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{{trope}}
[[File:Robert opel and david niven.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Ray Stevens|"I hollered up at Ethel, I said, 'Don't look, Ethel!' But it was too late. She'd already got a free shot."]]]]
{{quote|"[I]sn't it fascinating to think that probably the only laugh that man will ever get in his life is by stripping off and showing his shortcomings?"|[[David Niven]], at the 1974 [[Academy Award]]s, about [[w:Robert Opel|Robert Opel]]}}
|[[David Niven]], at the 1974 [[Academy Award]]s, about [[w:Robert Opel|Robert Opel]]}}
'''Streaking''' - running around naked - is usually against the law, sometimes hazardous to one's health (especially in cold climates) hazardous to one's health, and almost always attention-getting. There have been plenty of cases when someone goes for it for whatever reasons (often that bit about "attention-getting"). This can be on purpose as a prank or dare, but it can also by accident when clothes are missing for some reason.
 
Some streakers choose to show off their whole bodies, while others (especially the "by accident" group) opt for a [[Hand or Object Underwear]]. Obscurement can also be the case in the event of [[Scenery Censor]], where it's left up to the viewers' imagination.
 
[[Don't Try This At Home]], as it can become a problem with the law.
 
Compare/ and contrast [[Mooning]], which is less exposingexposure but more insulting to the viewer.
 
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== [[Professional Wrestling]] ==
* The infamous [https://youtu.be/nOLUT5MZR0k Naked Mideon] during the match, with JR, Jerry Lawler, Al Snow, Perry Saturn, and the referee pretty much had to same [[Mass "Oh Crap"| reaction]].
{{Quote| '''JR''': Put the women and children to bed.}}
* [https://youtu.be/MXQY9H86UyI Christian & Chris Jericho] found themselves in this thanks to Spike stealing their towels on-the ram, with Dudley Boyz laughing at them.
 
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* In the third "Treehouse of Horror" segment of ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'', "Clown Without Pity", Homer is chased out of the bathtub by a possessed Krusty Doll and runs in front of Marge, [[Squick| who was with her sisters]], Patty and Selma. The former quips:
{{quote|''There goes the last lingering thread of my heterosexuality.''}}
* ''[[Family Guy]]'' episode, "Don't Make Me Over" Stewie is dared by Brian to run around in the mall naked. Stewie takes the dare and yells, :
{{quote|''Help! I've escaped from Kevin Spacey's basement!''}}
 
== [[Real Life]] ==
* Streaking was a fad in the United States (and elsewhere) during the 1970s, leading to the Ray Stevens song cited above.
** In 1974, a man named [[w:Robert Opel|Robert Opel]] managed to get backstage at the [[Academy Award]]s and ran nude across the stage behind actor [[David Niven]] as he was about to introduce [[Elizabeth Taylor]]. Despite Niven's quip, quoted at the top of the page, Opel briefly became a celebrity and he was even ''hired'' to streak at a Hollywood party on at least one occasion. In 1976 he even ran for President of the United States, and used the slogans "Nothing to Hide" and "Not Just Another [[Richard Nixon|Crooked Dick]]".
 
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