History Main / TheJeeves

** Sebastian Beach, the butler supreme of Blandings Castle. Beach doesn't have quite the same level of dignity as Jeeves, being a nervous, sweaty fat man. While Jeeves is the mastermind behind whatever ZanyScheme is afoot, Beach is usually reluctantly roped in, usually by [[CoolOldGuy Galahad Threepwood]], his employer's roguish younger brother.
** [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] with Voules, Reggie Pepper's manservant. Reggie Pepper was a [[UpperClassTwit scatterbrained aristocrat]] who was later [[{{Expy}} Expied]] into Bertie Wooster, and Voules at first appears to be a cool, calm forerunner of Jeeves... until he turns out to be an angry, drunken JerkAss who betrays his master. CharacterizationMarchesOn, what?

* ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'':

* Rall, in the ''Literature/{{Spaceforce}}'' novels, is Jay's discreet and perfectly mannered personal servant. [[spoiler: It turns out that he's reporting Jay's every move back to his commander, but this doesn't affect the fact that he's otherwise a perfect servant - and he does warn Ashlenn to flee, before she's arrested by the Taysans for eloping with Jay.]]

* ''Manga/DrStone'' has Francois, Ryusui's [[AmbiguousGender ambiguously gendered]], CrazyPrepared butler. Their first act upon being depetrified (and getting properly dressed) is to walk towards Ryusui's location in a straight line for two days without rest, without so much as a drop of sweat in their face, after which they promptly demonstrate their hypercompetence by [[SupremeChef preparing enough preserved food]] to last for a voyage across the ocean.

* ''Manga/DrStone'' has Francois, Ryusui's [[AmbiguousGender ambiguously gendered]], CrazyPrepared butler. Their first act upon being depetrified is to walk towards Ryusui's location in a straight line for two days without rest, without so much as a drop of sweat in their face, after which they promptly demonstrate their hypercompetence by [[SupremeChef preparing enough preserved food]] to last for a voyage across the ocean.

->''Ever notice a lot of butlers are named Jeeves? You know, I think when you name a baby "Jeeves"... you've pretty much mapped out his future, wouldn't you say? Not much chance he's gonna be a hitman, I think, after that. "Terribly sorry, sir, but I'm going to have to whack you."''

->''Ever notice a lot of butlers are named Jeeves? You know, I think when you name a baby "Jeeves"... you've pretty much mapped out his future, wouldn't you say? Not much chance he's gonna be a hitman, I think, after that. "[[ApologeticAttacker Terribly sorry]], sir, but I'm going to have to whack you."''

* Konstantin Bothari from the ''Literature/VorkosiganSaga'' fits as one of the tropes' subversions. He plays batman to Aral Vorkosigan in the Barrayaran army, and later young Miles Vorkosigan after his release from service, but his primary qualities are his loyalty to the Vorkosigans and his martial abilities as a body guard. Later Miles acquires the suave and Jeeves-like Armsman Pym, who more closely embodies the original trope. Both Bothari and Pym are examples of the BattleButler.

%%* ''ComicBook/ArchieComics'': The Lodge family butler, Smithers.

*** Also in the same book, Willikins admits to having been a street gang member (in a gang even Vimes, a gang kid and possibly the Disc's dirtiest fighter, describes as a tough, mean lot) in his youth, favoring a cap-brim lined with sharpened penny coins). We also see him assisting the Watch as a volunteer reservist later. Vimes marvels at the difference in Willikins' working-class background and his current highbrow butler status.

The Jeeves is the perfect British butler, valet, or manservant. [[BritishStuffiness Always well-dressed, unfailingly polite, devoted to his employer]]... and usually much smarter or more level-headed than [[UpperClassTwit his employer]], too. Usually can manipulate him so subtly that he does not even have to speak WithDueRespect to achieve his ends.

The canonical example is Jeeves himself, from the Literature/JeevesAndWooster short stories and novels of Creator/PGWodehouse and the ''Series/JeevesAndWooster'' TV series based on them. The original Jeeves, just for the record, is a valet, not a butler -- that is, he's a personal manservant, not a chief of domestic staff; as a bachelor living in a flat, Wooster doesn't have the kind of staff to warrant a butler. (Though all that said, if the call comes, Reginald Jeeves can buttle with the best of them.) The same is true of many examples of this trope, as the two roles are commonly confused.

* ''{{Anime/Bakugan}}'' has Kato, the butler of [[RichKids Marucho]]. [[spoiler:In fact, his unfailing politeness [[OutOfCharacterAlert is what ticks]] [[LivingLieDetector Shun]] off on an impostor [[TheDragon Hal-G]] attempting to misdirect the team. What did Shun notice? The Kato on the radio ''once'' referred to Marucho by his name alone, as opposed to "''[[InsistentTerminology Master]]'' Marucho"]]
* The central premise of ''Manga/BlackButler''.
* Riffael Raffit of ''Manga/CountCain'' is an ex-medical-student, beyond competent, devoted to a fault, and always turns up right when his master needs him. [[spoiler: Until it turns out he's [[SplitPersonality even more mentally unstable]] than Cain is, at least.]]
* Pagan, the Darlian family butler from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing''.

* Tokita, the Itoshiki-family butler in ''Manga/SayonaraZetsubouSensei''. He's ultra-competent and ''seems'' more sensible than his employers, although since this is a WorldGoneMad, he has his own quirks.
* [[OldRetainer Genji]] and especially [[SupremeChef Gohda]] from ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'' fall into this trope.
* In ''Manga/WildRose'', Mikhail's butler Bernt is utterly unflappable and appears like a phantom the moment Kiri slacks off in his work.

* From ComicBook/ArchieComics, the Lodge family butler, Smithers.
* Jarvis from ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'' also fits this trope, considerably more level-headed than his employer, Tony Stark - which one of them, after all, is the alcoholic?
* Alfred Pennyworth from ''Franchise/{{Batman}}''. And yes, given the title used for a military officer's personal assistant, that makes him Batman's batman. He's also a BattleButler in several incarnations, with British military and/or espionage training. Keeps Batman from either giving up, or going too far into KnightTemplar territory. While he isn't more intelligent or deductive than Batman (though he has his moments), he's certainly ''wiser'' than he is.
** This has changed over the years. When first introduced, Alfred was primarily there for comic relief, particularly in the role of a self-styled detective who either had to be rescued from the danger his bungling efforts got him into, or who triumphed by sheer luck and/or slapstick humour. Later, the detective angle was dropped, but one thing that remained that exemplifies this trope is that Alfred turned up, at the door of Wayne Manor one day, announced to a startled Bruce and Dick that he had come to take up the role of butler to the household (which was news to them!) walked in, took up his self-appointed duties and never left. More recent versions of the character have him employed by the Waynes before the murder of Bruce's parents and make him a substitute father to the young orphan. Once the comic aspect was toned down, he's been the perfect gentleman's gentleman -- that is, extremely competent at everything he does, with the possible exception of getting Bruce to look after himself -- with a touch of razor-sharp wit that comes out in occasional glimpses of him as a DeadpanSnarker.
* Cadbury, the butler of ComicBook/RichieRich.
* Nestor, the butler of Marlinspike Hall in the ''Franchise/{{Tintin}}'' series.
* ''ComicBook/TomPoes'': Joost, the faithful butler of Olivier B. Bommel.
* ''{{ComicBook/XIII}}'': An odd combination of the brutish thug and unflappable manservant appears in Irina's employ, a bald, one-eyed and scarred mercenary who informs sir (XIII) that dinner will be served soon, that sir will find a tuxedo tailored to his measurements on the bed, and that XIII shouldn't try to escape, as he has been warned of sir's violent tendencies. [[NoMrBondIExpectYouToDine He later also serves as sommelier.]]

* In the third book of ''Fanfic/HarryPotterAndThePrinceOfSlytherin'', Dobby goes from a shambling, trembling wreck to a hypercompetent Jeeves after Blaise Zabini has him watch the entirety of, what else? ''Series/JeevesAndWooster''.

* Fred's family butler Heathcliff in ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6''. He remains completely stoic and unruffled even as the team practices and tests their weapons with him as the target.

* Subverted, with more than a hint of FridgeHorror by the character of Ulysses Diello, a.k.a. Agent Cicero in ''Film/FiveFingers1952''. Diello plays the part of a loyal gentleman's personal gentleman to perfection but is inwardly consumed by resentment at his low social status. If you have ever wondered what Jeeves would turn into should he start to dwell on why a person as intelligent and cultured as he is should be a mere servant, the answer is Diello.

* Hobson, Arthur's valet from ''Film/{{Arthur 1981}}'', is an uncommonly sarcastic instance of this trope.
* Wadsworth, in ''Film/{{Clue}}'', is a more scheming variant on this. [[spoiler:In the third ending, it's revealed that he's the real Mister Boddy and "Mister Boddy" was actually his butler.]]
* Jeens in ''Film/DarkAndStormyNight''.
* Creator/{{Rami Malek}} in Creator/{{Spike Lee}}'s ''Film/DaSweetBloodOfJesus'' plays one. He is the very educated and proper Seneschal Higginbottom, manservant to pseudo vampiric Dr. Hess Green. (Although he can be a bit catty with Ganja, Green's new lover and loses his temper dealing with her, but only once. Jealousy is a probable cause of this).
* Stephen from ''Film/DjangoUnchained'' provides a very interesting subversion. He isn't British and he isn't a gentleman. He is, however, a genius butler who can fix anything for his idiotic master - with both him and his master being pure evil.
* [[spoiler:Mrs. Wilson]] from ''Film/GosfordPark'' [[TheDogBitesBack turns this to unusual ends]].
--> [[TheSummation What gift do you think a good servant has that separates them from the others? It's the gift of anticipation. And I'm a good servant. I'm better than good. I'm the best. I'm the perfect servant. I know when they'll be hungry and the food is ready. I know when they'll be tired and the bed is turned down. I know it before they know it themselves.]]
* Fabricius in ''Film/HarryAndTheButler'' is a very proper and upright butler, a typical Jeeves. The joke is the he has been hired by Harry, a poor man who lives in a shack in a junkyard. Harry is old and lonely, and after he comes into an UnexpectedInheritance he decides to indulge in an old fantasy, and hire a valet to serve and pamper him for 11 weeks, which is when the money Harry inherited will run out.
* Frayn, Leonard's butler in ''Film/LeonardPart6''.
* In ''Film/MissFisherAndTheCryptOfTears'', absolutely nothing seems to faze Crippins, the Lofthouse family butler: from Phryne asking for Lord Lofthouse's car keys in the middle of the night, to Lord Lofthouse and his brother almost coming to blows in the ballroom, to Lord Lofthouse being arrested for murder. [[spoiler:Part of the reason for this equanimity is that TheButlerDidIt.]]
* Bensonmum in ''Film/MurderByDeath'', memorably acted by Alec Guinness. That's [[RunningGag Jamessir Bensonmum]], to be precise.
* Godfrey, the hero of ''Film/MyManGodfrey'', except for the pardonable sin of being American.
* Martin from the 1998 version of ''Film/{{The Parent Trap|1998}}'' is the devoted butler to Annie (the British twin) and her mother. After they reunite with Hallie (the American twin)and the father, he finds romance with their housekeeper, Chessy.

* Delbert Grady of ''Film/TheShining'', albeit briefly. Jack even calls him "Jeevesy".
* Bates from ''Film/TopHat'' for Horace.
** Eric Blore (the actor in both films) played this a lot. He's also the loyal servant to Basil in ''Film/ItsLoveImAfter''.
* Coleman, Louis Winthorpe and Billy Ray Valentine's butler in ''Film/TradingPlaces''.

* Butler, the BattleButler of the ''Literature/ArtemisFowl'' series has some resemblance to the subversion, but is well-spoken enough to resemble TheJeeves.

* Haskill from ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion''. It's telling that, when his master is the god of madness, and he lives in a dimension where everyone is insane, he's the OnlySaneMan.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}}'', when you get a house (either in Megaton or Tenpenny Tower), you are given a robotic butler to help explain the house's functions, give you fresh water, and tell you jokes. Both possible butlers speak with a British accent and have remarkable manners ([[ServileSnarker when they're not muttering sotto voce about not wanting to serve you, anyway]]).
** Most 'Mr Handies' (the actual designation of the robots) have this kind of personality, with variable levels of competence (and sanity) depending on their model and programming. They've also been successfully used as mechanics, lab assistants and doctors, though most models retain the British accent and fussy good manners.

** ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 4}}'' allows you to take your pre-war Mr Handy, Codsworth, as a companion on your adventures.

* In ''VideoGame/LauraBow: The Colonel's Bequest'', there is a butler named Jeeves.
* ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion'' has Shivers, one of the portrait ghosts. He wanders the mansion looking for his master's will, hoping he's included in it.
* In ''[[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondandPearl Pokemon Platinum]]'' (and ''[[VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver]]''), Darach is this to Caitlin. [[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Castle_Valet_Darach Just look at him]] His title is Castle Valet, and he battles you in place of Caitlin, who is implied to have tantrums when she loses. Darach is polite and proper, and he also says En garde! Caitlin is also a powerful Psychic who can't control her powers, so you can see why she doesn't battle. [[spoiler: Doesn't stop her from TakingALevelInBadass and becoming an Elite Four member in [[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Black and White]]]].

* Lawrence is one of these to Dr. Nefarious in the ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClank'' series.
* Winston from the ''Franchise/TombRaider'' series. He was often known to follow Lara around in II and III during the tutorial levels, causing many irritated gamers to [[LockedInAFreezer lock him in Lara's freezer]].
* In the ''Blood and Wine'' DLC of ''VideoGame/TheWitcher3WildHunt'', Geralt is gifted ownership of a vineyard. The vineyard's majordomo, Barnabas-Basil Foulty, fits the trope almost perfectly.
* In ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'', engineers can craft a device that requests the presence of Jeeves, the perfect gentleman robot butler, who will attend to your needs for 10 min. Jeeves allows players to repair their armor and weapons, sell unwanted items, buy reagents for spells and grants bank access to skilled engineers. Truly a gaming gentleman's gentleman.
** The Jeeves robot, however, has the look of a clockwork gnome and lacks the British stuffiness of a true Jeeves. A closer approximation to TheJeeves in-game is the raid boss Moroes inside Karazhan. He's in charge of the grand dining hall, and is unflaggingly polite to you even when he's trying to kill you. Even when you kill him, he maintains his stuffy cool, saying only "How terribly clumsy of me."

* The player character of ''VisualNovel/SevenKingdomsThePrincessProblem'' is assigned a personal butler, Jasper, for the duration of the Summit. He's there to help manage your schedule, run errands, assist with planning and setting up any events you decide to host, keep you apprised of relevant information, and generally in all ways assist you in your efforts to successfully navigate the Summit and achieve your goals there. Jasper is extremely poised and professional and very competent at what he does - as well as being very mysterious and suspiciously well-informed.

* In ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'', Gilgamesh Wulfenbach's assistant Wooster is a [[spoiler:complete aversion]] of this trope, considering that [[spoiler:he works for British Intelligence. Gil knows about this.]]
** Considering [[Literature/JeevesandWooster the man's name]], it's not much of a surprise.
** Despite being [[spoiler: a spy with his own agenda]] and a university friend rather than someone hired as a professional manservant, he does seem to be good at his [[spoiler: cover]] job. And given [[MadScientist who his employer was]], having a batman with non-traditional talents probably came in handy.
* In ''Webcomic/NoRestForTheWicked'', Perrault effectively runs his master's life. Until he decides he's bored; and even then setting guidelines for continued success while he's gone.
* After he won the lottery, Robbie of ''{{Webcomic/PvP}}'' hired a butler ''named'' Butler who plays this to the hilt and can solve any problem the other characters have if they ask him to.
** ... And apparently [[spoiler:[=LolBat=] in his spare time]].
* Alumik Edroch, father of Evan Edroch, from ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod'', the butler of [[{{Hikkikomori}} Princess Jaina Repelista Jahad]]. He's got the dress code right and generally is more mature than all the [[AmazonBrigade Princesses we meet]]. Also, he knows many of these Princesses so well that he knows exactly what they want.