History Main / AllGuysWantCheerleaders

* While the eponymous star of ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' is her school's head cheerleader, and by all standards (especially Ron's) a MagicalGirlfriend, she's also an ActionGirl and [[PartTimeHero part-time]] [[TeenSuperspy super-spy]], and points out to her friends that NoGuyWantsAnAmazon. Thus she spends three seasons dating just one guy, actually even less than her supposed-sidekick, [[{{Adorkable}} Ron Stoppable]], did.

* In another episode, Frasier dates the woman who was the head cheerleader when they were in high school- and finds her shallow and repellent. Niles still drools over her.

* On ''Series/{{Friends}}'', Rachel claimed that she had never failed to score when wearing her cheerleader uniform, leading to her donning it at a party in a desperate attempt to win the attention of one particular guy.

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* Subtle, but there in ''{{Film/Unfriended}}''. The main character, Blaire, is a cheerleader and apparently good enough to win a trophy, which you can see in the background during some shots of her room. She highlights her bruised knees and does a flirt based cheer with Mitch after she promises to have sex with him after prom during the opening of the film. [[spoiler: Mitch's best friend, Adam, also secretly likes Blaire and already had sex with her behind Mitch's back, twice.]]

* Played with in ''VideoGame/ViewtifulJoe''. Guess the motif behind Silvia's henshin form.

* Essentially the premise of ''Film/TheWrongCheerleader'' . Despite being physically attractive and likeable, none of the male students are interested in the protagonist Becky until she makes the high school cheerleading team - which gets her [[ItSeemedLikeAGoodIdeaAtThetime noticed by a crazed stalker]].

* Averted in ''Film/SeventeenAgain''. Neither Scarlet nor Maggie are cheerleaders despite the fact that they date the captains of the basketball team in their respective decades. The actual cheerleaders appear to be Mike's pals and/or background dancers.
** But then of course there's Alex who ''does'' want a cheerleader, and actually gets her.

* Subverted in ''Roleplay/TheSpectacularGargoyles''. Rand breaks up with Sally Avril because she wants him to join the Quarrymen and he thinks they're "full of crap".

* The Eds fall head-over-heels in love in the ''FanFic/CalvinAtCamp'' episode "A Stalker's Life."

* ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes2DesperateStruggle'' has a [[IKnowMaddenCombat football-themed boss]] who has a harem of 25 cheerleaders as groupies.

->''"I'm sexy! I'm cute!''\\
''I'm popular to boot!''\\
''I'm bitchin'! Great hair!''\\
''The boys all want to stare!''\\
''I'm wanted! I'm hot!''\\
''I'm everything you're not!''\\
''I'm pretty! I'm cool!''\\
''I dominate this school!''\\
''Who am I? Just guess!''\\
''Guys wanna touch my chest!''\\
''I'm rocking', I smile and many think I'm vile!''\\
''I'm flying'! I jump! You can look but don't you hump, whoo!''\\
''I'm major! I roar! I swear I'm not a whore!''\\
''We cheer and we lead! We act like we're on speed!''\\
''Hate us 'cause we're beautiful, well we don't like you either''\\
''We're cheerleaders! We! Are! Cheerleaders!"''

* Suzuna, the head cheerleader for the Deimon Devilbats in ''Manga/{{Eyeshield 21}}'' took the place of Sena's love interest (To a broad extent) after the writer seemed to want Mamori and Hiruma. Though this is a bit of a variation as Suzuna is the least developed of the cheerleaders along with the fact that, as a shounen series about football, the romance between the two isn't very developed either.

* In ''Film/LittleGiants'' Kevin [[ExploitedTrope exploits this]] to convince Becky to become one instead of a player in order to attract his attention.

* Averted by Jalil in ''{{Literature/Everworld}}'', or so Christopher claims.
--> '''Christopher:''' When you go to the library, you actually do research instead of downloading pictures of naked cheerleaders, don't you? You are a very, very disturbed young man.

-->'''Xander:''' People scoff at things like school spirit, but look at these girls giving their all like this! ''(He notices Amber doing the splits between two chairs)'' [[DistractedByTheSexy Ooo, stretchy! Where was I]]?\\
'''Willow:''' You were pretending that seeing scantily clad girls in revealing postures was a spiritual experience.\\
'''Xander:''' Who said I was pretending?

-->'''Buffy:''' You shredded my outfit.
-->'''Dawn:''' I'll buy you a new one.
-->'''Buffy:''' That's not the point. I don't want a new cheerleading outfit.
-->'''Xander:''' Now, now, let's not be hasty...

-->'''Radar:'''Oh, no sir, we didn't have cheerleaders.
-->'''Hawkeye:'''My condolences to your libido.

-->'''Dean:''' If you were a 600 year-old hag and [[DemonicPossession you could pick any costume to come back in]], wouldn't you pick a hot cheerleader? I would...
-->''([[ThatCameOutWrong Sam gives him a funny look]])''

-->'''Waverly:''' I didn't know if it was your thing.\\
'''Nicole:''' Uh... Baby, that's... that's everybody's thing.

** [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] with self-proclaimed, preteen cheerleaders Clem and Crystal, who everybody openly admits to hating because of how annoyingly peppy they are. Which may make them all feel guilty when it comes out that [[spoiler:they're suicidal {{Stepford Smiler}}s]].

* In the ''Franchise/ArchieComics'', multiple covers have Archie (and some boys) showing interest for cheerleaders, often Betty and Veronica, or being easily [[DistractedByTheSexy distracted]] by them during the games, as in the trope image.

See also TheCheerleader for how the girl herself is usually portrayed off the job and PomPomGirl, for how she is on the job.

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* In ''Fanfic/TotalDramaCodysRedemption'' Lindsay was showing off her cheer routine for the talent show to attract Cody. She mostly did it to show off to Cody to see if he thinks shes hot, and was pleased when his reaction showed that, yes, he does.

* In ''Fanfic/TotalDramaCodyRedemption'' Lindsay was showing off her cheer routine for the talent show to attract Cody. She mostly did it to show off to Cody to see if he thinks shes hot, and was pleased when his reaction showed that, yes, he does.

* Subverted in ''Literature/GhostStories''. Gary wanted Rose, and the queens of the school couldn't understand what he saw in the poor girl wearing thrift store clothes.

* Subverted in ''WebAnimation/TeenGirlSquad'', where football star, Quarterman, has no interest in Cheerleader and even seems to find her annoying. Further subverted by the fact that the object of his affections is none other than The Ugly One.

* Gregg Easterbook, a writer for {{ESPN}}.com, takes time out of his football column every week to draw attention to some NFL cheerleader that he finds interesting (contrary to the stereotype, many of them are very well-educated), which he jokingly rationalizes as [[{{Fanservice}} an excuse to run their picture in the column]]. Taking it further, he repeatedly complains that ultra-thin fashion models are terrible standards of beauty and holds up athletic cheerleaders as a better one.

* In the ''Franchise/ArchieComics'', multiple cover have Archie (and some boys) show interest for cheerleader, often Betty and Veronica, or easily distracted by them during the games.

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