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* ''Series/OneThousandWaysToDie'': The segment "Bird Brained" features a BlondeRepublicanSexKitten who hops onto a limousine with her friends at her bachelorette party, and gets drunk on absinthe despite being a teetotaler. The bachelorette meets her demise when a low-flying pigeon falls into her mouth while she stood in the sunroof, snapping her neck and shutting down all her brain function.
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-->'''Dracula:''' ''Renfield, you idiot!'' ''(goes up in flames)''

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-->''Renfield:''' Look master, a sunroof!

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* Dracula plugs for the advertised car window tinting that enables him to drive around in daylight, until...
-->''Renfield:''' Look master, a sunroof!
-->'''Dracula:''' ''Renfield, you idiot!'' ''(goes up in flames)''
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* ''Series/{{Wiseguy}}''. A more serious version (appearing in the TitleSequence) occurs when Vinnie Terranova stands in the sunroof of the Mafia limo he's riding and uses a shotgun against an ambush.
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* At the beginning of ''WesternAnimation/IncredibleCrashDummies'', Spare Tire is crash testing a limo meant for the president. "It's supposed to be indestructible!" "Supposed to be?" The limo survives the bomb test, but the force of the explosion sends Spare Tire flying through the open sun roof.

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* At the beginning of ''WesternAnimation/IncredibleCrashDummies'', ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibleCrashDummies'', Spare Tire is crash testing a limo meant for the president. "It's supposed to be indestructible!" "Supposed to be?" The limo survives the bomb test, but the force of the explosion sends Spare Tire flying through the open sun roof.
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* At the beginning of ''WesternAnimation/IncredibleCrashDummies'', Spare Tire is crash testing a limo meant for the president. "It's supposed to be indestructible!" "Supposed to be?" The limo survives the bomb test, but the force of the explosion sends Spare Tire flying through the open sun roof.
-->'''Bull:''' Guess we'll have to take out the sun roof...
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* ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'''s "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v98lp5CN8NI Prom Limo]]" sketch has four high school students do this under the impression that it's something novel and amazing. They drunkenly try to banter with unimpressed passersby and then sing an impromptu showtune. [[spoiler:Then Will Ferrell's character gets his head knocked off by an overpass... so, of course, they have to finish the song without him]].

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-> '''Nat''': You want to know what happens when ''real''
-> people drive around hanging out of a sunroof?
-> '''Louise''': Yeah.
-> '''Nat''': Decapitation. It happens all the time.
-->-- "[[Recap/BobsBurgersS8E8VForValentinedetta V For Valentine-detta]]", ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers''

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-->-- ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'', "[[Recap/BobsBurgersS8E8VForValentinedetta V For Valentine-detta]]", ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers''
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* The Website/ClickHole article "[[https://clickhole.com/we-asked-22-limo-drivers-about-the-worst-time-someone-g-1825123056/ We Asked 22 Limo Drivers About The Worst Time Someone Got Sucked Out Of Their Car After Opening The Sunroof]]" satirises this trope. While a few of the drivers have gruesome stories, the others are confused about what exactly they're being asked in classic Website/ClickHole fashion.

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* The Website/ClickHole article "[[https://clickhole.com/we-asked-22-limo-drivers-about-the-worst-time-someone-g-1825123056/ We Asked 22 Limo Drivers About The the Worst Time Someone Got Sucked Out Of of Their Car After Opening The the Sunroof]]" satirises satirizes this trope. While a few of the drivers have gruesome stories, the others are confused about what exactly they're being asked in classic Website/ClickHole fashion.
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* ''Film/ScaryMovie'': The first movie parodies the ''Film/IKnowWhatYouDidLastSummer'' example, except that Greg (the Barry {{Expy}}) gets hit in the face with tree branches, and even gets his head trapped in a bee hive.

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* In the ''Website/CollegeHumor'' series ''WebVideo/PreciousPlum'' (a parody of ''Series/HereComesHoneyBooBoo''), the two leads Mama and Plum drive around in a car with a sunroof. We see them use it inappropriately multiple times. In the first episode, Mama gets itchy from the loose ticks in the car and has to stand up in the "moon top" to stretch and get some air. She has [[PermissiveParents Plum drive despite her age of six]], but Plum accidentally hits a dog. In the episode "A Bat Named Dog", Mama locks her keys inside the car and has Plum go through the sunroof to unlock the car. She gets stuck and has to perform for the pageantry with her legs hanging out the top of the car.

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-> '''Nat''': You want to know what happens when ''real''
-> people drive around hanging out of a sunroof?
-> '''Louise''': Yeah.
-> '''Nat''': Decapitation. It happens all the time.
-->-- "[[Recap/BobsBurgersS8E8VForValentinedetta V For Valentine-detta]]", ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers''

It's not recommended or condoned, but characters in the media just ''love'' sunroofs. Maybe it's the open air, the [[AttentionWhore garnered attention]] or the fabulous view. Regardless, if a limousine is in a scene, ''someone'' is sticking themselves out of it.

Sunroof Shenanigans is when someone uses a sunroof to misbehave or have fun. The limousine is a mythical thing to some. Most people never see the inside of one, which could contribute to their allusiveness. As a result, limousine fanatics seem to go ham for sunroofs. [[TooDumbToLive This silliness can lead to injury or even death]], or end with a cynical punchline where the driver asks them to sit down.

Interestingly, it's mainly women who engage in Sunroof Shenanigans. Typically in large groups of friends, the characters are on a [[GirlsNightOutEpisode girls night out]] enjoying themselves when the HardDrinkingPartyGirl of the group stands up in the sunroof to sing or scream. For anyone viewing the event, it's probably annoying or embarrassing, but for the person in the sunroof, it's an act of liberation. Limos are often used for school dances, weddings and [[StagParty stag or hens parties]]. As a result limos have positive connotations, as well as associations with wealth and class.

The trope is so common that if a limo has a sunroof, someone ''will'' use it. We could even regard it as "[[ChekhovsGun Chekhov's Sunroof]]". The cliche of the trope is occasionally LampShaded, and the character may do it merely because they SawItInAMovieOnce. Usually, their ignorance towards the danger of sunroofs comes back to bite them. Note that the trope doesn't always involve standing up in a sunroof; characters may enter a vehicle or pass things ''through'' the sunroof.

Obviously the trope is most common in limousines because cars have less space for standing. For this very reason however the trope can also involve automobiles, and the lack of room may distract the driver or even cause an accident.

In [[RealLife real life]], this act is advised against. It's dangerous for ''everyone'' involved. Due to the risk of [[JustForFun/TelevisionIsTryingToKillUs decapitation]], drivers have to be advised first so they can drive at a reasonable speed. The laws of physics mean that if the vehicle is travelling too fast and the person standing up hits something... well, you get the picture.

Compare JustForFun/TelevisionIsTryingToKillUs, AbsurdlyLongLimousine, HelpImStuck, DrunkDriver, LifeOfTheParty
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* ''Film/{{Big}}'': While on his date with Susan, Josh takes her for a limo ride across the city. In one scene, he stands up in the sunroof and encourages Susan (a workaholic who doesn't have fun) to join him.
* ''Film/BoysOnTheSide'': Robin puts her feet out of the sunroof of their car while it's in motion to dry her toenail polish in one scene.
* ''Film/{{Caddyshack}}'': Spalding drunkenly vomits through a Porsche sunroof. It actually belongs to the villain of the film, Beeper. He returns to his car and unintentionally sits in the vomit.
* ''Film/DiaryOfAWimpyKidTheLongHaul'': In one scene, Greg sees a seagull standing in the open sunroof watching him eat cheese puffs. He throws one to the seagull and it eats it. He turns away, he when he looks back, there's another one. He throws two more at them, which they eat. The next time he looks, there's about ten of them all waiting. One flies in and grabs his bag of cheese puffs, then flies away but empties the contents into the car. The birds then fly through the roof into the car and flock around the family.
* ''Film/TheFinalDestination'': Janet is stuck in a carwash and water begins to pour through her sunroof. While attempting to climb out via the roof, the window closes and traps her neck. The car starts to roll forward and she fears her head will get crushed or cut off, but she's thankfully saved.
* ''Film/IKnowWhatYouDidLastSummer'': Following a night of festivities, Barry turns up the music and stands in the sunroof while Ray drives. He drops a bottle of whiskey in Ray's lap and they all get distracted from the road. Barry yells "watch out!" and they hit someone. This kickstarts the plot, as they assume the man they killed is a drifter and decide to dump the body in the ocean.
* ''Film/NeverBeenKissed'': Josie has a terrible memory of her high school prom. She was invited by the most popular guy in school, but it turned out to be a PrankDate. While waiting on her porch, he drove by standing in a sunroof holding a rose. At first she is enchanted, until he starts hurling eggs at her.
* ''Film/ScaryMovie'': The first movie parodies the ''Film/IKnowWhatYouDidLastSummer'' example, except that Greg (the Barry {{Expy}}) gets hit in the face with tree branches, and even gets his head trapped in a bee hive.
* ''Film/VegasVacation'': In the fourth film of the ''Film/NationalLampoonsVacation'' series, the Griswalds go to [[VivaLasVegas Vegas]]. They take a limo around the city, and Audrey stands up in the sunroof to admire the sights. Clark wants to put his window down and starts ButtonMashing, unaware that he has closed the sunroof. Audrey meanwhile begins to suffocate, but it's PlayedForLaughs. She tries waving down other drivers and passengers for help, but they think she is dancing and respond with excitement.
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* ''Series/BetterCallSaul'': Initially a NoodleIncident, Jimmy was arrested for committing what he calls a "Chicago Sunroof". The event involves defecating through someone's sunroof, but when Jimmy did it there were children sitting in the back of a car. He was almost registered as a sex offender, but his brother helped him get out of some of the charges.
* [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] in an episode of ''Series/TheGoldenGirls'', wherein Sophia gets a ride home from Blanche's current squeeze's chauffeur. Sophia being Sophia, she decides to have a little fun on the drive back.
->'''Sophia:''' ''Now I know why they call it a'' moon''roof!''
* ''Series/SixFeetUnder'': In the cold opening of "Crossroads", a woman is on a girls' night out following her divorce. They sit in a limo to go clubbing and she stands up in the sunroof to express her joy. The limo drives under a cherry picker and her face hits it. It is one of the most gruesome deaths of the series. Diaz is later praised for the woman's facial reconstruction.
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* The Website/ClickHole article "[[https://clickhole.com/we-asked-22-limo-drivers-about-the-worst-time-someone-g-1825123056/ We Asked 22 Limo Drivers About The Worst Time Someone Got Sucked Out Of Their Car After Opening The Sunroof]]" satirises this trope. While a few of the drivers have gruesome stories, the others are confused about what exactly they're being asked in classic Website/ClickHole fashion.
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* In the ''Website/CollegeHumor'' series ''WebVideo/PreciousPlum'' (a parody of ''Series/HereComesHoneyBooBoo''), the two leads Mama and Plum drive around in a car with a sunroof. We see them use it inappropriately multiple times. In the first episode, Mama gets itchy from the loose ticks in the car and has to stand up in the "moon top" to stretch and get some air. She has [[PermissiveParents Plum drive despite her age of six]], but Plum accidentally hits a dog. In the episode "A Bat Named Dog", Mama locks her keys inside the car and has Plum go through the sunroof to unlock the car. She gets stuck and has to perform for the pageantry with her legs hanging out the top of the car.
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* ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'':
** In "[[Recap/BobsBurgersS3E17TwoForTina Two For Tina]]", Bob and Linda try to recreate their experiences from school by going to the kids' school dance. They take a limo to the event so that Linda can stand in the sunroof and yell "bwah!".
** In "[[Recap/BobsBurgersS8E8VForValentinedetta V For Valentine-detta]]", Tina's [[GirlsNightOutEpisode girls' night out]] ends with everyone standing in the sunroof. The limo driver let them do it on the grounds they didn't sue her if something went wrong.
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