History Main / DroppedGlasses

* ''Film/ScoobyDooMonstersUnleashed'' (Velma even lampshades this, saying "I really should consider contacts.")

** In "The Skin of Evil", the EvilIsPetty MonsterOfTheWeek teleports the [=VISOR=] off his face so Geordi has to grope for them on the ground. When the others try to guide him, he then reteleports them a short distance elsewhere just to troll him.

* ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'' used this with Rafe on occasion. The main episode where this occurred technically downplayed it though; Rafe not being able to see well was a problem because they were in completely unfamiliar territory running from killer monsters so having him at risk for tripping was a hazard for all three kids.

-->-- '''Velma''', ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo''

%%* Happens regularly to Gus in ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}''
* ''WesternAnimation/TheMrMenShow'': in one part of the episode "Eyeglasses," Miss Whoops, as a stewardess, accidentally loses her glasses when a pile of carry-on luggage falls on her. She attempts to carry on with her duties regardless, but since she's BlindWithoutEm, the [[HilarityEnsues usual ensues]]. At one point, Mr. Nervous gives her his own glasses, telling her she needs them more than he does. This doesn't help any, since they have different prescriptions.
* In a variant, Mighty Ray of ''WesternAnimation/Hero108'' occasionally drops his removable eyeballs.
%%* This was WesternAnimation/MrMagoo's main gimmick.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' once spent most of an episode looking for his glasses, not realizing that they were pushed up on his head.

* This happens once to Phoebe on ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'' when she is hall monitor. We see students stepping on them as she frantically searches for them.
* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'', Dee Dee steals Dexter's glasses and then drops them on the floor for everybody to step on, by the time he finds them the lenses are completely cracked.
* Jérémie Belpois in ''WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko'' will occasionally lose his glasses due to XANA's [[MonsterOfTheWeek attack of the week]].
* ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'' used this with Rafe on occasion. The main episode where this occurred technically downplayed it though; Rafe not being able to see well was a problem because they were in completely unfamiliar territory running from killer monsters so having him at risk for tripping was a hazard for all three kids.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}} '' episode, “Chuckie Loses His Glasses”, Angelica steals Chuckie’s glasses during a game of hide and seek when he was supposed to count, causing him to wander around and get lost. She gets some LaserGuidedKarma by the end though. She periodically put on his glasses, but his eyesight was so terrible, doing distorted her vision to the point where she got dizzy and eventually [[VomitIndiscretionShot threw up.]]
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'', Dr Venture loses his glasses during a fight and does the classic crawling-around-looking-for-them bit... and after he's got them back on, he realizes his glasses may be broken, but [[EyeScream his eye is worse.]]
* In ''WesternAnimation/FearlessFly'', knocking off the title character's glasses not only renders him nearly blind, but removes his super powers as well. Naturally, you can count on him losing his glasses once per episode.

TruthInTelevision: Losing your spectacles can be a severe problem, as anyone who has really bad eyesight will testify. Although it's reasonably unlikely for the lens of glasses to be crushed when stepped on: in most cases, the frame will warp and a lens might pop out, but both are easily fixable on the spot. Despite the fact that [[BrandNameTakeover they are still called GLASSes]], these days lenses are made from polymers (typically a form of polycarbonate) that are lighter and less likely to break (although more prone to scratches[[note]]Which is actually less of a problem than it would seem, as minor, or even moderate, scratches on the surface of the lens itself are ''extremely'' far out of focus, and, thus, almost invisible, when the glasses are actually being worn.[[/note]]). [[RealityIsUnrealistic Surprisingly, losing the single screw holding a lens in place (which, in real life, is far far harder to find and repair on the spot, mainly because said screw is tiny) is rarely done on TV]].

* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'': In "[[Recap/DuckTalesS1E47MagicasMagicMirrorsTakeMeOutOfTheBallgame Take Me Out of the Ballgame]]", while up at bat, Doofus' glasses fall off. The Beagle Brat back catcher steps on the lenses, smashing them. [[spoiler:Doofus still goes on to hit a homerun and win the game.]]

* In ''WesternAnimation/FearlessFly'', knocking off the title characters glasses not only renders him nearly blind, but removes his super powers as well. Naturally, you can count on him losing his glasses once per episode.

Related to GlassesCuriosity. Not to be confused with AGlassInTheHand.

* Setsuna effectively wins her first fight with Tsukuyomi in ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'' by knocking her glasses off. [[BlindWithoutEm She's helpless without her glasses]].

* ''ComicBook/XMen'': Every so often, Comicbook/{{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.

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* In the ''LightNovel/DateALive'' fanfic ''[[Fanfic/DateALiveAlteredTimeline Altered Timeline]]'', Nia Honjo's glasses break both times they fall off, once on her way to Rindouji High and again in its spacequake shelter when she slammed her free hand on the wall.

* In the ''LightNovel/DateALive'' fanfic [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13548314/1/Date-A-Live-Altered-Timeline Altered Timeline]], Nia Honjo's glasses break both times they fall off, once on her way to Rindouji High and again in its spacequake shelter when she slammed her free hand on the wall.

Any character who wears glasses and is BlindWithoutEm -- which is to say, almost every character who wears glasses on TV -- lives in fear of dropping or losing their spectacles, because invariably some helpful but elephantine bystander will promptly step forward to help look for them -- and immediately crush them underfoot. The sight-impaired character must then often spend at least part of an episode [[TemporaryBlindness temporarily blind]].

Sometimes this is done deliberately, with the JerkJock or other bully of the week knocking the glasses off and crushing them underfoot in a classic KickTheDog moment.

Related to GlassesCuriosity.

Not to be confused with AGlassInTheHand.

* [[Invoked Used as a comedy routine]] in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII'' when [[WesternAnimation/MonstersInc Mike Wazowski]] pretends he's dropped a contact lens, the punchline being that his eye is so huge that a contact that size would be impossible to miss.

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TruthInTelevision: Losing your spectacles can be a severe problem, as anyone who has really bad eyesight will testify. Although it's reasonably unlikely for the lens of glasses to be crushed when stepped on: in most cases, the frame will warp and a lens might pop out, but both are easily fixable on the spot. Despite the fact that [[BrandNameTakeover they are still called GLASSes]], these days lenses are made from polymers that are lighter and less likely to break (although more prone to scratches). [[RealityIsUnrealistic Surprisingly, losing the single screw holding a lens in place (which, in real life, is far far harder to find and repair on the spot, mainly because said screw is tiny) is rarely done on TV]].

* On ''Series/ILoveLucy'', when Lucy & Ricky go to Hollywood, Lucy is boasting about all the movie stars she's meeting. When a friend from New York stops by, Lucy and Ethel hide her glasses so Lucy can impersonate (badly) a whole string of famous actors. The payoff comes when Lucy is disguised as [[Creator/TheMarxBrothers Harpo Marx]] ... just as the ''real'' Harpo [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHRzyOttJS0 shows up]], resulting in a SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}}.

* On ''Series/ILoveLucy'', when Lucy & Ricky go to Hollywood, Lucy is boasting about all the movie stars she's meeting. When a friend from New York stops by, Lucy and Ethel hide her glasses so Lucy can impersonate (badly) a whole string of famous actors. The payoff comes when Lucy is disguised as [[Creator/TheMarxBrothers Harpo Marx]] ... just as the ''real'' Harpo [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHRzyOttJS0 shows up]], resulting in a CrowningMomentOfFunny.

TruthInTelevision: Losing your spectacles can be a severe problem, as anyone who has really bad eyesight will testify. Although it's reasonably unlikely for the lens of glasses to be crushed when stepped on: in most cases, the frame will warp and a lens might pop out, but both are easily fixable on the spot. Despite the fact that [[BrandNameTakeover they are still called GLASSes]], these days lenses are made from polymers that are lighter and less likely to break. [[RealityIsUnrealistic Surprisingly, losing the single screw holding a lens in place (which, in real life, is far far harder to find and repair on the spot) is rarely done on TV]].