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7A spy is dressed in special gear (e.g. a parachute, scuba diving gear or a jetpack) which he is using to infiltrate an enemy facility. Once on the ground, he unzips his clothes to reveal an immaculate tuxedo underneath.
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9It should be noted that accomplishing this trope requires a particular type of SCUBA outfit, known appropriately as a "dry-suit" as opposed to the more familiar "wet-suit." Dry-suit use requires additional training and certification to properly use.
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11A SubTrope of DressedInLayers. May precede a BlackTieInfiltration.
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17* Done in one ad in a campaign for Jersey Mike's subs, as Creator/DannyDeVito, in casual clothes, invites himself into the kitchen area of a Jersey Mike's, dragging a theater chair behind him. He sets up the chair opposite the grill and rips off his clothes, revealing a tux underneath. While he's intently watching the grilling (using opera glasses, no less!) the counter clerk calls his name. And he rips off his tux to reveal his original casual clothes to go pick up his order.
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21* ''Anime/NajicaBlitzTactics'' does this in the first episode. RuleOfSexy dictates that this has to be done with cleavage showing first, and it does.
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25%%* Done, almost inevitably, in ''ComicBook/SpyBoy''.
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29* ''Fanfic/EigaSentaiScanranger'' had an episode where the characters spoof various superspies... It also doesn't help that the writer's idea of parodying these movies was having his [[LawyerFriendlyCameo poor man's Bond]] take off his tuxedo to reveal a wetsuit underneath instead of the other way around...
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33* ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}'' is the TropeCodifier. The movie opens with Film/JamesBond planting a bomb in a drug lord's warehouse, then head for a restaurant while shedding his wetsuit to reveal a white tuxedo underneath.
34* Along with several other classic spy tropes, ''Film/TrueLies'' parodied the ''Goldfinger'' example.
35* ''Film/{{XXX}}'' used it satirically in the beginning, when the "old school" spy pulled that trick, but inadvertently walked into a ''rave'' party, where he stood out like a sore thumb and quickly got shot in the back -- thus demonstrating the need for "a new kind of agent".
36* The hero in ''Film/NationalTreasure'' does it, after dressing up like a janitor to sneak into the gala. It's used again in the sequel, when the hero does it to get into the president's birthday party (after sneaking in through the river).
37* Seen at the beginning of ''Film/IronMan2''. Tony has the tux under his PoweredArmour of course.
38* There are other, non-tux variations of this. The movie ''Film/MenAtWork1990'' has the two leads strip off their sanitation worker coveralls to reveal their surfing outfits for a little recreation in a similar manner to this idea.
39* Played for laughs in ''Film/PennAndTellerGetKilled''. They're practicing an underwater magic trick in the harbor, when they get called up for an update on the case, strip out of their scuba gear, and were both wearing full suits underneath, for no apparent reason.
40* ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'' has the ClassyCatBurglar [[ComicBook/{{Catwoman}} Selina Kyle]] do a female version where she takes off pieces of the maid uniform she wore to infiltrate the party to reveal a flattering LittleBlackDress, going from blending in with the wait staff to blending in with the socialites.
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44* Spoofed in ''Literature/SubversiveActivity'', where the British secret agent strips off his diving suit to reveal immaculate evening dress... but this is 1875, and instead of a wetsuit it's one of those clunky old diving suits with the metal fishbowl helmets.
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48* In ''Series/HomeImprovement'', Tim goes to make up with Jill while wearing a mechanic's jumpsuit (he was "working in the garage"). After they reconcile, he comments that he's still capable of surprises, and out comes the tux. Lampshaded when he quips "Bond, James Bond."
49* ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' addresses some of the FridgeLogic of the classic version of this trope during the ''Series/MightyJack'' episode, when the Mads reveal their new invention: the "Formal Flipper", dress shoes (or high-heels) with swim fins attached.
50* The scuba gear variant was tested on ''Series/MythBusters''. Jamie was able to swim a fair distance, take the suit off on arrival, and have his tux look perfect.
51* Played with in ''Series/TheThinBlueLine''. Sergeant Patricia Dawkins falls for a radical environmentalist, only to find he's an [=MI5=] AgentProvocateur when he comes out of Inspector Fowler's office wearing a Film/JamesBond tuxedo.
52* Played with at the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6S5caRGpK4 2011 Tony Awards]], where Creator/NeilPatrickHarris pulls off a tux to reveal a [[CampGay sequined purple leisure suit]] and then pulls ''that'' off to reveal another tuxedo.
53* Done by Peter Tork in the pilot episode of ''Series/TheMonkees'', as we see him walking onto the shore of a beach, taking off a drysuit to reveal an immaculate white tuxedo, for no more reason than RuleOfFunny.
54* In one of the more light-hearted moments in ''Series/ASpyAmongFriends'', a UsefulNotes/WorldWarII flashback sees Creator/IanFleming overseeing a practice session for this at a swimming pool; in the pool is a diver, who on emerging from the pool takes off his diving suit to reveal that he's wearing a dinner jacket underneath. TruthInTelevision, as British intelligence really used this during the war (see below under Real Life for more information).
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58* NewGamePlus allows Solid Snake and Naked Snake to perform this in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'' and ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater'' respectively.
59* In ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'', the Spy can take off his disguise as a member of the other team to reveal a tuxedo. Granted, to anyone not on the opposing team the "disguise" clearly consists of [[PaperThinDisguise nothing but a cheap paper mask]] of one of the 9 classes, so in this case it's not hard to see how he avoids rumpling his suit.
60* Used in the first level of the ''Franchise/JamesBond'' game ''VideoGame/{{Nightfire}}''.
61* In ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert3'', when the Allied Spy, which is amphibious, moves from sea to land, he removes his wetsuit to reveal a tuxedo. When he moves from land to sea, he removes his tuxedo to reveal a wetsuit...
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65* Both Ron and [[EmpathyPet Rufus]] get to do this after the diving scene in the ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' movie ''[[TheMovie So The Drama]]''. Kim also reveals an evening dress, but it's not shown whether she was wearing it under her scuba suit or whether she changed (the fact that Ron averts his gaze as Kim removes the scuba suit suggests the latter).
66* Used by [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Sylvester and Tweety]], who unzipped their fur and feathers.
67* In ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' episode "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS7E7OceansThreeAndAHalf Oceans Three And A Half]]", Peter, Cleveland, Quagmire and Joe do this in an attempt to steal a bunch of money from Mr. Pewterschmidt.
68* Dexter of ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' did this during an episode parodying ''Film/JamesBond''.
69* ''WesternAnimation/{{Sam And Max|FreelancePolice}}'' naturally do this in their own ''Film/JamesBond'' parody.
70* ''WesternAnimation/SpecialAgentOso'' has also done this since its also a preschool spin on the James Bond series.
71* ''WesternAnimation/TotallySpies'': In "Evil Promotion Much?", Jerry wears a wetsuit identical to his standard tuxedo as part of a ploy to trick the villains into thinking he drowned, and he unzips it to reveal his tux underneath.
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75* The UsefulNotes/SecretIntelligenceService did this for real during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII; a Dutch agent by the name of Peter Tazelaar was put ashore near a seafront casino in occupied Holland wearing full evening dress (sprinkled with brandy to give the impression of him being a drunken reveller) underneath a rubber diving suit. After discaring his diving gear, he was able to mingle with the party-goers at the casino, get past the German guards and pick up a radio that had previously been parachuted in. His superior officer, Nicholas Elliott, was a close friend of Creator/IanFleming.
76%%* [[http://news1.capitalbay.com/news/106722.html Based on a true story.]]
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