Mistaken for Pregnant: Difference between revisions

* In one issue of the ''[[Gold Digger (Comic Book)|Gold Digger]]'' comic, [[Cute Monster Girl|Charlotte]] the [[Winged Humanoid|Harpy]] is mistaken for being pregnant when she staggers off of a plane, groaning in pain and looking distressed with her stomach bulging. A doctor immediately starts prepping her for delivery, after some mild shock at discovering her race, only to discover that she's not pregnant at all: Charlotte had [[Big Eater|(seriously) overindulged on complementary peanuts and pretzels]] while aboard the plane. What he mistook for labor pains was the resultant stomach-ache from hell after stuffing herself into a [[Balloon Belly]]. [[The Ditz|Charlotte]] herself is somewhat disappointed when she's told this means she is ''not'' going to have a baby.

* In one ''[[Calvin and Hobbes]]'' storyline, Calvin's [[Unnamed Parent|mom]] is sick, and Hobbes wonders if she's pregnant. Calvin later asks his parents, and his dad mentions that if she was, she'd look like "a hippopotamus with gland problems".

'''Hobbes:''' You have weird parents }}

* An issue of ''[[Mad Magazine]]'' had a feature on conversation "saves"; that is, how to rebound from a potentially embarrassing mistake. One example featured two women at a bus stop; the first asks the second, "When are you expecting...?" The second woman, who is heavyset, replies, "I'm not pregnant." The first woman finishes her sentence: "...That darn bus to arrive? It's always late!"

* In 1971 Lisa on ''[[As the World Turns]]'' thought she was pregnant but it turned out to be an ovarian cyst.

* In ''[[The George Lopez Show]]'', Angie took a pregnancy test, thought she was pregnant and told George. Initially stunned, George welcomes this development, but then Angie learns the first test was wrong. However, because George seemed so happy about having another child, Angie fakes it and tries to pregnant quickly to cover. George winds up getting [[Squick|Squicked]] out by having sex with a supposedly pregnant woman. When he hears the truth from someone else, he has a little fun with it.

* A particularly disturbing version happens in ''[[CSI]]''. Catherine is interrogating the daughter of a murder suspect when the girl begins to lactate--a symptom which, coupled with the fact they just found evidence of the daughter sharing her father's bed, leads Catherine to suspect [[Parental Incest|the worst]]. However, the medical examination reveals the girl is in fact a virgin, and her symptoms are the result of a "false pregnancy" brought on by [[Squick|a very extreme Electra complex]].

* A lighter version on ''[[CSI New York]]'' had Lindsay talking to Danny about being hungry and listing a bunch of foods she wanted him to bring her. Danny gives her a [[Oh Crap|look]], wondering if she's pregnant again, and she quickly responds that she isn't, she's just hungry.

* Some women's bodies are naturally built so a lot of the weight in their body goes to their stomach, creating a slightly protruding belly even if they're not pregnant.

** An exchange from ''Disorderly Conduct'', a book of legal humor (all from transcripts):

'''Juror''': I'm not pregnant. }}

* Certain medical conditions also cause weight gain to be located in certain areas. Type II Diabetes causes people who have it to be trunk heavy. Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), which is also characterized with insulin resistance, causes unusual weight gain, particularly in the belly. It is also a leading cause of infertility, making any assumption that the woman is pregnant MUCH more painful than an implication on her weight.

* In an episode of ''[[American Dad]]'' Francine is selling a house to a couple and the wife makes a comment about needing room for three while rubbing her stomach. Francine congratulates her on her pregnancy, admitting that she "just thought you were fat." The annoyed woman then explains that they're ''adopting'' a child.

* Having little to no understanding of normal human biology, Beavis of ''[[Beavis and Butthead]]'' once thought he was pregnant due to a severe stomach cramp.. Hilarity ensues.

'''Beavis (overhearing):''' You can get yourself pregnant?! Aaagh! }}

* On the ''[[Camp Lazlo]]'' episode "Ed's Benedict", Dave and Ping-Pong slip an egg into Edward's bed as a prank. For the rest of the episode, all the kids think he's expecting while Lumpus and Slinkman awkwardly try to explain the concept of pregnancy to them.