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{{trope}}
{{quote|''Looking at the ladies, all of them fine
''All of them so lovely I can't make up my mind
''But I'm looking at you from the corner of my eye
''I can see you now, you're stepping so high!|''Slave'', "Watching You"}}
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Two (or more, or not so many) men look at a bunch of women and discuss them. Or vice versa. An old, old trope, but given that guys do this every day, likely to continue till mankind goes extinct [[Lady Land|or at least until men do]].
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The common subversion is to make it look like guys are girlwatching, only to reveal that the "exquisite curves" they were talking about referred to something non-sexual, like a pizza, a car, or a rare Brancusi arm chair.
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== Advertising ==
* An ad for... [[Distracted By the Shiny|toothpaste, or something]], had a bunch of nursing home residents admiring the new arrival. "Are those real?" "Yup. They're her own teeth."
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== Film ==
* The movie ''[[MASHM*A*S*H (film)|M*A*S*H]]'' had them discuss whether Hot Lips was a real blonde or not. So they decided to find out...naturally bets were placed on the issue.
* The opening of the film ''[[GregorysGregory's Girl]]''.
* This leads to the discovery of the Nash equilibrium in ''[[A Beautiful Mind]]'', although as pointed out by ''[[Xkcd]]'', it's not a true equilibrium.
 
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== Live Action TV ==
* ''[[Mad Men]]''—through a one-way mirror. Joan is aware of their presence and bends over in a tight skirt. The men decide that is worthy of a salute.
* In a ''[[Chappelle's Show|Chappelles]]'' sketch (making fun of the movie ''What Women Want'') about a woman who hears men's thoughts, she enters an elevator full of men. [[Hilarity Ensues]]. It's actually pretty hilarious, though. At one point, even a little boy is heard thinking about how hard he would hit that.
* ''[[Frasier]]'': Once thea telescope was installed in ''[[Frasier|Frasier's]]'' apartment, everyone got to use this gag. One notable variation was when Frasier and Niles tell Martin to calm down, 'cause they're admiring a foreign range/stovetop, not a naked woman. Martin says that he knows, and ''that's'' the disappointing thing.
* Seeing as how it takes place in the offices of a fashion magazine, the male characters of ''[[Just Shoot Me]]'' indulged in this pastime often, much to the dismay of [[Straw Feminist|Maya]]. In one episode Jack catches the guys looking at a blonde woman bent over and joins in. To his horror it turns out to be Maya (his daughter), who had dyed her hair.
* Subverted in ''[[Merlin (TV series)|Merlin]]'', where Arthur and Lancelot are talking about... different girls.
** [[Love Triangle|For now...]][[when}}
* [[Inverted]] on ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'', where Barney and Ted appear to be talking about his architectural sketch, but are actually discussing a nude picture of Princess Leia.
* ''[[Power Rangers Ninja Storm]]'': They're ''really'' talking about the new motorcycles.
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== Music ==
* Jeff Blumenkrantz's duet "Moving Right Along" (a [[Cut Song]] from ''Fits and Starts'') is about two guys in a gay bar checking out and dismissing the clientele. ("Too square". "Too Fair". "Too self-aware... moving right along".
* Andy Williams;, "Music to Watch Girls By". "Eyes watch girls walk, with tender lovin' care..."
* "I'm a Girl Watcher", by the O'Kaysions
* "Pretty Girls Everywhere" by Eugene Church
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