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* The inclusion of the Golden Age Wonder Woman in the [[Justice Society of America]] could count like that. The team was founded just by male heroes.
* The inclusion of the Golden Age Wonder Woman in the [[Justice Society of America]] could count like that. The team was founded just by male heroes.
* During ''[[Super-Hero School|Super School's]]'' first run in ''[[The Beano]]'' there were originally four super kids three male one female and then [[Banana Man|Bananagirl]] was added to the cast balancing the sexes quite a bit.
* During ''[[Super-Hero School|Super School's]]'' first run in ''[[The Beano]]'' there were originally four super kids three male one female and then [[Banana Man|Bananagirl]] was added to the cast balancing the sexes quite a bit.


== [[Fan Works]] ==
* In the actual ''[[Samurai 7]]'' anime series every single warrior is male. Thus, certain fan fics for it actually did include female fighters.




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* Inverted on ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''. In the original pilot, the gender ratio was three females (Sarah Jane, Kelsey, and Maria) to one male (Luke). When the series began, Kelsey had been replaced with Clyde to balance out the gender ratio (and because Kelsey's actress was rather difficult.)
* Inverted on ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''. In the original pilot, the gender ratio was three females (Sarah Jane, Kelsey, and Maria) to one male (Luke). When the series began, Kelsey had been replaced with Clyde to balance out the gender ratio (and because Kelsey's actress was rather difficult.)
* The [[Hawaii Five-O]] reboot/remake changed Kono into a chick, because, well, they needed a chick.
* The [[Hawaii Five-O]] reboot/remake changed Kono into a chick, because, well, they needed a chick.
** Grace Park seems to be making a career out of this (c.f. Boomer in ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined|Battlestar Galactica]]'').
** Grace Park seems to be making a career out of this (c.f. Boomer in ''[[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]'').
* [[Gender Flipped]] in Warehouse13 the original cast was Mrs.Fredrickson Mika, Leena, Artie, Pete, with Claudia joining after a few episodes in making it 4 girls and 2 guys. Season 2 introduced {{spoiler|female}} H.G. Wells then dropped that character at the end of the season and has introduced Agent Jinks in Season 3 making 4 girls and 3 guys. {{spoiler|5 girls and 3 guys if you count H.G. Wells who is [[Commuting on a Bus]]}}
* [[Gender Flipped]] in Warehouse13 the original cast was Mrs.Fredrickson Mika, Leena, Artie, Pete, with Claudia joining after a few episodes in making it 4 girls and 2 guys. Season 2 introduced {{spoiler|female}} H.G. Wells then dropped that character at the end of the season and has introduced Agent Jinks in Season 3 making 4 girls and 3 guys. {{spoiler|5 girls and 3 guys if you count H.G. Wells who is [[Commuting on a Bus]]}}
* ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]'' starts out with 4 different geeks and [[The Chick|the one chick]] across the hall. After almost 3 years of seeing [[The Smurfette Principle]] in action (and {{spoiler|2 failed relationship attempts between [[The Chick]] and the [[Dogged Nice Guy]]}}), two new main female characters are brought in that help balance the two more socially extreme geeks of the group and the gender ratio in general.
* ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]'' starts out with 4 different geeks and [[The Chick|the one chick]] across the hall. After almost 3 years of seeing [[The Smurfette Principle]] in action (and {{spoiler|2 failed relationship attempts between [[The Chick]] and the [[Dogged Nice Guy]]}}), two new main female characters are brought in that help balance the two more socially extreme geeks of the group and the gender ratio in general.


== Fan Fiction ==
* In the actual [[Samurai 7]] anime series every single warrior in it is male. Thus, certain fan fics for it actually did include female fighters.