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* John Travolta described his ''[[Hairspray]]'' character, Edna Turnblad, in these terms. Tracy is this trope too; a significant part of the film is focused on her mad dancing skills.
* Chris Farley's Haru in ''[[Beverly Hills Ninja]]''—see [[Real Life]] below; Farley himself was pretty agile and did many of his own stunts in this and other films.
* In ''[[Mission: Impossible (film)||Mission Impossible]] III'' Philip Seymour Hoffman's Davian is seen doing some acrobatic maneuvering. Of course {{spoiler|it is not actually Davian -- it is Tom Cruise's character dressed up to look like him.}}
* Near the end of the direct-to-video comedy film ''Run Ronnie Run'', an overweight kid who was kidnapped by disgruntled Reality TV stars (don't ask) and spent his entire captivity playing [[Dead or Alive]] proceeds to beat the crap out of his kidnappers [[I Know Mortal Kombat|using the over-the-top "martial arts" moves from the game]] while the song "Ass Kickin' Fat Kid" plays in the background.
* [[Sammo Hung]] in everything he ever did.
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== Tabletop Games ==
* In ''[[GURPS]]'', having a Fat or Very Fat character give you no penalties to acrobatics and agility, at least not directly.
* The ''Book of Vile Darkness'' from ''[[Dungeons
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* Bat-foe The Penguin was controversially reimagined as very skilled in martial arts for ''[[The Batman]]''.
** With him it was less the agility and more the [[Wire Fu]]-esque jumps, especially since the character design had very stumpy legs.
* 21 in ''[[The Venture Brothers]]'' during the fourth season, after taking [[Took a Level
* ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]''
** Homer and Flanders have a [[Le Parkour|parkour]] sequence in one episode. Flanders is quite fit, but Homer is, well, Homer. Then there was the time he was training for [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQI3TTNR6AM Whacking Day]. He's even been shown to be able to walk with his hands.
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