History Main / FootPopping

Though the trope originated earlier, the HaysCode required that women, in love scenes, at all times have "at least one foot on the floor" (in other words, no love scenes in bed). This may be an example of GettingCrapPastTheRadar if it's combined with SomethingElseAlsoRises.

* Beautifully done in issue 3 of ''AllStarSuperman''.

* Wonder Girl does it the first time she and Superboy kiss. They're both in the air at the time.

* This trope has even shown up in a few pornographic movies, which is quite peculiar since FootPopping is supposed to be an ''euphemism'' for sexual arousal.

** That newspaper article, by the way, commented that FootPopping, as used in classic Production Code-era Hollywood, was basically (1) a way for "good girl" characters (DebbieReynolds, June Haver and Janis Paige were all mentioned by name) to demonstrate erotic passion in a reasonably innocent way and (2) a way for actresses with shapely legs to show off their limbs.

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* I don't know if it's in every performance, but in the performance of ''{{Urinetown}}'' that I watched, Hope Cladwell does a foot pop when she first kisses Bobby Strong.
* In "Promises, Promises", Fran Kubelik, (played by the lovely {{Kristin Chenoweth}}, previously mentioned as Olive Snook) has foot popped in both performances I've seen.

* In ''{{Bully}}'', once a certain level of suavity is achieved, the protagonist can kiss girls [[IntimateHealing For Health]](tm) and there will be foot-popping involved. Of course, then the leg-pop progresses to more intense making out, so it's not so much a "cute" move.
* In the (awesome) [[VideoGames/ScottPilgrim game adaptation of Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World]], Knives does this whenever she [[LesYay kisses Kim]] (once again, For Health(tm)).

* Bill Holbrook, creator of KevinAndKell, seems to be a fan of these, possibly because his characters don't wear shoes, creating a unique FootFocus. Usually it's the title character of Kell who ends up doing [[http://www.kevinandkell.com/2006/kk1022.html it]]. There's also a notable one [[http://www.kevinandkell.com/1999/kk1206.html one]] when Coney kisses Nigel just before the two use a time machine to return themselves back to their [[ItMakesSenseInContext usual toddler forms.]]

** It was even lampshaded once, when Marge became a cop. He popped said foot right after Marge assured him that he was the man of the house, wearing the pants in the relationship (even if, under those pants, he wore ladies underwear).

* This happens during Bob and Dot's first kiss in ''{{Reboot}}''.
** First and ''only'' kiss, unless you count [[spoiler: Dot kissing the fake Bob several times over the course of the ''My Two Bobs'' movie]].

** Common when [[HeterosexualLifePartner Katie and Sadie]] [[RomanticTwoGirlFriendship hug]].

* In KevinandKell, there's [[http://www.kevinandkell.com/1999/kk1206.html one]] when Coney kisses Nigel just before the two use a time machine to return themselves back to their usual toddler forms.

* [[BlackEyedPeas Fergie]] did a FootPopping kiss with her husband Josh Duhamel in Las Vegas on 12/31/2009 that got written up in a number of celebrity blogs.

** In the episode "When Aliens Attack", the title character does it in the fictional show "Single Female Lawyer".

* Gender-inverted (and mostly off-frame) in ''Comicbook/{{Excalibur}}'', in a sequence where newly arrived alien hottie Cerise decides to try out kissing with Nightcrawler.

* Makes a gender inverted appearance in ''TotalDramaWorldTour'' when Duncan and Gwen kiss for the second time.

* Gender inverted in the ''{{KateModern}}'' episode "The Hen Night", when Lee kisses Sophie. He is in drag at the time, though (because he's attending a hen night, so obviously he had to dress as a woman... well, ItMakesSenseInContext).

* Makes a gender inverted appearance in ''TotalDramaWorldTour'' when [[spoiler: Duncan and Gwen kiss for the second time.]]

* TruthInTelevision: The famous picture of VJ Day, Times Square ("The Kiss") [[http://www.worldsfamousphotos.com/v-j-day-times-square-1945.html]] features a nurse FootPopping with the sailor kissing her. It's funnier when you realize that the two are strangers, and the latter was kissing ''everybody.''

* In "Promises, Promises", Fran Kubelik, (played by the lovely {{Kristin Chenoweth}} has foot popped in both performances I've seen.

* The Alchemist pops a foot in the fourth season finale of the ''VentureBrothers'' when Shore Leave kisses him.

* This trope has even shown up in a few pornographic movies (OrSoIHeard), which is quite peculiar since FootPopping is supposed to be an ''euphemism'' for sexual arousal.

** In another episode of ''HappyDays'', (at least as ThisTroper read in a Washington Post article some years ago), Potsie observes Fonzie kissing a FootPopping girl and comments that FootPopping is a signal that the girl is [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean "worldly"]].

* Spoofed in the Bob Hope/Jane Russell film ''Son of Paleface'', in the scene where Jane kisses Bob. One of Jane's shapely legs goes up as per trope specifications, then ''both'' of Bob's legs fly up in the air and the spurs on his bootheels (he's in full-dress cowboy gear) begin to spin madly.
* This was subverted in Date Movie. Julia pops her foot while kissing Grant, and Grant pops his foot also-- the wrong way.

* Makes a gender inverted appearance in ''TotalDramaAction'' when [[spoiler: Duncan and Gwen kiss for the second time.]]