History Main / NerdsAreSexy

* Ellie Dee from ''CherryComics'', who manages to nail the science teacher all of the girls are lusting after.

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* In ''TheRealGhostbusters'', Janine has a crush on nerdy Egon for his high intelligence. So do a handful of minor female characters.

* [[IncredibleHercules Amadeus Cho]], the 7th smartest person on Earth (as verified by a soap company - oh, and Reed Richards), who managed to win the heart of a PerkyGoth Amazon Gorgon girl.

* ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'': Immediately following the Ryoko incident, Kyon [[FreudianSlip accidentally let it slip]] that he has a glasses fetish, when he tried to hide it by telling Yuki she looked cuter ''[[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial without them.]]'' Despite her confusion, she takes him at his word and goes without them for the remainder of the series.

* ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'': Immediately following the Ryoko incident, Kyon [[FreudianSlip accidentally let it slip]] that he has a glasses fetish, when he tried to hide it by telling Yuki she looked cuter ''[[SuspiciouslySpecificXenial without them.]]'' Despite her confusion, she takes him at his word and goes without them for the remainder of the series.

* In ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'', Yuki seems to have a large "fanbase" ''within'' the story, exactly because NerdsAreSexy. Kyon finds her appealing too, although not at the scale of [[{{Moe}} Mikuru]].

* Believe it or not, ''[[{{Superman}} Clark Kent]]'', at least post-crisis. Ever since Clark allowed more of his real personality to show through, the Midwestern farmboy is every bit a ChickMagnet as good 'ol Peter Parker. Some such as Cat Grant, were explicitly attracted to Clark Kent, and ''not'' Superman. Of course, being built like the [[{{Hunk}} Man of Steel]] couldn't have hurt.

* Believe it or not, ''[[{{Superman}} Clark Kent]]'', at least post-crisis. Ever since Clark allowed more of his real personality to show through, the Midwestern farmboy is every bit a ChickMagnet as good 'ol Peter Parker. Some such as Cat Grant, were explicitly attracted to Clark Kent, and ''not'' Superman. Of course, being built like the [[Hunk Man of Steel]] couldn't have hurt.

* Sollux Captor from ''WebComic/{{Homestuck}}'', a skilled hacker and programmer, is a notable ladies magnet, to the consternation of [[AbhorrentAdmirer Eridan]] when he becomes moirails with Eridan's crush Feferi Peixes.

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

* ''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.)

* [[http://oceanup.com/legacy/2009/05/26/david-henrie-selena-gomez-blond.jpg David Henrie]], who plays Justin, in ''WizardsOfWaverlyPlace''. He's the nerdy boy that builds robots, collects action figures, and can't do more pull-ups than his younger sister. Surprisingly (or not), in the show [[UnwantedHarem he has a lot of girlfriends]].

* ''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.

* In ''BeautyAndTheGeek'' 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".

* After finding out about this, ''FoxTrot'''s Jason Fox once tried to make himself as un-nerdy as possible because GirlsHaveCooties.

* Moira and Nanetta in ''TalesOfGnosisCollege'' both seem to fit this trope.

-->'''Charlie''': So...did it hurt? When you fell from heaven?
-->'''Secretary''': ::giggles and blushes:: A little.

* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'''s Castiel, despite being labeled in-universe as "nerd angel", is also referred to as "sexy" and "pretty" by demon, angel, and human alike.
**Sam Winchester fits this trope almost too well.
* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': Xander, Willow, and Wesley are all sexy nerds in their way, but It's Giles who's sexy ''because'' he's a nerd (or, as a love interest put it, "a sexy fuddy-duddy").

--> '''Willow''': Now I [[ContinuityNod remember]] why I had such [[HotForTeacher a crush]] on [[HotLibrarian him]].

* ''Series/{{Angel}}'' also had [[HotLibrarian Fred (Winifred)]], the [[{{Adorkable}} nerdy]] yet cute [[HotScientist science girl]] who joined the cast late in the second season. During the third season, her sexy nerdiness had two of the male leads fighting over her for half the season. This was {{lampshaded}} in the famous scene where Lilah Morgan dresses up in NerdGlasses and GirlishPigtails to taunt Wesley over his attraction to Fred.
-->"Did it turn you on? Watching her up there in front of all those brainiacs knowing she was the smartest one in the room?"

---> '''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."
---> ''*everyone stares*''
---> '''Cordelia:''' [[GeekyTurnOn "Is anybody else getting warm?]] Do that 'tax breaks,' FHA and PMI part again."
* ''Series/StargateSG1'' presents an AlternateRealityEpisode in which Samantha Carter is a frumpy, awkward nerd. Alternate O'Neill still thinks she's hot.

--> '''O'Neill''': "Man, that kid's got a way with women."

-->-- Lilah Morgan, ''Series/{{Angel}}''

* ''ModernFamily'''s Alex is both absolutely gorgeous in all her nerdiness and "has her fans", as she says, literally:
-->"You have your fans, I have mine. And one day, your fans are going to work for my fans."

* The dorky, socially awkward inhabitants of WebSite/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses.

* 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.

* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' nerd Neil dates Cicillia who thinks his psoriasis is sexy.

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* {{Lampshaded}} in ''{{The IT Crowd}}'' when Roy and Moss make a NerdsAreSexy calendar and it ends up being less "hot supermodel with glasses" and more "fat bloke with his shirt off".

* In ''GilmoreGirls'', there's an episode where Rory is seen sitting in the college cafeteria wearing a t-shirt with the logo, "Reading is Sexy." Considering she wears it while thinking about Logan, the third guy in the series she's attracted to for his intellect, it is a reflection of what she honestly believes.

* Bennett keeps hitting on the somewhat nerdy, glasses-wearing socialist Tommy Judd in ''AnotherCountry'', whom he claims to be the only guy in college to be immune to his charms.

* In CelticMythology, Cu Chulainn wasn't in love with Emer because she was the WorldsMostBeautifulWoman - he loved her because she was ridiculously smart and [[GeekyTurnOn could throw as many convoluted riddles at him as he could at her.]]

* ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' has Felicity Smoak, the Oracle to Oliver Queen's Batman. She is tech savvy and innovative enough to thoroughly impress the crew at Star Labs in the first of a few crossovers with ''Series/TheFlash2014'' and if it wasn't apparent already, the LittleBlackDress she rocks on a double date with Barry, Iris and Eddie seals it- the woman is a FOX.

* ''FamilyGuy'' nerd Neil dates Cicillia who thinks his psoriasis is sexy.

* ''In TheRealGhostbusters'', Janine has a crush on nerdy Egon for his high intelligence. So do a handful of minor female characters.

* 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.

* Hephaestos in ThaliasMusings. Also all of the Muses, Thalia included, Athena, Apollo, and Aglaia are very smart and well educated. But being gods they also are exceedingly attractive.