History Main / DroppedGlasses

* A RunningGag in ''Take The Money And Run'' has characters removing Woody Allen's glasses and stomping on them.

* A sketch in 80s British comedy show ''Not The Nine O Clock News'' involves an intimidating bully who removes a studious-looking man's glasses and crushes them underfoot. "You shouldn't have done that", the bookworm tells him. "Oh yeah? Why not?" "Because you're not wearing any shoes." At which point a pained expression crosses the bully's face and he hobbles away, humiliated.

* [[PlayedForLaughs Played for very hesitant laughs]] in ''TheEvilWithin'' where, after being knocked down by the Sentinel, Joseph drops his before Sebastian managed to defeat it and they escape. The monster out for his blood does not stop [[AffectionateNickname Seb]] from going back in and getting them, though.

* [[PlayedForLaughs Played for very hesitant laughs]] in TheEvilWithin where, after being knocked down by the Sentinel, Joseph drops his before Sebastian managed to defeat it and they escape. The monster out for his blood does not stop [[AffectionateNickname Seb]] from going back in and getting them, though.

*** FridgeBrilliance: Even Mr Magoo's eyes would be having the vision of the hitmen from {{Wanted}} compared to having ''no eyes at all'' for thousands of years.

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* [[TheTwilightZone "That's not fair. That's not fair at all. There was time now..."]]
** Brilliantly parodied in [[{{Futurama}} The Scary Door]]. He not only loses his glasses, but also his eyes, his hands and lastly his tongue and head, thanks to radiation.

* When Daniel from ''{{Stargate SG-1}}'' is captured/kidnapped, he always wakes up without his glasses. In the later seasons, the writers apparently forgot that his sight was cured way back in the beginning of season 2.

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* The Big Bang Theory : Leonard, Raj, and Howard hide out at a Planet of the Apes marathon, leaving Penny to deal with a sick Sheldon. Leonard drops his glasses. Hilarity ensues.

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* Part of a puzzle in ''MonkeyIsland2''. Wally the cartographer is [[BlindWithoutEm blind without]] his ''monocle'', which you need to "borrow" to progress in the game. Until you bring him a replacement, Wally is seen frantically and blindly searching for the missing lens.

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--> '''Moleman''': Oh dear...*BUMP*...now you've done it...*searches floor or glasses, truck goes off cliff*

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* AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle: Keep your old pair of glasses somewhere you can always find them so when you ''do'' drop your glasses when you're at home, you can see clearly to find them. There is nothing more embarrassing/annoying than fumbling about and having your brain screaming "You'd find them better if you had your glasses on" at you.

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->''"My glasses! I can't see without my glasses!"''

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* For most people, having your glasses off is just blurry, but not necessarily to the point they can't operate in general. While walking down the street a person without their glasses may not be able to read "stop" on a stop sign, but they can see the big, blurry red thing and can tell they're at an intersection, so the fact that it's a stop sign isn't much of a logical leap. The blurriness is just like an out-of-focus camera, only it's stereoscopic — some blurs are closer than others.

** Many people who have very bad eyesight try to keep a spare or old pair in a drawer where they can be easily found to expedite finding their lost current pair of glasses.
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->''"[[CoolShades My glasses!]] [[IconicItem I can't be seen without my glasses!]]"''
-->-- '''Johnny Bravo''', ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo''

* ''Comicbook/{{X-Men}}'': Every so often, Cyclops' glasses or visor will be knocked off or removed. This enforces BlindWithoutEm on him, because without the glasses, Cyclops unleashes [[PowerIncontinence uncontrollable]] power beams whenever he opens his eyes.

* For most people, having your glasses off is just blurry, but not necessarily to the point they can't operate in general. While walking down the street a person without their glasses may not be able to read "stop" on a stop sign, but they can see the big, blurry red thing and can tell they're at an intersection, so the fact that it's a stop sign isn't much of a logical leap. The blurriness is just like an out-of-focus camera, only it's stereoscopic — some blurs are closer than others.
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That said, while you may be able to function to some extent without your glasses, actually finding the dropped glasses can be a real pain - your brain is constantly suggesting you put your glasses on to expedite the search. Glasses are thin, often dark-coloured, and blend in with so many things. If they fall off your nightstand, they tend to fall in the narrow spot between the bed and the stand, making you fumble around for them in the dark (or dim light), while half awake. Many people who have very bad eyesight try to keep a spare or old pair in a drawer where they can be easily found to expedite finding their lost current pair of glasses.

* For most people, having your glasses off is just blurry, but not necessarily to the point they can't operate in general. While walking down the street a person without their glasses may not be able to read "stop" on a stop sign, but they can see the big, blurry red thing and can tell they're at an intersection, so the fact that it's a stop sign isn't much of a logical leap. The blurriness is just like an out-of-focus camera, only it's stereoscopic — some blurs are closer than others. That said, while you may be able to function to some extent without your glasses, actually finding the dropped glasses can be a real pain - your brain is constantly suggesting you put your glasses on to expedite the search. Glasses are thin, often dark-coloured, and blend in with so many things. If they fall off your nightstand, they tend to fall in the narrow spot between the bed and the stand. Many people who have very bad eyesight try to keep a spare or old pair in a drawer where they can be easily found to expedite finding their lost current pair of glasses.

* In ''{{Saiyuki}} Gaiden'', this happening at a most inconvenient time leads to [[spoiler:Tenpou being killed in a fight he was actually winning prior to that point]].