History Main / NerdsAreSexy

* Philia Felice from ''VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny'' is a really nerdy priestess, complete with nerd glasses, who have a penchant of inventing self-made bombs. However, that turns out to be one of her charms ([[LampshadeHanging she also admits that she's plain looking without her glasses]]), including her nice personality as well as [[Creator/KikukoInoue her voice]].

* In ''Beauty and the Geek'' just about every season one or two of the Beauties would wind up hooking up with one or two of the Geeks.
* The ''{{Smallville}}'' episode ''Crusade'' is when we first met Lois Lane. After Martha says "Trust me, that can happen to the best of us" about falling for a "farm-boy type", Lois replies "Not me, give me a nerd with glasses any day of the week".

* Dr. Spencer Reid of Series/CriminalMinds graduated from high school at 12, had two [=BAs=] by 16, has an IQ of 187, and an eidetic memory. In one episode, fellow profiler Hotch mentions that he "was propositioned by every prostitute we talked to."

* UglyBetty gets a lot of it. The title character may be cute and even beautiful upon certain occasions, but her sexy turns on only in the last few episodes of the series. Most of her boyfriends are often the embodiment of the trope, with nerdy accountant Henry having some serious male model-like body going for him.
* ModernFamily's Alex is both absolutely gorgeous in all her nerdiness and "has her fans", as she says, literally:

* Series/{{Sherlock}} gets some of this too. "Brainy is the new sexy" indeed...

* A [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFKwnHJQXsY 2009 Intel commercial]] featured a male Asian office worker freshening his cup of coffee. Semi-porn background music can be heard. All the women are staring hungrily at this guy, who sees it but acts too cool to respond to it, like this is normal for him. At the end, a voice over identifies this normal-looking nerd as the inventor of the USB port. (He was actually just an actor, but it gets the job done.)

** Zeke is also a nice looking nerd. In an episode, a dozen of supermodels want to play "Dungeons and Dragons" with him and Justin, rather than parade on the stage.

* ''LegendOfTheGalacticHeroes''; Felicia Greenhill had been carrying the torch for the socially awkward Yang Wenli ever since she first met him.

* ''A Town Called Series/{{Eureka}}'' is this in a nutshell, seeing as Eureka is a town full of super geniuses/nerds. Good examples are Zane and Henry. Alison Claudia counts if you include both Warehouse 13/Eureka crossovers.

* Steve Smith from ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad!''. He manages to get dates with girls more popular than him because they find him cute. Something always happens to ruin it for him, however.
** Usually Stan or Roger.

* Brief from ''Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt''. At a superficial glance he looks like the average nerd, but [[BeautifulAllAlong when you pull his hair back...]] Damn.

* ''Manga/HighschoolOfTheDead'': While Saya is undeniably cute and has a stunning figure, Hirano doesn't become attracted to her [[http://www.citymanga.com/highschool_of_the_dead/chapter-2/33/ until he finds out she wears glasses.]] She even [[CovertPervert caught him]] [[http://www.citymanga.com/highschool_of_the_dead/chapter-5/28/ perving on her]], in chapter 5, and [[http://www.citymanga.com/highschool_of_the_dead/chapter-5/29/ booted him for it.]]

* MadScientist Kokonoe from VideoGame/BlazBlue.

* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated'': Whereas the previous incarnations of Velma's character were HollywoodPudgy, ''"Mystery Incorporated"'' slimmed down her figure and portrayed her as being sexually attractive. Shaggy even dated her[[note]]until they broke up, due to Scooby's jealousy[[/note]] and had to admit she was the one thing he'd choose over food. And for a BigEater like Shaggy, that's literally saying a mouthful!
* Edd from ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' has had the most girls crushing on him during the show's run.

* Sam from ''WesternAnimation/TotallySpies'' has this appeal InUniverse.
* Starscream and Perceptor from TheTransformers continuity.
* Velma from ''ScoobyDoo''. Played with in {{The Movie}}s.

* ''Manga/HighschoolOfTheDead'': While Saya is undeniably cute and has a dynamite bod, Hirano doesn't become attracted to her [[http://www.citymanga.com/highschool_of_the_dead/chapter-2/33/ until he finds out she wears glasses.]] She even [[CovertPervert caught him]] [[http://www.citymanga.com/highschool_of_the_dead/chapter-5/28/ perving on her]], in chapter 5, and [[http://www.citymanga.com/highschool_of_the_dead/chapter-5/29/ booted him for it.]]

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* ''NotAnotherTeenMovie'' has Janie who is supposedly nerdy even though all she really does is paint, wear overalls, wear glasses, and has a ponytail.

* In ''HowToMarryAMillionaire'', MarilynMonroe's character avoids wearing [[MegaNekko much-needed glasses]] as long as she can to retain her beauty. When her love interest finally persuades her to put them on, he immediately says, "You're crazy."
* {{Tanguy}} is a nerdy intellectual but he manages to chat up attractive girls (mostly Asian ones) with ridiculous ease.
* Darla, the band nerd from ''MyBestFriendIsAVampire'' - once she takes her glasses (and possibly a dorky hat) off, she's hot, though only the male lead sees it at first.

* ''AndYouThoughtYourParentsWereWeird'': Beth is attracted to Josh specifically because he's a computer/robotics genius.
* In ''CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs'', Flint's attraction to Sam stems mostly from the times her ObfuscatingStupidity slips and she starts spouting fancy terms like "elastic bio-polymer adhesive".

* ''WesternAnimation/AGoofyMovie'' has Stacey, a student council girl with glasses and braces who acquires no fewer than two admirers (Bobby and one of the unnamed Star Trek nerds) through the course of the movie. The sequel has Sylvia Marpole, a librarian and {{Fangirl}}, whom Goofy falls head over heels for.

* Peter Parker, a.k.a. The Amazing SpiderMan. A science geek and somewhat socially awkward, but none of this has stopped him from being a ChickMagnet.

* From the original ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' we have Billy, who got more romantic subplots than pretty much any Ranger in the history of the franchise (''damn'') but was played by David Yost, who is incredibly charming and built like a plow horse.

* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'' is basically ''Gold Digger'' set in a SteamPunk fantasy universe instead of a superheroic modern Earth, and the main character, Agatha Clay, is less ... [[ReallyGetsAround "friendly"]] than Gina Diggers.

* Charles Xavier in ''Film/XMenFirstClass'' turns his knowledge of genetic mutation into a successful pick-up line. It also helps that he can read girls' minds to "guess" their favorite drink.

---> '''David:''' "Oh. That's easy. You could look into seller financing, take over the owner's payments and skip the bank completely, or you could make a play for a preservation grant. Offer to restore the original decor and get the city and the feds to give you a tax break and a loan at a sweetheart rate. Or you could apply for an FHA and get a PMI in lieu of a down payment."

* ''TheDukesOfHazzard'': Daisy Duke, in the 2005 TV remake/prequel ''The Beginning'', where she wears thick glasses, large sweaters and baggy pants, and her hair in a bun. She is also very shy and mousy. Underneath it all – as everyone sort of sensed – was this blooming butterfly, to put it mildly. When she takes a job at the Boar's Nest, the nerdy Daisy emerged from her cocoon – and what a babe she turned out to be. Needless to say, her social skills improved 1000 percent and she was soon asked out by every guy in Hazzard County. (Alas, this is non-canon for true Dukes fans, as the original series bible has Daisy always being popular ... in fact, getting crowned prom queen at Hazzard High School.)

---> '''David:''' "Oh. That's easy. You could look into seller financing, take over the owner's payments and skip the bank completely, or you could make a play for a preservation grant. Offer to restore the original décor and get the city and the feds to give you a tax break and a loan at a sweetheart rate. Or you could apply for an FHA and get a PMI in lieu of a down payment."

* Fuchsia of ''Webcomic/{{Sinfest}}'' certainly thinks so, if [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=4529 her portraits]] [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=4739 of Criminy]] are any indication.

* All the time on ''Series/{{Bones}}''. Not only are they all HollywoodNerds, but they all really appreciate one another's giant, sexy brains.

* ''WesternAnimation/AGoofyMovie'' has Stacey, a girl with glasses and braces who acquires no fewer than two admirers (Bobby and one of the unnamed Star Trek nerds) through the course of the movie. The sequel has Sylvia Marpole, a librarian and {{Fangirl}}, whom Goofy falls head over heels for.

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* ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'': In the 15-minute short ''Expiration Date'', Scout explains that this is the reason behind his long-standing crush on the team's [[PerkyOfficeGirl secretary]]/[[AlmightyJanitor assistant]]/[[TheCleaner cleaner]] [[https://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Miss_Pauling Miss Pauling]]. He describes her as a classy lady who smells nice, reads, and always has her glasses on a little crooked...

* ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'': In the 15-minute short ''Expiration Date'', Scout explains that this is the reason behind his long-standing crush on the team's secretary/assistant/cleaner [[https://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Miss_Pauling Miss Pauling]]. He describes her as a classy lady who smells nice, reads, and always has her glasses on a little crooked...

* Charles Xavier in ''Film/XMenFirstClass'' turns his knowledge of genetic mutation into a successful pick-up line.