History Main / BigThinShortTrio

** The three members of the Gangreen Gang voiced by Creator/JeffBennett are Big Billy (big), Ace (thin), and Grubber (short).

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Chowder}}'': The three workers of Mung Daal's Catering Company: Schnitzel (big), Mung (thin) and Truffles (short).

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'' has King Mufasa (big) and his advisors Rafiki (thin) and Zazu (short).

* ''WesternAnimation/MonstersAtWork'': The three male [=MIFTers=]: Fritz (Big), Tylor (Thin) and Duncan (Short)

* Dion, Max, and Jack from the Super Famicom-exclusive ''Marvelous: Mōhitotsu no Takarajima'' reflect this trope in their overworld abilities. Dion (short) can fit into small places, Max (big) can lift heavy objects, and Jack (tall and thin) can reach objects that are high up.

* ''VideoGame/AdvanceWars'':

** ''VideoGame/AdvanceWars2BlackHoleRising'': The muscular Flak, the slender Adder, and the shrimpy Lash.
** ''VideoGame/AdvanceWarsDualStrike'': Jugger, Kindle, and Koal, the TerribleTrio.

* As in the movie, Fezzik, Inigo, and Vizzini in ''Literature/ThePrincessBride.''

* ''[[Literature/TheExecutioner Stony Man: Doom Prophecy]]'' had trio of hitmen who include a dwarf weapons designer, a giant brute, and a skinny PsychoForHire.
* Norton Juster's ''Literature/ThePhantomTollbooth'' features a brief appearance by the Triple Demons of Compromise: "one tall and thin, one short and fat, and the other exactly like the other two."
* In the later books of the ''Literature/DontCallMeIshmael'' series, when Ishmael and Razza are closer to each other than to the rest of their group, Bill, Ignatius and Scobie become this. Bill's weight is frequently noted and he's bullied for it. Even when he loses weight, he is still very big. Ignatius is very tall and lean. Scobie, the smartest of the group, is also the [[ShorterMeansSmarter shortest]].
* In ''Literature/{{Jingo}}'', after Vetinari enlists Colon and Nobby to go to Klatch, they form this (if you leave out Leonard of Quirm, who doesn't go ashore with them). Vetinari is thin, Colon is fat and Nobby is short.
* ''Literature/CaptainUnderpants'' gives us the [[TerribleTrio Robo-Boogers]] Carl (thin), Trixie (short), and Frankenbooger (big). [[spoiler: Carl is the first of the three to die, reducing it to HugeGuyTinyGirl.]]
* Greg and his eight cabinmates in ''Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKid: Old School'' form a 27-way example: Rowley, Emilio, and Jeffrey and the big ones; Greg, Gareth, and Jordan are the thin ones; and Julian, Graham, and Timothy are the short ones.
* The three villains from the ''Literature/AToZMysteries'' book ''The Haunted Hotel'' who want to buy the Shangri-la Hotel: Rail is medium-sized, Eatch is tall and skinny, and Roock is short and fat.
* The trio of main characters from ''Hope: A Fairytale''. Nadya is petite, Peter is medium-sized and thin enough to be underweight (he ForgetsToEat), and Ivan is the tallest with a rotund midsection. While the Ivan follows the stereotype as the BigFun, Nadya is a PrincessClassic and ShrinkingViolet while Peter is a sullen and sarcastic JerkWithAHeartOfGold.
* In some versions of ''Literature/{{Goldilocks}}'', the three bears are described as this -- the father bear being the big one, the mother bear being the thin one, and the young bear being the short one. In fact, in the original version, this was the only manner in which the bears, who were all [[AgeLift adult]] [[GenderFlip males]], were described as being different.
* The first book in the ''Literature/FeralsSeries'', ''The Crow Talker'', features the Spinning Man's followers, Jawbone (big), Mamba (thin), and Scuttle (short).
* In 'The Quest For Paradise', the second in the Kingdom of Fantasy series of Literature/GeronimoStilton books, Geronimo is captured by three aptly-named witches in the Howling Owl Woods of the Kingdom of the Ogres, each with different nail colors; the diminuitive, black-nailed Shorty, the rotund, purple-nailed Portly, and the tall, green-nailed Stalky.
* A Bohemian fairy tale called ''Long, Broad and Sharpsight'' is named for the three companions of a prince on a quest to save a princess from a wizard. Long is the Thin, (and can make himself taller), Broad is the Big (and can make himself bigger), while Sharpsight is of average size, only relatively short when the others are using their powers (his own gimmick is being able to see long distances and destroy things with a look).
* Jacques, Karen, and Lin form a PowerTrio in ''Literature/BemsAndBugs''. Jacques is long, lean, and tries to present himself as a LoveableRogue, complete with cape and mustache. Karen is a trans woman who yearns to be shapely and feminine, despite her tall, broad shouldered frame. Li is short, surly, and bluntly honest.

** ''VideoGame/DustyRagingFist'': Dusty has two new partners, Darg the horse as the big one while Kitsune the fox is the thin one

** The Non-Human Straw Hat Pirates: Fishman Jinbe (Big), Skeleton Brook (Thin) and Reindeer Chopper (Short)

** Interestingly, the genesis or these characters ostensibly came about because Sienkiewicz himself was part of a BigThinShortTrio IRL.

* ''[[Literature/TheExecutioner Stoney Man: Doom Prophecy]]'' had trio of hitmen who include a dwarf weapons designer, a giant brute, and a skinny PsychoForHire.

* WesternAnimation/AdventureTime: Jake (big, usually when he uses his [[{{Sizeshifter}} size shifting powers]] to grow), Finn (thin) and BMO (short).

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'': Hercules (big) and Philoctetes (short). The "Thin" role is taken over either by Pegasus and Megara depending on the scene.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Chowder}}'': The three workers of Mung Daal's Catering: Schnitzel (big), Mung (thin) and Truffles (short).

* ''Animstion/TobotGalaxyDetectives'': The humans on [[QuirkyMinibossSquad Team Mayhem]] consist of the tall Thin Eeny, the Short stout Meany, and the Big muscular Miney.

* Avalanche (Thin, Leader), Toad (Short), and Blob (Large) from ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'', tend to get set apart from Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch (who are Magneto's kids). For at least one episode they were the only members of the Brotherhood (Pietro had defected to the Acolytes and Wanda had left to find them). They also have at least three times fought the X-Men just by themselves and did a PowerWalk together in the finale.

** In the first movie when Fiona is in her human form, the three protagonists are Shrek who is still the big, Fiona who is the thin and Donkey who is the short.

* ''Franchise/{{Shrek}}'': Fiona's three suitors are Shrek (big), Prince Charming (thin) and Lord Farquaad (short).
** Also in the first movie when Fiona is in her human form, the three protagonists are Shrek who is still the big, Fiona who is the thin and Donkey who is the short.

* The ''WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}}'' franchise has the lemurs, consisting of Maurice (Big), King Julien (Thin), and Mort (Short).

* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'':

* The villains of the second ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf'' movie consist of Lord Japper the tiger (big), Leopold the leopard (thin), and Counsoler the gecko (short).

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}'' apparently features three types of pitty [forklift] body styles: tall (i.e., Guido), short (i.e., My Name is Not Chuck), and wide (i.e., Wide Chick Pitty).

* Jugger, Kindle, and Koal, the TerribleTrio from ''VideoGame/AdvanceWars: Dual Strike''.
** And their predecessors from ''Black Hole Rising'': the muscular Flak, the slender Adder, and the shrimpy Lash.
** The first three Blue Moon [=COs=] count as well, with Olaf being fat, Grit being skinny, and Colin being small (though as with Lash and possibly Koal he's quite a bit younger than the other two).
* In ''[[VideoGame/BanjoKazooie Banjo-Tooie]]'', Gruntilda joins with her FatAndSkinny sisters (though Blobbelda is the "short" once Gruntilda joins) to form this sort of trio. The personalities aren't a typical match, though: Gruntilda, the "big", is the leader of the trio, and definitely not good-natured.

* Solt, Peppor, and Ketchop in ''VideoGame/ChronoCross''.
* In ''The Subspace Emissary'' from ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'', the trio that goes to save the trophificated heroes consists of King Dedede (big), Luigi (thin), and Ness (short).
* The Tyrants from ''VideoGame/DeusExHumanRevolution'' have this dynamic. Barrett is big, bulky (though by no means fat) and a little bit dim, Federova is even taller than Barrett, slender and completely emotionless, and Namir, the shortest of them all, is also the brains of the operation.

* ''WesternAnimation/BromwellHigh'': The main character trio consists of Keisha (big), Latrina (tall and thin), and Natella (short, and [[ShortMeansSmarter the smartest]]).

The tall, thin guy will usually be {{the leader}}, the short one will be [[TheSmartGuy the]] [[ShorterMeansSmarter brains]] (unless he's TheNapoleon), and the big guy will be [[TheLancer the right-hand]] or [[TheBigGuy the brawn]]. Compare BeautyBrainsAndBrawn.

[[caption-width-right:300:The Magus Sisters. L-R: Mindy, Cindy & Sandy.]]