History UglyCute / AnimatedFilms

** The title character's hideousness is mostly an InformedAttribute ([[spoiler:in fact, he's not ''that'' ugly in his [[Main/HumanityEnsues human]] form]]), especially if compared with the book. The same goes for Fiona in her "ogre" form.

** The title character's hideousness is mostly an InformedAttribute ([[spoiler:in fact, he's not ''that'' ugly in his "human" form]]), especially if compared with the book. The same goes for Fiona in her "ogre" form.

** Even Reuben (Experiment 625) with his round teeth, mustard-colored skin and round button nose is rather {{Adorkable}} in his own way.

* ''WesternAnimation/MrPeabodyAndSherman'': Sherman wears NerdGlasses, has an {{Anime|hair}}-sque haircut and has buck teeth. However he's pretty much the {{Adorkable}} one, aside from [[BadassAdorable being quite the]] [[DorkKnight courageous shin-kicker]].

* [[AdorableEvilMinions The Minions]] from ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe''. Despite the comb-overs, bug-eyes and sickly yellow skin, they're oddly {{Adorkable}}.

* Many of the characters from ''WesternAnimation/ParaNorman'', but special mention goes to [[KidHero Norman]], [[{{Adorkable}} Neil]], and [[spoiler: [[CuteGhostGirl Agatha]]]].

* ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'':

* Anastasia from ''{{Disney/Cinderella}}'' is portrayed as one of the "ugly" stepsisters, but as her [[HeelFaceTurn inner goodness]] [[CharacterDevelopment developed]] in the sequels, she veered into this category.
* Olaf, the gawky looking snowman from ''Disney/{{Frozen}}''.
* The Tulgey Wood creatures from ''Disney/AliceInWonderland''.
* The peg-legged, sharp-toothed, gravel-voiced Fidget the bat from ''Disney/TheGreatMouseDetective'' (though he's terrifying in his first appearance).
* Quasimodo from Disney's ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', who somehow follows the description from the book almost to the letter (the main differences are that his hair is long enough to be floppy rather than bristly, his teeth don't protrude from his mouth [though they're still oversized and crooked and tend to show anyway], and his good eye isn't watery) yet manages to look rather like a sweet little pug.
* [[Disney/LiloAndStitch Stitch]] from ''Franchise/LiloAndStitch''. Sometimes very cute. Sometimes very not cute, especially when he's in one of his KillerRabbit moods. At the beginning, when he escapes from Gantu to Earth, his initial appearance is a bit grotesque with his spinal spikes sticking out, and his sharp-looking teeth and claws.

** After being forced into retirement, Gantu changes from an IneffectualSympatheticVillain to a bumbling MinionWithAnFInEvil under Hámsterviel. By the time Hámsterviel fires Gantu in Film/LeroyAndStitch, he makes a HeelFaceTurn and helps Lilo, Stitch, Jumba and the rest of the ''ohana'' defeat Leroy and his clones.

* Nearly half the non-human cast of ''Disney/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'', especially Ray.
* Tick Tock the Crocodile from Disney's adaptation of ''Disney/PeterPan''. On the one hand, he's a crocodile with a taste for human (in this case Captain Hook's) flesh with razor sharp teeth. On the other hand, he's so goofy-looking and his antics with Hook are so funny that you can't help but find him endearing.

* The Big-Nosed Thug at the Snuggly Duckling in ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'', who reveals himself to be a hopeless romantic in the number "I've Got A Dream".
* ''Disney/WreckItRalph'' has Turbo. Basically picture the adorable [[WesternAnimation/KickButtowskiSuburbanDaredevil Kick Buttowski]] as a zombie.

* [[Disney/LiloAndStitch Stitch]] from ''Franchise/LiloAndStitch''. Sometimes very cute. Sometimes very not cute, especially when he's in one of his KillerRabbit moods.

* And ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'' (Mike Wasowski, for instance).

* Stitch from ''Disney/LiloAndStitch''. Sometimes very cute. Sometimes very not cute, especially when he's in one of his KillerRabbit moods.
** All of the experiments apply. You could also count [[ThoseTwoGuys Jumba and Pleakley]], too. And Lilo's doll, Scrump. Let's just face it: Creator/ChrisSanders loves Ugly Cute.

* Quasimodo from Disney's ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', whose own face was modeled after that of a pug. Of course he's considerably less ugly than he was supposed to be in the book.

* Nick Wilde from ''Disney/{{Zootopia}}''. On the outside, he looks like a vicious fox who could eat Judy -- a rabbit -- at any moment. But then he [[spoiler:shares his traumatic childhood experience of his fellow boy scouts wrapping a muzzle around his snout]], and that makes Judy want to see past Nick's ugly appearance to instead see a cute, helpless baby kit losing out against species stereotypes, which results in her [[spoiler:recruiting Nick Wilde into the Zootopia Police Department as her potential partner]].
** Same thing for Gideon Gray. Originally a childhood bully to Judy, before hitting adulthood to instead sell pies and develop a business partnership with Stu and Bonnie Hopps' family farm. In other words, he's ugly cute in the sense that he outgrew his bully phase to instead become a kind and compassionate adult, especially to Judy's parents.

* And ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc''. (Mike Wasowski, for instance.)

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Home}}'', when Smek shows the Boov footage of a human baby, they recoil [[HumansAreUgly in disgust and horror]]... except for Oh, who [[InUniverse remarks]] "Awww, they're so ugly they're cute!"

* Similar to Scrat is Salty from ''WesternAnimation/AlphaAndOmega'': [[http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130814110510/alphaandomegafilm/images/e/e3/Sad-Salty-alpha-and-omega-29526307-294-395.jpg I dare you not to completely melt when you look at him!]]

* Horror, from ''WesternAnimation/ThePagemaster''. It helps that he's TheWoobie. See, horror stories always have [[DownerEnding sad endings]]...

* Most of the cast of ''WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas'' who aren't the leads, who are more traditionally cute. Even the vampires are adorable!

** All of the [[KillerRabbit dangerous baby animals]] in ''Partly Cloudy''. ''All'' of them. Even the [[PsychoElectricEel Knifefish]]. ''[[EspeciallyZoidberg Especially]]'' [[EspeciallyZoidberg the Knifefish]].

* ''WesternAnimation/MrPeabodyAndSherman'': Sherman wears NerdGlasses, has an {{Anime|hair}}-sque haircut and has buck teeth. However he's pretty much the {{Adorkable}} one, aside from a BadassAdorable DorkKnight.
** [[NoodleIncident DaVinci's "robot"]] [[UncannyValley also qualifies]]. And it's PlayedForLaughs [[spoiler:Leo runs afoul from his "son"]].

* Donkey from ''Franchise/{{Shrek}}.'' Despite his small eyes, large teeth, and Creator/EddieMurphy voice, his soft heart and cheerful demeanor make him very endearing.

* Scrat from ''WesternAnimation/IceAge'' probably qualifies with that long snout, big eyes and pointed fangs of his. The fact that he's essentially the film's equivalent of WileECoyote probably helps.

* The characters from ''WesternAnimation/{{Rango}}'' utilize this to stand out from all the cute {{Pixar}}-style animations flooding the theaters.

!Disney

!Pixar
* Creator/{{Pixar}} is good with this trope. See also the more esoteric-looking characters in ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'' and ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife''.

!Blue Sky

* Creator/GlenKeane absolutely had this in mind when designing Beast for ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast''.
** [=LeFou=] definitely qualifies, too.

* The eponymous Boxtrolls from "WesternAnimation/TheBoxtrolls", are little, dirty, gray creatures who wear boxes and only come out at night. They have grubby fingers, large teeth, and eyes that glow in the dark. They are also terribly timid, have very innocent motivations, and have the cutest little voices.

* Quasimodo from Disney's ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame''. Of course he's considerably less ugly than he was supposed to be in the book.

* Glen Keane absolutely had this in mind when designing Beast for ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast''.

!DreamWorks

** All of the experiments apply. You could also count [[ThoseTwoGuys Jumba and Pleakley]], too. And Lilo's doll, Scrump. Let's just face it: Chris Sanders loves Ugly Cute.