History Adorkable / WesternAnimation

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'':
** Marcy definitely embraces this. She's smart, a bit clumsy, and also really nerdy when it comes to her passions.
** Ivy Sundew in "Anne of the Year", when [[spoiler:she asks Sprig if he'd like to go out with her, she does so while stuttering nervously. She initally takes his elated silence as a "no", and blushes furiously, covering her face with her hat out of embarrassment until Sprig admits he feels the same way]].

* ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'':
** Most of the science types are your classic hot badass types... then you have Hank Pym, who will geekily squee about the science-influenced powers of a guy ''trying to kill him''.
** On the female side of things, there's Wasp, who also happens to be Hank's not-girlfriend. Seriously, she's d'awwww-worthy in most of her scenes.
%% ** Thor, especially when he is interacting with Jane.

%% * ''WesternAnimation/BrandyAndMrWhiskers'': Mr. Whiskers and Ed the otter.

* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'': Launchpad [=McQuack=] is somewhat awkward and accident-prone, and also boundlessly enthusiastic and good-natured. He's a favorite with a lot of people, in and out of universe.
* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'': Webby. She's learned all sorts of adventuring skills from her Granny, and spent most of her life researching Scrooge and the [=McDuck=] family. But she's socially isolated and therefore (adorably) awkward around peers (like the nephews or Lena). Also adorable when she geeks out over a new piece of [=McDuck=] lore. (Huey and Dewey have also been described this way, and Della might qualify as well; time will tell.)

* ''WesternAnimation/ElenaOfAvalor'':
** Elena. It's not always the case, but she shows a cuter, more innocent side when it comes to making bad puns, or not completely getting something technical the first time. Her friend Naomi is in a similar boat.
** Her younger sister Isabel is a much straighter example of this. She's a cute, little science geek who's into everything cute, firmly making her this.
** Naomi's mother Scarlett Turner shows this. Notably, she squees with childlike glee about many of the sights of Avalor. And then there's the awkward handshake she has with Dona Paloma.
** From the Science Academy, there's Isabel's friend Tomiko. She's quite geeky when it comes to her love of science, even moreso than her. Professor Ochoa is a more subdued example, but she did show a bit of geeky enthusiasm when showing Isabel around.
** Princess Marisa from the kingdom of Coronado is prone to this. She has a childlike wonder of the surface world that's really adorable. And then there's her first exposure to a mirror, where she makes a lot of silly [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mhhqLEAF-jA faces]] .

* ''WesternAnimation/TheGhostAndMollyMcGee'': Libby Stein-Torres is a very nervous ButtMonkey who has a very wild imagination. And completely cute because of that.

* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'':
** Dipper Pines is an "awkward and sweaty" pre-teen who is absolutely ''horrible'' at interacting with people (to the point where he has to make a list when wanting to speak to his crush Wendy) - however, this makes him a very endearing character, along with the fact that he'll do just about anything to impress people and make his twin sister Mabel happy.
** Pacifica Northwest. She's had such a controlled upbringing, so governed by others, her parents especially, that she really has no idea what to make of social situations on her own and appears to be naive to things as basic as sharing. Because of this, not only does she get along very well with Dipper, but it can be downright entertaining to see him trying to look cool in front of her.
---> '''Pacifica''': Wait, leaving already? You're at the world's best party, dummy.
---> '''Dipper''': I'd love to stay, but I've got a [[ItMakesSenseInContext category ten ghost]] to depose of. (walks right into a pillar, but makes a quick recovery) Ehehe. Category ten.

* ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'': Kim's best friend/boyfriend Ron Stoppable is a huge dork, but his loyalty to Kim and his unabashed optimism make him adorable.
* ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries'': Lilo is such a friendly, sweet-natured, but socially awkward girl who has a strange obsession with Elvis and taking photos of fat people, and loves hanging out with her best friend, Stitch, an alien from outer space.

* ''WesternAnimation/MiloMurphysLaw'':
** Milo Murphy himself. [[BornUnlucky Unlucky]] beyond reason, but always optimistic and upbeat about it. Always seen wearing a sweater vest. Unfailingly kind and polite to just about everyone. Totally geeks out upon seeing an antique firetruck.
** Vinnie Dakota. A fully grown man who gets just as excited about going to the zoo or trick-or-treating as a kid. Also clearly cares a lot about his time-travel partner and would do anything for him.

* ''{{WesternAnimation/Motorcity}}'':
** Chuck. He's NonActionGuy, CowardlyLion LARP-er. He's a DoggedNiceGuy to Claire who he has a crush on.
** Dutch, a genius engineer who's also a talented artist. He has a crush on Tennie and has his PostKissCatatonia moments that are particularly endearing.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'':
** [[Characters/TheOwlHouseAmityBlight Amity Blight]] starts off as the arrogant top student at Hexside before gradually shedding her cruel personality. Despite initially being annoyed with Luz when first meeting her, the two bond over their shared love of ''The Good Witch Azura'' book series [[spoiler:before developing romantic feelings for her. She further falls for her after being chosen as the Grom Queen to the point she becomes an unintelligible mess whenever she was around Luz or let alone thinks about her.]]
** [[Characters/TheOwlHouseLuzNoceda Luz]] is a quirky, upbeat NightmareFetishist who is kind to everyone and a pop-culture nerd, as shown with her love for anime, video games, and ''The Good Witch Azura''. Her awkward social skills make her all the more endearing.

* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'':
** The titular characters. They're [[{{Keet}} always happy]] (especially Phineas), and they [[{{Determinator}} never give up]].
** Candace is that rare big sister example, due to her neurotic ButtMonkey-ness. She also Squee a lot, tries to get her brothers in trouble, and fails miserably. But she's also a closeted fan of Japanese kawaii character ''Ducky Momo.''
** Doofenshmirtz. There's practically no shortage of cute nerdiness in this show! He has a miserable childhood, his adulthood is not much better, and it's possible if he is a misunderstood individual or not.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheProudFamily'' may be a cynical SadistShow, but there are several characters who fit this perfectly.
** Penny Proud is cute, loud, and she’s got it going on.
** Her best friend, Zoey is a ShrinkingViolet who is always trying desperately to fit in with her friends and easily one of the few characters who isn’t a total {{Jerkass}}.
** The Chang Triplets are AsianAndNerdy {{Chew Toy}}s and cute to boot.
** Even [[UglyCute the Gross Sisters]] have their moments.
*** Nubia has her moments. Particularly in the episodes, "The Party", where she has a fan-girl moment when meeting Lou Rawls and at the end of "It Takes a Thief" where she blushes after Wizard Kelly, Jr calls her "Snookums".
*** Olei might seem like a hulking brute, but she's really a GentleGiant and the TokenGoodTeammate, who is the most oppressed and misunderstood. This is especially evident in her ADayInTheLimeLight episode where she is implied to be gay for Penny.
*** Gina, a CuteMute like her older sister. She doesn't get much characterization, but her short stature and the way she always has her hand out makes her downright adorable to see.
* ''WesternAnimation/RandyCunninghamNinthGradeNinja'':
** The title character tries to be cool, but he's such a goof that he comes off as charmingly quirky.
** Julian. He's the [[PerkyGoth perkiest of goths]], to the point where it could put WesternAnimation/RubyGloom to shame; he's eccentric and an aspiring magician; he has CuteLittleFangs; and he has a soft, sort of creepy yet adorably shy voice (courtesy of Creator/DeeBradleyBaker). All of this bundled into a very cute, friendly, likable character.
%% ** All of Der Monster Club could qualify. And Howard, when he's not being a jerk.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'':
** T.J. for his ditzy BookDumb moments, his overly enthusiastic and optimistic nature, and his enormous heart. And he was a ShrinkingViolet in kindergarten! And he's been revealed to be a huge geek when it comes to comics.
** Gus is a shy cutie who doubles as TheWoobie. He's a timid, naive, insecure yet good natured boy.
** Gretchen. She's an intelligent, cute, nerdy NiceGirl, with red hair in GirlishPigtails, freckles, buck teeth, and NerdGlasses.
** Mikey's naivety mixed with his LargeHam tendencies make him adorably dorky.
** The Pale Kids are a group of nerdy ten year olds who spend their recesses playing [[BlandNameProduct Daggers & Dragons]] and reading comic books.
** Miss Grotke has many cute, dorky moments throughout the series. It's her over-enthusiasm about everything that really hits it.

* ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'':
** Star is a GenkiGirl fascinated by every little Earth thing she comes across.
** Marco is a safety-minded fellow with girl-communicating troubles and a longing to be seen as a "misunderstood bad boy".

%% * ''WesternAnimation/StormHawks'': [[GentleGiant Junko]] and [[CowardlyLion Stork]].
%% * ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'': Jimmy Olsen has been seen as this.

** [[BlackandNerdy Irwin]], who also doubles as a [[CuteMonsterGirl Cute Monster Boy]]. He's a NonActionGuy and TheChewToy, and is usually a NiceGuy (particularly of the [[DoggedNiceGuy dogged]] variety). Like Junior, he also comes off as TheWoobie due to his relentless suffering.

** Trixie, ''of [[LargeHam all]] [[{{SmallNameBigEgo}} ponies]]'', turns out to be a cute dork once she makes a HeelFaceTurn after her ArtifactOfDoom is removed. It’s also adorable seeing her trip while she runs away.

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'':

* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'':

* ''WesternAnimation/TheGhostAndMollyMcGee'': Libby Stein-Torres is a very nervous ButtMonkey who actually has a wild imagination. And completely cute because of that.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheGhostAnsMollyMcGee'': Libby Stein-Torres is a very nervous ButtMonkey who actually has a wild imagination. And completely cute because of that.

* Zig-zagged with Dotty from ''WesternAnimation/ClueClub.'' She's smart and cute as a button, but what keeps her from the "adorable" schism is she's as hip as any 13-year old (for 1976, when the show was made) and she's into rock and roll.

* ''WesternAnimation/InsideJob'': Brett and Reagan, if in rather different ways. Brett is a human doormat who DesperatelyCravesAffection, and thus acts overly friendly and chipper while being terrified of any responsibility. Reagan is an InsufferableGenius who loves BrutalHonesty but is incapable of dealing with any affection, and would rather build something robotic to deal with such problems.

* ''WesternAnimation/InsideJob'': Brett and Reagan, if in rather different ways. Brett is a human doormat who DesparatelyCravesAffection, and thus acts overly friendly and chipper while being terrified of any responsibility. Reagan is an InsufferableGenius who loves BrutalHonesty but is incapable of dealing with any affection, and would rather build something robotic to deal with such problems.

* ''WesternAnimation/InsideJob'': Brett and Reagan, if in rather different ways. Brett is a HumanDoormat who DesperatelyCravesApproval, and thus acts overly friendly and chipper while being terrified of any responsibility. Reagan is an InsufferableGenius who loves BrutalHonesty but is incapable of dealing with any affection, and would rather build something robotic to deal with such problems.

** Hordak himself is a cold, menacing DarthVaderClone...but when he tries to actually express sincere thanks to Entrapta it's possibly the most awkwardly endearing thing he's done in any version of the canon.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'':
** Lincoln Loud is a sweet, innocent boy who can even come across as fun-loving and awkward at times. His freckles, white hair and prominent chipped tooth just add to it.
** Leni for being a sweet and ditzy DumbBlonde. Especially when she's confused in a situation or when she's giggling.
** Lynn Jr. has her energetic demeanor and [[PassionateSportsGirl love of sports]], in addition to her freckles and short height.
** Luan, who has a penchant for [[TheTrickster practical jokes]] [[PungeonMaster and lame puns]], and wears braces to boot. She even plays with her [[{{Ventriloquism}} ventriloquist]], Mr. Coconuts.
** Lisa may be a [[ChildProdigy genius]] but she's still a cute and dorky four-year-old whose experiments tend to backfire. She is known for her messy hair, [[NerdGlasses large glasses]], saggy clothes and lisp whenever she talks. Even more so during her NotSoAboveItAll moments.
** Lincoln's best friend Clyde for his attempts to win Lori's heart, in addition to his nerdiness, social awkwardness, accident-prone tendencies, glasses, and freckles.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'':

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%% ** Princess Bubblegum when she delves into her more scientific side during seasons 3 and 5.

** From ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'':

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Birdz}}'': Olivia Owl is the thick-glasses, lispy kind. She's somewhat like an older version of ''MLP:FIM''[='=]s Twist. Plus, her voice actress played [[Anime/SailorMoon another certain nerdy girl who's very cute]].

** Ed. He's a lovable oaf with a silly, playful and innocent personality, and has a number of odd obsessions including sci-fi movies and comic books.
** Edd. He's cute, geeky, neurotic, endearingly shy, kind, polite, and quite a ShrinkingViolet, especially around girls. And that's why all the girls (In-Universe and out) find him adorable.

* ''WesternAnimation/ElenaOfAvalor'' has a few examples:

** Dipper is an "awkward and sweaty" pre-teen who is absolutely ''horrible'' at interacting with people (to the point where he has to make a list when wanting to speak to his crush) - however, this makes him a very endearing character, along with the fact that he'll do just about anything to impress people and make his twin sister happy.

** Twilight Sparkle is essentially a former shut-in who's just learning how to maintain friendships. Despite this she can still spend days cooped up in her home reading books, and has evinced a tendency toward SuperOCD that [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E3LessonZero borders on the scary]]. It's on full display when we see [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftbdCR6OjQg her dancing skills (or lack thereof)]] at her birthday party in Canterlot, and she takes it UpToEleven when she was a filly, in "The Cutie Mark Chronicles". In [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E3CastleManeia "Castle Mane-ia"]], she lays eyes on the library in the castle. She can now squee in three dimensions.

** Ivy Sundew In "Anne of the Year", when [[spoiler:she asks Sprig if he'd like to go out with her, she does so while stuttering nervously. She initally takes his elated silence as a "no", and blushes furiously, covering her face with her hat out of embarassment until Sprig admits he feels the same way]].

%% * Humphrey, Shakey and Salty from ''WesternAnimation/AlphaAndOmega''.

%% * Star from ''WesternAnimation/{{Balto}}'', voiced by Creator/RobbieRist.

%% * Todd from TheFoxbusters combines this with TheDitz and MinionWithAnFInEvil.

---> '''Pacifica''': "Wait, leaving already? You're at the world's best party, dummy."
---> '''Dipper''': "I'd love to stay, but I've got a [[ItMakesSenseInContext category ten ghost]] to depose of." *walks right into a pillar, but makes a quick recovery* "Ehehe. Category ten."

* ''WesternAnimation/TheMask:TheAnimatedSeries'':

** Brad, who is Jenny's best friend and next-door neighbor. He considers himself to be smooth and charismatic (such as calling himself "The Bradster"), but is really just an awkward, lovable teen.

** Chloe Park who is intelligent, cute, socially awkward with humans but gets along well with the Bears.

* ''WesternAnimation/XavierRiddleAndTheSecretMuseum'': Brad, who wears glasses and a red cape. He is usually nervous, especially when it comes to time traveling with his friends. However, he is also endearingly shy and awkward, to the point where he often blushes. He also has his love for butterflies (in which he expresses glee over when one lands on him) and is a "butterfly scientist". His confused look on his face, which sometimes happens, probably helps as well.

** Tim Drake as the new Robin in season 2 has his moments, especially when he gets nervous and flustered when put in charge of leading team alpha and his facial expressions to his teammates' antics.

** Zatanna is this in season 1, mostly stemming from how she reciprocates Dick Grayson's banter and occasionally uses Buffy Speak in her spells.
%% ** Miss Martian during season 1 is endearingly awkward in her attempts to fit in.

* ''WesternAnimation/XavierRiddleAndTheSecretMuseum'': Brad is Xavier and Yadina's best friend who is known for his glasses and red cape. He is usually nervous, especially when it comes to time travel. However, he is also endearingly shy and awkward, to the point where he has a number of {{Luminescent Blush}}es. He also displays his love for butterflies, in which he expresses glee over when one lands on him.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheMask:TheAnimatedSeries'':
** Stanley Ipkiss is meek, shy and a doormat but he is sweet, kind, adorable and polite.
** The Mask is wild, genuinely insane and can be too strong towards any girls he come across but he is sweet, polite, kind and has a charisma personality which helps bring any girls who are put off toward him to come over eventually and cares very much about his friends like Milo and Peggy.
** Evelyn is like Stanley but much more shy and meek than him but very sweet, kind and adorable.
** Eve is like The Mask wild, genuinely insane and much more stronger than him but she is sweet,kind and loves Stanley very much even with her making hearts in her eyes and a angel with a bow and arrow which fires an arrow through her head and even makes an alien face towards him just like he did with Evelyn which also shows her to be a massive dork as well.

** Piri Piri an extremely sweet and idealistic daydreamer who loves to make art. She's also an immense CloudCuckoolander (she says her art is inspired by her dreams) and is revealed to have feelings for Harvey in "Secret Gordon". Even her voice is adorable!

* ''WesternAnimation/ClassOf3000'': Kam. AdorablyPrecociusChild despite his attempts to act mature and refined. Also one of two main characters to visibly blush (the other being Eddie). He also manages to combine this trope with JerkWithAHeartOfGold and DeadpanSnarker.