History Main / ManInABikini

* Billis in the "Honey Bun" number from ''SouthPacific'' is generally dressed in a coconut-shell bikini top and a grass skirt.

* In a ''{{Foxtrot}}'' series in which Peter and Paige have to clean the basement during spring break, Peter complains that {{MTV}} says he should be cavorting with girls in bikinis instead of cleaning. Andy retaliates by sending Jason down in a bikini, telling Peter to squint.

* While you (unfortunately?) never see it, in ''RuneFactory3'' when you speak to Evelyn on the first day of summer she mentions that by the end of the day she'll get someone to wear a bikini that she's made of turnip. Just so there's no confusion, she adds that by 'someone' she means Gaius. Gaius is the male dwarf.

* ''ManlyGuysDoingManlyThings'' teaches us the value of [[http://thepunchlineismachismo.com/archives/777 context]] with the help of [[GearsOfWar Marcus Fenix]].
-->'''Duke Nukem:''' Yeah, I can see people complaining about this.
-->'''Marcus:''' ''I'm'' complaining about this.

[[caption-width-right:320:[[JustinTimberlake Bringing sexy back]], oh yeah!]]

* In ''HentaiKamen'', the titular hero's mankini is his ''weapon''.

* In a ''NewMutants'' BeachEpisode, ComicBook/{{Warlock}}, due to his unfamiliarity with human society, shows up in a bikini. (He later changes into a speedo.)

* In the second ''Film/AustinPowers'' movie, on the beach of Doctor Evil's island lair, Felicity walks ashore in a white bikini recalling Ursula Andress in ''Film/DrNo'' -- then so does Austin.

* In one sketch on ''TheAmandaShow'', Drake loses a bet to Amanda and has to run down the street in a string bikini.

* ''{{Medium}}'' also did this in the notorious episode "Will the Real Fred Rovick Stand Up?" which featured Creator/DiedrichBader as the aforementioned Fred Rovick, wearing a bikini.

* ''{{Medium}}'' also did this in the notorious episode "Will the Real Fred Rovick Stand Up?" which featured DiedrichBader as the aforementioned Fred Rovick, wearing a bikini.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': Homer Simpson, trying to "think unsexy thoughts" while in an elevator with an attractive coworker, pictures fat drunken slob Barney Gumbel in a bikini.

* Wrestling/{{WWE}}: Santino Marella, anyone?

* ''BeavisAndButthead'' in the "[[http://www.snogglenews.com/shows/beavis-butthead/s02e18 Babes R Us]]" episode.
* ''IAmWeasel'' once invented a "motorbikini" and tried it.
* It almost happened in "WesternAnimation/RegularShow" in "The Unicorns have got to go" when Rigby sees one in a recliner and claims the Unicorns got him a lady, to which Mordecai replies, "That's not a lady." But due to ExecutiveMeddling, the man in a bikini got replaced with [[DudeLooksLikeALady a burned-out biker with long hair in a recliner who looks like Robert Plant from Led Zeppelin]]).

* Actor JimCarrey wearing then-girlfriend Jenny [=McCarthy=]'s suit at the beach. [[http://tinyurl.com/yapd9lf Pictures]].

* RussellBrand

* One of the many extra scenes in ''{{Persona4}} Golden'' is a BeachEpisode of sorts. Kanji shows up in a [[BarelyThereSwimwear tiny speedo]] and is humiliated since the other guys are all wearing trunks. He first censors himself with ''Teddie'', and then ends up wearing a bikini made of seaweed.

* ''{{Hollyoaks}}'' is also prone to this trope as well, and will be doing so more over 2011.

* It almost happened in "WesternAnimation/Regular Show" in "The Unicorns have got to go" when Rigby sees one in a recliner and claims the Unicorns got him a lady, to which Mordecai replies, "That's not a lady." But due to ExecutiveMeddling, the man in a bikini got replaced with [[DudeLooksLikeALady a burned-out biker with long hair in a recliner who looks like Robert Plant from Led Zeppelin]]).

* ''{{La-Mulana}}'': [[spoiler:The prize for beating Hell Temple is an all-too-revealing shot of Lemeza wearing a skimpy women's swimsuit.]]

* ''DeadRising''

** ''DeadRising2'' has a Borat-style "Mankini" for Chuck Greene.

* This was a plot point in ''Furry Vengeance''.

* ''TheSimpsons'': Homer Simpson, trying to "think unsexy thoughts" while in an elevator with an attractive coworker, pictures fat drunken slob Barney Gumbel in a bikini.

* In a ''NewMutants'' BeachEpisode, {{Warlock}}, due to his unfamiliarity with human society, shows up in a bikini. (He later changes into a speedo.)

* ''Borat'' is quite possibly one of the more famous examples. The neon green mankini that Sacha Baron Cohen wears in the film has [[TheRedStapler become popular on beaches]].

* Not shown, but referenced in ''RememberTheTitans'': In an effort to increase team cohesion, the coaches pair up the white players and the black players and force them to learn things about their partner. One player reveals that his partner wears leopard-print bikini underwear.
* The second AustinPowers movie - on the beach of Doctor Evil's island lair, Felicity walks ashore in a white bikini recalling Ursula Andress in ''Film/DrNo'' - then so does Austin.

However, this is also TruthInTelevision: some males will, and do, like wearing bikinis, despite the fact they are technically opposite-sex clothing. This does not include {{Drag Queen}}s who like to do this [[PlayedForLaughs for comedy purposes]].

* Mankini is a recurring character on ''TheSoup'' played by Nic [=DeLeo=]. He's mostly a ButtMonkey.

* In a ''NewMutants'' BeachEpisode, Warlock, due to his unfamiliarity with human society, shows up in a bikini. (He later changes into a speedo.)

* YoshikiHayashi did this for both a filmed apology for canceling an event in the 90s and for promotional photos and the album cover of the Jealousy album. And yes, he filled out the black lace very well.

* The second AustinPowers movie - on the beach of Doctor Evil's island lair, Felicity walks ashore in a white bikini recalling Ursula Andress in ''DrNo'' - then so does Austin.

* One of the many extra scenes in ''Persona4Golden'' is a BeachEpisode of sorts. Kanji shows up in a [[BarelyThereSwimwear tiny speedo]] and is humiliated since the other guys are all wearing trunks. He first censors himself with ''Teddie'', and then ends up wearing a bikini made of seaweed.