History Main / CutenessProximity

** On ''Series/TheXFactor'' and ''Series/AmericanIdol''. TheMeanBrit is actually a vegetarian and animal lover, and his meanness fades away whenever any auditionee brings their pet dog into the audition room. (If Music/PaulaAbdul is sitting next to him, the amount of time between when ''[[TheHeart she]]'' starts to melt and ''he'' does can be measured in milliseconds -- if that.)

* LetsPlay/SimonLane blurts out a high-pitched "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWW!" whenever he encounters something cute in a game, particularly [[Machinima/YogscastMinecraftSeries in Minecraft mods and updates]].

* ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainTeslaStar'': After Goh reveals his Scorbunny, Stella's eyes were shining on seeing him.

* Lockjaw of ComicBook/TheInhumans basically looks like a monstrous pug [[CanisMajor the size of a VW Beetle]]. When he shows up in New Jersey, most everyone freaks and runs away... apart from Comicbook/KamalaKhan, who thinks he looks [[FreakyIsCool absolutely adorable]], and coos over him like most people would with a normal puppy.

* ComicBook/{{Lobo}}, of all people. He's a violent, psychopathic mercenary for hire. However, he absolutely adores a species of space dolphins.
* [[Characters/MarvelComicsXMan Nate Grey]], an ArtificialHuman created as a LivingWeapon, was decanted by his creator when he was physically about six to check his progress and given {{Technobabble}} clothing to wear in the meantime. This clothing just so happened to resemble an adorable set of pyjamas, and little Nate had ''enormous'' blue eyes. The effect was so startling that his creator was briefly stunned by how cute he was, [[PetTheDog using one of his machines to replicate a toy bear that Nate took a shine to before putting him back under]]. His creator? None other than ''Mister Sinister''.

* After Mittens teaches WesternAnimation/{{Bolt}} the "Dog Face", [[DeliberatelyCuteChild they never go hungry]]. Mittens also tries to invoke this herself in the ensuing montage.
-->'''Random Human:''' BEAT IT, STUPID CAT! ''[throws frying pan]''

-->'''Henchman:''' Oh, you're so cute, your little whiskers! Oh, I used to have a hamster like you when I was a kid!

* ''Film/{{Captain Marvel|2019}}'' has [[NotSoAboveItAll Nick Fury]] suddenly and [[RunningGag repeatedly]] break down in cooing over a friendly cat as it happily accepts pets from him. [[spoiler:When the [[TheDogIsAnAlien cat turns out to be a flerken]], a rare and dangerous alien species that can swallow people whole, he discovers you DoNotTauntCthulhu after Goose responds to him cooing over it again by [[CatsAreMean clawing his face]], causing Fury to lose an eye, in response using a {{Bowdlerize}}d version of "motherfucker". This makes Fury's assertion in ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'' that "the last time I trusted somebody, I lost an eye", HilariousInHindsight.]]

* ''Zomg Smells'' gives us [[http://www.zomgsmells.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=35&products_id=75 Marmalade]] [[CuteKitten Tabby]], which threatens to fall into this throughout, and finally does at the end.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': The moment Luz first lays her eyes on King, she goes completely nuts, hugs him tightly and talks to him as if he was the world's most adorable pet... much to his horror.
** Luz is far from the only one to fall for his charm of a pomeranian with a fox tail and Cubone head looking baby demon, which he hates because it makes him feel helpless and noone takes him seriously.

* ''Fanfic/KyonBigDamnHero'' (''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'' & Wiki/TVTropes; author DiedDuringProduction): When Kyon sees Hanyuu, he has to resist commenting on how cute she looks.

* "The Second Shepherds' Play", a 1500s Middle English play written by an unknown so-called Wakefield Master, features the Three Shepherds addressing the baby Jesus in this manner, initially praising him for being their God and savior, then praising him for being a (modern English translation:) "little tiny moppet". [[Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} The Other Wiki]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Second_Shepherds%27_Play summarizes it best:]]

* ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'':

* In ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', most characters who see Meilin's panda form find it absolutely adorable, which Meilin and her friends exploit to gather money for the upcoming 4*Town concert.
** Weaponized, so to speak, by Meilin's parents when she claims she has gotten her emotion-fueled transformations under control. After photos of a clear-cut forest, a caged orangautan, and her [[SecondPlaceIsForLosers placing second in a Grade 2 spelling bee]] fail to set her off her father (with all due drama, and then some) sets before her... ''[[CuteKitten The Kitten Box]]''.

* [[https://www.ispot.tv/ad/wSoT/colace-tough-customer This Colace commercial]] starts out as a tough and intimidating DarkActionGirl, but absolutely melts when she meets an adorable little bunny rabbit to cuddle.

-> ''"Odd. Their intelligence drops in the presence of poros."''
-->-- '''Vel'Koz''', ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends''

Definitely TruthInTelevision. See also CuteKitten, PreciousPuppy, and HighKoalatyCuteness. When the animal is far more dangerous than cute but gets someone squeeing anyway, that person may be a FluffyTamer; when nobody squees then someone might end up saying "NiceKitty" instead. Also, this can go horribly wrong if CubCuesProtectiveParent. Compare DeliciousDistraction. See DistractedByTheSexy for the sexy, human variant.

Definitely TruthInTelevision. See also CuteKitten and PreciousPuppy. When the animal is far more dangerous than cute but gets someone squeeing anyway, that person may be a FluffyTamer; when nobody squees then someone might end up saying "NiceKitty" instead. Also, this can go horribly wrong if CubCuesProtectiveParent. Compare DeliciousDistraction. See DistractedByTheSexy for the sexy, human variant.

** Puffy Fluffy's cute state in "A Pal For Gary". [=SpongeBob=] is so touched by such that he only pays attention to him and not Gary, and scolding him for not being nice to his "friend". Naturally, this comes from [=SpongeBob=] ignoring the seller's warning that the pet hates other pets, and he's too enticed by the pet's cuteness to even listen.

* ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainTeslaStar'': After Goh reveal his Scorbunnt, Stella eyes waa shining on seeing him so she launch herself to grab him, however he use Quick Attack to dodge, making Stella hit the ground, Goh even say she was lucky for not being kicked by him.

* ''WesternAnimation/DanVs'': Dan has this towards his cat Mr. Mumbles. She's so cute that Dan just can't get mad at her, even after she caused Chris to fall off the roof by launching him off with a catapult.

* Subverted via sarcasm in ''WesternAnimation/{{TMNT}}'' (2007) when Ralph comes across the Jersey Devil.

** Sometimes averted by [[{{Tomboy}} Rainbow Dash]], who shows a remarkable resistance to the [[TastesLikeDiabetes incredible cuteness]] of a cat offered to her by Fluttershy in the episode "May The Best Pet Win". She is still vulnerable to the cuteness of newborn foals and parasprites, though. She also can't resist giving her tortoise, Tank, a blink-and-you'll-miss-it nose rub before leaving on a trip.

* Lockjaw of ComicBook/TheInhumans basically looks like a monstrous pug [[CanisMajor the size of a VW Beetle]]. When he shows up in New Jersey, most everyone freaks and runs away... apart from [[Comicbook/MsMarvel2014 Kamala Khan]], who thinks he looks [[FreakyIsCool absolutely adorable]], and coos over him like most people would with a normal puppy.

* ''Animation/HappyHeroes'': In Season 6 episode 28, Big M. uses three of his cutest monsters so that they can exploit there adorable charm on the Planet Guling inhabitants and pin the blame on their crimes on Careful S., the one person immune to their cuteness.

* ''Film/{{Captain Marvel|2019}}'' has [[NotSoAboveItAll Nick Fury]] suddenly and [[RunningGag repeatedly]] break down in cooing over a friendly cat as it happily accepts pets from him. [[spoiler:When the [[TheDogIsAnAlien cat turns out to be a flerken]], a rare and dangerous alien species that can swallow people whole, he discovers you DoNotTauntCthulhu after Goose responds to him cooing over it again by [[CatsAreMean clawing his face]], causing Fury to lose an eye. This makes Fury's assertion in ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'' that "the last time I trusted somebody, I lost an eye", HilariousInHindsight.]]