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== Literature ==
* Most of [[Meg Cabot]]'s series has one of
* Bertie Wooster from ''[[Jeeves and Wooster (novel)|Jeeves and Wooster]]'' instantly makes squads of friends everywhere he goes. Of course, he's [[Upper Class Twit|dripping with cash]] and has a brilliant valet who [[The Trickster|solves everyone's problems for free]], so that might help. (Note that [[The Jeeves|said brilliant valet]] is a [[Subverted Trope|subversion]], being [[The Ace|hugely popular because of his unbelievable smoothness and competence]].)
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* Holly Fischer from ''[[The OC]]'' (especially in her later appearances when she is leader of a pack of young brides and very much the stereotypical [[The Brainless Beauty|Brainless Beauty]]). To a lesser extent Luke Ward, though he was a bit deeper than the usual [[Jerk Jock]]. Summer Roberts very much fitted this trope at the start of the series, but evolved into more of a [[Genius Ditz]] as the show progressed.
* Subverted in ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]''. Claire is very popular at school, but she's also quiet, thoughtful and complex, and smarter than she pretends to be.
* Initially played straight on ''[[Malcolm in the Middle]]''
** Got subverted in another episode, when Malcolm started dating a popular girl whose biggest secret was that she was quite smart and actually enjoyed studying. However played straight as the main reason she acts like an Air Head is to stay with the popular crowd.
* In series 3 of ''[[The Mighty Boosh]]'' Vince Noir, the "Prince of Camden", arguably falls into this category at times.
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== Theatre ==
* Accidentally implied in ''[[Death of a Salesman]]''
** Biff and Willy are not dumb but have really skewed priorities and value perception over substance. It takes Biff years after his [[Heroic BSOD]] to realize where they went wrong.
* [[Jerk Jock|Brett]] and [[The Brainless Beauty|Kendra]] in [[13]]. [[Alpha Bitch|Lucy]] is [[Manipulative Bastard|smart]], though.
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== Web Comics ==
* ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'' both used and averted it, with the [[Jerk Jock]] fitting it (although not necessarily shown to be [[Book Dumb]] it takes a special kind of idiot to keep on bullying someone with a stronger, ki-using martial artist friend who has beaten him up several times in the past) while the [[Alpha Bitch]] of the other school has proved herself intelligent and observant.
* Subverted in ''[[Penny and Aggie]]''. Turns out Penny is just as smart as
* ''Weregeek'' has Jess, the main character's non-geeky girlfriend. Jess herself is an aversion, but all of her other friends come across as vapid and clueless.
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** Hartman seems to be a walking version of Snacky's Law, huh.
** Uh, sorry if I missed something, but when have Trixie, Tad, or Chad ever been portrayed as being dumb? Self centered, yes, but I don't think anything's happened to show they're dumb.
*** Well, not dumber than most other characters save A.J. (Timmy and his friends aren't exactly
* Mandy in ''[[Totally Spies]]''
* ''[[Kim Possible]]'' is a subversion, as she is both the smartest ''and'' most popular girl in school. Her rival Bonnie seems to be a close second in popularity, but although she is clearly not as intelligent as Kim, neither is she particularly dumb.
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