, I'll look down and see that I have no pants on."

Not to be confused with an {{Out of Clothes Experience}}, the everyday attire of a HalfDressedCartoonAnimal, or someone who is NotWearingTights. Also not to be confused with GoingCommando.

* In the Victorian farce ''TheWrongBox'', Morris (Peter Cook) has his pants ripped off getting extricated from a train wreck. A military man indignantly gives him his jacket to cover up. He meets up with cousin John (Dudley Moore):
-->'''John''': Morris! Do you realize it's a criminal offense to wear that jacket?
-->'''Morris''' (angrily): I'm not wearing any ''trousers''!
-->'''John''': ...but that ''too'' is a criminal offense!

A stock [[NotWearingPantsDream dream]] where the subject finds themselves in a familiar social institution (usually school or the workplace) wearing only their underwear, or sometimes nothing at all. This is often coupled with a high-pressure task (such as an examination or a deadline), and the thought that you have somehow ''forgotten'' to get dressed this morning.

Usually, this trope is invoked to simply indicate that the person is dreaming. When played straight, it is simply embarrassing, and not in the least bit [[EroticDream erotic]] or [[BadDreams terror-inducing]]. And it will never, ever be [[DreamingOfThingsToCome prophetic]]...although in comedy, it's occasionally subverted by having the "bad dream" turn out to [[NakedPeopleAreFunny not be a dream at all]].

-->-- '''Aang''', ''[=~Avatar: The Last Airbender~=]'', "Nightmares and Daydreams"

-->-- '''Adam''', ''{{Mythbusters}}''

* Jon in ''{{Garfield}}'' once had a nightmare, where he was about to address the assembly of the United Nations, with millions of people watching by television... and he forgot to wear pants.
* Played with in ''TheFarSide'', where a professor realizes to his horror that he has come to a seminar without his ''[[MorallyAmbiguousDucktorate duck]]''.

* In a variaton, one ''{{Calvin and Hobbes}}'' story arc has Calvin rip his pants on the swings right before he has to present a math problem on the chalkboard. {{Hilarity Ensues}}.
* [[{{Batman}} Tim Drake]] once commented that ''normal'' people have nightmares about accidentally heading to school in their underwear. He doesn't. His nightmares involved accidentally going to school in his Robin uniform.

* Sam Axe in ''{{Burn Notice}}'' seems to have a thing for pantslessness, especially in season 1.

* Willow mentions having such a dream in an early episode of ''{{Buffy the Vampire Slayer}}''.

* A ''StarTrekVoyager'' episode about dreams begins with Tuvok having one about being naked on the bridge.

* In the episode of ''{{Malcolm in the Middle}}'' [[TheOneWith with Dewey's chicken pox and the dominoes]], Hal has a dream that starts with his wife on a white horse, and transitions to him having a test in school for which he didn't study... and suddenly he's in only his underwear.

* One episode of ''NightCourt'' has Bull come to work in the buff. "It's okay, I'm just having that nightmare where I go to work naked." "...Bull, this isn't a dream." Cue the slow burn, the girly scream, and the title.
* Referenced in ''[[ICarly iCarly]]'' when Sam was having a nightmare and [[ButtMonkey Gibby]] ran into the classroom in his underwear. Sam told him to "Get out! This is ''my'' nightmare!"

* ''{{Babylon 5}}'' used this with Ivanova in one episode. She dreamed that she was on the bridge but forgot to get dressed. When she mentions it to Sheridan by saying she dreamed that she went to work feeling vulnerable and exposed [[LastSecondWordSwap ("totally... unprepared for my work")]], the Captain responded by saying that at least she didn't dream that she went to work naked.
* On ''{{How I Met Your Mother}}'', Ted has one of these dreams right before starting as a professor. Not only is he missing his pants, but he doesn't even have [[IndianaJones his hat and whip]]. Barney comments on it, telling Ted he should have had sex with the hot student in the front row because he already had his pants off.

* On ''TheDrewCareyShow'', Drew told his not-quite girlfriend about a dream he had involving her:

* ''SabrinaTheTeenageWitch'' has Sabrina enter Valerie's dream to find her taking a test on which her entire future depends. Then she looks down and all her clothes are gone.
* ''{{PixelFace}}'': Referenced by Rex in "Mrs Dynamo's Son":

* In ''{{Futurama}}'', Fry has a dream about being in his old underpants in front of his Ancient Egyptian Algebra class. The dream then turns into an advertisement for Lightspeed Briefs, a much cooler brand of underpants. He then learns that advertisements in the 31st century can be beamed directly into people's brains.
* As mentioned in the quote, the episode "Nightmares and Daydreams" of ''[=~Avatar: The Last Airbender~=]'' features this, then inverts it at the end. Complete with the line "My royal parts are showing!"

* [[YouSuck Ron Stoppable's]] reveals to ''KimPossible'' that his worst nightmare is to being in school without wearing any pants. And this is a guy that drops his pants, a lot.

* On ''AmericanDragonJakeLong'', the eponymous character ends up in his underwear on a bridge in front of a reporter, his little sister and his home economics teacher who turns out to be another dragon. He figures he must be having a bad dream because of all the stress of his job and begins acting crazy. However, he was not dreaming and pictures of the event were eventually published.

* In the ''MyGymPartnersAMonkey'' episode "The Hyena and the Mighty", Adam had a dream that he came to school in his underpants. Jake informed him [[ThatWasNotADream that it wasn't a dream]].

* In ''New York Minute'', Jane has a nightmare that she gives a speech naked.

* In an episode of ''series/{{Angel}}'', the hero dreams that he comes to work but forgets his shoes.

* Played with in series 3 of the reimagined BattlestarGalactica when Baltar is imprisoned on the Cylon basestar. He's mostly naked or in just a robe, while the Cylons are clothed, and this adds to the dreamlike and surreal quality of his experience. But when he's actually dreaming, he's usually fully clothed.

* [[http://lowroad75.comicgenesis.com/d/20090522.html This]] ''Giselle'' [[IncrediblyLamePun strip]]. "I wish for my dreams to come true," [[RealDreamsAreWeirder indeed]].

* DorkTower [[http://www.dorktower.com/2006/01/09/comics-archive-746/ on reflecting it was not like an anxiety dream]]
* EscapeFromTerra [[http://www.bigheadpress.com/eft?page=6 here]]

* Occurs in ''TheSimpsons''... except it isn't a dream.

* In ''BullDurham'', Nuke LaLoosh had a nightmare about playing naked. When he wakes up on the team bus, wise veteran Crash Davis tells him "it's OK, I have that dream all the time too." Writer/Director Ron Shelton really did play minor league baseball, and this is one of the many parts of the film that are evidently TruthInTelevision.

* In an episode of ''{{Angel}}'', the hero dreams that he comes to work but forgets his shoes.

* ''{{Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas}}''. Due to appropiately-programmed cutscenes it's quite possible to have the main character attend any number of serious situations, such as a business meeting with his sister, in his underwear. Or any other clothes one can acquire, including a gimp suit.

* ''Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas''. Due to appropiately-programmed cutscenes it's quite possible to have the main character attend any number of serious situations, such as a business meeting with his sister, in his underwear. Or any other clothes one can acquire, including a gimp suit.

* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/ExtremeGhostbusters'' involving nightmares, this was Egon's.

A SubTrope of AnxietyDreams.

->"I was up at the cock pit, and I said, 'Listen, I don't think this is a real plane crash, since I happen to notice that I'm not wearing any pants, and when I'm not wearing pants, it's probably a dream.'"

->"I don't think this is a real plane crash since I'm not wearing pants, and when I'm not wearing pants it generally means it's a dream."

* In an episode of ''ExtremeGhostbusters'' involving nightmares, this was Egon's.

A stock [[NotWearingPantsDream dream]] where the subject finds themselves in a familiar social institution (usually school or the workplace) wearing only their underwear, or sometimes nothing at all. This is often coupled with a high-pressure task (such as an examination or a deadline).

* Referenced in ''{{Castle}}'', when Beckett first meets Castle's ex-wife Meredith.
-->'''Castle''': I had this dream once. Only I was naked, and far less embarrassed.

* In [[Dragon Ball Abridged]], Master Roshi receives a call from Bulma on his phone, he tells her, "You'll have to speak up, I'm not wearing any pants".

* Also, for those who believe in dream interpretation, these types of dreams usually indicate that there is something about us that we don't want other people to know and we are afraid they will find out about it. We fear the exposure of this thing (i.e. ether our undies or personal areas) may lead to humiliation and ridicule. Also, dreams in which someone is completely naked means the same thing, but on a more sever level.