These will almost invariably be an upset man and an open-minded woman, or an extremely interested man and an extremely offended woman. For example, sunbathing on the beaches during a European trip. Revelation of said nudism will cause, on average, one character to react angrily and one other to reveal that they have always been interested in nudism, were really raised as a nudist or experienced something similar in their past.
( This one has a surprising amount of truth to it.) Almost universally, they will refuse to acknowledge ( or genuinely not recognize) that they are making other people uncomfortable with their nudity, nor will they ever get uncomfortable themselves.
Nudists tend to be shoehorned into a few specific roles, depending on their role in the plot: The Theme Park Version of this is "Hey, look, naked people," and is a great way to throw some Fanservice (or, even funnier but much grosser, Fan Disservice) into your show. Nudism is a philosophy that basically boils down to "There's nothing wrong with being naked in certain situations, including some group situations". So maybe the humor lies primarily with boobs and penises, which have been shameful to expose since Neolithic times. Even the ancient Egyptians found naked people funny, and they weren't themselves shy about wearing little more than loincloths.
However, this logic goes out the window when you learn that nudity has been a prominent ingredient in humor for at least 3,000 years. It's tempting to suppose that nudity is funny precisely because it's so unusual in the "civilized" world, and weird things are naturally funny. Fanservice and The Vamp will understand, but. The Innocent Fanservice Girl won't understand why everyone's freaking out, while the Shameless Fanservice Girl won't care.
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The Invisible Main Character probably can't wear clothes, if only because the insinuation that he or she is running around naked makes it funnier plus when the character does inevitably materialize, it'll invariably be in front of as many people as possible. Almost always they'll end up meeting another character, meanwhile, the audience will have to make do with, at best, a Toplessness from the Back or Shoulders-Up Nudity shot. And if not, their naughty bits may still be hidden from the camera, that is by other forms of Censorship Tropes such as Scenery Censor (bonus points if it is a Gag Censor). Naked people are funny, after all, especially paired with a prudish costar to react to them, or in a situation where they're not expected or wanted.Ī character who ends up naked (or at least in only their underwear) in a situation they don't expect, such as losing their Modesty Towel (and they will lose their Modesty Towel) in public, may have a Naked Freak-Out and need to employ a Hand-or-Object Underwear.