History Main / ThemedParty

* In ''Film/BackToTheFuture'', Marty's Mom's prom is the "Enchantment Under the Sea" dance, and is ocean-themed.

* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': In the seventh episode, the visual theme of the [[MasqueradeBall Mardi Gras ball]] is ''The Garden of Earthly Delights'' by Creator/HieronymusBosch. Some elements of the triptych can be seen on the artwork of the invitations and the decor of the venue.

* In ''Series/Zoey101'', the gang's planning a surprise birthday party for Chase in one episode and decide to make it themed party--the final two choices for a theme are a pajama party or a beach party. Logan and Michael (Chase's roommates/best friends) are initially leaning more towards doing a beach party, especially since that would be an excuse for all the girls at the party to wear bikinis. But then Zoey (Chase's crush/love interest) reveals that she plans on bringing Chase's grandmother to the party as her "present" to him[[note]]Zoey's doing this not only because of how close Chase is to his grandmother, but also because Chase and his grandmother happen to share the same birthday[[/note]]. After hearing this, the gang (including Logan and Michael) decide to make Chase's birthday a pajama party.

* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants:'' In "Texas", Spongebob throws a surprise Texas-themed party at the Krusty Krab so that Sandy (who's feeling homesick) doesn't have to go back to her hometown. While the "party" seems half-assed at best (for example, Spongebob serves "pecan pies" made with [[VisualPun cans of peas]]), Sandy's touched
Sandy is touched that her neighbors care about her and decides to stay in Bikini Bottom.

* ''Film/NeverBeenKissed'': The high school kids discuss the theme of their prom and it's a serious business. It's supposed to be "Millennium", but it turns out another high school does that, too. Teachers suggest "Under the Sea" or decade-themed "the '80s", but the kids boo to those ideas. Josie suggests "Meant for Each Other": Famous couples throughout history. The kids love it but then they mostly dress in whatever costumes they like (e.g. Disco Barbie, Malibu Barbie, or Evening Gown Barbie). Josie and her date go as Rosalind and Orlando from Shakespeare's ''Theatre/AsYouLikeIt''. The gym is decorated with pink and gold as colours of love.

* In ''Series/Zoey101'', the gang's planning a surprise birthday party for Chase in one episode and, at one point, are trying to decide on a theme for it--either a pajama party or a beach party. Logan and Michael are initially leaning towards doing a beach party, especially since that would be an excuse to have all the girls at the party in bikinis--but when Zoey reveals that she's planning on bringing Chase's grandmother to the party (not only because of how close Chase is to his grandmother, but also because the two happen to share the same birthday), the gang decides to go with a pajama party.

* The ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'' episode "Bobby Driver" has Tina, Gene, and Louise attending a kid's extravagant ''Literature/TheGreatGatsby'' themed birthday party. The birthday-boy is very uninterested in the party and the kids initially think he's a spoiled brat who doesn't appreciate his parents' hard work. They later find out the parents threw the party for themselves so they could post photos of it on social media and the boy just wanted a low-key pizza party the whole time.

* ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'': In "Strangeness on a Train", Peggy plans her birthday party on a train: a murder mystery theatre train ride combined with 70's disco theme. Hank is not sure it's such a great idea, especially the disco part, but agrees with it to make Peggy happy. Their friends show up in their disco outfits, as well as most of the actors (but those have also costumes for their roles in the play). The party goes terribly wrong in so many directions. For instance, the train toilet ends up clogged with an Andy Warhol wig and Elton John sunglasses.
* In ''WesternAnimation/RocketPower'''s episode "Typhoid Sam", Tito is planning a luau party, but his friend, Raymundo, reminds him of various times he had done theme parties, like the times he had done a toga party and a disco party, both of which ended up failing. Tito asks Raymundo to stop before reminding of another party.
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants:'' In "Texas", Spongebob throws a surprise Texas-themed party at the Krusty Krab so that Sandy (who's feeling homesick) doesn't have to go back to her hometown. While the "party" seems half-assed at best (for example, Spongebob serves "pecan pies" made with [[VisualPun cans of peas]]), Sandy is touched that her neighbors care about her and decides to stay in Bikini Bottom.

* The main reason that Wyatt Williams from ''WesternAnimation/{{Sixteen}}'' doesn't like having birthday parties is because his family (or at least his parents) insist that they be themed parties--in [[BirthdayEpisode "Birthday Boy"]] [[AgelessBirthdayEpisode (in which Wyatt celebrates his birthday),]] Wyatt's family decided on a redneck/"trailer park" theme for his current birthday and Jen claims that at a previous birthday party for Wyatt, everything was colored brown.

* In ''Series/JaneTheVirgin'', Lina's bachelorette party is a Creator/AgathaChristie or ''TabletopGame/{{Clue}}''-esque MurderMystery-themed party, because her fiance is a fan of the genre.

* In ''Series/Zoey101'', the gang's planning a surprise birthday party for Chase in one episode and, at one point, are trying to decide on a theme for it--either a pajama party or a beach party. The boys want to do a beach party, since it would be a good excuse for all the female guests to wear bikinis--but when Zoey reveals that she's planning on bringing Chase's grandmother to the party (not only because Chase and his grandmother are very close but also because they share the same birthday), the gang ultimately decides on doing a pajama party.

* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants:'' In the episode "Texas", Spongebob creates a surprise Texas-themed party in Krusty Krab so that Sandy (who's feeling homesick) doesn't have to go back to her hometown. While the "party" seems half-assed at best, Sandy is touched by the people who cares about her and decides to stay at Bikini Bottom.

* In ''Series/Zoey101'', when the boys are discussing a theme for Chase's surprise birthday party, they're trying to decide between doing a beach party or a pajama party. They initially want to do a beach party, since it would be a really good excuse for all the girls at the party to wear bikinis--but when Zoey reveals that she plans on bringing Chase's grandmother to the party as a gift to him (as he and his grandmother are very close), they decide on doing a pajama party instead.

* In ''WesternAnimation/RocketPower'''s episode "Typhoid Sam", Tito is planning a luau party, but his friend Raymundo tries to remind him of the last time he did a theme party, we get a flashback of a failed toga party and Raymundo reminds him of the time he did a disco party, [[FlashbackWithinAFlashback we get a flashback of a failed disco party]] and Tito ask Raymundo to stop before he reminds him of another party.

* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/BarbieLifeInTheDreamhouse'' sees Raquelle, Barbie's [[TheRival rival]], inviting her and BlackBestFriend Nikki to a themed party. Nikki suspects a trap, and is proven right when Raquelle deliberately lies about the theme--it's "formal dress," and Barbie and Nikki show up in casual clothing. Barbie is CrazyPrepared, though, and reveals that said outfits can become beautiful ball gowns at a moment's notice. Raquelle repeatedly tries to change the theme to upstage them (she cycles through "pool party" and "enchanted mermaid"), but it turns out the outfits can change to match those themes, too.

** In "That Damned Donna Reed", Rory prepares a dinner party for her boyfriend Dean. She wears a 50's dress and make-up, and she makes a very traditional meal for them, acting like a typical housewife from the time period. She also picks music, borrowing is specifically from her friend Lane.

* In ''Series/Zoey101'', the boys are discussing a theme for Chase's surprise party, trying to decide between a pyjama party or a beach party. They decide for the beach party, since it will be an excuse for the girls to wear bikinis, until Zoey mentions that she plans to bring Chase's grandma as a gift, and decide to go with the pyjama party instead.

* The main reason that Wyatt Williams from 6teen doesn't like having birthday parties is because his family (or at least his parents) insist that they be themed parties--in [[BirthdayEpisode "Birthday Boy"]] [[AgelessBirthdayEpisode (which focused on Wyatt's birthday),]] Wyatt's family decided on a redneck/"trailer park" theme for his current birthday and Jen claims that at a previous birthday of Wyatt's, everything was colored brown.