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''"Yay! Uncle Bob!"'' }}
Lots of fictional families seem to have that one uncle that all the kids just ''love''. Most often, the '''Cool Uncle''' is a young bachelor who has no intention of settling down any time soon, though he may have a girlfriend. He may travel a lot and wow the kids with stories of meeting celebrities and
Regardless, he will often be secretly be envious of the stability and loving home life that his brother or sister enjoys, even as he boasts of his own independence. The uncle may also be the [[Black Sheep]] of the family.
This trope is usually male, but the role will occasionally be taken on by an aunt.
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== [[Comic Books]] ==
* In the ''[[Fantastic Four]]'', Reed and Sues' children consider Johnny to be a cool uncle since he's a superhero that sets himself on fire. Ben also gets this treatment although he's not related.
* [[Spider-Man]]'s own uncle Ben was a pretty cool guy since he fought in World War II and shaped Peter into the man he is today.
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== [[Film]] ==
* Uncle Charlie in [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s ''[[Shadow of a Doubt]]''.
* ''[[Uncle Buck]]'', starring [[John Candy]].{{context}}
* That's how young Simba saw Scar in ''[[The Lion King]]''. Scar took advantage of this and tried to send Simba to his death.
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* Walker Boh of the ''[[Shannara]]'' series served this role to Par and Coll Ohmsford, albeit in a more cranky manner than most.
* Joe in ''[[The Book of Joe]]'' is one. And is called out on it for being a little too cool/a bad influence, by his brother.
* In ''[[The Trolls]]'', Aunt Sally is the female version for the kids.
** Great-Uncle Louis thinks he's a Cool Uncle, but only Robbie really thinks he is.
* Nancy and Peggy's Uncle Jim, also known as "Captain Flint", in the ''[[Swallows and Amazons]]'' series. He lives on a houseboat, owns a [[Pirate Parrot]], and has travelled all over. A great part of the first book revolves around his nieces starting a private war with him, since he's taken up writing and become distant, therefore, in their minds, ceasing to be cool.
* ''[[Discworld]]'': City ruler Lord Havelock Vetinari is the epitome of cool and cunning. But from the novel ''[[Discworld/Night Watch|Night Watch]]'' onwards, the character of his only living relative, the aunt alluded to in ''[[Discworld/Guards! Guards!|Guards Guards]]'', is opened up a little: it is hinted that Vetinari learnt a lot of his skills from Auntie Bobbie (Lady Roberta de Meserole), who is a political manipulator, a Seamstress where she needs to be, possibly one of only a handful of female Assassins, and a lady of guile, insight, cunning and wisdom. She has certainly raised Havelock in loco parentis after the undetailed death of his parents. A second wise woman in Havelock Venturi's life, an aunt-like character, has been the vampire Lady Margollota (although some interpretations hint at a sexual relationship.)
== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
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* ''[[Family Ties]]'' had Uncle Ned, played by [[Tom Hanks]]. He was really cool, but he had a drinking problem.
* Uncle Jesse from ''[[Full House]]''.
* [[Joss Whedon]] has said that in ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' season 7, Faith was a Cool Aunt to the Potentials, whereas Buffy was the mom.
== [[Music]] ==
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** And Professor Ludwig von Drake, Donald's other uncle, who is a scientist.
* Scrappy-Doo thinks of [[Scooby-Doo]] as a Cool Uncle, despite Scooby's cowardice.
* On ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'' the titular family has "Uncie Herb
** Milhouse also has a cool uncle who took him in when Milhouse thought his parents had died.
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