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|''[[The Scarlet Pimpernel (novel)|The Scarlet Pimpernel]]''}}
Strong relationships, in both TV and real life, thrive on how each member compensates for [[Foil|the other’s weaknesses with his/her own strengths]], and vice versa. This can overlap with Birds of the Feather…if they’re opposites on the surface.
A [[Motor Mouth]] just isn’t as funny if he doesn’t have the [[Straight Man]] to torment. Similarly, only when a sweet, shy person is paired up with an equally jerkish one is their kindness and timidness [[Moe Moe|made all the more noticeable]].
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== Film ==
* [[Odd Couple]] Steed and Mrs. Peel in ''[[The Avengers (1998 film)|The Avengers 1998]]'': he follows the rules, she doesn't. He admits that she's "just my type".
* [[Atlantis: The Lost Empire|Milo Thatch and Princess Kida]], she's the [[The Chief's Daughter|Native]] [[Tomboy Princess|Princess]] who is one [[Bare Your Midriff|P]][[She's Got Legs|r]][[Foot Focus|e]][[Dark-Skinned Blond|t]][[White-Haired Pretty Girl|t]][[Stripperiffic|y]] [[Freudian Slip|Gi]][[Hilarity Ensues|rl]]. Then there is [[Nerd Glasses|Mi]][[Adorkable|lo]] [[Moe Stare|Jam]][[Socially Awkward Hero|es]] [[Give Geeks a Chance|Tha]][[Michael J. Fox|tch]]....[[Geeky Turn On|'nuff said]]. It turns out they do have a surprising amount of things in common though. And they both agree that Atlantica should stay intact, though Milo technically isn’t a native.
* [[Who Framed Roger Rabbit?|Roger and Jessica Rabbit]]. "He makes me laugh."
* Captain von Trapp and Maria in ''[[The Sound of Music]]''.
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* ''[[Enchanted]]'': Both Giselle and Robert are kindred spirits (they’re both deeply compassionate), but Giselle is initially naive and Robert is initially cynical. Fortunately, they both learn from each other…so much so they ended up getting married.
* ''[[Tangled]]'' gives us the jaded, worldly-wise thief and the spirited, innocent princess.
* ''[[WALL-E]]'' has [[The Woobie]] Wall-E and [[Action Girl]] EVE. Both were built for a similar purpose, however. And they find out that they have surprising
== Literature ==
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