History Main / TomatoSkunkStinkCure

* In the ''Literature/{{Fudge}}'' book ''Superfudge'', Turtle the dog gets sprayed by a skunk, and Mr. Tubman, Shiela's grandfather, is the first to suggest making him bathe in tomato juice.

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* In ''Film/AirBuddies'', one of the human protagonists bathes in tomato juice after getting sprayed.

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* ''WebVideo/UltraFastPony:'' In the [[TheAbridgedSeries abridged]] parody of "Winter Wrap Up", UFP cuts the scene where Twilight Sparkle gets sprayed by a skunk--but keeps the following scene where she bathes in tomato juice to get rid of the scent. So in this version, Spike claims that tomato juice is the cure for ''snake bites'' (and snarky captions note that snake bites apparently give you [[VisibleOdor visible stink lines]]) while Twilight complains that tomato juice is [[YourAnswerToEverything his solution for everything]].
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A well-known remedy for being sprayed by a skunk is to take a bath in tomato juice. Tomato paste, tomato sauce, or just tomatoes themselves are also an alternative. In fiction, whenever a character is sprayed by a SmellySkunk, they'll be forced to take a bath in some kind of tomato solution.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'': The short "Out of Odor", which is a part of the episode"[[Recap/TinyToonAdventuresS1E55ViewerMailDay Viewer Mail Day]]", has Elmyra wanting to capture Fifi La Fume because she mistakes her for a cat, but Fifi's strong stench is a powerful deterrent. So Elmyra douses her with tomato juice to get rid of the smell so she can cuddle Fifi. Fifi is eventually able to wash off the juice and tries to fight back. Unfortunately, an allergic reaction to roses leaves Elmyra unable to smell anything, which allows her to capture Fifi.

* ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'': The short "Out of Odor", which is part of the episode"[[Recap/TinyToonAdventuresS1E55ViewerMailDay Viewer Mail Day]]", has Elmyra wanting to capture Fifi La Fume because she mistakes her for a cat, but Fifi's strong stench is a powerful deterrent. So Elmyra douses her with tomato juice to get rid of the smell so she can cuddle Fifi. Fifi is eventually able to wash off the juice and tries to fight back. Unfortunately, an allergic reaction to roses leaves Elmyra unable to smell anything, which allows her to capture Fifi.

* ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'': The short "Out of Odor" (Part of "[[Recap/TinyToonAdventuresS1E55ViewerMailDay Viewer Mail Day]]") has Elmyra wanting to capture Fifi La Fume because she mistakes her for a cat, but Fifi's strong stench is a powerful deterrent. So Elmyra douses her with tomato juice to get rid of the smell so she can cuddle Fifi. Fifi is eventually able to wash off the juice and tries to fight back. Unfortunately, an allergic reaction to roses leaves Elmyra unable to smell anything, which allows her to capture Fifi.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'': The short "Out of Odor" has Elmyra wanting to capture Fifi La Fume because she mistakes her for a cat, but Fifi's strong stench is a powerful deterrent. So Elmyra douses her with tomato juice to get rid of the smell so she can cuddle Fifi. Fifi is eventually able to wash off the juice and tries to fight back. Unfortunately, an allergic reaction to roses leaves Elmyra unable to smell anything, which allows her to capture Fifi.

In real life, however, [[UrbanLegend this remedy doesn't actually work]]. At most, tomato juice will mask the scent of a skunk, not get rid of it. There are better remedies out there than dousing yourself in tomatoes. The [[https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/skunk-spray-tomato-juice1.htm most popular recommendation]], for those curious, is a combination of peroxide, baking soda, and liquid detergent.

In real life, however, [[UrbanLegend this remedy doesn't actually work]]. At most, tomato juice will mask the scent of a skunk, not get rid of it. There are better remedies out there than dousing yourself in tomatoes. (The [[https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/skunk-spray-tomato-juice1.htm most popular recommendation]], for those curious, is a combination of peroxide, baking soda, and liquid detergent.)

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'' Spider-Man gets stuck with a persistent garbage smell after fighting Shocker in a dump. J. Jonah Jamerson upon smelling Peter (assuming he got the stench photographing the scene) tells him that Tomato Juice is the only thing that will get rid of the smell.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros'' Brock Samson and Shore Leave try a Tomato bath to get rid of the stench of a chemical weapon's lab they took down. Notably, it doesn't work, causing Hunter Gathers to comment they now smell like "Tomato and Crap Soup".

In real life, however, this remedy doesn't actually work. At most, tomato juice will mask the scent of a skunk, not get rid of it. There are better remedies out there than dousing yourself in tomatoes.

* In ''[[WesternAnimation/SpectacularSpiderMan]]'' Spider-Man gets stuck with a persistent garbage smell after fighting Shocker in a dump. J. Jonah Jamerson upon smelling Peter (assuming he got the stench phographing the scene) tells him that Tomato Juice is the only thing that will get rid of the smell.
* In ''[[WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros]]'' Brock Samson and Shore Leave try a Tomato bath to get rid of the stench of a chemical weapon's lab they took down. Notably, it doesn't work, causing Hunter Gathers to comment they now smell like "Tomato and Crap Soup".

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': In the episode "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E11WinterWrapUp Winter Wrap Up]]", while waking up the animals from their hibernation, Twilight Sparkle gets sprayed by an entire family of skunks, and later she is shown taking a bath into a tub filled with tomato juice. Bathing him in borsht did the job, though.

* Discussed in the ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' episode, "[[Recap/RugratsS2E16ChuckieLosesHisGlassesChuckieGetsSkunked Chuckie Gets Skunked]]". After [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Chuckie gets skunked]], Chaz tries everything to get rid of the smell. When Didi asks him if he gave Chuckie a bath in tomato juice, Chaz tells her he tried it, but [[RealityEnsues it didn't get rid of the smell]] and instead permanently stained the bathtub. Stu then tells Chaz that it's better to use tomato paste, but Chaz tells him he tried that too; it didn't get rid of the smell and instead gunked up the bathtub drain.

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': In the episode "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E11WinterWrapUp Winter Wrap Up]]", while waking up the animals from their hibernation, Twilight Sparkle gets sprayed by an entire family of skunks, and later she is shown taking a bath into a tub filled with tomato juice.

* In ''[[WesternAnimation/TotalDrama Total Drama Action]]'', the episode "Dial M for Merger" has the gang needing to each diffuse a trash can stink bomb. They are unsuccessful and then next scene has them bathing in tomato juice to get rid of the scent.

* ''Series/FullerHouse'': Stephanie, Tommy and Max have to bathe themselves in tomato juice when a Skunk ends up getting loose in the Harmon Veterinary.

A well-known remedy for being sprayed by a skunk is to take a bath in tomato juice. Tomato paste, tomato sauce, or just tomatoes themselves are also an alternative. In fiction, whenever a character is sprayed by a SmellySkunk they'll be forced to take a bath in some kind of tomato solution.

In real life, however, this remedy doesn't actually work. At most tomato juice will mask the scent of a skunk, not get rid of it. There are better remedies out there than dousing yourself in tomatoes.

* ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'': One book sees Visser Three get skunked. The Visser has them cornered, but Ax points out that the smell is going to linger, and that returning to his spaceship (an environment not known for being easy to air out by opening a window) will only transfer the smell and require a weeks-long cleaning at a major space station. The Visser lets them go in exchange for the secret, and the book ends with Tobias reporting the Visser is now a lovely shade of purple, and the Animorphs musing that they should maybe have told him he should bathe in tomato juice, not grape.

* One of various myths tested by the ''Series/{{Mythbusters}}''. The result: the smell of the sauce masked the stench, but it didn't get rid of it completely (a better solution was to wash the sprayed part thoroughly with commercial cleaners, preferably those with an oxygen solution).

* In the ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' episode "The Smelly Car," Elaine's hairstylist offers tomato sauce as a backup plan to get rid of the super-strong and persistent bad smell from Jerry's car. Toward's the episode's ending, she accepts it.

* ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'': One of the various shorts had Elmyra wanting to capture Fifi La Fume because she mistook her for a cat, but Fifi's strong stench was a powerful deterrent. So Elmyra doused her with tomato sauce to get rid of the smell so she could cuddle Fifi. Fifi eventually was able to wash off the sauce and tried to fight back... but unfortunately the an allergic reaction to flowers left Elmyra unable to smell anything, so she just continued to chase after Fifi.
* In ''[[WesternAnimation/TotalDrama Total Drama Action]]'', the episode "Dial M For Merger" has the gang needing to each diffuse a trash can stink bomb. They are unsuccessful and then next scene has them bathing in tomato juice to get rid of the scent.
* Discussed in the ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' episode, "[[Recap/RugratsS2E16ChuckieLosesHisGlassesChuckieGetsSkunked Chuckie Gets Skunked]]". After [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Chuckie gets skunked]], Chas tries everything to get rid of the smell. When Didi asks him if he gave Chuckie a bath in tomato juice, Chas tells her he tried it, but [[RealityEnsues it didn't get rid of the smell]] and instead permanently stained the bathtub. Stu then tells Chas that it's better to use tomato paste, but Chas tells him he tried that too; it didn't get rid of the smell and instead gunked up the bathtub drain.

* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/CuriousGeorge,'' the titular monkey comes across a skunk. He goes close to it to study it and gets sprayed. The Man with the Yellow Hat gives him a bath of tomato juice. This happens multiple times throughout the episode, the man remarking that he's down to his last bottle.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/BojackHorseman'' episode "[=BoJack=] Kills", Todd and Mr. Peanutbutter get sprayed by a skunk. Guess what they bathe in to get rid of the smell.

* One of various myths tested by the ''Series/{{Mythbusters}}''. The result: the smell of the sauce masked the stench, but didn't got of it completely (a better solution was to wash the sprayed part thoroughly with commercial cleaners, preferably those with an oxygen solution).

A well-known remedy for being sprayed by a skunk is to take a bath in tomato juice. Tomato paste, tomato sauce, or just tomatoes themselves are also an alternative. In fiction, whenever a character is sprayed by a SmellySkunk they'll be forced to take a bath in some of tomato solution.

A well-known remedy for being sprayed by a skunk is to take a bath in tomato juice. Tomato paste, tomato sauce, or just tomatoes themselves are also an alternative. In fiction, whenever a character is sprayed by a SmellySkunk they'll be forced to take a bath in tomato juice.