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[[File:three.jpg|link=College Roomies from Hell|frame|Bad time to drop the phone in mayonnaise.]]

 

 

Sometimes this is hard to bring off believably. In many cases, if you listen carefully to the supposedly innocent phrases, they don't sound natural, don't fit the conversation, and are totally unlike the way the characters usually speak. In fact, it was tailor-made to lead to a misunderstanding, and makes a lot more sense in that context than in the supposed true meaning. But the situation is often so distracting it's hard to notice at first.

* ''[[Doujin Work]]'' does this in practically everything it can get its hands on. (Um, wait...) A show dealing with the struggles of a newbie doujin artist, it often brings up jokes such as comparing virginity to being a beginner artist, and partnership to lesbianism. Every episode title also relates to some form of innuendo pun or hentai cliche. Although other times it's clearly on purpose, such as the creepy relationship between two other characters, more often than not it can disturb viewers from even getting into the doujinshi industry.

* Kyousuke hears Monica and Kai engage in this after Kai's defeat at Monica's hands in the [[Tournament Arc|Monaco Cup arc]] of ''[[Yakitate!! Japan]]''. Turns out they were just baking bread. Of course, it helps when your ''tenue de travail'' is an American flag bikini or a loincloth.

** Actually, no: they were playing Old Maid, and Ukyou's insistence that he make up his mind and pick one resonated too deeply with Akane's paranoia that Ranma would choose his cute fiancee over her.

* In ''[[Eyeshield 21]]'''s [[Hot Springs Episode|bath house manga arc]], the boys listen in on Suzuna and Mamori's conversation on the women's side of bath house. Only after Monta erupts with a tremendous [[Nosebleed]] do we discover that Suzuna was referring to Mamori's ''bath towel''.

* ''[[To Love Ru]]'' has [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/to_love_ru/v17/c143/4.html one of these] when Rito gets his hand stuck to Lala's tail, and Mikan overhears their attempts to remove it. Of course, this may not be entirely innocent, given that Lala's tail is [[Fantastic Arousal|rather sensitive]].

* ''[[Sister Princess]]'' uses this when Haruka gives an injured Wataru a moxibustion treatment. Given the sugary sweet nature of the series, it's obvious from the start to any discerning viewer that nothing [[Brother-Sister Incest|scandalous]] is happening.

* In ''[[Sora no Manimani]]'', Mihoshi casually walks into Saku's classroom and mentions how the two of them stayed up all night, were exhausted afterward, and she can't wait to do it again. As she skips off singing about stargazing with Saku, his classmates are getting other ideas.

** There's also one in the second episode, where Nagasumi tries to dry off San's tail while she's in her kimono. Except the rubbing itself looks... suggestive, to say the least, not even taking the dialogue into account. Oh, and San's parents happened to be walking by. The mother doesn't mind as much as the father, of course...

* Happens in ''[[Detective Conan]]'': We see headshots of Hattori and Kazuha sweating and panting, mumbling things like "Shift to the right a bit," "No, a little higher," and "OW! That ''hurt!''" Then they pan out and we realize they're tied together, having been kidnapped, and were trying to loosen the bonds. Naturally.

* In ''[[FLCL]]'', it's "batting practice" or "grabbing the guitar out of Naota's head"...[[Is That What They're Calling It Now?|so that's what they're calling now...]]

* When Kunimitsu from ''[[Ayane's High Kick|Ayanes High Kick]]'' is first shown, he is standing in the shadows staring at Ayane during her [[Professional Wrestling|Pro-wrestling]] tryout with a smug grin on his face. Later when he introduces himself he digs the hole even deeper... though he was simply trying to take her on as a kickboxing student, Ayane didn't ''know'' that at the time.

{{quote|''"Nice legs, missy! I never thought I'd find a pair of legs like yours in this town!"''}}

{{quote|'''[[Schoolgirl Lesbians|Yumi]]:''' Hisa <br />

'''[[Clingy Jealous Girl|Momo]]:''' [[First-Name Basis|Wh-wh-why are you calling her by her first name]]? <br />

'''Freeza''': I'm coming Zarbon! Quick! Grab my balls! }}

* In ''[[Dancougar Nova]]'', [[Wrench Wench|Seimi]] finishes the [[Rocket Punch|Boost Nova Knuckle]], and invites [[Hot-Blooded|Sakuya]] to test it in the simulator room. [[The Hero|Aoi]] and [[Supercop|Kurara]] follow them, and listen in on their conversation, which sounds ''very'' sexual. They barge in to find Seimi standing outside the simulator, and Sakuya thrilled about his new weapon.

{{quote|'''Watanabe:''' ...How does it feel inside a little girl?

'''Iwata:''' Hmm...It was kinda dull, you know... }}

* In ''[[xxxHolic|Xxx HO Li C]]'' episode 3, Watanuki and Yuko have a very... interesting conversation (below) with no specific background to hint at what they're really doing. Turns out they were just playing baseball.

{{quote|'''Watanuki:''' Are you... sure about this?

== [[Comic Books]] ==

* Used late in ''[[Y: The Last Man|Y the Last Man]],'' where it's implied that the two main characters are getting it on, and it turns out that one is instructing the other in picking the lock on a deadbolt.

* In a comic by Michael Kupperman, [[The Who|Roger Daltrey]] is continually thwarted in his quest for a "bird" (girl) by an old man who uses this technique to introduce him to actual birds.

* And then there's "[http://prismcomics.org/display.php?id=1089 The Joker's Boner]": Intentional or [[Have a Gay Old Time|not]]?

* ''[[Kyon: Big Damn Hero]]'' has several of these, including one in the prologue where Haruhi asks if she can see it, and if it gets hot... she's talking about Kyon's beam sabre.

* One example is a ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh GX]]'' fanfiction that is based around this trope called GX Misunderstandings, which relies largely on Jaden and Alexis [[Invoked Trope|invoking the trope]] and [[Schmuck Bait|everybody else falling for it]].

* The ''[[Beyblade]]'' fic...[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1538193/1/Innuendo Innuendo]. [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Yeah]].

* Done by [[Bleach|Ichigo]] (on [[Chivalrous Pervert|purpose]]) in [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7471458/1/The_First_Guardian The First Guardian] when he wakes up Rukia with this line:

{{quote|"Kurosaki Ichigo, we're in my room, and you're obviously tired and perhaps a little sore as a result of the stressful activities we voluntarily participated in last night. You were fantastic before I took the lead, by the way."}}

* In the ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' fanfiction [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7327971/1/With_Brothers_Like_These ''With Brothers Like These''], chapter 9 (House Party), there is an interesting conversation between Wales and Lichtenstein about musical chairs ("Ooh, Liechtestein! I bet there's loads of room for it in my bedroom!"). Switzerland got the wrong meaning.

* This moment from Chapter 16 of ''[[A Cure for Love]]'', a ''[[Death Note]]'' fic:

{{quote|''Sometime ago, Matsuda had left a post-it on one of the laptops in which he'd accidentally managed to wedge a biro into the CD drive in an attempt to extricate something.''

* An example from ''[[American Psycho]]'': what seems to be a sex scene turns out to be Patrick Bateman exercising while a slasher movie is playing on video.

* ''[[Film/Head Over Heels|Head Over Heels]]'' where the models are hiding in a bathroom stall where they hear two guys who they think are having sex. They're really trying to unclog the toilet. [[Nausea Fuel|It doesn't end well]].

* In ''[[Down With Love]]'', Catcher ([[Ewan McGregor]]) is talking about his socks to Peter (David Hyde Pierce), and his secretary eavesdrops on the intercom mid-conversation:

{{quote|'''Peter:''' What would you say is the average length, for most men?

** When Captain Sam Vimes first met Lady Sybil Ramkin in ''[[Discworld/Guards Guards|Guards Guards]]'', he arrived just as she was trying to get two of her dragons to mate, and what she said led Vimes to think she'd kidnapped someone and was doing things not just sexual but downright perverted to the poor fellow.

{{quote|"Madam," he said coldly, "I am an officer of the Watch and I must warn you that the course of action you are suggesting breaks the laws of the city--" and also of several of the more strait-laced gods, he added silently "--and I must advise you that his Lordship should be released unharmed immediately--"}}

{{quote|'''Hermione''': Ooh, you look much tastier than Crabbe and Goyle, Harry. '''(everyone gives her strange looks)'''

Oh, you know what I mean! }}

== [[Live Action TV]] ==

* The ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]'' episode "Altared States" uses a particularly unsubtle bit of [[Subtext]] in a scene where we see Xena and Gabrielle's clothes strewn on the bushes and hear comments such as, "How was that?" and "Very nice!". {{spoiler|It turns out that Xena is showing Gabrielle how to catch fish by hand while they swim.}}

* ''[[Red Dwarf]]'', in the episode "Bodyswap": Rimmer promises to workout Lister's body. After first hearing potentially orgasmic grunting, the camera pans to the door to the Gym. However, we then discover Rimmer was only in the jaccuzi reading a "photography" magazine.

** Also played straight in "Polymorph" when Rimmer encounters the robot Kryten, complete with vacuum cleaner hose attached to his groinal socket, struggling to remove Lister's shrunken polymorphic boxers.

** And again in "Nanarchy", when Kryten explains to Cat and Kochanski that Lister wouldn't be able to use one of Kryten's spare arms as a prosthetic because it would be so heavy that, "with the strain and extra weight, it would be impossible for Mr. Lister even to ''get it up''". Cat remarks, 'He could always take it off if he was going on a date'.

* ''[[NCIS]]'' "One Shot One Kill". A male character's inability to eat with chopsticks is made to sound like an inability to perform a sexual act upon a female coworker.

** "In the Zone". When Tony and Jardine share quarters in Iraq, the camera gives a slow pan across their discarded clothes while we hear their ecstatic cries of "Yes! Yes!" We then see them in shorts and singlets due to the heat, overjoyed at finally establishing a videochat connection with their colleagues.

* One episode of ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' has Marshall telling Lily (in a bar) that he wants to "give her the whole package", meaning provide a nice life for her. Lily insists that he already has a "huge package". The woman sitting next to them suddenly becomes very interested in Marshall.

** Before she was a Canadian pop star, Robyn was on a kids show called Space Teens. It contained truckloads of [[Innocent Innuendo]]. It included such bits as the 'Beaver Song' and two teenage girls solving math problems while controlling a very long joystick to the encouraging words of Alan Thicke. The cameraman had shaky hands so all the footage is extra 'bouncy'. Barney even lampshades this by describing Robyn's TV career as one would describe that of a porn actress.

* ''[[Three's Company|Threes Company]]'' was notorious for this.

* An [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kclq2zGQy4w entire episode] of the British children's series ''[[Rainbow (TV series)|Rainbow]]'' was comprised of a series of sexual innuendos, including a comment about, "Playing with our friends' (toy) balls," and "plucking our twangers (a musical instrument)". It was made by the cast and crew for their own edification, and with absolutely no intent of broadcast. Appropriately, it's even more over-the-top than most examples on this page.

* Lester in ''[[Beakman's World|Beakmans World]]'' has several instances of this. For instance, in one scene he's watering a plant, and from the camera angle, it looks like he's watering it, um, the natural way. In comes Beakman, who assumes what the viewer does, but when Lester turns to answer him, we see he's holding a watering can.

* Subversion: ''In the Red'' was a BBC miniseries about politics and publicity. One of the protagonists is the speech-writer for the leader of a minor political party -- he mainly got the job because he has a degree in English, and fancies the leader's daughter, but is too nerdy to do anything about it. By the end of the final episode the leader is facing a vote of no confidence, and the speech-writer cannot come up with anything better than a frank and forthright apology for only doing his best in difficult circumstances. Immediately upon finishing recording this into his dictaphone, the daughter comes into his hotel room, and takes her top off. Cut to next morning, and an anonymous secretary quietly picks up the dictaphone from the bedroom floor, trying not to wake the sleeping couple. That afternoon, the leader gives his speech in a triumphal manner. After the words as dictated by the speech-writer, he carries on: "I want you to take me. I do. Yes. Oh yes. Oh yes!" It got a standing ovation from the party.

* The ''[[Frasier]]'' episode "Matchmaker" subverts this by having Frasier discussing the same things he always does (music, clothing) with a man he doesn't know to be gay who assumes that he (Frasier) is hitting on him.

* Lampshaded on the ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' sketch about "Schweddy Balls." The audience can see that the two radio hosts are actually eating chocolate malt balls, but the unseen radio listeners would be getting all the unconscious innuendo.

** Further pointed out in their sequel sketch about Pete Schweddy's new product: hot dogs (called wieners constantly, of course). A breathless phone pervert actually called the show to ask about Pete's wiener. Obviously, Pete cluelessly played along.

* ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'' did it in episode 4-12, "Don't Ever Change", when Roz needed an ultrasound. House asked Thirteen, "You do it both ways, don't you?", and after Thirteen took it the wrong way, he stated he was talking about two different ways to do the ultrasound.

** Yeah, but he did that on purpose, knowing full well that she "goes both ways".

* The conservative and idealistic Inspector Fowler from ''[[The Thin Blue Line]]'' had a tendency to make statements containing innuendo that everyone except him could see.

{{quote|"Ah, Christmas -- when Father brings home a plump bird for dinner and tells Mother to stuff it..."

* Subverted on ''[[Dexter]]''. We hear Lila talking to Dexter in a way that leads the viewer to think they're having sex, then we assume that she's probably just teaching him how to paint. Then the camera reveals that they are actually...having sex.

** Also the entire intro. It strongly implies violence, blood, gore, and death, but is actually just images from his morning routine.

* In ''[[The Nanny]]'' episode "A Fine Friendship",an in-universe version of this happens. Maxwell ends up seeing Fran in a bra and tells her to put a shirt on. The shirt gets stuck and this happens:

{{quote|'''Fran:''' (''with the dress over her head'') Oh, Mr. Sheffield, I'm so hot!

* "Me [[PSP]]" by The Lancashire Hotpots is made of this trope: "I try talking to the wife but she doesn't understand, the pleasure that it gives me when I hold it in me hand..." -- referring, of course, to the eponymous handheld gaming device.

** From the same song: "Been playing that ''[[Tomb Raider]]'', have you seen the size... of the levels in that game?"

* [[Songs to Wear Pants To]] song [http://www.songstowearpantsto.com/songs/the-struggle-to-become-a-baseball-player/ The Struggle To Become A Baseball Player] starts out with some very... suggestive grunts and moans, but then reveals itself just to be {{spoiler|part of the struggle to become a baseball player.}}

* Da Yoopers has a song called "My First Time Ever", which sounds like it's about a sexual affair, talking about how she "spread her legs" and finally how the "white stuff came". It turns out that the song is really about his first time {{spoiler|milking a cow}}.

** Arguably they drop all pretense in the second half of the song where they start chanting "pullem, suckem, pullem, suckem!". Does it count as innocent innuendo when they clearly gave up trying to keep it a pun half way through?

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN7dYDYfvVg I CAN SWING MY SWORD!] by [[Tobuscus]]. Which is really funny because he really is talking about a sword made of diamonds...

{{quote|See John run. Run, John. Run.}}

* Used by Canadian radio personalities Mad Dog and Billie in a contest to see who had the strongest stomach for weird food. She brought tongue, he brought pickled bulls' testicles. ("I sucked your tongue, you have to lick my balls!")

 

 

** Not speaking of the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHzMrA_44Mg elevator scene.]

* An [[Easter Egg]] scene in ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater]]'' involved what looked and sounded like a sex scene, with both Snake and EVA grunting and groaning and making comments to each other -- we see quick cuts of their faces twisted in exertion, and silhouettes of them on the far wall. EVA gives a final passionate wail, and we get a shot of her grinning face -- and her hand, in which she's holding a tracking device one of the villains implanted on Snake, which she'd just managed to pull out. Hilariously, the shadows are of both of them ''wrestling''.

** And ''Awakenings'' has Oghren spot a darkspawn trying to steal his stuff, leading to the infamous line "No-one touches Oghren's junk and lives!"

* Done by-the-book in ''[[Tenchu|Tenchu 3: Wrath of Heaven]]''. Ayame overhears a villain telling a woman "what a nice pair you have, but let me show you mine!" They are talking about poker, of course.

** Also, the names for the Sons of Hodir daily quests: "Blowing Hodir's Horn," "Thrusting Hodir's Spear" (unlocked by completing the quest "Raising Hodir's Spear") and "Polishing the Helm" (unlocked after completing "Mounting The Helm.")

* When explaining her existence as basically a hologram projected directly onto the retina (RSD) with distance and location where she chooses it to be, [[Ever 17|Sora]] mentions how her voice's location will also seem to change. When she's to the right, she seems to be heard from there, or to the left, or 60 feet behind. 'And when I am under you,' At which point Takeshi and The Kid question her being under them and she gets embarrassed and tries to end the conversation.

* ''[[Ridge Racer]]'': "Start your engines, and let's get it on!", in a sultry voice.

* The following conversation from ''[[Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney|Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney]]'' case 1-5 about the pipe organ in Chief Gant's office:

{{quote|'''Belkar:''' I sense a great disturbance... as though a thousand double entendres cried out, and were suddenly silenced. }}

** Though the first example is subverted when Haley adds "V says Elan has been running around naked, so I'm off to see what his 18 Charisma is worth under the hood.' "

** Then there's the installment where Red Mage [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2009/06/13/episode-1140-where-the-sun-dont-shine/ hides the team from Sarda in his A-hole.] It is also entirely accurate to say that they are in his [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2009/06/16/episode-1141-how-deep-does-the-a-hole-go/ B-hole.]

** As well as a fairly good percentage of the things Red Mage says. "There is no problem that can't be solved by creative and vigorous use of animal husbandry!"

* Another example is [http://flakypastry.runningwithpencils.com/comic.php?strip_id=90 this] ''[[Flaky Pastry]]'' strip.

* Used in an ''[[RPG World]]'' comic, turning out to be one of the characters struggling to put on a shirt that's too small for him with the help of one of the other party members, accompanied by an almost apologetic note from the author.

* Used in a ''[[Misfile]]'' [http://www.misfile.com/index.php?page=100 strip].

* [http://www.dominic-deegan.com/view.php?date=2006-07-22 This] ''[[Dominic Deegan]]'' strip.

:: From there, it gets more and more suggestive until Thatch and Wolf decide to look over the wall to see what's going on, and Kiki gets pissed off and uses water magic on them, ''draining the bath''.

* Played half-straight in [http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=131 this] ''[[VG Cats]]'' strip, where we know whats's happening, but it's a little different for Aeris.

* ''[[The Inexplicable Adventures of Bob]]'' once had Princess Voluptua moaning in despair when it appeared a villain was about to conquer the Earth. Bob's girlfriend Jean [http://bobadventures.comicgenesis.com/d/20061212.html heard the moaning coming from Bob's bedroom window.]

* ''[[Girly]]'' offers [http://girlyyy.com/go/82 Captain Fist].

* ''[[Sexy Losers]]'' is sufficiently fond of this trope that it has even had innocent but initially suspicious [[Visual Innuendo]] a few times, as when a character who appeared to have semen on her face turned out to have just eaten a vanilla popsicle. (Yes, this strip is NSFW.)

* Poor Hannelore in ''[[Questionable Content]]'' [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1702 here] accidentally makes some ''very'' risque (for her) innuendo. In the commentary, Jeph says "They've gone too far now. Hanners ever realizes the innuendo she's been tossing around her head is likely to explode."

* ''[[School Bites]]'' features the main character using the power of innuendo to manipulate a [[Schoolgirl Lesbians|crushing]] [[Catgirl]]: ''[http://www.schoolbites.net/d/20100719.html Have you tasted my cherry muffin?]''

* The [[MSF High Forum]] uses one of these as well. Petra, Sam, and Ichigo were all in their room with some rather...suggestive dialogue. {{spoiler|They were playing Twister. [[Fridge Logic]] for how a Medusa can do that!}}

{{quote|'''Marge''': Oh, no... she's making him a sandwich! ('''Homer''': Use both hands!)}}

** [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] when Homer asks where the milk is at a convenience store, and the shopkeeper points down... to a glass case of milk, to Homer then replies, [[Accidental Pervert|"Oh, for a second there I thought you were pointing at your crotch."]]

{{quote|'''Mindy''': Homer? I got a really wicked idea that could get us into a lot of trouble.

'''Homer''': Oh, Mindy... we have to fight our temptation.

{{quote|"I lay the old worm out there and wait until I get a bite. They struggle for a while but eventually they just lay back and accept it,"}}

** ''[[Family Guy]]'' does seem to be fond of these. Another memorable line is Peter telling Lois "Ok, but remember our agreement, I go to this thing and tonight I get anal. No matter ''how'' clean I want the house, you have to clean it!"

** Another in an episode in which Chris is caught spying on girls' dressing rooms, and later is in his bedroom, and all we can hear is the sound of, well... [[A Date with Rosie Palms|fapping.]] Peter is about to come in and talk to him, and Chris says "No, dad, just a minute... !!" as the patting sound gets faster... and then Chris was just using a paddle and ball.

{{quote|"Aw, I was about to beat my record."}}

{{quote|'''Quagmire''' (falls over): "Giggity."}}

** In "Jerome is the New Black" Peter hears Lois telling Jerome it's so hot and moist in a satisfied manner. Peter rushes into the kitchen to find Lois telling Jerome the scones he made are delicious.

{{quote|'''Gimpy:''' You must master your joystick like a fisherman [[A Worldwide Punomenon|masters]] [[A Date with Rosie Palms|bait]].}}

* In the ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'' episode "The Remains of the Platypus", there is a scene where it is made to look like Perry (who was transformed into a butler) was shaving Doofenshmirtz's groin area... except the camera zooms out and we see Doof with a towel and Perry is shaving his legs.