Inconvenient Itch: Difference between revisions

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== Film ==

* ''[[~~Undead or Alive (Film)|~~Undead or Alive]]'': Luke's nose starts to itch when he and Elmer are stripped naked and forced to ride on a horse together with their hands bound. Once they are finally untied, Luke spends several moments flailing about with his now-numb hands trying to scratch it.

* ''[[Undead or Alive]]'': Luke's nose starts to itch when he and Elmer are stripped naked and forced to ride on a horse together with their hands bound. Once they are finally untied, Luke spends several moments flailing about with his now-numb hands trying to scratch it.

* When he first starts working out, Dennis in ''[[~~Run Fatboy Run (Film)|~~Run Fatboy Run]]'' gets a nasty, itchy rash in his crotch that he absolutely has to scratch... as he is at work as a security guard in a lingerie shop. One can guess what this [[Accidental Pervert|looks like]].

* When he first starts working out, Dennis in ''[[Run Fatboy Run]]'' gets a nasty, itchy rash in his crotch that he absolutely has to scratch... as he is at work as a security guard in a lingerie shop. One can guess what this [[Accidental Pervert|looks like]].

* Shrek in ''[[~~Shrek (Animation)|~~Shrek]] the Third'' is trussed up in some [[Impossibly Tacky Clothes]] for a royal appearance, and suddenly develops a horrible itch on his rear. He has some poor servant scratching that itch when the curtains open, giving the waiting crowd a view they really didn't want.

* Shrek in ''[[Shrek]] the Third'' is trussed up in some [[Impossibly Tacky Clothes]] for a royal appearance, and suddenly develops a horrible itch on his rear. He has some poor servant scratching that itch when the curtains open, giving the waiting crowd a view they really didn't want.

* [[Cheech and Chong]] use this in Nice Dreams. Scene opens with Cheech screaming his lungs out and writhing, clearly in a straitjacket and prison cell. Maybe all those psychelics he took finally fried his brains? Finally he manages to get his wits together to enunciate the problem. {{spoiler|MY BALLS ITCH!}} Enter Chong.

* In ''[[~~The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (Film)|~~The Adventures of Baron Munchausen]]'', the king of the Moon ([[Robin Williams]]) is gleefully happy to be rid of his lower body, leaving his head to roam freely in intellectual pursuits. Then he begins feeling a terrible itch in his non-existent body, and is completely unable to do anything about it.

* In ''[[The Adventures of Baron Munchausen]]'', the king of the Moon ([[Robin Williams]]) is gleefully happy to be rid of his lower body, leaving his head to roam freely in intellectual pursuits. Then he begins feeling a terrible itch in his non-existent body, and is completely unable to do anything about it.

== Literature ==

* ''[[The Adventures of Tom Sawyer]]'': This happens to Tom Sawyer when he is trying to hide silently in the dark.

* [[Robert Heinlein]]'s ''[[Have Space Suit - Will Travel ~~(Literature)~~|Have Space Suit Will Travel]]''. While trekking across the lunar surface, Kip itches all over but can't scratch because of the space suit he's wearing.

* [[Robert Heinlein]]'s ''[[Have Space Suit - Will Travel|Have Space Suit Will Travel]]''. While trekking across the lunar surface, Kip itches all over but can't scratch because of the space suit he's wearing.

* ''[[Starship Troopers]]'' also addresses this as the only major fault in Mobile Infantry power armor.

== Live-Action TV ==

* On ''[[~~How I Met Your Mother (TV)|~~How I Met Your Mother]]'', Marshall realizes he has head-lice halfway through a job interview, and starts "discreetly" trying to scratch it. Eventually, it's too much for him and he screams out "I HAVE LICE!". Suffice to say, he did not get the job.

* On ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'', Marshall realizes he has head-lice halfway through a job interview, and starts "discreetly" trying to scratch it. Eventually, it's too much for him and he screams out "I HAVE LICE!". Suffice to say, he did not get the job.

* On an episode of ''[[Sabrina the Teenage Witch (TV)|Sabrina the Teenage Witch]]'', two men must face a magical test to win Sabrina's heart, which involves running through an obstacle course to reach Sabrina, who is sinking into a pit of quicksand. At a point where her hands are submerged, seemingly pinning her arms to her sides, Sabrina says: "Help, someone save me! Or scratch my nose..."

* On an episode of ''[[Sabrina the Teenage Witch (TV series)|Sabrina the Teenage Witch]]'', two men must face a magical test to win Sabrina's heart, which involves running through an obstacle course to reach Sabrina, who is sinking into a pit of quicksand. At a point where her hands are submerged, seemingly pinning her arms to her sides, Sabrina says: "Help, someone save me! Or scratch my nose..."

* In one episode of ''[[M*A*S*H ~~(TV)~~|Mash]]'', Margaret is afflicted by a rash on her backside but can't scratch because she doesn't want anyone to learn of her plight.

* In one episode of ''[[M*A*S*H|Mash]]'', Margaret is afflicted by a rash on her backside but can't scratch because she doesn't want anyone to learn of her plight.

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* In the [[Wartime Cartoon]] "Donald Gets Drafted", ''[[Donald Duck]]'' is instructed by Sergeant Pete to stand still. Unfortunately, he's standing on an anthill.

* In the ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' short "An Itch In Time", Elmer's dog tries very hard not to scratch a flea bite lest he get the ultimate penalty: [[Hates Baths|a bath!]]

* On ''[[~~Dexters~~ Laboratory]]'', Dexter gets the chicken pox and is told not to scratch the pox, or he'll turn into a chicken. He tries ways of keeping from scratching, even restraining himself completely, but nothing works and he eventually goes on a scratching spree... after which he indeed turns into a chicken.

* On ''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]'', Dexter gets the chicken pox and is told not to scratch the pox, or he'll turn into a chicken. He tries ways of keeping from scratching, even restraining himself completely, but nothing works and he eventually goes on a scratching spree... after which he indeed turns into a chicken.