History Main / PlumbersCrack

* In an episode of ''TheXFiles'', one of these becomes a major plot point after Mulder sees a plumber with a spot where a tail once was, while investigating an epidemic of babies in a town being born with tails.

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The ReactionShot of the other characters is typically PlayedforLaughs. Characters are often far more disgusted by the sight than similarly being "mooned". Compare WardrobeMalfunction.

The ReactionShot of the other characters is typically Played for Laughs. Characters are often far more disgusted by the sight than similar sights of "Mooning". Another similar trope is Wardrobe Malfunction.

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We've all SeenItAMillionTimes, occasionally in our own homes. When plumbers go to work under the sink or at the toilet all hunched over, sometimes their pants fall down in the back, revealing part of their buttocks. Usually, this is PlayedForLaughs and/or FanDisservice, as said buttocks on TV-land plumbers tend to be big and hairy. More often known as 'Builder's bum' in the UK.

See also HotMenAtWork for the occasions that the plumber's crack ''is'' indeed played for {{Fanservice}}. If the plumber is a WrenchWench, it almost always will be played for {{Fanservice}}.

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* Straight out example in the beginning of ''HappyGilmore'' showing one of the titular character's jobs as a plumber.

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* In an episode of ''MarriedWithChildren'', Al hires a beautiful woman to fix the refrigerator so he can ogle her butt as she is bending over. When the fridge breaks again, he is forced to hire an overweight man with prominent plumber's crack to fix it properly.
* A ''SaturdayNightLive'' sketch had nerds Todd and Lisa [[IncrediblyLamePun cracking]] jokes over the Norge repairman (Creator/DanAykroyd.)

-->'''Niles:''' I think these people all shop at the same place.
-->'''Fran:''' Yeah... The Gap.
* One game on ''WhoseLineIsItAnyway'' involved guessing a character's former occupation. This trope came into play when the character had previously been a builder.

* Averted with {{Mario}}: he wears overalls!
* The Plumber from ''RatchetAndClank'' is a good example of this.

* In the ''RockosModernLife'' episode "Canned," Rocko takes on a new job as a plumber's assistant. He is dismayed, however, to find out that his sole responsibility is to pull up the plumber's pants.
* [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Seen on]] the ''{{Rugrats}}'' after Cynthia gets [[FunWithFlushing flushed down the toilet]].

* ''PhineasAndFerb'': Perry once disguised himself as a plumber wearing nothing but a plumber's hat and a plumber's belt. Doof felt the natural disgust during the few seconds Perry actually did some plumbing.

* ''TheFairlyOddparents'': In "That Old Black Magic", Timmy's Dad was so afraid of the bad luck associated to stepping on cracks on the floor he dedicated himself to sealing all cracks at the amusement park he took his family to. That included the crack of a repairman working at the park.

* This happens when DanAykroyd (again) makes a {{Cameo}} appearance on ''Series/TheNanny'' as a refrigerator repairman, leading to this exchange:

* A ''SaturdayNightLive'' sketch had nerds Todd and Lisa [[IncrediblyLamePun cracking]] jokes over the Norge repairman (Dan Ackroyd.)

* One game on WhoseLineIsItAnyway involved guessing a character's former occupation. This trope came into play when the character had previously been a builder.

* The Plumber from ''Ratchet & Clank'' is a good example of this.

* ''PhineasAndFerb'': Perry once disguised himself as a plumber wearing nothing but a plumer's hat and a plumber's belt. Doof felt the natural disgust during the few seconds Perry actually did some plumbing.

* ''TheFairlyOddparents'': In "That Old Black Magic", Timmy's Dad was so afraid of the bad luck associated to stepping on cracks on the floor he dedicated himself to sealing all cracks at the amusement park he took his family to. That included the crack of a repairman working at the park.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'' episode "To Finster with Love," Hank the Janitor displays one while fixing a door hinge, much to Ms. Finster's delight.

* In the ''{{Recess}}'' episode "To Finster with Love," Hank the Janitor displays one while fixing a door hinge, much to Ms. Finster's delight.

* In the ''{{Recess}'' episode "To Finster with Love," Hank the Janitor displays one while fixing a door hinge, much to Ms. Finster's delight.

* [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Seen on]] the ''{{Rugrats}}'' after Cynthia gets [[FunWithFlushing flushed down the toilet]].

We've all SeenItAMillionTimes, occasionally in our own homes. When plumbers go to work under the sink or at the toilet all hunched over, sometimes their pants fall down in the back, revealing part of their buttocks. Usually, this is PlayedForLaughs and/or FanDisservice, as said buttocks on TV-land plumbers tend to be big and hairy.

* In the ''RockosModernLife'' episode "Canned," Rocko takes on a new job as a plumber's assistant. He is dismayed, however, to find out that his sole responsibility is to pull up the plumber's pants.

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