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This species has seldom been seen and naturalists have considered putting it on the endangered species list. He is marked by his love of baseball, by having a skill with rural machinery and hunting firearms beyond his years, and his propensity to emit sounds like "gee whiz". The All-American boy usually dwells in a [[Quirky Town]] within which he is as [[Free |
This species has seldom been seen and naturalists have considered putting it on the endangered species list. He is marked by his love of baseball, by having a skill with rural machinery and hunting firearms beyond his years, and his propensity to emit sounds like "gee whiz". The All-American boy usually dwells in a [[Quirky Town]] within which he is as [[Free-Range Children|free as the air driving every where on his bicycle]]. He is always naive but charming, and respectful to his elders (who most likely include a [[Standard Fifties Father]] and a [[Housewife]]). If he has a sibling, it will be an older brother to idolize or a little sister [[Big Brother Instinct|to protect]]. |
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There are variants of this trope. The geeky variant still maintains the ingenuity, self-reliance, and wholesomeness of this but applies his interest to such things as home science experiments and the like. The high-school variety wears a letterman's sweater and spends his off hours using his mechanical skill to restore an old car. |
There are variants of this trope. The geeky variant still maintains the ingenuity, self-reliance, and wholesomeness of this but applies his interest to such things as home science experiments and the like. The high-school variety wears a letterman's sweater and spends his off hours using his mechanical skill to restore an old car. |
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An All-American boy often gets a job as a [[Kid Detective]]. If he joins the military when he grows up he will almost inevitably become a [[Southern |
An All-American boy often gets a job as a [[Kid Detective]]. If he joins the military when he grows up he will almost inevitably become a [[Southern-Fried Private]]. |
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The closest [[Distaff Counterpart]] would probably be [[Girl Next Door]]. |
The closest [[Distaff Counterpart]] would probably be [[Girl Next Door]]. |
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== Comics == |
== Comics == |
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* A pair of [[Kid Detective|Kid Detectives]] in ''The Crow and the Castle'' by Keith Robinson. |
* A pair of [[Kid Detective|Kid Detectives]] in ''The Crow and the Castle'' by Keith Robinson. |
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* [[Tom Sawyer]] and [[Huckleberry Finn]]. |
* [[Tom Sawyer]] and [[Huckleberry Finn]]. |
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* Jeff and the "four horsemen" in ''[[ |
* Jeff and the "four horsemen" in ''[[1632]]''. Lean more toward the geeky variant in this case. |
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* Some of [[Robert Heinlein]]'s works are this [[Recycled in Space]]. |
* Some of [[Robert Heinlein]]'s works are this [[Recycled in Space]]. |
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* Henry Huggins in the ''[[Ramona and Beezus]]'' books by [[Beverly Cleary]]. |
* Henry Huggins in the ''[[Ramona and Beezus]]'' books by [[Beverly Cleary]]. |