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* Similarly, in Disney's ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]'', there's a moment when the Genie first meets Aladdin that he says
{{quote|You're a lot smaller than my last master -- either that, or I'm getting bigger. <feminine tone> Look at me from the side, do I look different to you?}}
* In ''[[Toy Story (franchise)|Toy Story]] 2'', Buzz is looking at one of hundreds of unopened Buzz Lightyear toys in Al's Toy Barn on display, wondering, "Am I really ''that'' fat?"
== Films -- Live-Action ==
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** In a later episode Cameron, who's starting to get the hang of this teenage communication thing, asks a male student if the two pizza slices she's eaten make her look fat. The student, his proverbial tongue hanging out, naturally replies that [[Ms. Fanservice|she looks just fine]].
** According to Joss Whedon: What were [[Summer Glau]]'s first words on the set of ''[[Firefly]]''? "Does this cryogenic chamber make me look fat?"
*** Speaking of Joss Whedon, there's a clip of him floating around the internet sitting in a school bus filming the final episode of ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''.
{{quote|'''Joss Whedon''': Does this series finale make my butt look big?
'''Voice from off-camera''': No. ''You'' make your butt look big.
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* Tony DiNozzo references the trope in the ''[[NCIS]]'' episode "Faking It," as part of an ongoing argument with Ziva about men lying to women: "'Honey, does my butt look big in these pants to you?' Actually, yes, sweetheart, your butt looks as big as Alabama. Didn't want to say anything, but you've got the 'bama butt going on."
** Ziva looks offended after Tony said, " Didn't want to say anything, but you've got the 'bama butt going on.". Tony then tries to clean his mess up by saying, " Not that your butt is big, not that I've even looked.". Ziva calls him a liar for saying he's never looked.
* [[The Fast Show]] has a character called "Does My Bum Look Big In This?".
* In the ''[[Leverage]]'' episode "The Wedding Job", one of the bridesmaids asks Parker and Sophie if the dress makes her look fat. Sophie reassures her, but [[Brutal Honesty|Parker being Parker]], she tells her the truth.
* In an early episode of ''[[Living Single]]'' Kadijah asks friend if he clothes make her butt look big, The friend says yes. This ''pleases'' Kadijah, because that's exactly the effect she was hoping for.
* In ''[[Doctor Who]],'' sprinkle in a little [[Hypocritical Humor]] and it shows one way how this trope can still work. In "Amy's Choice," Rory, Amy, and the Doctor all have a shared dream where Amy is very, ''very'' pregnant.
{{quote|'''Amy''': Yes, I was huge. I was a boat.
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== Western Animation ==
* From ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'':
** In the episode "Out to Launch". The boys give Candance a space suit, and when they fill it with air, it all goes to her butt. She then asks if the suit makes her butt looks big.
{{quote|'''Phineas''': [[Running Gag|Yes. Yes it does.]]}}
** The episode where Candace and Perry swap bodies is titled "Does this Duckbill Make Me Look Fat?"
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{{quote|'''Hank:''' Honey, that's what's called a loaded question. Any possible answer I could give is a bullet waiting to blow my brains out.}}
* There was a cartoon involving two pythons. "Tell me the truth. Does swallowing this pig make me look fat?"
* Another variation occurs in ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'', during [[Who Would Want to Watch Us?|the Ember Island Players' rendition of the group's adventures]]: when Actor!Sokka dresses up as a Kiyoshi Warrior, he asks Suki, "Does this dress make my butt look big?" Even more hilarious considering a) the real Sokka was extremely mortified to have to dress like a woman and b) Suki found this moment in the play just as funny as the viewers did.
* ''Sev Trek: Puss in Boots'' (the Australian CGI spoof of [[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]) has a shapeshifting alien imitating Worf and asking him "Tell me honestly; does my bum look big in this form?"
* In ''[[The Fairly
* One ''[[Robot Chicken]]'' sketch was a parody of ''[[Highlander]]'' replacing the Immortals with Hollywood starlets. After receiving her Quickening, Lindsey Lohan sputters "Does this power make me look fat?" before collapsing.
* In a ''[[Code Monkeys]]'' episode, Todd asked if a prison uniform made him look fat. Claire responded with, "No, Todd. Vision makes you look fat."
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{{quote|'''Nikki:''' But your fat ass sure does make your tiara look small.}}
* Germaine from ''[[Neurotically Yours]]' once asked this to Foamy. Being the short-tempered sociopath he is, Foamy angrily answers "Yes, you are a fat bastard! Now shut up!"
* The Slipstream Forums once had a [http://www.streamerarchives.org/AndromedaUniverse/2002_03/028.txt discussion] on the topic "Why isn't [[Andromeda]] (A warship with a female AI) shaped like a ball?" Someone said:
{{quote|who'd want to answer Rommie, armed with 40 missile tubes, plus AP and plasma cannon, PDLs, combat drones, Tweedles, and slipfighters, when she asks, "Does this hull make me look fat?"}}
* The [[Loading Ready Run]] video [http://loadingreadyrun.com/videos/view/20/Is-this-a-Date Is This A Date?], in the style of a dating show, demonstrates three ''very bad'' responses to this question. One of the bachelors embarks on a lengthy explanation of how he appreciates some "cushion for the pushin'", one awkwardly compares the woman to a bear hibernating for the winter, and one angrily tells her that she needs new pants, or to lose some weight.
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