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* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'': Hank and Dean Venture, at least initially.

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* Calvin from {{ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes}} is an interesting subversion, fitting ''some'' but not all, of the characteristics, and. He is white, blond-haired, and blue-eyed, but dislikes baseball (after being injured playing it). He lives is EverytownAmerica, which appears to be [[MinnesotaNice somewhere in the Midwest]] (borrowing many elements from Watterson's home town of Chagrin Falls, Ohio), but set around 30 years after the trope's prime, in the 1980s.

** He ''does'' participate in cub scout events, but tends to get lost and hang out with Hobbes. He also does have a treehouse, and spends a lot of time outside in the woods. However, he also enjoys the more indoor, less wholesome hobby of television-watching much to his father's (who probably ''lived'' in TheFifties) dissaproval. He also hates camping and is averse to anything that is likely to [[MiseryBuildsCharacter build character]].

* Ninten from ''VideoGame/EarthboundBeginnings'' and Ness from ''VideoGame/EarthBound'', both of whom are bat-wielding, cap-wearing Everyman boys from a small town.

* ''Film/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen'' smuggled the probable TropeCodifier into its MassiveMultiplayerCrossover, despite this making no contextual sense.

* According to WordOfGod, Rocky of ''WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle'' is an All-American Boy in squirrel form.
* Hank and Dean Venture of ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'', at least initially.
* Davey Hansen in ''WesternAnimation/DaveyAndGoliath''.
* Orel Puppington of ''WesternAnimation/MoralOrel'' is a Deconstruction of this; it's specifically a parody of WesternAnimation/DaveyAndGoliath
* Ralphie Tennelli from ''Literature/TheMagicSchoolBus''.
* Hank Hill of ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' thinks Bobby should be one. Bobby's knack for marksmanship and attending meetings of the Order of the Straight Arrow means he fulfills it from time to time.
* [[WesternAnimation/AugieDoggieAndDoggieDaddy Augie Doggie]] is a parody of this.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'' episode "Hey You, Don't Forget About Me In Your Memory", Robin is fixated on being the All-American Boy while making sure the rest of the Titans stick to their labels. He ends up failing every aspect of it and realizes he's meant to be the bully.

* Audie Murphy in the beginning of ''To Hell And Back''.

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* ''Film/BigFish'' is a great example. Quirky small town, baseball, etc.

* Todd Bowden of Creator/StephenKing's story "[[Literature/DifferentSeasons Apt Pupil]]" is a very dark subversion of this trope. He initially seems to be the perfect example of one, complete with blonde hair and cheerful smile, but after developing a fascination with Nazi concentration camps and then striking up an OddFriendship with a real-life Nazi war criminal, he grows more and more corrupted [[spoiler: until he finally becomes a full-blown serial killer.]]

* ''Literature/GoodOmens'': Adam Young is this in all respects but being American (he's British instead): because he's TheAntichrist, he has enormous but subconscious RealityWarper powers, but because he loves reading old boy's magazines from the 50s his village seems to exist unperturbed by the march of time ([[AcceptableTargets urban developers]] show up and forget why they were there in the first place). Strangely, a grown-up version of the AllAmericanBoy shows up as well (an embassy guard) who finds himself teleported home to his mother baking a pie and his brothers in the fields.

* ''Fanfic/CoreLine'': When he is first described in ''Fanfic/RiseOfTheExtraordinaryAvengersCoreline'', it is pointed out that Hank from the ''WesternAnimation/DungeonsAndDragons'' cartoon fits this aesthetic so much that it's hard for the one pointing it out (an AlternateSelf of [[Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion Mari Makinami]]) to believe she hasn't seen any versions of him as Captain America.

[[WildlifeCommentarySpoof This species has seldom been seen in recent decades, and naturalists have put it on the endangered species list]]. The All-American boy is male, almost always white, often [[HairOfGoldHeartOfGold blond-haired]], sometimes brunet, but ''always'' [[InnocentBlueEyes blue-eyed]]; add buckteeth and YouthfulFreckles for extra appeal. He loves baseball, apple pie, his mother, and [[RealMenLoveJesus Jesus]]; he has aptitude with rural machinery and firearms far beyond his years. He's known to emit sounds like "Jeepers!" and "Gee Whiz!".

This species has seldom been seen in recent decades, and naturalists have put it on the endangered species list. The All-American boy is male, almost always white, often [[HairOfGoldHeartOfGold blond-haired]], sometimes brunet, but ''always'' [[InnocentBlueEyes blue-eyed]]; add buckteeth and YouthfulFreckles for extra appeal. He loves baseball, apple pie, his mother, and [[RealMenLoveJesus Jesus]]; he has aptitude with rural machinery and firearms far beyond his years. He's known to emit sounds like "Jeepers!" and "Gee Whiz!".

* If [[NationsAsPeople America]] shows up in one of the ''many'' ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia'' HighSchoolAU fanfics, there's a pretty good chance he'll be this, for [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin obvious reasons]].

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* ''Literature/TheHardyBoys'': Nice, very handsome, mostly well-behaved teenage boys with harmless mischievous sides, who excel at sports, get good grades, and are liked by most of their schoolmates. This is especially true in the older series, where their personalities were more similar to each other and more generic.

* Literature/TheHardyBoys.

* In the WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo episode "Hey You, Don't Forget About Me In Your Memory," Robin is fixated on being the All-American Boy while making sure the rest of the Titans stick to their labels. He ends up failing every aspect of it and realizes he's meant to be the bully.

The All-American boy makes his home in EverytownAmerica, in the heart of {{Eagleland}}, within which he is as [[FreeRangeChildren free as the air, pedaling everywhere on his bicycle]] or spending hours having innocent fun in his treehouse. He is naive but charming and always polite (the worst he dishes out is "You shut up!"), and he treats his parents (who most likely are a StandardFiftiesFather and a HouseWife) and other elders with respect. He is probably a [[ScoutOut Boy Scout]] (or a Cub Scout if still in elementary school). If he has a sibling, it will be an [[BigBrotherWorship older brother to idolize]] or a little sister [[BigBrotherInstinct to protect]] -- perhaps both. It is likely that he and his family are MinnesotaNice.

The All-American boy makes his home in EverytownAmerica, in the heart of {{Eagleland}}, within which he is as [[FreeRangeChildren free as the air, pedaling everywhere on his bicycle]] or spending hours having innocent fun in his treehouse. He is naive but charming and always polite (the worst he dishes out is "You shut up!"), and he treats his parents (who most likely are a StandardFiftiesFather and a HouseWife) and other elders with respect. He is probably a [[ScoutOut Boy Scout]] (or a Cub Scout if still in elementary school). If he has a sibling, it will be an [[BigBrotherWorship older brother to idolize]] or a little sister [[BigBrotherInstinct to protect]] -- perhaps both.