History Main / YouWouldntHitAGuyWithGlasses

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': Milhouse tried to use the trope to avoid being beaten by Nelson. Nelson reacted by removing the glasses. In another episode, Season 8's "Lisa's Date With Density," it is implied Nelson actually punched Milhouse several times (and between the eyes(!)) after Lisa tried to pass a note to Nelson in class but Milhouse – who was helping Lisa out – intercepted it, with Nelson getting the wrong idea.

* ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable'' has an example in the spirit of this trope (if not the letter) in the Highway Star arc. When Josuke finally catches up to the Stand's user Yuya Fungami, he's already in the hospital from a motorcycle accident he was in a few days prior. Fungami says "You wouldn't hit a guy who's already injured, would you?" Josuke's response? Heal Fungami to perfect health using Crazy Diamond, '''then''' beat the everloving crap out of him.

''[Ralph grabs them and knocks King Candy on the head with the frames]''\\

** During the final fight scene in Season 6's "Forgotten People", C.D. himself once punched an orderly (who [[JerkAss really had it coming]] [[OrderliesAreCreeps due to him working for]] [[MadDoctor a corrupt nursing home administrator]]) who was wearing glasses. We later see C.D. with his hand bandaged and complaining that he even had to get a tetanus shot.

* When Series/MisterEd has pulled a particularly unfortunate trick on Wilbur, he (somehow) hurriedly puts on a pair of glasses and warns "You can get five years for hitting a horse with glasses!" * A variant happens on ''Series/TheNanny''. After one of Fran's many screw-ups, her boss Maxwell is standing nearby, looking furious. Fran hastily grabs Maxwell's eight-year-old daughter Gracie, holding her in front of her as a HumanShield of sorts, and says "You wouldn't hit the woman [[VisualPun carrying your child,]] would you?"

** During the final fight scene in "Forgotten People", C.D. himself once punched an orderly (who [[JerkAss really had it coming]] due to him working for a corrupt nursing home administrator) who was wearing glasses. We later see C.D. with his hand bandaged and complaining that he even had to get a tetanus shot.

** At least once on an episode, a criminal syndicate corners the glasses-wearing, elderly C.D. Parker (Noble Willingham) in an effort to intimidate him into getting Walker to drop his investigation. When C.D. tries to get them to back off by saying they shouldn't hit a guy with glasses, one of the crooks removes his glasses, breaks them ... and then beats him to a pulp. (Of course, Walker gets his revenge in the end.)
** C.D. himself once punched a guy (Who [[JerkAss really had it coming]]) who was wearing glasses. We later see C.D with his hand bandaged and complaining that he even had to get a tetanus shot.

* In episode 4 of ''WebVideo/{{SUPERCAST}}'', Marshall states this trope when an executive is pointing a gun at him, in the process stealing Chip's glasses and making a rather iconic face which provides the page image. [[spoiler: The executive doesn't care.]]

** In "It's the Way You Play the Game" a {{mook}} named Leo confronts Batman.
-->'''Leo:''' You wouldn't hit a man with glasses, would ya?\\

''(Clumsy promptly removes his own glasses and ''[[WouldHitAGirl knocks Fat Broad]] [[SlapstickKnowsNoGender for a loop]]'' with them)''[[note]]predating ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'' by several decades[[/note]]

-->'''Leo:''' You wouldn't hit a man with glasses, would ya?
-->'''Batman:''' You're not wearing glasses.
-->'''Leo:''' I'm not? [Prepares to punch Batman]
-->'''Batman:''' [Punches Leo first] Laugh that off, Leo!
* In the ''Series/QuantumLeap'' episode "The Cam-ikazi Kid", Sam leaps into a dorky teenager who is harassed by bullies. He protests, "You can't pants a guy with glasses!" The bully replies, "What glasses?", takes the glasses, and pantses him anyway.

* Subverted in ''Series/GetSmart'' when Smart, 99, and The Chief are captured by KAOS agents and ordered to make a phone call for something. Smart notices that the agent covering them and closest to them is wearing glasses and he knows that the Chief can sing a note high enough to shatter glass. So, he makes up a story that the Chief needs to sing a certain note as part of a code on the phone, and the Chief sings that note to shatter the lenses of the KAOS agent's glasses, allowing Smart to tackle him. Thus their survival depended on specifically hitting a guy with glasses.
* ''Series/FamilyMatters'': Narrowly averted in the Season 1 episode "In a Jam," where a bully torments the glasses-wearing Urkel into giving him his lunch money. When Urkel stands up to the thug (who is more than twice his size), the bully -- aptly named "Bull" Watson -- threatens him with harm if he refuses again. When Urkel stands his ground a day later, Bull grabs Urkel by the collar and cocks his fist ... only for Eddie to show up in the proverbial nick of time to distract Bull and get him to reconsider. (Bull eventually gets a fist to his stomach, causing him to back off.)
** In contrast, in later seasons after Urkel invented his Transformation Chamber, Urkel's alter egos (most notably, Bruce Lee Urkel) were non-eyeglass wearing. This is always after the ruffians for the episode beat up the glasses-wearing Urkel.

* ''Series/ElChapulinColorado'' once tried to get out of a fight by claiming he was not allowed to hit a guy with glasses. When the bad guy said "But I don't wear glasses", El Chapulin said "But I do" and then [[AmbiguousSyntax put on a pair of sunglasses]].
* A variant happens on ''Series/TheNanny''. After one of Fran's many screw-ups, her boss Maxwell is standing nearby, looking furious. Fran hastily grabs Maxwell's eight-year-old daughter Gracie, holding her in front of her as a HumanShield of sorts, and says "You wouldn't hit the woman [[VisualPun carrying your child,]] would you?"
* ''Series/TheDrewCareyShow'': Kate hooks up with a trio of women who are identical to Drew, Oswald and Lewis. When the female Drew criticizes Kate for her anger issues Kate responds "take off those glasses and [[IWillShowYouX I'll show you anger issues]]!
* When Series/MisterEd has pulled a particularly unfortunate trick on Wilbur, he (somehow) hurriedly puts on a pair of glasses and warns "You can get five years for hitting a horse with glasses!"
* In the 2000 miniseries of Series/ArabianNights the Genie of the Ring unsuccessfully attempts this to avoid being attacked by the Genie of the Lamp.
-->'''Genie of the Ring''': You wouldn't hit a guy wearing...whatever these are would you?\\
'''Genie of the Lamp''': Hold still while I think about it...

* In episode 4 of ''WebVideo/{{SUPERCAST}}, Marshall states this trope when an executive is pointing a gun at him, in the process stealing Chip's glasses and making a rather iconic face which provides the page image. [[spoiler: The executive doesn't care.]]