History Main / KissedKeepsake

It's also important to note that the recipient of the kiss usually thinks of the one kissing them is a little out of their league, or that they hold them in such high esteem that a kiss is more like a divine bestowal than an actual kiss between people on the same romantic level.

* An episode of ''Series/FullHouse'' involved Steph having this reaction to a kiss from her CelebCrush.
* ''[[Series/{{Alice1976}} Alice]]'' (the '70s work com): Mel Sharples reacts this way when a famous person he admires visits his humble greasy spoon. He vows he will never wash the diner floor where his foot trod again. To which waitress Vera quips, "You never wash it ''now''."
* On ''Series/TheBradyBunch'', Marcia had this reaction after getting a kiss from Desi Arnaz, Jr.

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* ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousKeepsake'': In [[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS01E09TheEvillustrator "The Evillustrator"]], Adrien touches Marinette's shoulder, prompting her to say she'll never wash her coat again.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': Bart makes the declaration after a girl spat in his hand then proceeds to get the hand filthy.

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* In ''ComicStrip/{{Mafalda}}'', one strip starts with Mafalda giving her father Ángel a kiss on the cheek right before he shaves. [[{{Adorkable}} The next panel has Ángel smiling happily - with one un-shaved spot on his face.]]

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'': After Eris is tricked into kissing Grim, he says he never washed his face before and won't start doing it now.

* ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold!'': Helga, after Arnold hugs her.

* Lydia, disguised as a FemmeFatale (or perhaps a [[TheUndead Femme Fatalized]], considering), seductively pinches the ear of WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}}. He privately declares, "I'll never wash this ear again -- [[ThePigpen not that I ever]] ''[[FunnyMoments did]]''."

* TurnedUpToEleven in ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''. After a marriage counselor suggests that Peter and Lois start seeing other people, Peter looks up his old girlfriends, but all of them prove disastrous dates; one of them shows Peter her now rather grotesque hand that she hadn't washed in years after being kissed there, and the StalkerShrine she built to the same object of obsession (Peter).

* ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'': Pearl shakes hands with her celebrity crush and swears to never wash the hand. Then Bubble Buddy comes along, shakes it, and the soap on him causes it to be sparkly clean.

* In ''ComicStrip/Mafalda'', one strip starts with Mafalda giving her father Ángel a kiss on the cheek right before he shaves. [[{{Adorkable}} The next panel has Ángel smiling happily - with one un-shaved spot on his face.]]

It's also important to note that the recipient of the kiss usually thinks of the one kissing them is a little out of their league, or that they hold them in such high esteem that a kiss is almost like a divine bestowal than an actual kiss between people on the same romantic level.

* Lydia, disguised as a FemmeFatale (or perhaps a [[TheUndead Femme Fatalized]], considering), seductively pinches the ear of WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}}. He privately declares, "I'll never wash this ear again -- [[ThePigpen not that I ever]] ''[[FunnyMoments did]]''."

* An episode of ''FullHouse'' involved Steph having this reaction to a kiss from her CelebCrush.

* Lydia, disguised as a FemmeFatale (or perhaps a [[TheUndead Femme Fatalized]], considering), seductively pinches the ear of WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}}. He privately declares, "I'll never wash this ear again -- [[GrossOutShow not that I ever]] ''[[FunnyMoments did]]''."

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': Bart makes the declaration then proceeds to get the hand filthy.

* Oddly invoked in ''OnePiece''. Devil Fruit abilities are negated by water. Captain Van Der Dekken, owner of the Mato Mato no Mi (Target Target Fruit) can target any two objects, one per hand, from anywhere. These targets are stored in his ability's memory until the hand is washed. As part of his master plan, he touched the target of his affection around 10 years ago, and hasn't washed his hand since. No mean feat, considering he is the first Fishman to have a Devil Fruit, and lives underwater.

* [[{{Alice}} Mel Sharples]] reacts this way when a famous person he admires visits his humble greasy spoon. He vows he will never wash the diner floor where his foot trod again. To which waitress Vera quips, "You never wash it ''now''."

* Oddly invoked in ''OnePiece''. Devil Fruit abilities are negated by water. Captain Van Der Dekken, owner of the Mato Mato no Mi (Target Target Fruit) can target any two objects, one per hand, from anywhere. These targets are stored in his ability's memory until the hand is washed. As part of his master plan, he touched the target of his affection around 20 years ago, and hasn't washed his hand since. No mean feat, considering he is the first Fishman to have a Devil Fruit, and lives underwater.

Sometimes the person is just saying it in dreamy-eyed appreciation. In other cases, they mean it ''literally'', and will be seen days later, squeaky clean except for the kissed spot.

Of course this trope is not strictly limited to a spot where someone has been kissed. It can be a touch, or a handshake. The kiss is just the most well known iteration.

* ''{{Doug}}'': After Patty Mayonnaise has held his arm.
* TurnedUpToEleven in ''FamilyGuy''. After a marriage counselor suggests that Peter and Lois start seeing other people, Peter looks up his old girlfriends, but all of them prove disastrous dates; one of them shows Peter her now rather grotesque hand that she hadn't washed in years after being kissed there, and the StalkerShrine she built to the same object of obsession (Peter).
* Parodied, as always, by ''{{Futurama}}'': After Leela kisses Fry's cheek, he declares, "I'm gonna continue never washing this cheek again."
* ''HeyArnold'': Helga, after Arnold hugs her.

* ''TheSimpsons'': Bart makes the declaration then proceeds to get the hand filthy.
* ''SpongebobSquarepants'': Pearl shakes hands with her celebrity crush and swears to never wash the hand. Then Bubble Buddy comes along, shakes it, and the soap on him causes it to be sparkly clean.
* ''MuppetBabies'': Gonzo finally gets a kiss on the nose from a grateful Piggy and says he'll never wash it again. Mercifully, the show ends right there.
* Lydia, disguised as a FemmeFatale (or perhaps a [[TheUndead Femme Fatalized]], considering), seductively pinches the ear of {{Beetlejuice}}. He privately declares, "I'll never wash this ear again -- [[GrossOutShow not that I ever]] ''[[FunnyMoments did]]''."

* TurnedUpToEleven in ''FamilyGuy''. After a marriage counselor suggests that Peter and Lois start seeing other people, Peter looks up his old girlfriends, but all of them prove disasterous dates; one of them shows Peter her now rather grotesque hand that she hadn't washed in years after being kissed there, and the StalkerShrine she built to the same object of obsession (Peter).

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic:'' "The Secret of My Excess" - Spike reacts this way to Rarity kissing him on the cheek...though he has said "eh, what does ''she'' know?" in response to Twilight warning him that he doesn't have a shot.

* ''SpongebobSquarepants'': Pearl shakes hands with her celebrity crush and swears to never wash the hand. Then Bubble Buddy comes along, shakes it, and the soap on him causes it to be sparkly clean.

Either way, if the object of desire is particularly pleased, affectionate, or otherwise inclined, sometimes they'll give their admirer a kiss -- or simply touch them. And the admirer will so treasure the moment and the memory that they want to keep the spot of the contact untouched forever -- and that includes ''never washing it''. The StockPhrase appears frequently enough to actually be its own trope.

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic:'' "The Secret of My Excess" - Spike reacts this way to Rarity kissing him on the cheek.

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* ''MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic:'' "The Secret of My Excess" - Spike reacts this way to Rarity kissing him on the cheek.

Either way, if the object of desire is particularly pleased, affectionate, or otherwise inclined, sometimes they'll give their admirer a kiss -- or simply touch them. And the admirer will so treasure the moment and the memory that they want to keep the spot of the contact untouched forever -- and that includes ''never washing it''.

* ''SpongebobSquarepants'': Pearl shakes hands with her celebrity crush and swears to never wash the hand. Then Bubble Buddy comes along, shakes it, and the soap on him causes it to be sparkly clean.