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[[File:xkcd_457_-_frustration_-_Dont_worry_I_can_do_it_in_under_a_minute_-_Yes_Ive_noticed_5429.png|link=Xkcd (Webcomic)|frame|"Don't worry, I can do it in under a minute."<br />"Yes, I've noticed."]]
 
 
{{quote|''"You just twist your hand until something breaks."''|'''Michael Scott''' of ''[[The Office (TV)|The Office]]'' explains his technique.}}
 
Many men have a lot of trouble unhooking women's bras from the front.
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== Live Action TV ==
* On ''[[Friends (TV)|Friends]]'', Joey was unable to unhook Rachel's bra. This caused him considerable distress, as he can (demonstrably) unhook any other woman's bra basically by flicking his hand at it. One time he just looked at Monica and her bra popped off. He's usually that good.
** He also claimed that Chandler was afraid of bras, because he can't work 'em.
* On ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'', the [[Upperclass Twit]] of the Year competition involved unhooking a mannequin's bra as one of its tasks. Which involved them shaking the mannequins to pieces and pulling furiously, using a foot for leverage...
* Eric from ''[[That 70s Show (TV)|That 70s Show]]'' had trouble unhooking Donna's bra. We even see an X-ray view through the back of her shirt to his fingers fumbling with the snap, which then turns into a combination lock that he spins uselessly. Fez needed instruction as well. During a "training session" he tackled a mannequin wearing a bra.
* ''[[3rd Rock Fromfrom the Sun]]'': Sally went out with her boyfriend and his mother to a classy restaurant. Not knowing better, she casually told the mother about a time he had trouble undoing Sally's bra.
** In a later episode:
{{quote| '''Tommy''': When will you teach us how to unhook a bra?<br />
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* ''[[Happy Days]]'' had a training session for Richie, complete with bra-clad mannequin. Naturally, The Fonz was able to get the bra off flawlessly.
* Happens in ''[[Grounded for Life]]''.
* ''[[How I Met Your Mother (TV)|How I Met Your Mother]]'': Bra hooks are one of only three things Barney Stinson is willing to fight. The other two are a paternity suit and the urge to vomit upon seeing someone wear brown shoes with a black suit.
* ''[[Room 101 (TV series)|Room 101]]'': [[Bill Bailey]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrcxNFzBgYY tried] to put bras into Room 101 for this reason.
* ''[[Scrubs (TV)|Scrubs]]'': J.D. struggles to take off Elliot's bra from the back, only for her to tell him that she had switched to "frontsies".
* An episode of ''[[The Office (TV)|The Office]]'' has Michael create a video of knowledge he wishes to pass on to his future son in the event of his death. Naturally, he includes the proper way to remove a bra. This includes Dwight wearing a bra, pretending to be Pam as Michael, tries and fails to remove it. And he can ''see'' the clasp.
* Drew has problems with this on ''[[The Drew Carey Show]]''. He keeps a pair of scissors in his beside drawer for dealing with particularly recalcitrant bra straps.
** Drew's brother Steve taught him how to remove a bra one-handed. [[Wholesome Crossdresser|Of course he knew]].
* ''[[Seinfeld (TV)|Seinfeld]]''. The episode where Kramer introduces the Bro/Man-ssiere to Frank Costanza. They insist on using velcro for this very reason.
* ''[[The Big Bang Theory (TV)|The Big Bang Theory]]'': Howard is making out with Bernadette and fumbling with her bra, only for her to tell him it unhooks at the front.
* In the ''[[Married... Withwith Children (TV)|Married With Children]]'' episode "What I Did for Love", Al tries to demonstrate a bra-unhooking technique on a mannequin for Bud, but his hand gets stuck.
* One sketch on ''[[The Man Show]]'' had Jimmy Kimmel demonstrating his ability to get bras off, challenging women on the street that he could do it in under 30 seconds. The only one that stymied him was a little person who, it turned out, was not wearing one to begin with.
* Discussed on ''[[The King of Queens]]''; in one episode Carrie briefly recounts an encounter with an ex-boyfriend who spent a half-hour trying to undo her bra, only to finally learn her bra opened from the front.
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== Web Comics ==
* One ''[[Questionable Content]]'' comic [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=31 mentions this], with Steve complaining about the shrink-wrap on CDs being bloody impossible to get off, and Marten commenting that the difficulty heightens the anticipation, and the enjoyment of the final result. Steve goes "Ah, just like trying to unhook a bra...", to which Marten answers "Yes, except for that the CD doesn't start giggling uncontrollably if you take more than fifteen seconds."
* ''[[Xkcd (Webcomic)|Xkcd]]'' replaces the hooks with a [http://xkcd.com/457/ Rubik's Cube]! xkcd chatroom gives us a [http://www.xkcdb.com/?7474 reverse metaphor].
* ''[[Penny and Aggie]]'', [http://www.pennyandaggie.com/index.php?p=1025 here].
{{quote| Stan: "Says the girl whose sports bra has a kryptonite lock."}}
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