History Main / TackyTuxedo

* Harry Dresden incorporates one of these into his vampire costume from ''Literature/GravePeril'', as he intends to snub his nose at the ''actual'' vampires at a costume party by dressing as a cheesy version.

** And apparently Artie takes fashion advice from Burt, because the cherry-red outfit he wore to the junior prom made him look like AustinPowers.

-->'''Angus:''' "It's purple."
-->'''Attendant:''' "[[InsistentTerminology It's plum.]]"
-->'''Grandpa:''' "It's classy!"
-->'''Angus & Troy:''' "It's '''plum'''."
-->'''Attendant:''' "It's ''your size.''"

* The title character in ''Film/{{Angus}}'' wears a particularly hideous purple-colored one.

Contrast SharpDressedMan (where the tux and the guy look good).

* In the remake of ''Film/FatherOfTheBride'', Creator/SteveMartin's character pulls one of these out of mothballs in the attic, to the amusement of his wife and daughter. Then, for the actual wedding, he dons a knockoff Armani tux which (as he discovers when it's pointed out by other characters) is actually navy blue.

* ''{{Zits}}'': In an attempt to persuade Sara to go to the prom with him, Jeremy borrows a tuxedo that used to belong to Hector's grandfather. Only when Hector gives it to him does he discover that Hector's grandfather had been in a mariachi band.

* Bubbles on ''TrailerParkBoys'' skipped the disco ensemble and wore something even tackier to a wedding: a T-shirt with a tuxedo design on the front. Then again, this is ''Trailer Park Boys''.

* ''WesternAnimation/AngryBeavers'': Daggett

* Creator/TomHanks' character in ''Film/{{Big}}'' shows up to a black-tie cocktail party in a white sequined tuxedo. The party is so shocked by his appearance that he tries to surreptitiously check his fly.

* ''Film/{{Big}}'': Josh wears one to the black tie party.

* The title character in ''{{Angus}}'' wears a particularly hideous purple-colored one.

* In ''MyCousinVinny'', Vinny shows up to court wearing a particularly hideous old maroon tux he had obtained at the last minute from the thrift store. Not like he had much of a choice; the judge had ordered him to wear a suit, and the local dry cleaners were closed due to a flu outbreak, so it was either that or his leather jacket, which he already knew that the judge disapproved of.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': Homer

[[quoteright:350:"Bloody Hell."]]

[[quoteright:350:"Bloody Hell."

It's a disco-style tuxedo JohnTravolta could barely look good in, but the HollywoodNerd usually comes dressed up like this to a fancy event. Usually an over-the-top exaggeration of the schizoid styles used in the RealLife 70s, falling out of fashion as disco music died
down. Frilly shirts and big ties in particular made a comeback during most of TheNineties and TheOughts until the very early 2010s, although suits had more conventional schemes.

down. Frilly shirts and big ties in particular made a comeback during most of TheOughts until the very early 2010s, although suits had more conventional schemes.

* ''AngryBeavers'': Daggett

* Ron Stoppable wears one of these in ''KimPossible'', saying he borrowed it from his dad.

* ''HomeImprovement'': Al and Tim wear these.

* ''{{Glee}}''

* On ''BoyMeetsWorld'', a nerdy guy who mistakenly thinks Topanga agreed to go to the prom with him shows up at her door wearing one of these.
* In ''{{Fringe}}'', Walter has one of these.

It's a disco-style tuxedo JohnTravolta could barely look good in, but the HollywoodNerd usually comes dressed up like this to a fancy event.

* In ''Film/AlexanderAndTheTerribleHorribleNoGoodVeryBadDay'', a mix-up at the tuxedo rental place causes Anthony's tux to be given to someone else. The only tux they have left in his size is a hideous powder blue one with a frilly shirt and a huge bow tie. He ends up wearing this to the prom.

* Creator/TomHanks' character in ''Film/{{Big}}'' has one of these (sequins galore!) in the party scene. He makes quite an entrance.
* ''DumbAndDumber'': Lloyd and Harry's orange and blue tuxedos are practically the {{Trope Codifier}}s.

* In ''MyCousinVinny'', Vinny shows up to court wearing a particularly hideous tux he had obtained at the last minute from the thrift store. Not like he had much of a choice; the judge had ordered him to wear a suit, and the local dry cleaners were closed due to a flu outbreak, so it was either that or his leather jacket, which he already knew that the judge disapproved of.

* Apparently ''{{Glee}}'''s Burt Hummel wore a deeply regrettable-sounding powder-blue tux with ruffled shirt and floppy bow-tie to his prom. It's probably a good thing that this is only described, not shown on-screen. What's even more mind-blowing is how Burt can admit to this and then get up nerve enough to criticise [[TheFashionista his son]] [[CampGay Kurt]] for planning to wear a very elegant formal kilt to ''his'' junior prom...