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'''Basic Trope''': A character's underwear is exposed in front of many people.

* '''Straight''': Bob's pants fall down in public, which reveals his underwear.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob's pants fall down on TV, which is being broadcasted to the majority of the world.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob is in a bathroom and forgets to lock the doors, in which only Alice accidentally walks in on him with his underwear exposed.
* '''Justified''': Bob is at home, where he wouldn't expect to be watched.
* '''Inverted''': Everyone has their underwear exposed in public, and accidentally wearing normal clothes outside is embarrassing.
* '''Subverted''': Bob's pants fall down in public, but nobody noticed.
* '''Double Subverted''': At least he thinks so, but he is caught on a security camera and the people in the surveillance saw.
* '''Parodied''': Bob's pants fall down to reveal another pair of pants.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''':
** Bob's pants do not fall down and his underwear remains unseen.
** Bob's pants fall down in his home, and he lives alone.
* '''Enforced''': It's a comedy film, and the writers think this is a funny trope.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Why do my pants always fall down in front of others?"
* '''Invoked''': Bob secures his pants and says that he doesn't want to accidentally have his pants fall down in public.
* '''Exploited''': Bob pretends his pants accidentally fell down as a diversion so Alice can sneak by undetected.
* '''Defied''': Bob's underwear is revealed in public, but is quick and hides it before anyone notices.
* '''Discussed''': "Make sure you always wear a belt, you don't want a comedy movie situation where your pants fall down in public".
* '''Conversed''': "Why do their pants always fall down in comedy movies? These guys should really wear belts."
* '''Implied''': Bob tells Alice he is going to create a distraction, and takes off his belt.
* '''Played for Laughs''': By default.
* '''Played for Drama''': Bob's pants falling down and revealing his underwear is widely spread over social media and he is very uncomfortable with the attention he's getting.
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