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== Music ==

* "Just The Girl" by the Click Five.

* Oh sure, keep thinking Cake's "The Distance" is [[Late to ~~The~~ Punchline|just about a CAR race]]:

* Oh sure, keep thinking Cake's "The Distance" is [[Late to the Punchline|just about a CAR race]]:

{{quote|"The arena is empty, except for one man

Still driving and striving as fast as he can

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* Sheldon functions as this towards Jenny in ''[[My Life as a Teenage Robot]]''. In-series, Jenny never returns his affections, but according to [[Word of God]], Sheldon ''would'' have eventually ended up with Jenny if the series hadn't been cancelled.

* [[Subverted Trope|Subverted]] in ''[[The Spectacular Spider-Man]].'' Peter Parker plays this role when trying to get Daily Bugle secretary Betty Brant to be his date to the [[High School Dance]]. He is thwarted in his efforts by his Aunt May, who frankly tells Betty that, at twenty to his sixteen, she's too old to be dating Peter. [[Likes Older Women|Much to Peter's chagrin]], Betty takes this to heart, and turns Peter down.

* The titular character of ''[[Hey Arnold]]'' becomes a mild version of this after he realizes that he like ''likes'' Lila.

* The titular character of ''[[Hey Arnold!]]'' becomes a mild version of this after he realizes that he like ''likes'' Lila.

* Cody on ''[[Total Drama Island]]'' to Gwen, although he eventually decides [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy]] when she hooks up with his friend Trent. In the third season, ''[[Total Drama World Tour]],'' he returns to the game and continues chasing Gwen (who has since broken up with Trent)...but when she hooks up with Duncan, [[Took a Level In Jerkass|he punches him in the face instead, and becomes more creeply obsessed with Gwen.]] Gwen uses him to help vote Courtney off and stays with Duncan.

* Cody on ''[[Total Drama Island]]'' to Gwen, although he eventually decides [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy]] when she hooks up with his friend Trent. In the third season, ''[[Total Drama World Tour]],'' he returns to the game and continues chasing Gwen (who has since broken up with Trent)...but when she hooks up with Duncan, [[Took a Level in Jerkass|he punches him in the face instead, and becomes more creeply obsessed with Gwen.]] Gwen uses him to help vote Courtney off and stays with Duncan.

* ''[[The Fairly Odd Parents]]'' has Timmy to Trixie and Mark to Vicky. So far, no luck for either of them.

** Tootie to Timmy in a female example, though it can drift into [[Stalker with a Crush]] [[Depending on the Writer]]. [[Word of God]] has it that she will be successful in the live-action adaptation.