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* In ''[[Suzumiya Haruhi]]'', Yuki seems to have a large "fanbase" ''within'' the story, exactly because [[Nerds Are Sexy]]. Kyon finds her appealing too, although not at the scale of [[Moe|Mikuru]].
* ''[[Psycho Busters]]'' has Joi.
* Even ''[[
* Taken to the extreme as the premise of ''[[The World Only God Knows]]''. Keima Katsuragi is a [[Proud to Be
* Professor Kiyama Harumi from ''[[
* Ken Sugisaki of ''[[Seitokai no Ichizon]]''. He has the top grades in the school '''and''' plays eroges, but his main goal is to turn the Student Council into his [[Harem Seeker|harem!]]
* [[Legend of the Galactic Heroes]]; Felicia Greenhill had been carrying the torch for the socially awkward Yang Wenli ever since she first met him.
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== [[Comic Books]] ==
* [[Incredible Hercules|Amadeus Cho]], the 7th smartest person on Earth (as verified by a soap company - oh, and Reed Richards), who managed to win the heart of a [[Perky Goth]] Amazon Gorgon girl.
* In Archie Comics' ''[[Josie and
* Peter Parker, aka The Amazing [[Spider
* Ellie Dee from ''[[Cherry Comics]]'', who manages to nail the science teacher all of the girls are lusting after.
== [[Film]] ==
* ''[[Not Another Teen Movie]]'' has Jamie who is supposedly nerdy even though all she really does is paint, wear overalls, wear glasses, and has a ponytail.
* There is a scene in a used bookshop in ''[[The Big Sleep (
* In ''[[How to Marry
* [[Tanguy]] is a nerdy intellectual but he manages to chat up attractive girls ([[Asian Gal
* Darla, the band nerd from ''[[My Best Friend Is a Vampire]]'' - once she takes her glasses (and possibly a dorky hat) off, she's hot, though only the male lead sees it at first.
* Charles Xavier in ''[[X
* ''[[And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird]]'': Beth is attracted to Josh specifically because he's a computer/robotics genius.
* Doctor Jonathan Crane in [[The Dark Knight Saga|Batman Begins]]-what else did you expect, considering the fact that he's played by [[Cillian Murphy]]?
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* [http://oceanup.com/legacy/2009/05/26/david-henrie-selena-gomez-blond.jpg David Henrie], who plays Justin, in ''[[Wizards of Waverly Place]]''. The nerdy boy that builds robots, collects action figures and can't do more pull-ups than his younger sister. Surprisingly (or not), in the show [[Unwanted Harem|he has a lot of girlfriends]].
* ''A Town Called [[Eureka]]'' is this troop in a nutshell seeing as it's a town full of Super Geniuses/nerds. It also created a 'Chicks find the Science talk sexy in some of the episodes. Good examples are Zane, Henry, Alison Claudia (kinda counts she was in both Warehouse 13/Eureka Crossovers)
* Ben Wyatt in ''[[
* Castiel, despite being labeled in-universe as "nerd angel", is also referred to as "sexy" and "pretty" by demon and angel alike.
* ''[[
** Later lampshaded when even Tara and Willow, both lesbians, find Giles singing "Behind Blue Eyes" incredibly sexy.
{{quote| '''Willow''': Now I [[Continuity Nod|remember]] why I had such [[Hot for Teacher|a crush]] on [[Hot Librarian|him]].}}
** Played with later in the series when Xander comments that smart girls are hot, and Willow, who at that point is a lesbian, mournfully asks him why he couldn't have figured that out when they were in 10th grade (i.e. during the time Willow had the hots for Xander).
* ''[[
** Played with briefly when David Nabbit gives Angel financial advice in "First Impressions."
{{quote| '''David:''' "Oh. That's easy. You could look into seller financing, take over the owner's payments and skip the bank completely, or you could make a play for a preservation grant. Offer to restore the original décor and get the city and the feds to give you a tax break and a loan at a sweetheart rate. Or you could apply for an FHA and get a PMI in lieu of a down payment."<br />
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* ''[[Degrassi]]'': When Connor and Dave created a sorting algorithm deciding the hottest girl in Degrassi, Clare is ranked ''3rd''. Pretty good given she's supposed to be the plain jane girl next door type.
** Before that, Damian once referred to Liberty as a "sexy genius."
* In the ''[[
* A [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFKwnHJQXsY 2009 Intel commercial] featured a male Asian office worker freshening his cup of coffee. Semi-porn background music can be heard. All the women are staring hungrily at this guy, who sees it but acts too cool to respond to it, like this is normal for him. At the end, a voice over identifies this normal-looking nerd as the inventor of the USB port. (He was actually just an actor, but it gets the job done.)
* In ''[[Gilmore Girls]]'', Rory is seen wearing a t-shirt that says "Reading is Sexy." Considering the action she gets over the course of the series, she's right.
* Spencer Reid of ''[[
* The Doctor, from ''[[Doctor Who]]'', [[No Hugging, No Kissing|at least in the incarnations where he's allowed a love interest]]. Many characters seem attracted by just how intelligent the Doctor is, with such a wide range of knowledge that it vastly out-scopes anything we know. Of course, being good looking and having a time machine probably doesn't hurt, either.
** Several of his companions fit this trope, although they are usually [[Overshadowed
* As Scully of [[The X-Files]] says of the two scientists in "War of the Coprophages" who walk off into the sunrise together: "Smart is sexy".
* [[Ugly Betty]] gets a lot of it. The title character may be cute and even beautiful upon certain occasions, but her sexy turns on only in the last few episodes of the series. Most of her boyfriends are often the embodiment of the trope, with nerdy accountant Henry having some serious male model-like body going for him.
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* [[Mad Scientist]] Kokonoe from [[Blaz Blue]].
* ''[[Super Robot Wars]]'''s Ryusei Date is the epitome of otakuness, having more interest in the features of whichever [[FemBot]] was currently in the hangar than real girls. Nevertheless, Latooni Subota and Mai Kobayashi fall for him, the former going as far as [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75fh1LghX9U imitating his geeky speech out of affection.] [[Celibate Hero|Ryusei himself doesn't seem to mind, though.]]
* Philia Felice from ''[[
* ''[[My Sims]] Agents'', in an example of the sentiment, has a music-playing object that plays a little tune called "Nerdy Chicks Rule".
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** It's later discovered this is because of a teenage geek messing with the process that created her, creating the ultimate geek fantasy girl -- a confident, polite nudist who will put up with ANYTHING and literally can't get enough sex. Oh, and she's a geek, too. Unfortunately, he was too shy to talk to her afterward, which left her in the dark about the whole thing.
* Moira and Nanetta in ''[[Tales Of Gnosis College]]'' both seem to fit this trope.
* '' [[
** You can also order [http://www.cafepress.com/overdone.305387215 "Sexy Nerd" merchandise] from TLT's Cafe Press page.
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Velma from ''[[Scooby Doo]]''. Played with in [[The Movie|The Movies]] (...[[That Came Out Wrong|not what we meant]]).
* Edd from ''[[Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy]]'' has had the most girls crushing on him during the show's run.
* Steve Smith from ''[[
** Usually Stan or Roger.
* In the episode of ''[[Batman: The Animated Series
* ''In [[The Real Ghostbusters]]'', Janine has a crush on nerdy Egon for his high intelligence. So do a handful of minor female characters.
** Janine's crush was a holdover from the movie where she is quite blatantly hitting on Egon, and Egon is either clueless or doing a good job pretending he's clueless.
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