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Jewish boys are generally [[Nice Guy~~|Nice Guys~~]]. So are [[Ambiguously Jewish]] ones. They also tend to be [[Self-Deprecation|self-deprecating]], studious, and brainy. Although he may still [[Jews Love to Argue|love to argue]], even when he's arguing, you can still tell he's nice. It's reasonably likely he's a [[All Jews Are Cheapskates|cheapskate]], but he's probably not actually [[Greedy Jew|greedy]]. They're usually [[Adorkable]], because this is a quality favored in Jewish culture as an ideal husband: smart, reliable, and gentle, with a boyish charm.

Jewish boys are generally [[Nice Guy]]s. So are [[Ambiguously Jewish]] ones. They also tend to be [[Self-Deprecation|self-deprecating]], studious, and brainy. Although he may still [[Jews Love to Argue|love to argue]], even when he's arguing, you can still tell he's nice. It's reasonably likely he's a [[All Jews Are Cheapskates|cheapskate]], but he's probably not actually [[Greedy Jew|greedy]]. They're usually [[Adorkable]], because this is a quality favored in Jewish culture as an ideal husband: smart, reliable, and gentle, with a boyish charm.

Even though nice Jewish boys are quite likely to cause [[Matzo Fever]], a character referred to as [[A Nice Jewish Boy]] tends to be ~~unmarried -- he~~'s often referred to as "a nice Jewish boy" by his domineering Jewish Mother, who wants him to get married and [[I Want Grandkids|give her grandchildren]] and is advertising his niceness. [[Jewish Mother~~|Jewish Mothers~~]] may also ask their daughters to find one of these, or indeed their sons to find "a nice Jewish girl".

Even though nice Jewish boys are quite likely to cause [[Matzo Fever]], a character referred to as [[A Nice Jewish Boy]] tends to be unmarried—he's often referred to as "a nice Jewish boy" by his domineering Jewish Mother, who wants him to get married and [[I Want Grandkids|give her grandchildren]] and is advertising his niceness. [[Jewish Mother]]s may also ask their daughters to find one of these, or indeed their sons to find "a nice Jewish girl".

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== [[Comic Books]] ==

* Dan Dreiberg, from ''[[Watchmen (comics)|Watchmen]]'', is [[Ambiguously Jewish]], but according to [[Word of God]] is actually a lapsed Calvinist. Nonetheless, the fact he behaves a lot like a [[Nice Jewish Boy]] is almost certainly partially responsible for the widespread [[Fanon]] that he's a Jew.

* Dan Dreiberg, from ''[[Watchmen (comics)|Watchmen]]'', is [[Ambiguously Jewish]], but according to [[Word of God]] is actually a lapsed Calvinist. Nonetheless, the fact he behaves a lot like a Nice Jewish Boy is almost certainly partially responsible for the widespread [[Fanon]] that he's a Jew.

* Ted Kord, the [[Blue Beetle]], who employs a distinctly Yiddish turn of phrase for the whole time he's being written by Len Wein and displays elements of this trope.

* Billy / "Wiccan" in ''[[Young Avengers]]'', although he wasn't confirmed to be Jewish for some time.

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* The Rebbe's son in ''[[A Stranger Among Us]]''.

* Ben Stiller in ''[[Meet the Parents]]''.

* [[Adam Sandler]] tends to play the [[Nice Jewish Boy]] in about half of his movies, and [[Jerkass]] or [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]] in the other half. This is most apparent in ''[[Eight Crazy Nights]]'', wherein he ''[[Used to Be a Sweet Kid|used]]'' [[Used to Be a Sweet Kid|to be a Nice Jewish Boy]] before becoming a [[Jerkass]].

* [[Adam Sandler]] tends to play the Nice Jewish Boy in about half of his movies, and [[Jerkass]] or [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]] in the other half. This is most apparent in ''[[Eight Crazy Nights]]'', wherein he ''[[Used to Be a Sweet Kid|used]]'' [[Used to Be a Sweet Kid|to be a Nice Jewish Boy]] before becoming a [[Jerkass]].

* The main character in ''[[American Pie]]''. He's a perv, but then [[All Men Are Perverts]], and other than that he's one of the best behaved characters.

* David Levinson of ''[[Independence Day]].'' He's played by [[Jeff Goldblum]].

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* It isn't often mentioned in ''[[The Wonder Years]]'', but Kevin's best friend Paul Pfeiffer is Jewish: one episode featured his bar mitzvah. A [[Adorkable|geeky]] [[Nice Guy]], he fits the trope.

* Matt Parkman, from ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'', is Jewish according to [[Word of God]].

* On [[Seinfeld]], Jerry's mother can't be persuaded that her son isn't a [[Nice Jewish Boy]], although he very obviously is not.

* On [[Seinfeld]], Jerry's mother can't be persuaded that her son isn't a Nice Jewish Boy, although he very obviously is not.

* Sheldon in ''[[Less Than Kind]]''.

* Sol Star on [[Deadwood]] fits the mold of [[Nice Jewish Boy]] to a tee- which isn't really an asset, considering he lives in a [[The Wild West|Wild West]] town of murderers, thieves, gamblers, and drunks.

* Sol Star on [[Deadwood]] fits the mold of Nice Jewish Boy to a tee- which isn't really an asset, considering he lives in a [[The Wild West|Wild West]] town of murderers, thieves, gamblers, and drunks.

* Zachary Ezekiel Rosenblatt Beekerman also known as Zeke from [[Wizards of Waverly Place]] is probably the nicest character on the show. He's so nice, he sometimes blames himself for other people's problems.

* Jeremy on ''[[Sports Night]]''. Dan is less nice, but he's working on it.

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* [http://nicejewishguys.net/ This calendar of Nice Jewish Guys].

* In the [[Documentary]] ''A History of Britain'' Simon Schama describes himself as a nice Jewish boy when describing England's Christian Reformation.

* In [http://www.cracked.com/video_18405_sex-as-understood-by-adolescent-boys.html this NSFW comedy video], 12 year old Jeffrey seems like such a nice Jewish boy. But -- ''Oy veh!'' ~~-- what~~ an imagination he has about his seemingly [[Plain Jane]] mitzvah instructor (whom he sees as a [[Hot Teacher]]).

* In [http://www.cracked.com/video_18405_sex-as-understood-by-adolescent-boys.html this NSFW comedy video], 12 year old Jeffrey seems like such a nice Jewish boy. But -- ''Oy veh!''—what an imagination he has about his seemingly [[Plain Jane]] mitzvah instructor (whom he sees as a [[Hot Teacher]]).