Basic Trope: A character's underwear is exposed in front of many people.
- Straight: Bob's pants fall down in public, which reveals his underwear.
- Exaggerated: Bob's pants fall down on TV, which is being broadcasted to the majority of the world.
- Downplayed: Bob is in a bathroom and forgets to lock the doors, in which only Alice accidentally walks in on him with his underwear exposed.
- Justified: Bob is at home, where he wouldn't expect to be watched.
- Inverted: Everyone has their underwear exposed in public, and accidentally wearing normal clothes outside is embarrassing.
- Subverted: Bob's pants fall down in public, but nobody noticed.
- Double Subverted: At least he thinks so, but he is caught on a security camera and the people in the surveillance saw.
- Parodied: Bob's pants fall down to reveal another pair of pants.
- Zig-Zagged: ???
- Averted:
- Bob's pants do not fall down and his underwear remains unseen.
- Bob's pants fall down in his home, and he lives alone.
- Enforced: It's a comedy film, and the writers think this is a funny trope.
- Lampshaded: "Why do my pants always fall down in front of others?"
- Invoked: Bob secures his pants and says that he doesn't want to accidentally have his pants fall down in public.
- Exploited: Bob pretends his pants accidentally fell down as a diversion so Alice can sneak by undetected.
- Defied: Bob's underwear is revealed in public, but is quick and hides it before anyone notices.
- Discussed: "Make sure you always wear a belt, you don't want a comedy movie situation where your pants fall down in public".
- Conversed: "Why do their pants always fall down in comedy movies? These guys should really wear belts."
- Implied: Bob tells Alice he is going to create a distraction, and takes off his belt.
- Played for Laughs: By default.
- Played for Drama: Bob's pants falling down and revealing his underwear is widely spread over social media and he is very uncomfortable with the attention he's getting.
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