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* Henry in ''[[CSI]]'' at one point is stuck in a BBQ joint miles from anywhere, being hit on by a woman who is, let's say, past her best. This exchange follows: "I'm engaged. I'm married, actually. I have syphilis." "Perfect. So do I."
* ''[[Star Trek]]''
** Lwaxana Troi to Picard on ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek the Next Generation]]''.
** On ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Star Trek Deep Space Nine]]'', Lwaxana seems to resume this role, this time with Odo as her "victim". However, this is partially a subversion, as their relationship turns into friendship and Odo genuinely starts to care for Lwaxana (albeit not in a romantical way).
* Oleg the fry cook in ''[[Two Broke Girls]]'' to both Max and Caroline.
* ''[[ANTA.N.T. Farm]]'''s Angus is this to Olive.
* Ironically the actress playing [[ANTA.N.T. Farm|Olive]] is this on ''[[Jessie]]'' to Luke more of a [[Stalker with a Crush]] though.
* Paula is this to Tim in ''[[Spy]]''.
* Weird Ashley to Axl on ''[[The Middle]]''.
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== Tabletop Games ==
* The Nosferatu from ''[[Vampire: The Requiem]]'' can be an interesting [[Deconstruction]] of this trope. Although their [[Red Right Hand|appearance suggests otherwise]], the Nosferatu are not as susceptible to the caprices of the [[Super-Powered Evil Side|Beast]] as the other vampires are so they can still be quite [[True Beauty Is on the Inside|human at heart]] (or not!), but this does not dismiss the fact that they can still feel attracted to (or even fall in love with!) others and when this happens they become Abhorrent Admirers. To make the situation more aggravating they are supernaturally hideous it basically means that it is simply impossible to love them. The core rulebook does point out how dramatic the experience can be, for both sides (especially if you are the receiver of the affection).
* Naturally, taken [[Up to Eleven]] in ''[[Warhammer 4000040,000]]'' with Nurgle and Isha. Long story short, after the Chaos God the Eldar orgied into existence slaughtered almost their entire pantheon, Isha was saved because Nurgle decided to keep her for himself. Nurgle, [[Nightmare Fetishist|being Nurgle]], expresses his affection by imprisoning Isha in his throneroom and testing all of his experimental diseases on her (only able to survive due to being a deity of Healing), and if it is a success he unleashes it upon the universe. But this also allows Isha to whisper the cure to the universe as well, so [[Blatant Lies|it's all good]].
 
 
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** Curly is ''definitely'' this to Rhonda. "I haven't changed my underwear in seventeen days", anyone?
** Brainy too, to Helga.
* An episode of ''[[The Fairly Odd ParentsOddParents]]'' had Timmy getting a note passed to him, saying that he's cute. When he looks at [[The Bully|Francis]] (who had passed him a note threatening to kill him moments earlier), he points behind him to where a beautiful girl is sitting. When he begins to flirt, the girl points behind her to where a rather large girl is sitting. Timmy freaks out, end joke.
* Deconstructed in an episode of ''[[Alvin and The Chipmunks]]'', Alvin having organized a contest for his admirers in which the winner would get a romantic dinner with him, is utterly dismayed when the winner turns out to be an old woman, during the episode Alvin goes through great pains trying to get rid of her, but when he thinks that he might accidentally caused her death he feels a lot of remorse and [[Heel Realization|realizes that he has been a jerk]]. At the end of the episode the woman admits that she may not have been what he was expecting and she understands it, prompting Alvin make good on her prize.
* In ''[[Sixteen6teen]]'', Darth is this to Nikki.
* The Weavil Princess to Beezy in ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes|Jimmy Two Shoes]]''.
* ''[[Chowder]]'': Hey Num-Nums.
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