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* In one episode of ''[[Ichigo Mashimaro]]'', a door-to-door cosmetics salesmen is our mistaken-for-LKL victim for the day, due to a combination of Miu's false accusations, an innocent attempt to comfort Matsuri, Matsuri's failure to explain said attempt as such, and his eerie tendency to hit every house in a group of girls who hang out together. He gets a shiner (and incentive to quit) for his troubles.
* In ''[[Ice Revolution]]'', tomboy Masaki wants to become more ladylike in order to become a better figure skater and to gain the attention of her [[Love Interest]]. [http://www.mangareader.net/394-26423-36/ice-revolution/chapter-5.html She completely uses the wrong word choice when asking her much older coach for help in this regard with predictable results.]
* In ''[[Kodomo
* In ''[[
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* ''[[Blades of Glory]]'' - The evil skaters tie up one of the heroes in a restroom stall. His attempt to get the next person to enter, a young child, to free him, only end in the kid running away screaming, "Stranger Danger! STRANGER DANGER!"
* ''[[Rat Race]]'': Rowan Atkinson's character is showing a baby the key to a 2 million dollar prize when he accidentally drops it into the baby's diapers... which leads to him getting thrown off a moving train.
* In ''[[
* In ''[[
* Overzealous mass-hysteria regarding child abuse was criticized in the film ''[[The Man Without A Face]]'', complete with a [[Tear Jerker]] example of [[Entendre Failure]]. {{spoiler|Although there is some ambiguity as to whether something actually did happen. The book the film was based on was a good deal less ambiguous about it.}}
* In ''[[Daddy Day Care]]'' the protagonists are assumed to be child molesters just because they're men running a day care.
* Combined with homophobia in ''[[Say Uncle]]''. It starts with one mother assuming he's a child molester just because he's gay and later the trope is played the usual way with other parents.
* ''[[
* In ''[[Little Giants]]'' when the kids spot the bad guys spying on them they call the cops, telling them the two men are watching them for a different reason.
* ''[[Mystery Team]]'' makes two such jokes; first when a character implies that his father molests him; and second when another character states that his neighbor was arrested, "something about pictures of kids on his computer..."
* This is apparently the reason that [[The Hangover|Alan]] from ''[[The Hangover]]'' is not allowed within 200 feet of elementary schools, parks, and Chuck E. Cheese's, though it's implied that this punishment was because he likes to pick fights with children, not molest them. It's also implied that he was mistakenly labeled a molester after some worried parents saw him play with their kids in the park.
* In ''[[
{{quote| '''Roxy:''' Hey creepy. Isn't the whole schoolgirl thing a little played out?}}
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* ''[[The Office]]'' - Michael Scott's online dating username in the US version is this trope's name. (Explanation: He wanted to convey that he is good with children. Oops.)
* A Jason Alexander irrelevant sitcom had him following his daughter to find out why she was mad at him... during her soccer game...
* In an episode of ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'', House is investigating the case of a young brother and sister who are developing early puberty (along with other, deadlier symptoms). After much guessing, House decides to go to the girl's kindergarten to find the source of the illness, since she was the first to be "infected". Cut to a girl in said kindergarten class picking up a ball and looking up to see House asking in the creepiest way possible, "Do you have hair in your special place?" (of course, [[Dr. Jerk|knowing House]], he was probably trying to terrify the girl on purpose).
** Happens in another episode where Michelle Trachtenberg's character has {{spoiler|a tick on her special place}}.
*** Tratchenberg developed a crush on [[Hugh Laurie]] during filming of that episode. At one point she wrote "I love you" on her inner thigh before a scene where he'd see it.
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** This is a truly amazing example of this trope, as due to his Incredibly Poor Social Skills, he winds up looking and sounding even creepier than the situation would imply. It culminates in Sheldon offering to take the girl to the zoo in the most HIDEOUSLY UNNECESSARY AND HORRIFYING way possible.
* ''[[My Name Is Earl]]'': The Right Choice Ranch, a summer camp for troubled boys, tried a number of slogans which [[Unfortunate Implications|sounded really wrong]], like "Touching Bad Boys Since 1963", "Bringing Boys To Their Knees Since 1963", and "Forcing Boys To Turn Around Since 1963". By the time an adult Earl came back for a list item, they'd apparently given up: "We Don't Do Anything Inappropriate To The Boys".
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* ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' had "I don't want a girl, I just want a little boy!" and "Of all the women in New York you had to go out with an eight-year-old girl!"
{{quote| '''Ted:''' [[It Makes Sense in Context|Not what it sounds like]], folks!}}
* In one episode of ''[[
* On ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'', April sends Andy to pick up her little sister at school. Andy shows up two hours late, so when he arrives in his van, April's sister calls the school security guard and says she doesn't know him. The guard asks him if he is trying to lure this girl into his unmarked white van, and Andy replies, "Yes, that's exactly what I'm trying to do! But she won't get in!" Andy [[Saying Too Much|then clarifies]] that it's not actually ''his'' van; he stole it from a friend, and he really shouldn't be driving because his license is ''waaaay'' expired. Cut to Andy on his knees being read his rights.
* ''[[Law and Order SVU]]'' has had several episodes in which someone accused of abuse was actually innocent.
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* [http://wondermark.com/d/346.html This strip] of ''[[Wondermark]]''.
* [http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/archives/009589.html This quote] (sad/paranoid version) and [http://www.overheardintheoffice.com/archives/007736.html this one] (comedy version) at ''Overheard''.
* On a [[Writing Excuses]] podcast on character voices, Howard Taylor described how, [[It's for
{{quote| '''[[Brandon Sanderson|Brandon]]''': ...You're following around little kids?<br />
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'''Brandon''': That's EVEN WORSE!<br />
'''Howard''': I am not on that list!<br />
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[South Park]]'' sort of subverts this in the Cartman Joins NAMBLA episode. First, Mr. Garrison upon being arrested for meeting with Cartman blurts out that he doesn't want love from young boys (he slips and states he likes men his own age, before mentioning that he loves women). Also, Mephisto admits to being a member of NAMBLA, and tells Cartman he would fit right in. Mephisto, however, meant the [[Fun
* ''[[Family Guy]]'' contains an incident that is bizarre but still plays the mistaken impression of pedophilic acts for laughs: The baby Stewie is capable of adult thought and speech, and is able to [[Paper-Thin Disguise|disguise himself as a highschool student]] for a whole episode. He embarks on a relationship with Connie d'Amico, which goes bad when she makes fun of his penis. Stewie gets his revenge on his ex by removing his disguise so that everyone in school, and the police, will see Connie kissing a naked baby.
** At one point, Stewie also attempts to blackmail Brian by putting nude pictures of himself on Brian's laptop and threatening to pass it to the FBI.
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{{quote| '''Boss:''' So where do you see yourself in five years?<br />
'''Peter:''' (''thinks'') Don't say "doing your wife," don't say "doing your wife"... (''aloud'') Doing your... ''(looks at family photo on desk)'' son? }}
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* In ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy]]'' episode "Duck!" Grim is seen trying to scare children by showing them his skeleton body while shouting "Look at my body!". He's shortly arrested afterward.
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