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6	Three friends that have been TrueCompanions for most of their lives: a girl, her best friend and her best male friend.
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8	The main girl is TheHero, and is usually an AudienceSurrogate. Whether or not she's an ActionGirl, or a CuteClumsyGirl, or the GirlNextDoor, the audience finds it easy to relate to her. The other girl will usually be the opposite from her in some way in personality or looks. She isn't TheRival, usually. That's usually saved for another girl who's the main villain, maybe the AlphaBitch or a DarkActionGirl. TomboyAndGirlyGirl or RedOniBlueOni combinations are common with this pairing.
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10	The guy in the equation is usually friends with both of the two girls or knows them. He is often a childhood friend of both of them and has different interactions with the girls based on their personalities. He is usually [[JustFriends just a friend]] or has no [[PlatonicLifePartners romantic]] [[LikeBrotherAndSister feelings]] of any sort towards them. Often times, he's OneOfTheGirls. He's usually TheOneGuy.
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12	This type of trio is very present in female-targeted works, particularly with young girls. Very much susceptible to the LoveTriangle, if romance is in the equation, whether the guy is in love with TheHero or TheLancer is usually up to the particular show. There may be a CatFight that might ensue, but usually there's more tension amongst the trio than anything. Expect a lot of ShipToShipCombat and DieForOurShip in regards to which girl ends up with the guy, or, in the case of strong LesYay, if the guy ends up with neither of them. Rarely do they become a [[PolyAmory threesome]].
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14	In some variations, the male character may even be TheLeader ''and'' TheBigGuy, if both the main and the other girls also serve the [[TheSmartGuy Smart]] [[TheHeart Chicks]] role.
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16	Subtrope to PowerTrio. See also TwoGuysAndAGirl.
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18	Not to be confused with the 1997 film of the same name (which, of course, is an example).
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25	* In a 2018 Australian [[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7v30ja fashion promo video,]] there are two female models and one male model ({{Trekkie}}s would recognize the latter as Evan Evagora, the model-turned-actor who portrayed Elnor on ''Series/StarTrekPicard''), and they're depicted as being good friends with no romantic overtones.
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30	* ''Anime/{{Aggretsuko}}'' : This the dynamic that exists between retsuko, fenneko and haida.With ''Main/LoveInterests'' from two of the trio being involved.
31	* By the end of the series ''Anime/GenjiTsuushinAgedama'' has Agedama, Rei and Ibuki, the third of which is Agedama's LoveInterest
32	* A "switched places" variant on ''Anime/MacrossFrontier'' in the form of "A Guy and Two Girls": Alto, Ranka and Sheryl.
33	** Same goes for the sequel ''Anime/MacrossDelta'' with Hayate, Freyja and your choice of either Mirage or Mikumo.
34	* In the early seasons, ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'' had Nanoha, Fate and Yuuno as the core cast. Atypically, [[LesYay Fate]] and Yuuno were ''Nanoha's'' [[LoveInterest love interests]].
35	* ''Anime/SoulEater'': Death the Kid is the meister of Liz and Patty. A subversion in that Kid is the lead (of the partnership) and neither Liz or Patty are in love with him.
36	* ''Anime/IGPXImmortalGrandPrix'': Takeshi, Amy, Liz. A rare example where the one male is TheHero.
37	* ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' has the initial Three Children: Rei, Asuka and Shinji.
38	* ''Anime/SailorMoon'' began with Usagi befriending Naru and [[LastNameBasis (Gurio) Umino]].
39	* While ''Anime/TenchiMuyo'' is your typical harem anime comedy, the tension is mostly centered on the main LoveTriangle of Tenchi, Ryoko and Ayeka.
40	* No matter the version of ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'' you go after, there'll always be a girl rounding out the group with Sakura and Syaoran (Kero-chan notwithstanding): if you go for the manga, Tomoyo's always there with them, but in the anime, Meiling is added to the equation.
41	* ''Manga/ThoseWhoHuntElves'': Junpei, Ritsuko and Airi.
42	* The anime adaptation of ''VisualNovel/SchoolDays'' takes this setup and [[PlayedForDrama pushes it past the breaking point]] [[ExaggeratedTrope with reckless abandon]]. Two girls, one guy, zero brains. [[DeconstructedTrope And that's the point]].
43	* ''Anime/{{Penguindrum}}'' has Tabuki, Yuri and [[spoiler:Momoka]]. Both Tabuki and Yuri are in love with [[spoiler:Momoka]], whom she has known them since they were children. [[spoiler:And then Momoka dies/disappears in the Tokyo subway attacks]] and since this is a MindScrew series, things get... complicated from there.
44	* Samui, Karui and Omoi (the guy) from ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', in contrast to the overused TwoGuysAndAGirl formula of the series.
45	* ''Literature/LogHorizon'' has the older Akatsuki and the younger Minori vying for the affection of the protagonist, Shiroe.
46	* ''Manga/{{Trigun}}'': From the start it's Vash, Meryl, and Milly.
47	* ''Literature/ScrappedPrincess'': Pacifica--the main character--and her adoptive siblings, Raquel and Shannon. (The latter two are blood relatives, but Pacifica is an ApocalypseMaiden from the royal family.) Its SpiritualSuccessor, ''Literature/CoffinPrincessChaika'', starts out the same way with Chaika, Toru, and Akari; but it soon adds Frederica to the group, making it three girls and one guy.
48	* ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'': The main cast starts off with this dynamic for the first 23 chapters with Kaguya, her best friend Fujiwara, and LoveInterest Shirogane. It later shifts into a GenderEqualEnsemble when Ishigami finally starts bothering to show up to meetings (and then further adds another girl with Iino joining following the reelection arc).
49	* ''Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid'' actually has two different trios that get different focus in the various spin-offs: there's the school trio (Kanna, Saikawa, and Shouta) in ''Kanna's Daily Life'' and the work trio (Elma, Kobayashi, and Takiya) in ''Elma's Office Lady Diary''.
50	* ''Anime/CasshernSins'' has the titular Casshern, ActionGirl [[{{Tsundere}} Lyuze]], and TagalongKid [[TheHeart Ringo]]. They're occasionally accompanied by Ohji, Ringo's father-figure and Friender, the TeamPet.
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54	* The TropeCodifier and possibly the UrExample in comics is ''ComicBook/ArchieComics'', which has revolved around the same LoveTriangle between Archie, Betty, and Veronica since ''1941''.
55	* ''ComicBook/ScottPilgrim'': Scott, Kim Pine, and Ramona Flowers.
56	* ''ComicBook/StrangersInParadise'' starts out like this, but it gets... complicated.
57	* ''ComicBook/{{Transmetropolitan}}'': Spider, Channon, and Yelena
58	* ''ComicBook/YTheLastMan'', being a {{Gendercide}} world, has this setup with Yorick, 355, and Allison.
59	* ComicBook/{{Robin\|1993}}[=/=]ComicBook/RedRobin Tim Drake tends to hang out with his girlfriend/friend Spoiler[=/=]ComicBook/{{Batgirl\|2009}} Stephanie Brown and her best friend ComicBook/{{Batgirl\|2000}}[=/=]Blackbat Cassandra Cain, who also becomes Tim's sister through adoption. They're all members of the Batfamily who are the same age and they trained together, with Tim and Cass helping to train Steph and ''ComicBook/{{Convergence}}'' implies they're all living together in an apartment in Gotham.
60	* The main trio of the ''Franchise/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 series in the Golden Age]] was Diana, her love interest and eventual husband ComicBook/SteveTrevor, and her BoisterousBruiser best friend Etta Candy.
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64	* ''Anime/KillLaKill'' fanfiction ''Fanfic/BeforeMyBodyIsDry'' has [[HotBlooded Ryuko]] and [[CloudCuckooLander Mako]] joined by OriginalCharacter [[BadassNormal Akio Takahiro]], [[spoiler: who later become's Ryuko's LoveInterest]]. They are certainly an odd trio, but still work as a trio of close friends ready to provide one another emotional support.
65	* [=Descendantsfan03=] writes fan fiction in which Mal from ''Descendants'' is young. In her 'little Mal' series, Mal’s best friend is named Olivia, and Olivia has a cousin named Sebastian who often hangs out with the girls.
66	* ''Fanfic/EscapeFromTheMoon'': In the fifth and last story of the series, the main characters consist of main protagonist Scratched Wrench, her griffon girlfriend Aerostorm, and their male harpie friend Zaat, who considers Aerostorm a sister.
67	* In ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' fanfic ''Fanfic/LunchDateWithAGothAnIndieChickAndAWideEyedBubbleBoy'': The protagonists Gwen, Zoey and Cameron.
68	* Grace, Anna, and Ian from ''Fanfic/TheNightUnfurls''. In an unusual spin of this trope, no LoveTriangle is present, since Anna and Ian are [[HappilyMarried already married]]. Their dynamic is more established in the remastered version, where all three of them work in the same FantasyTavern.
69	* Various commentary and stories told by [[VideoGame/DragonAgeII Varric and Hawke]] indicate that, years before they came to be on staff at [[Fanfic/SkyholdAcademyYearbook Skyhold Academy]], they formed such a trio with Hawke's younger sister Bethany. Varric still refers to the sisters as "my girls."
70	** The student body, meanwhile, has the Partners in Crime, a trio of students consisting of two girls (Rory and Nessa) and a boy (Jim). As in the aforementioned example, the three have been close-knit ever since the opening of the eponymous school.
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74	* Blu and Jewel's children, Bia (female), Carla (female), and Tiago (male) in ''WesternAnimation/Rio2''.
75	* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooOnZombieIsland'' has Simone, Lena and Jacques, although Jacques has a bit of a minor role from the first acts [[spoiler:the final act has them work together reveal themselves to be the villains of the film]].
76	* In ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'' (and to a lesser degree, its sequel, ''WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet'' (where they are DemotedToExtra)), two of the Sugar Rush racers, Candlehead and Rancis Fluggerbutter, spend much of their screen time with a third racer, Taffyta Muttonfudge. Like the other racers, the trio bullies Vanellope, [[spoiler:not knowing that King Candy manipulated the code and locked up everyone's memories of her, making them believe that Vanellope was nothing more than a glitch. After their memories are restored, Taffyta, Candlehead and Rancis, along with all the other racers, apologize to Vanellope for their behavior]].
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80	* ''Film/MadMaxBeyondThunderdome'': Dr. Dealgood is always accompanied and assisted by two women (although neither has much importance or any dialogue). They seem to be on genuinely close terms and not just professional associates, based on how the three are huddled together, frightened and confused, after the methane plant blows up and the future of Bartertown looks perilous.
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84	* ''Literature/TheEmpiriumTrilogy'': Rielle, Ludivine and Audric are a trio of friends that have known each other since childhood. Rielle is the headstrong, determined heroine, Ludivine her more gentle and snarky best friend, and Audric their quiet bookworm. Rielle developed feelings for Audric- which he reciprocates- but since Audric's already engaged to Ludivine, they don't act on their feelings (at least, not at first).
85	* The "secondary trio" in ''Literature/HarryPotter'': Neville, Ginny, and Luna.
86	* ''Literature/{{Phenomena}}'' has a quite odd one with [[BrotherSisterTeam Alk and Ilke]] travel with their friend Millian. Millian isn't interested in either of them as she only [[OlderThanTheyLook looks about 19]] and is in [[InterspeciesRomance love]] with the twins' friend [[FishPeople Azur]], and Alk already has a [[HerosMuse girlfriend]].
87	* In ''Literature/TheMigaxCycle'', Leafsong, Summer, and Moonwafer, although Moonwafer's role is minimal compared to the first two.
88	* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'':
89	** The Targaryen conquest of the Seven Kingdoms was done by Aegon I and his two sister-wives, Visenya and Rhaenys, aboard their dragons.
90	** HistoryRepeats when Jaehaerys I arrived at King's Landing to take over kingship from his predecessor, Maegor, accompanied by his sisters, Rhaena and Alysanne, aboard their dragons. There was one other female noble involved (their mother, Alyssa Velaryon), but she didn't ride a dragon.
91	* Tabitha Twichit's kittens, Mittens (female), Moppet (female), and Tom (male) in ''Literature/TheTaleOfTomKitten''.
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95	* ''Series/AndiMack'': Andi, Buffy, and Cyrus. Andi, the creative and artsy main character with her athletic best friend Buffy and male friend Cyrus. No romance in the equation at all, as Cyrus is gay.
96	* ''Series/ANTFarm'': Chyna, Olive and Fletcher. Later on though, Angus joins them.
97	* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': Buffy, Willow, and Xander. Buffy is strong and snarky contrasted with her best friend Willow is nerdy and earnest. Xander is the male friend and has had ShipTease with both girls but ultimately their dynamic is platonic.
98	* The three main protagonists of ''Series/TheDarkCrystalAgeOfResistance'' are two girls, Deet and Brea, and one guy, Rian. Brea is a BadassBookworm [[RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething princess]] from the advanced (if not haughty) Vapra Clan, while Deet is a [[NatureLover nature-loving]] AllLovingHeroine from the cave-dwelling Grottan Clan, although they both have equal focus in the story. Rian, a soldier from the Stonewood Clan, has ShipTease with Deet.
99	* ''Series/DoctorWho'':
100	** The Fifth Doctor travelled with two female companions (Tegan and Nyssa) for part of his run. For some of that time, he also traveled with Adric or Turlough, so this was the case within his three companions.
101	** This was also the case within the First Doctor's three companions when he traveled with Barbara, Ian and either Susan or Vicki.
102	** Recurring characters the Paternoster Gang consist of [[LovelyAngels Vastra, Jenny Flint]] and [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Strax]].
103	* ''Series/HannahMontana'': Miley, Lilly and Oliver. Miley being the talented and stylish main character contrasting with her friend Lilly who was (initially) more of a {{Tomboy}} and their male friend Oliver who ends up dating Lilly with no drama between the group.
104	* ''Series/HikoninSentaiAkibaranger'': Like the Macross Frontier example above, Nobuo, Mitsuki (for season 1) or Luna (for season 2), and Yumeria.
105	* ''Series/HouseOfAnubis'': As part of the ThreePlusTwo dynamic of Sibuna, the main trio is Nina, Amber, and Fabian. While there was some ship tease between Fabian and Amber, it was Fabina that became the main pairing of the show.
106	* ''Series/ICarly'': Carly, Sam and Freddie (pictured), until Gibby joins them. Carly is the epitome of a GirlyGirl and Sam is a {{Tomboy}}, with her attitude and demeanor. Freddie is their nerdy male friend and crushed on Carly hard but later ended up dating Sam for a bit. At the end of the series however, it appears Carly returns Freddie's feelings but she ends up leaving for Europe and it remains a question on which girl Freddie is in love with.
107	** After Carly left for Italy and Freddie stays in Seattle, ''Series/SamAndCat'' has Sam, Cat and Dice.
108	* ''Series/LizzieMcGuire'': Lizzie, Miranda and Gordo.
109	* ''Series/{{Misfits}}'': The Jumper Posse has Helen, Karen and Sam.
110	* ''Series/NaturallySadie'': Sadie, Margaret and Rain.
111	* Maddie, Henry and Gwen in ''Series/NorthernRescue''. Interestingly, Maddie is the main character of the three, and Dylan's love interest, while he and Gwen were friends before meeting her.
112	* ''Series/ThatsSoRaven'': Raven, Chelsea and Eddie. Only once (for each girl) was there ever so much as a ShipTease with Eddie; in one of said instances, Raven points out the unfortunate consequences of what would happen.
113	* ''Series/TrueJacksonVP'': True, Lulu and Ryan. True is the responsible and driven main character, Lulu is AsianAirhead through and through and Ryan is their male friend. Unlike many examples however, each of their characters have their own love interests.
114	* ''Series/ManAboutTheHouse'' (remade in the USA as ''Series/ThreesCompany'') centred on two girls and a guy.
115	* ''Series/{{Unfabulous}}'' has Addie, Geena, and Zack.
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119	* Disacode, from 2013 onward with female vocalist Akira and drummer Marcy and male bassist Shun.
120	* Gossip, comprised of LipstickLesbian Beth Ditto, ButchLesbian Hannah Blilie and TheOneGuy Brace Paine.
121	* Alcazar, comprised of Andreas Lundstedt, Therese Merkel, and Lina Hedlund, from 2007 onward. It was this from 1998 to 2002, until the group shortly became the GenderEqualEnsemble after Magnus Carlsson joined.
122	* The Fleetwoods (not to be confused with Music/FleetwoodMac) was a pop trio from the late 1950s, comprised of Gary Troxel, Gretchen Christopher, and Barbara Ellis. In fact, the band name was originally, quite literally, "Two Girls and a Guy", but changed it to The Fleetwoods after the Fleetwood telephone exchange.
123	* Maronnier was a South Korean pop/ballad project group most active in the 1990s. One of the songs from their 3rd album "Cocktail Love" consists of Baek Jong-woo (Maro), Kim Jong-un, and Kim Min-kyung as broadcasting singers.
124	* if you count only main vocalists of the band, Music/TheB52s will fit into this, comprised of Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, and Cindy Wilson.
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128	* The Capitoline Triad, the three most important deities in [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Ancient Rome]], consisted of Jupiter (male), Juno (female), and Minerva (female). The three were related; Juno was Jupiter's wife, while Minerva was his daughter. This arrangement was borrowed from Etruscan religion, as scholars have noted just how unusual this grouping was among Indo-European civilizations, which generally had groups of same-sex deities.
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132	* ''VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness'' has Laharl the prince and two girls, Flonne and Etna.
133	* ''VideoGame/LegendsOfRuneterra'': Nami, a longtime champion of '' VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'', joined the roster along with two follower units, Loto, the Abyssal Defender, and Tama, the Marai Songstress. The three form the trope's structure, though instead of humans it's two mermaids and a merman, and they're also a rare mutually-romantic example, the three of them being a [[{{Polyamory}} throuple]].
134	* ''[[VideoGame/MitsumeteKnight Mitsumete Knight R: Daibouken Hen]]'': while the party is always composed of one guy ([=MacLeod=]) and two girls. You choose which two girls, from among a pool of five, will follow [=MacLeod=] in the quest. Choosing the two girls wisely is crucial, as they have different battle strengths, and have different relationships between each other (some, like Hanna and Linda, hate each other's guts, leading to crippling Jealousy Events).
135	* If you choose the female character in ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'', you have Hilda, Bianca and Cheren.
136	* ''VideoGame/SkiesOfArcadia'' gives us the famous trio, the Air Pirates Vyse and Aika, and the Silvite Fina. This is played with; Vyse is the leader of the group, and though there is a visible LoveTriangle, it is not the main focus of the story, and it strays away from it, leaving it unresolved - given the circumstances, it's handled quite well. Not only is it unresolved, but numerous fans found the handling of the LoveTriangle to suggest a canon OT3.
137	* ''VideoGame/Splatoon3'' has the idol trio Deep Cut, which consists of the TomboyAndGirlyGirl duo Shiver and Frye, plus the male manta ray Big Man.
138	* ''Franchise/DragonAge'':
139	** If Hawke is female, this is the dynamic between her and her younger twin siblings in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII''. If female Hawke is not a mage, she and sister Bethany can have a dynamic like this with Varric during the first act, especially when they are the only party members (before Aveline joins them).
140	** The advisors in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'' fall into this. Josephine and Leliana have known each other for years and are close friends. Cullen is newer in their acquaintance, but they work well together; ambient dialogue in the game indicates that the girls seem to treat him almost like a younger brother.
141	* ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsXOmega'' has this with Asahi Inui, Shatte Judevesten and Asahi's sister Honoka.
142	* ''VideoGame/Persona3'': In Portable that introduce are this:
143	** The initial playable party members (the second-years) - the female protagonist, Junpei, and Yukari
144	** The people present at [[spoiler: the flashback scene at Moonlight Bridge]] - the female protagonist, Ryoji, and Aigis
145	* ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles3'': When it comes to the three members of the main team of Agnes soldiers, Mio, Taion, and Sena, Taion is the only guy. Ironically, when it comes to Keves, Eunie is [[TwoGuysAndAGirl the only girl in the group.]] This is just one of the things that connects Taion and Eunie together.
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149	* The Good End of the Unlimited Blade Works route of ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' has Shirou, Rin, and Saber end up as this with the added bonus of being in a [[ThreeWaySex menage-a-trois]].
150	* In ''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo'', main character Hisao can date one of five girls, each of whom has a best friend who often shows up during her route. The possible "two girls" are Lilly and Hanako, Rin and Emi, and Shizune and Misha (who does not have a route). [[spoiler: Though there's a ''certain'' and infamous option in Shizune's route that includes her...]]
151	* In ''VisualNovel/WitchOnTheHolyNight'', you have the main character Aoko, her {{foil}} and best friend Alice, and her schoolmate Soujuurou, who claims to like her. [[PlayingWithTropes Played with]] in that while Soujuurou has ShipTease moments with both of them, only Alice is implied to have feelings for him while Aoko and Soujuurou only become [[JustFriends very intimate friends]] with little to no romantic interest in each other.
152	* The survivors of ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony'', [[spoiler: Maki, Himiko, and Shuichi.]]
153	* ''VisualNovel/HighwayBlossoms'' features "The Trio," a group that competes with Amber and Marina to find the miner's hidden treasure. The group consists of Mariah, her younger sister Tess and their mutual friend Joe, [[TheOneGuy who's the only significant male character in the game]].
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157	* Sparrow, Bianca, and Patrick from ''Webcomic/ButImACatPerson''. (Except for those few times when Patrick isn't presenting as a guy.)
158	* Mulberry, Taffy, and Jack from ''Webcomic/{{Mulberry}}''.
159	* Shine, Roll, and Gumiya from ''Webcomic/NextSoundOfTheFuture''. The three of them are the main trio of the cast, with Shine as TheProtagonist who's [[TomboyAndGirlyGirl feminine style contrasts with the more tomboyish Roll]]. Gumiya, meanwhile, is a NiceGuy who is JustFriends with Shine even though he secretly harbors a crush on her, and is one of very few male characters in the comic.
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163	* ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'' has the three Belcher children. Although they all get about the same amount of screen time, Tina and Louise are very different in personality and Gene is very much one of the girls.
164	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Braceface}}'': Sharon, Maria and Connor.
165	** Though in the episode "The Pickford Project", Connor was bitter about not having any guy friends and was paired with Alden and Brock. By the end of the episode, Connor's happy with the friends he's got.
166	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Cyberchase}}'': Matt, Jackie and Inez.
167	* WesternAnimation/KimPossible, Ron Stoppable and Monique (even though she isn't a main character).
168	* ''WesternAnimation/DocMcStuffins'': Lambie, Hallie and Stuffy are this when they're sometimes on a team while helping Doc take care of other injured toys.
169	* ''WesternAnimation/MonaTheVampire'': Mona (female), Lilly (female) and Charley (male)
170	* ''WesternAnimation/PepperAnn'' plays this pretty straight, Pepper Ann (lead), Nicky Little (female opposite) and Milo (male just friend).
171	* Cupcake (female), Rebound (female), and Patches (male), the puppies in Creator/DiscoveryFamily's ''WesternAnimation/PoundPuppies2010''.
172	* The short-lived ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' spin-off, ''[[WesternAnimation/RugratsPreSchoolDaze Pre-School Daze]]'', as well as [[PoorlyDisguisedPilot the episode of the same name that inspired it]] has this dynamic with Angelica (female), Susie (female), and Harold (male).
173	* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo'' always has Daphne (Female), Velma (Female) and Fred (Male) together.
174	* ''WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst'' plays this straight with Sofia and PolarOppositeTwins Amber and James.
175	* ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'':
176	** Annie (female), Clarabel (female) and Thomas (male).
177	** Also in [[Literature/TheRailwaySeries the books]], there's Alice (female), Mirabel (female) and Duck (male); Isabel (female) Dulcie (female) and Oliver (male) (Dulcie teamed up with Oliver and Isabel later); Henrietta (female), Victoria (female) and Toby (male) (as of 'Thomas and Victoria'). Victoria also had Helena (female) and Albert (male) prior to Toby and Henrietta.
178	** "[[Recap/ThomasAndFriendsS21E7HastyHannah Hasty Hannah]]" has Hannah (female), Henrietta (female), and Toby (male).
179	* ''WesternAnimation/TwelveForever'' has Reggie (female), Esther (female), and Todd (male).
180	* ''WesternAnimation/WhatAboutMimi'' has Mimi, Elaine and Russell.
181	* ''WesternAnimation/WonderPets'' has Tuck (a male turtle), Linny (a female guinea pig) and Ming Ming (a female duckling). Funnily enough, many have assumed that it was the [[TwoGuysAndAGirl inverse trope]] due to many [[ViewerGenderConfusion mistaking Linny for a male]].
182	* WesternAnimation/{{Hilda}} and her two friends Frida and David.
183	* The trio of younger kids featured in ''WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo'': Mindy (female), Lillian (female), and Mitchell (male).
184	* In ''WesternAnimation/CarmenSandiego'', there's Carmen and her gang (if one does not count the Player): Carmen (female), Ivy (female), and Zack (male).
185	* The Best Friends Squad from ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'': Adora/She-Ra (female), Glimmer (female), and Bow (male).
186	* Tirek, Chrysalis, and Cosy Glow, who would become a TerribleTrio in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''.
187	* In ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'''s backstory, the ChildhoodFriend[=s=] Gabriel, Emilie, and Nathalie quested through Nepal to find [[spoiler:the lost Peacock and Butterfly Miraculous]]. There was a bit of romantic friction, but everyone involved really cared about each other until Emilie fell into her coma. With her gone, [[spoiler:Gabriel quickly fell into darkness and Nathalie followed, almost killing themselves in their obsessive attempts to resurrect her]].
188	* A variation occurs in ''WesternAnimation/TheLifeAndTimesOfJuniperLee'', in which Juniper has three best friends: Jody (female), Ophelia (female), and Roger (male).
189	* ''WesternAnimation/MollyOfDenali'': Molly (female), Trini (female), and Tooey (male).
190	* ''WesternAnimation/ElinorWondersWhy'': The main trio of the series; Elinor and Olive are girls, while Ari is a boy.
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