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== Web Original ==
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* In the [[Whateley Universe]] story "The Big Idea", Reach is enamored with cute scientist Spark who is European and doesn't see him. (He has a bad Kentucky accent and wants to join the Intelligence Cadet Corps.) He eventually gets the girl, but by then they have both been transmogrified so they're both ''much'' better looking.
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== Western Animation ==
* [[Action Girl]] Kim Possible and her geek-love Ron Stoppable in ''[[Kim Possible]]''. [[Trope Namer|The trope is named for the quote]] in an interview by the creators of the show, when they were asked why they were pairing up Kim and Ron.
* Stacy and Spud in ''[[American Dragon: Jake Long]]''.
* Jérémie and Aelita in ''[[Code Lyoko]]''. It helps that Aelita is also a geek.
* Sheen and Libby in ''[[Jimmy Neutron]]''.
* Gerald and Phoebe from [[Hey Arnold!]] is one of those rare moments that the girl is the "geek" in question here.
* Occasionally played around with for Velma from [[Scooby Doo]] such as later on in Scooby Doo on Zombie Island.
* While the writers of the ''[[Rugrats]]'' ''[[All Grown Up!]]'' series tried to avoid flat out confirming certain pairings (most likely trying to avert a [[Broken Base]]) but [[Ship Tease]] did happen nevertheless. One example of a pairing that got [[Ship Tease]] that fits with this trope is Chuckie and Angelica. (In which of course has received even more attention from fans in fan work.)
* Dr. Walter Hartford of ''[[Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers|Galaxy Rangers]]'' fits a lot of the usual definitions for a geek; highly educated, computer hacker, fast mouth, and fond of pop culture references. Princess Maya didn't think much of him at first, and was more attracted to [[The Lancer|Gooseman]]. Then, Doc turned on the charm...made contact with an alien computer that was protecting the planet, [[Took a Level In Badass|and handed a Crown Empire spy his ass in a swordfight]]. Maya never mentioned Goose again!
* Notably played with and then averted in ''[[WITCH (animation)|WITCH]]'' between Irma and Martin. Early on it seems to be setting up to invoke this trope, as Martin is smitten and Irma rebukes him at every turn. She eventually (and reluctantly, as it was neccesary for a [[It Makes Sense in Context|distraction]]) goes on one date with him and is miserable the whole way through. Later though she is visibly jealous when he is interested in someone else. By the end of the series, she's the only main character ''not'' in a relationship and her and Martin have settled into a mutual quasi love/hate friendship.
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