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10	->''"Little Green Men about Four foot One,\
11	Maybe they want to have some fun\
12	Little Green Men about Four foot Two,\
13	Maybe he wants to mate with you...\
14	Little Green Men about Four foot Three,\
15	Maybe they want to be set free...\
16	Little Green Men about Four foot,\
17	Maybe they want to kick some butt."''
18	-->-- '''Music/SteveVai''', ''"Little Green Men"''
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20	A formerly common depiction of aliens, now a DiscreditedTrope. They're green, they pilot {{Flying Saucer}}s, and they're smaller than humans. The degree of "little" varies widely; they may be only a head or so shorter than humans, or they may be small enough to pick up in one hand. They commonly have antennae.
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22	Typically, they are either [[AlienInvasion hostile]] or mysterious. If hostile, they will wield ray guns, [[AliensSpeakingEnglish speak English]], and will ask anyone they find to [[TakeMeToYourLeader take them to their leader]]. If mysterious, they will probably [[TheSpeechless not speak]], or speak [[TheUnintelligible only in weird beeping noises]], possibly [[AlienAbduction abduct people]], and then disappear quickly and mysteriously, leaving little trace.
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24	Since the Mariner and Viking probes of TheSixties, they've been slowly replaced by TheGreys in serious works. Basically done for comedy now. Also qualifies as a DeadUnicornTrope, since the humorous depictions have ''always'' outnumbered the serious ones.
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26	See also GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe, {{Martians}}, and ReptilianConspiracy. For the Christopher Buckley novel, see ''Literature/LittleGreenMen''.
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29	!!Examples:
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32	[[folder:Advertisements]]
33	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AoAJOF5GVQ This]] HP commercial features these kind of aliens on Mars.
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36	[[folder:Asian Animation]]
37	* ''Animation/{{Lamput}}'': the alien in the episode "Alien" is a light green, one-eyed alien who owns a FlyingSaucer.
38	* ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf'': The aliens in episode 47 are little green humanoids who own a FlyingSaucer.
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41	[[folder:Comic Books]]
42	%%* ''ComicBook/RoswellLittleGreenMan''.%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample
43	* ''Franchise/TheDCU'':
44	** ComicBook/MartianManhunter isn't little, but he's certainly green, as well as being a literal {{Martian\|s}}. Miss Martian is a {{subver\|tedTrope}}sion, in which being green is just [[AFormYouAreComfortableWith a form she's comfortable with]]; she's actually a White Martian, but chose [[MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch not to follow the murderous path of her brethren]].
45	** ComicBook/{{Superman}}'s enemy [[Characters/SupermanBrainiacCharacter Brainiac]] started out as one of these. Later stories made him taller and revealed him to be an android, but he was still a green guy in a FlyingSaucer for many years.
46	** "ComicBook/SupergirlsGreatestChallenge": ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} meets the Chameleon Men, an alien race of short, hairless, pointy-eared, green-skinned humanoids who intend to get rid of the ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes to conquer Earth.
47	** ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Vol 1]]: "Gremlins" are green fur-covered aliens with antennae that are small enough to ride on a human's shoulder.
48	* ''Franchise/MarvelUniverse'':
49	** The Skrulls started out as almost completely stereotypical little green men in the second issue of ''ComicBook/FantasticFour''. They even arrived in a literal FlyingSaucer, which Reed stored in the Baxter Building for years afterward. Decades of stories since then have fleshed them out a lot (and they're generally portrayed to be of human ''height'' these days, although one could argue that height is arbitrary for a race of [[VoluntaryShapeshifting shapeshifters]]), but when all's said and done, they're still [[AlienInvasion invading alien]] green guys with "bug eyes" and ray guns. In particular, the original version of the Skrulls look a lot like the "space goblins" from the famous 1955 Sutton family farm UFO case in Kentucky.
50	** The Captain, from ''ComicBook/{{Nextwave}}'', [[TouchedByVorlons got his powers as a gift from a pair of little green men]]. He then proceeded to murder them both and express dismay that he didn't get a pot of gold as a reward, having mistaken them for leprechauns. In his defense, he was exceptionally drunk at the time... but then again, that's ''always'' his defense.
51	** {{Discussed\|Trope}} in ''ComicBook/UltimateOrigins''. When Captain America is sent to fight in World War II, he's told that there are aliens (specifically, the Chitauri) involved. He asks if they are little green men, but no, they are not. This is probably a MythologyGag referencing the Skrulls, above, who the Chitauri are the ''ComicBook/UltimateMarvel'' counterpart of.
52	* The Aldebarans, from ''Fantastic Worlds #6'', are small, green and invade planets using small planetoids that they transformed into space fortresses.
53	* The Blyntzyns, from ''Amazing Adventures #4'', are small, green aliens that use androids to find the weaknesses of a civilization.
54	* The Galaxians from FrancoBelgianComics series ''ComicBook/TheScrameustache'', who are pretty much all friendly and helpful neighbours.
55	* Pat Mallet's ''Petits hommes verts''[[note]]which literally translates to Little Green Men[[/note]] are [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin small, green, male]], [[MarsNeedsWomen horny]] and quite charming towards the ladies. Whether or not [[IComeInPeace they came in peace]] depends on if you're a woman or her husband.
56	* ''ComicStrip/DanDare'''s arch-enemy, The Mekon is a little green man, but he's the product of deliberate "scientific experimentations", engineered to have a huge brain and atrophied body. His fellow Treens are equally green, but much the same size as humans.
57	* The Xerbians from ''ComicBook/PaperinikNewAdventures'' are green (with purple hands) and, on average, slightly shorter than the average Earthling (this isn't readily apparent, as they are mainly seen around the much shorter Paperinik, but the rare other interactions show them), and their (rarely used) weapons are indeed {{Ray Gun}}s. On the other hand they don't follow the other parts of the trope: their ships don't look like flying saucers, they aren't hostile at all, and the only mysterious part was when one of their ships, left adrift after the Evronians boarded and captured the crew, followed its programming to establish first contact to take a passing Earth ship in and the security system (damaged by the Evronians and the failure to protect the crew) put the Earthlings under cryo stasis to recreate its crew.
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60	[[folder:Comic Strips]]
61	* In ''ComicStrip/PhoebeAndHerUnicorn'', [[http://www.gocomics.com/phoebe-and-her-unicorn/2016/08/26 since the point of the universe would be missing were not every planet inhabited by unicorns, Marigold pictures little green unicorns galloping magnificently over other worlds]].
62	* ''ComicStrip/GasolineAlley'' featured a [[https://www.gocomics.com/gasolinealley/2021/06/13 three-armed version]] on a one-off SundayStrip. A later weekday strip showed aliens as well, though they were disguised as human and their true forms weren't shown.
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65	[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
66	* Most of the aliens from ''WesternAnimation/Planet51''. General Grawl is the notable exception -- being roughly the same height as Chuck (a human male), he towers over the rest of his species. Then again, we have no idea how tall Chuck is among humans.
67	* "WesternAnimation/RocketByeBaby" details the humorous consequences when a green Martian baby and an Earthling get accidentally switched at birth. It turns out that [[spoiler:it was AllJustADream on the baby's father's part... [[OrWasItADream probably]]]].
68	* The Martians in ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerryBlastOffToMars'' are depicted this way.
69	* In all four ''Franchise/ToyStory'' films, there have been Pizza Planet toys who are short compared to most other toys. They also have three eyes and worship "the CLAAAWWWW!" They have variably been referred to as the “Little Green Men” in Toy Story media, specifically the ''WesternAnimation/BuzzLightyearOfStarCommand'' TV show.
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72	[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
73	* The alien in the [[{{Narm}} somewhat cheesy]] (yet [[NightmareFuel surprisingly effective]]) [[Film/TheBlairWitchProject Haxan Films]] movie ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altered_(film) Altered]]'' is certainly little and green, although it's built somewhat like a cross between a Grey and a [[Franchise/{{Alien}} Xenomorph]]. [[spoiler: And so are the rest of them when they show up at the climax.]] As for whether the "men" part [[BizarreAlienSexes actually applies,]] it's worth noting that the alien is played by stuntwoman [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0741103/?ref_=tt_cl_t6 Misty Rosas.]]
74	* In ''Film/{{Contact}}'', when she's introduced to her new co-workers at Arecibo, Dr. Arroway jokes that she's looking for little green men.
75	* ''Film/{{ET\|The Extraterrestrial}}'' is a cute cross between this and TheGreys.
76	* ''Feeders'' and its sequel feature [[SpecialEffectsFailure papier-maché]] Little Green Men who occasionally venture to Earth for [[ToServeMan a feeding frenzy]].
77	%%* ''Film/MarsAttacks''
78	* The Arquillians from ''Film/MenInBlack''. Also a couple other races, in all likelihood.
79	* Referenced (but not used) in ''Film/MuppetsFromSpace'', when the alien devotees show up at the Muppet house, one kid mistakes Kermit the Frog for one of these.
80	%%* ''Film/SpacedInvaders''
81	* ''Franchise/StarWars'': Master Yoda is diminutive and green, but has none of the typical AmusingAlien characterization (well, except for the ObfuscatingStupidity act he puts on when we first meet him ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'' to [[TricksterMentor literally test Luke's patience]]).
82	** At one point in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', [[BigBad Palpatine]] tauntingly addresses him as "my little green friend".
83	** Interestingly, while other members of the species have shown up in both Legends and the reboot, it has never been identified. Official material only lists it as "Yoda's Species".
84	* The aliens in the 1957 film ''Film/{{Invasion of the Saucer Men}}'' are little hostile green guys.
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87	[[folder:Folklore]]
88	* While they're not aliens (in most media) leprechauns are typically depicted as little men in green suits, sometimes with green skin in modern works.
89	* The Hopkinsville Goblins are a supposed alien species sighted in Hopkinsville Kentucky, which are also known as "Kelly Green Men", although they're ironically depicted as being white creatures.
90	* The term "Little Green Man" is sometimes applied to [[GripingAboutGremlins gremlins]].
91	* [[OurGoblinsOurDifferent Goblins]] are often depicted with green skin, and as short humanoids.
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94	[[folder:Literature]]
95	* ComicStrip/{{Garfield}} meets some Martians in the children's book ''Garfield In Space'', and they are diminutive, caterpillar-like green beings with antennae. ("They look like pickles with feet," thinks Garfield.)
96	* This was the original title the ''Literature/{{Hainish}}'' novel of ''The Word for World is Forest''. This is a reference to the Athsheans being only a meter tall with greenish fur.
97	* Creator/FredricBrown's novel ''Martians Go Home!'' features an invasion of little green men who attack Earth not with saucers or rayguns, but with an ability to appear anywhere, immunity to all harm, and absolutely no tact. They refer to all male humans as "Mac", and all female humans as "Toots". In one (obvious) scene, a Martian pops in on a pair of newlyweds, and refuses to leave until he observes human mating practices. Worse, the Martians are inveterate tattle-tale gossips, constantly ferreting out and blabbing every embarrassing human secret. Their stories [[WillNotTellALie always check out]], so people can't ignore or dismiss them.
98	* The Evil Gollarks in ''Literature/MurderousMaths''. Notice we said evil.
99	* Parodied in ''Literature/SpocksWorld'' -- a tabloid newspaper reports that Spock's mother, Amanda, has married a little green man. (As a Vulcan, Sarek has green blood and a slightly green complexion.) Amanda tells reporters at a press conference, "There is nothing little about my husband." Even [[TheStoic Sarek]] cracks up once the context is fully explained.
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102	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
103	* ''Series/DoctorWho'': [[Recap/DoctorWhoS25E1RemembranceOfTheDaleks "Remembrance of the Daleks"]] has this exchange:
104	-->'''Group Captain Gilmore:''' What are we looking for, little green men?\
105	'''The Doctor:''' No, little green ''blobs'' in bonded polycarbide armour!
106	* Throughout the first two seasons of ''Series/TheGreatestAmericanHero'', Bill Maxell refers to the aliens who gave Ralph Hinkley the super-suit as "the green guys". When we finally meet the alien, lo and behold, he really ''is'' green. And his spaceship is even circular, though not exactly saucer-shaped.
107	* Grogu from ''Series/TheMandalorian'' is from the same species as Yoda. As Grogu is still an infant he's even smaller than the Jedi Master being roughly the size of a human newborn and small enough that the Mando can carry him with one arm.
108	* In ''Series/MarriedWithChildren'', Little Green Men visited Al to collect his used socks as fuel to divert a comet that was about to destroy Earth.
109	* Played with in the 1994 TV movie ''Roswell'', when rancher Mac Brazel is being interviewed by the local radio station:
110	-->'''Brazel:''' You know how they talk about "little green men?" Well... they ain't green.
111	* ''Franchise/StarTrek'':
112	** They're not smaller than humans, but the Andorians are blue-green and have antennae, apparently as a nod to this trope.
113	** An episode of ''[[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Deep Space Nine]]'' is titled "[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS04E08LittleGreenMen Little Green Men]]" and features Ferengi (who are not green, but ''are'' smaller than humans) crashing in Roswell.
114	** Referenced in the ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' episode "[[Recap/StarTrekS1E19TomorrowIsYesterday Tomorrow Is Yesterday]]", when a 1960s pilot is accidentally transported onto the ''Enterprise'':
115	--->'''Captain Christopher:''' I never have believed in little green men.\
116	'''Spock:''' ''[deadpan]'' Neither have I.
117	*** Later in the same episode, Kirk claims to be "a little green man from Alpha Centauri" while being interrogated by the Air Force.
118	** And of course there's the GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe we see dancing for Captain Pike in [[Recap/StarTrekS1E0TheCage the original pilot]]. It's hard to imagine that the choice of color wasn't a reference to this trope; a way of making an "Orion slave girl" look alien while still remaining a MsFanservice.
119	* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1985'':
120	** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1985S1E14 The Little People of Killany Woods]]", Liam O'Shaughnessy sees several three-foot-tall green aliens in Killany Woods. Their size and color, as well as their toadstool-shaped ship, causes him to [[TotallyNotAWerewolf mistake them]] for {{Leprechaun}}s but he eventually learns the truth.
121	** {{Discussed\|Trope}} in "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1985S2E1 A Saucer of Loneliness]]". Margaret's mother tells her that their neighbors have been looking at them strangely since Margaret's contact with the FlyingSaucer and that they probably think that she is a traitor who is conspiring with little green men.
122	* In ''Series/UFO1970'', the aliens' green look is shown to be from the [[BreathableLiquid oxygenated fluid]] used to cushion their bodies during months of faster-than-light travel.
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125	[[folder:Pinballs]]
126	* The Martians of ''Pinball/AttackFromMars'' and ''Pinball/RevengeFromMars'' are green four-armed aliens out on the rampage... but they're not little.
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129	[[folder:Sports]]
130	* [[UsefulNotes/MajorLeagueBaseball The Houston Astros']] mascot is a stereotypical green alien named Orbit, and while he isn't little (like most sports mascots, he's roughly the size of a human), he certainly fits a lot of this trope's attributes, complete with antennae that have baseballs on the ends.
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133	[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
134	* ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'': The grots deserves a mention here. They are small, green and hostile, and they are aliens. It should be noted that they are also [[OurGoblinsAreDifferent Goblins]] [[RecycledInSpace IN SPACE]] so it is kinda justified, even if they are technically part of the same species as [[OurOrcsAreDifferent da Orkz]], who are defenitely ''not'' "little". Really played for laughs in every sense, since they are the {{Butt Monkey}}s of the orks. Also worth noting that the universe has both this trope '''and''' TheGreys (The Tau), which really shows a great deal of contrast between the two.
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137	[[folder:Toys]]
138	* Aliens designed and colored in this vein comprise the invading alien force of ''Toys/LEGOAlienConquest'', as part of its AffectionateParody take on 1950s science-fiction tropes.
139	* Invoked with Creator/{{Hasbro}}'s Martian Matter Alien Maker; one of the colours for the liquid used to form the Martians is green, meaning the player can make their own Little Green Men. [[ZigzaggedTrope However]], it also comes with a variety of other colours, including orange, yellow, and blue, and very few of the animated Martians seen in the commercial are fully green.
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142	[[folder:Video Games]]
143	* The Ariloulaleelay in ''VideoGame/StarControl'' games are green humanoids with ships shaped like saucers. In the background it is mentioned that they have visited Earth before and are responsible of UFO sightings and abductions.
144	* ''Franchise/{{Fallout}}'':
145	** ''VideoGame/Fallout3'' has a crashed flying saucer in which one of the best weapons in the game can be found near the corpse of a very small pilot. Only the head is visible, but yup -- he's green. The ''Mothership Zeta'' DLC shows that he's not alone -- approaching the saucer causes you to get beamed up to a bigger starship where more aliens take you hostage.
146	** They return for an EasterEgg in ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' if you flip the SillinessSwitch early on.
147	** One returns again in ''VideoGame/Fallout4'', this time crashing his ship into the ground near a settlement and wandering into a nearby cave, providing another way to get the Alien Blaster.
148	* The point of the ''VideoGame/KerbalSpaceProgram'' is to get these green guys into space [[VideogameCrueltyPotential or spiral into the ground.]]
149	* In ''VideoGame/DestroyAllHumans'', humans have a habit of referring to Crypto as a "little green spaceman" despite the fact that he's grey-skinned. Naturally, he absolutely hates it when this happens.
150	-->'''Farmer's wife''': AAAAAAAEEEIIII!! LITTLE GREEN SPACEMAN! AAAAAAAEEEIIII!!!\
151	'''Cryptosporidium-137''': I. Am. Not. Green!
152	* The title character of ''VideoGame/AlienHominid'', though, he is actually yellow.
153	* The Cor-Dems of ''VideoGame/AdventureQuest''.
154	* The alien family in ''[[VideoGame/BanjoKazooie Banjo-Tooie]]''.
155	* ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'' has Elgyem ([[DontExplainTheJoke pronounced as "L-G-M", little green man]]), a little green psychic alien. FunWithAcronyms, indeed.
156	** Despite that, the {{mon}} itself is actually just as close in color to [[TheGreys gray]].
157	* Martians in ''VideoGame/{{Scribblenauts}}''.
158	* The Bacontonians in ''Burger Shop'', although they're more of a grayish-green.
159	* In ''VideoGame/TouhouShinpirokuUrbanLegendInLimbo'', they show up as [[{{Lilliputians}} Shinmyoumaru]]'s Urban Legend. If the opponent is facing away from them when they're on screen, the green men will charge at them. In her [[LimitBreak Occult Last Word]], Shinmyoumaru used her SizeShifting power to enlarge them into a giant, ending up with a gigantic foot stomping on the opponent.
160	* They appears in some ''{{VideoGame/Grow}}'' games. [[spoiler: They even take over the island in the secret ending of ''Grow Island''.]]
161	* In ''VideoGame/{{Stellaris}}'', one of the empires that can spawn in your galaxy is the Prikkiki-Ti, a race of creatures that resemble green geckoes. Their cuteness belies their [[OmnicidalManiac extreme hostility to all non-Prikki sentient life]], such that their homeworld was [[SealedEvilInACan sealed off from the rest of the galaxy]] with a gigantic planetary shield.
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164	[[folder:Web Animation]]
165	* In the ''[[http://www.takotheoctopus.com/ Tako the Octopus]]'' episode [[http://www.8legged.com/DeepFriedLive/DFL01_07.html "Fleeb Cooks a Cow"]], Chef Tako is kidnapped by an LGM who wants to learn... how to cook a cow. He's not hostile or mysterious, instead being rather friendly if a bit too fond of [[AnalProbing probing]]. The cook turns out to be less than friendly near the end, when he [[spoiler:tries to make Tako into a sidedish]].
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168	[[folder:Webcomics]]
169	* ''Webcomic/TheLawOfPurple'': Green technically counts as this until he hits a growth spurt that makes him not-so-little.
170	* Uryuoms from ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' are humanoid {{shape shifter}}s who in appearance are a mix of little green men and TheGreys but predominantly the former.
171	* In ''[[http://laststopcomic.com Last Stop,]]'' Blurg fits this trope, although he's only the supporting character, an assistant to Klunk (who's a big blue seven-eyed slug).
172	* Ufo's race in ''Webcomic/CaptainUfo''.
173	* Played with in ''Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob'' Ahem is an AmusingAlien, he is apparently green, he's usually shown as a bit below average human height, and he pilots a literal flying saucer -- but unlike most examples, he [[TripodTerror isn't remotely humanoid.]]
174	* Axel from ''Webcomic/EnnuiGo'' is a green man (or at least a male) with huge, almond-shaped, pure black eyes, but he's the size of a regular person, BizarreAlienBiology nonwithstanding.
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177	[[folder:Western Animation]]
178	* Sparky of ''WesternAnimation/AtomicBetty'' is a short green alien, but also one of the main heroes of the show.
179	* Zorp from ''WesternAnimation/AtomicPuppet'' is as tall as an average person, but his appearance strongly resembles the aliens from ''Film/MarsAttacks'' and he fulfills the stereotype as a GalacticConqueror who wants ToServeMan.
180	* The Skrulls from ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'', just like their comic counterparts. When they try to interrogate Captain America, they demand to know [[HeroicWillpower why he doesn't break]]. His response is to laugh at them for being little green men.
181	* ''WesternAnimation/BuzzLightyearOfStarCommand'':
182	** The three-eyed toy aliens are even referred to as "[=LGMs=]" -- {{Grammar Nazi}}s notwithstanding. In the first episode, it's revealed that they share a psychic link that they call "[[HiveMind Unimind]]", and their homeworld's name is a string of unpronounceable gibberish. They were {{retcon}}ned into "Martians".
183	** Aliens that look much more like the traditional little green men combined with the more modern [[TheGreys greys]], residing on planet Roswell, did show up later. They find the humanoid body of a small head and large torso to be "[[HumansAreUgly grotesque]]". They're at a mid-20th century level of technology, and their government tries to pass off the Ranger's crashing ship as a weather balloon, parallelling the 1947 Roswell UFO crash landing (which turned out to be a weather balloon). The episode also parodied ''ET'' when Booster befriends an alien child.
184	* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' briefly features one in gag after Timmy [[ItMakesSenseInContext accidentally sends Australia flying off the globe]].
185	* The GreatGazoo from ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones''.
186	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'':
187	** While Morbo certainly isn't little (he's about the size of a well-built human), he has green skin and hates humanity.
188	** Kif and other Amphibiosans are humanoids slightly smaller than humans with green skin, no hair, and large heads and eyes. However none are hostile towards humanity.
189	* ''WesternAnimation/TheHillbillyBears'': The episode "Saucy Saucers" features two [=LGMs=] who subject Paw Rugg to AlienAbduction because they want to study Earth creatures.
190	* The Irkens from ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'', the race which the title character belongs to. They are more insect-like than normal, but are still very short (barring [[LargeAndInCharge The Tallest]]), scientifically-advanced, and green.
191	* There was actually once a British children's cartoon series about an alien that was called ''[[http://www.thechestnut.com/lgm.htm The Little Green Man]]''.
192	* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'': AmusingAlien Marvin the Martian probably qualifies, although while he is little, his skin is literally black and it's his ''helmet'' that's green.
193	* Billy from ''WesternAnimation/MartinMystery'' is a green alien the size of a small child [[spoiler:or at least he ''looks'' like one. His true form is that of a much larger, Hulk-sized monster.]]
194	* Ema, the [[TokenNonHuman Token Alien]] of ''WesternAnimation/RobTheRobot'' is a small, green alien girl.
195	* Parodied in ''WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle'' with Gidney and Cloyd, the moon men.
196	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
197	** In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E12HomerTheGreat Homer the Great]]", we briefly see a Martian, of whom the Stonecutters "keep under wraps".
198	** The end of "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E24TheSimpsonsSpinOffShowcase The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase]]" claims that Homer is joined by Ozmodiar, a parody of the Great Gazoo from ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones''.
199	** In the ending montage of "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS14E16ScuseMeWhileIMissTheSky 'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky]]", Frink finds a meteorite that he believes could contain alien life. A little green man then climbs out, curtly tells him to shut up, and walks out with the rock.
200	* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': Peridot, one of the [[RubberForeheadAliens Gems]], is a lot like a CuteMonsterGirl version of an LGM: she's a green alien who came to Earth for mysterious reasons, has a [[NerdyNasalness nasal]] high-pitched voice, favors a [[SpockSpeak clipped monotone pattern of speech]], and [[spoiler:without her fake arms and legs, she's actually about the size of a small child]].
201	* In ''WesternAnimation/WandaAndTheAlien'', the titular Alien is one of these.
202	* ''WesternAnimation/ZulaPatrol'': Bula.
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205	[[folder:Real Life]]
206	* When pulsars were first discovered in TheSixties, astronomers had no idea what they were. Some suggested that they represented intelligent life. The first few to be discovered were named LGM 1, LGM 2, and so on. LGM meant "Little Green Men". Eventually, they were discovered to be spinning neutron stars.
207	* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly-Hopkinsville_encounter A famous 1955 UFO close encounter case]] on the Sutton family farm in Kentucky helped establish this image in the public's mind. (In particular, the [[Creator/MarvelComics Skrulls]] look like they were based on the big-eared Sutton aliens). However, the family referred to them as gremlins, not aliens.
208	* In 1987, policeman Philip Spencer (a pseudonym), having taken a camera onto Ilkley Moor, Yorkshire, would later find himself surprised by unaccountable loss of time. From a distance, he photographed a small, green, long-armed figure. Under hypnosis, the policeman recalled floating through the air, behind such a being, towards a domed, disc-shaped craft, aboard which more such beings examined him; gave him a tour, and shared their concern about earthly pollution and famine. On analysis of the photo, all Kodak could confirm was that the negative hadn't been tampered with.
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