History Main / UnderwearFlag

* There's a {{Yuri}} {{doujinshi}} of ''Manga/StrikeWitches'' called "Witches no Panties", in which the cover shows the girls of the series making the IwoJimaPose with [[https://animeroot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/bb-large.jpg a white panty with blue stripes]].

* ''Webcomic/IslaAukate'': Reference is made to a boot camp hazing incident where one of Fox's minions stole all of the Darnathi ship's uniform pants, they hung [[LargeAndInCharge Titan's]] on one of the [[https://overlordcomic.com/archive/default/pages/1836 banner poles]].

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* Used by the Arabian army in ''Film/FollowThatCamel'' to mock the FrenchForeignLegion's morning march, when a pair of bloomers are attached to the flagpole; the Arabian soldiers and their leader don't even attempt to hide themselves, and conspicuously shriek with laughter on the nearby balcony as the Legion's staff threaten to punish their soldiers.
* ''Film/DisneysRocketMan'': While on their historic mission on Mars, [[IdiotHero Fred Randell]] loses the American flag in one of his many blunders throughout the film. He valiantly offers a replacement with "... a better flag, A high-flying flag!". Cue ''national live broadcast'' of Fred hanging his American flag boxer shorts onto the pole. [[ThisIsGonnaSuck The American president was not amused.]] [[spoiler:In TheStinger, a Martian is shown walking off wearing said underwear-flag.]]

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* Herrod Sayle, the villain of the ''Literature/AlexRider'' novel ''Stormbreaker'', was subjected to severe bullying after he moved from Egypt to England at age 7, which included his underpants being run up the flagpole.

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* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'', TJ and his friends remove the flag from the top of the Ashleys' clubhouse and replace it with Miss Finster's underpants.
* The ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' episode "Home-Cooked Eds" had the Kankers spending their summer holiday by parking their trailer in Eddy's front yard. Later, they manage to get inside his house and rummage through Eddy's room, where Marie finds a pair of leopard skin underpants, [[GoofyPrintUnderwear much to Eddy's embarrassment.]] Afterwards, they decide to hang it up as a sign of taking over Eddy's home for the rest of their vacation.

* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'': Buford does this to Baljeet in one episode when the group was camping in the woods. Phineas was also pretty sure that there was no flagpole, so Buford said he would be willing to settle for just stealing Baljeet's underpants. It's also implied Buford stole them off his body.

* ComicStrip/{{Popeye}} and Bluto, who are living on a tropical island by themselves, spot Olive Oyl on a raft using her knee-length bloomers as a flag in "Shape Ahoy."
* ''WesternAnimation/KaBlam'' anthologized the Life with Loopy episode "Lunar Loopy" where this was planned along with unstranding an Astronaut.

* ''Film/DisneysRocketMan'': While on their historic mission on Mars, [[IdiotHero Fred Randell]] loses the American flag in one of his many blunders throughout the film. He valiantly offers a replacement with "... a better flag, A high-flying flag!". Cue ''national live broadcast'' of Fred hanging his American flag boxers onto the pole. [[ThisIsGonnaSuck The American president was not amused.]] [[spoiler:In TheStinger, a Martian is shown walking off wearing said underwear-flag.]]

* Herrod Sayle, the villain of the ''Literature/AlexRider'' novel ''Stormbreaker'', was subjected to severe bullying after he moved from Egypt to England at age 7, which included his underwear being run up the flagpole.

* In the series ''Series/SaluteYourShorts'', this trope happens in both the opening title sequences and the first episode's [[TheTeaser teaser]], where Budnick and Donkeylips take the camp flag down and put up a pair of boxers in its place. Three pairs that are different from those in Season 1 are used in Season 2's title sequence. Despite the different shots used each time, the Season 1 title sequence boxers match Michael's, so it's implied to be his in both instances. The instance in the aforementioned teaser prompts a TitleDrop from Sponge in-episode.

* The first world of ''VideoGame/{{Plok}}'' has the title character trying to hoist a flag onto the pole at the end of each level, only to find that the flag's been replaced by something else: in the very first level, he hoists up a pair of boxers.

* ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'': Part of the [[EvilCounterpart Blues]] [[PsychoRangers and]] [[ShadowArchetype Reds]]' backstory involves the Blues misplacing their flag and losing the map showing where it was hidden, with Loco making a replacement flag out of a wooden pole and a pair of underwear. Carolina is not pleased by the situation when she arrives at Desert Gulch for a sparring match with Tex. [[spoiler: Said underwear flag accidentally becomes Biff's [[AccidentalMurder murder weapon]] after Carolina deflects it towards him and [[ImpaledWithExtremePredjudice impales him]] to the wall when Tex throws it at her, with Tex violently pulling it out of his abdomen and causing Biff to bleed out and die]].

* A variation on ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' where in the episode where Timmy wishes for no sound, Timmy raises Francis the Bully on a flagpole by stringing his underwear and having a hungry dog help raise him. The silent screams causes him to lose all his clothes.

* The ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' episode "Home-Cooked Eds" had the Kankers spending their summer holiday by parking their trailer in Eddy's front yard. Later, they manage to get inside his house and rummage through Eddy's room, where Marie finds a pair of leopard skin underwear, [[GoofyPrintUnderwear much to Eddy's embarrassment.]] Afterwards, they decide to hang it up as a sign of taking over Eddy's home for the rest of their vacation.
* The ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'' episode "Snot and Tears" begins with the Titans, and their new friend Bumblebee, paying giggling respects to Robin's underwear, waving majestically on a flagpole. The laughter abruptly turns to shrieks of horror when Robin emerges from his cabin without any.

* While it's not shown, Duncan and Gwen from ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' did this in one episode after star gazing together and getting [[ShipTease a little too close for friends]]. Gwen states that they did this after Geoff tries to imply they kissed. In a rare version of this trope, they ran ''everyone's'' underwear up the flagpole, rather then just one person.

* ''Series/TheTwoRonnies'': In the Piggy / Charley serial "Death Can Be Fatal", the protagonists' bungling results in the hotel's flag getting swapped for a pair of knickers, which, to the pompous under-manager's horror, get run up the flagpole before anyone realises.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'' gets his first camp out as a Bluff Scout, Roger offers to "take him under his wing", but just spends the time finding ways to torment him, including flying his briefs from the flagpole.

* ''WesternAnimation/Kablam'' anthologized the Life with Loopy episode "Lunar Loopy" where this was planned along with unstranding an Astronaut.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'': On Doug's first camp out as a Bluff Scout, Roger offers to "take him under his wing", but just spends the time finding ways to torment him, including flying his briefs from the flagpole.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' episode, ''Arthur Goes to Camp''; the girls pull this prank on the boys.

* On WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'s first camp out as a Bluff Scout, Roger offers to "take him under his wing", but just spends the time finding ways to torment him, including flying his briefs from the flagpole.

* The ''WesternAnimation/{{Teen Titans Go}}'' episode "Snot and Tears" begins with the Titans, and their new friend Bumblebee, paying giggling respects to Robin's underwear, waving majestically on a flagpole. The laughter abruptly turns to shrieks of horror when Robin emerges from his cabin without any.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'''s first camp out as a Bluff Scout, Roger offers to "take him under his wing", but just spends the time finding ways to torment him, including flying his briefs from the flagpole.

* Herrod Sayle, the villain of the ''Literature/AlexRider'' novel ''Stormbreaker'', was subjected to severe bullying after he moved from Egypt to England at age 7, which included his underwear being run up the flagpole. i’m

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'': On Doug's first camp out as a Bluff Scout, Roger offers to "take him under his wing", but just spends the time finding ways to torment him, including flying his briefs from the flagpole.

* ComicStrip/{{Popeye}} and Bluto, who are living on a tropical island by themselves, spot Olive Oyl o a raft using her knee-length bloomers as a flag in "Shape Ahoy."

* In ''WesternAnimation/JimmyNeutronBoyGenius'', after all of the adults have been kidnapped by the Yolkians, the kids have fun for the entire day, including hanging up a pair of whitie-tighties on the flagpole and saluting it.

* Herrod Sayle, the villain of the ''Literature/AlexRider'' novel ''Stormbreaker'', was subjected to severe bullying after he moved from Egypt to England at age 7, which included his underwear being run up the flagpole.

* The series ''Series/SaluteYourShorts'' has this in the opening title sequence, where Budnick and Donkeylips take the camp flag down and put up a pair of boxers in its place. Despite the different shots used, the title sequence boxers match Michael's that Budnick and Donkeylips replaced the flag with in the first episode's [[TheTeaser teaser]], prompting a TitleDrop from Sponge.

* The series ''Series/SaluteYourShorts'' has this in the opening titles, two characters take the camp flag down and put up a pair of underwear; likely the counselor's underwear. Also done with Michael's boxes by Budnick and Donkeylips in the first episode, prompting a TitleDrop from Sponge.

* Series/TheTwoRonnies: In the Piggy / Charley serial "Death Can Be Fatal", the protagonists' bungling results in the hotel's flag getting swapped for a pair of knickers, which, to the pompous under-manager's horror, get run up the flagpole before anyone realises.

* While it's not shown, Duncan and Gwen from ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' did this in one episode after star gazing together and getting [[ShipTease a little too close for friends]]. In a rare version of this trope, they did it with ''everyone's'' underwear, rather then just one person.

* The series ''Series/SaluteYourShorts'' has this in the opening titles, two characters take the camp flag down and put up a pair of underwear; likely the counselor's underwear.
** Also done with Michael's boxes by Budnick and Donkeylips in the first episode, prompting a TitleDrop from Sponge.

* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'': Buford does this to Baljeet in one episode.
* While it's not shown, Duncan and Gwen from ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' did this in one episode. In a rare version of this trope, they did it with ''everyone's'' underwear, rather then just one person.

* The series ''Series/SaluteYourShorts'' has this in the opening titles, two characters take the camp flag down and put up a pair of underwear; likely the counselor's underwear

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