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Line 1: {{trope}} [[File:Marvel Swimsuit Special 1.jpg\|frame\|Does seeing [[Storm]] in a bikini make up for the [[Incredibly Lame Pun]]?]] ~~[[File:beachepisode fmp 2527.jpg\|link=Full Metal Panic!\|frame\| Sun, sand, bikinis, and [[Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick\|grenades]]... wait, what?]]~~ {{quote\|'''Art:''' Why does every anime series under the sun have to have a fan-service episode? An episode in which the cast all wander around in swimwear or less for no real reason? It's so low-brow. Line 8: Simply put, an episode where the cast decided to take a break and go to the beach or a swimming pool for some wet and splashy fun. Often combined with or immediately following a [[Recap Episode]], the '''Beach Episode''' exists [[Fan Service\|solely for the purpose of getting the female (and sometimes males too) cast into]] [[Swimsuit Index\|bathing suits]]. [[Fetish Retardant\|Sadly]] for the [[Fan Boy\|fanboys]], ~~'''~~beach episodes~~'''~~ are usually extreme examples of [[Filler]] and [[Off-Model\|treated accordingly]]. Naturally, it also acts as a [[Breather Episode]] in [[Story Arc\|arc-heavy]] stories. Line 16: Cousin to the [[Hot Springs Episode]], which usually takes place in highlands. Often, the actual beach also gets [[Pool Episode\|replaced by a swimming pool]]. In anime and live-action television, a ~~'''~~Beach Episode~~'''~~ might overlap with the [[Vacation Episode]], usually as a trip to a tropical locale. Expect one of the characters, usually a female, to exclaim "It's the ocean!" when the gang first arrives on the scene Line 24: Sometimes you'll meet the [[Surfer Dude]] here. Also a good spot for a random [[Beauty Contest]]. [[Smashing Watermelons]] is a popular party game, as is volleyball. And since people usually go barefoot at the beach, don't be surprised if some [[Foot Focus]] shows up. Also expect some [[Beachcombing]]. Not to be confused with a ''[[Bleach]]'' episode, unless you're talking about Episode 228 or the omake of Volume 26. {{examples on subpages}}▼ ~~{{examples}}~~ [[Truth in Television]] - most people have visited a beach at least once in their lifetime, and as it turns out the experience in real life is pretty close to how telly depicts it. There are some differences from region to region (like how [[Smashing Watermelons]] is a distinctly Japanese beach pastime) but these are generally minor. ~~== Advertising ==~~ * In the series of campaign advertisements of [[Orangina]], they made [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bi3erz2Ek8 one which set in the beach]... with animal people. Compare it to the older commercials where it was all about [[Mind Screw\|people in bottle costumes]]. This ad then became the basis for the newer commercials of the campaign. * A trailer for ''Warner Home Video'' had a short clip from a earlier ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoon, "Salt Water Tabby." After being trapped inside a beach umbrella by Jerry, Tom finds himself jumping into the air in pain with his umbrella tip landing in the sand after a vicious crab pinches his backside. Then the crab cuts out of Tom<nowiki>'s suit by creating a square flap, with the "coming soon from warner home video" behind it. This, however, was a preview for a brand new Tom and Jerry''</nowiki> DVD movie (from a recently released Leap Frog educational DVD ~~== Comic Books ==~~ * The post-Zero Hour ''[[Legion of Super-Heroes (comics)\|Legion of Super-Heroes]]'' comic has a Beach ''Issue'' with ''Legionnaires'' #77, when most of the Legion takes a vacation on the [[Planet of Hats\|resort planet]] Summer World. This was the outgoing creative team's swan song, giving the kids one last nice day of [[Silver Age]]-ity fun times before the incoming creative team would turn everything [[Darker and Edgier]] with a story called "Legion of the Damned." Sigh. ** In the general spirit of the trope, we also have ''Legionnaires'' #7, in which the kids take a vacation in Atlantis, allowing for much swimsuit fun. * The second issue of the first ongoing ''[[Gen 13]]'' comics series is a veritable beach/swimsuit extravaganza, made even more notable by the revelation of a major cast member as a homosexual. * ''[[Gold Digger]]'', already a fanservice-laden comic, has a "Summer Annual" of pinup beach pictures and short comics drawn by a variety of artists. * ''[[Hellblazer]]''. Subverted in that it quickly turns into [[Nightmare Fuel]]. Luckily it was [[All Just a Dream]]. * Marvel had several Swimsuit Specials in the 90's featuring such exotic locales as Dinosaur Island, Madripoor, and the Dark Side of the Moon. * A lighter issue of ''[[Strangers in Paradise]]'' takes place on the beach following a serious story arc. * The main characters of ''[[Scott Pilgrim]]'' go to the beach in ''Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together''. The sequence is the only coloured part of the otherwise black-and-white series. ~~== Fan Works ==~~ * There is one of these in the Fanfiction ''[[More Than Human]]'' that actually advances the plot. * Used in ''[[Seduction]]'' to advance the plot. * In ''[[Kyon: Big Damn Hero]]'', the SOS Brigade has one of these arranged for the weekend after Kyon went back in time to create a massive stable time loop and [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking\|getting 96 on a Math test.]] * ''[[Ultimate SpiderWoman\|Ultimate Spider Woman]]'': In between fighting supervillains and trying to juggle everything going on in her personal life, Mary Jane Watson needed a break. She got one at first... but then [[Busman's Holiday\|one of her enemies showed up and she was forced to don her Spider-Woman costume anyway.]] Go figure. * The [[Fanfic\|fan]][[Web Comic\|comic]] ''[[Roommates 2007\|Roommates]]'' has one too. Being heavy on [[Fan Service]] this surprises nobody. ~~== Films -- Live-Action ==~~ * Consider the plethora of Beachy movies that came out in the 60's, nearly all, seemingly, starring Annette Funicello and/or Frankie Avalon. The list includes (but is not limited to) ''[[How to Stuff a Wild Bikini]]'', ''[[Beach Blanket Bingo]]'', ''[[Bikini Beach]]'', ''[[Muscle Beach Party]]'', and the eponymous, ''[[Beach Party]]''. Not much fanservice by today's standards, perhaps, but at the time, they were consider passably risqué. * See also ''[[Gidget]]'', its movie sequels, and the subsequent TV series. * ''[[Into the Blue]]'' has Jessica Alba wearing a bikini, but, as ''[[Robot Chicken]]'' notes, not much of a plot. * ''[[Revenge of the Nerds]] II: Nerds in Paradise'' ~~== Literature ==~~ * Can a non-visual ''book'' have a Beach Episode? Apparently so! In Larry Bond's ''[[First Team]]'' series, the main character, basically a [[Cowboy Cop]] of spies, once refuses to meet his overseer anywhere but on a beach. In a Middle Eastern country where women's swimsuits come in only two sizes: tiny, and microscopic. ''And she does it!'' In another scene, one of his female agents is wearing a tiny [[Product Placement\|Wicked Weasel]] bikini. ~~== Web Animation ==~~ * ''[[Bionicle]]'' has absolutely [[No Hugging, No Kissing]], all Matoran are [[Asexual]], [[Canon Discontinuity\|the creators have never hinted at ''any'' romantic interactions between Macku and Hewkii]], [[Blatant Lies\|and they absolutely, most definitely did not dedicate an entire]] Beach Episode to them! And even if they did, the two certainly would not have had an [[Almost Kiss]]! I don't know where the fangirls get all these silly ideas from.... ~~== Web Original ==~~ * ''[[Lonelygirl15]]'', "At the Beach". Subverted in an earlier episode, "The Perfect Beach", which has an innocuous sounding description and starts cheerfully enough, only to pull a [[Wham! Episode\|shock twist ending]] so severe that some fans accused the show of [[Jumping the Shark]]. * ''[[Charlyandjosh]]'' had "Message in a bottle." ~~== Real Life ==~~ * The U.S. 2008 Presidential Election had one of these. In between serious debates on Energy Policy, Climate Change, Terrorism, and Healthcare Reform, someone leaked a picture of not-yet-President [[Barack Obama]] [http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=5jP&resnum=0&q=barack%20obama%20swimsuit&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi/ in a swimsuit] and a media storm ensued. All serious discussions were put on hold for the day while every major news network focused on then-Senator Obama's washboard abs. Only in America. ** And then, a couple weeks later when Sarah Palin was announced as the Republican Vice Presidential nominee, the media spent another day focused on a clearly faked picture of [http://www.snopes.com/photos/politics/palin.asp her in a bikini holding a gun.] ▲{{examples on subpages}} {{reflist}} [[Category:~~Swimsuit Index~~{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:Beach Tropes]] [[Category:Fan Service]] [[Category:Memetic Mutation]]▼ [[Category:~~{{PAGENAME}}~~Swimsuit Index]]▼ [[Category:Tropes on a Trip]] [[Category:Unusual Location Episode]] ▲[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] ▲[[Category:Memetic Mutation]]