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* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': In "The Blue Spirit" episode, the titular ninja [[spoiler: Zuko in disguise]] sneaks into Zhao's compound by hiding beneath a layer of dirt, in the road, then latching onto the undercarriage of a passing supply wagon.

* ''Film/WonderWoman1984''. Wonder Woman tries clinging underneath a truck during the fight with Maxwell Lord's security force--unfortunately they know she's there and start shredding the tires with bullets trying to shoot her, so she uses her SuperStrength to break the driveshaft and flip the truck.

* ''Literature/GodsAndWarriors'': In the second book, [[RebelliousPrincess Pirra's]] slave Userref mentions in exasperation that in the period between the first and second books, Pirra tried to escape from the House of the Goddess by clinging to the webbing under a chariot.

* ''Literature/GodsAndWarriors'': In the second book, [[RebelliousPrincess Pirra's]] slave Userref mentions in exasperation that between the period between the first and second books, Pirra tried to escape from the House of the Goddess by clinging to the webbing under a chariot.

** [[spoiler: She then [[RealityEnsues gets run over by the car]] as it drives off and is in tremendous pain. More than likely, she dies from this.]]

* ''Film/TheArtOfWar'' (2000). Happens near the end, when Shaw (Wesley Snipes) escapes from a group of assassins by lying flat on the road, seemingly to [[LookBothWays avoid being hit by an oncoming truck]]. When it passes, he's nowhere to be seen, until it's revealed he escaped by grabbing on to the undercarriage.

* British secret agent Literature/{{Quiller}} is advised not to do this when escaping from TheGulag, as the last person who tried froze to death. In an earlier book, he tries to follow someone by ducking into the wheel well of their passenger aircraft, passes out from lack of oxygen and wakes up just in time to stop himself falling to his death as the undercarriage is lowered.

* The escapee in the pilot episode of ''Series/BreakoutKings'' escapes this way. He even saves up rejected license plates that the prison manufactured to provide a something to cover himself when the guards check the underside with a mirror.

* Some illegal immigrants or thrill-seekers sometimes hide in airliner landing gear wells. Given to the fact that the landing gear wells are usually very confined and unpressurized, and there is ''awfully'' cold in-flight altitudes, these rides tend to end up badly. Those who aren't crushed by the retracting landing gear often are either frozen to death or suffocated by the thin air.

* ''ComicStrip/SpiderMan'': Spider-Man and Tarantula cling the underside of an army truck bringing reinforcements in order to sneak into a prison.

* ''Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse'': In ''Literature/ANewDawn'', during the incident at the Imperial spaceport, [[MadBomber Skelly]] winds up stealing Okadiah Garson's [[TheAllegedCar ancient hoverbus]], which Count Vidian and Captain Sloane had earlier commandeered in order to take them back to the spaceport after Skelly bombed their first shuttle. In the chaos, Kanan and Hera take the opportunity to escape by grabbing on to the underside of the bus. The ensuing ride is both dangerous and muddy because the hoverbus is so old that it can't properly fly anymore and can only hover a few metres above the ground before it starts wobbling wildly, and since Skelly doesn't know that, he keeps trying to take the bus higher than is safe. Eventually, Hera (who got a better handhold) gets on and takes over, sending Skelly to the back to help Kanan in through the broken back window.

* In ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'' episode "Ricksy Business", Jerry's attempted rapist Rosa clings to the underside of the family's car cackling:
--> '''Rosa''': "I'm doing [[ShoutOut Cape]] [[Film/CapeFear Fear]]!

* In/Film/ThePitAndThePendulum1991'', Antonio gains access to the castle by hiding underneath the cart Gomez uses to transport corpses out of the castle.

DoNotTryThisAtHome. There are a lot of moving parts underneath a vehicle that can chew up a human body real good. And when you fall off - not if, ''when'' - not only will you hit the road at high speed, you stand a good chance of being run over by the very vehicle you were riding on, or the one coming behind.

* In ''ComicBook/DarkKnightIIITheMasterRace'' #2, Carrie clings to the underside of her escape vehicle - a tank - leading the police to believe that is empty.

* In ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'', when Spider-Man, Spider-Gwen, Spider-Man Noir, Spider-Ham, and Peni Parker are [[spoiler: sneaking into Kingpin's lair to destroy the collider]], Peni and the SP//dr are rolling under a food trolley with a white blanket.

-->'''Betsy''': We've seen the bottom half of America!
* At the start of ''Film/FantasticBeastsTheCrimesOfGrindelwald'', Grindelwald clings the underside of the carriage that is supposed to be taking him to Europe to face punishment for his crimes.

* In ''Film/TerminatorGenisys'', John Connor hitches a ride underneath the school bus Sarah is driving and takes advantage of the position to tear a lot of things up - including the brakes.

* In ''Literature/TheOdyssey'', Odysseus and his crew are trapped within a cave by Polyphemus, a man-eating shepherd cyclops. They escape by clinging to the underside of Polyphemus' sheep, after [[EyeScream blinding]] him.

* In ''DK III: The Master Race'' #2, Carrie clings to the underside of her escape vehicle - a tank - leading the police to believe that is empty.

* In ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'', when Spider-Man, Spider-Gwen, Spider-Man Noir, Spider-Ham, and Peni Parker are [[spoiler: sneaking into Kingpin's lair to destroy the collider]], Peni and the SP//dr are rolling under a food trolley with a white blanket.

* ''Literature/TheGreatEscape'' contains an unsuccessful example involving a minor character during the early part of the book, although it doesn’t appear in the film

* The episode of ''WesternAnimation/SonicSatAM'' "Spy Hog" has the Freedom Fighters sneak into Robotropolis by way of riding beneath a hover vehicle with magnets strapped to their hips.

* In ''Disney/{{Bolt}}'', this is the means by which Penny and Bolt infiltrate the lair of their [[ShowWithinAShow show's]] BigBad. It is reprised a few times throughout the film in different contexts.

* In ''Disney/TheGreatMouseDetective'', Dr. Dawson rides in a mouse-sized compartment beneath a stagecoach.

* ''Disney/TheRescuersDownUnder''. Bernard, Miss Bianca, and Joey get under [=McLeach=]'s truck to follow him when he goes after Cody.

* ''Disney/{{Pinocchio}}''. Jiminy Cricket hitches a ride on the coach that takes children to Pleasure Island.

* One of the early ''ComicBook/ActionComics'' issues, back in the days when it wasn't entirely Superman stories, had a short story of a criminal who tried this to break out of prison. A pendant he was wearing got caught in a moving part and strangled him.

* On ''Series/{{Renegade}}'', this is how Reno Raines escaped from prison following his conviction.

* ''Disney/TheRescuersDownUnder''. Bernard, Miss Bianca and Joey get under [=McLeach=]'s truck to follow him when he goes after Cody.

* ''Film/TheArtOfWar'' (2000). Happens near the end, when Shaw (Wesley Snipes) escapes from a group of assassins by lying flat in the road, seemingly to [[LookBothWays avoid being hit by an oncoming truck]]. When it passes, he's nowhere to be seen, until it's revealed he escaped by grabbing on to the undercarriage.
* The ending to ''Film/BigTroubleInLittleChina'' shows the hero happily driving away, only for a last minute JumpScare revealing a monster hiding under his semi trailer.

* The Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles do this in their [[Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIII third movie]], using a wagon to sneak into the daimyo's palace. Of course, they were already DressingAsTheEnemy, but wanted to stay out of contact with the daimyo to avoid a case of SpotTheImposter.
* In ''Film/TerminatorGenisys'', John Connor hitches a ride underneath the school bus Sarah is driving, and takes advantage of the position to tear a lot of things up - including the brakes.

* In the ''Series/BurnNotice'' episode "Besieged", Fiona attaches herself underneath a fuel tanker in an attempt to infiltrate a RightWingMilitiaFanatic compound. She has a harness spefically designed for this purpose.

* Some illegal immigrants or thrill seekers sometimes hide in airliner landing gear wells. Given to the fact that the landing gear wells are usually very confined and unpressurized, and there is ''awfully'' cold in-flight altitudes, these rides tend to end up badly. Those who aren't crushed by the retracting landing gear often are either frozen to death or suffocated by the thin air.

* In ''SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'', when Spider-Man, Spider-Gwen, Spider-Man Noir, Spider-Ham, and Peni Parker are [[spoiler: sneaking into Kingpin's lair to destroy the collider]], Peni and the SP//dr are rolling under a food trolley with a white blanket.