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A subtrope of DistractedByTheSexy. Related to LoveAtFirstSight, but only when the characters haven't met before. Sometimes caused by the strange energy field emanating from ThePornomancer. Often happens to the DeadpanSnarker, the cynic, a JerkAss, or someone similar, who [[NotSoAboveItAll you wouldn't expect to act that way]]. This also often sometimes happens between friends, especially if the two characters are long term JustFriends. Frequently accompanied by RevengeOfTheNerd.

* Happens to Cindy in ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'', when Jimmy shows up in a tux for a wedding. [[WomenAreWiser Libby]] has to snap her out of it.

A subtrope of DistractedByTheSexy. Related to LoveAtFirstSight, but only when the character haven't met before. Sometimes caused by the strange energy field emanating from ThePornomancer. Often happens to the DeadpanSnarker, the cynic, a JerkAss, or someone similar; who [[NotSoAboveItAll you wouldn't expect to act that way]]. This also often sometimes happens between friends, especially if the two characters are long term JustFriends. Frequently accompanied by RevengeOfTheNerd.

-> '''Lois Lane:''' I hear he's nothing but Gotham trash: rich, spoiled, and...\\
(Bruce Wayne steps off the plane)\\

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* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'': In ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManLeeAndDitko'' #25, Peter reluctantly agrees to go on a blind date with the daughter of one of his aunt's friends. He avoided it for weeks beforehand, assuming that the girl needed to go on blind dates cause something was wrong with her. He talks to his aunt as he opens the door... only to gasp as he sees a red-headed model, Mary-Jane Watson, for the first time.

* Happens to Emily while she's snarking about Andy's lack of fashion sense in ''Literature/TheDevilWearsPrada''. Unfortunately for Emily, Andy undergoes a MakeoverMontage when nobody's looking.
* When Hilary Duff's character walks into the dance hall in ''Film/ACinderellaStory'' no one recognises her because they assume she wouldn't have been that attractive.

* ''Literature/HarryPotter'': Harry Potter's stunned reaction to the dressed up Hermione in ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]''.

-->'''Monica:''' For chrissakes Joey, for all we know this guy could be horribly--
-->(handsome guy walks in)
-->'''Monica:''' --horribly attractive. I'll be shutting up now.
* ''{{Series/Firefly}}'' example: in "Shindig", Inara's priceless reaction to Mal and Kaylee arriving at the ball.
* On ''Series/{{iCarly}}'', Carly and Sam keep making fun of Freddie's AV friend, Shane. Until they actually meet him and find out he's MrFanservice.
* This is how Jordan Sullivan is introduced in ''{{Series/Scrubs}}''. When J.D. is assigned to treat an influential member of the hospital board, he thinks that it's going to be a grumpy, unpleasant, elderly man. His narration abruptly changes when he discovers the board member is actually a highly attractive late-30s woman.

* In ''ComicStrip/FoxTrot'', this was pretty much Paige's reaction when, dragged along to see ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'', she first set eyes on Legolas.
-->'''Paige:''' "[[ComicallyMissingThePoint Don't tell me you bought all that filler stuff about a ring.]]"

* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' had an episode where Squidward had his face smashed in. When healed, ''everyone'' went gaga for him with a great many variations on "So... handsome..."
* The page quote comes from the ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode "[[Recap/SupermanTheAnimatedSeriesS2E16To18WorldsFinest World's Finest]]", where ComicBook/LoisLane criticizes [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Bruce Wayne]] while waiting for him to arrive in Metropolis, and is lovestruck the moment she sees him.

* In one issue of ''[[ComicBook/SpiderMan The Amazing Spider-Man]]'', Peter reluctantly agrees to go on a blind date with the daughter of one of his aunt's friends. He avoided it for weeks beforehand, assuming that the girl needs to go on blind dates cause something is wrong with her. He talks to his aunt as he opens the door... only to gasp as he sees a red-headed model, Mary-Jane Watson, for the first time.

* On ''Series/{{iCarly}}'', Carly and Sam keep making fun of Freddie's [[{{Nerd}} AV friend]], Shane. Until they actually meet him and find out he's MrFanservice.

* In the ''Series/{{Jessie}}'' episode "Break-Up and Shape-Up", Jessie brings up an ex-boyfriend of hers from high school, Ted Hoover, whom she describes to Emma and Zuri as "heavy, hairy in the wrong places, [and] slightly smelly". She soon discovers Emma has invited him over, and is shocked to find out that he's become stunningly handsome.
-->'''Zuri:''' So, Ted, are you in town for some kind of International Handsome Man Convention?
-->'''Jessie:''' Zuri, that's just silly.
-->'''Ted:''' Ooh, no, she's right. I'm a model now. And the IHMC is great for networking.

* On ''Series/{{iCarly}}'', Carly and Sam keep making fun of Freddie's [[HollywoodNerd AV friend]], Shane. Until they actually meet him and find out he's MrFanservice.

* In one issue of ''[[ComicBook/SpiderMan The Amazing Spider-Man]]'', Peter reluctantly agrees to go on a blind date with the daughter of one of his aunt's friends only after weeks of being badgered about it. He talks to his aunt as he opens the door... only to gasp as he sees a red-headed model, Mary-Jane Watson, for the first time.

* In one issue of ''[[ComicBook/SpiderMan The Amazing Spider-Man]]'', Peter reluctantly agreed to go on a blind date with the daughter of one of his aunt's friends only after everything he planned to avoid it fell through. He hears his aunt talking about the girl and opens the door... only to gasp as he sees a red-headed model, Mary-Jane Watson, for the first time.

* The page quote comes from the ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode "[[Recap/SupermanTheAnimatedSeriesS2E16To18WorldsFinest World's Finest]]", where ComicBook/LoisLane criticizes [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Bruce Wayne]] while waiting for him to arrive in Metropolis, and is lovestruck the moment she sees him.

* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' had an episode where Squidward had his face smashed in. When healed, ''everyone'' went gaga for him with a great many variations on "So... handsome..."

* In one issue of ''[[ComicBook/SpiderMan The Amazing Spider-Man]]'', Peter reluctantly agreed to go on a blind date with the daughter of one of his aunt's friends only after everything he planned to avoid it fell through. He reluctantly opens the door... only to gasp as he sees a red-headed model, Mary-Jane Watson, for the first time.

* In season one episode of ''Series/{{Friends}}'', Joey tricks Monica into going on a date with some guy; when they arrive at the bar, Monica finds out that Joey had never actually met the guy in question.

* On ''Series/{{iCarly}}'', Carly and Sam keep making fun of Freddie's [[HollywoodNerd AV friend]], Shane. Until they actually [[LoveAtFirstSight meet]] [[MrFanservice him]].

* This is the setup for the song "Granger Danger" in ''Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical''. This song was actually the inspiration for the entire play.

* In one issue of ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderMan'', Peter reluctantly agreed to go on a blind date with the daughter of one of his aunt's friends only after everything he planned to avoid it fell through. He reluctantly opens the door... only to gasp as he sees a red-headed model, Mary-Jane Watson, for the first time.

-->--''The [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Batman]] / [[WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries Superman]] [[TheMovie Movie]]''

* The page quote comes from ''WesternAnimation/TheBatmanSupermanMovie'', where Lois Lane criticizes Bruce Wayne while waiting for him to arrive in Metropolis, and is lovestruck the moment she sees him.
* Happens to Cindy in ''WesternAnimation/JimmyNeutron'', when Jimmy shows up in a tux for a wedding. [[WomenAreWiser Libby]] has to snap her out of it.
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'' had an episode where Squidward had his face smashed in. When healed, ''everyone'' went gaga for him with a great many variations on "So... handsome..."

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* When Hilary Duff's character walks in to the dance hall in ''Film/ACinderellaStory'' no one recognises her because they assume she wouldn't have been that attractive.

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* PlayedForLaughs in ''WesternAnimation/GlennMartinDDS'', where Glen develop a "man crush" mid-sentence on an environmentalist he figured would be a dirty bum.