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{{trope}}
{{quote|''"My toes, my toes!"''
|''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Turtles in Time|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles In Time]]''}}
Primarily an Animation Trope, but has been known to turn up in other places, '''Agony of the Feet''' is a trope particular to [[Amusing Injuries]].
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Not to be confused with [[Wide World of Sports|the agony of defeat]] or "[[George Clinton|Agony of Defeet]]."
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== Anime
* ''[[Keroro Gunsou]]''
** Giroro does this after being rendered clumsy by the loss of [[Charm Point|his trademark belt]], which causes him to stub his toe on the door frame.
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* In ''[[Asterix]]'', Vercingetorix [[I Surrender, Suckers|surrendered]] to [[Julius Caesar]] by dropping his weapons on Caesar's toes.
* [[Gaston Lagaffe]] once tried to crack an especially hard nut (a [[Running Gag]]) by stepping on it... [http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/6853/gaston001.jpg while wearing his usual soft shoes]. Cue the "OULALALALA!!", and Fantasio laughing.
* Happens in ''[[Buck Godot: Zap Gun for Hire|Buck Godot Zap Gun for Hire]]'' to the title character. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150428210046/http://www.airshipentertainment.com/buckcomic.php?date=20080124 He shouldn't have called his uncle Frakkus an "Old Timer".]
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* ''[[Calvin and Hobbes]]'' has a strip where the title characters hear a crashing noise on Christmas Eve and assume it's Santa. They listen to see if they can hear what he's saying. Cut to the living room:▼
{{quote|'''Calvin's Dad:''' ''(stands on one leg, clutching his foot after dropping a heavy present on it)'' [[Angrish|Slippin'-rippin'-dang-fang-rotten-zarg-barg-a-ding-dong!]] ▼
'''Calvin's Mom:''' Quiet dear! Calvin will hear you! }}▼
* In ''[[Grail Quest]] 4: Voyage of Terror'', when Pip is given the option to pick a lock or kicking the door open, kicking is a bad choice:▼
{{quote|That hasn't done your foot any good. Didn't you remember you were only wearing light little sandals? Deduct 3 from your current [[Hit Points|LIFE POINTS]] and limp a little.}}▼
* Near the beginning of ''[[The Thief and the Cobbler]]'', Zigzag does this after stepping on one of Tack's tacks. It's also {{spoiler|how he wins at the end.}}
* In ''[[Pinocchio (Disney film)|Pinocchio]]'', Jiminy Cricket does it after kicking a billiard ball.
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* This also happened to Chef Louis in ''[[The Little Mermaid]]'', after a pan falls onto his foot while he was chasing after Sebastian.
* [[The One Who Wears Shoes|Patou the dog]] from ''[[Rock-a-Doodle]]'' actually bites the evil owl's foot in order to save Edmund (who was turned into a cat by the owl's magic) from being eaten.
* In ''[[9
* A standard element of innumerable silent-era comedies, and classic sound-era comedies by the likes of [[Laurel and Hardy]], [[The Three Stooges]], etc.
* In the ''[[George of the Jungle (film)|George of the Jungle]]'' movie, Ursula kicks Lyle in the shins to escape and he hops around for a bit before grabbing her again.
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* A blonde woman in ''[[Spy Hard]]'' gets her foot run over.
* In the first ''[[Police Academy]]'', the same thing happens. Cadet Copeland has his foot run over by cadet Hooks while waiting to take the driving test.
* Somewhat used in ''[[Bedtime Stories (film)|Bedtime Stories]]'', with the attack on Skeeter by the "Midget Brigade". His excuse? "That's for being tall!"
* An interesting take on this occurs in ''[[Moon Child]]''. During an attempt at an impressive leap-spin-thing in a fight, Sho does what anyone not really trained in martial arts would probably do, and lands awkwardly, hurting his foot in the process. Cue him quickly giving up the badass act and rubbing his ankle while whimpering in pain...
* Used by the good guy in ''[[Kung Fu Hustle]]'': he flattens the mooks' feet through their shoes with well-placed stomps, causing the [[Big Bad]] to comment about how he used to use the move in pre-school. And the move is used on the [[Big Bad]] himself later, proving that there's nothing wrong with the basics.
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* In ''Who Am I?'', [[Jackie Chan]] loses his shoes in one scene. The mooks immediately capitalize by repeatedly stomping on his feet. Jackie eventually dons wooden clogs and returns the favor.
* In ''[[The Spy Who Loved Me]]'', Jaws drops a boulder on his foot. His grimace is priceless.
* ''[[
== Literature ==
* Happens in all seven ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]'' books to all three main characters.
** Three examples for each character: in the sixth book, Harry kicks a wall out of frustration and hops; in book three, Ron steps on Hermione's foot; and in book seven, Ron accidentally nudges a piece of white-hot cursed metal with his foot (long story). Justified to an extent—their robes makes it rather easy to stomp someone's foot without it being noticed, so it's the main way they [[Be Quiet Nudge|get each other to shut up]]. In ''[[
* ''[[Discworld]]'': One of [[
* Michael tries to break a thick wooden rod he's been chained to in the ''[[Knight and Rogue Series]]'' by kicking it over and over. While this works in the long run, during one particular moment of panic he slams his foot into it so hard that he thinks he's broken his own bones for a minute.
* In the ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass]]'' story "Blitzwing Bop", a shopkeeper gets annoyed at Soundwave for accidentally chasing off his star attraction, and kicks him in the ankle in anger. Seeing as how, well, Soundwave is a giant solid metal robot and all, it hurts the shopkeeper's foot a lot more than it hurts Soundwave. (Though Soundwave does consider it "Most bogus!")
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* In the ''[[Junie B. Jones]]'' book ''Junie B., First Grader: One Man Band'', Junie B. accidentally breaks her toe when she kicks her mother's watering can that has a picture of a cow. Her sore toe became important afterwards.
* In ''[[Dragonriders of Pern|Dragonsong]]'', Menolly gets caught out during Threadfall and runs not only the soles of her boots off, but the skin off the bottoms of her feet before a dragon and rider spot and rescue her. In a later book (set years later), she comments to another character that her feet are still quite sensitive.
▲* In ''[[Grail Quest]] 4: Voyage of Terror'', when Pip is given the option to pick a lock or kicking the door open, kicking is a bad choice:
▲{{quote|That hasn't done your foot any good. Didn't you remember you were only wearing light little sandals? Deduct 3 from your current [[Hit Points|LIFE POINTS]] and limp a little.}}
== Live-Action TV ==
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* In the ''[[The IT Crowd]]'', a Japanese businessman accidentally jumps on Jen's foot, causing her to clutch her foot and hop, and many swearing gags.
* In the ''[[Modern Family]]'' episode "Disneyland", Gloria stubbornly refuses to admit she's in pain walking around the park all day in high heels.
* In the ''[[NCIS]]'' episode "Boxed In", Tony and Ziva are imprisoned in a container by terrorists. When they try to convince the NCIS agents to surrender, one gets too close, thinking he's protected by the only slightly ajar metal door. But Ziva can see the tip of his shoe, and as the terrorist asks "Your answer?", Ziva whispers "Here it is..." and
* In the ''[[Sports Night]]'' episode "Intellectual Property", a scene opens with Casey walking to his office with a limp. We learn that he kicked a fire hydrant on the way back from lunch when Dan told him Dana was going on vacation to Vermont with Gordon. Casey spends the whole scene whining about his broken ankle (it's only bruised, if that).
* In an episode of ''[[Sledge Hammer!]]'', the title detective drops a bowling ball on his partner's foot, causing her to clutch it and hop around.
* In an episode of ''[[Titus]]'', Amy kicks the title character [[Groin Attack|in the groin]], then drops to the ground clutching her foot in pain, at which point Titus knocks on his groin, indicating he's wearing a cup, and says, "[[Crowning Moment of Funny|Rookie!]]"
== Newspaper Comics ==
▲* ''[[Calvin and Hobbes]]'' has a strip where the title characters hear a crashing noise on Christmas Eve and assume it's Santa. They listen to see if they can hear what he's saying. Cut to the living room:
▲{{quote|'''Calvin's Dad:''' ''(stands on one leg, clutching his foot after dropping a heavy present on it)'' [[Angrish|Slippin'-rippin'-dang-fang-rotten-zarg-barg-a-ding-dong!]]
▲'''Calvin's Mom:''' Quiet dear! Calvin will hear you! }}
* ''[[Peanuts]]'':
** One Sunday strip starts with Charlie Brown and Peppermint Patty walking on the beach, wearing swimsuits. Suddenly, both make crazy faces and shout, "OWW! OOH! OWW! OW, OW, OW, OW! HOOP! HOOP! HOOP! HOOP!" Finally, Patty gasps, "The worst thing about summer is crossing a hot parking lot!"
** In another strip, Charlie Brown gets so mad when the Kite-Eating Tree grabs his kite that he shouts, "If you don't let go of that kite, I'll kick you in the stomach!" Then he does, and painfully finds out that, "These Kite-Eating trees have hard stomachs..."
== Video Games ==
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** If you run over spikes (while riding your jetboard!), your character does the Foot Pain Hop while saying "My toes! My toes!".
** Can also happen if they're hit by one of the ground flame attacks in the game, which also causes their foot to be set on fire.
**
* Mario and Luigi in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''.
** This also happens in the ''[[Paper Mario (franchise)|Paper Mario]]'' series when you attempt to jump on a spiked enemy without the Spike Shield badge.
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* This is one of the ways to die in [[Leisure Suit Larry]] 6: Shape Up or Slip Out! This involves Larry dropping a dumbbell on his foot.
{{quote|'''Narrator:''' [[Squick|Gangrene is such a terrible way to go!]]}}
* In the Indy [[Survival Horror]] game ''[[Saiko No Sutoka]]'', the protagonist has to escape from his [[Axe Crazy]] [[Yandere]] girlfriend; she has taken his shoes, and until he finds them, stepping on anything sharp (like broken glass) will do ''a lot'' of damage, and likely let her know where you are.
== Web Comics ==
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** [http://www.meatshield.net/archive/dhur-master-of-pig-latin/ Becky Sourbottom], following a [[Be Quiet Nudge]] (or rather, Stomp) from Dhur.
** [http://www.meatshield.net/archive/173-boot-to-the-door/ Karma than catches up Dhur] when he tries to kick a giants' (and giant) door open.
* ''[[Adventurers!]]'': Why telepathy is preferable to [https://web.archive.org/web/20150524085457/http://adventurers.keenspot.com/d/20011013.html whispering in the dark].
* When Donald of ''[[Dark Legacy Comics]]'' [http://darklegacycomics.com/193.html stubs his toe], it inspires the yell: "[[Symbol Swearing|And dollars at star number!]]"
* Happens in ''[[The Packrat]]'''s [https://web.archive.org/web/20130513211233/http://www.umop.com/art/packrat_kb003.jpg August 2005] strip. Packrat accidentally dropped a 220-pound Yamaha CS80 on his feet.
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* This was a [[Running Gag]] in the ''[[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends|Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends]]'' episode "Store Wars." Bloo kicks several people in the shin before running away and calling them a "rip-off artist." He later suffers this fate from Coco at the end of the episode.
* ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'', more than once, and with more body parts than just the foot. Which is actually a plot point in the first Sideshow Bob episode.
* ''[[Darkwing Duck (animation)|Darkwing Duck]]'' runs on [[Amusing Injuries]], but one particular mention goes out to [[DuckTales (1987)|Gizmo Duck]] landing from the top of a hospital ''straight'' onto [[Psycho Electro|Megavolt]]'s foot. It ''crushed the sidewalk''.
* In one of the ''[[Peanuts]]'' TV specials, Snoopy taps a baseball bat on his foot, and as he's not wearing cleats, it hurts him quite a bit.
* Happens with great regularity on ''[[Tom and Jerry]]''. In one memorable instance, Tom is about to hit Jerry with a hammer when Jerry offers him a much bigger mallet. As Tom takes the mallet, Jerry picks up the first hammer and whacks Tom's foot with it. Cue [[Stock Scream]] from Tom.
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== Real Life ==
* [[L. Sprague de Camp|L Sprague De Camp]], writing an educational book titled ''Energy and Power'', discussed the difference between the ''potential'' energy of a one-pound weight sitting on a three-foot-high table and the ''kinetic'' energy if the weight falls off the table, and then added, "You will understand this if the weight falls on your toe."
* Footwear with steel toecaps, along with ski boots, is available in a number of styles. While marketed as a preventative measure for industrial accidents, a well-fitted pair are handy for averting this trope. Contrary to popular belief, which was busted by ''[[
* Injury from a vehicle running over your foot ''can'' be avoided with two factors: the tyre is under-inflated, and the ground below is loose gravel that spreads the weight. Just don't pull it out till the vehicle's gone.
* Kicking the instep is sometimes taught as a self-defense move.
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* His Excellency Don Felipe, the 13-year-old (at the time) grandson of King Juan Carlos I of [[Spain]] and fifth in line to the Spanish throne, [[I Just Shot Marvin in the Face|accidentally shot himself in the foot]] in April 2012, to the amusement of the Spanish and world press.
* If you don't want to personally experience [[Truth in Television]], ''never believe'' a shoe salesman who tells you that tight leather shoes will extend with wear. A shoe one size too small will always be one size too small. That's why they make ''many'' shoe sizes.
* Antarctic explorer Sir Douglas Mawson experienced two ghastly variants when a disaster on one expedition left him trudging toward home. He improvised crampons using screws as cleats, but it turned out the ice he walked on was so hard that it drove the '''blunt''' heads of the screws up through the crampons' soles (made of wood) into his feet. Even before that, he discovered that as a result of walking so far without a real opportunity to change his boots or socks, the skin of his feet's soles had become king-sized blisters and then entirely detached, forming a separate layer. As one historian described it, Mawson's feet were "not just killing him, they [were] literally falling apart."
* During a forced retreat in the [[Napoleonic Wars|Peninsular Wars]] several female [[Camp Follower|camp followers]] in the British Army came across a band of French soldiers who gang raped them and also took their shoes. When they got back to their regiment their male comrades were [[Berserk Button|steaming with fury.]] The curious thing was that there was less anger about the rape then about the shoes. However when you think about it for a while [[It Makes Sense in Context]]. It must have been a long drawn torture trying to catch up to their own column walking on a bad kept Spanish road with ''bare feet.'' Not to mention every soldier could see the foot injuries whereas the psychological damage of the rape could only be imagined.
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Amusing Injuries]]
[[Category:Injury Tropes]]
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[[Category:Truth in Television]]
[[Category:These Tropes Are Made for Walking]]
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[[Category:This Index Is a Real Pain]]
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