History Main / BigThinShortTrio

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'': The three original HIVE students the team faces - Mammoth (Big), Jinx (Thin) and Gizmo (Short).

* ''Webcomic/StarImpact'' has its main trio: [[TheHero Aster]] is a [[MightyGlacier high-constitution slugger]], [[FriendlyRivalry Phoebe]] is lean and slender and [[FragileSpeedster very quick and agile]], while [[TheLancer Puck]] looks like a child [[OlderThanTheyLook despite being only a year younger than Aster]].

* The trio of delinquents that form a group with the protagonist in ''Webcomic/WeakHero''. Ben is stocky and one of the strongest brawlers in the series; his best friend Alex is short and thin, and makes up for it by being quick on his feet; and then there's Gerard, who's extremely tall and skinny and takes advantage of it with his kick-based fighting style.
* ''Webcomic/NowHiring'' features a thin protagonist (Maksolke) whose partners in crime are the Big and Thin counterparts: Woods the muscular mana nd Sheep the smooth talker with tiny little legs.

** The BigBads of the first three movies: Vector (short), El Macho (big), and Balthazar Bratt (thin), respectively.

** Also from ''Minions'' are the [[TheFamilyWhoSlaysTogether Nelson family's]] three children: Walter Jr. (big), Tina (thin), and Binky (short), respectively.

* ''WesternAnimation/MrBugGoesToTown'' has the portly C. Bagely Beetle (Big) and his lackeys, the tall and lanky Smack the Mosquito
(Thin) and the diminutive Swat the Fly (Short).

* The three boys in the "Detective Boys" in ''Manga/CaseClosed''. Genta is Big, Mitsuhiko is Thin, Conan is Short.

* Somewhat averted in ''Anime/RODTheTV'': Michelle is buxom and bubbly, Maggie is quiet and thin, and [[ShortTank Anita]] is small, young, and grumpy.
* Warera, Konda, and Rori respectively, from ''Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross'', aka Bron, Konda, and Rico from ''Anime/{{Robotech}}''.
* ''Manga/{{Eyeshield 21}}'' has a few:
** Hakkai, Gojyo, and Goku.
** Kurita, Hiruma, and Sena.
** Yamabushi, Unsui/Agon, and Ikkyu to an extent.
* ''Anime/YuGiOh'''s Zygor, Sid, and Bonz definitely qualify for this.
* Jose (big), Placido (skinny) and Lucciano (short) from ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds''. Although the usual personalities for the short and big ones are inverted here as Jose is the grumpy one, and [[TheHyena sort of]] good-natured Lucciano.
* Foxy (short), Porche (skinny) and Hamburg (big) from ''Manga/OnePiece''. Foxy isn't that much shorter than Porche, but he is still about the height of Luffy, which makes him VERY short for a grown-up male (Porche is female) ''One Piece'' character.
** The 3 Captains: Eustass Kidd (big & muscular), Trafalgar Law (lean) and Monkey D. Luffy (short..even shorter after he used his Gear)
** The Non-Human Straw Hat Pirates: Fishman Jimbei (Big), Skeleton Brook (Thin) and Reindeer Chopper (Short)
* Ed, Al and Winry from ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' are this for the bulk of the story. Al is obviously big, while Winry, due to only being a teenager, still has a rather slight figure, and Ed is TheNapoleon.

* ''Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa'' features a trio of animators known as the Otakings, whose members are: Biggie (Piggie in Japan, obviously the big), Boney (the thin) and Sleepy (the short).
* ''Anime/GoLion'': Saido (big), Kurogane (thin) & Suzuishi (short).
* ''Anime/YokaiWatch'' has Bear (big), Nate (thin), and Eddie (short). Bear has some mild bully traits but is mostly a sweet kid while Eddie is [[ShorterMeansSmarter a smart kid]]. Nate is the RidiculouslyAverageGuy protagonist.
* ''Anime/SmilePrecure'' does this with the QuirkyMinibossSquad: Wolfrun is thin, Akaoni is big, and Majorina is short. This gets averted once Majorina gets a new, younger form.

* ''Anime/TweenyWitches'': Out of the special task force, Nerabu is big and muscular, Biris is a slim woman of medium height, and Barunn is the shortest of them all.
* ''Manga/KeepYourHandsOffEizouken'' has Sayaka Kanamori (who is a HugeSchoolgirl), Tsubame Mizusaki (who is at an average height), and Midori Asakusa (who is very short).

* Creator/BenitoJacovitti's 3P (''Pippo, Pertica & Palla'') are this but their personalities are a little different than the example. Pippo, the short one, is the group's leader, passionate and courageous. Pertica, the tall one, is clever and rational. Palla, the fat one, is a kind-hearted scaredy-cat.

* ''ComicBook/TheBeezer'': The Badd Lads, Boss (short), Knuck (big) and Fingers (thin) from the now-defunct UK comic.

* In ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrail'' the Red Lotus Trio fits this nicely: Lexi (Big as his papers together give him the appearance of a teenage boy), Chloe (Thin, for being a ten-year-old girl) and Atticus (Short, for being a dog).

* The trio of hunters, [[DramaticTimpani Misha, Yasha, and Vladimir]], from the short ''Peter and the Wolf'' in ''WesternAnimation/MakeMineMusic''.

* Flora (big), Fauna (thin) and Merriweather (short), the good fairies from ''WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty''.
* The bullies from ''WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTimeIIITheTimeOfTheGreatGiving''. Hyp (thin), Nod (short), and Mutt (big).
* ''WesternAnimation/MrBugGoesToTown'' has the portly C. Bagely Beetle (Big) and his lackeys, the tall and lanky Smack the Mosquito (Thin) and the diminutive Swat the Fly (Short).
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'': fellow recruit characters Yao (short), Ling (thin), and Chien-Po (large and fat). They also conform to grumpy/good-natured personality pattern.
* The three antagonists in ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'' form a trio of this kind - Gaston (big), Monsieur D'Arque (thin), and [=LeFou=] (short).
* ''Franchise/{{Cars}}'' apparently features three types of pitty [forklift] body styles: tall (i.e., Guido), short (i.e., My Name is Not Chuck), and wide (i.e., Wide Chick Pitty).
* ''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame|Disney}}'':

* The frog hunters from ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'': Darnell (Big), Two-Fingers (Thin) and Reggie/"Pa" (Short).
* ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6'': The three male members of the titular team (not counting [[TokenRobot Baymax]]): Wasabi (big), Fred (thin) and Hiro (short).
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}}'' has the lords of clans [=MacGuffin=], [=MacIntosh=], and Dingwall, as well as their sons. Lord [=MacGuffin=] and his son are tall and hefty, Lord [=MacIntosh=] is scrawny and his son has the wiry build of a sprinter, and Lord Dingwall is quite short, with his son taller but shorter than most everyone else.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheBoxtrolls'' has Mr. Snatcher's lackeys: Mr. Trout (Big), Mr. Pickles (Thin), and Mr. Gristle (Short).
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'': Julieta and Agustín's daughters: Luisa is big & strong, Isabela is slim & beautiful and Mirabel's official height is [[WordofGod stated]] to be 5'2", which is relatively short for a 15-year-old.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheGreatMouseDetective'': the jolly and portly Dr. Dawson is the Big, the lanky Basil of Baker Stree is the Thin, and the child Olivia is the Short.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'': There is Hercules (big) and Philoctetes (short). The "thin" role is taken over either by Pegasus and Megara depending on the scene.
* The main trio from ''WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook1967'': Baloo (big), Bagheera (thin), and Mowgli (short).
* In ''WesternAnimation/PeterPanBurbankFilms'', the big one is a black man who is muscular rather than fat, the thin one wears an open vest and the short one is Mr. Smee.
* ''WesternAnimation/JimmyNeutronBoyGenius'' has Carl (big), Sheen (thin), and Jimmy (short) in that order, though Jimmy compensates for his short stature with a combination of both his big skull and his tall, swirly hairdo.

* Honest John (thin) and Gideon (short) from ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}'' whether they're with Stromboli or the Coachman. With the Coachman, they have a tavern scene similar to the one in ''Beauty and the Beast'' with the short character's role remaining the same, but the roles of the big and thin characters reversed.
* The voyaging trio in ''WesternAnimation/{{Moana}}'' - Maui (big), Moana (thin), and Heihei (short).
* The ''Franchise/{{Madagascar}}'' franchise has the lemurs, consisting of Maurice (Big), King Julien (Thin), and Mort (Short).
* ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'': The three monsters connected to the "Scream Extractor" scandal: Mr. Waternoose (big), Randall Boggs (thin) and Fungus (short).
* The witch antagonists of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie1986'': Reeka is big (though she's more fat than big), Draggle is thin, and Hydia is short.

* The villains of ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolfTheTigerProwess'' consist of Lord Japper the tiger (big), Leopold the leopard (thin), and Counselor Gecko (short).
* ''Franchise/{{Shrek}}'':
** In the first movie when Fiona is in her human form, the three protagonists are Shrek who is the big, Fiona who is the thin and Donkey who is the short.
** There's also Fiona's three suitors are Shrek (big), Prince Charming (thin) and Lord Farquaad (short).
* The three main males from ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'': Kristoff (big), Hans (thin), and Olaf (short).
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Tarzan}}'': Tantor, Tarzan and Terk respectively.
* In ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'', Daisy's toys consisted of Lotso Huggin' Bear (Big), Big Baby (Thin), and Chuckles the Clown (Short).
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Barnyard}}'', the Jersey Cows consist of Igg (Big), Eddy (Thin), and Bud (Short).

* In ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', Mei's friends consist of Priya (Big), Miriam (Thin) and Abby (Short).
* ''Witches in Stitches'' focuses on three witch sisters named Abnorma (who is tall and gaunt), Nelliespell (who is huge and corpulent) and Wickie (who is very short).

* ''WesternAnimation/BrotherBear'' has the three human brothers Sitka (big), Denahi (thin), and Kenai (short), respectively. After Sitka dies, Kenai, now as a bear becomes the big, while bear cub Koda, his new adopted younger brother, now becomes the short.

* The three Strangers in ''Film/DarkCity'', Mr. Wall is tall, Mr. Hand is thin and Mr. Sleep is short.

*** Team Rose has Big (err, Big), Amy (Thin), and Cream (Short).

* ''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY'' features five characters at the start of the game, as opposed to the usual three. In addition to the male and female player choices, you have [[http://www.cubed3.com/media/2013/June/newpokes2.jpg Tierno (Big), Trevor (Short) and Shauna (Thin)]].

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'': The three original HIVE students the team faces - Mammoth (Big), Jinx (Thin) and Gizmo (Short).

* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'': Mabel with her two friends (Grenda and Candy), Grenda is the big one, Mabel is the thin one and Candy is the shortest of the group.

** There's a sibling trio consisting of Bifur (short), Bofur (thin) and Bombur (big) who appear to be this.

* ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime:'' Jake (big, usually when he uses his [[{{Sizeshifter}} size shifting powers]] to grow), Finn (thin) and BMO (short).

* Big Figure, Lawrence and Michael from ''Comicbook/{{Watchmen}}''. Big Figure is short, Lawrence is fat and Michael is thin, or at least not short or fat...
* In ''Franchise/SpiderMan'', the Enforcers: Ox (big), Montana (thin), Fancy Dan (short).
* ''Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}'':
** In ''Comicbook/SupergirlBeingSuper'', the best friends of Kara Danvers -alias Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}- are Jennifer -big and tall- and Dolly -short and chubby-. Kara is thinner than Dolly and shorter than Jen.
** In ''ComicBook/SupergirlCosmicAdventuresInThe8thGrade'', Lena is short and a little chubby. Belinda is tall and big. Linda is thinner and taller than Lena.
** In ''Adventure Comics'' issue #400, the Black Flame's minions: Inventor (tall and skinny), Toymaster (chubby) and L. Finn (short).

* Patience, Prudence and Plenty, the ladies-in-waiting of ''ComicBook/CastleWaiting''.
* Mac, Tony and Tim in ''ComicBook/LesInnommables''.
* The Badd Lads, Boss (short), Knuck (big) and Fingers (thin) from now-defunct UK comic ''ComicBook/TheBeezer''.
* The main protagonists of ''ComicBook/WilqSuperbohater'': Entombed, Alcman, and Wilq respectively.

* Creator/BenitoJacovitti's 3P (Pippo, Pertica & Palla) are this but their personalities are a little different than the example. Pippo, the short one, is the group's leader, passionate and courageous. Pertica, the tall one, is clever and rational. Palla, the fat one, is a kind-hearted scaredy-cat.
* Fatty and Plug are the only two Bash Street Kids to avert PintSizedKid. This makes them the respective big and thin to everyone else's short.
* Back in the 40's, ''Smash Comics'' had this in its "Purple Trio" segment. Warren the ventriloquist was thin, Rocky the strongman was big, and Tiny the dwarf was short.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Clarence}}'' Clarence, Jeff and Sumo.

* ''WebOriginal/LoomingGaia'': The original three Freelance Good Guys (not counting Zeffer): Evan is big, Lukas is thin, and Glenvar is short.