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[[File:_JPG_3494JPG 3494.jpg|link=Singin' in the Rain|frame|Cyd Charisse has legs that go ''all'' the way up.]]

{{quote|''[[Trope Namer|She's got legs]], an' knows how to use them<br />

''She never begs, she knows how to choose 'em<br />

''She's holdin' leg, wonderin' how to feel them<br />

''Would you get behind 'em, if you could only find 'em?<br />

''She's my baby, she's my baby<br />

''Yeah, it's alright''|'''[[ZZ Top]]''', "Legs"}}

Sometimes, [[:Category:Keep Abreast of This Index|you notice a woman for her chest]]. Sometimes, [[:Category:Nothing Butt an Index|you notice her butt]]. But other times, you take a really [[PunA Worldwide Punomenon|long]] look at how lovely her legs are.

[[Zettai Ryouiki]], [[Showgirl Skirt]], [[Dangerously-Short Skirt]], [[Underwear of Power]]/[[Leotard of Power|Leotards]]/[[Mini-Dress of Power|Mini -Dresses Ofof Power]], [[Qipao]], [[Who Wears Short Shorts?]] and [[Footsie Under the Table]] are also good ways to show off these features. A [[Kick Chick]] will almost always have these, as will most female [[Dance Battler|Dance Battlers]]s. The [[Statuesque Stunner]] will also have these, more often than not. [[Bath Kick]] is used to show these off as well. If the [[Amazonian Beauty]] has them, expect either the narration, other characters, or the character design to emphasize her legs' muscularity as attractive, often with special attention to the thighs.

== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==

* Mariah from ''[[Jo Jo's Bizarre Adventure|JojoJoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]'' gets many comments from the heroes on her legs.

* The main characters from ''[[Dangaioh]]'' (save for the lone male), are all drawn with shapely, long legs which are made all the more prominent because they dress in skintight, revealing <s> swimsuits</s> spacesuits all the time.

* [[Naoko Takeuchi]]'s original art for the ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' runsmanga awaydramatically withexaggerates thisthe tropeleg aslength legof shotsevery character, and (courtesy of sometheir veryiconically ''short'' skirts andthe risqueSenshi's transformations)legs seemget toa come''lot'' up at least ten times perof episodeattention.

* Tomoyo and Kyou from ''[[Clannad (visual novel)|Clannad]]''. The former is very fond of high kicks, and the latter likes to kick too and even has some Grade A [[Zettai Ryouki]].

* ''[[Ranma One Half½]]'': [[Attractive Bent Gender|Female]] [[Gender Bender|Ranma's]] legs are mentioned and given focus from time to time. In the manga, he takes advantage of this by [http://www.anymanga.com/ranma/036/011/008/ donning a miniskirt] in order to attract men to Ukyo's restaurant.

* Nico Robin of ''[[One Piece]]'' has notably long legs.

** Boa Hancock's are even longer and on constant display, plus she gets to show them off due to being a [[Kick Chick]].

* Both Makie and Hyakurin from ''[[Blade of the Immortal]]'' show a lot of their legs, wearing slitted kimonos and mini skirts with [[Zettai Ryouiki]] respectively.

* In ''[[Skip Beat!]]'', one of [[Mr. Fanservice|Ren's]] more frequently commented upon traits are his ridiculously long legs.

* Ditto for [[Zatanna]], and frequently lampshaded over in [[The DCAU]].

== [[Film]] ==

* ''[[GoldeneyeGoldenEye (film)|GoldenEye]]'': Xenia Onatopp and her [[Murderous Thighs]].

* This is parodied in ''[[The Naked Gun|The Naked Gun 3]]'' (which has the up -the -legs shot [[Overly Long Gag|repeat]] itself several times).

** As seen in the page picture, [[Cyd Charisse]] had legs all the way up to ''there''.

* Tony points this out about Elvira in ''[[Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface]]''.

* Lili von Shtupp in ''[[Blazing Saddles]]'', pointed out by <s>Hedy</s> Hedley.

* ''[[Spy Hard]]'': Parodies the trope with a long, long trip up some ridiculously long legs. (Not too surprising, it's made by the same people who made ''The Naked Gun'' movies.)

* Vicky Vale ([[Kim Basinger]]) in [[Batman (film)|the 1989 ''Batman'' movie]] is introduced by showing us her legs sticking out from underneath a newspaper she was reading. Alex Knox comments, "Hello, legs."

{{quote| "If they ever ask about me, tell them I was more than just a great set of boobs. I was also an incredible pair of legs!"}}

** There was actually a blooper show in the 1970's1970s or early 1980's1980s in which the first segment was replacing Elvira's wax statue at a museum with Elvira herself. A young boy (couldn't have been more than 10) walks up to the statue, says "Hello, hot stuff!" or something familiar, and feels Elvira's legs up.

* ''[[Heroic Trio|The Executioners]]'': [[Maggie Cheung]]'s character. EmphasisedEmphasized in her introductory pose.

* Dancer/actress [[Juliet Prowse]] rose to prominence because Soviet leader Nikita Kruschev saw her dancing in the 1959 film ''[[Can-Can]]'' and immediately proclaimed her (''her'', not the film) "immoral and obscene". As they say, there's no such thing as bad publicity. From there, her career took off.

* For a male example, see the ''[[The Wheel of Time]]'' series. Whenever a female character comments on a male character's attractiveness, it will usually involve admiring his legs, especially the calves.

* The ''[[Sisterhood]]'' series by [[Fern Michaels]]: Let's see. Lizzie Fox has them, Alexis Thorne has them, and Isabelle Flanders has them. There might be more, but those three are definitely noted for this trope.

== Live -Action TelevisionTV ==

* ''[[Richard Diamond]]'': In the 1950s detective show, Diamond's answering service lady Sam (played by [[Mary Tyler Moore]]) was only seen from the legs down. When she posed for a magazine spread - fully clothed, but allowing viewers to put a face to the legs - she was fired and Roxanne Brooks replaced her.

* Sally on ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]''. Subverted in that Dick et al. say they're a ''failing'' of hers [[So Beautiful It's a Curse|along with her perky breasts and long flowing locks]], and she agrees. Then Mary tries to cheer her up after a breakup by saying that she's got legs --— and Sally cuts her off, saying "You don't have to rub it in!" It is presumably because Sally is implied to be a rather macho male of the aliens' original species early in the series.

** In the 6thsixth Seriesseries premiere, the Doctor codenames River Song as "[[Mrs. Robinson]],", Rory as "The Nose,", and Amy? [[Lampshade Hanging|"The Legs.".]]

** Err, 4thFourth Doctor? [[Nubile Savage|Leela?]] The leather [[Loin Cloth]]?? [[Amazonian Beauty|The thighs??!!]]

* Cerie from ''[[30 Rock|Thirty Rock]]'': Her office attire, which usually includes a tiny denim miniskirt, is used for comedic effect as well as [[Fan Service]]. The leggy outfits are a distraction to the male characters on the show, and Liz has confronted Cerie about her wardrobe to no avail.

** Also alluded to [https://web.archive.org/web/20121225090750/http://www.nbc.com/30-rock/video/introducing-ceries-vlog/1227240/ in the character's short-lived web series].

* ''[[Glee]]''{{'}}s Rachel Berry. You'd figure at 5'2" they wouldn't be that impressive. You'd be wrong.

{{quote| ''Her legs ran all the way<br />

''Up to heaven and past Avalon. }}

{{quote| ''Here she comes again, like good medicine<br />

''Every step she takes, my blood is flowing<br />

''Her legs go on and on for days...<br />}}

* [[Hello! Project]] had a duo consisting of Fujimoto Miki and Matsuura Aya, called [[Meaningful Name|GAM]], that was centredcentered on this trope. }}

{{quote| ''She had hair like Jeannie Shrimpton back in 1965<br />

''She had legs that never ended<br />

''I was halfway paralyzed. }}

** Former [[WCW]]/[[WWE]] employee Stacy Keibler was notable for having legs that took up half her height. She would rely on them in the ring as well, using them to choke other Divas by pinning them against the turnbuckle by the throat. In fact, one of her theme songs was a cover of ZZ Top's "Legs" sung by Kid Rock.<br /><br />[[What Could Have Been]]: "With Legs Like That" was originally intended for Stacy, but since she had left the company by then the theme was instead given to Maria. Stacy's legs were a favorite thing for the [[Dancing With the Stars]] judges to praise, since it obviously gave her an advantage in dancing. Well, that and all the years of jazz, tap and ballet training she had, which was arguably how she got those legs to begin with.

== [[Video TheatreGames]] ==

** Rikku from ''[[Final Fantasy X]]'' and ''[[Final Fantasy X -2]]'' also. In every game she appears in she is introduced by a long, loving pan up her very long legs. She seems to flaunt it, too, as she dresses in miniskirts and hotpants wherever she goes, including battle.

* Quite a few outfits in the ''[[Dead or Alive]]'' games are designed specifically to [[Show Some Leg|shows off female fighters' legs]], notably Lei Fang and Kasumi's default outfits. Special mention goes out to Kokoro's kimono in ''Dimensions'', which is technically worn incorrectly just to reveal her legs more often, although this could just be for ease of movement. [[Male Gaze|I doubt players care much]].

* In ''[[Back to The Future|Back to the Future: The Game]]'', according to Kid Tannen, Edna Strickland has some nice gams - though we never get to see for ourselves, as she's always wearing a long skirt that goes down to her ankles.

* ''[[Tomb Raider|]]'': Lara Croft]], considering that most of the time, during gameplay at least, she's facing away from the player and wearing very short shorts.

* The novels indicate that this is what Jim Raynor was thinking about Sarah Kerrigan during the "I finished scouting the area and--''you pig!''" scene in ''[[StarcraftStarCraft]]''. The player can't actually tell, considering she's a low-detail sprite, but promo shots for the [[Vapor Wear]] [[Third-Person Shooter]] ''[[Starcraft]]StarCraft: Ghost]]'' indicate that Ghost uniforms are practically painted on.

* ''[[Blaz BlueBlazBlue]]'': Aside of her [[Buxom Is Better|boobs]], Litchi Faye-Ling also possesses long, slim legs which due to how she dressed (not really wearing pants and wears a [[Qipao]]) and her attacks involve a lot of kicking as well as stretching her legs out. One of the special picture arts in the game also gave a comment in vein of this ("While Litchi is more known for her boobs, she also possesses long, luscious legs")

* Marge in ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'', when she and Homer get "frisky". This is explicitly mentioned by Lenny in one episode.

{{quote| "She's got legs from here to yah-yah!"}}

{{quote| "...she's got legs, like Astaire..."}}

* On an episode of ''[[American Dragon: Jake Long]]'', Jake's [[Token Black|sassy black friend]] becomes a cheerleader. When her friends see her in a revealing miniskirt for the first time ''[[Distracted by the Sexy|this]]'' is their reaction. One of them goes on to talk about her legs for a while afterward, questioning why she never showed off her legs before.

* The [[Filmation ]]-animated TV series of the 1970s and 1980s were ''loaded'' with female characters often depicted wearing mini-skirts and swimsuit-like outfits designed to show off their legs. Shows featuring characters with this particular "superpower" (just a few of many): Flash Gordon, She-Ra Princess of Power, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (not to mention both the live-action and animated versions of Isis featured in various Filmation shows).

* One scene in ''[[Hercules (Disney1997 film)|Hercules]]'' showed Megara running in a way so that she is picking up her dress, revealing a rare shot of her legs being exposed.

* Asajj Ventress and the Nightsisters in general from ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]''.

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