| 1 | [[quoteright:293:[[Film/SinginInTheRain https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/_JPG_3494.JPG]]]] |
| 2 | [-[[caption-width-right:293:Creator/CydCharisse had legs that went ''all'' the way up.]]-] |
| 3 | |
| 4 | ->''"She's got legs, an' knows how to use them\ |
| 5 | She never begs, she knows how to choose 'em\ |
| 6 | She's holdin' leg, wonderin' how to feel them\ |
| 7 | Would you get behind 'em, if you could only find 'em?"'' |
| 8 | -->-- '''Music/ZZTop''', [[Music/EliminatorZZTopAlbum "Legs"]] |
| 9 | |
| 10 | There are many things about a woman that can catch [[MaleGaze the camera's eye]]. Some shows may focus on her [[BuxomBeautyStandard ample chest]]; others, her curvy behind; and others still like to take a really [[{{Pun}} long]] look at how lovely her legs are. |
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| 12 | This trope deals with cases where a female character's legs are given special attention, either by the camera or by characters in-universe. This is notably recurrent in G-rated fiction, where the MaleGaze is directed to the legs rather than the even more sexualized breasts and buttocks. Gender-inverted versions are rare and tend to be PlayedForLaughs when they do occur. |
| 13 | |
| 14 | Often takes the form of a FeetFirstIntroduction that slowly pans up the legs in question. May also be seen in conjunction with a SupermodelStrut. ZettaiRyouiki, ShowgirlSkirt, short skirt, {{Underwear|OfPower}}[=/=]{{Leotard|OfPower}}s[=/=][[MinidressOfPower Minidresses of Power]], UsefulNotes/{{Qipao}}, and FootsieUnderTheTable are also good ways to show off these features. A KickChick will almost always have these, as will most female {{Dance Battler}}s. The StatuesqueStunner will also have these, more often than not. Common in {{Bathtub Scene}}s; FootPopping is used to show these off as well. If the AmazonianBeauty has them, expect either the narration, other characters, or the character design to emphasize her legs' muscularity as attractive, often with special attention to the thighs. |
| 15 | |
| 16 | Even horror can get in on the action by using HelplessKicking as an excuse to focus on [[InterplayOfSexAndViolence a female victim's bare, thrashing legs]] as she's being taken to her doom or devoured. |
| 17 | |
| 18 | Closely related to {{Fanservice}}. ShowSomeLeg is not necessarily related but certainly can be. May involve a FeminineLegSwish. |
| 19 | ---- |
| 20 | !!Example subpages: |
| 21 | |
| 22 | [[index]] |
| 23 | * LegFocus/AnimeAndManga |
| 24 | * LegFocus/ComicBooks |
| 25 | * LegFocus/LiveActionTV |
| 26 | * LegFocus/VideoGames |
| 27 | * LegFocus/WesternAnimation |
| 28 | [[/index]] |
| 29 | |
| 30 | !!Other examples: |
| 31 | |
| 32 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 33 | |
| 34 | [[folder:Advertising]] |
| 35 | * In a 2014 J.G. Wentworth commercial, in a departure from their usual opera-inspired TV ads, this one is done in the style of a really old and aged music video with far more contemporary music, featuring various different singers appearing in the busted-out windows of an old, abandoned brownstone building. Almost all of the women appearing in the windows are wearing either ''really'' short shorts, or ''really'' short skirts... and they all have ''really'' nice legs. |
| 36 | %%* The supermarket chain [=ShopRite=] has been making good use of this Trope since 1971, with their cancan dancers that advertise their annual (and later twice a year) Can-Can Sale. Usually, the dancers are animated, but at least one year, the commercial had live dancers. |
| 37 | %%* The Australian advert for Razzamatazz nylon stockings naturally had an exemplary example of this trope who stood out from the ordinary mortal women who would be wearing their product in actuality. "Uh Oh, Razzamatazz..." |
| 38 | %%* Any advertising that sells women's razors will portray models with long, slender legs in the same way that ads for men's razors will give the guy a LanternJawOfJustice. |
| 39 | %%* Personal fitness trainer Kathy Smith in [[http://www.nanozine.org/kathy-smith-hot.html this]] "Got Milk?" ad. |
| 40 | [[/folder]] |
| 41 | |
| 42 | [[folder:Comic Strips]] |
| 43 | * ''ComicStrip/TheAdventuresOfPrudencePrim'': Protagonist Prudence dresses in modern, stylish clothes for the 1920s, which means knee-length hems with stockings on display. There are two notable instances where her legs and stockings are in the spotlight: |
| 44 | ** A December 1925 strip sees Prudence matching a dress decorated with silk roses to a pair of hose with embroidered roses on the shin. The hose get special mention in the verse that captions the panel of her getting dolled up. |
| 45 | --->A rose upon her shoulder, and a corresponding rose\ |
| 46 | Embroidered on the— well, the shins— of both her silken hose! |
| 47 | ** A February 1926 strip mentions Prudence taking part in one of the stranger makeup trends of the 1920s: [[https://www.makeupmuseum.org/home/2020/08/knee-makeup-history.html painted knees]]. |
| 48 | --->Her skirt was short, her stockings neatly rolled and-- if you please--\ |
| 49 | Two highly colored landscapes were painted on her knees! |
| 50 | [[/folder]] |
| 51 | |
| 52 | [[folder:Fan Works]] |
| 53 | * ''Fanfic/ACrownOfStars'': Asuka's legs are often Shinji's focus. In chapter 25, while they are having a serious -and, for once, civil- talk, Shinji has to force himself to not spend the whole time ogling her legs: |
| 54 | -->''Asuka was waiting for him. Wrapped in a blood-red bathrobe and towel, she was curled up in the bed like a ruby cat, slender fingers tapping gently together as she watched him like a hawk as he carried the tray in. Good gods, she looked hot. Her oh gods long, smooth legs peeking out from the edge of the robe were—‘FOCUS, Ikari!’ He saw her eyebrow rise when she spotted the rose.'' |
| 55 | * ''Fanfic/AdviceAndTrust'': |
| 56 | ** At the beginning of chapter 3, Shinji sees Asuka wearing nothing but a towel. He tries very hard to not drool over her naked legs. |
| 57 | --->''A small part of his brain was concentrating on not dropping the hot pot on his feet, because most of it was trying not to drool helplessly over the way Asuka's long, smooth legs disappeared up under the hem of the towel, mixed in with memories of last night that said sight triggered.'' |
| 58 | ** Later in the story Rei Ayanami falls for both her fellow pilots and she also notes Asuka has beautiful legs: |
| 59 | --->''Shinji's deep blue eyes... Asuka's crystal blue ones... her long red hair... his sensitive hands... her long legs, his compassion, her fire, her heat...' '' |
| 60 | * In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13470641/1/Ara-Ara Ara Ara]]'', a lot of attention is paid to [[Manga/MyHeroAcademia Moe]] [[RelatedInTheAdaptation Bakugou's]] thighs, especially by Izuku who's crushing hard on her. |
| 61 | * ''Fanfic/ByTheSea'': Gender-inverted variation; being merfolk, Cody is fascinated by Obi-Wan's legs, especially once their relationship turns intimate and he comes to love how Obi-Wan wraps his legs around his tail in an embrace. Some members of Obi-Wan's personal merfolk guard detail evidently think the same and are constantly hiding their embarrassment whenever they watch Obi-Wan swim. |
| 62 | * ''Fanfic/DoingItRightThisTime'': In chapter 2 Asuka notices Rei has very nice legs. |
| 63 | -->''A pair of strappy sandals with four-inch heels completed the ensemble, doing wonderful things to the shape of her calves and...'' |
| 64 | * ''Manga/Evangelion303'': During a moving party in chapter 3, [[http://eva303.smackjeeves.com/comics/910398/009/ Shinji constantly ogles to Asuka's legs]]. |
| 65 | * Male example: In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11886910/1/Gankona-Unnachgiebig-Unità Gankona, Unnachgiebig, Unità]]'', Italy [[WholesomeCrossdresser crossdressed]] as Anime/SailorMoon. Let's just say it left ''very'' little to the imagination. |
| 66 | -->''The sight that greeted the pair dropped two mouths into oblivion, their blood rushing south faster than the speed of light; impossibly short skirt which showcased voluptuous hips and crimson calf-high boots on legs that stretch on for miles, that cute little red bow on a white blouse that hugged all the right places and elegant gloves which encased lithe arms...it was a miracle upon the holiest upon holiest and merciful of miracles that the ship did not spontaneously detonate in a gory explosion of blood and guts at that very instant.'' |
| 67 | * ''Fanfic/GirlDays'': The narration notes several times that Akane has very nice legs. Even Ranma -who usually is prone to insult her- tells her she has beautiful legs. |
| 68 | * ''Fanfic/LastChildOfKrypton'': Shinji meets Asuka in chapter 2. During her first meeting, one of the first things he noticed about her were her very nice legs. |
| 69 | -->''He did his best to keep his eyes off Asuka, and he failed totally. Misato's description of her was a pale reflection, like the light of the moon in the ripples across a pond. She wore a yellow sundress and a ribbon at her pale throat and crossed long, supple legs in front of her.'' |
| 70 | * In ''Fanfic/NeonGenesisEvangelionGenocide'', Shinji thinks that Asuka has very shapely legs. |
| 71 | -->Suddenly, Asuka called out, making Shinji jump and quickly avert his eyes. She pushed up on her arms and sat up, shapely legs folded beneath her. |
| 72 | * ''Fanfic/TheNightUnfurls'': |
| 73 | ** In Chapter 7 of the original, Shani enters Kyril's temporary quarters to notify him that Bergen has received her message, and to chat him up. The narration describes her crossing her legs while sitting on the chair that Kyril once occupied, which shows off quite a bit of skin. |
| 74 | ** In Chapter 10 of the original, Kyril encounters Grace while eating breakfast. He notes that her sarong shows off her fine legs. Unlike typical examples, this is merely an observation rather than the character ogling. |
| 75 | ** In the remastered version, Soren and Kyril meet two [[FanServiceWithASmile serving girls]] while securing lodging in a FantasyTavern. Soren, eyes widening, notes that one of them is dressed in a long sarong that "accentuated her very fine legs". |
| 76 | * In chapter 9 of ''Fanfic/OnceMoreWithFeeling'', when a gust of wind billows Asuka's dress, Shinji notes that her legs are utterly gorgeous. |
| 77 | -->Because right now, despite knowing what was about to happen, despite being aware of the consequences… he found himself unable to look away as a gust of wind pushed across the flight deck, billowing Asuka's dress at her waist and giving the trio of young men in front of her a splendid view of her utterly gorgeous legs and white, lacey –probably cotton- undergarments- |
| 78 | * ''Fanfic/PokemonMaster'': During a scene, Misty and Ash are climbing an elevator shaft. Misty goes first, and she wears a very short and tight skirt, and knee-length boots, and Ash tries very hard to not look up and stare at her long legs moving and flexing above him. |
| 79 | * ''Fanfic/SOE2LoneHeirOfKrypton'': When Shinji saw Asuka's ''Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}'' costume for the first time, he noticed it showed off her gorgeous, muscled, long legs: |
| 80 | -->''A red miniskirt was held up with a yellow belt, and soon yielded to a pair of lithe legs that, from Shinji's perspective, seemed to go on forever. A pair of scarlet boots completed the ensemble.'' |
| 81 | * ''Fanfic/PacificWorldWarIIUsNavyShipgirls'' has several ship girls' costumes showing them off, but the most notable examples would be most of the Light Cruisers and the Iowa sisters. |
| 82 | * In ''Fanfic/PokemonResetBloodlines'', Gary Oak describes Giselle, the student from the Pokémon Tech trainer school as looking "preppy for the lack of a better word with really long legs". |
| 83 | ** Pike Queen Lucy also has a long and shapely pair, [[StatuesqueStunner and they contribute to her height.]] |
| 84 | * ''Fanfic/SunsplitSaga'': Young Starlight Glimmer, apparently: |
| 85 | --> '''Sunset:''' Speaking of which, how are Starlight's legs, Sunburst? Are they still as sleek as they were when we were kids? |
| 86 | * In ''Fanfic/TokimekiPokeLiveAndTwinbee'', Hilda White and Risa Selden both have athletic-looking legs just like their Canon counterparts. Justified in Risa's case due to having been a runner before. |
| 87 | * ''Fanfic/UnbreakableRedSilkenThread'': While lacking in the bust department, Heather knows she has this and works it to the fullest. Jasmine is another case, her preference for shorts and towering height highlighting this even further much to several of the cast's delight. |
| 88 | * ''Fanfic/VoyagesOfTheWildSeaHorse'': When discussing what he finds sexy about Kodachi Kuno, Ukyo Kuonji, and Nabiki Tendo, Ranma brings up the legs of each girl as a selling point, but he particularly lingers on Kodachi's, as her usual choice of leotard tends to really flaunt them for his viewing pleasure. |
| 89 | * The main character Attelus Kaltos of the 40k fanfic continuity ''Fanfic/SecretWar'' is a male example as Attelus is shown to have very [[https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/0c348844-9fcc-4663-a894-70c9d715c06f/dd9z42b-9fc2ba62-f29a-49f6-a298-42d5a1d699a3.jpg/v1/fill/w_900,h_1325,q_75,strp/garrakson__elandria_and_attelus_2_by_adrassil_dd9z42b-fullview.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7ImhlaWdodCI6Ijw9MTMyNSIsInBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcLzBjMzQ4ODQ0LTlmY2MtNDY2My1hODk0LTcwYzlkNzE1YzA2ZlwvZGQ5ejQyYi05ZmMyYmE2Mi1mMjlhLTQ5ZjYtYTI5OC00MmQ1YTFkNjk5YTMuanBnIiwid2lkdGgiOiI8PTkwMCJ9XV0sImF1ZCI6WyJ1cm46c2VydmljZTppbWFnZS5vcGVyYXRpb25zIl19.7_WoqpM_ccSdYVopc00r28-yyH-jHq5KR0U3ujguirY very]][[https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/0c348844-9fcc-4663-a894-70c9d715c06f/ddaas7q-2986a8a0-d25d-45f4-87dd-13660ea8378e.jpg/v1/fill/w_600,h_1169,q_75,strp/attelus_brushes_his_hair_by_adrassil_ddaas7q-fullview.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7ImhlaWdodCI6Ijw9MTE2OSIsInBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcLzBjMzQ4ODQ0LTlmY2MtNDY2My1hODk0LTcwYzlkNzE1YzA2ZlwvZGRhYXM3cS0yOTg2YThhMC1kMjVkLTQ1ZjQtODdkZC0xMzY2MGVhODM3OGUuanBnIiwid2lkdGgiOiI8PTYwMCJ9XV0sImF1ZCI6WyJ1cm46c2VydmljZTppbWFnZS5vcGVyYXRpb25zIl19.QA1ur1-_Y0zbkKxtWqk5XcUTwxRKCY8DPlRPBnJMNS0 long]], [[https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/0c348844-9fcc-4663-a894-70c9d715c06f/dewpino-443fbe70-9bbd-4bc0-b905-d1cb948b7fba.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7InBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcLzBjMzQ4ODQ0LTlmY2MtNDY2My1hODk0LTcwYzlkNzE1YzA2ZlwvZGV3cGluby00NDNmYmU3MC05YmJkLTRiYzAtYjkwNS1kMWNiOTQ4YjdmYmEuanBnIn1dXSwiYXVkIjpbInVybjpzZXJ2aWNlOmZpbGUuZG93bmxvYWQiXX0.L_Fwc64AeQeUdVv0VUtvRiuDRAMHkvFaG91_6jrmC0s strong]] legs especially in later art. Makes sense as he's an elite assassin. |
| 90 | [[/folder]] |
| 91 | |
| 92 | [[folder:Films -- Animation]] |
| 93 | %% Administrivia/ZeroContextExample * In ''WesternAnimation/TheGreatMouseDetective'' Miss Kitty has quite a pair. |
| 94 | * Elsa from ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'' after she gets her ice dress. The skirt of her ice gown has a slit in it. |
| 95 | * One scene in ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'' showed Megara running in a way so that she is picking up her dress, revealing a rare shot of her legs being exposed. The other prominent leg scene is when she's halfheartedly trying to seduce Wonderboy into revealing his weakness. |
| 96 | * ''Franchise/TheIncredibles'': Elastigirl, Violet, Mirage, and Voyd all have legs that are long and/or shapely. |
| 97 | * Nani Pelekai from ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch''. Chris Sanders likes to focus on that part of the feminine body. |
| 98 | * Ariel from ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}}'' when she becomes human. In fact, this is said word for word by Sebastian when Scuttle looks Ariel over, [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fy7slEaNu0A trying to figure out what is different about her]]. |
| 99 | -->'''Sebastian:''' ''(agitated)'' She's got legs, you idiot! |
| 100 | * Sally from ''WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas'' uses her (detached) curvy legs to her advantage when she distracts [[BigBad Oogie Boogie]]. |
| 101 | * A [[https://www.nytimes.com/1995/06/11/nyregion/film-review-history-as-buckskin-clad-fairy-tale.html review]] published in The New York Times about ''WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}'' drew attention to this aspect of the titular character: "She’s the first Disney animated heroine since Tinker Bell with great legs — maybe with any legs." |
| 102 | * Tzipporah from ''WesternAnimation/ThePrinceOfEgypt'' has long, shapely legs that just add to her MsFanservice status. |
| 103 | * While all the females in the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls'' franchise are quite leggy (mostly due to art style), an odd case can be seen with the native human Twilight Sparkle in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsFriendshipGames''. Not even her Equestria counterpart has the kind of legs she has. The human versions of [[StatuesqueStunner Celestia and Luna]] have ridiculously long legs which not even suit pants can disguise. |
| 104 | * ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'' does this with a female patient in the dentist's waiting room during Darla's appointment, her outfit includes a skirt from the waist down, revealing her legs twice (three times in the fullscreen version when she and son first arrive, causing the Tank Gang to mistake them for Darla) with the remaining two in the both versions having her sitting down. |
| 105 | * {{WesternAnimation/Moana}}, has thicker legs than most other Disney Princesses. |
| 106 | * Tinkerbell from ''WesternAnimation/PeterPan''. Also, despite wearing a long, flowing nightgown, Wendy has also shown off her legs at least three times: first when she takes off by flapping her gown when she flies for the very first time, second when the Lost Boys shoot her down under [[{{Yandere}} Tinkerbell's]] orders, and third when she climbs down from a ledge and onto a rock sticking out of the water when Peter brings her to the mermaid lagoon. |
| 107 | * Princess Kida from ''WesternAnimation/AtlantisTheLostEmpire'' has bare legs due to her wearing a revealing outfit composed of a bikini and a sarong. She even removes her sarong when she takes Milo underwater to find a sunken mural at one point. [[spoiler: After becoming Queen at the end of the film, she now covers up her legs underneath a long, flowing dress.]] |
| 108 | * Esmeralda from ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackofNotreDameDisney'', unlike in her [[GracefulLadiesLikePurple normal attire]], does not wear a slip underneath her [[LadyinRed Festival dress]]. [[spoiler: By the end of the movie, she's now wearing ''only'' just her slip.]] |
| 109 | [[/folder]] |
| 110 | |
| 111 | [[folder:Films -- Live-Action]] |
| 112 | * As seen in the page picture, Creator/CydCharisse had legs all the way up to ''there''. The shot is from her cameo appearance in the "Broadway Melody" number in ''Film/SinginInTheRain,'' where she's introduced by way of her leg suddenly appearing right in front of Creator/GeneKelly's face. |
| 113 | ** She has been often accused of making herself a career as a MsFanservice using her famous legs. Almost all of her movies feature a long close-up of them in her many dance sequences. Even the posters for her movies [[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2184631296/tt0045537?ref_=tt_ov_i feature mainly her legs]]. No surprise, then, that she insured her gams for $5,000,000 USD. |
| 114 | * ''Film/ItHappenedOneNight'' (1934) might be the codifier for this trope, as it lets Creator/ClaudetteColbert [[ShowSomeLeg flash her leg]] at a passing car as an alternative to sticking out her thumb. It works. |
| 115 | * ''Film/DickTracy:'' Breathless's backup singers perform or rehearse various dance numbers in short skirts and shorts (Breathless herself tends to wear long gowns, save for when she's trying to seduce Tracy) with there being occasional closeups of their legs. |
| 116 | * Jessica Rabbit from ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'' is another long-legged Disney redhead. Showcased in her brief cameo as a park ranger in the short ''Trail Mix-Up''. |
| 117 | * Surely the only reason for the scene in ''Film/BeatTheDevil'' where Gwen is shown in the crow's nest of the boat, stretching her long, shapely legs. |
| 118 | --> '''Gwendolyn''': Harry, we must beware of these men. They are desperate characters.\ |
| 119 | '''Harry''': What makes you say that?\ |
| 120 | '''Gwendolyn''': Not one of them looked at my legs! |
| 121 | * ''Film/{{Clueless}}''. The film that gave TheNineties the mini skirt. |
| 122 | --> '''Christian:''' [[MaleGaze Nice stems]]. |
| 123 | * This is parodied in ''[[Film/TheNakedGun The Naked Gun 33 1/3]]'' which has the up-the-legs shot [[OverlyLongGag repeat]] itself several times, to the point that it shows ''TWO'' pairs of knees. |
| 124 | * ''Film/PrettyWoman'': Very clearly pointed out by Creator/JuliaRoberts' character. Important enough that they got a body double for the legs in the film's poster. Her thigh-high boots add some extra appeal |
| 125 | * Parodied in ''Film/HotShots''. "I had them lengthened. Now they go all the way up." [[Film/HotShotsPartDeux The sequel]] parodied it as well with Michelle having apparently broken three Thighmasters with hers. |
| 126 | * Musicals from UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood literally without number. Creator/BusbyBerkeley, in particular, was devoted to this trope. |
| 127 | * A {{Fanservice}} moment in ''Film/NightNurse'' shows off Creator/BarbaraStanwyck's legs. Creator/JoanBlondell is even helping her take off her stockings! |
| 128 | * ''Film/{{No Man of Her Own|1932}}'': Babe (played by Creator/ClarkGable) checks out Connie's (Creator/CaroleLombard) legs while she reaches for some books (she's a librarian). |
| 129 | * Polly's bitchy and rude lover in ''Film/{{May}}'' has her legs drawn attention to a few times by the titular characters. [[spoiler: It doesn't turn out well for her.]] |
| 130 | * ''Film/TheLoveParade'' (1929) spends a good amount of time displaying Queen Louise (Jeanette [=MacDonald=])'s legs. In her first scene, she prances around in a nightgown with a transparent skirt. The camera [[MaleGaze lingers on her bare leg]] as she dips a toe into her bath to test the water. Later, to prove to the cabinet that a man might want to marry her for reasons beyond the political, she [[ShowSomeLeg hikes up her skirt to show them her legs]]. |
| 131 | * Film/WomanOfTheYear: [[Creator/SpencerTracy Sam's]] first view of [[Creator/KatharineHepburn Tess]] is of her shapely leg as she adjusts her stocking. [[EatingTheEyeCandy He's impressed.]] |
| 132 | * In the movie ''Film/TheGraduate,'' and the poster for it, MrsRobinson shows off her legs. The "Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me" scene has become part of the public imagination through PopCulturalOsmosis. |
| 133 | ** Little known fact that the legs in question actually belonged to a body double. That body double was [[Series/{{Dallas}} Linda Gray]]. |
| 134 | %%* [[SexySecretary Ulla]] in ''Film/TheProducers'' definitely counts. |
| 135 | * In ''Film/{{Road House|1948}}'', Creator/IdaLupino's character is introduced via her legs on a desk. She then proceeds to wear shorts so short that she gets called “legs”. |
| 136 | %%* Tony points this out about Elvira in ''Film/{{Scarface 1983}}''. |
| 137 | * ''Film/{{Grindhouse}}'' spends an exceptional amount of time showing off its female characters' legs (and in the case of ''Film/DeathProof'', the feet as well - considering it's a Creator/QuentinTarantino flick, [[AuthorAppeal no huge shock]]). This is especially important to Cherry Darling (who gets a rather awesome replacement) and Butterfly. |
| 138 | * ''Film/BlazingSaddles'': Lili von Shtupp is quite leggy, as pointed out by Hedley. She is a parody of Creator/MarleneDietrich, who shows off her legs in almost all her movies. [[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071230/mediaviewer/rm1943908097/ One shot]] has her kicking up her feet onto her dresser in a way that draws attention to her legs. |
| 139 | -->"Oh, Lili, Lili, Lili, legs, Lili, Lili!" |
| 140 | * Creator/MarleneDietrich shows her gams in almost every movie of hers. ''Film/WitnessForTheProsecution'' had a special scene written just so Dietrich could show off her accordion. And her legs, of course. |
| 141 | * ''Film/SpyHard'': Parodies the trope with a long, long trip up some ridiculously long legs - [[spoiler: that turn out to be part of a statue, with the ''actual'' LoveInterest standing between them]]. |
| 142 | * Vicky Vale in ''Film/Batman1989'' is introduced sitting with her legs conspicuously propped up on a desk, the rest of her mostly hidden from view by the newspaper she's reading. Alex Knox comments, "Hello, legs." |
| 143 | * ''Film/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': GirlPosse member Nicki tends to wear outfits that bare her legs, most notably in the cheerleading scene during the opening credits, where she's the only cheerleader wearing a leotard, while Buffy and the others are all wearing unitards with leggings. |
| 144 | * ''Film/ElviraMistressOfTheDark1988'': |
| 145 | --> "If they ever ask about me, tell them I was more than just a great set of boobs. I was also an incredible pair of legs!" |
| 146 | ** There was actually a blooper show in the 1970s or early 1980s in which the first segment was replacing Elvira's wax statue at a museum with Elvira herself. A young boy (couldn't have been 10) walks up to the statue, says "Hello, hot stuff!" or something familiar, and feels Elvira's legs up. |
| 147 | * ''Film/HeroicTrio'': Creator/MaggieCheung's character. Emphasised in her introductory pose. |
| 148 | * At least three-quarters of Kristen Wiig's outfits in ''Film/{{Bridesmaids}}'' involve very short skirts or dresses displaying her long legs and several lines draw attention to them. (Usually in a more comedic way, but still.) |
| 149 | * Dancer/actress Juliet Prowse rose to prominence because Soviet leader UsefulNotes/NikitaKhrushchev saw her dancing in the 1959 film ''Can-Can'' and immediately proclaimed her (''her'', not the film) "immoral and obscene". As they say, there's no such thing as bad publicity. From there, her career took off. |
| 150 | * A PimpedOutDress in ''Film/ThatLadyInErmine'' has a crinoline skirt that has nothing underneath, so that Creator/BettyGrable could lift it up and show off her famous legs. |
| 151 | * Julie Newmar was noted for having very nice, long legs, to the point she had them insured for $10 million. |
| 152 | %%* ''Film/SomeLikeItHot'', not surprising as it stars Creator/MarilynMonroe. |
| 153 | * ''Film/JamesBond'' |
| 154 | ** Pam Bouvier in ''Film/LicenceToKill'' has quite a nice set of stems, and she wears several dresses with sky-high slits over the course of the film to show them off. |
| 155 | ** ''Film/{{GoldenEye}}'' has Xenia Onatopp and her MurderousThighs. |
| 156 | ** Paris Carver from ''Film/TomorrowNeverDies''. The very first shot of her after she and Bond have sex is her rearranging her [[StockingFiller garters]]. |
| 157 | ** In ''Film/TheWorldIsNotEnough'', when Elektra King is [[spoiler: torturing]] Bond, her skirt reveals her legs in tights. |
| 158 | ** In ''Film/FromRussiaWithLove'', Bond is using a periscope installed under the Soviet embassy to spy on a meeting inside, when Tatiana Romanova enters. He can't see her face, but what he can see impresses him greatly. |
| 159 | --->'''Karim Bey:''' How does she look to you?\ |
| 160 | '''James Bond:''' Well from this angle, [[DoubleEntendre things are shaping up nicely]]. |
| 161 | * The ''Film/ResidentEvilFilmSeries''; In [[Film/ResidentEvil2002 the first film]], the camera is down low on Alice's body to view her legs. In [[Film/ResidentEvilApocalypse the second film]], in Jill Valentine's introduction, we get a very nice close-up of her legs. In [[Film/ResidentEvilRetribution the fifth film]], we have Ada. Leon couldn't even resist putting his hand on her leg. |
| 162 | * [[Creator/RosieHuntingtonWhiteley Carly]] in ''Film/TransformersDarkOfTheMoon''. The camera spends an inordinate amount of time [[Main/MaleGaze focused on her legs]] as she walks upstairs, gets out of cars, and often just stands there while the action happens around her, all in the shortest possible skirts and highest possible heels. |
| 163 | * In ''Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld'', we have Ramona in tights throughout most of the film and Envy when she performs on stage in the sexiest way possible. |
| 164 | * Happens a lot in ''Literature/{{Lolita}}'' (1997) thanks to the title character's habit of [[RebelRelaxation propping her feet up on tables and car dashboards]]. Fifteen-year-old Creator/DominiqueSwain has great legs, but given the subject matter, the MaleGaze aspects are [[YouBastard rather disturbing]]. |
| 165 | * A [[GenderInvertedTrope Rare Male Example]] can be found in Creator/TimCurry in ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow''. The corset and fishnets really showcase them. |
| 166 | %%* Mystique. Her seduction of a prison guard in ''Film/X2XMenUnited'' shows it clearly. |
| 167 | * Dr. Laurel Weaver a.k.a [[spoiler:Agent L]] from ''Film/MenInBlack''. Kinda helps she was portrayed by Creator/LindaFiorentino. |
| 168 | %%* Creator/LauraDern as Ellie Sattler in ''Film/JurassicPark''. |
| 169 | * Creator/GeenaDavis (who is six feet tall and most of it leg) was made of this trope in the late 80s/early 90s. Notably in ''Film/TheAccidentalTourist'' and ''Film/ThelmaAndLouise''. |
| 170 | * Film/MaryPoppins shows a lot of leg in [[https://blog.oup.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Mary-Poppins_Movie-Poster.jpg the original poster]]. Doubles as a case of CoversAlwaysLie, as she never shows off her legs in the actual movie, except to a small degree in the "Step in Time" routine. |
| 171 | * Discussed about both Elizabeth (the twins' mother) and Meredith (the wicked stepmother-to-be) in the Creator/LindsayLohan remake of ''Film/{{The Parent Trap|1998}}'': |
| 172 | ** Martin (the James butler) suggests a LittleBlackDress for Elizabeth with her legs. |
| 173 | ** A very drunk ("totally zonked!") Elizabeth attempts to get out of the cab at the hotel feet first, showing serious leg. |
| 174 | --> '''Martin''': Other end, Madam. |
| 175 | ** After seeing Nick in the elevator, his arms wrapped around a young lady, Elizabeth refers to her as "luh-GHEE", the British pronunciation of "Leggy". (Alternatively, it's AccentUponTheWrongSyllable.) |
| 176 | * Sil from ''Film/{{Species}}'' thanks to her super model-like human form. A bouncer at a nightclub even referred to her as "Legs" when she entered the club. |
| 177 | * [[Creator/DarylHannah Madison]] from ''Film/{{Splash}}'' when she enters New York. The first thing she wore was just a T-shirt, makes her legs show more. The fact that she's played by Daryl Hannah means that on land she qualifies for this trope in both senses. |
| 178 | * ''Film/MyNightAtMauds'': Vidal calls Maud out when she comes out of the side room dressed only in a man's long shirt. |
| 179 | -->'''Vidal:''' You just wanted to show off your legs!\ |
| 180 | '''Maud:''' Precisely! My only means of seduction. |
| 181 | * ''Film/TheWolfOfWallStreet'': Naomi primarily teases Jordan with her legs in the infamous {{fanservice}} scene in the nursery. |
| 182 | * In ''Film/LaughterInParadise'', the first thing HandsomeLech Simon Russell notices about Lucille Grayson is her legs when she has her head under the bonnet of her car. |
| 183 | * Karen Lee (Mary Murphy) in ''Film/TheMadMagician''. When Lt. Bruce calls first calls for her at the theatre, the doorman describes her as "the pretty little thing with the legs. And don't act like you haven't noticed them". Her legs are on display in her role as Gallico the Great's LovelyAssistant. |
| 184 | * FemmeFatale Barbara Matthews in ''Film/DriveACrookedRoad'' is a very attractive package overall, but the film pays special attention to her legs. She wears outfits designed to showcase her legs, and one scene has her stepping out of the shower to answer the phone where she is shown only from the thighs down. |
| 185 | * ''Film/WonderWoman2017'': Upon gearing up to leave Themyscira, Diana wears a cloak that largely keeps her armor hidden, but emphasizes her relatively bare legs as she is walking. She ends up getting a FeetFirstIntroduction when she approaches Steve ready to go. This necessitates getting new clothes upon arriving in London, as full-length dresses are the norm for the time period and she stands out. |
| 186 | * ''Film/SpacehunterAdventuresInTheForbiddenZone'': Chalmers the WrenchWench is introduced wearing a skimpy nightshirt that leaves her amazing legs totally bare. She kicks her feet up on a computer terminal in case you failed to notice. |
| 187 | * Kaz in ''Film/GreatWhite''. For most of the film, her long, shapely legs are showcased by her tight white shorts, and any time she ends in the water, there are close-ups of her legs kicking. |
| 188 | * ''Film/Infamous2020'': Arielle seems to have an aversion to covering her legs and spends most of the movie in extremely abbreviated denim cut-offs. During the final BlastOut, she draws a pistol she has [[PantsPositiveSafety tucked down the back of her shorts]]. |
| 189 | * ''Film/JackieBrown'' has Melanie, a surfer girl who lounges around the bad guys' apartment wearing hardly anything, with special camera emphasis on her long, sun-kissed pins draped over the furniture. |
| 190 | * ''Film/SweetSweetLonelyGirl'': |
| 191 | ** Beth often wears very short dresses, skirts, and shorts which show off her long tan legs. |
| 192 | ** Adele also wears tights which show off her own shapely legs once. |
| 193 | * ''Film/Compulsion2016'': Sadie and Francesca's shapely legs (in short dresses and stockings that showcase them) often get long shots by the camera (especially while someone's running their hand down them seductively). |
| 194 | * ''Film/MarsAttacks'': The [[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116996/mediaviewer/rm1853975040/ first shot]] we see of Natalie (Creator/SarahJessicaParker) is her in a very short skirt and platform heels, casually leaning back in a chair with her leg on the table in the center of the shot. |
| 195 | * ''Film/HigherLearning'': The camera slowly pans over Deja's long athletic legs while in [[WorkoutFanservice her running gear]]. It turns into showing them while she and Malik have sex too, with her legs wrapped around him. |
| 196 | * ''Film/RoomInRome'': Natasha is a tall, gorgeous woman whose long legs get a lot of attention, with several camera shots that linger on them, particularly when she wears only a silk dressing gown. Alba also likes this, staring at them and even dubbing Natasha "long legs" teasingly. |
| 197 | * ''Film/{{May}}'': Ambrosia is considered to have nice legs InUniverse, with her being introduced showing them sexily as the rest is out of sight. Later she's wearing shorts which show them off too, and May compliments her on them. It's to the point May uses them as parts for Amy since they're so nice. |
| 198 | * ''Film/DoctorAtSea'': When Corble catches sight of Helene's legs, the films treats the viewers to a close-up shot of Creator/BrigitteBardot's lovely legs. |
| 199 | * ''Film/MillersGirl'': Cairo likes to wear skirts which show off her long legs, often with tights as well. The film gives some long shots of them. |
| 200 | [[/folder]] |
| 201 | |
| 202 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 203 | * In Creator/LouisSachar's ''Literature/DogsDontTellJokes'', Gary Boone has an attractive teacher named Miss Langley whom he secretly calls "Miss Longlegs". (He accidentally uses the nickname [[DidIJustSayThatOutLoud out loud]] during his comedy routine at the climax of the book, but the audience and Miss Langley take it as a joke.) |
| 204 | * ''Literature/TheLongDarkTeaTimeOfTheSoul'': When Kate exits TheAllegedCar, it's noted that she has the kind of legs a film soundtrack editor would feel obliged to put [[{{Sexophone}} a smoky saxophone solo]] against. |
| 205 | * For a male example, see the ''[[Literature/TheWheelOfTime Wheel of Time]]'' series. Whenever a female character comments on a male character's attractiveness, it will usually involve admiring his legs, especially the calves. |
| 206 | * Literature/SisterhoodSeries by Creator/FernMichaels: Let's see. Lizzie Fox has them, Alexis Thorne has them, and Isabelle Flanders has them. There might be more, but those three are definitely noted for this trope. |
| 207 | * In ''Literature/AlasBabylon'', a brief flashback shows Randy meeting LoveInterest Libby. He pulled his boat up to her parents' dock where she was out getting some sun. All he could see was her legs (which she considers her only asset). |
| 208 | -->'''Randy:''' Hello, legs.\ |
| 209 | '''Libby:''' You must be Randy. |
| 210 | * It's not mentioned prominently or often, but Ellie Sattler in ''Literature/JurassicPark'' is noted to have a nice pair of legs. In fact, it's the ''first'' thing Tim Murphy [[MaleGaze notices]] when he meets her. Malcolm outright tells her: "I could look at your legs all day." |
| 211 | * ''Literature/{{Rasp}}'' [[http://www.grantregan.com/files/image-51.jpg got 'em]]. |
| 212 | * In ''Literature/TheBigSleep'', Marlowe spends quite a while admiring FemmeFatale Vivian's legs. |
| 213 | * It may not be literature but Literature/DocSavage sidekick Monk Mayfair actually recognizes a disguised villainess by her legs. |
| 214 | * One of Literature/ElsabethSoesten's distinct characteristics are her long and shapely legs. The other two are her [[SignificantGreenEyedRedHead copper hair and green eyes]]. |
| 215 | * In ''Literature/DinnerAtDeviantsPalace'', the protagonist is on a mission to rescue his ex-girlfriend when he meets the woman who will turn out to be the story's actual love interest; the first sign of her status is that despite himself he can't help noticing what nice legs she has. |
| 216 | * In ''Literature/TheGirlFromTheMiraclesDistrict'', Nikita notes that Freya has very attractive legs, which the goddess likes to show off. |
| 217 | * Hyouta Ashikaga of the ''Literature/PrettyBoyDetectiveClub'' is a track and field runner, well aware that his most attractive feature is his shapely legs. His school uniform is modified so that he wears short shorts, he cannot seem to stop posing with his legs, and [[PunnyName even his last name]] carries the kanji for "leg". |
| 218 | * In the 007 novel ''Literature/ZeroMinusTen'', the narration notes multiple times that Sunni Pei has long, very sexy legs that are easily one of her best physical features, and her tall height really makes her stand out as a Chinese woman. |
| 219 | * ''Literature/HiveMind2016'': Amber's first experience reading the mind of an aroused male is when Adika is ogling Megan's legs. They factor into his thoughts frequently afterwards as well. |
| 220 | [[/folder]] |
| 221 | |
| 222 | [[folder:Music]] |
| 223 | * Music/{{Rihanna}} tends to wear outfits that show off her long toned yet shapely legs, as does Music/{{Beyonce}} in the music video for "Single Ladies." |
| 224 | * The lyrics to "You Walked In" by Music/{{Lonestar}} have this. |
| 225 | -->You Walked In |
| 226 | -->With legs up to your neck |
| 227 | * Music/LadyGaga seems to like to show them off in her videos. |
| 228 | * Music/CarrieUnderwood, often wearing shorts in her concerts to show off her legs and she works hard to keep them in shape. It can be said the focus of the music video of "Remind Me", with Music/BradPaisley, is mostly about Brad's guitar and Carrie's legs! |
| 229 | * Music/FloggingMolly's "Devil's Dance Floor": |
| 230 | -->Her legs ran all the way |
| 231 | -->Up to heaven and past Avalon. |
| 232 | * Music/ZebraheadBand's "With Legs Like That": |
| 233 | -->Here she comes again, like good medicine |
| 234 | -->Every step she takes, my blood is flowing |
| 235 | -->Her legs go on and on for days... |
| 236 | * Music/HelloProject had a duo consisting of Fujimoto Miki and Matsuura Aya, called [[MeaningfulName GAM]], that was centred on this trope. |
| 237 | * We absolutely must mention Music/ZZTop's "Legs", which is of course both the {{Trope Namer|s}} and the source of the page quote. |
| 238 | * Music/VanHalen's "Drop Dead Legs". |
| 239 | * The Smithereens' "Behind The Wall of Sleep". |
| 240 | -->She had hair like Jeannie Shrimpton back in 1965 |
| 241 | -->She had legs that never ended |
| 242 | -->I was halfway paralyzed |
| 243 | * "Leggy Blonde" by Music/FlightOfTheConchords. |
| 244 | * Florence Welch of Music/FlorenceandtheMachine. See the video for "Drumming Sound" for evidence. |
| 245 | ** And what about "You've Got the Love"? She clearly shows she's got the legs too. |
| 246 | * "Hot Legs" by Music/RodStewart. |
| 247 | * "So Alive" by Love and Rockets: "Your legs are strong and they're so, so long." Gloriously hammered home by [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff5wxR081YQ the video]]. |
| 248 | * "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'", anyone? Nancy Sinatra's legs definitely helped make her famous. |
| 249 | * Park Bom, of the Korean girl band Music/TwoNEOne, uses this trope as her primary fanservice, as she wears rather tight, and extremely short mini-dresses in nearly all of the band's music videos, as well as live performances. (Many fangirls and fanboys are simply waiting for the day that particular wardrobe malfunction rears its head.) |
| 250 | * Australia's Music/{{Giulietta}} ''is'' this trope. [[http://marybelleb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Giulietta-160x300.jpg See]] [[http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/46412221.jpg for]] [[http://imgmf1.starnow.com/73/1380373_3790736.jpg yourself]]. |
| 251 | * Music/IggyAzalea has a nice set of legs, shown off in the music video for "Fancy". |
| 252 | * [[http://loopgum.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/tinaturner-1.jpg Tina]] [[http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jHDpBfBKbNE/TH_pbG3zrLI/AAAAAAAABLI/vYQpsiHymvo/s1600/RittsTinaTurner.jpg Turner's]] legs look better at age 50 than most people's do at 20. This is why they are legendarily insured by Lloyd's of London for $3.2 million. |
| 253 | * British singer Eliza Doolittle is well known for using this trope as FanService. She's rarely seen in her concerts, music videos, and even in public without a miniskirt or hotpants. |
| 254 | * Famous among [[Music/TheBeatles Beatles]] fans are the placeholder lyrics [[Music/PaulMcCartney Paul [=McCartney=]]] used when he had the tune that would become "Yesterday", but not the words: |
| 255 | --> [[WordSaladLyrics Scrambled eggs]], |
| 256 | --> Oh, my baby, how I love your legs... |
| 257 | * K-Pop group Music/GirlsGeneration used this trope for the choreography of their song [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6SwiSpudKWI "Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)"]]. Parts of the choreography, called the "Jegi-kicking dance" (제기차기 춤) and the "Leg-beauty dance" (각선미 춤) became very popular in Korea. |
| 258 | * K-Pop group DalShabet has a song called [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jtMbtq8wT0 "Be Ambitious (Look at My Legs)."]] One of the key points of the choreography is even designed to focus all attention on their legs. |
| 259 | * Music/GirlsAloud are fond of wearing short skirts and tight dresses, but Nadine Coyle is almost always styled in a mini-skirt or short shorts, even if the other girls are not. |
| 260 | * In "American Made" by the Oak Ridge Boys, the narrator's girlfriend is described as having "sexy long legs" and looking good in tight blue jeans. |
| 261 | * Spanish rapper Mala (Bad Girl) Rodríguez likes to flaunt her beautiful, perfectly shaped legs. |
| 262 | * Music/TheLonelyIsland's "You've Got The Look", concerning a WardrobeMalfunction that the fashionista singers have confused for a daring new trend. |
| 263 | -->She's got legs, and she knows how to use 'em |
| 264 | -->Also got one titty out, style so confusin' |
| 265 | * Male example from ''Music/{{Gorillaz}}''--the music video for the song "Humility" has 2D rollerblading around in a pair of jogging shorts that are so tiny they almost look like boxer shorts. These show off his long, slender legs and quite a few viewers expressed [[FemaleGaze intense appreciation for it]]. |
| 266 | ** After reaching maturity by Phase 3, Noodle usually wears short skirts, hot pants, or stockings that emphasize her legs |
| 267 | * [[UsefulNotes/SouthAfrica South African]] singer Bok van Blerk uses this trope in his ballad ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xL9DzrmORGs Appel, Lemoene]]''. in which two [[LowerClasslout zef]] delivery drivers set the scene by leering at passing women from their ''bakkie'', then seriously get up the nose of a greengrocer called Sally. Who gets the full feet-up treatment as she is seen to storm out, before coming back with a very big rifle. Never annoy an [[AmoralAfrikaner Afrikaaner meisie]] who can shoot straight. The last shot of the video is Sally, feet up on the counter, with the rifle on her lap. |
| 268 | * From ''Music/JethroTull'', we have "Budapest", aka ode to a pair of legs: |
| 269 | -->Yes, and her legs went on for ever.\ |
| 270 | Like staring up at infinity\ |
| 271 | Through a wisp of cotton panty\ |
| 272 | Along a skin of satin sea. |
| 273 | [[/folder]] |
| 274 | |
| 275 | [[folder:Pinballs]] |
| 276 | * Prominently featured on the backglass of ''[[Pinball/TheMachineBrideOfPinbot The Machine: Bride of Pin*Bot]]''. |
| 277 | * The Bride returns in the sequel, ''Pinball/JackBot'', showing off her legs on both the backglass and the playfield. |
| 278 | * In the original art for [[Creator/MidwayGames Bally's]] ''Pinball/{{Star Trek|Bally}}'', the left triangle bumper had a picture of a female crewmember sitting down with her bare legs prominently shown. |
| 279 | * The playfield for [=WhizBang=] Pinball's ''Pinball/WhoaNellieBigJuicyMelons'' has Melony showing off a pair of shapely legs right above the flippers. |
| 280 | * In ''Pinball/ScaredStiff'', the playfield features mirrored shots of Creator/ElviraMistressOfTheDark that show off her legs. |
| 281 | * The protagonist of "Space Sister" in ''VideoGame/SuperPinballIITheAmazingOdyssey'' often shows off her long, bare legs in the display animations. |
| 282 | * The playfield art for ''Pinball/TruckStop'' shows [[FanServiceWithASmile Betty and Marge]] posing next to a gas pump and showing off their bare legs. |
| 283 | * Creator/{{Capcom}}'s unreleased ''Pinball/{{Kingpin}}'' has Trixie the {{Moll}} flashing one leg [[StockingFiller (with stocking)]] on the sides of the backbox. |
| 284 | * The center of the ''Pinball/FutureSpa'' playfield shows a bikini-clad lithe woman showing off her shapely legs with a set of kicks. |
| 285 | [[/folder]] |
| 286 | |
| 287 | [[folder:Podcasts]] |
| 288 | * ''Podcast/BlackJackJustice'': Multiple characters make note of the "gumshoe gams" of Trixie Dixon, Girl Detective, with "leggy blonde" being one of the phrases most commonly used to describe her. Trixie herself considers her legs a point of personal pride and even Jack, someone who has no romantic interest in Trixie whatsoever, recognizes Trixie primarily by her legs on one occasion when he sees her in silhouette. |
| 289 | [[/folder]] |
| 290 | |
| 291 | [[folder:Pro Wrestling]] |
| 292 | * Former Wrestling/{{WCW}}[=/=]Wrestling/{{WWE}} employee Wrestling/StacyKeibler was notable for having legs that took up half her height. She would rely on them in the ring as well, using them to choke other Divas by pinning them against the turnbuckle by the throat. In fact, one of her theme songs was a cover of ZZ Top's "Legs" sung by Music/KidRock. |
| 293 | ** WhatCouldHaveBeen: "With Legs Like That" was originally intended for Stacy, but since she had left the company by then the theme was instead given to Maria. Stacy's legs were a favorite thing for the ''Series/DancingWithTheStars'' judges to praise since it obviously gave her an advantage in dancing. Well, that and all the years of jazz, tap, and ballet training she had, which was arguably how she got those legs to begin with. |
| 294 | * Wrestling/MichelleMcCool after her FaceHeelTurn showed what she'd been hiding under all the tomboy ring attire. Once the Wrestling/LayCool gimmick started off, her legs were on show practically every episode of Smackdown. Wrestling/{{Layla}} too since they wore matching outfits a lot of the time. |
| 295 | * There was actually a gimmick match called a "Legs Match" when Gibbons and Hill of ZZ Top themselves hosted Raw. It was just a regular wrestling match but the four ladies involved had to wrestle in short shorts. Two of the divas in it already wrestled in hotpants anyway, but that's beside the point. |
| 296 | ** And the ring announcer for that match? Lilian Garcia. 'Nuff said. |
| 297 | * [[InformedAbility Contrary]] to what you viewers were told Wrestling/SummerRae can't dance (which is just as well, Wrestling/{{Fandango}} can't either). What she can do is show off her legs for the camera while music plays, and get into kicky {{Cat Fight}}s with [[Wrestling/RusevAndLana Lana]] (which get even more kicky when Rusev [[OnceAnEpisode inevitably]] breaks it up). |
| 298 | * Wrestling/SaraDelRey received just this response while entering the ring for her [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8H3vswZQlE&t=1s promo]] at ''SHIMMER 22'', October 19, 2008. However, her reaction was more like ComplimentBackfire, since she didn't want people to focus on her looks. |
| 299 | * Along with being an AmazonianBeauty, and though she often gets used as TheGiant, Wrestling/LeiDTapa has some very sexy legs. These were on display in OVW when White Kryptonite Eddie Diamond [[NoFourthWall commandeered a camera]] and followed her around. |
| 300 | * Wrestling/AllysinKay is 5'10" or 6' depending on the source, wears [[StockingFiller fencenets]], and received this exact response to [[https://www.instagram.com/p/BYBIF6cgb5r/ this picture]] from her Instagram. In the ring Kay's most dangerous tools are her hands and forearms, but [[FinishingMove until we get there]] expect a lot of step-over holds, big boots, and gogoplatas. |
| 301 | [[/folder]] |
| 302 | |
| 303 | [[folder:Theater]] |
| 304 | * In ''Theatre/CityOfAngels'', the PrivateEyeMonologue's description of Alaura says that "only the floor kept her legs from going on forever." A later scene has her on a chaise longue with her stepson Peter oiling her bare legs. |
| 305 | * In ''Theatre/TheAddamsFamily'', Morticia tears the skirt of her dress so it can be pulled out of the way before she and Gomez tango. Bebe Neuwirth, who originated the role on Broadway, got several wolf-whistles from the audience at this point. |
| 306 | -->'''Gomez:''' Mi amor, creature of constant surprises! You have legs! |
| 307 | * [[JustifiedTrope Ballet dancers]] playing [[TheVamp Odile]] have to seduce the audience as much as Prince Siegfried in ''Theatre/SwanLake''. Bonus points if she already happens tall, making her a StatuesqueStunner such as 5'9 [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p21n1xorjEs Zenaida Yanowsky]]. |
| 308 | * The Radio City Christmas Spectacular. The Rockettes. It just wouldn't be the same without their famous routine with eye-high leg kicks in perfect unison in a chorus line, which they include at the end of every performance. |
| 309 | * The theatrical version of Disney's ''Theatre/TheLittleMermaid'' has Scuttle finally noticing about Ariel: "You got legs!" Unfortunately, Sebastian's response to this observation, despite ''meaning'' the same thing, is is not actually "Yah, but she don' know how to use dem." |
| 310 | [[/folder]] |
| 311 | |
| 312 | [[folder:Visual Novels]] |
| 313 | * ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'': Rin Tohsaka has a nice long pair of legs, and her Grade S ZettaiRyouiki really shows it off, in her casual attire. It's not so apparent in her school uniform, which has a much longer skirt. |
| 314 | * Barok van Zieks's legs ''VisualNovel/TheGreatAceAttorney'' are notorious enough that [[https://twitter.com/MetalAttacker/status/1122721573947895815 one of them showed up as a "character" on the second art book cover]]. It's not merely that they look great; it's that van Zieks has a tendency to ''axe-kick'' the prosecution's counsel table during trials for no apparent reason other than to show them off. Official art reveals that [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/aceattorney/images/5/56/Babey.png he picked it up from his older brother]]. |
| 315 | * ''VisualNovel/LittleBusters'': Kurugaya's first CG - a low-angled shot from the front of her sitting down with her legs crossed - seems practically designed to show off her ZettaiRyouiki, [[{{Fanservice}} and it probably was]]. |
| 316 | * ''VisualNovel/SeaBed'': Sachiko's outfits usually highlight her legs, particularly her short shorts and dark tights combo. Takako actually describes Sachiko’s legs as being “shapely” in one scene. |
| 317 | * ''VisualNovel/SweetEnchantments'': Liora's legs are the focus of one mini CG [[EatingTheEyeCandy as the heroine notices them]]. |
| 318 | [[/folder]] |
| 319 | |
| 320 | [[folder:Web Animation]] |
| 321 | * ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlueFamilyShatters'': In West's dream in "Hard Boiled", Tiny, playing the damsel client, gets a FeetFirstIntroduction with the camera panning up her legs, playing off the "legs up to here" cliché while comically emphasizing her height. |
| 322 | -->'''West:''' She had legs up to here. ''[Camera pans up from Tiny's feet to just below her knees.]'' Okay, here. ''[Camera pans up more quickly to her hips.]'' |
| 323 | * ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': |
| 324 | ** When Yang is introduced in the Yellow Trailer, the camera focus is on her legs as she brings her motorcycle to a stop and gets off. The camera then pans to behind her, producing an upshot of her legs and backside as she walks into the nightclub. |
| 325 | ** When [[TheHeavy Cinder]] is first introduced, her face is hidden and the camera focusses mostly on her long, bare legs and the glass shoes she's wearing. All through the fight with Glynda, her legs are the most prominent part of her body. This isn't just fanservice, it's to hint that her character inspiration is ''Literature/{{Cinderella}}''. Throughout Volumes 2-3, and 7-8, her short dresses and catsuits ensure prominent focus on her legs whenever she is fighting, including camera shots [[BetweenMyLegs through her legs]] towards her opponents, such as during her battle with Amber. |
| 326 | [[/folder]] |
| 327 | |
| 328 | [[folder:Webcomics]] |
| 329 | * ''Webcomic/BadMoonRising'' has Chloe, with her long legs and a preference for clothes that show them off. |
| 330 | * ''Webcomic/{{Lackadaisy}}'': An unnamed character was remarked upon as having "gams up to your eyeballs!" It was mostly a joke to demonstrate one character's unfamiliarity with the slang of the era, but considering all that is ever shown of the girl is her legs... |
| 331 | * ''Webcomic/SandraOnTheRocks'' has a lot of attractive female characters -- it ''is'' set in the world of modelling -- but Lavali, a ShrinkingViolet who works as a computer games industry gopher, is the one who attracts the nickname "Legs" from another character, and who is drawn to fully justify the compliment. |
| 332 | * ''Webcomic/StickyDillyBuns'' has Ruby, a [[SourPrudes prudish]] nerd who manages to be very attractive without especially trying, and whose legs are especially emphasized by both the art and the writing. She's seen first in a short skirt (for reasons of plot), subsequently switches to a pair of designer jeans that attract the admiration of every straight male she passes, and has been known to flash some leg when taking a selfie in an uncharacteristic moment of vanity. |
| 333 | * ''Webcomic/TuesdayTitans'': Part of the introduction of Excel, and [[{{Kaiju}} Titans]] in general, is a panel dedicated to Excel's massive foot and leg as she strides through an embattled city. |
| 334 | -->'''Soldier:''' Tower inbound. Brace for footfall. |
| 335 | * In ''Webcomic/UncommonAnimals'', Jennelle might be the MsFanservice, but Terry's skirt has a slit up to her [[https://uncommonanimals.thecomicseries.com/comics/14 thigh]]. |
| 336 | * ''WebComic/VampireCheerleaders'': You don't get to see Charlotte's legs very often, [[ShrinkingViolet because she's shy]] and dresses conservatively. But Ian Cang (the comic's artist, at that time) more than made up for it at least once, which had the readers [[http://www.pixietrixcomix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=72&t=12570 almost unanimously thanking him for it!]] |
| 337 | * In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', Carol has to wear a skirt when working as a news reporter seemingly to invoke this trope [[http://egscomics.com/comic/2009-01-22 in order to boost ratings]]. Catalina, who is a lesbian, remarks that it works. |
| 338 | [[/folder]] |
| 339 | |
| 340 | [[folder:Web Original]] |
| 341 | * Tennyo, of the ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'', has been described several times as having disproportionately long legs given her 5'3" height. |
| 342 | * Even though [[http://www.wikifeet.com Wikifeet]] is a [[PeripheryDemographic foot fetish website]], it contains a lot of leg shots of female celebrities. |
| 343 | [[/folder]] |
| 344 | |
| 345 | [[folder:Web Video]] |
| 346 | * WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic is dressed as Link in ''WebVideo/SuburbanKnights''. The fact that he's wearing a short tunic with no pants or tights gets a lot of [[FemaleGaze attention]] from the camera, although Doug said later he was in so much pain from the cold that it wasn't worth it. |
| 347 | * ''WebVideo/TheMusicVideoShow'' has the host show off her shaved leg in the [[Music/ArianaGrande Ariana Grande]] [[https://youtu.be/TT6DHy3zbNk episode]] |
| 348 | * A male example in ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'', where at one point Yami Yugi expresses concern over his "long, womany legs" and calls it a "cross he has to bear" during a scene where he's depicted sitting with his legs crossed in a manner that evokes this trope. |
| 349 | [[/folder]] |
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