History Main / ChubbyMamaSkinnyPapa

** In Jasper Fforde's Literature/NurseryCrime books, [[spoiler: Jack Sprat is the one from the rhyme (as well as the one from JackAndTheBeanstalk, which he says is just a matter of economy), making him a "Person of Dubious Reality," like many of the characters he represents which makes him very good at his job. His first wife was the one from the story, and she died before the events of the first book due to her, well, [[RealityEnsues eating no fat.]] He keeps this secret, vigorously denying it when people comment on his diet and his history of killing giants. ("[[InsistentTerminology Only one was a giant; the others were just tall!]]") He eventually comes clean at the advice of Punch and Judy.]]

* Rudy's parents, Joe Tabootie and Millie Tabootie, from ''WesternAnimation/ChalkZone''.

* The Wormwoods are this in the ''book'' version of Roald Dahl's ''{{Matilda}}''. Reversed in the movie: they're played by Danny [=DeVito=] (Mr.) and Rhea Perlman (Mrs.)

* Emily and Mac Duff, the parents of Elmyra from the ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'' episodes, "Take Elmyra Please" and Grandma's Dead".

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* Old Man Nebbercracker, who lives in the ''WesternAnimation/MonsterHouse'', is lean and wrinkly, befitting a man his age. His wife, Constance, however, was so corpulent that she used to be kept in a cage on display as a circus freak.The ongoing torment and ridicule by the circus patrons has made Constance viciously antisocial. Nebbercracker's cantankerousness is his way of shielding the neighborhood children from his wife's murderous malevolence.

* ''WesternAnimation/CorpseBride'': Victor's father is skinny while Victor's mother is wide enough to have trouble fitting into the carriage.

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** In Jasper Fforde's Literature/NurseryCrimes books, [[spoiler: Jack Sprat is the one from the rhyme (as well as the one from JackAndTheBeanstalk, which he says is just a matter of economy), making him a "Person of Dubious Reality," like many of the characters he represents which makes him very good at his job. His first wife was the one from the story, and she died before the events of the first book due to her, well, [[RealityEnsues eating no fat.]] He keeps this secret, vigorously denying it when people comment on his diet and his history of killing giants. ("[[InsistentTerminology Only one was a giant; the others were just tall!]]") He eventually comes clean at the advice of Punch and Judy.]]

** In Jasper Fforde's NurseryCrimes books, [[spoiler: Jack Sprat is the one from the rhyme (as well as the one from JackAndTheBeanstalk, which he says is just a matter of economy), making him a "Person of Dubious Reality," like many of the characters he represents which makes him very good at his job. His first wife was the one from the story, and she died before the events of the first book due to her, well, [[RealityEnsues eating no fat.]] He keeps this secret, vigorously denying it when people comment on his diet and his history of killing giants. ("[[InsistentTerminology Only one was a giant; the others were just tall!]]") He eventually comes clean at the advice of Punch and Judy.]]

* Muriel and Eustace from ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'' fall into this. In this case, the contrast is definitely used to convey softness and roughness, respectively; the plump-figured Muriel is defined by her warmth and motherly instinct, while the stick-like Eustace is a hot tempered curmudgeon who only smiles when he wants to laugh at someone else's pain. Considering the way [[AbusiveParents Eustace's mother]] treated him, his behavior isn't all that surprising.

* In ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', Kyle's parents, Gerald and Sheila Broflovski, definitely qualify as this. In earlier seasons, Sheila's size was used to convey dominance and aggression (earning her the 'Big Fat Bitch' moniker), but [[CharacterizationMarchesOn as the series went on, that aspect of her character seemed to fade away]]. She's still quite protective of Kyle, but her MamaBear tendencies have been downplayed considerably. After TheMovie, the writers made a special effort to show her warmer, more affectionate side. Gerald, on the other hand, has consistently been portrayed as a bit of a JerkAss (though no more so than [[CrapsackWorld most of the other South Park residents]]).

* Victor's parents in ''WesternAnimation/CorpseBride''

* Rudy's parents, Joe Tabootie and Millie Tabootie, from ChalkZone.

** Played straight with Genna Lannister and Emmon Frey, Tywin Lannister's sister and brother-in-law.

* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' features a younger version of this. Lord Roose Bolton is a bit of a Medieval health nut, leeching himself constantly and drinking hippocras rather than wine. When he was given his pick of women to marry from the House Frey, he was offered his bride's weight in silver for her dowry. Upon hearing this, Roose purposely chose Walda (called Fat Walda to distinguish her from [[NamesTheSame all the other Waldas]] in the family), the fattest one.

* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' features a younger version of this. Lord Roose Bolton is a bit of a Medieval health nut, leeching himself constantly and drinking hippocras rather than wine. When he was given his pick of women to marry from the House Frey, he was offered his bride's weight in silver for her dowry. Upon hearing this, Roose purposely chose Walda, the fattest one.

* Epiphany and White Kryptonite Eddie Diamond in Ohio Valley Wrestling, after the former's HeelFaceTurn anyway.

* Molly Solverson and Gus Grimly in Series/Fargo, once they become a (ridiculously cute) couple.

* Mishima and Lucrèce in TheSuicideShop. This is used to convey warmth by showing her as the more understanding of the two. More like an InvokedTrope, since it's show that both of them have the same views about suicide and their clients.

* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' provides a rare example of this trope being invoked and by a young couple. Lord Roose Bolton is a bit of a Medieval health nut, leeching himself constantly and drinking hippocras rather than wine. When he was given his pick of women to marry from the House Frey, he was offered his bride's weight in silver for her dowry. Upon hearing this, Roose purposely chose Walda, the fattest one.

* Old Man Nebbercracker, who lives in the ''Film/MonsterHouse'', is lean and wrinkly, befitting a man his age. His wife, Constance, however, was so corpulent that she used to be kept in a cage on display as a circus freak.The ongoing torment and ridicule by the circus patrons has made Constance viciously antisocial. Nebbercracker's cantankerousness is his way of shielding the neighborhood children from his wife's murderous malevolence.

* In ''Literature/HarryPotter'' Molly was frequently described as a short, plump, kindly-looking woman, whom Harry was shocked to see that she could so easily look "like a sabre-tooth tiger" when she was angry with her sons. She was also described as "porky," by Draco Malfoy, in the course of his typical taunts about the Weasley family, and "dumpy" by Vernon Dursley, despite the fact that he and his son were much larger than the slightly plump Molly. Her husband Arthur Weasley possessed the tall, thin build inherited by his sons Ron, Percy, and Bill. Arthur was less strict than his wife, and his children usually thought he was funny.

** Played straight with Jenna Lannister and Emmon Frey, Tywin Lannister's sister and brother-in-law.

* The tall and lean King and the short, obese Queen in ''WesternAnimation/MuzzyInGondoland'' fit perfectly.