History Main / ThePigPen

** They do a good job of implying that this isn't new, though; in one scene Spongebob removes Patrick's "jacket" only to discover that what has appeared to be his skin ever since the show started is actually ''a uniform layer of caked-on filth half an inch thick''. For Spongebob's part, well, he's an ambulatory kitchen sponge, what did you expect?

* Possibly due to the same unknown genetic disorder that caused him to be a ([[ExtremeOmnivore very]] [[HorrorHunger disturbing]]) real-life example of a BigEater, the 18th Century French showman and soldier [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarrare Tarrare]] had a body odour that stank to High Hell even by 18th Century French peasant standards, and it tended to amp up its intensity whenever he ate. Accoding to his contemporaries, Tarrare "couldn't be endured within a distance of twenty paces".

* Pedestrians in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas'' are known to loudly comment on CJ's body odor if [[VirtualPaperDoll you don't change his clothes enough]].

* Bob of ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'' is commented on several times to have lacking personal hygiene. People frequently take note of a smell that seems to follow him, and he himself admits he doesn't wash much.

* Pedestrians in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas'' are known to loudly comment on CJ's body odor.

'''Yuck!!''' A character whose most obvious trait is that they are absolutely filthy. [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Not filthy in morals, behaviors, or ethics]] ([[UncleanlinessIsNextToUngodliness but sometimes they are]]), but someone whose ''body'' is actually covered in filth. The person might have other qualities as well, but their filthiness is bad in relation to the rest of the cast, or at least the setting. Chances are that they may look just as bad as they smell, and bonus points if every nearby living being [[WiltingOdor wither away from the foul odor they radiate]].

'''Yuck!!''' A character whose most obvious trait is that they are absolutely filthy. [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Not filthy in morals, behaviors, or ethics]] ([[UncleanlinessIsNextToUngodliness but sometimes they are]]), but someone whose ''body'' is actually covered in filth. The person might have other qualities as well, but their filthiness is bad in relation to the rest of the cast, or at least the setting. Chances are that they may look just as bad as they smell, and bonus points if every nearby living being [[FlowerWiltingOdor wither away from the foul odor they radiate]].

'''Yuck!!''' A character whose most obvious trait is that they are absolutely filthy. [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Not filthy in morals, behaviors, or ethics]] ([[UncleanlinessIsNextToUngodliness but sometimes they are]]), but someone whose ''body'' is actually covered in filth. The person might have other qualities as well, but their filthiness is bad in relation to the rest of the cast, or at least the setting. There is a chance that they are not pleasant to look at.

* In the ''[[Anime/SayonaraZetsubouSensei Zan Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei]]'' {{OVA}} we're introduced to [[NeatFreak Kitsu]] [[ControlFreak Chiri's]] older sister, Kitsu Tane, who became ThePigPen and goddess over the TrashOfTheTitans trope by choice in order to save the life of their gold fish, which Chiri had decided to clean (using shampoo). Unfortunately for Tane, she had to maintain this behavior for so many years, it eventually got stuck (literally, trash seems to follow her around) and now she can't even take proper care of herself... She once appeared on TV in a ''How Clean Is Your House'' like show.

* ''Fanfic/TheBoltChronicles'': Applies to Bolt at times. Justified, as dogs enjoy being dirty.
** In “The Blood Brother,” Bolt and his friend Duke enjoy rolling in mud puddles.

Named after the ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' character Pig-Pen (pictured), who was always surrounded by a cloud of dust and has been seen going from "perfectly clean" to "covered in dust" while walking down the road or - most absurdly - ''in a rainstorm''. Also see MenCantKeepHouse, DirtyForeigner and HumansAreStinky for a more fantasy-based variant. When this Trope is a defining trait of a villainous or otherwise evil character, see UncleanlinessIsNextToUngodliness. A character who offsets bad hygiene with high intelligence is a GeniusSlob. FilthyFun may or may not come naturally to them. If the character's bad hygiene comes with an odour to match, expect commentary in the form of StinkSnub.

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* Wrestling/{{WWE}} had a short-lived gimmick in late 1993-early 1994 named Bastion Booger (played by Wrestling/MikeShaw of "Norman The Lunatic" fame in Wrestling/{{WCW}}). Bastion Booger's entire persona was this trope; he'd wrestle in a tight, dingy grey singlet, he'd bring food to the ring to messily devour before and after matches, and commentators kept bringing up how much he stunk. Just to play it up, a November 1993 edition of ''Wrestling Challenge'' pitted Booger against [[Wrestling/RickMartel "The Model" Rick Martel]], and pretty boy Martel was so repulsed that he could barely lock up with him.
* Jackal, one half of Gateway Championship Wrestling's [[TagTeam Nightbreed]] was frequently compared to pigpen. Jackal was not quite as filthy as the trope namer but often had a visible layer of grime on him.
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* ''WebOriginal/Vesterandfriends'' White Yoshi has not bathed in 30 years . Therefore, he is quite stinky and Mario and the others hate him for this.

* ''WebOriginal/Vesterandfriends'' White Yoshi has not bathed in 30 years . Therefore, he is quite stinky and Mario and the others hate him for this.