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5	[[caption-width-right:330:[[FridgeLogic How can Blossom play the guitar when all she has are hot dog shaped limbs?]]]]
6	->''"So, the dog brings out the trash? How can it even hold things with those nubby arms?"''
7	-->-- '''Mr. Dwicky''', ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'', "[[Recap/InvaderZimS2E6Vindicated Vindicated!]]"
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9	A character in an animated work has no apparent hands, but yet still manages to pick things up and manipulate things as if they did. Some do have thumbs, some don't have thumbs, and [[SuddenAnatomy some have thumbs appear when grasping something or gesturing, but disappear otherwise.]]
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11	Can sometimes be a feature of a SuperDeformed design.
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13	Subtrope of InvisibleAnatomy.
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15	Compare MagnetHands and FourFingeredHands. See BellBottomLimbedBots for the mechanical equivalent. If the character is an animal that ''actually'' doesn't have hands or fingers, but still manages to manipulate things as if they do, that's FeatherFingers.
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18	!!Examples:
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22	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
23	* ''Manga/AyakashiTriangle'':
24	** Ponosuke is a vaguely human-shape pigeon [[OurSpiritsAreDifferent ayakashi]] whose "arms" are flipper-like wings (separate from the wings on his back) that manipulative objects without any kind of FeatherFingers.
25	** Lippy also has stubs for hands, but can still handle objects, including a smoking pipe. She also has stubs for feet, though she usually floats instead of walking.
26	* The ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'' characters in ArtShift mode.
27	* Manga/{{Doraemon}} doesn't have any visible fingers, yet he is able to do things normal people can do, with some minor appearance of his fingers. That's because he has a sticky-thing on each of his hands.[[note]]It's an extremely localized magnetic field, apparently, since he's a robot.[[/note]] He also hates the fact that he can only play rock in rock, paper, scissors.
28	* Puar the shape shifting cat from ''Manga/DragonBall''.
29	* The students of ''Anime/MidnightHorrorSchool'' have these. Although Piranin doesn't have stubs for hands but fins instead.
30	* Subverted in ''Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid''. Ilulu isn't very good at turning into human form, and her attempt at forming hands manifests as stubby balls on the end of her arms (though she gets better as the story progresses). However, she can still hold things with them because they're made up of thousands of smaller hands. Much MemeticMutation ensued about this horrifying explanation for the trope.
31	* Harpies, Wyverns and Vampires in ''Manga/MonsterMusume'' don't really have fingers aside from thumbs since they have wings for arms. While they are able to grasp things, they're not nearly as dextrous as human hands.
32	** Similarly, Leechi the leech girl basically has mittens for hands.
33	* ''Manga/OnePiece'' has Chopper, who doesn't have stubs for hands, but does have reindeer hooves. While he can [[VoluntaryShapeshifting shapeshift]] into forms with human hands, he prefers to do the majority of his medical work with his less dexterous hoof-hand hybrids. The author made an attempt in the Q&A section to explain with an illustration of Chopper using them like tongs.
34	* Mesousa in ''Anime/PaniPoniDash''. One of his many laments was that he had no thumbs or fingers of any kind, and could barely manipulate objects.
35	* ''Anime/{{Pecola}}'': All of the characters have stubby, fingerless hands, or at the most mitten-like hands that don't have visible fingers apart from a visible thumb.
36	* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'':
37	** One episode has Ash's Turtwig playing the drums despite having nubs for hands/hooves/feet.
38	** Jigglypuff have stubby, fingerless paws, yet one Jigglypuff has repeatedly been shown to use markers perfectly well.
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41	[[folder:Asian Animation]]
42	* In ''Animation/FlowerAngel'', the four fairy companions Kukuru, Luna, Lushu, and Lulu, in their chibi-like forms, all have little fingerless stubs where their hands would be... usually. There is at least one occasion where Kukuru [[SuddenAnatomy spontaneously gains a proper hand with fingers]] for a few seconds.
43	* Doctor H. of ''Animation/HappyHeroes'' has the "mitten hand" variety, but [[EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference only in the first two episodes]]. After that, he gets FourFingeredHands like the rest of the characters (or the ones that have proper hands; the generic robot citizens have two-fingered pincers instead).
44	* Most characters in ''Animation/NoonboryAndTheSuper7'' have the "mitten" variety of these. If they don't, expect them to have FourFingeredHands.
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47	[[folder:Comic Strips]]
48	* Ron Ferdinand sometimes draws Dennis and his friends hands like this from ''ComicStrip/{{Dennis the Menace\|US}}''.
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51	[[folder:Fan Works]]
52	* ''Zany to the Max'':
53	** [[IllogicalSafe Illogica Safe]] has these.
54	** So does her cousin, [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed Ted Newtweight]].
55	* Averted in ''Blog/TinySapientUngulates'', where the ponies have specialized five-toed hooves used for grasping, unlike the nubby hooves in the show.
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58	[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
59	* Sometimes the cars of ''Franchise/{{Cars}}'' appear able to lift things with their tires, while sometimes they're shown using their windshield wipers or built-in gadgets for the task.
60	* The penguins in ''WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}}'' and in their [[WesternAnimation/ThePenguinsOfMadagascar tv show]] use their flippers like hands, with their exact dexterity depending largely on [[RuleOfFunny whether its funny or not]].
61	* Every pony in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyANewGeneration''. They have hooves, yet, they can grab Pizzas, Mugs, Nootbooks, Crystals, Crowns, you name it.
62	* Oogie Boogie from ''WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas'' is an insect-filled burlap sack with simple pointed extensions for arms, yet he's perfectly able to throw dice and operate a hand crank, among other things.
63	* In ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolfTheSuperAdventure'', the various bacteria from the White Bull Kingdom and the Black Bull Kingdom do not have visible fingers on their hands.
64	* Dolly from ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'' has thumbless hands, but she has two lines of stitching on each hand that indicate fingers. Justified in that she is a ragdoll.
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67	[[folder:Literature]]
68	* The Houyhnhnm from ''Literature/GulliversTravels'' hold items between the hoof and the pastern.
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71	[[folder:Toys]]
72	* Most ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'' characters prior to the 2009 line of sets (which first introduced an original hand-piece) manipulated things with their unmoving "hands" in animation, ''if'' you can even call those pieces they had hands. Clenched fists, open palms, pointing finger -- these were all accomplished by the same inarticulate Franchise/{{LEGO}} piece. Even if a character had fingers, some animations still depicted objects simply sticking to their palms. Averted in the DirectToVideo movies, in which they were given five, at times [[FourFingeredHands four-fingered]] hands. Strangely played straight in a scene from the first movie, however, when Takua uses a never-before seen magnetic force to pull a wooden staff to his palm. In fact WordOfGod claimed that when we don't see the characters using fingers, they utilize their magnetic abilities (also used for keeping their masks on their faces and backpacks on their backs, no matter what material they're made of).
73	* A lot of Tamagotchis in ''Franchise/{{Tamagotchi}}'' lack fingers, including SeriesMascot Mametchi. However, in the derivative {{Animated Adaptation}}s from Creator/OLMIncorporated, they will spontaneously produce fingers when specific actions require it, such as (for example) giving a thumbs up.
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77	* Basically every single character in ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing''. The human PlayerCharacter is portrayed without fingers, but still manages to do anything a normal human can do. And more obviously, all of the animal villagers can also do every mundane activity without trouble. How can a bird villager write with their wings? How can a deer villager use a fishing rod with their hooves? How can a cat villager use a bug-catching net with their paws? Smug-type villagers in ''New Leaf'' will even mention being able to play the acoustic guitar, even though they're a mouse, or koala, or horse, or...
78	* Wil and Oliver ''VideoGame/BattleBears'' have these, or as Wil calls them "stupid nub hands".
79	%%* ''VideoGame/{{Blockland}}'' has this trope in mind.
80	* The titular ''VideoGame/{{Bomberman}}'' has pink balls for hands, but despite this he is able to use bombs with ease.
81	* Moogles in the ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' series have fingerless hands that are fully capable of wielding weapons, be they spears, staves, or rapiers.
82	* BB/Balloon Boy in ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys2'' has ball hands like the aforementioned Bomberman, except his has holes to hold his sign and balloon. Despite this, he's able to drop both items when crawling through the Left Vent and hold them again if he gets into the Office.[[note]]{{Fanon}} also claims he disables the flashlight by taking the batteries out - again, despite his lack of digits.[[/note]] His Nightmare counterpart in ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys4'', however, averts this by having WolverineClaws.
83	* {{Worker\|Unit}}s in ''VideoGame/{{Globulation}}'', as the name implies, consist of a handful of blobs, but manage to cut trees, chip stone, and make a lot of stuff, up to what seems to be steam cannons.
84	* Everyone in the 3D-Era ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'' games has fingerless hands due to the lack of detail in the 3D models. The fingers are only textured on the hands and never actually move separately despite their ability to use guns, drive, and operate vehicles.
85	* In the first ''VideoGame/JetSetRadio'', Gum and Pirahna look as if they're wearing mittens (although during graffiti segments, the hand holding the spray can now has fingers).
86	* VideoGame/{{Kirby}} is able to wield [[ArsonMurderandJaywalking swords, hammers, and umbrellas]] among other weaponry with his stubby little arms. The official art of ''Kirby and the Amazing Mirror'' does show his arms wrapped around objects and his cell phone only having two buttons, making it slightly more believable but in the game itself objects just hang on the end of his arms.
87	* [[Platform/NintendoWii The Miis]] all lack fingers, but can handle objects like [[VideoGame/WiiSports tennis rackets, baseball bats, bowling balls, and golf clubs]] [[VideoGame/WiiSportsResort very well]]. They can even ''[[VideoGame/MarioKart drive]]''. Their hands are different from game to game, ranging from [[FloatingLimbs floating balls]] to Mitten Hands. Even some, such as ''VideoGame/MarioKart8'' and later ''Smash'' games (''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU'' and ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate Ultimate]]'', namely) give them fully-fingered hands[[note]]Although they are not the centerpieces of these games, instead being part of the playable cast[[/note]].
88	* In ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'', the player's hands are solid cubes, yet are able to hold and use items. Parodied in this [[https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/3205365/ animation]] by Creator/{{scratchU8}}, which uses audio from the ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' episode [[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS1E3JellyfishingPlankton "Jellyfishing"]]. [[spoiler:[=scratchU8=]'s ''Minecraft'' avatar gets impaled by the diamond pickaxe.]]
89	* ''VideoGame/MinecraftDungeons'': Everyone, as per ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'''s artstyle. The only exception are the redstone golems.
90	* ''VideoGame/MoveOrDie'' has many characters who lack fingers, yet they can still hold snipers.
91	* Several Franchise/{{Pokemon}} have no toes and/or no fingers.
92	* All Chao in ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'', excluding the mutant Chaos. The non-human cast also lack toes[[note]]This is most likely because since most of them wear shoes full-time, their feet design doesn't matter much[[/note]], but this is more obviously seen with Big the Cat, [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure Tikal the Echidna]], and [[VideoGame/SonicAndTheSecretRings Darkspine Sonic]]. Averted in the Archie ''ComicBook/{{Sonic the Hedgehog\|Archie Comics}}'' comic books, where the Sonic characters are depicted with toes when seen without their shoes.
93	* In the first ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon\|1}}'', Inkling models have no toes, likely because their bare feet were never intended to be seen during normal gameplay. From ''VideoGame/Splatoon2'' onwards, they (and Octolings) have properly rendered toes, which allows for more footwear options including flip-flops, sandals, or even no shoes at all.
94	* Characters in ''VideoGame/SuperAnimalRoyale'' look like ''Animal Crossing'' villagers rendered in 2D. Like ''Animal Crossing'', the lack of any exceptions makes it feel like a stylistic choice rather than a literal representation of their anatomy, and it dodges the question of how horses and birds can hold things in their hooves and wings by giving everyone else the same limitations.
95	* Some ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' enemies like Shy Guys and Boos lack hands, but still grip their equipment just fine in the ''Mario Sports'' games. When someone asked ''Magazine/NintendoPower'' how this worked, they said that when they asked them how they gripped their tennis rackets in ''Mario Tennis'', Shy Guy said something about a complex series of magnets while Boo just muttered something about "sticky ectoplasm".
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99	* In Episode 3 of the ''WebAnimation/CharlieTheUnicorn'' spin-off ''charlie teh unicron,'' Charlie defends himself when accused of murdering Starfish by saying he was playing a ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' game at the time.
100	-->'''Pink:''' [[LampshadeHanging How do you even hold the controller with those big old scratchy hoof-fingers?!]]
101	-->'''Charlie:''' I'm not good! Mario falls down a lot and gets boo-boos!
102	* In ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'', every character except Lumpy has only thumbs visible [[SuddenAnatomy most of the time]], but they still show fine motor control, such as clenching objects and manipulating small devices.
103	** Handy loses this ability when he's on screen (what with having amputated arms).
104	* ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'': Strong Bad has boxing gloves for hands, yet still displays excellent fine motor control, such as typing on a keyboard with ease. He's very tired of [[FourthWallMailSlot people asking how that works]]. He can also [[FlippingTheBird flip you the bird]]... somehow.
105	** Homestar can also allegedly flip the bird, despite his [[ArmlessBiped lack of visible hands (and arms)]], though it's unclear whether Homestar did make said gesture or not; it's possible that Strong Bad was no more able to tell what Homestar was doing than the viewers were, and merely guessed.
106	** The Cheat, Bubs, and Pom Pom lack distinguishable hands, but they can manipulate things just fine (and as with Strong Bad and Homestar, Pom Pom can flip the bird). Coach Z does have hands, but they're more like mittens, with a thumb and one big finger. Marzipan doesn't have any arms, but can still operate things just fine.
107	** In the email "fingers", Strong Bad stuck various objects onto his gloves as "fingers" in order to get people to stop asking how he types "with boxing gloves on", only to find that he was suddenly having much more difficulty typing than normal. In "Doomy Tales of the Macabre", his boxing gloves were replaced with ([[MediumBlending live-action]]) human hands, and the experience left him bewildered and deeply disturbed -- he had no idea how to type with them.
108	* Stinkoman from the email "japanese cartoon" doesn't have thumbs because he's supposed to be an anime version of Strong Bad.
109	* ''WebAnimation/TheLightOfCourage'': Zig-zagged. The human and humanoid characters in the animations are depicted with mitten hands, but, in contrast, the Triforces and Ganon have fully-modeled hands.
110	* Animation/{{Pucca}} doesn't have fingers, neither does anyone in Sooga. This was lampshaded when a character wanted to call on a phone but couldn't dial, when she asked how this works, the others only look at their own hands and answer "I don't know."
111	* Everyone from ''WebAnimation/RetardedAnimalBabies''. This is actually lampshaded in the Thanksgiving episode where Puppy actually forces Bunny to punch a turkey with brass knuckles, but Bunny cannot put them on because he has no fingers. Puppy then proceeds to cut up Bunny's hands so that he now has "fingers."
112	* Not only do people in ''WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation'' have circular hands, [[FloatingLimbs they don't have arms]]; their hands just float in space. This is {{lampshaded}} by the credits once, when Yahtzee has injured himself by overusing the ''VideoGame/GuitarHero'' controller:
113	-->Did no-one else think it was weird for the character in image 110 to be wearing a sling when he only has free-floating circular hands?
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117	* Characters in ''Webcomic/FruitIncest'' don't seem to have fingers or toes for the most part. They will occasionally gain a finger or two for the sake of pointing, but any fingers not being currently used will simply appear as one giant mitten hand.
118	* A gag very early (the fourth panel of the story) in ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' is based on the fact that the characters are often drawn not only without fingers, but also without hands or even arms. It's later revealed that John ''has'' arms/hands/fingers, you just don't see see them unless he's actively using them to do something.
119	%%* Almost every character in ''Webcomic/{{Jailbird}}''.
120	* One ''Webcomic/{{Megatokyo}}'' filler strip showed a partially drawn Largo asking Fred to draw him some fingers, because he's at risk of dropping his beer.
121	* Boss from ''Webcomic/MerchantBand'' has no fingers on his blue, round hands. No toes either!
122	* ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'':
123	** Pintsize the anthro-pc's featureless limb-bulbs are lampshaded both in-universe and in the alt-text at various times. Other anthro-pcs of the same design appear as background characters.
124	** Momo also appears initially as a chibi design with no hand or foot detail, although she can handle objects as the plot requires (at one point, fighting a squirrel with a kendo sword). She also claims to be able to carry out light housework.
125	%%* ''Webcomic/RationalNonsense'' shifted to this as the comic became a comic-blog.
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129	* Many characters in ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'' have hands without any fingers or clear separation between their hands and arms, including Darwin (fins), Carrie (rounded "ghost hands"), and Idaho and Banana Joe (who both have lines for arms). Any of them may [[SuddenAnatomy grow fingers and/or thumbs when they need to use them.]] The Robinson family and Jamie's [[ArtEvolution season three]] design have thumbs, but singular blocks for fingers.
130	-->'''Darwin:''' Who buys [fireworks] like this?\
131	'''Gumball:''' People with fingers to spare.\
132	'''Darwin:''' But as you can see (holds up hand), I don't.
133	* Despite the many times [[Literature/{{Babar}} Babar]] and his fellow elephants use their trunks to hold things, they tend to carry things with their hooves. Notably in ''[[WesternAnimation/BabarTheMovie Babar: The Movie]]'', Arthur is seen balancing a bowl of cereal on one hand, and in the sequel series ''[[WesternAnimation/BabarTheAdventuresOfBadou Babar: The Adventures of Badou]]'', one scene shows a few of the castle staff letting loose and playing electric guitars, though not with their trunks.
134	* Snap from ''WesternAnimation/ChalkZone'' has fingerless hands, but can easily do things a person needs fingers for easily (including playing the guitar). In the original shorts, [[SuddenAnatomy he could gain fingers and/or a thumb when needed]], but this only comes up once in a blue moon in the series itself.
135	* Percy and his parents from ''WesternAnimation/{{Clarence}}'' have flipper hands.
136	* Bloo from ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'' has [[RetractableAppendages retractable]], fingerless, pointed ''things'' for arms, but can do anything a person can do with their hands.
137	* ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'': Subverted in the ShowWithinAShow, ''My Troubled Pony,'' which contains a scene where two ponies are dangling from a helicopter above a volcano.
138	-->'''Purple pony:''' ''(Hanging onto the other pony's hoof with both of her hooves)'' Hold on to me, Guillermo!\
139	'''Guillermo:''' I can't! I don't got no thumbs!\
140	''(The purple pony loses her grip and [[BlackComedy falls into the volcano, screaming]].)''
141	* The clay characters in ''WesternAnimation/{{Gumby}}'', such as the title character, have fingerless hands. Similar to Patrick Star, they usually have mitten hands when needed. Justified in that they're made of clay, which can change its shape.
142	* Pony from ''WesternAnimation/ItsPony'' lacks having actual hands, yet he can use his hooves to pick up things like a fork and a fishing rod without a problem. {{Lampshade\|Hanging}}d by the creator himself in his drawing live stream where he explains how Pony is able to hold stuff, like trying to position his hooves to face the back, where he can hold objects so you wouldn't see it to give the illusion that it's stuck to his hooves.
143	* The characters in ''WesternAnimation/TheLargeFamily'' have such hands, similar to the MLP franchise, in that they can hold objects without any problems whatsoever.
144	* Everybody in ''WesternAnimation/MakingFiends'' has mitten hands.
145	* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
146	** Horses can grab things with their hooves in a human-like manner, but this is usually averted due to the show's penchant for FurryReminder. Most of the time, ponies use their mouths, wings, or magic to manipulate objects. WordOfSaintPaul says any time this trope does happen is a writing issue that the storyboarders couldn't figure out a good solution to, such as one script requiring a character to use a pointer and speak at the same time. Fans that don't subscribe to the MST3KMantra theorize that the in-universe reason is ponies being able to use a biological version of [[https://derpibooru.org/472085 Granular Jamming.]]
147	** Cello and fiddle-playing ponies like Octavia Melody and Fiddly Faddle usually avert this by using the articulations between hoof, fetlock, and pastern to manipulate the strings and bow of their instruments.
148	** Lampshaded in one ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls'' special. Sunset Shimmer, a unicorn who has lived as a human in a parallel dimension for several years, [[https://youtu.be/NAxCQdFArM0?t=225 briefly returns to Equestria to retrieve a magic book.]] She tries to [[DamnYouMuscleMemory pick it up using her hooves]], but all she can do is helplessly paw at it before another character reminds her that she has magic.
149	* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTales'' has ponies use their hooves as hands almost exclusively, with no difficulties, no explanations, and no lampshading.
150	* {{Parodied\|Trope}} in ''WesternAnimation/TheOctonauts'' episode "The Sardine School"; Peso, a penguin, asks Kwazii [[HowManyFingers how many fingers he's holding up]], only for Kwazii to tell him that he does not have any fingers.
151	* Most of the ghosts in ''WesternAnimation/PacManAndTheGhostlyAdventures'',including the Ghost Gang, lack fingers.
152	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Pingu}}'' often has penguins use their flippers like hands.
153	* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'' is possibly the TropeCodifier and was [[Administrivia/FormerTropeNamer previously]] the {{Trope Namer\|s}}.
154	** {{Lampshade\|Hanging}}d in an episode in which the Powerpuff Girls end up switching bodies with Professor Utonium, Miss Bellum and the Mayor, leading to Buttercup having trouble using Professor Utonium's hands. She just kind of waves it around behind the phone, without moving the fingers at all, apparently expecting it to automatically stick to her hand as usual.
155	--->'''Buttercup:''' Professor! Your hand doesn't work!
156	** {{Lampshade\|Hanging}}d again when they play rock-paper-scissors to decide who gets stuck with an unwanted chore. Somehow, they're able to determine who drew what... and [[PoorPredictableRock Bubbles always loses]].
157	** Yet again when the Girls are forced to travel by foot and they complain that their feet clearly aren't meant for walking. Buttercup doesn't mind so much, though, smugly noting she's "using muscles I didn't even know I had!"
158	** One ''WesternAnimation/{{MAD}}'' sketch lampshades this trope as well when they spoof it with ''Series/TwoBrokeGirls''.
159	--->'''Buttercup''': Ugh, I hate being a waitress!\
160	'''Bubbles''': Because of the hours?\
161	'''Buttercup''': Because I have no fingers! Why do we take these jobs?
162	** When Mojo Jojo hosted Creator/CartoonCartoonFridays, he would joke about how the girls were apparently beating him with "flippers".
163	** Another subtle lampshade happens in "Oops, I Did It Again", which shows a WhatIf scenario where Chemical X was never mixed into the brew that made the Powerpuff Girls. This would result in three average, powerless girls... with fingered hands.
164	* Basically everyone in ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' but the title character and Sandy lack fingers, instead having tentacles, claws, fins, and other finger-less appendages which usually [[SuddenAnatomy gain mitten-like digits]] when needed.
165	* The way most characters were drawn in the early episodes of ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', they only appeared to have thumbs, but they did [[SuddenAnatomy gain fingers in order to perform certain tasks or emphasize with their hands]], [[ArtEvolution in the later episodes]] their fingers are more visible and the guest stars fingers are usually more pronounced.
166	* ''WesternAnimation/SushiPack'':
167	** Wasabi Pow doesn't have fingers, but despite this, he has no trouble grabbing and holding objects.
168	** The same can be said for Tako Maki due to his tentacle arms.
169	* The bear trio from ''WesternAnimation/WeBareBears'' have paws that are stubby and although they have fingers, they stand on their stubs instead of flat on their paws.
170	* Franchise/WinnieThePooh, Piglet, and Tigger have thumbless, fingerless hands like those of ''Franchise/ThePowerpuffGirls''. Pooh and Tigger also have thumbs that appear only when grasping something or gesturing. Justified in that they're stuffed animals.
171	* The Ferocious Beast in ''WesternAnimation/MaggieAndTheFerociousBeast'' has no problems picking things up or even doing things like folding paper with his big, elephant-like feet.
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175	* A Versaball jamming manipulator is a robotic appendage filled with a sand-like substance that grabs something by wrapping around it and sucking the air out of the sand. [[https://www.popsci.com/blog-network/zero-moment/throw-your-jams-air-morphing-robotic-hands-have-arrived/ Applications to prosthetic hands are being considered.]]
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