History Main / TheKnightsWhoSaySquee

** Tezuka was also a huge fan of Creator/CarlBarks' [[WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck Donald]] [[ComicBook/DisneyDucksComicUniverse and Scrooge Mcduck comics.]] He would annually send letters to Barks every Christmas with special illustrations of his characters. [[https://preview.redd.it/q5r8qichg9v41.jpg?width=350&auto=webp&s=27fc559c73b9ff1ac2ba601ebe193731a31ac5e8 The most notable is this Christmas Card showing Astro Boy hugging Donald Duck]].

** Most of the ComicBook/YoungAvengers are total fanboys or fangirls, especially ComicBook/{{Wiccan}} and ComicBook/{{Hulkling}}.

--> '''CG:''' YES HE IS, HE'S A [[AxCrazy TOTAL BADASS]] WITH [[KnifeNut A FUCK TON OF BLADES AND SHIT]], AND [[TheStarscream HE'S HELPING US OUT]].

However, what we forget is that our dear protagonists used to have a life before (or even ''besides'') their duties, and are still individual people with likings and all. Maybe they JumpedAtTheCall because [[AscendedFanboy they wanted to be like their beloved childhood hero]], or had some of their decisions shaped by the "philosophy of life" of [[TheHerosIdol their idol]]. The person they admire and want to follow didn't have to be a "true" superhero, though. Could be a favorite celebrity, IdolSinger, or something else. Maybe that doesn't even have to be a person; just [[MacGuffin an object]], an animal (small cute creatures are a particular favorite), a [[ShowWithinAShow show]], even a [[{{Moe}} particular attitude]].

** Comicbook/BlueBeetle spends most of his time in awe of Franchise/{{Batman}}. He's also fanboyed over previous ComicBook/BlueBeetle Ted Kord and [[Comicbook/{{Aquaman}} AQUAMAN]].

* Like his MCU counterpart, Agent/Principal Phil Coulson in ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan'' is an unabashed squeeing fanboy of Captain America. When Spidey accidentally disrobes him in a training session, he is seen wearing Captain America boxers.

So, why we should be surprised that they still {{squee}} over their idols? Given the circumstances, we should not be surprised whenever a {{Superhero}}, MagicalGirl, TeenSuperspy, etc. starts acting like a {{fanboy}}[=/=]{{fangirl}} over something or someone.

Often, this is followed by FanDisillusionment when the Hero discovers the {{squee}} object is actually either [[NiceCharacterMeanActor mean]], [[BrokenPedestal fake]], or [[NoHeroToHisValet not without his own problems]]. This can lead to an {{anvilicious}} [[AnAesop Aesop]] on not becoming a fanboy/fangirl; conversely, it can lead to AnAesop that the hero is, after all, a human being.

* Kamala Khan, the new [[ComicBook/MsMarvel2014 Ms. Marvel]], goes into doge speak, squeeing, and half incoherent blabbering about her fanfic featuring him (in this order) when meeting ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}, who is less than impressed by this. When she gets saved by Spider-Man, she squees over being in a Spidey team-up, and tells Spidey she ships him and ComicBook/CarolDanvers, her predecessor as ComicBook/MsMarvel.

* In ''Film/PulpFiction'', Jules and Vincent turn into giggling schoolgirls when they realize the "cleaner" being sent out to deal with the body they created is none other than Winston Wolf.

* Creator/LinManuelMiranda and damn near everybody he meets. It's typically mutual -- there's actually a large mural of Alexander Hamilton that every celebrity who sees ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'' signs backstage. One particular example that ties into that: [[FanNickname Hamilfan]] Cecily Strong impersonated Lin for a skit on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive.'' He hosted the following week, and -- as documented on Twitter -- basically showed Cecily the time of her life in gratitude (capped off, of course, with her signing the Hamilton mural).

* Another rare case of it happening between villain and hero, Hitlerella was ''very'' excited to meet [[WebComic/TheNonAdventuresOfWonderella Wonderella's]] mom (who was the originally Wonderella) when [[http://nonadventures.com/2010/05/08/die-a-mothers-day/ her daughter brought her along on a Mother's Day outing.]]

However, what we forget is that our dear protagonists used to have a life before (or even ''besides'') their duties, and are still individual people with likings and all. Maybe they JumpedAtTheCall because [[AscendedFanboy they wanted to be like their beloved childhood hero]], or had some of their decisions shaped by the "philosophy of life" of their idol. The person they admire and want to follow didn't have to be a "true" superhero, though. Could be a favorite celebrity, IdolSinger, or something else. Maybe that doesn't even have to be a person; just [[MacGuffin an object]], an animal (small cute creatures are a particular favorite), a [[ShowWithinAShow show]], even a [[{{Moe}} particular attitude]].

** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E16TheWatersOfMars "The Waters of Mars"]] does an interesting one when the Doctor meets Adelaide Brooke, captain of the first human base on Mars, in [[ExtyYearsFromNow 2059]]. To him, she's another historical figure he particularly admires, and he hates that her death is a ForegoneConclusion he can't prevent without breaking the laws of time. The audience, not being Time Lords, can't really appreciate this in the same way, whereas it's very obvious how much the Doctor wants to save her, so it's easy to be tempted along with him -- which is of course [[YouCantFightFate the point]].

* Judai of ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'' started [[spoiler:fanboying over Yugi when they met in the final episodes of ''GX''. At that point he'd just beaten the embodiment of darkness and was one of the strongest forces in the universe, probably.]] Of course, in terms of the card game, [[spoiler:Yugi]] is still a freaking ''legend''. Of course, it helped that [[spoiler:he and Yugi had met in the ''first'' episode, and Yugi had given him the [[SpiritAdvisor Winged Kuriboh]] card.]]

*** Of course, in ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' it's revealed that this is pretty much how everyone at SHIELD feels towards Coulson. Especially after he got brought back from the dead following the events of ''Film/TheAvengersAgeOfUltron''. Though it's on a lesser scale compared to how much they all idolize Nick Fury, obviously.

* Creator/SteveJobs took this UpToEleven by dating Music/JoanBaez.

* ''VideoGame/ScarletNexus'': Yuito is this for Kasane, for having saved his life as a child in what’s eventually shown to be TimeTravel. Yuito constalty compares himself to the person who saved him before that discovery, her being the reason he joined the OSF, as well as being the cause of his love for the mascot Baki (he saw one on her belt).

* Creator/OsamuTezuka ("Godfather of Manga") is a huge fan of Creator/WaltDisney (and Creator/{{Disney}} in general) and decided to take a trip to America in 1964 to promote the ''Manga/AstroBoy'' series. When Tezuka managed to attend the 1964 New York World's Fair on opening day, he wanted to meet Walt in person. As he was waiting for Walt to finish his speech, he got extremely nervous and excited. During Walt and Tezuka's brief encounter, they discussed plans on working on a project together. According to Tezuka, Walt actually watched the Astro Boy series and congraulted him and the staff at Creator/MushiProductions. [[https://i.imgur.com/M43m0Yo.jpg Tezuka later recounted this event in a 1981 sketch published on Sawayaka magazine.]] He even managed to attend the opening day of [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Tokyo Disneyland]] on April 15, 1983, which was Disney's first overseas theme park.

* When the Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica came down on ComicBook/YoungJustice, Arrowette's first reaction was stunned surprise that the ''Justice League'' concerned themselves with ''them''. (Making it all the more dramatic when she slowly realized that they were being unjust, complaining that the young superheroes were acting young, and then turned on them, [[Awesome/YoungJustice2010 telling them off in a manner that reduced them to stunned silence]]. [[http://pre08.deviantart.net/1488/th/pre/f/2011/342/3/d/motivation___arrowette_by_songue-d4ii7d7.jpg And then stormed off into the kitchen to hyperventilate.]])

* In ''WesternAnimation/IceAge3DawnOfTheDinosaurs'', Crash and Eddie (and to a lesser extent, Diego) become obsessed with the CrazySurvivalist Buck.

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* The girls of ''Manga/WeddingPeach'' are like this with Yanagiba [[spoiler:until they learn his origins]].
* In ''Manga/{{Ratman}}'', towards the end of issue one. Shuto had to break into Kizaki Manor, home of the president of the hero association! Obviously, [[HilarityEnsues things didn't go quite as planned.]] Eventually, an A-ranked hero is called onto the scene. Upon seeing him, Shouto forgets that he's in his AntiHero mode, and asks for an autograph. Of course, the hero turns out to be a {{Jerkass}} who only does it because [[OnlyinitFortheMoney the job pays well]] [[PunchClockHero and comes with respect]] from the general public. Considering that this series takes place in a world full of superheroes, and the fact that the story is a kid that [[IJustWantToBeSpecial wants to be a superhero]] but is recruited to be the world's first AntiHero [[BoundAndGagged (against his will)]], this was bound to happen.
* In ''Manga/TokyoMewMew'', [[{{Ojou}} Mint]] {{fangirl}}s over Zakuro.
* Judai of ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'' started [[spoiler:fanboying over Yugi when they met in the final episodes of ''GX''. At that point he'd just beaten the embodiment of darkness and was one of the strongest forces in the universe, probably.]] Of course, in terms of the card game, [[spoiler:Yugi]] is still a freaking ''legend''. Of course, it helped that [[spoiler:he and Yugi had met in the ''first'' episode, and Yugi had given him the [[SpiritAdvisor Winged Kuriboh]] card.]]
* ''Anime/ExcelSaga'':
** Excel and Hyatt squee before agent Key, much to Il Palazzo's displeasure.
** And of course there's Excel's (and later Elgala's) obsession with Il Palazzo, which goes well beyond platonic admiration. Hyatt, on the other hand, is too busy either dying or drugging herself up to squee over anyone.

* In ''Manga/{{Jin}}'', the usually composed and wholly {{ojou}} Saki goes completely nuts when she has an opportunity to meet Tanosuke, kabuki actor she adores.
* Subaru Nakajima from ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'' is the star member of the TSAB's disaster relief branch, and she outright ''idolizes'' Nanoha (who saved her life as a child and inspired her to become strong). She's actually [[TearsOfJoy reduced to tears]] at the end of the first episode of ''[[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers StrikerS]]'' when she finds out that Nanoha remembers her.
* ''Manga/OnePiece:'' [[CuteClumsyGirl Major Sergeant Tashigi]] is pretty much fangirling on the inside over Zoro when they first met. There's kind of a double-subversion going on, though. She immediately presumed he was a bad person upon finding out he was a pirate but doesn't realize that Zoro is still a good guy, and is still all what she was squeeing over earlier and far, far more.
** Whitebeard's allies are this. Including Jimbei, a hero of Fishmen Island, who, alongside with Arlong, was a fanboy to Fisher Tiger.
** Now even ''Luffy'' has one. Bartolomeo is an anti-social {{Troll}} and a ''massive'' fanboy of Luffy. He looked up to Luffy so much that after Marineford he went to sea himself, becoming an AscendedFanboy and entered the tournament on Dressrosa [[spoiler:to win the Mera Mera no Mi so he could give it to Luffy.]] He's practically catatonic with joy after meeting Luffy and his crew in person.

* In very early ''Manga/SailorMoon'', the very first Sailor to appear is "[[Manga/CodenameSailorV Sailor V]]". Usagi often acts as a V fangirl, even after becoming Sailor Moon. (In several episodes she's shown at an arcade playing the ''Sailor V'' video game!) Eventually, V is revealed to be Sailor Venus, who joins the other Sailors, prompting a few star-struck moments before things settle down.
* Negi of ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' tends to do this when he meets any of his father's friends.

* ''Anime/TransformersEnergon'':
** Mirage (the upgraded form of Tidal Wave) squees over Galvatron, to the point of cheerleading with a pink heart visible on screen with him. This is the English dub; in the Japanese original, it was a running gag of him being outright Gay for Galvatron (with lines along the lines of "nobody loves Galvatron more than I do!"). Given this information, the fact that Tidal Wave was specifically modified to be able to [[FusionDance powerlink]] with Galvatron (a process that involves an intermingling of [[OurSoulsAreDifferent sparks]]) becomes a bit more worrisome.
** Ironhide began the series fanboying the veterans of ''Anime/TransformersArmada,'' especially Hot Shot. Later in the series, a trio of younger 'bots fanboy ''him.'' [[spoiler:They become {{dead sidekick}}s three or so episodes later]].
* In ''Anime/{{Robotech}}''/''Anime/GenesisClimberMospeada'' Scott/Stick Bernard has always admired Colonel Jonathan Wolfe/Major Jonathan ever since he was a kid. When Bernard finds his hero still alive on Earth and doing guerrilla warfare against the Invid, he becomes ecstatic, and he eagerly accepts the offer to join the Colonel/Major's team. [[spoiler: Later, however, Rand/Ray finds out that Jonathan has actually been selling his people out to the Invid; and when he tells Bernard about it, Scott/Stick [[BerserkButton slugs him for defaming his hero]].]]
* Princess Cornelia from ''Anime/CodeGeass'' can go pretty much into FanGirl mode when you mention her idol, Empress Marianne. Side materials suggest that Lelouch's Zero persona is inspired by a clandestine love of {{Tokusatsu}}; one of the History Lesson stories included in the DVD booklets has C.C. catch him humming a tune which she identifies as the theme song for a Toku series that aired around the time of the invasion of Japan.

* A villainous variant occurs in ''LightNovel/FateZero''; Uryuu, the demented serial killer, accidentally summons Caster, and soon goes into total fanboy mode when he discovers that Caster is even more enamored with disturbing violence than he is, and has various superpowers to assist in his creatively horrific mutilations. Justified, since Uryuu summoned Caster without a catalyst, so the ritual provided him with the spirit most suited to his personality.

* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' has [[AscendedFanboy Izuku Midoriya]], who by season 3 (and a good hundred or so manga chapters) has firmly established himself as a competent and powerful hero-in-training after inheriting All Might's Quirk, but he still sees All Might as the greatest superhero in the whole damn universe and hasn't grown out of his fanboy tendencies ''in the slightest''. He is able to {{Squee}} over nearly ''any'' Pro Hero, including U.A.'s cook.
* In ''Manga/BlackClover'', Wizard King Julius is, by all means, a time lord who has tremendous magic power. Also, he is a major ''geek'' who can't help giggling like a maniac whenever he sees incredible magic powers from people lower than him in ranks. He is such a fanboy he periodically sneaks out of the castle - to his assistant Marx's chagrin - just to spy on people he has an eye on to, you guessed it, squee at their magic talent. It's also his squeeing that actually helped several people to become Magic Knights at his random recommendation. Asta and Yuno stand out as his favorite knights.

* Spidey also regarded Franchise/{{Batman}} like this (in a more dignified way) in the first ''Batman/Spider-Man'' inter-company crossover, calling him "a legend"; in fact, when Batman told him to leave Gotham and let him handle Joker and Carnage himself, Spidey was seriously considering doing so, only deciding to stay when Batman changed his mind.
* Spidey has got this treatment himself a few times. Mattie Franklin (one of the [[ComicBook/SpiderWoman Spider-Women]]) was a total Spidey fangirl.
* ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'':
** During a TimeTravel story, the ComicBook/PostCrisis Superman once shook FDR's hand, and got quite emotional, if only in his thought balloons.
** In the same story, Superman sees Golden Age heroes ComicBook/DoctorFate, Dr. Mid-Nite, ComicBook/TheSpectre, and [[Franchise/TheFlash Jay Garrick]] through a skylight and spends about a page fanboying to himself and wondering if he'll really ruin the timeline that badly if he just pops in for a moment to meet them.
** It's fairly common in DC crossovers for almost every character created after 1980 to have this reaction when they meet Superman.
** The Pre-Crisis ComicBook/LexLuthor felt this way about UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein. After all, this was MadScientist Lex, and Einstein had been his childhood hero. Luthor would commemorate Einstein's birthday each year by traveling to some pivotal location from Einstein's life for a visit (spending one day working in Einstein's old patent office, for instance). It took Superman years to figure out why Lex was behaving so oddly until he made the connection, at which point he was genuinely touched. Notably, Lex couldn't bring himself to do anything genuinely wicked on that day, out of respect for his hero. Notably, this story was written by Creator/ElliotSMaggin, who always treated Lex with more tragic sympathy than other writers did; and Einstein is ''Maggin's'' personal hero.
* When the Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica came down on ComicBook/YoungJustice, Arrowette's first reaction was stunned surprise that the ''Justice League'' concerned themselves with ''them''. (Making it all the more dramatic when she slowly realized that they were being unjust, complaining that the young superheroes were acting young, and then turned on them, [[Awesome/YoungJustice2010 telling them off in a manner that reduced them to stunned silence]]. [[http://pre08.deviantart.net/1488/th/pre/f/2011/342/3/d/motivation___arrowette_by_songue-d4ii7d7.jpg And then stormed off into the kitchen to hyperventilate.]])

* ''ComicBook/YoungAvengers'':
** In ''Dark Reign: Young Avengers'', upon meeting ComicBook/NormanOsborn superperson artist Coat-of-Arms has one of these moments. She (literally) lets out a "Squee!", then proceeds to go into super-fangirl mode, gushing about how she admires Norman's "works" while showing him paintings she did of some of his more infamous moments (including killing Gwen Stacy). This pisses Norman off and, for a brief moment, he loses his composure and flips out on her. The fact he "went into Green Goblin mode" makes her completely ecstatic.
** Most of the ComicBook/YoungAvengers are total fanboys or fangirls, especially ComicBook/{{Wiccan}} and ComicBook/{{Hulkling}}.
*** Wiccan even fanboys over ''Doctor Doom'' while fighting him, with his thought process swinging between "[[OhCrap OMG, Doctor Doom is going to kill me]]!" and "OMG, I'm fighting Doctor Doom!" He does it a ''second'' time later when Doom is healing him after their fight:
---->'''Doom:''' I've no grudge against you, Wiccan.
---->'''Wiccan:''' You know who I am?
---->'''Doom:''' Of course.
---->'''Wiccan:''' ''(aloud, to himself)'' [-Dr. Doom knows who I am.-]
* In ''ComicBook/BoosterGold'', time travellers had got Sinestro to come to Earth ahead of schedule, so that he would meet [[Franchise/GreenLantern Guy Gardner]] and cause disaster, by telling him that he would no longer be the greatest of the Green Lanterns. Booster had to stop him. After a brief attempt at fighting, Booster tries, "[[ImYourBiggestFan But I'm your greatest fan]]!" He gushes over him, tells him that he knows in his heart he can never be replaced and convinces him that it was a plot by his enemies to find out what he feared. This meeting would go on to have a notable consequence: Sinestro asks Booster what Corps he belongs to, leading him [[LineOfSightName to make up the name]] "[[ChekhovsGun Sinestro Corps]]" on the spot. This gets Sinestro thinking...

* ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'':
** [[ComicBook/RedRobin Tim Drake]] (Robin III) was more-or-less an ascended Franchise/{{Batman}} fanboy. An amateur detective, he deduced the secret identities of Batman and the first Robin. Following Robin II Jason Todd's death and Nightwing's refusal to play sidekick to Bruce again, Tim forced Batman to make him Robin, believing Batman needed a sidekick to keep him stable. His [[ComicBook/RobinSeries own series]] proves him a fan of ComicBook/BlackCanary and ComicBook/{{Wildcat}} whose autograph he is eager to get. A later issue of ''ComicBook/BirdsOfPrey'' showed that Tim was also a huge fan of (the second) ComicBook/BlueBeetle.
** Similarly, [[ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} Dick Grayson]], the first Robin, first Nightwing, and second Batman, has been shown, both in and outside of current canon, to be a huge Superman fanboy, more outwardly so when he was still Robin. To the point where he took the name Nightwing after a hero from Kryptonian legend.
*** Not even Dick's successor, Jason Todd, was immune to fanning over the Big Blue Boyscout - Jason kept repeating "Wow!" upon meeting him in Action Comics #594, and his reaction to receiving an [[https://66.media.tumblr.com/0bd5f911d0ad2a562796261015266d3e/tumblr_inline_nrijlnRMO01qg51ag_500.png autograph]] (''etched'' onto a scrap of ''metal'', no less) [[https://66.media.tumblr.com/b11b7e1aeb0fe3580d8405c3a96f5153/tumblr_inline_nrijm5UbOf1qg51ag_500.png is]] [[https://66.media.tumblr.com/a1496b06a030199ccb83e8880d4c1b10/tumblr_inline_nrijminPk31qg51ag_500.png simply]] ''adorable''.
* Batman himself has never actually ''gushed'' upon meeting someone he admired, but his brief meetings with retired legends Radio/TheShadow and Franchise/SherlockHolmes (both of whom he claimed inspired his career) did seem to excite him a little.
* ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} literally said [[http://scans-daily.dreamwidth.org/2563277.html?#cutid1 "FANBOY SQUEE!"]] when he met [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]].
* Ironfist from ''ComicBook/TheTransformersLastStandOfTheWreckers'' is a total fanboy of the titular Wreckers. The fact that he got to work with them was like a dream come true. [[spoiler:It makes his death at the end all the more saddening.]]
* Ladytron in ''ComicBook/WildCATsWildStorm'' is a huge fan of Overt-Kill, the biggest and most powerful cyborg in the world. She's got the trading card, the posters, that punk song that sampled one of his one-liners, everything. One of the only reasons she even joined up with the team was because she was promised the chance to meet him. When she finally does, she frantically looks around for a piece of paper for him to sign. Of course, she also wants to fight and maybe kill him, because she's kinda loco like that.

* In her [[ComicBook/MyLittlePonyMicroSeries micro comic]], Pinkie Pie is a huge fan of Ponyacci, a famous Equestrian clown.

* Kamala Khan, the new [[ComicBook/MsMarvel2014 Ms. Marvel]], goes into doge speak, squeeing, and half incoherent blabbering about her fanfic featuring him (in this order) when meeting ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}, who is less than impressed by this. When she gets saved by Spider-Man, she squees over being in a Spidey team-up, and tells Spidey she ships him and ComicBook/CarolDanvers, her predecessor as ComicBook/MsMarvel.
* In ''ComicBook/{{Noob}}'', [[LivingLegend Spectre]] returning to the game after a long absence was a major factor in Fantöm, Omega Zell's idol, getting out of his TenMinuteRetirement.

* Just about every single Huntsman and Huntress in ''Fanfic/WeissReacts''. Yes, even [[TheStoic Ren]]- Ren flips out when he realises that one of Jaune's sisters looks like [[Anime/CodeGeass Euphemia]], and Ruby and Yang {{squee}} when they meet [[VideoGame/Persona3 Yukari]] as a toku actress.

* Lars von Trier gets to work with and even impersonate his lifetime mentor and role model Jørgen Leth in a documentary film called ''Film/TheFiveObstructions''.

* In ''Film/TheForceAwakens'', Rey and Finn realize that the ship they stole was the ''Millenium Falcon'', and the man who just boarded it was Han Solo himself. Rey is grinning like a {{Fangirl}} and practically bouncing with excitement, and while Finn is more composed, he's the one who identifies Han as one of the Heroes of the Rebellion.

* Many, ''many'' characters behave this way toward Gilderoy Lockhart in ''Literature/HarryPotter and the Chamber of Secrets'', to the point where Harry — the actual hero of the series — gets forced to spend detention helping the man answer his fan mail. Lockhart's general incompetence, though, implies that he doesn't deserve his fame; he eventually reveals that [[spoiler:he made a career out of finding people who did impressive things, [[LaserGuidedAmnesia wiping their memories]], and claiming he did those things himself. Right afterward, in a fit of irony, Lockhart [[HoistByHisOwnPetard blanks his own memory while trying to blank Ron and Harry's memories]]]]. Ron and Harry never seem to mention his secret to anyone, so Lockhart's fame is mostly intact.

** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E16TheWatersOfMars "The Waters of Mars"]] does an interesting one when the Doctor meets Adelaide Brooke, captain of the first human base on Mars, in [[ExtyYearsFromNow 2059]]. To him, she's another historical figure he particularly admires, and he hates that her death is a ForegoneConclusion he can't prevent without breaking the laws of time. The audience, not being Time Lords, can't really appreciate this in the same way, whereas it's very obvious how much the Doctor wants to save her, so it's easy to be tempted along with him — which is of course [[YouCantFightFate the point]].

* In "The Examination for Lieutenant" from the ''Series/HoratioHornblower'' miniseries, Horatio is, if not a complete hero yet, then surely an up-and-coming rising star of an officer in the Royal Navy. He squees — well, he almost squees, because he's a shy and solitary boy — when he meets Captain "Dreadnought" Foster, who is a LivingLegend. Foster enjoys his admiration and is taken with the young acting lieutenant. Horatio ends up disillusioned when he finds out that Foster breaks rules and concludes that he doesn't care much for the lives of his crew.

* On ''Series/MurdochMysteries'', Detective Murdoch, our hero who loves science and uses various applications and gadgets during his investigations, is always delighted or thrilled to meet famous inventors and scientists, but he absolutely fan-boys over some of them, like when he meets Nicola Tesla, Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Alva Edison or especially Guglielmo Marconi whom Murdoch met when he was setting up his wireless telegraph experiment in Newfoundland.

** Olympia idolizes both Otto and Olive, and whenever she gets a chance to interact with them, expect her to fangirl to excessive extremes. In "First Day", it's implied that she often strives to be just like them. The ''WebVideo/{{OddTube}}'' episode "Interview with Olive" confirms this, with Olive telling her to BeYourself and explaining how she has a lot of potential to be a good agent, which makes her fangirl hard enough to (literally) explode with joy. ''Film/OddSquadTheMovie'' has her meeting both of them in person for the first time, and she becomes so starstruck that she can't even form a coherent sentence and has to have Otis introduce her, in addition to himself, and explain her behavior. In the ''[=OddTube=]'' episode "Welcome to [=OddTube=] Season Two!", it's also revealed that she idolizes Orla, albeit to a far lesser extent than Olive and Otto.

* He's less obvious than most examples, but Cam Mitchell is definitely one of these at the beginning of season 9 of ''Series/StargateSG1''. So much so, in fact, that he spends all of his time PuttingTheBandBackTogether rather than enjoying his newfound command.

* Dean Winchester on ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', hunter of demons and everything else scary that goes bump in the night, squees when he meets his favorite TV character, Dr. Sexy, M.D., after being TrappedInTVLand by The Trickster [[spoiler: aka The Archangel Gabriel]]. However, it turns out that Dr. Sexy [[spoiler: isn't real]] - Dean is such a fan that he figures out Dr.Sexy [[spoiler: is a fake by noticing that his hero is wearing sneakers instead of cowboy boots.]]

* Dean from ''VideoGame/{{Wild ARMs 5}}'' over his "hero", Nightburn.

* In ''VideoGame/Persona4'', despite regularly diving through television screens and battling the physical embodiment of people's suppressed selves, Yosuke can't help being completely starstruck when teen idol, "Risette" comes to town. Also, in the game's sequel, ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'', Chie comes to admire Akihiko so much that she starts to call him her master.
* Numerous times in ''VideoGame/MetalGear'':
** In ''VideoGame/MetalGear2SolidSnake'', Snake fanboys over Natasha Markova/Gustava Heffner, who was [[RealMenWearPink a women's figure skater he likes]].
** In ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty'', he can't resist fanboying over Peter Stillman, either, while Raiden is having messy fangasms over the thought of meeting Snake.
** And in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'', he and Otacon fanboy over Captain Falcon for some reason that is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM1TOJuGGh8&feature=related never fully explained ]].[[note]]Not that it needs explanation.[[/note]] Snake also shows deep respect for Mario and Luigi.
* General Sanshi of ''VideoGame/NamuAmidaButsuUtena'' concerning his mentor and idol Tamonten. After being treated to a dose of DefeatMeansFriendship and becoming Tamon's disciple, he is loyal to and admires "Tamon-sama" to the point of obsession and is fiercely protective of him. Similarly, Nanda Ryūō, super proud dragon king as he is, is obsessed with Shaka Nyorai and is ''heavily'' suggested to also be ''[[AmbiguouslyGay sexually attracted]]'' to him. These two's recollection with each other where they fanboy-out and rave about their respective idols together is as hilarious as one would expect.
* The Ouendan of the Japanese game ''VideoGame/OsuTatakaeOuendan'' appear wherever they are needed, sometimes for a reason. In ''Ouendan 2'', a pop star is kidnapped, and the Ouendan are there to support fans in reclaiming him because they clearly are fans themselves.
* Morgan [=LeFlay=], Mighty Pirate Hunter in ''VideoGame/TalesOfMonkeyIsland'' is a fangirl of Guybrush Threepwood, Mighty Pirate despite her occupation. She is [[BrokenPedestal more than a little disappointed]] to find out Guybrush operates more through {{Indy Ploy}}s, [[KleptomaniacHero picking up anything that might be useful]], and ''avoiding'' epic fights through clever trickery than the badass pirate she seems to have thought he was.
* Ratchet of ''Franchise/RatchetAndClank'' is like this a few times. He treats Captain Qwark as one (until he realises [[MilesGloriosus he's not so great]], reacts with awe towards a hoverboard champion and is rather excited that the spaceship he is stationed on has a gamestation in the third game.
* ''Franchise/MassEffect'': [[PlayerCharacter Commander Shepard]] gets this from time to time, since Shepard's already a badass with a rep in [[VideoGame/MassEffect1 the first game]]. In [[VideoGame/MassEffect2 the second]], Shepard's only the savior of the entire galaxy. One could almost argue that there's less squeeing over Shepard than there should be. Especially since Shepard's back from the dead. Though given the memorials to the Commander on a half dozen planets, Shepard's home colony adopting Shepard's face as their official logo, and (according to one news report) raging extranet arguments about what Shepard's return means, you can say things are pretty Squee-ish. If you chose the Paragon ending in the first game the turian weapons dealer on the Citadel positively ''gushes'' over Shepard. Even before completing his loyalty mission, it's clear that the tankborn mega-krogan [[BloodKnight Grunt]] has nothing but [[UndyingLoyalty total respect for Shepard and is infuriated whenever anyone insults Shepard in any way or spits on his/her name]].
** In ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'', it's clear that Shepard is quietly awed by the fact they've discovered a Prothean who's been in stasis for 50,000 years. This is, however, quickly overshadowed by the sheer amount of squee emanating from Liara, leading Shepard to suggest she handles asking their questions since she looks like she's about to explode.
-->'''Joker''': So has Liara stopped bouncing yet? I'm guessing there may have been some bouncing.
* ''Franchise/FireEmblem'':
** Normally stoic, calm and composed General Seth of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheSacredStones'' is looked up to by Franz (who is a rookie knight, but a knight nonetheless). Seth in turn speaks rather highly of Garcia as a former commander of the Renais army, and while he doesn't show it too openly, he's also quite delighted when Garcia joins their group. His support conversations with Franz reveal that he also looked up to Franz's late father when he was a squire, surprising the younger knight.
** In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemRadiantDawn'', Sothe, despite being a highly skilled rogue, still fanboys immensely over badass Ike. This quote from ''his prospect girlfriend'' Micaiah shows the level of his [[http://i53.tinypic.com/1zxsdh4.jpg admiration.]]
* NASCAR is a religion for ''VideoGame/Left4Dead2'''s Ellis. And Jimmy Gibbs Jr. is the one true savior.
-->"Only the greatest stock car racer of all time. Try readin' a book sometime!"\\
"Aw, shit, we missed him? You know what, that's the last straw. [[AnythingButThat These zombies have just made themselves an enemy]]."\\
"That man is [[SeriousBusiness an American hero]]."\\
"If the laws of nature would allow it, I would [[EvenTheGuysWantHim bear that man's children]]."
* ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption''! It's hard not to hear a hint of squee in John Marston's voice when he meets Landon Ricketts.
* ''VideoGame/CrisisCore'': Zack Fair goes all fanboy at the idea of meeting Sephiroth. "I get to meet a real hero!" After actually meeting Sephiroth, he settles down. Sorta.

* Altaïr, protagonist of the first ''[[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedI Assassin's Creed]]'', has a mild fanboy in Ezio, protagonist of the [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedII next]] [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedBrotherhood three]] [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedRevelations games]]. They never actually meet, because they were born three centuries apart, but Ezio adopts Altaïr as his mentor and tries to follow in his footsteps and learn from his mistakes.
* The Player Character from ''VideoGame/SaintsRowTheThird'' reacts in this way when meeting the current mayor of Steelport: [[spoiler: Burt-FUCKING-Reynolds.]]
* In ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', an EasterEgg conversation reveals [[VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising Pit]] to be a huge fan of [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]]. Also, he, Palutena, and Viridi are all massive fans of Franchise/MegaMan.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}}'', Raz is a big psychonauts fanboy and really looks up to them; Agent Cruller in particular. Lili is also shown to be a bit of a fangirl herself.
* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'' Auron gets quite a bit of this since he's the most famous living Guardian in Spira. Played for laughs when even Bartelo, the dimwitted Guardian of [[TheRival Dona]] gushes about what an inspiration Auron is.

* In the PlayableEpilogue of ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight'' [[spoiler: after Scarecrow outs Bruce Wayne as Batman, some of the mooks you can encounter are geeking out that this effectively means they've met Bruce Wayne]].
* ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'':
** Papyrus is a goofy AllLovingHero skeleton who looks up to the Captain of the Royal Guard, Undyne.
** Undyne, in turn, is a HotBlooded fish lady who is a huge fan of Gerson, the crazy old turtle archaeologist who was apparently a hero in the war.
* Two of the playable characters in ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' are established to be famous in-universe. Lúcio is a musician and D.Va a competitive gamer. Other characters will remark on their fame and even ask for autographs. Amusingly, Lúcio and D.Va are mutual fans of each other.
* In ''VideoGame/HeroesOfTheStorm'', [[VideoGame/{{Overwatch}} D.Va]], a former professional ''VideoGame/{{Starcraft}}'' player, reacts with joy at fighting alongside heroes from that series. Especially Kerrigan.
-->'''D.Va''': Kerrigan?! You're real?! ''I'm such a huge fan!!''\\
'''Kerrigan''': ...uh...thanks?
* Trucy Wright in ''VisualNovel/ApolloJusticeAceAttorney'' over the Gavinners, despite the fact that Gavin is actually their opponent in court. Apollo himself has some fanboyish tendencies concerning Phoenix Wright.
* Miles Edgeworth in ''VisualNovel/AceAttorney'' is a huge fan of in-universe fictional character the Steel Samurai. While he's rather reserved in actually expressing his feelings about the franchise, he loves it enough to tell actor Will Powers that he's a fan of his work in a live action ''Steel Samurai'' series...immediately after acting as the prosecutor when Powers is put on trial for murder.
** The later spin-off ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigationsMilesEdgeworth'' gives players a peek into Edgeworth's inner monologue, where his love for the show is uncensored and on full display.
** Throughout the aforementioned murder trial, Phoenix's assistant Maya openly squees over not only Powers himself, but just about everything they come across while investigating the studio where the ''Steel Samurai'' show is filmed.

* Amusingly comes up in ''VideoGame/BlazblueCrossTagBattle'' when [[Franchise/{{Blazblue}} Ragna the Bloodedge]] and [[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Ruby Rose]] are placed on a team together. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT4C4yZ-Mjk See here]].
* ''VideoGame/FateExtellaLink'' has a literal example in Charlemagne. Despite being an esteemed KnightInShiningArmor, a famous emperor, and a powerful Servant in his own right, he's super excited to meet other Servants for the first time as his appearance in SE.RA.PH is his first summoning. He's especially stoked about meeting other knights of legend like King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table and constantly gushes over how cool all of his allies are. His fanboying manages to embarrass Robin Hood, who [[InSeriesNickname Charlie]] mistakes for Sir Richard of Locksley. Even after the fact, Charlie continues to praise Robin's {{Combat Pragmatis|t}}m as resourcefulness rather than deceit.
* Nico, Nero's DemonSlaying business partner in ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry5'', is normally a skilled but haughty weaponsmith who won't take crap from anyone, not even her seniors as Lady experiences firsthand. But then she meets the legendary Dante, whereupon she goes into fangirl mode, stuttering her praises for Dante, giving him a Devil Arm as a gift, and enjoying [[Funny/DevilMayCry5 the impromptu Michael Jackson concert he gives soon after]].

* Lisa of ''Webcomic/MechagicalGirlLisaANT'', to the point of being completely oblivious that her idol Pink Flash is a [[DarkMagicalGirl dangerous foe]].
* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'': Roy meeting his grand-father in the afterlife. Roy is also quite fanboyish when meeting with Creator/GaryGygax earlier -- probably channeling the author there. Given that Gygax was one of the people primarily responsible for the setting that Roy exists in, this reaction is entirely justified - he could only get closer to meeting his maker if Rich Burlew drew himself in. Later, Laurin subverts it: she remembers how much of a fan of Julio she had been, but that had been when she was younger.

* Another rare case of it happening between villain and hero, Hitlerella was ''very'' excited to meet [[WebComic/TheNonAdventuresOfWonderella Wonderella's]] mom (who was the originally Wonderella) when [[http://nonadventures.com/2010/05/08/die-a-mothers-day/ her daughter brought her along on a Mother's Day outing.]]
* In ''Webcomic/GuildedAge'', one of the first things we learn about Penk, who later becomes [[spoiler:the leader of the Champions,]] is that he looks up to Harky and considers him a hero.
* Catholic cartoonist Jason Bach uses this trope as the basis for a strip about the theological continuity between [[http://www.jasonbachcartoons.com/catholic-14.html Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII.]]

* Aquerna and some of the other Underdogs of Whateley Academy in the Literature/WhateleyUniverse have a fan club for Fey. This is really embarrassing for Fey since she's their age and still in high school.

* [[WebVideo/TheBlockbusterBuster Eric Rodriguez]] did a countdown of the Top 10 Voice Over Actors. Not only did two of the actors mentioned in the list watch the video and tweet about it to their followers (Creator/RobPaulsen and Creator/TaraStrong), but Rob actually emailed Erod to tell him how much he loved the video.
* The Blog/KnightsOfFandom are an online group of fangirls and fanboys who unite for the dual purposes of being huge fans of whatever they enjoy and fighting cyber-bullying. Their Tumblr account invokes this trope by name ("[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin We are the Knights who say 'Squee'!]]"), and they certainly lived up to the trope when Creator/GreyDeLisle joined their ranks.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'' episode "[[Recap/DarkwingDuckS1E48InLikeBlunt In Like Blunt]]", Darkwing is gleeful when J. Gander announces that S.H.U.S.H. intends Derek Blunt to work with him on the project. He has apparently seen all the movies about him, tries his hardest to impress him and only begins getting irritated when Blunt continually (and insultingly) brushes off his best efforts.
* Dipper Pines, co-protagonist of ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'', becomes a modestly successful amateur paranormal investigator with the help of a mysterious [[BigBookOfEverything journal]]. When he eventually meets the journal's author, he forgets all about the crisis he was facing just a moment before and gets so excited and nervous that he feels physically ill.
* Happens a lot on ''WesternAnimation/TotallySpies''. And to WesternAnimation/TheAmazingSpiez whenever they meet the originals.
* ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget''
** Penny did this in an episode where everyone's favorite detective family has to protect a rock and roll star.
** Plus there is one where a MAD agent also happens to be Gadget's favorite actress.

* The ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode "[[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE18BewareTheGrayGhost Beware the Gray Ghost]]" had Batman showing [[TheStoic as much squee as he is capable of]] upon meeting the actor of a childhood TV hero, the "Gray Ghost", who seems to have inspired some of the Batman persona. [[AdamWesting Played by]] Creator/AdamWest as a ShoutOut to earlier incarnations of Batman. This was a reflection of what happened behind the scenes - the creators were so adamant that West be cast in the role of the Gray Ghost that, if he hadn't been able to do so, the entire episode would have been scrapped.

* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'':
** [[Comicbook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]] finally meets his idol Superman, only to discover that he's nothing like he thought he would be. After Supes beats the tar out of him, destroying the "reformed" Comicbook/LexLuthor's new city in the process, he resigns from the now understandably repentant JL with the words, "You just don't act like heroes." Contextually, the Big Blue's attitude had a lot to do with recent events. [[spoiler:It didn't help that Luthor had gone out of his way to make things look suspicious to Supes so he'd go off half-cocked, thus soiling the League's reputation.]] The same happens with the Ultimen before that.
** Green Lantern John Stewart was a big Justice Guild fan when he was a kid.
* ''WesternAnimation/SushiPack'':
** The members of the Sushi Pack fall into this occasionally. In "The World's Tastiest Heroes", Ikura fanboys over all the superheroes on [[ShowWithinAShow "The World's Biggest Heroes"]] and even gets backstage passes to the show. The superheroes all turn out to be [[PrideBeforeAFall horrible braggers]] and just laugh at the Pack when Ikura introduces them as heroes, too.
** In "Yam Yakkers," Ikura and Wasabi are looking forward to getting the autograph of the actor playing Aquabot-boy, and while Tako claims to be a fan of Aquabot-boy, not the actor, he still does a happy dance when he gets an autograph, too.
* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans''
** Raven and Starfire basically dissolve into a puddle of gently {{Squee}}ing goo when they first meet Aqualad.
** Everyone sans Starfire drools over Val-Yor to a scary degree, trusting the stranger to the point of joining an off-planet mission of his ''way'' too quickly. Then it turns out [[spoiler:he's [[FantasticRacism speciesist]] and hates Tamaraneans]], immediately souring their opinion of him.
** The [[WholeEpisodeFlashback flashback]] [[OriginsEpisode origins]] episode has Beast Boy's be very excited to meet Robin, who was (of course) already famous due to being Batman's sidekick.

* In ''WesternAnimation/ThePenguinsOfMadagascar'' episode "The Red Squirrel" Skipper, Kowalski, and Rico all squee over meeting and working with the legendary Special Agent Buck Rockgut. Skipper even claims to have "patterned his whole life" after Rockgut. [[spoiler:Their enthusiasm fades when he accuses first Private then Kowalski of being the villainous Red Squirrel.]]
* A bizarre example happened in the ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'' episode "Operation: T.R.A.I.N.I.N.G." After Tommy bluffed Father (the BigBad of the show) into thinking his autograph book was the Code Module, Father seemed pretty excited to see that it had Numbuh 362's autograph in it, despite the fact that she's his ArchEnemy.
* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003''
** Mikey often feels this way regarding established super-heroes, such as Silver Sentry and the Justice Force.
** Donatello gets a moment like this every now and then. Most notable is in the third episode when April mentions that she used to be employed by Stocktronics and-- by extension-- Baxter Stockman. [[BrokenPedestal This pedestal breaks within five minutes, with little fanfare.]] There's also an episode that sets up to this, with Don telling Mikey about how a monster hunter is an accomplished biologist and psychologist... but also a "Certifiable nut-case!"
* ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'': Static is quite excited every time he [[CrossOver meets another superhero]]. No BrokenPedestal for him, either -- they collaborate quite well. The closest thing was discovering that Batman is [[GoodIsNotNice not very friendly]], but Robin assures him that it's not personal, and they come to an understanding.
** There was a definite BrokenPedestal moment when he met Green Lantern John Stewart. However, that was quickly resolved upon learning the Lantern Static ''thought'' he'd met was Sinestro impersonating him.
** Same with Superman in another episode, not to mention both he and Gear getting their minds blown when the Justice League itself asks for their help in their crossover episode (well, Static's help, anyway.)
* The ''[[WesternAnimation/LegionOfSuperHeroes Legion of Super-Heroes]]'' over [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Clark Kent]] in the animated series. With Brainiac 5, it never stopped, and we had scenes of [[UnwinnableTrainingSimulation Danger Room-like sessions]] with Brainy heroically stopping the bad guys, being fatally wounded, and [[DiedInYourArmsTonight dying in the arms of Superman.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Wakfu}}'':
** Sadlygrove Percedal greatly idolizes his mentor Goultard. Though ironically back when the two met, Sadlygrove was the only person not to know Goultard in a town populated by fanatic fans of the legendary warrior.
*** To add it to the irony, Sadlygrove is Goultard's father and gave him the power that made him a legendary warrior.
** Amalia Sheran Sharm, despite being herself a heroine and a princess, can easily turn into a complete {{fangirl}} around renowned people, like the Justice Knight or the Masked Gobbowler.
* The ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' episode "His Hero" featured Finn and Jake idolizing a great hero called Billy (Jake: "I wanna be the dog ''you'', Billy!"). At the end of the episode, after they restore his faith in heroism, he declares them ''his'' heroes and they squee out so hard he gets really uncomfortable and has to ask them to leave.
* In ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'', Frugal Lucre is a villainous version, driving Dr. Drakken to distraction with his hero-worship when they're stuck in prison together. After they get out, Lucre makes a pest of himself again by seeking out Drakken as a mentor.
* The titular ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'' had this reaction when he met Burt Reynolds, though his excitement quickly turned to horror when he found out that his hero was dating his mom.
* Like his MCU counterpart, Agent/Principal Phil Coulson in ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan'' is an unabashed squeeing fanboy of Captain America. When Spidey accidentally disrobes him in a training session, he is seen wearing Captain America boxers.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}}'':
** In "Poe Pourri," Lydia goes all fangirl over meeting Edgar Allen Poe in the Neitherworld.
** And also in "Ghost to Ghost" when she meets the ghost of her favorite actor, Boris [=ToDeath=]... That is until she finds out that [[spoiler:he's trying to scare her family out of their house [[ItMakesSenseInContext so he can turn it into a "Home for Bad Actors"]]]].
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}}'' goes complete fanboy [[ItMakesSenseInContext when he meets]] ''[[Series/ThisOldHouse Norm Abram]]'', of all people.
-->"Cosgrove, he's a normal, regular guy just like everyone—[[SuddenlyShouting NORM ABRAAAAAM!]] I'M TOUCHING NORM ABRAM! I'M HUGGING NORM ABRAM! I'M HOLDING NORM ABRAM ABOVE MY HEAD!"

* In ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'', Shifu's pretty unyielding when you first meet him... but even ''he'' can't help himself when one of his idols visits town. At one point, desperate to earn the admiration of a reclusive master who traveled via box, Shifu accidentally set him loose when it turned out the guy ''really'' didn't get out much and was thrilled to be out of the box. He'll even pen letters asking what a legendary warrior looks for in a bestie [[SincerityMode (and yes, that's the actual word he used)]]. And when he tries to make sure Po doesn't visit the local action figure convention, [[BlatantLies claiming his Dragon Warrior responsibilities forbid it,]] it's only because [[spoiler:''he'' likes to go there too and doesn't want to be seen by anyone he knows]]. When finally forced to 'fess up, [[spoiler:his admission is priceless]].

* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueAction'': In "Freezer Burn", when Mr. Freeze invites Killer Frost to Gotham City for a VillainTeamUp, Frost gets really excited and says she is Freeze's biggest fan. Unfortunately, this turns into a BrokenPedestal moment when Freeze betrays her.

* The author of the song "Monster Mash", Bobby Pickett, wrote it as a tribute to Boris Karloff. One day he happened to run across Boris Karloff - buying a copy of the song, [[ApprovalOfGod which he loved.]] They exchanged autographs.

-->[Following a story about a time when Henry Kissinger visited the set.] By now you ''must'' have asked yourself, "Why on earth would Henry Kissinger go out of his way to visit "The Brady Bunch?" The answer, quite simply, is that he was trying to impress his daughter. She was a big "Brady" fan, and when she asked her father if he might arrange for her to meet us, he simply made a phone call, blew off an afternoon full of globally significant meetings, and arranged for the visit. I still find it nothing short of amazing that a man who was arguably the single most powerful politician in the world needed ''The Brady Bunch'' to impress his kid - sort of an eerie commentary on the power of the tube and its significance on the lives of American children.

* During the 1992 Summer Olympics, it was a common thing for the US Men's Basketball Team (The trope-naming DreamTeam) for opposing teams to queue up for autographs and photos. These were teams the Dream Team would routinely beat by [[CurbStompBattle fifty points or more.]] But this was also a team full of NBA living legends - UsefulNotes/MichaelJordan, Ervin "Magic" Johnson and Larry Bird, in particular.[[note]]To put this in perspective, Jordan, Johnson, and Bird (along with Wilt Chamberlain) comprised the contemporary short list of "Best Basketball Player Ever". And outside of Chris Mullin (then considered to be the league's best pure shooter and an eventual hall of famer) and Christian Laettner (the then-reigning college Player of the Year), the others were ''all'' on the NBA Top 50 of All-Time list.[[/note]]

* Creator/LinManuelMiranda and damn near everybody he meets. It's typically mutual - there's actually a large mural of Alexander Hamilton that every celebrity who sees ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'' signs backstage. One particular example that ties into that: [[FanNickname Hamilfan]] Cecily Strong impersonated Lin for a skit on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive.'' He hosted the following week, and - as documented on Twitter - basically showed Cecily the time of her life in gratitude (capped off, of course, with her signing the Hamilton mural).

-->'''Adam:''' This is-- this really is one of the-- one of the best moments of my life.

* Because they have been performing for over a century (as of this writing), the Creator/TakarazukaRevue is comprised of a large portion of (if not nearly entirely of) {{Ascended Fangirl}}s. Put a current actress into the same room/area as an OG (retired actress), or just a more senior one, that they admire, and squeeing ''will'' commence. No matter if said current actress is a top star (and therefore required to be cool and collected), there will be squeeing. At least two known incidents: Ichiro Maki (Snow top, 1993 - 1996) bounced delightedly ''in costume'' upon meeting Asami Rei (Snow top, 1980 - 1985). Nozomi Futo (Snow top, 2017 - 2020) was reduced to tears after hearing Yamato Yuuga (Cosmos top, 2007 - 2009) recite some romantic lines to her.

* When the Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica came down on ComicBook/YoungJustice, Arrowette's first reaction was stunned surprise that the ''Justice League'' concerned themselves with ''them''. (Making it all the more dramatic when she slowly realized that they were being unjust, complaining that the young superheroes were acting young, and then turned on them, [[Awesome/YoungJustice telling them off in a manner that reduced them to stunned silence]]. [[http://pre08.deviantart.net/1488/th/pre/f/2011/342/3/d/motivation___arrowette_by_songue-d4ii7d7.jpg And then stormed off into the kitchen to hyperventilate.]])

* [[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Glynda Goodwitch]], who is just as much a professional Huntress in ''Fanfic/BlazBlueAlternativeRemnant'' as she was in canon, is revealed in Chapter 30 to be a ''massive'' fan of [[Franchise/BlazBlue Trinity Glassfille of the Six Heroes]]. According to Ozpin and Rachel, she even cosplayed as the Platinum Alchemist during the Beacon staff's annual costume parties. When she meets her for the first time, she awkwardly tries to ask for her autograph all while trying (and failing) to maintain her usual no-nonsense persona. To top it off, she quite literally ''squees'' after she gets the autograph.

* Ladytron in ''ComicBook/WildCATs'' is a huge fan of Overt-Kill, the biggest and most powerful cyborg in the world. She's got the trading card, the posters, that punk song that sampled one of his one-liners, everything. One of the only reasons she even joined up with the team was because she was promised the chance to meet him. When she finally does, she frantically looks around for a piece of paper for him to sign. Of course, she also wants to fight and maybe kill him, because she's kinda loco like that.

** He's also very excited to meet Elliot Ness. Although Ness is everything Dean could have hoped for, any reference Dean makes to ''Film/TheUntouchables'' falls flat. He's ultimately disillusioned about the movie, but not the man.
** Dean really has a tendency to fanboy. In the episode ''Scoobynatural'', the boys get sucked into a Scooby Doo episode. It's hard to call his reaction to the Scooby Gang anything less than a full-episode-long squee.

* Overdrive in ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' is a supervillain who fanboys over the heroes. In his first appearance, he tries to get Spidey to sign an autograph ''while they're fighting''. He has a similar reaction to Comicbook/{{Luke Cage|HeroForHire}} in ''ComicBook/TheSuperiorFoesOfSpiderMan''. His backstory reveals that he grew up as a big fan of superheroes (Spidey in particular) and only agreed to work for Mr. Negative so that he could build up his rep and impress the Avengers when he eventually defects.