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*** This man obviously never watched the actual show and criticized it on it's premise.
** Actually, the show kind of averts this more often than not. While Betty is not exactly a super model, people around her usually recognize, both verbally and non-verbally, that she's pretty much an average looking woman and that, when she tries, she can look stunningly beautiful. The main problem with the girl is not her actual appearance but her awkward customs and fashion sense, which of course are something people in the fashion business will mock to death. Some characters, including ex-womanizers Matt and Daniel, as well as shallow Amanda even develop crushes on her, along with a series of seriously good looking, if nerdy, guys.
* The Venezuelan soap ''Vieja yo?''
* ''[[Wizards of Waverly Place]]'': Justin. In one episode his family couldn't believe that a pretty girl would consider dating him. At one point, Alex said that Justin was not cute all. And we are supposed to believe this? Especially since he is played by the ridiculously hot ''David Henrie''.
* ''[[WKRP in Cincinnati]]'': Many male fans insist this one was (unintentionally) inverted wherein Jan Smithers as [[Hot Librarian|shy]], [[Hollywood Nerd|nerdy Bailey]] apparently came off as a whole lot hotter than 'blonde bombshell' Loni Anderson. Loni Anderson stated that the trope was being intentionally subverted and that she enjoyed playing on a show where the two attractive women were loyal co-workers and good friends.
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''Steve''': Thanks, Diana. I know you'd do a wonderful job. But I'm afraid this calls for a really gorgeous girl. Someone who looks great in a bathing suit. Say, I won't be needing you for awhile, is there anything you'd like to do?
'''This Troper''': [[Big OMG|Wow!]] }}
* ''[[Yo Soy Betty, la Fea]]'', the Colombian soap opera on which ''[[Ugly Betty]]'' is based, looks [http://img.timeinc.net/pespanol/i/galeria/2006/septiembre/Betty_Colombia_090506.jpg a bit more convincing] into characterizing Betty as ugly, even when the main actress is [
* ''[[Zoey 101]]'': [[Hollywood Nerd|Quinn Sanders]]
** Or Coco Wexler. She is neither so fat nor so horrible as they say in the series. The fact that his supposed ugliness is accompanied by a series of romantic failures, which appear to be deserved for it, ultimately has [[Unfortunate Implications]], even though her role is kinda the [[Butt Monkey]].
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* ''[[Picket Fences]]'' - Kenny can't seem to appreciate Maxine's physical beauty because she's a fat tomboy with a weird face, so he has to learn to love her [https://web.archive.org/web/20160909081506/http://s.sfwgifs.com/img/upld/boys-dream.gif personality].
* Zelda Gilroy on ''[[The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis]]'' even said there's nothing to love about her appearance. Really, the only problem was she wasn't as super-model hot as the other gals Dobie would chase.
* ''[[Smallville]]'': Lampshaded, as Clark thinks of himself as plain but, as the high school reunion and even his friends (such as Pete) have mentioned, he is quite handsome.
* Edith, the extremely adorable middle sister in ''[[Downton Abbey]]'' looks like a blonde Betty Boop. However, the men constantly pass her over and the rest of the family despair that she will never marry. When a man who everyone describes as old and dull actually shows interest in her, it is supposed to be cause for celebration. It is possible that this is a [[Justified Trope]] as she does have the most dull personality of the three sisters and appears somewhat needy, so it may simply be her personality that men find uninteresting.
* Sketch from ''[[Skins]]'', who everyone is constantly saying is ugly. She doesn't get all dolled up like most of the other girls on the show, but she is definitely pretty.
* Annie in ''[[Community]]'', to the point that some characters in-universe have to explicitly informed that she really is beautiful. It's crossed to a degree with [[Informed Attribute]] and [[Character Development]], however, since while she is quite clearly pretty ''now'' she's explicitly described to have had issues with her weight and complexion (among other things) before the series started, and is thus still rather neurotic and lacking in self-confidence and self-esteem about it. Reflecting this, she also has a tendency to dress rather frumpily and unflatteringly, in the earlier seasons at least.
** However it should be noted that the only one to have to be told
** In one Season 2 episode, she complains about being used as "bait and distraction" in various schemes, only to realize Troy and Abed didn't hear her because they were distracted by her
* In ''[[Victorious]]'' when Trina offers to kiss a kid who previously came on to the other three main female
** Trina gets this a lot on the show - in the episode "Wifi In The Sky" Beck and Andre are horrified at getting a close-up shot of her behind as she leaves her seat. Several male viewers would probably be gratified if they were in their place.
* In [[Stephen King]]'s novel ''[[The Stand]]'', Harold Lauder is a fat acne-ridden teenager. So when it came time to make the TV-miniseries adaptation, they cast.. [[Parker Lewis|Corin Nemec.]]
** Partly justified, since the novel mentions that Harold trims down and becomes fairly attractive thanks to physical labor and the relative lack of junk-food in his post-superflu lifestyle.
* ''[[Horrible Histories]]'' had a sketch where King Philip of Spain married Queen Mary of England. Mary was supposedly quite ugly, but the actress they had portray her was actually somewhat attractive. Subverted with their portrayal of Elizabeth I, where they use make-up to make the actress look quite ugly.
* [[Ashley Tisdale]], as Maddie on ''[[The Suite Life of Zack and Cody]]'' is ''supposed'' to be the homely one in comparison to London - though to be fair, they did establish early that Zack had a crush on her, and they dropped the homely act by season two.
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