* Sci-fi example, Acting Ensign Wesley Crusher in ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration''. In early seasons he was the Plucky Middie.
* Nog in ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine''.
* Series/HoratioHornblower, as mentioned above, includes a few of these. The mini-series has mostly older midshipmen who are supposed to be in their late teens. The following are the most prominent Middie characters.
** Horatio himself is unusually old to be a midshipman. He comes aboard the ship at 17 and has viewers wonder whether he's plucky. Good news! He is. He saves the day several times in the very first episode.
** Archie Kennedy is very go-hung in the first episode, looking forward to fighting the Frenchies! He proves himself a true BadassAdorable. He's later seen having serious doubts about his being an officer material, but he's a very good officer and he advances in his naval career.
** Mr Wellard fills this role in the second instalment. Viewers sometimes like to joke that he appears to be the only Middie aboard the huge ''Renown''. He has to struggle a lot, being tormented by their crazy captain, but he's shown to be capable and brave.
** In the third series, notably, HMS ''Hotspur'' has two midshipmen:
*** Capable Charles Orrock, who plays this straight. He generally has it together, He's brave and dependable, and he knows his signals. 
*** Jack Hammond, an aversion, is rather incompetent. His motivation for joining the Navy is purely familial, and his admiration of Hornblower prompted him to serve on the ''Hotspur''. [[spoiler:He is shot and dies after one episode, just as he managed to redeem himself.]]

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