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A character falling, usually between two skyscrapers in a city, hits a clothesline on the way down, and ends up wearing something from the line. If the buildings are tall enough, he can hit several lines, acquiring one item from each, resulting in a hilariously mismatched costume by the time he lands. Alternately, he can get a full outfit off a single line. These can be combined, too, resulting in a gag where the character ends up with several impromptu changes of clothes before the sudden stop at the end. |
A character falling, usually between two skyscrapers in a city, hits a clothesline on the way down, and ends up wearing something from the line. If the buildings are tall enough, he can hit several lines, acquiring one item from each, resulting in a hilariously mismatched costume by the time he lands. Alternately, he can get a full outfit off a single line. These can be combined, too, resulting in a gag where the character ends up with several impromptu changes of clothes before the sudden stop at the end. |
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Compare [[To the Batpole]]. May be a variant of [[Human Snowball]]. Can result in a [[Coincidental Accidental Disguise]]. [[Trope Namer]] is a pun on [[Gravity Is a Harsh Mistress]]. Not to be confused with the ''[[Discworld]]'' [[Unusual Euphemism|Seamstresses]], or with the slapstick convention of [[Wardrobe Malfunction|pants falling down]]. |
Compare [[To the Batpole]]. May be a variant of [[Human Snowball]]. Can result in a [[Coincidental Accidental Disguise]]. [[Trope Namer]] is a pun on [[Gravity Is a Harsh Mistress]]. Not to be confused with the ''[[Discworld]]'' [[Unusual Euphemism|Seamstresses]], or with the slapstick convention of [[Wardrobe Malfunction|pants falling down]]. |
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== [[Western Animation]] == |
== [[Western Animation]] == |
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* Happens in ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' occasionally. |
* Happens in ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' occasionally. |
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* Whenever it happens to the [[American Dragon Jake Long]], he'll usually end up in women's sleepwear. |
* Whenever it happens to the [[American Dragon: Jake Long]], he'll usually end up in women's sleepwear. |
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* [[Darkwing Duck]] has had trouble with this a few times, most notably when he was under a bad-luck curse. |
* [[Darkwing Duck]] has had trouble with this a few times, most notably when he was under a bad-luck curse. |
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* In ''[[An American Tail]]'', after being hurled out a window by a [[Eek! a Mouse!|frightened woman]], Fievel falls through a sock hanging on a clothesline that had a hole at the end, and then grabs onto a hanging head scarf, using it to parachute the rest of the way down. |
* In ''[[An American Tail]]'', after being hurled out a window by a [[Eek! a Mouse!|frightened woman]], Fievel falls through a sock hanging on a clothesline that had a hole at the end, and then grabs onto a hanging head scarf, using it to parachute the rest of the way down. |
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