Imagine the Audience Naked: Difference between revisions

* On ''[[Friends]]'', Phoebe is uncomfortable with singing to children. She suggests this strategy, but is cautioned against it, 'cause "that's sort of how the last guy was fired."

* Used hilariously in one episode of ''[[Big Wolf on Campus]]''. Of course, Tommy gets it wrong and thinks you're supposed to imagine yourself naked.

'''Lori:''' Tommy, you're supposed to picture the audience naked. }}

* Carla's trick on ''[[Cheers]]'' is to imagine the audience naked, but wearing black socks.

* In ''[[Coupling]]'', Patrick's advice to Jeff that he imagine his bosses naked during a big presentation ''almost'' works; Trying it out the day before, Jeff sees a big boost in confidence, but at the presentation accidentally visualises ''himself'' naked in the ''full length body mirror'' behind the desk his bosses are sitting at.

** In fact, he practices this technique so much in preparation that it becomes an instinctive habit. Good fun when hanging around attractive ladies, not so much when attending a funeral with elderly relatives.

* ''[[The Office]]'' episode "Fun Run": Pam walks in on Michael, who is using his office to change. She later comments on how picturing an audience naked is a bad idea and instead you should imagine them wearing funny winter coats.

* On ''[[The Brady Bunch]],'' Marcia imagines her driving tester in his underwear.

* In an episode of ''[[Home Improvement]]'', Brad was about to appear on ''Tool Time'' and was suffering from stage fright. Heidi, who was played by Debbie Dunning, advised him to picture everyone in their underwear.

** There was also the episode "Look Who's Not Talking" when Jill was nervous about giving a speech and Tim tried to give her this advice, but she wasn't in the mood for it:

'''Tim:''' He was not! }}

* In one of the ''[[JAG]]'' episodes introducing the ''[[NCIS]]'' characters, Abby is advised by Major McBurney (who's prosecuting a murder case in which Harm is the accused) that she'll have to testify in court, and she mentions how nervous she gets having to testify "in front of all those military uniforms."

'''Abby:''' Including you? }}

* An episode of ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' features this trope in Season 1 when the high school is holding a talent show.

'''Cordelia:''' Yeah. }}

** Anya ends up [[Comically Missing the Point]] when she suggests that Buffy deal with anxiety on her first day of work by imagining herself naked.

* ''[[Angel]]''. Kate Lockley is nervous about giving a speech for her father's retirement party. Angel suggests she try "that old saw about imagining people in their underwear". Kate's eyes flick downward to check out Angel's body and she mutters "[[Double Entendre|Way ahead of you]]."

** And in "Parting Gifts"

'''Barney:''' “I was going to say dead, but hey, if that underwear thing works for you...” }}

* Kyle tells this to Synclaire in an episode of ''[[Living Single]]'' but since Synclaire will be naked in her performance he adds, "However, in this case, perhaps you should imagine yourself in your underwear" and dissolves into laughter.

* Roger gives Paige this advice in a ''[[FoxTrot]]'' strip. It doesn't work, as her reaction is, "Wowza! It's just like a Chippendale show!"

* [[Dilbert]] is given this advice by Dogbert, before giving a speech to a group of engineers. It backfires when he apparently needs [[Brain Bleach]] after what his imagination shows him.

'''Dilbert:''' Too late. }}

** Subverted in another strip. "Imagine that you're naked and the audience is full of Mary Kay salespeople with camcorders"

* Happens in an episode of ''[[The Replacements]]'' with the twist that one of the audience [Shelton] actually is sitting there in his underwear.

* ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' episode "Squilliam Returns": In an attempt to stand up to [[The Minnesota Fats|his rival]] Squidward tries to imagine Squilliam in his underwear, only to discover that Squilliam is really, really buff.

** In the episode "Oral Report", Sandy gives SpongeBob special goggles that let him see people in their underwear so he can get over his fear of speaking in public. Unfortunately, Patrick breaks them, which makes it seem as if the underwear come to life and heckle SpongeBob.

* At one point in ''[[Rocko's Modern Life]]'' the turtle, Filbert, can't realize his dreams of becoming a lounge singer because of stage fright. He's given this advice. It doesen't work. ("It's just too disgusting!" "Euw, you're right...") Until he's asked to perform at a club hosting a nudists' convention...

* Sam does this on an episode of ''[[Rocket Power]]''. Nervous about asking some classmates for a favor, he says to himself "picture the audience in their underwear." Unfortunately, he does it backwards, picturing himself standing in front of them in his underwear. It works anyway, as he says to himself, "Close enough."

* When Stan on ''[[American Dad]]'' revealed he had never killed anyone his colleagues, and Roger, decided to help him, setting up several scenarios for him to pop his killing cherry, as they termed it. One had this advice.

* Apparently the oldest daughter in ''[[Bob's Burgers]]'' is so awkward and nervous when talking in public because she's always picturing everyone naked, at all times (Or she is just a pervert). Her brother advised her to imagine audience with clothes.

* [[Regular Show|Mordecai and Rigby]] try this on Pops to get him to get over his speaking nerves. Pops shows great discomfort at picturing Mordecai and Rigby naked... despite the fact that they both always are.