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The Kissing Warm Up is when a character practices their smooching skills alone. It mostly occurs with young characters who have not had their First Kiss. It may involve kissing your hand, the mirror, a stuffed animal, a live animal, or anything handy.

Frequently occurs in anticipation of a make-out party. Can turn into Cringe Comedy if another character catches them in the act.

If the kissing warm up is with a living person, it's a Practice Kiss. If the kiss is with a live animal who is sapient, you may be looking for Interspecies Romance.

Compare Test Kiss. Not to be confused with I Kiss Your Hand.

Examples of Kissing Warm Up include:

Film

In Superstar, Mary Katherine Gallagher makes out with a tree trunk.

Literature

In Noughts and Crosses, when Callum and Sephy are having their First Kiss, Sephy's internal monologue mentions that she has practised kissing with her pillow.

Live Action TV

Doogie Howser, M.D.: Vinnie shows a 12-year-old female patient (who has a crush on Doogie) how to practice kissing by locking lips onto a window.
On My So-Called Life, Danielle catches Angela kissing a mirror.
JD of Scrubs practices kissing with his stuffed dog.
Referenced in the Red Dwarf episode "Confidence and Paranoia", when Paranoia starts dredging up Lister's embarrassing adolescent memories.
Justin goes through a whole kissing montage in one episode of Wizards of Waverly Place. Needless to say, Hilarity Ensues.

Western Animation

Pepper Ann gets ready for her first unsupervised party by warming up on her hand, a watermelon, and a pillow.
On King of the Hill, Bobby practices kissing on Luanne's hairdresser dummy.
In The Venture Brothers, Dean practices by kissing his hand. When he later describes it as "practicing being a boyfriend," it's not taken the right way.
Referenced in the Adventure Time episode "The Enchiridion." Finn opens the titular book to examine it and finds a page titled "Chapter 5: How to Kiss Princesses." Pausing the scene quickly reveals that the author recommends practicing on a Lip Monster beforehand.
Doug of Doug practices kissing on a balloon.
Hey Arnold! gives us the creepy yet hilarious kiss between Helga and her Arnold shrine - made completely out of wads of his used gum.

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-[[File:kissing_warm_up_1177.jpg|link=Superstar (Film)|right|She's almost ready for the real thing.]]
+[[File:kissing warm up 1177.jpg|link=Superstar|frame|She's almost ready for the real thing.]]
 The '''Kissing Warm Up''' is when a character practices their smooching skills alone. It mostly occurs with young characters who have not had their [[First Kiss]]. It may involve kissing your hand, the mirror, [[Furry Fandom|a stuffed animal]], [[Interspecies Romance|a live]] [[But You Screw One Goat!|animal]], or anything handy.
-Frequently occurs in anticipation of a [[Spin the Bottle|make-out party]]. Can turn into [[Cringe Comedy]] if another character [[Caught With Your Pants Down|catches them in the act]].
+Frequently occurs in anticipation of a [[Spin the Bottle|make-out party]]. Can turn into [[Cringe Comedy]] if another character [[Caught with Your Pants Down|catches them in the act]].
 If the kissing warm up is with a living person, it's a [[Practice Kiss]]. If the kiss is with a live animal who is [[Talking Animal|sapient]], you may be looking for [[Interspecies Romance]].
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 ==  Film  ==
-* In ''[[Superstar (Film)|Superstar]]'', Mary Katherine Gallagher makes out with a tree trunk.
+* In ''[[Superstar]]'', Mary Katherine Gallagher makes out with a tree trunk.
 ==  Literature  ==
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 * On ''[[My So-Called Life]]'', Danielle catches Angela kissing a mirror.
 * JD of ''[[Scrubs]]'' practices kissing with his stuffed dog.
-* Referenced in the ''[[Red Dwarf (TV)|Red Dwarf]]'' episode "Confidence and Paranoia", when Paranoia starts dredging up Lister's embarrassing adolescent memories.
+* Referenced in the ''[[Red Dwarf]]'' episode "Confidence and Paranoia", when Paranoia starts dredging up Lister's embarrassing adolescent memories.
 * Justin goes through a whole kissing montage in one episode of ''[[Wizards of Waverly Place]]''. Needless to say, [[Hilarity Ensues]].
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 * ''[[Pepper Ann]]'' gets ready for her first unsupervised party by warming up on her hand, a watermelon, and a pillow.
 * On ''[[King of the Hill]]'', Bobby practices kissing on Luanne's hairdresser dummy.
-* In ''[[The Venture Brothers]]'', Dean practices by kissing his hand. When he later describes it as "practicing being a boyfriend," it's [[A Date With Rosie Palms|not taken the right way.]]
+* In ''[[The Venture Brothers]]'', Dean practices by kissing his hand. When he later describes it as "practicing being a boyfriend," it's [[A Date with Rosie Palms|not taken the right way.]]
-* Referenced in the ''[[Adventure Time (Animation)|Adventure Time]]'' episode "The Enchiridion." Finn opens the titular book to examine it and finds a page titled "Chapter 5: How to Kiss Princesses." [[Freeze Frame Bonus|Pausing the scene quickly]] reveals that the author recommends practicing on a Lip Monster beforehand.
+* Referenced in the ''[[Adventure Time]]'' episode "The Enchiridion." Finn opens the titular book to examine it and finds a page titled "Chapter 5: How to Kiss Princesses." [[Freeze-Frame Bonus|Pausing the scene quickly]] reveals that the author recommends practicing on a Lip Monster beforehand.
 * Doug of ''[[Doug]]'' practices kissing on a balloon.
-* ''[[Hey Arnold]]'' gives us the creepy yet hilarious kiss between Helga and her Arnold shrine - made completely out of wads of his used gum.
+* ''[[Hey Arnold!]]'' gives us the creepy yet hilarious kiss between Helga and her Arnold shrine - made completely out of wads of his used gum.
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 [[Category:Kissing Tropes]]
 [[Category:Kissing Warm Up]]
-[[Category:Trope]]