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The closest [[Distaff Counterpart]] would probably be [[Girl Next Door]].
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Not to be confused with the film of the same name.
== Comics ==
 
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== Comic Books ==
* Steve Rogers (aka [[Captain America (comics)]]) pretty much fits the general personality of this trope, although he was a terrible athlete as a child, in large part due to his [[Geek Physique]]. After he got the Super-Soldier Serum, he was able to embody the trope even more.
 
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* Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy.
 
== TheaterTheatre ==
* Biff in ''[[Death of a Salesman]]'' is this as a kid. As he grows up, not so much.
 
== Video Games ==
* Ninten from ''[[MOTHER 1]]'' and Ness from ''[[EarthboundEarthBound]]'', both of whom are bat-wielding Everyman boys from a small town.
* Mike Jones, teenaged ace pitcher from ''[[StarTropics]]''. His All-American-ness—contrasted with and found strange by the natives of the islands he's visiting—is a large part of the game's humor and tone.
 
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