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== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
* The "Obesity" episode of ''[[Penn and& Teller: Bullshit!]]''—which focused on addressing common misconceptions about fat people—held a "Fat Guy Olympics" (with one skinny guy). Most of the fat guys outran the skinny guy.
* Randy from ''[[My Name Is Earl]]'' despite being fat is actually a really talented natural gymnast. It is only brought up once a season or so though to preserve the [[Played for Laughs|comedy]] value of it.
* On ''[[Community]]'' when Buddy is discussing what he would bring to the study group, he says they need a chubby, agile guy. Though his actual invocation of this tropes is a bit messy.
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* Troy Jackson, aka "Escalade", was a 500-pound professional streetballer.
* Thais Carla, a hefty Brazilian teenager who's a skilled, graceful dancer.
* [https://joyreactor.cc/post/5475504 This video] of an obese man turning flips and cartwheels in a gym.
 
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