History Main / FrenchMaidOutfit

* In ''{{Clue}}'', Yvette is an exaggerated French Maid and wears one of these.

* In ''Clue'', Yvette is an exaggerated French Maid and wears one of these.

* ''BuffyTheVampireSlayer''. In "Dead Things" [[BigBad Warren]] uses a MindControl device on his ex-girlfriend, making her wait on them while wearing a sex-shop French maid outfit.

* A filarious inversion took place on ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' when Howard got Sheldon to wear one.

* Fabiola and Roberta of ''BlackLagoon'' both wear this, although they don't show much skin. They more than make up for it in pure destructive power however.

Compare to MiniDressOfPower and SexySantaDress.

-->"Oh, you meant...yeah"

* ''AxisPowersHetalia'':

* In the [[MartialArtsAndCrafts Martial Arts Dining]] storyarc of ''RanmaOneHalf'', Akane and Soun dress as French maids to infiltrate the Mansion Ranma is staying at.

* Maid costumes are one of the many strange "punishment games" Mion inflicts on the other club members in ''HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi''. Dr. Irie gets a little ''too'' excited about seeing [[TokenMiniMoe Satoko]] in one.
* In ''{{K-On}}'' on a few occasions.

* The "''Tanks for the Memories!''" episode of ''{{Anime/Pokemon}}'' sees the gang helping out at a MaidCafe because the joint was temporarily understaffed (Brock was training one of the maids working there). This results in Dawn, [[DraggedIntoDrag Ash]] ([[RunningGag again!]]) and even some of their mons dressing up in these outfits.

* The Goddamned Maidman of ''{{Empowered}}'' is a subversion, being essentialy Batman if Bats dressed as a French maid instead of a bat.

* ''Film/TheManWhoKnewTooLittle'': Lori, the femme fatale, dresses up like this when she's expecting a visit from her lover.

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* In the season eight premiere of ''{{Smallville}}'', Lois uses one as a [[{{Fanservice}} disguise]].
* In the episode "Gold Fever" of ''TheDukesOfHazzard'', Boss Hogg has Daisy dress up as a French maid (even though she's a waitress) in order to impress a rich Texan.
* Definite [[ParentService Dad Service]] in the British Saturday morning kids' show ''{{Ministry of Mayhem}}'', with Holly Willoughby, a maid's outfit, and cream cakes being splattered about.

* On ''BoyMeetsWorld'', Topanga in a French maid outfit is used for a brief sight gag.

* In {{WWE}}, Maryse's choice of costume for the 2008 Cyber Sunday's divas costume contest.

* ''TheSims'':
** If your Sims hire a maid, she's dressed like this. Male maids wear funny pastel shirts open at the neck, possibly intended to be sexy. Or {{Camp Gay}}.

* Every maid in the ''NeverwinterNights'' module ''ADanceWithRogues''. Then again, the entire world is perverted (including giant demonic dogs that want to have sex with human women, and completely ordinary dogs that want to have sex with human women), so it is sort of justified.

* In ''SluggyFreelance'', Zoe wore one in her introduction arc to impress the guys. Unfortunately, it turned out Torg was wearing the same costume, prompting him to sulkingly change clothes.

* ''WebOriginal/FrenchMaidTV''. A series of self-help videos by... women in French Maid costumes?

* Boog of ''TheBully'' was forced to wear a maid outfit by ''FanboyAndChumChum'' in the episode "Chimp Chomp Chumps".

* ''WebOriginal/{{CHAINSAW MAID}}'', animated by Takena Nagao, is a StopMotion short featuring an attractive maid saving her family from horrible zombies. One part FetishFuel, one part HighOctaneNightmareFuel, but 100% awesome.

* {{SpongeBob SquarePants}} wore a maid outfit somewhere during the time when Squidward had to stay at his house. The fact that it was ''completely backless and that he was wearing nothing but briefs'' definitely counts as GettingCrapPastTheRadar.

* Some [[RavingRabbids Rabbids]] wear them, for comedic effect.

* ''WebOriginal/FrenchMaidTV''. A series of self-help videos by... women in French Maid costumes? Warning, site is mildly NSFW.

* [[http://frenchmaidtv.com/web/French_Maid_TV_-_Videos_by_French_Maids_Ooo_La_La.html French Maid TV.]] A series of self-help videos by... women in French Maid costumes? Warning, site is mildly NSFW.
* ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6d-tNXxTRBA CHAINSAW MAID]]'', animated by Takena Nagao, is a StopMotion short featuring an attractive maid saving her family from horrible zombies. One part FetishFuel, one part HighOctaneNightmareFuel, but 100% awesome.

** [[http://community.livejournal.com/hetalia/10617886.html One April Fools' 2011 sketch]] shows Japan wearing one of these too. And managing to look [[NinjaMaid completely badass]] while doing so.

* Maid costumes are one of the many strange "punishment games" Mion inflicts on the other club members in ''HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi''. Dr. Irie gets [[FetishFuel a little]] ''[[FetishFuel too]]'' [[FetishFuel excited]] about seeing [[TokenMiniMoe Satoko]] in one.
* In ''{{K-On}}'' on a few occasions. Especially their infamous first live [[PantyShot performance]]. Azusa hates the part of herself that's started to think of it as normal.

* According to at least one SilverAge ''{{Superman}}'' story, the Daily Planet requires its top female reporters to [[http://www.supermanfan.net/main/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/getlost-1.jpg dress like this and act as waitresses at staff parties]].

* In the season eight premiere of ''{{Smallville}}'', Lois uses one as a [[{{Fanservice}} disguise]]. And she gets caught by [[FemmeFatale Tess Mercer]] wearing it. Cue the LesYay.
* In the episode "Gold Fever" of ''TheDukesOfHazzard'', Boss Hogg has Daisy dress up as a French maid (even though she's a waitress) in order to impress a rich Texan. And yes, Catherine Bach looks ''fantastic'' in it.

* When we first meet her in the ''Series/DoctorWho'' episode "The Eleventh Hour", Amy Pond is dressed as a FairCop. When the Doctor questions her disguise, Amy tells him it was "this or a French maid". Alas, the fans have yet to see said costume.

* In {{WWE}}, Maryse's choice of costume for the 2008 Cyber Sunday's divas costume contest. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SlDMlbX4_w

* In ''[[TheSims The Sims 2]]'', if your Sims hire a maid, she's dressed like this. Male maids wear funny pastel shirts open at the neck, possibly intended to be sexy. Or {{Camp Gay}}.

** In the original ''The Sims'', there were third-party mods where you could create NPC's with French-maid costumes of varying degrees of risqueness, right down to nudity.
** To be very clear, ''every'' female maid in ''The Sims'' series is dressed like a French maid.

* In ''{{Persona 3}}'' the Main Character's ever-original classmates decide to do a MaidCafe for their SchoolFestival. [[TheChick Yukari]] dreads it from the depths of her spirit because [[AllMenArePerverts it means wearing a maid uniform]]; [[IdiotHero Junpei]] and the rest of the male schoolmates look forward to [[FetishFuel this cherished event]]. Alas, a typhoon rips through Iwatodai and the SchoolFestival is canceled, to the endless grief of said schoolmates (and the Main Character is also asked if he mourns the loss.)
** In the ''[[UpdatedRerelease Persona 3 FES]]'' release, the surveillance camera skits show Yukari in her dorm room; she had indeed [[FetishFuelStationAttendant procured an authentic maid uniform]], not a costume, and gripes loudly about how everyone wanted to see her in it. [[spoiler: Eventually, she gives in to curiosity and wears it, and pantomimes serving a costumer. When [[ShrinkingViolet Fuuka]] catches her, Yukari cheerfully ropes her into the game and dresses her in a spare uniform.]]
** There's also a series of "Maid Uniform" costumes [[PlayingToTheFetishes for the female members of the party to wear during the Dark Hour]], as rewards for Elizabeth's requests. [[RobotGirl Aigis]] will find it odd if you ask her to wear one, but Yukari and [[TheOjou Mitsuru]] will chew you out considerably for it. And of course, you can get [[RuleOfFunny all three of them in the party at the same time, wearing those outfits]].
*** Better yet, in the portable remake the female main character can wear one as well, so you can defeat the forces of evil with a party of maids. Additionally, if she wears the costume while dating Akihiko or Shinjiro, they have...interesting reactions.

* In ''OutThere'', Miriam decides the costume is ideal for cleaning [[spoiler:Ari's condominium, and for seducing her]]. [[http://outthere.keenspot.com/d/20100511.html]]

* ''GaiaOnline'' has a "Meido" set, consisting of headbands, two types of aprons, and poofy dresses, in several colours. [[http://www.tektek.org/avatars/meido The possibilities are endless]]. Interestingly, there's also an older set of "Maid" items, which are a bit more FrenchMaid-style.

** And lots of HoYay between the two. [=SpongeBob=] wasn't allowed to enter the ROOM unless he was 'in uniform'.
* Timmy Turner from ''TheFairlyOddparents'' was subjected to wear a French maid costume in the "Homewrecker" episode.
** Wanda donned such a disguise in "Channel Chasers" to match Cosmo's [[{{Batman}} Alfred]]-esque appearance.

* REAL French maids, who are off course French and wears the outfit, but not limited to age, as even old ladies wears them. [[/folder]]

For the characters, rather than the costumes, see FrenchMaid and {{Meido}}.cafe

* For a school event, the students in the Japanese version of ''HanaKimi'' decide to have a cafe. With all the guys dressing up in maid costumes to gain more female customers.

* In ''{{Persona 3}}'' the Main Character's ever-original classmates decide to do a café for their SchoolFestival. [[TheChick Yukari]] dreads it from the depths of her spirit because [[AllMenArePerverts it means wearing a maid uniform]]; [[IdiotHero Junpei]] and the rest of the male schoolmates look forward to [[FetishFuel this cherished event]]. Alas, a typhoon rips through Iwatodai and the SchoolFestival is canceled, to the endless grief of said schoolmates (and the Main Character is also asked if he mourns the loss.)

* Maid Cafes, similar to [[{{Meido}} those found in Japan]], have been tried a few times in North America, with varying degrees of success.

For the characters, rather than the costumes, see FrenchMaid and {{Meido}}.

* Himeko wears a maid outfit during the school festival in ''SketDance'', since her class is doing, unsurprisingly, a maid cafe. The costume makes a reappearance in a later chapter, in which Himeko agrees to do anything Bossun says as an apology for breaking his hand. This includes dressing up as a maid, calling him 'master' and hand feeding him. Of course, HilarityEnsues.

** Ritsu thought they should do a maid café for their first year festival, as Mio is really suited to the look. "The adorable power of cute compels you!"
* The "''Tanks for the Memories!''" episode of ''{{Anime/Pokemon}}'' sees the gang helping out at a maid café because the joint was temporarily understaffed (Brock was training one of the maids working there). This results in Dawn, [[DraggedIntoDrag Ash]] ([[RunningGag again!]]) and even some of their mons dressing up in these outfits.

* Lindsay Funke of ''ArrestedDevelopment''.

* The ''Tanks for the Memories!'' episode of ''{{Anime/Pokemon}}'' sees the gang helping out at a maid café because the joint was temporarily understaffed (Brock was training one of the maids working there). This results in Dawn, [[DraggedIntoDrag Ash]] ([[RunningGag again!]]) and even some of their mons dressing up in these outfits.

* The "''Tanks for the Memories!''" episode of ''{{Anime/Pokemon}}'' sees the gang helping out at a maid café because the joint was temporarily understaffed (Brock was training one of the maids working there). This results in Dawn, [[DraggedIntoDrag Ash]] ([[RunningGag again!]]) and even some of their mons dressing up in these outfits.

* [[TheBully Boog]] was forced to wear a maid outfit by ''FanboyAndChumChum'' in the episode "Chimp Chomp Chumps".
* [[WesternAnimation/AmericanDad Francine]] wears one in "A Smith in the Hand". A blonde stripper wears a similar outfit to Francine's in "Stan Knows Best".

* [[AmericanDad Francine]] wears one in "A Smith in the Hand". A blonde stripper wears a similar outfit to Francine's in "Stan Knows Best".

* A Verizon commercial for its NHL streaming services has a wife dressed up as a French maid preparing for [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean a fantastic night with her husband]]. When her husband comes bursting into the bedroom in hockey gear, his excuse is, "[[LiteralGenie You said 'fantasy'!]]"