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{{trope|wppage=Stereotypes_of_Jews#Nice_Jewish_boy}}
Jewish boys are generally [[Nice Guy
Even though nice Jewish boys are quite likely to cause [[Matzo Fever]], a character referred to as [[A Nice Jewish Boy]] tends to be
[[The Other Wiki]] has an article about the [[wikipedia:Nice Jewish boy|"Nice Jewish boy"]].
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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
* 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
* 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
* Sheldon in ''[[Less Than Kind]]''.
* Sol Star on [[Deadwood]] fits the mold of
* 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!''
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