History Main / DontMakeMeTakeMyBeltOff

* Ghost of Radio/TrueCapitalist Radio does a segment where he pretends to take his many trolls to a woodshed and whip them with his belt, claiming he's the "fatherly influence" they never had. The trolls just laugh it off, until they get bored when he takes several minutes to do it.

* ''WesternAnimation/CelebrityDeathmatch'': Naomi Campbell belts Rebecca Romijn with a riding crop (while both are in their underwear) during their match, after Creator/GilbertGottfried "accidentally" drops it into the ring.

* In the Disney short ''WesternAnimation/GoliathII'', the titular tiny elephant is punished for deserting the herd (which is considered treasonous) by being spanked with a stout blade of grass.

* This is parodied in one episode of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' where Music/EltonJohn's dad [[CherryTapping hits him with a feather boa]].

* Alf Stewart in ''Series/HomeandAway'' when Duncan pushed him too far in a 2001 episode.
* Parodied in ''Series/{{Blackadder}} the Third''. Edmund tells Mr. Hardcastle that the Prince wants his daughter for his wife. Hardcastle, misunderstanding, responds:
-->''"Well his wife can't have her! Back, sir! Or I shall take off me belt, and by thunder [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome me trousers will fall down!]]"''
* Logan from ''Series/VeronicaMars'' even has to get the belt himself, at his age!
* ''Series/GoodTimes'':
** James usually to youngest son Michael (to get him off his soapbox).
** Played with in one episode where Michael would rather take the belt than apologize for what he said to his teacher. James was reluctant to hit him too.
* Done between adults in ''Series/TheSopranos'' when Tony uses his belt to hit his corrupt congressman lackey for sleeping with his mistress. Even though he had (apparently) okayed it earlier.
** This is also often discussed, with Tony stating several times that Meadow and AJ would probably be more well behaved if he were able to do this to them without coming under scrutiny by child services. Dr. Melfi doubts this, reminding Tony he actually ''was'' subjected to this kind of punishment by his parents and it didn't do much to improve his own misbehavior.
* In at least one episode of ''Series/TheAndyGriffithShow'', specifically, "Mr. Mc Beevee." Opie is accused of stealing a quarter, and refuses to concede that Mr. Mc Beevee (a telephone lineman, who gave the coin to Opie) is imaginary, and Andy makes an implied threat that if Opie doesn't bend, he could face a whipping. The incident is averted when Andy decides he needs to believe his son ... and then really averted when Andy has a chance meeting with Mr. Mc Beevee.
* In ''Series/TheDukesOfHazzard'' cousins Bo and Luke, despite being in their twenties, were sometimes threatened with strappings by Uncle Jesse.
* ''Series/LittleHouseOnThePrairie'': Set in an era where whippings as parental punishment were common. Although a few episodes featured abusive parents mercilessly whipping their children (including one where orphans James and Cassandra Cooper ultimately come to live with the Ingalls), two episodes included incidences where whippings are depicted as proper fatherly discipline. When Nels Olesen grabs a belt to punish his spoiled daughter, Nellie (usually, after Nellie committed a particularly humiliating prank on Laura), although the whippings were not depicted onscreen (the scene cut before Nels administered the discipline). Also, Charles at least once threatened to use his belt on Laura.
* A sketch from ''Series/RowanAndMartinsLaughIn'' had the mother (Ruth Buzzi) tell the father (Dave Madden) that their son (Henry Gibson) was misbehaving and to punish him. Dad takes Junior into the next room and sounds of spanking are heard. When they come out, Mom coddles Junior and says Dad was so mean to hit him. Outraged, Dad takes his belt off and takes ''Mom'' into the next room for a spanking while Junior tries told the laughter in.
* Subverted in ''Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle''. Lois calmly asserts that she will spank Malcolm if he does not remain grounded and stay on his cot, who was objecting as they were having to sleep in cots in a school gym (the neighborhood was evacuated because of a chemical spill) and the punishment was not really applicable. When Malcolm disobeys her, she puts him over her knee, everybody else in the gym watching...And she gives him a light tap. The purpose of the "spanking" was not to punish him with pain, but with ''embarrassment''. This ends up backfiring as the soldiers overlooking the whole evacuation throw her out, because the other families thought she was going crazy.
* A flashback scene in ''Series/{{Roswell}}'' shows a young Michael running away from his foster father, who can be seen in the background with his belt in his hands.
* In ''Series/MarriedWithChildren'', Bud often offers to fetch Al's belt when Kelly is in trouble. Al however never actually punishes either of the kids in this manner.
* ''Series/ByTheSwordDivided'': In the first episode, Sir Martin canes his daughter Lucinda for refusing to meet Lord Edward, her arranged husband-to-be. Much later in the series, having fallen in love with him, Lucinda tells Edward about her punishment and [[ValuesDissonance says that she deserved much worse.]]

* In ''Series/TheMiddle'', we learn that Mike's father had a belt [[ICallItVera he called "the Enforcer"]] that he used frequently on his sons. It is implied that this is the reason Mike never even considers CorporalPunishment for his children. Actually a subversion as Mike claims his dad never actually used it; the threat was enough.
* ''Series/Daredevil2015'': Wilson Fisk bashed his father's head in with a hammer while he was attacking his mother with the belt.
* ''Series/IronFist2017'': Harold Meachum's meek assistant Kyle is [[ApologizesALot constantly apologetic]]. So much so that at one point, Harold points out that after living under his abusive father and having to apologize every time he was whipped with a belt for making him exert himself, [[TheUnapologetic he refuses to apologize for anything.]]

* ''Series/MidsomerMurders'': In "[[Recap/MidsomerMurdersS2E4 Blood Will Out]]", the VictimOfTheWeek is a bully who thrashes his stepdaughter with his belt. [[spoiler:Of all his transgressions, it is ultimately this one that gets him murdered]].
* On ''Series/TheLucyShow'', Lucy is [[ItMakesSenseInContext disguised as a life-sized robot]] when she ends up babysitting Mr. Mooney's impossibly bratty nephew.[[note]]In a CastingGag, he is played by Jay North of ''Series/DennisTheMenace'' and is described as a "menace" in the episode.[[/note]] He thinks he's unsupervised, and has fun ordering the "robot" around. When at last she's had all she can take, Lucy turns him over her knee and spanks him good, just as Mr. Mooney walks in. Unfortunately, now that they've finally found a babysitter who can control the kid, she's stuck with the job long-term.
* ''Series/{{The Sandman|2022}}'', "[[Recap/TheSandman2022S01E08PlayingHouse Playing House]]": Jed's abusive foster father starts taking off his belt to give Jed a whupping. On this occasion, he's interrupted by a visitor at the door and never gets around to the whupping, but it's suggested that it isn't the first time.
* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1985'': In "One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty", Gus Rosenthal's father Lou hits him with his belt to punish him for [[FiveFingerDiscount shoplifting]] a comic book, which he has done several times before. However, Lou hates himself for doing it and breaks down in tears as soon as Gus leaves the room. His wife Sarita tries to console him by saying that it is the only way that Gus will learn.
* ''Series/YoungSheldon'': Constance gives Sheldon a "swat on the bottom" for calling her selfish because she didn't want to take him to a lecture (the professor only invited him as a pretense to date her).

* In ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'', Sgt. Johnson will occasionally yell out in the middle of combat "Don't make me take off my belt!"
* A caller on [[Radio/GTARadio Chatterbox]] in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIII'' mentions that he was disciplined as such by his nanny when he was a boy. Now he's seeking a nanny because "Freddie's been a very naughty boy". About a minute later, it's revealed that the caller himself is Freddie and he now [[KinkySpanking gets sexual satisfaction from spanking]].
* In ''VideoGame/BatmanTheTelltaleSeries'', Batman discovers three belts caked in blood in the secret TortureCellar of an abusive foster parent couple. [[spoiler:Said foster parents, the Vales, were already dead by the time Batman arrived, killed by their former ward Vicki Vale, a.k.a. Victoria Arkham, a.k.a. the villain Lady Arkham. She even took the time to give her foster father a KarmicDeath by beating him with his own belt before hanging him with it]].
* In Kara's story in ''VideoGame/DetroitBecomeHuman'', Todd attempts to do this to Alice as a way to take his frustrations out on her. As Kara, you have the option to stop him from whipping her.
* Implied in ''VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaac''. Two of the items you can obtain after defeating a boss are a belt and a wooden spoon, which cause Isaac's running speed to increase. Let that sink in for a minute...
* ''VideoGame/BaldisBasicsInEducationAndLearning'': Whenever Baldi is nearby, you can recognize his approach by the sound of him hitting his ruler against his open hand. It's pretty clear what he intends to use it for.

* Princess Raeka has a moment of this to Itchyknee-san in ''Webcomic/SamuraiPrincess'' during their battle in the tower.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leUTlgVrEOo "WHOOP YO KIDS!!"]]

* In the {{Website/Newgrounds}} unlockable game "The Last Piece of Cake", a father gets into a fight to the death with his son over the last piece of cake. One of his random taunts is "Don't make me take my belt off".

* In ''WebVideo/{{Abuela}}'', Abuela is constantly trying to spank her (adult) grandchildren, most commonly with sandals.
* ''Literature/CanYouSpareAQuarter'': Jamie used to get belted by his father, for example every time he forgot manners.

* In Manga/MyHeroAcademia, this is Mitsuki's stock in trade when it comes to disciplining Katsuki. Given his rotten temper and aggressive nature, it's not very surprising to see why.

* Cited by many Black stand-up comedians. {{Creator/Sinbad}} even had a routine wherein his mother turned into a superhero for the express purpose of catching him and giving him a whupping. It was for talking back to her (which you ''did not do'' with your parents back in the day) during lawn cutting day, and then turning around while she was reprimanding him. She beat him so bad, it was Monday when he woke up.
** In the aforementioned superhero bit, his mother smacked him so hard that his butt fell off, which prompted this legendary quip from his friends: "It's [[RocketPunch yo momma's hand]], man! It's yo momma hand! Just run! Drop yo butt and '''run'''!"

* Rex Navarette, in addition to joking about typical Filipino discipline (read: the belt or the slipper), would fondly recall the usage of his mother's '''toe''' on him in Church whenever he got too giddy mocking the poor acoustics rendering the priests' sermons into total gibberish.
* Steve Geyer recalled how his mother would tell him to bring her something to spank him with. At first, he would bring "a ''belt'' with a ''buckle'' on it", but eventually wised up and started bringing her sheets of notebook paper (don't laugh, he still has paper cut scars back there). Then she moved on to Hot Wheels tracks.
-->'''Steve:''' And then, one day, I thought to myself, "Steve, get a clue, she's spanking you... with your own toys?!" Yeah, glad I never got that wood-burning set I wanted, though.

* It also happens with redneck stand-up comics. Creator/JeffFoxworthy stated that getting a "time out" in his family meant that "our dad would take time out of his busy day to blister our butts!"
* Creator/BillEngvall, who states that there's nothing like "the sound of a belt clearing belt loops".
* Christian comedian Mark Lowry said that when you heard the sound of his dad's belt flying through belt loops "you knew ''JUDGEMENT had come!!''"
* DoubleSubverted by Creator/LouisCK in a routine where he rants about how ridiculous corporal punishment is. "Kids are the only people it's okay to hit! They're the most defenseless, and they're the only people it's okay to hit!"
* Dylan Moran once quipped about his disappointment in the corporal punishment laws, saying how that there are only so many ways you can say things to a child before going over to "have an encounter."
--> "And I was rather saddened by this, I used to '''bound''' home from work to strike my children!"

* ''ComicBook/ThePunisherMAX'': Nick Fury does this to a corrupt military general. To explain why, the general had put together a cell of middle eastern terrorists and sent them on a plane, which they were to hijack. The plane was then blown up by the Russians, killing the US funded terrorists and the innocent people aboard. Don't worry, he and his associates get a better punishment for it later.

* In the ''Creator/HarveyComics'' series, L'il Dot, Richie Rich et al were often punished for their naughtiness at the end of their stories with a good spanking, often in a way appropriate to the character. (Dot's father using a giant dot, Wendy the Good Little Witch politely explaining to her aunts how a spanking should be carried out....)
* ''ComicBook/BirdsOfPrey'': When Wildcat appears, he's shown to be prone to making these kind of threats to ComicBook/BlackCanary, due to the two being surrogate father/daughter. Given he was the one who trained her how to fight (and he never pulled punches), its not unlikely he was being completely truthful.
* ''ComicBook/HarleyQuinn'': In one issue, a woman who is otherwise portrayed as a kind and loving mother is shown taking a wooden spoon to her teenage daughters for joining Harley's gang. Subverted a few issues later when Harley advises a client against beating her rebellious daughter, reasoning that "a good old-fashioned beating" would only alienate her further in her current state.

* ''Fanfic/{{Domoverse}}'': Issac is spanked for fighting by his Amish father.

* In the ''RWBY'' fic ''Fanfic/IvoryBones'', Weiss is CoveredWithScars from all the belt beatings her abusive, perfectionist father has given her throughout the years. They're mainly on her back, so Weiss easily hides them by keeping covered up.
* In the ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'' fanfic ''Fanfic/LayingWasteToHalloween'', Gabe, Percy's abusive father, frequently physically hurts him if he does something Gabe doesn't like.
* In the ''Literature/HarryPotter'' fanfic ''Fanfic/ShiftingLines'', Remus' father hits Remus if he's too casual with his teachers or has attitude when speaking with his mother. This is portrayed as a bad thing in the work.

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* ''Literature/DavidCopperfield'': "Salem House", Mr. Creakle's BoardingSchoolOfHorrors, runs on corporal punishment. Mr. Creakle lays the whip on the boys in passing sometimes, just on general principle.

* ''Literature/FrancesTheBadger'': In ''Bedtime For Frances'', Frances' father threatens her with a spanking if she doesn't go back to bed. In all fairness, she ''had'' gotten out of bed multiple times at that point and was now waking him up, so he was probably just frustrated at that point.

* ''Literature/BonesOfFaerie'': Used as punishment by Liza's father.

* The Headmaster, form masters and prefects of Literature/{{Greyfriars}} school can all dispense corporal punishment and do with (to a modern reader, at least) incredible frequency and little regret. A poor or obnoxious student, like the notorious Billy Bunter, can expect 'six' for offences as minor as 'lounging'. "Yaroooooh!", indeed.

* ''Literature/DragonridersOfPern'' series: When Menolly starts improvising, her sexist father, who is ashamed that a mere daughter has the skills of a Harper, ominously dismisses the class she's teaching and signals to her to lift up her tunic (not what it sounds like, but unpleasant in a totally different way) before belting her savagely. Even Menolly's mother, who's not a great help to the girl at the best of times, is shocked by the injuries inflicted on her unfavourite daughter.

* In ''Me and My Little Brain'', part of Literature/TheGreatBrain series, John finally gets fed up with his adopted brother attacking him in mute silence, so he takes his little brother behind the woodshed and delivers an intense spanking. He expects to be whipped even worse by his parents for it, but the discipline breaks through the trauma his little brother had earlier experienced and caused him to open up to humanity again.

* ''Literature/{{Power}}'': Herman is described as often beating Omishto with his belt, while she stands naked trying to protect herself.
* ''Literature/PurpleHibiscus'': Kambili (a girl) pushes her deranged father over the edge and he beats her. [[spoiler:She nearly dies.]]
* ''Literature/{{Ravensong}}'': At the end of Chapter 10, after having broken a "promise" to her mother:
--> Were she younger her mother would have whipped her. But she was eighteen and had been threatened with ostracism. Never again would her mother ever talk to her about her conduct. No more patience. She would have to own her every action. She felt frail, vulnerable, and transitory. Dispensable. She was dispensable. It felt too soon, too sudden. She was too wilful to trust her own conduct. For a time she quivered on the chair like a timid little rabbit the dogs had cornered; then she opted for bed.

* ''Literature/ShineShineShine'': Maxon's father used to beat him with a wide variety of implements, including a belt, until his death when Maxon was nine.
* Karen from ''Literature/MeWhoDoveIntoTheHeartOfTheWorld'' has scars from her mother's abuse, which included beating her with a belt buckle.

* ''Radio/OurMissBrooks'':
** "The Twin Orphans" ends with Miss Brooks looking out Mrs. Davis' front window, and observing the titular pair being taken over their knee and spanked by their father. The "orphans", Mike and Danny, had tricked the Madison High crowd into believing they had escaped from an OrphanageOfFear. By the dialogue, Miss Brooks obviously believes the spanking to be well earned.
** Averted in "Amalgamation". Mrs. Nestor's school is nearly merged with Mrs. Pryor's school next year. Upon visiting, Mr. Conklin almost swats one of the bratty child actors with his hand, but is stopped by Mrs. Pryor. As a believer in the "progressive method", students at Mrs. Pryor are allowed uninhibited self-expression. No discipline, corporal punishment or otherwise.

* Pops from ''Series/TheWayansBros'', to the point that Creator/JohnWitherspoon is an honorary TropeCodifier. He does this in almost every episode.
* ''Series/{{Supernanny}}'':
** The Mann family falls under this before Jo's intervention; Mom Melissa is especially guilty. They spank their children forcefully with wooden spoons, wooden forks, and their hands. Melissa explains their church advocates this, and constantly says, "Trust and obey" before spanking a child (while simultaneously saying "I forgive you" and spanking more). Melissa also has some disturbing things to say about Naomi in particular, such as, "I want to smack her across the mouth" and "I don't like my daughter, I don't want her in my house, or around my children--er, my other children."
** Jo actually called CPS on the Spivey family after the camera footage showed the father appearing to beat one of his children with a belt. The actual discipline took place off-camera, but the belt is seen beforehand and the child can be heard screaming.
* In the 1950s sitcom ''Series/MakeRoomForDaddy'' with Danny Thomas, the three children were frequently threatened with belt spankings. In one the father warns the oldest daughter, who is snootily correcting his grammar, that he will dangle his belt over her "double negative" if she doesn't shut up. In an inversion of this trope, he hands his belt to his son Rusty, who has resigned himself to a whipping and, admitting he was in the wrong, tells Rusty to spank him.
* ''Series/ElChavoDelOcho'': Don Ramón threatened to do this to [[LittleMissSnarker La Chilindrina]]. It was usually followed with a snarky comment from her. For example, there was one occasion where he asked her if she knew what'd happen if he took off his belt and she told him his pants would fall down. He unwittingly proves her right.
* Subverted and parodied in an episode of ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'', when Lily and Marshall are comparing which of their friends would make the best ParentalSubstitute for their child Marvin if they died. They ask their friends what they would use as a punishment for Marvin, and when Barney is asked an ImagineSpot is shown of Barney pulling out a belt... and announcing to Marvin that this fine belt the kid would usually wear is going to be confiscated as punishment, and he has to wear a common leather belt instead.
%%* ''Series/TheParkers'': Nikki.

* On ''Series/AreYouBeingServed Again'', Mavis often says that her father will "give her the strap" if she gets caught doing something.
* On ''Series/DesperateHousewives'' Lynette once threatens to spank her rambunctious sons with an assortment of spanking implements, including a belt which she describes as "a classic" before cracking it. She ends up not spanking them, but in a later episode Bree turns one of boys over her knee, leading to a rift with Lynette.

* Arnold in ''Series/DiffrentStrokes'' gets spanked [[spoiler: by Willis]].
%%* Bernie from ''Series/TheBernieMacShow''
%%* Pops from ''Series/TheWayansBros''

* ''Series/MidsomerMurders'': In "Blood Will Out", the VictimOfTheWeek is a bully who thrashes his stepdaughter with his belt. [[spoiler:Of all his transgressions, it is ultimately this one that gets him murdered]].

** The Mann family falls under this before Jo's intervention; Mom Melissa is especially guilty. They spank their children forcefully with wooden spoons, wooden forks, and their hands. Melissa explains their church advocates this, and constantly says, "Trust and obey" before spanking a child (while simultaneously saying "I forgive you" and spanking more). Melissa also has some disturbing things to say about Naomi in particular, such as, "I want to smack her across the mouth" and "I don't like my daughter, I don't want her in my house."

** The Mann family falls under this before Jo's intervention; Mom Melissa is especially guilty. They spank their children forcefully with wooden spoons, wooden forks, and their hands. Melissa explains their church advocates this, and constantly says, "Trust and obey" before spanking a child (while simultaneously saying "I forgive you" and spanking more). Melissa also has some disturbing things to say about Naomi in particular, such as, "I want to smack her across the mouth" and "I don't want her in my house."

* Nick Fury does this to a corrupt military general in an issue of ''ComicBook/ThePunisherMAX''. To explain why, the general had put together a cell of middle eastern terrorists and sent them on a plane, which they were to hijack. The plane was then blown up by the Russians, killing the US funded terrorists and the innocent people aboard. Don't worry, he and his associates get a better punishment for it later.

* WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck in the [[ComicBook/DisneyDucksComicUniverse comics]] doesn't have a belt, but he'd often chase his nephews with a stick. Used to, anyway. This is practically nonexistent in the modern strips, and these days the boys aren't in need of this kind of treatment anyway, being usually more competent and mature than their uncle.
* The comic ''ComicBook/LoveAndRockets'' have several kinky references to Hot Wheel tracks.
* ''ComicBook/ZipiYZape''. But using a mattress beater, a good ol' spanking or the dreaded "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Mice Room]]"

* Surprisingly (or unsurprisingly, given the protagonist's penchant for DisproportionateRetribution) normalized in ComicBook/HarleyQuinn. In one issue, a woman who is otherwise portrayed as a kind and loving mother is shown taking a wooden spoon to her teenage daughters for joining Harley's gang. Subverted a few issues later when Harley advises a client against beating her rebellious daughter, reasoning that "a good old-fashioned beating" would only alienate her further in her current state.

* In ''New Look Series: Link's New Look'', what's the thing that [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Young]] [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Link]] fears the most in the world? A spanking from Princess Zelda. Apparently a Falcon Punch to the face is nothing compared to getting spanked by her.
* John Gage got it a lot as a kid in the slightly AU ''{{Series/Emergency}}'' fic [[http://tbillingsemergencyfanfic.com/remembrancesofthingspastpart1.htm "Remembrances of Things Past"]]. To the point where he has a major panic attack in the locker room when Roy, who's a bit angry at him about something, quickly pulls his belt off as he's changing. Roy has to reassure John he isn't going to hit him with it.

* In the Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians {{Fanfic}} Fanfic/LayingWasteToHalloween, Gabe, Percy's abusive father, frequently physically hurts him if he does something Gabe doesn't like.
* In the Literature/HarryPotter {{fanfic}} Fanfic/ShiftingLines, Remus' father hits Remus if he's too casual with his teachers or has attitude when speaking with his mother. This is portrayed as a bad thing in the work.

* Treated humorously in Creator/JohnWaters' black comedy ''Film/FemaleTrouble.'' Dawn Davenport, played by Divine, threatens to whip her daughter Taffy with a car aerial for jumping rope.

* In ''Film/TheGodfather'' Carlo threatening and attacking Connie with a belt after she confronts him about his affairs is the thing that drives Sonny over the edge, on purpose of course, so that Sonny is lured to his death at the tollbooth.
* In ''Film/GoodWillHunting'', Will describes how his father would add a layer of psychological torment by making him choose what he would be beaten with. He always chose a wrench, the worst of the three options, "Because fuck him, that's why.”

* ''Film/IVitelloni'': Francesco, Fausto’s father, loses his patience with his son by the end of the film.

* Allegedly PlayedForLaughs in ''Film/MrDeeds'' when quarterback Kevin calls Deeds to apologize for his earlier behavior and Kevin's dad decides to talk to Deeds. When Deeds points out that Kevin's misdeed was using foul language in front of ladies, daddy takes the belt off; however, [[AbusiveParents it's clear from the scene that Kevin is beaten *in the face*]]

* In ''[[Literature/FrancesTheBadger Bedtime For Frances]]'', Frances' father threatens her with a spanking if she doesn't go back to bed. In all fairness, she ''had'' gotten out of bed multiple times at that point and was now waking him up, so he was probably just frustrated at that point.

* Uncle Hoyt is prone to this in ''Literature/{{Bruiser}}'' and it's played for drama as seen by the numerous scars Brewster bears on his body.
* This is used as punishment by Liza's father in ''Literature/BonesOfFaerie''.

* ''Literature/DragonridersOfPern'' series: When Menolly starts improvising, her sexist father, who is ashamed that a mere daughter has the skills of a Harper, ominously dismisses the class she's teaching and signals to her to lift up her tunic (not what it sounds like, but unpleasant in a totally different way) before belting her savagely. Even Menolly's mother, who's not a great help to the girl at the best of times, is shocked by the injuries inflicted on her [[TheUnfavourite unfavourite]] daughter.
* The Halachic codex ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shulchan_Aruch Shulkhan ‘Arukh]]'' says that if you ''must'' hit your child to discipline him, use nothing worse than a ''shoelace''.

* ''Radio/OurMissBrooks'': The program features a couple examples:

* Don Ramon threatened to do this to [[LittleMissSnarker La Chilindrina]] in ''Series/ElChavoDelOcho''. It was usually followed with a snarky comment from her. For example, there was one occasion where he asked her if she knew what'd happen if he took off his belt and she told him his pants would fall down. He unwittingly proves her right.

%%* Nikki from ''Series/TheParkers''.
* ''Series/EverybodyHatesChris''.

* ''Series/TrueBlood'': Before Jessica Hamby got turned into a vampire, she had put up with her deeply religious and oppressive father, who often beat her with his belt to punish her for her faults.

-->''"Withhold not discipline from the child, for if you strike and punish him with the rod, he will not die. Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell."''

"You're not too big to turn over my knee" is a common variation. A variation of this trope in a Southern US setting is "Do you want me to cut a switch"?

* In ''Film/StandByMe'', the boys point out that if they go to find the dead body, their parents will know they snuck out of town to do so, and will "get hidings," but rationalize that nobody will care. Save for Chris, who casually admits that his AbusiveParents will "Hide him anyway" but admits that it would be worth it.

* Typically happens at the end of an episode of ''WesternAnimation/MoralOrel''. This eventually developed into a RunningGag of Clay's pants falling down because he forgot to put his belt back on after the beating. After the CerebusSyndrome kicked in, it became ''much'' HarsherInHindsight.
** Usually it's only suggested; at the end of "Grounded", Clay [[TearJerker visibly beats Orel's religious epiphany out of him]] because it threatened their Protestant beliefs.
*** This ''did'' backfire in one episode where Orel takes up self-flagellation because of some AdviceBackfire, only to connect that to prayer and feeling good. Clay responded with this trope when he found out... until he saw Orel's aroused grin, squicking him out and causing him to just have a stern talk instead.

* Rex Navarette would fondly recall the usage of his mother's '''toe''' on him in Church.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nn5jlrxcpkI Here's]] one from a comedian named Russell Peters. "Somebody's gonna get a hurt real bad," indeed.

* Russell Peters did a routine about the time he tried to defy this trope. He'd gone over to a friend's house and seen how he talked back to his parents. When asked, the boy told him that they couldn't touch him because of child services. The comedian then imitates the boy upon returning home (responding to being nagged about chores with "fuck you dad"). His father, naturally, is less than impressed, and demands he front up for punishment. The comedian then tells his father that if he touches him he'll call child services. His dad's response? "Let me get you the phone." The father points out that there's a 23 minute gap between the call being made and someone arriving at the house, and that in that time, "somebody gonna get a hurt real bad."

* ''ComicStrip/TheBoondocks'': There's a reason why Granddad's CatchPhrase is "Boy, where's my belt?!" Although he also uses his belt as a bonus weapon against pimps and hustlers.

** Grampa Simpson tries and fails this trope in "War of the Simpsons". This elicits Nelson's first ever "[[CatchPhrase Ha-ha!]]"

* Cited by many Black stand-up comedians. {{Sinbad}} even had a routine wherein his mother turned into a superhero for the express purpose of catching him and giving him a whupping. It was for talking back to her (which you ''did not do'' with your parents back in the day) during lawn cutting day, and then turning around while she was reprimanding him. She beat him so bad, it was Monday when he woke up.

It can be coupled with (and the result of) CallingTheOldManOut. Depending how it's portrayed, this can occur in many places along the SlidingScaleOfParentShamingInFiction; it could be anything from genuine ToughLove to a misguided OverprotectiveDad to outright AbusiveParents. Compare WouldHurtAChild which is more about unrelated strangers willing to destroy a child out of sheer sadism rather than old-fashioned discipline.

* Not limited to punishing children, but a few countries including Sweden and Iceland, since the early Middle Ages, have had a tradition of people whipping each other with rice panicles for three days before the [[https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A5skfastan fastening beginning 46 days before Easter and lasting for 40 days with Sundays excluded]], with said plays being related to the suffering of Jesus Christ, and the fastening being releated to the Temptaion of Jesus. [[https://www.facebook.com/nordiskamuseet.se/photos/a.10151794090892732/10158485778227732/?type=3 In Iceland it is still common for children to wake their parents up the day before "fettisdagen", the day taking place 47 days before Easter and the last of the aforementioned three days, by hitting them with decorated sticks]]. This was also used as CorporalPunishment by parents before child abuse was dealt with.

** In "Cody's Report Card!", when Junior shows Bowser his report card, which has Ds and Fs on it, Bowser hits his pillow with his belt, since he isn't allowed to hit Junior with it anymore. He then says it doesn't feel right, so he has Junior scream as he hits the pillow.