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* ''[[Yotsuba&!]]'' Fuuka is often compared unfavorably to her older sister Asagi, with Yotsuba referring to her at least once as "the not-pretty sister". Fans [[Perverse Sexual Lust|tend to disagree with this assessment]].

* In ''[[Absolute Boyfriend]]'', Riiko is often described as either ugly or not as pretty as her [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing|best friend Mika]]. This, of course, was the point, since Mika went a long way to ruin Riiko's self confidence, by calling her those names and seducing every guy Riiko liked. The manga itself never seemed to find Riiko ever unattractive, just...[[A Cup Angst|not very busty]].

* While not "beautiful" or "handsome", {{media|[[Ariga Mako]]_9236.jpg| Makoto}} from ''[[Wandering Son]]'' is at least cute. He finds himself unattractive due to his [[Youthful Freckles]] and [[Nerd Glasses]]. He's chubbier then the other characters, or at least more full and round, but he looks just fine. [[Justified]] since its his opinion, and at least one other character has gone out of their way to tell him he's cute; Mako doesn't seem to have good self-esteem. Seya once thought he made an [[Cross Dresser|ugly girl]], though he comes off as a [[Wholesome Crossdresser]] to a lot of fans.

* While not "beautiful" or "handsome", [[media:[[Ariga Mako]]_9236.jpg|Makoto]] from ''[[Wandering Son]]'' is at least cute. He finds himself unattractive due to his [[Youthful Freckles]] and [[Nerd Glasses]]. He's chubbier then the other characters, or at least more full and round, but he looks just fine. [[Justified]] since its his opinion, and at least one other character has gone out of their way to tell him he's cute; Mako doesn't seem to have good self-esteem. Seya once thought he made an [[Cross Dresser|ugly girl]], though he comes off as a [[Wholesome Crossdresser]] to a lot of fans.

* Uozumi and Akagi of ''[[Slam Dunk]]'' who are described as "gorillas". While they sure as heck aren't [[Bishonen]], a chiseled jaw, full lips, and defined cheek bones are hardly hideous flaws, and that's not including the fact that they're both extremely built.

* Yuri from the Kodansha-winning shoujo manga, ''Bara no Tame ni'', who is constantly referred to as fat and ugly despite looking only slightly pudgy and having the same "pretty girl" face as the supposedly more attractive girls in the story. The Taiwanese drama based off of this is even more egregious, as she's played by girl group member and actress Ella Chen.

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* ''[[Kamen Rider OOO]]'': episodes #23-24. Sakura is tempted by a Yummy because she doesn't want to be "ugly", which is shown by wearing a lab coat, thick-rimmed glasses, and covering her hair. It was blatantly obvious that she was attractive under all that and it was just covered up. {{spoiler|[[Just the Way You Are|Date seems to agree.]]}}

* ''[[King of Queens]]'': Doug and his friends find out that an attractive female worker at the bowling alley is quitting and being replaced by a less attractive woman. The men mock this woman like she's the deformed lovechild of [[Star Wars|Jabba the Hut]] and a toad, and is even given a "mercy flirt" by Doug, but of course, many people [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0237222/ find the actress to be rather pretty].

* ''Legend Of The Condor Heroes'': The protagonist, Guo Jing, is mainly described as being rather stout and muscular, and is ''not'' known for being very handsome or refined. As a matter of fact, to go even further, there were actually several characters who make the comparison of his relationship with Huang Rong as "[[Ugly Guy Hot Wife|A beautiful flower planted in cow dung]]" - yes, he was even likened to ''cow dung''. This becomes rather wince-worthy when he ends up being played by Chinese teen heart throb Hu Ge, who is pretty much a [[Real Life]] equivalent of a [[Bishonen]]. And in order to underplay his looks, he ended up {{media|[[U 1735 P 28 T 3 D 1186872 F 326 DT 20060804162756]].JPG| having his hair tied back and slightly frizzed, along with his clothes stuffed with more material so he would look a bit bulkier}}. Needless to say, he can still look prettier than some of the female cast, and halfway through the series, they don't even bother trying to uglify him ({{media|[[U 1735 P 28 T 3 D 1319149 F 326 DT 20061108153936]].JPG| straightening his hair}} and {{media|200837173742479.jpg| giving him more flattering clothes}}).

* ''Legend Of The Condor Heroes'': The protagonist, Guo Jing, is mainly described as being rather stout and muscular, and is ''not'' known for being very handsome or refined. As a matter of fact, to go even further, there were actually several characters who make the comparison of his relationship with Huang Rong as "[[Ugly Guy Hot Wife|A beautiful flower planted in cow dung]]" - yes, he was even likened to ''cow dung''. This becomes rather wince-worthy when he ends up being played by Chinese teen heart throb Hu Ge, who is pretty much a [[Real Life]] equivalent of a [[Bishonen]]. And in order to underplay his looks, he ended up [[media:[[U 1735 P 28 T 3 D 1186872 F 326 DT 20060804162756]].JPG|having his hair tied back and slightly frizzed, along with his clothes stuffed with more material so he would look a bit bulkier]]. Needless to say, he can still look prettier than some of the female cast, and halfway through the series, they don't even bother trying to uglify him ([[media:[[U 1735 P 28 T 3 D 1319149 F 326 DT 20061108153936]].JPG|straightening his hair]] and [[media:200837173742479.jpg|giving him more flattering clothes]]).

* ''[[Mad Men]]'': Peggy Olson is supposed to be deliberately keeping herself dowdy in order to be taken seriously at work. Of course, she's played by the gorgeous [[Elisabeth Moss]]. The character was also shown [[Hollywood Pudgy|gaining weight]] throughout Season One, presumably for the same reason. {{spoiler|As we learn in Season Two, though, she was actually pregnant with Pete Campbell's child}}. It should be noted, however, that {{spoiler|once Peggy has her "date" with Kurt in season 2 and starts dressing herself more fashionably and wearing her hair differently}}, the show tends to present this as her harnessing the power of {{spoiler|"being a woman"}} as Bobbie had advised instead of it merely being that it's opening doors for her all on its own.

* ''[[Married With Children]]'': Bud Bundy is depicted as very unattractive and someone that only a woman with no standards would date or have sex with despite being played by the not remotely ugly David Faustino. Marcy also came in for a lot of jokes about her looks even though Amanda Bearse was average looking at worst.

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* ''[[The Office]]'' (US version):

** Andy and Michael flirt with a couple of waitresses at a restaurant and attempt to get them to come to a party. They show up at the party with two ''different'' waitresses, the joke being that the first two refused and they had to settle for supposedly less attractive ones. Unfortunately, as co-creator Greg Daniels admitted, poor casting meant the actresses hired were ''too'' good looking and the joke fell flat.

** ''The Office'' can actually be commended for inverting this trope. In the early seasons, the makeup/hair team would spend hours making the very gorgeous {{media|Jenna_Fischer.jpg| Jenna Fischer}}, look quite realistic and average for {{media|Pam_Beasley.jpg| Pam Beasley}}, an office receptionist in her 20's. Despite that, all of the male characters treat her as if she's gorgeous, and refer to her as "the hot one" in the office. In later seasons, she has [[Character Development|gained more confidence]] and dresses up more.

** ''The Office'' can actually be commended for inverting this trope. In the early seasons, the makeup/hair team would spend hours making the very gorgeous [[media:Jenna_Fischer.jpg|Jenna Fischer]], look quite realistic and average for [[media:Pam_Beasley.jpg|Pam Beasley]], an office receptionist in her 20's. Despite that, all of the male characters treat her as if she's gorgeous, and refer to her as "the hot one" in the office. In later seasons, she has [[Character Development|gained more confidence]] and dresses up more.

** Also averted, in the sense that, on any other show, Kelly would be considered [[Hollywood Pudgy]]. This is played with when Ryan refers to Kelly as having a little junk in the trunk.

** Except for Kevin: