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* Charlie Kelly from ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'' has managed to draw the attention of several attractive women (and [[PrecociousCrush one twelve year-old]]), but he's [[SingleTargetSexuality only interested in the Waitress]]. In the episode ''[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS08E04CharlieAndDeeFindLove Charlie And Dee Find Love]]'', he even starts a relationship with Ruby, a gorgeous NiceGirl, just to make the Waitress jealous - and then [[KickTheDog brutally dumps her in the middle of a party]].

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* Charlie Kelly from ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'' has managed to draw the attention of several attractive women (and [[PrecociousCrush one twelve year-old]]), but he's [[SingleTargetSexuality only interested in the Waitress]]. In the episode ''[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS08E04CharlieAndDeeFindLove Charlie And Dee Find Love]]'', he even starts a relationship with Ruby, a gorgeous NiceGirl, just to make the Waitress jealous jealous. Even though Ruby is legitimately crazy about him, Charlie doesn't reciprocate at all - and then he [[KickTheDog brutally dumps her in the middle of a party]].
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----** It's also worth mentioning that Charlie managed to attract all this female attention while being a ''[[KavorkaMan mentally ill, glue-sniffing alcoholic]]''.
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* Charlie Kelly from ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'' has managed to draw the attention of several attractive women (and [[PrecociousCrush one twelve year-old]]), but he's [[SingleTargetSexuality only interested in the Waitress]]. In the episode ''[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS08E04CharlieAndDeeFindLove Charlie and Dee find Love]]'', he even starts a relationship with Ruby, a gorgeous NiceGirl, just to make the Waitress jealous - and then [[KickTheDog brutally dumps her in the middle of a party]].

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* Charlie Kelly from ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'' has managed to draw the attention of several attractive women (and [[PrecociousCrush one twelve year-old]]), but he's [[SingleTargetSexuality only interested in the Waitress]]. In the episode ''[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS08E04CharlieAndDeeFindLove Charlie and And Dee find Find Love]]'', he even starts a relationship with Ruby, a gorgeous NiceGirl, just to make the Waitress jealous - and then [[KickTheDog brutally dumps her in the middle of a party]].
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* Charlie Kelly from ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'' has managed to draw the attention of several attractive women (and [[PrecociousCrush one twelve year-old]]), but he's [[SingleTargetSexuality only interested in the Waitress]]. In the episode ''[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS08E04CharlieAndDeeFindLove Charlie and Dee find Love]]'', he even starts a relationship with Ruby, a gorgeous NiceGirl, just to make the Waitress jealous - and then [[KickTheDog brutally dumps her in the middle of a party]].
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** [[InsufferableGenius Sheldon Cooper]], who is [[AmbiguousDisorder unable to comprehend social niceties]] and appears to have no interest in the opposite sex at all. And yet, has managed to pick up five girls so far.

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** [[InsufferableGenius Sheldon Cooper]], who is [[AmbiguousDisorder [[NoSocialSkills unable to comprehend social niceties]] and appears to have no interest in the opposite sex at all. And yet, has managed to pick up five girls so far.
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** [[InsufferableGenius Sheldon Cooper]], who is [[AmbiguousDisorder unable to comprehend social niceties]] and [[SexIsBoring appears to have no interest in the opposite sex at all.]] And yet, has managed to pick up five girls so far.

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** [[InsufferableGenius Sheldon Cooper]], who is [[AmbiguousDisorder unable to comprehend social niceties]] and [[SexIsBoring appears to have no interest in the opposite sex at all.]] all. And yet, has managed to pick up five girls so far.
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** In one episode Leonard was distracted by some issues (Penny was spending time with a male classmate) and while talking to a pretty female grad student named Alex, she tried to comfort him about the situation by saying girls likely flirt with him without him realizing it, with [[ShipTease her obviously flirting with him]] (this provides the page quote). He laughs off the notion.

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** In one episode Leonard was distracted by some issues (Penny was spending time with a male classmate) and while talking to a pretty female grad student named Alex, she tried to comfort him about the situation by saying girls likely flirt with him without him realizing it, with [[ShipTease her obviously flirting with him]] (this provides the former page quote). He laughs off the notion.
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* ''Radio/OurMissBrooks'': Mr. Boynton, by way of a combination of ObliviousToLove and bashfulness. He's the object of Miss Brooks' affection. And Miss Enright's. And an obnoxious reporter for SNAP magazine in the "Model Teacher". And the newly hired biology teacher in "Life Can Be Bones". And a Phys. Ed. teacher in "Connie and Frankie" . . . . Miss Brooks finally gets her man in the [[TheMovie cinematic]] GrandFinale.



** [[InsufferableGenius Sheldon Cooper]], who is [[AmbiguousDisorder unable to comprehend social niceties]] and [[SexIsBoring appears to have no interest in the opposite sex at all.]] And yet, has managed to pick up five girls [[EvenTheGuysWantHim and a guy]] so far.

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** [[InsufferableGenius Sheldon Cooper]], who is [[AmbiguousDisorder unable to comprehend social niceties]] and [[SexIsBoring appears to have no interest in the opposite sex at all.]] And yet, has managed to pick up five girls [[EvenTheGuysWantHim and a guy]] so far.



** This trope is PlayedWith in Season 2 with Blaine, the cute, openly gay prep school boy that Kurt has a crush on from minute one that he sees him. It seems fairly clear that something's going to happen with them -- they go everywhere together, Blaine has Kurt's coffee order memorized, they sing an incredibly flirty duet of "Baby It's Cold Outside"... Only to find out that Blaine honestly had no clue that Kurt had a crush on him, has never had a boyfriend before, only really been on one date with a guy who was really just a friend which ended up with him being beaten up by some guys for daring to go on a date, and so, because of his inexperience, really doesn't know the signs of someone showing romantic interest in him. This cluelessness is finally subverted by hearing Kurt sing Blackbird by Music/TheBeatles while in mourning for a pet canary. ItMakesSenseInContext and is absolutely adorable!
** Taken to the next level with Coach Beiste, who has a huge crush on a college football recruiter but cannot fathom him being attracted to her. His many attempts to ask her out or otherwise show interest are completely rebuffed because she has no clue that's what they are.

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** This trope is PlayedWith in Season 2 with Blaine, the cute, openly gay prep school boy that Kurt has a crush on from minute one that he sees him. It seems fairly clear that something's going to happen with them -- they go everywhere together, Blaine has Kurt's coffee order memorized, they sing an incredibly flirty duet of "Baby It's Cold Outside"... Only to find out that Blaine honestly had no clue that Kurt had a crush on him, has never had a boyfriend before, only really been on one date with a guy who was really just a friend which ended up with him being beaten up by some guys for daring to go on a date, and so, because of his inexperience, really doesn't know the signs of someone showing romantic interest in him. This cluelessness is finally subverted by hearing Kurt sing Blackbird by Music/TheBeatles while in mourning for a pet canary. ItMakesSenseInContext and is absolutely adorable!
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Coach Beiste, who has a huge crush on a college football recruiter but cannot fathom him being attracted to her. His many attempts to ask her out or otherwise show interest are completely rebuffed because she has no clue that's what they are.
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** [[{{Adorkable}} Chandler]] lampshades this trope when he's transferred to Tulsa and his colleague unexpectedly tries to seduce him.

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** [[{{Adorkable}} Chandler]] Chandler lampshades this trope when he's transferred to Tulsa and his colleague unexpectedly tries to seduce him.
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* Spencer Reid of ''Series/CriminalMinds'' is like this. He has an IQ of 187, but can't tell when a woman is hitting on him. He is convinced that he's unattractive and that women don't like him, despite all evidence to the contrary; he is hit on regularly, even by a movie star played by ''Creator/AmberHeard'' in a "Somebody's Watching"[[note]]which he tries to rationalize as "[[FlorenceNightingaleEffect transference]]" right after she sticks her tongue down his throat. It ''is'' inappropriate for a cop or bodyguard to start making out with the person they're protecting, as he tries to point out, and he ''could'' lose his job over it.[[/note]]. In another, he and the team hit the streets to question witnesses to a crime. They don't get any information, but Reid ''is'' propositioned by every prostitute they talked to. That's not even counting the ''[[EstrogenBrigade hordes]]'' of female fans watching the show...

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* Spencer Reid of ''Series/CriminalMinds'' is like this. He has an IQ of 187, but can't tell when a woman is hitting on him. He is convinced that he's unattractive and that women don't like him, despite all evidence to the contrary; he is hit on regularly, even by a movie star played by ''Creator/AmberHeard'' in a "Somebody's Watching"[[note]]which he tries to rationalize as "[[FlorenceNightingaleEffect transference]]" right after she sticks her tongue down his throat. It ''is'' inappropriate for a cop or bodyguard to start making out with the person they're protecting, as he tries to point out, and he ''could'' lose his job over it.[[/note]]. In another, he and the team hit the streets to question witnesses to a crime. They don't get any information, but Reid ''is'' propositioned by every prostitute they talked to. That's not even counting the ''[[EstrogenBrigade hordes]]'' of female fans watching the show...
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** This trope is PlayedWith in Season 2 with Blaine, the cute, openly gay prep school boy that Kurt has a crush on from minute one that he sees him. It seems fairly clear that something's going to happen with them -- they go everywhere together, Blaine has Kurt's coffee order memorized, they sing an incredibly flirty duet of "Baby It's Cold Outside"... Only to find out that Blaine honestly had no clue that Kurt had a crush on him, has never had a boyfriend before, only really been on one date with a guy who was really just a friend which ended up with him being beaten up by some guys for daring to go on a date, and so, because of his inexperience, really doesn't know the signs of someone showing romantic interest in him. This cluelessness is finally subverted by hearing Kurt sing Blackbird by Music/TheBeatles while in mourning for a pet canary. ItMakesSenseInContext and is [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments}} absolutely adorable!]]

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** This trope is PlayedWith in Season 2 with Blaine, the cute, openly gay prep school boy that Kurt has a crush on from minute one that he sees him. It seems fairly clear that something's going to happen with them -- they go everywhere together, Blaine has Kurt's coffee order memorized, they sing an incredibly flirty duet of "Baby It's Cold Outside"... Only to find out that Blaine honestly had no clue that Kurt had a crush on him, has never had a boyfriend before, only really been on one date with a guy who was really just a friend which ended up with him being beaten up by some guys for daring to go on a date, and so, because of his inexperience, really doesn't know the signs of someone showing romantic interest in him. This cluelessness is finally subverted by hearing Kurt sing Blackbird by Music/TheBeatles while in mourning for a pet canary. ItMakesSenseInContext and is [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments}} absolutely adorable!]]adorable!
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* ''Series/{{Angel}}'' turned out to be this trope in his own show. Justified because before meeting Buffy he spent one hundred years as drunk homeless guy and a century before that as soulless demon guy. And he doesn't have a reflection.

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* ''Series/{{Angel}}'' turned out to be this trope in his own show. Justified because before meeting Buffy he spent one hundred years as a drunk homeless guy and a century before that as soulless demon guy. And he doesn't have a reflection.



* Spencer Reid of ''Series/CriminalMinds'' is like this. He has an IQ of 187, but can't tell when a woman is hitting on him. He is convinced that he's unattractive and that women don't like him, despite all evidence to the contrary; he is hit on regularly, even by a movie star played by ''Creator/AmberHeard'' in an "Somebody's Watching"[[note]]which he tries to rationalize as "[[FlorenceNightingaleEffect transference]]" right after she sticks her tongue down his throat. It ''is'' inappropriate for an cop or bodygard to start making out with the person they're protecting, as he tries to point out, and he ''could'' lose his job over it.[[/note]]. In another, he and the team hit the streets to question witnesses to a crime. They don't get any information, but Reid ''is'' propositioned by every prostitute they talked to. That's not even counting the ''[[EstrogenBrigade hordes]]'' of female fans watching the show...

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* Spencer Reid of ''Series/CriminalMinds'' is like this. He has an IQ of 187, but can't tell when a woman is hitting on him. He is convinced that he's unattractive and that women don't like him, despite all evidence to the contrary; he is hit on regularly, even by a movie star played by ''Creator/AmberHeard'' in an a "Somebody's Watching"[[note]]which he tries to rationalize as "[[FlorenceNightingaleEffect transference]]" right after she sticks her tongue down his throat. It ''is'' inappropriate for an a cop or bodygard bodyguard to start making out with the person they're protecting, as he tries to point out, and he ''could'' lose his job over it.[[/note]]. In another, he and the team hit the streets to question witnesses to a crime. They don't get any information, but Reid ''is'' propositioned by every prostitute they talked to. That's not even counting the ''[[EstrogenBrigade hordes]]'' of female fans watching the show...



* ''Series/DoctorWho'': Depending on the regeneration, the Doctor can come off like this, particularly in the revival era. While the Tenth Doctor appeared well aware that he was attractive to women - and some men, such as Jack Harkness - the Ninth and Eleventh Doctors appeared to be oblivious at their attractiveness to women, with Eleven caught offguard in "Flesh and Stone" when his companion, Amy, actually attempts to seduce him. The episode "Deep Breath" includes dialogue suggesting the Doctor unconsciously adopted younger-looking incarnations to be more attractive. So far, the Twelfth Doctor era hasn't played with this trope on screen, though there are a few exceptions, such as "Listen" when the Doctor is taken offguard when Clara compares his accent to mood lighting, and in "Mummy on the Orient Express" when one character assumes Clara and the Doctor are a couple.

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* ''Series/DoctorWho'': Depending on the regeneration, the Doctor can come off like this, particularly in the revival era. While the Tenth Doctor appeared well aware that he was attractive to women - and some men, such as Jack Harkness - the Ninth and Eleventh Doctors appeared to be oblivious at their attractiveness to women, with Eleven caught offguard off-guard in "Flesh and Stone" when his companion, Amy, actually attempts to seduce him. The episode "Deep Breath" includes dialogue suggesting the Doctor unconsciously adopted younger-looking incarnations to be more attractive. So far, the Twelfth Doctor era hasn't played with this trope on screen, though there are a few exceptions, such as "Listen" when the Doctor is taken offguard off-guard when Clara compares his accent to mood lighting, and in "Mummy on the Orient Express" when one character assumes Clara and the Doctor are a couple.



** This trope is PlayedWith in Season 2 with Blaine, the cute, openly gay prep school boy that Kurt has a crush on from minute one that he sees him. It's seems fairly clear that something's going to happen with them -- they go every where together, Blaine has Kurt's coffee order memorized, they sing an incredibly flirty duet of "Baby It's Cold Outside"... Only to find out that Blaine honestly had no clue that Kurt had a crush on him, has never had a boyfriend before, only really been on one date with a guy who was really just a friend which ended up with him being beaten up by some guys for daring to go on a date, and so, because of his inexperience, really doesn't know the signs of someone showing romantic interest in him. This cluelessness is finally subverted by hearing Kurt sing Blackbird by Music/TheBeatles while in mourning for a pet canary. ItMakesSenseInContext and is [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments}} absolutely adorable!]]

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** This trope is PlayedWith in Season 2 with Blaine, the cute, openly gay prep school boy that Kurt has a crush on from minute one that he sees him. It's It seems fairly clear that something's going to happen with them -- they go every where everywhere together, Blaine has Kurt's coffee order memorized, they sing an incredibly flirty duet of "Baby It's Cold Outside"... Only to find out that Blaine honestly had no clue that Kurt had a crush on him, has never had a boyfriend before, only really been on one date with a guy who was really just a friend which ended up with him being beaten up by some guys for daring to go on a date, and so, because of his inexperience, really doesn't know the signs of someone showing romantic interest in him. This cluelessness is finally subverted by hearing Kurt sing Blackbird by Music/TheBeatles while in mourning for a pet canary. ItMakesSenseInContext and is [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments}} absolutely adorable!]]
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* Ted from ''Series/SchittsCreek'' is gorgeous and a NiceGuy but tends to get rejected once he hooks up with women on account of being too nice. This has led to him being somewhat unaware of his physical gifts, and he is quite oblivious to the attention he is getting from Patrick's party guests once he strips down to his boxers and tank top.
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* Odo from ''StarTrek: DeepSpaceNine''. Mentioned in a season 2 episode where Dax and Odo are in a runabout headed toward the wormhole, and Lt. Dax mentions that she has noticed that a certain Bolian woman had been making a lot of visits to the security office. Odo then replies that she had only been making those visits because her cousin was interested in a career in law enforcement; cue the 'yeah, right' look from Dax.

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* Odo from ''StarTrek: DeepSpaceNine''.''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine''. Mentioned in a season 2 episode where Dax and Odo are in a runabout headed toward the wormhole, and Lt. Dax mentions that she has noticed that a certain Bolian woman had been making a lot of visits to the security office. Odo then replies that she had only been making those visits because her cousin was interested in a career in law enforcement; cue the 'yeah, right' look from Dax.

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* Spencer Reid of ''Series/CriminalMinds'' is like this. He has an IQ of 187, but can't tell when a woman is hitting on him. He is convinced that he's unattractive and that women don't like him, despite all evidence to the contrary; he is hit on regularly, even by a movie star in an early episode. In another, he and the team hit the streets to question witnesses to a crime. They don't get any information, but Reid ''is'' propositioned by every prostitute they talked to. That's not even counting the ''[[EstrogenBrigade hordes]]'' of female fans watching the show...

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* Spencer Reid of ''Series/CriminalMinds'' is like this. He has an IQ of 187, but can't tell when a woman is hitting on him. He is convinced that he's unattractive and that women don't like him, despite all evidence to the contrary; he is hit on regularly, even by a movie star played by ''Creator/AmberHeard'' in an early episode."Somebody's Watching"[[note]]which he tries to rationalize as "[[FlorenceNightingaleEffect transference]]" right after she sticks her tongue down his throat. It ''is'' inappropriate for an cop or bodygard to start making out with the person they're protecting, as he tries to point out, and he ''could'' lose his job over it.[[/note]]. In another, he and the team hit the streets to question witnesses to a crime. They don't get any information, but Reid ''is'' propositioned by every prostitute they talked to. That's not even counting the ''[[EstrogenBrigade hordes]]'' of female fans watching the show...
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** This trope is PlayedWith in Season 2 with Blaine, the cute, openly gay prep school boy that Kurt has a crush on from minute one that he sees him. It's seems fairly clear that something's going to happen with them -- they go every where together, Blaine has Kurt's coffee order memorized, they sing an incredibly flirty duet of "Baby It's Cold Outside"... Only to find out that Blaine honestly had no clue that Kurt had a crush on him, has never had a boyfriend before, only really been on one date with a guy who was really just a friend which ended up with him being beaten up by some guys for daring to go on a date, and so, because of his inexperience, really doesn't know the signs of someone showing romantic interest in him. This cluelessness is finally subverted by hearing Kurt sing Blackbird by Music/TheBeatles while in mourning for a pet canary. ItMakesSenseInContext and is [[HeartwarmingMoment absolutely adorable!]]

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** This trope is PlayedWith in Season 2 with Blaine, the cute, openly gay prep school boy that Kurt has a crush on from minute one that he sees him. It's seems fairly clear that something's going to happen with them -- they go every where together, Blaine has Kurt's coffee order memorized, they sing an incredibly flirty duet of "Baby It's Cold Outside"... Only to find out that Blaine honestly had no clue that Kurt had a crush on him, has never had a boyfriend before, only really been on one date with a guy who was really just a friend which ended up with him being beaten up by some guys for daring to go on a date, and so, because of his inexperience, really doesn't know the signs of someone showing romantic interest in him. This cluelessness is finally subverted by hearing Kurt sing Blackbird by Music/TheBeatles while in mourning for a pet canary. ItMakesSenseInContext and is [[HeartwarmingMoment [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments}} absolutely adorable!]]
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* Spencer Reid of ''Series/CriminalMinds'' is like this. He has an IQ of 187, but can't tell when a woman is hitting on him. He is convinced that he's unattractive and that women don't like him, despite all evidence to the contrary; he is hit on regularly, even by a movie star in an early episode. In another, he and the team hit the streets to question witnesses to a crime. They don't get any information, but Reid ''is'' propositioned by every prostitute they talked to. That's not even counting the ''[[EstrogenBridgade hordes]]'' of female fans watching the show...

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* Spencer Reid of ''Series/CriminalMinds'' is like this. He has an IQ of 187, but can't tell when a woman is hitting on him. He is convinced that he's unattractive and that women don't like him, despite all evidence to the contrary; he is hit on regularly, even by a movie star in an early episode. In another, he and the team hit the streets to question witnesses to a crime. They don't get any information, but Reid ''is'' propositioned by every prostitute they talked to. That's not even counting the ''[[EstrogenBridgade ''[[EstrogenBrigade hordes]]'' of female fans watching the show...
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* Spencer Reid of ''Series/CriminalMinds'' is like this. He has an IQ of 187, but can't tell when a woman is hitting on him. He is convinced that he's unattractive and that women don't like him, despite all evidence to the contrary; he is hit on regularly, even by a movie star in an early episode. In another, he and the team hit the streets to question witnesses to a crime. They don't get any information, but Reid ''is'' propositioned by every prostitute they talked to.

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* Spencer Reid of ''Series/CriminalMinds'' is like this. He has an IQ of 187, but can't tell when a woman is hitting on him. He is convinced that he's unattractive and that women don't like him, despite all evidence to the contrary; he is hit on regularly, even by a movie star in an early episode. In another, he and the team hit the streets to question witnesses to a crime. They don't get any information, but Reid ''is'' propositioned by every prostitute they talked to. That's not even counting the ''[[EstrogenBridgade hordes]]'' of female fans watching the show...
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* Castiel from ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''. Because he's an angel, he doesn't really get human sexuality and the concept of attraction. That doesn't stop women from being attracted to him, or rather [[MakesSenseInContext his vessel, Jimmy]]. Despite multiple recurring characters coming on to him throughout the series, there's no indication that Castiel is aware of either their attraction or his attractiveness. In fact, he tends to display a ParalyzingFearOfSexuality when it's specifically pointed out to him in early seasons and annoyance in later seasons when Dean tries to push him to flirt back.
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* ''Series/GameOfThrones'': Jaime is oblivious to the attention he gets from women because he's only interested in Cersei (or Brienne), which Bronn points out with considerable irritation.
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* ''Series/{{Angel}}'' turned out to be this trope in his own show. Justified because before meeting Buffy he spent one hundred years as drunk homeless guy and a century before that as soulless demon guy. And he doesn't have a reflection.
* ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'':
** [[InsufferableGenius Sheldon Cooper]], who is [[AmbiguousDisorder unable to comprehend social niceties]] and [[SexIsBoring appears to have no interest in the opposite sex at all.]] And yet, has managed to pick up five girls [[EvenTheGuysWantHim and a guy]] so far.
** In one episode Leonard was distracted by some issues (Penny was spending time with a male classmate) and while talking to a pretty female grad student named Alex, she tried to comfort him about the situation by saying girls likely flirt with him without him realizing it, with [[ShipTease her obviously flirting with him]] (this provides the page quote). He laughs off the notion.
* Spencer Reid of ''Series/CriminalMinds'' is like this. He has an IQ of 187, but can't tell when a woman is hitting on him. He is convinced that he's unattractive and that women don't like him, despite all evidence to the contrary; he is hit on regularly, even by a movie star in an early episode. In another, he and the team hit the streets to question witnesses to a crime. They don't get any information, but Reid ''is'' propositioned by every prostitute they talked to.
--> '''Reid:''' ''[regarding his odd interests]'' Do you think that's why I can't get a date?\\
'''Elle:''' Have you ever asked a girl out?\\
'''Reid:''' ... no.\\
'''Elle:''' That's why you can't get a date.
* ''Series/DoctorWho'': Depending on the regeneration, the Doctor can come off like this, particularly in the revival era. While the Tenth Doctor appeared well aware that he was attractive to women - and some men, such as Jack Harkness - the Ninth and Eleventh Doctors appeared to be oblivious at their attractiveness to women, with Eleven caught offguard in "Flesh and Stone" when his companion, Amy, actually attempts to seduce him. The episode "Deep Breath" includes dialogue suggesting the Doctor unconsciously adopted younger-looking incarnations to be more attractive. So far, the Twelfth Doctor era hasn't played with this trope on screen, though there are a few exceptions, such as "Listen" when the Doctor is taken offguard when Clara compares his accent to mood lighting, and in "Mummy on the Orient Express" when one character assumes Clara and the Doctor are a couple.
* Odo from ''StarTrek: DeepSpaceNine''. Mentioned in a season 2 episode where Dax and Odo are in a runabout headed toward the wormhole, and Lt. Dax mentions that she has noticed that a certain Bolian woman had been making a lot of visits to the security office. Odo then replies that she had only been making those visits because her cousin was interested in a career in law enforcement; cue the 'yeah, right' look from Dax.
* Simon Tam of ''Series/{{Firefly}}'', who is too focused on his medical career (and later, helping his BrainwashedAndCrazy sister) to have much luck with the opposite sex (especially [[spoiler:[[WrenchWench Kaylee]], who has a crush on him from the beginning of the show]]). This leads to InVinoVeritas.
* ''Series/{{Friends}}'':
** [[{{Adorkable}} Chandler]] lampshades this trope when he's transferred to Tulsa and his colleague unexpectedly tries to seduce him.
--->'''Chandler:''' Whoa-ho, back off, Missy!\\
'''Wendy:''' ...Missy?\\
'''Chandler:''' I don't know; I'm not used to girls making passes at me! ...Wait a minute... am I sexy in Oklahoma?\\
'''Wendy:''' You are to me...
** Being Chandler (genuinely not a chick magnet and totally crazy about his wife Monica), he instantly turns her down.
* ''Series/{{Glee}}''
** This trope is PlayedWith in Season 2 with Blaine, the cute, openly gay prep school boy that Kurt has a crush on from minute one that he sees him. It's seems fairly clear that something's going to happen with them -- they go every where together, Blaine has Kurt's coffee order memorized, they sing an incredibly flirty duet of "Baby It's Cold Outside"... Only to find out that Blaine honestly had no clue that Kurt had a crush on him, has never had a boyfriend before, only really been on one date with a guy who was really just a friend which ended up with him being beaten up by some guys for daring to go on a date, and so, because of his inexperience, really doesn't know the signs of someone showing romantic interest in him. This cluelessness is finally subverted by hearing Kurt sing Blackbird by Music/TheBeatles while in mourning for a pet canary. ItMakesSenseInContext and is [[HeartwarmingMoment absolutely adorable!]]
** Taken to the next level with Coach Beiste, who has a huge crush on a college football recruiter but cannot fathom him being attracted to her. His many attempts to ask her out or otherwise show interest are completely rebuffed because she has no clue that's what they are.
* [[TheHero Gentaro]] of ''Series/KamenRiderFourze'' seems pretty surprised when he has multiple girls express interest in taking him to their prom (he's in the year below them). Some of them were [[DatingCatwoman formerly Zodiarts, too.]] There's also [[LovableAlphaBitch Miu]], and in a later episode, [[StalkerWithACrush Yukina]]. Lampshaded with Yukina, who tells Gentaro that she wants to be more than friends. [[AllLovingHero Gentaro]] looks incredibly confused that anybody would reject ''friendship''. The only woman he's ever actually expressed interest in is Nadeshiko, who first appeared in his crossover movie with [[Series/KamenRiderOOO OOO]], and she's explicitly his first love.
* [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Clark Kent]] in ''Series/{{Smallville}}''. He has more girls after him than you could count, but Chloe's long-time crush on him probably fits best, thanks to him being completely ObliviousToLove until Pete points out she's in love with him. [[spoiler:This becomes HarsherInHindsight when in "Truth" it is revealed Pete had a crush on Chloe]].
* Stefan from ''Series/TheVampireDiaries''. Stefan attracted so much female attention when he first arrived at school but he was completely oblivious to all of the attention and brushed all of the girls off.
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