History Main / StrippingTheScarecrow

NakedPeopleTrappedOutside, fugitives on the the run in InstitutionalApparel, and victims of GoneSwimmingClothesStolen are all likely candidates to use this strategy.

* On ''Series/TheDukesOfHazzard'' in the the episode, "The Ghost Of General Lee". Two men stole the General Lee (and with it, their clothes) while they were skinny dipping, forcing Bo and Luke to have to do this. Bo took the scarecrow's shirt, while Luke got its pants.

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* ''Series/MidsomerMurders'': In "The Scarecrow Murders", a killer takes the clothing and hessian bag head from a scarecrow, and uses them to [[NobodyHereButUsStatues pose as a scarecrow]] to ambush and murder TheVicar.

* In ''Film/OutOnALimb'', the main character Bill has his car and clothes stolen at gunpoint, meaning for a while he is running around totally naked [[HandOrObjectUnderwear covering his parts with just a mail box]]. He soon takes a scarecrow's clothes to preserve his modesty.

* In the ITV ''Series/{{Marple}}'' series adaptation of ''Literature/{{Nemesis}}'', the killer steals the clothes from a scarecrow to wear during a murder and later plants the clothes in another suspect's suitcase to frame them.

* In ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls,'' [[spoiler:during a series of videos showing Old Man [=McGucket's=] MadnessMakeover, he got his straw hat from a scarecrow to cover his bald head.]]

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* In the ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'' fic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13137379/11/A-Nice-Day-for-some-DOOM A Nice Day for some DOOM!]]'', after Tak manages to escape from the Swollen Eyeballs, she finds that the holographic disguise generator in her PAK isn't working. Desperate, she steals the clothes (including a hat and sunglasses, for some reason) off of a scarecrow she stumbles across in order to [[PaperThinDisguise pass for human]].

* This is how Literature/DoctorSynTheScarecrow comes by his disguise/secret identity. While racing to rescue a group of smugglers who had been ambushed by dragoons, he takes a set of clothes from a scarecrow as an improvised disguise.

* ''Series/talesFromTheCrypt'': In "[[Recap/TalesFromTheCryptS2E9FourSidedTriangle Four Sided Triangle]]", George dresses himself in the scarecrow's clothes and mask in an attempt to [[BedTrick trick Mary Jo into having sex with him]]. (ItMakesSenseInContext)

* ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfSuperman'': In "The Mysterious Mr. Mist", a mist-like being creates human bodies for itself by inhabiting clothing. One of the first sets of clothing it occupies comes from a scarecrow.

* In the ITV ''Series/{{Marple}}'' series adaptation of ''Nemesis'', the killer steals the clothes from a scarecrow to wear during a murder and later plants the clothes in another suspect's suitcase to frame them.

* In ''Film/OutOnALimb'', the main character Bill has his car and clothes stolen at gunpoint, meaning for a while he is running around totally naked covering his parts with just a mail box. He soon takes a scarecrow's clothes to preserve his modesty.

* In ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'', Steve had to find a suit of armor, as well as a way to jig up Bucky's memories. Thus, he made a stop in his own museum to strip a mannequin of his own WWII-era suit.

* ''Film/MrAndMrsSmith'': John and Jane Smith, cornered in a home decorating store in their casual clothes, with mercenaries outside surrounding them, decides to strip two mannequins for better clothing. Without knocking them over, in the next shot we see John and Jane Smith smartly-dressed and two naked mannequins in the background.