Those who Have a Type in Western Animation.
- In Æon Flux, somewhat-Benevolent Dictator Trevor Goodchild appears to have a Single-Target Sexuality for Aeon Flux. He is seen to have a harem of lovers, though — all of whom look like Aeon, despite being of various ethnicities and genders.
- American Dad!:
- Bullock has "the trifecta"—fat Asian skanks.
- In an episode where Stan gets Identity Amnesia, a character manages to convince him that he has a thing for "mature Navajo bitches." Fridge Brilliance kicks in when you recall his estranged half-brother is part Native American—must get it from the old man.
- Played for Laughs in one episode where Francine fakes her death, but then openly attends her own funeral with Stan's co-workers Comically Missing the Point:Dick: I can't believe Stan brought a date to his wife's funeral. What a baller!
Jackson: And he certainly has a type: blonde, beautiful and named "Francine."
- Daria of Daria seems to like guys as intelligent and sarcastic as she is—"Daria Dance Party" shows her noticeably perk up when a flirtatious guy begins snarking. Also, while probably a coincidence, she seems to like "T" names (Trent, Ted, Tom...)
- In Disenchantment, Elfo says that he's attracted to "big girls." However, since he's a child-sized elf, this means normal-sized human women like Bean.
- PJ on Goof Troop has two love interests during the series, Rose Deckenbloom in "Puppy Love" and Beret Girl in An Extremely Goofy Movie, both of whom he immediately gains a crush on when they recite their poetry in front of him.
- In Gargoyles, as noted by the writers, Elisa likes men (Goliath and Jason Canmore) who are the strong, dark and brooding types with inner pain.
- In Harley Quinn (2019), Doctor Psycho used to be married to Giganta.note Then, in an episode where Ivy is temporary rendered giant:Psycho: (Waving money) Thirty bucks to put me in your pocket! (To everyone's weird looks) What? I got a type, you knew this.
- Megas XLR: In one episode, Kiva is kidnapped by Captain Warlock, who is totally not Captain Harlock. At one point, we see a gallery of Warlock's past "conquests", every one of whom is a redhead. (Notably, one of them is very obviously male - Warlock appears to put hair color before everything, gender included.)
- Throughout Miraculous Ladybug, Adrien Agreste shows romantic interest in three people: Marinette, Ladybug, and Kagami. All three are raven-haired girls with some amount of Asian ancestry. Never mind he doesn't know that two of them are actually the same person...
- Luz from The Owl House either shows interest in or at least blushes at four people over the course of the series (Nevareth, Edric, Emira, and Amity). The one thing they have in common is that they're all (to use her own words) "cool and classy."
- Played for Drama in Samurai Jack. Every girl that Jack falls in love with during the course of the series is either Aku in disguise (Ikra, Jill
), or Aku's daughter (Ashi). Though of course, poor Jack has no knowledge of their relations to his arch-enemy until it's too late. - She-Ra and the Princesses of Power: Adora has a thing for buff women - she's rendered almost incapable of coherent thought by Huntara, and subsequently gets some interesting facial expressions when another muscular purple lady gives her a bear hug in "Flutterina." And while her main love interest Catra isn't outright huge, she's still incredibly athletic and butch.
- The Simpsons:
- Lurleen Lumpkin, a country singer who once tries to start an affair with Homer, has been married 5 or 6 times in her life, all to various look-alikes of him.
- When Marge asks Homer what he finds attractive Homer thinks of a lot of blue haired women (including a troll doll).
- Bart seems to have a thing for fellow anti-authoritarians or outright delinquents. His list of love interests includes a rebellious Preacher's Kid,note someone he actually met in Juvenile Hall, and two Tomboys who used to date the local bullies.
- Spongebob Squarepants: Patrick Star has expressed attraction to mermaids on several occasions, most notably the movie, wherein he falls in love with King Neptune's daughter.
- Steven Universe:
- "Story for Steven" is a Whole Episode Flashback that shows how Greg met Rose Quartz. When he tells his (then) manager Marty about his Love at First Sight for the curvy, powerful, eight-foot-tall mystery woman, Marty is anything but surprised.Greg: I just can't stop thinking about that woman at the show.
Marty: Oh, here we go. How big was she?
Greg: (sighing) Eight feet tall... massive hair...
Marty: See, Greg, this is your problem: you want one huge woman, when you could have multiple smaller ones. - Further shown when Andy DeMayo, Greg's cousin, initially assumes that Garnet is Steven's mother because of her size. It seems Greg's interests have been obvious for a while.
- At the arrival of Blue Diamond, who is positively gigantic, Greg gives a half-joking claim that he'll try to defeat her by turning on "the old Universe charm." Everyone starts yelling at him.
- As for Steven, it's clear Greg's preference runs in the family. "Giant Woman" is more than just a Title Drop; he kept asking just how giant in that episode, and sang a song about how much he wanted to see a giant woman. He also excitedly yelled "Giant woman!" when he saw Sardonyx for the first time. This seems to be a nonsexual example of just thinking they're cool, though.
- Played with in another episode. Prior to "Last One Out of Beach City", Pearl has shown no attraction to anyone, Gem or Human, other than Rose Quartz. In the titular episode, Pearl quickly develops a crush on a tall woman with a curvy build and pink hair. It's unclear if this is an example of a "type" or more a case of Replacement Goldfish. Considering Pearl herself was the one who originally suggested a Rose Quartz as Pink Diamond's alternate persona, it may very well be the former.Steven: Okay, nobody's going to say it? She kinda looked like Mom. You noticed. I noticed. We all noticed.note
- "Story for Steven" is a Whole Episode Flashback that shows how Greg met Rose Quartz. When he tells his (then) manager Marty about his Love at First Sight for the curvy, powerful, eight-foot-tall mystery woman, Marty is anything but surprised.
