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[--[[caption-width-right:350:''Boggis, Bunce, and Bean\\
One fat, one short, one lean\\
Those horrible crooks\\
So different in looks\\
Are nonetheless equally mean'']]--]

Usually a PowerTrio of secondary characters, if there are three of them chances are one will be large and/or fat, one will be skinny, and one will be short. The big one will generally be [[GentleGiant good-natured]], and the short one will generally be [[TheNapoleon grumpy]].

The tall, thin guy will usually be the leader. The short one will be the brains, unless he's TheNapoleon. The big guy will be either TheDragon or TheBrute. Compare BeautyBrainsAndBrawn.

SisterTrope to FatAndSkinny and BigGuyLittleGuy. Compare with TerribleTrio, which is usually composed of two "skinny" and one "short" member.

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!!Examples:

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[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
* The three other kids in the "Boy Detectives" in ''Manga/DetectiveConan''. Big/Fat kid, skinny kid, short kid who is also the girl.
* Arguably, the three sister goddesses, Urd, Belldandy, and Skuld, from ''[[Manga/AhMyGoddess Ah! My Goddess!]]'' Skuld is short, Belldandy is skinny, and while Urd is only slightly taller than Belldandy, she has a '''much''' more voluptuous figure.
* Somewhat averted in ''RODTheTV'': Michelle is buxom and bubbly, Maggie is quiet and thin, and [[ShortTank Anita]] is small, young, and grumpy.
* Warera, Konda, and Rori respectively, from ''{{Super Dimension Fortress Macross}}'', aka Bron, Konda, and Rico from ''{{Robotech}}''
* ''{{Eyeshield 21}}'' has a few:
** Hakkai, Gojyo, and Goku.
** Kurita, Hiruma, and Sena.
** Yamabushi, Unsui/Agon, and Ikkyu to an extent.
* Jose (big), Placido (skinny) and Lucciano (short) from ''YuGiOh5Ds''. Although the usual personalities for the short and big ones are inverted here as Jose is the grumpy one, and [[TheHyena sort of]] good-natured Lucciano.
* Foxy (short), Porche (skinny) and Hamburg (big) from ''Manga/OnePiece''. Foxy isn't that much shorter than Porche, but still he is about the height of Luffy which makes him VERY short for a grown-up male (Porche is female) One Piece character.
** The 3 Captains: Eustass Kidd (big & muscular), Trafalgar Law (lean) and Monkey D. Luffy (short..even shorter after he used his Gear)
* Ed, Al and Winry from ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' are this for the bulk of the story. Al is obviously big, while Winry, due to only being a teenager, still has a rather slight figure, and Ed is TheNapoleon.
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[[folder:Comic Books]]
* Big Figure, Lawrence and Michael from ''Comicbook/{{Watchmen}}''. Big Figure is short, Lawrence is fat and Michael is thin, or at least not short or fat...
* MarvelComics' Enforcers: Big (Ox), skinny (Montana), short (Fancy Dan)
* [[CasperTheFriendlyGhost Casper]]'s three uncles Stretch (thin), Stinky (short), and Fatso (big) from the comics/movie.
* Patience, Prudence and Plenty, the ladies-in-waiting of ''CastleWaiting''.
* Mac, Tony and Tim in ''LesInnommables''.
* The Bad Lads, Boss-short, Knuck-big and Fingers-thin from now-defunct UK comic ''TheBeezer''.
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[[folder:Film]]
* The three Strangers in ''Film/DarkCity'', Mr. Wall is tall, Mr. Hand is thin and Mr. Sleep is short.
* Fezzik, Inigo and Vizzini in ''Film/ThePrincessBride''.
* The ''OlsenGang'': Egon (short), Benny (thin), Kjeld (fat).
* Shakey (short), Salty (thin) and Mooch (big) from ''AlphaAndOmega'' are a heroic comic relief version of the trope.
* Perhaps stretching the trope too far, but Sabretooth (big), Mystique (thin), and Toad (short) from ''Film/XMen1''.
* From the film version of ''[[Film/TheHobbit The Hobbit]]'' there's a sibling trio consisting of Bifur (short), Bofur (thin) and Bombur (big) who appear to be this.
* [[FantasticMrFox Boggis, Bunce and Bean, one fat, one short, one lean...]]
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[[folder:Literature]]
* Boggis, Bunce and Bean ("one short, one fat, one lean") from ''TheFantasticMrFox''.
* Eric Bacon, Eric Fry, and Eric Ovens from the WaysideSchool books. Eric Bacon is short but not fat, Eric Fry is fat but not short, and Eric Ovens is short and fat.
** Wouldn't that be Big, Short, Short, then?
* ''[[TheExecutioner Stoney Man: Doom Prophecy]]'' had trio of hitmen who include a dwarf weapons designer, a giant brute, and a skinny PsychoForHire.
Norton Juster's The Phantom Tollbooth features a brief appearance by the Triple Demons of Compromise: "one tall and thin, one short and fat, and the other exactly like the other two."
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[[folder:Live Action TV]]
* The famous "Class" sketch from ''TheFrostReport'' starred Creator/JohnCleese (thin [and tall]) as Upper Class, RonnieBarker (big) as Middle Class, and RonnieCorbett (short) as Working Class.
* RickyGervais, Creator/StephenMerchant and Creator/WarwickDavis in ads for ''Series/LifesTooShort'', such as [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxeFSvU3NAA this one]]. Also, any time the three appear together in the series.
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* Haggis [=McMutton=], Edward Van Helgen and Cutthroat Bill, Guybrush's crew in ''VideoGame/TheCurseOfMonkeyIsland''.
* The Magus Sisters in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'' (reappearing in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'').
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' has Tifa (Big), Aeris (Thin) and Yuffie (short).
* {{Kirby}}'s three main level helpers in ''VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards''. Waddle Dee is short, Adeline is skinny and King Dedede is big. Ribbon is also one of Kirby's supporters, but she doesn't show up to help in levels except to grab Crystal Shards.
* While ''FatalFury'''s Kim Kaphwan isn't particularly skinny, he cast himself in the thin role by teaming up with big Chang and short Choi in ''KingOfFighters''.
* [[TerribleTrio Snips, Ronk, and Papes]] from ''TheLegendaryStarfy'' fit this. Snips is skinny, Ronk is big, and Papes is short.
* The Shadow Sirens  Vivian (thin), Marilyn (big), and Beldam (short)from ''[[VideoGame/PaperMario Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''.
* Tibarn (large), Janaff (short), and Ulki (thin) from ''FireEmblem'' [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTellius Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn]]. In this particular example, the short one, while certainly not calm, is friendly and likes joking quite a bit, and is clearly the least serious member of the group. Also, while the large one is certainly heroic, he is also extremely aggressive and revenge-prone.
* Violen (Big), Agile (Thin) and Serges (Short) from ''VideoGame/MegaManX 2''
* Feedback (short), Goggles (thin) and Lugnut (big) from ''ToonStruck''.
* Jugger, Kindle, and Koal, the TerribleTrio from ''AdvanceWars: Dual Strike''.
** And their predecessors from ''Black Hole Rising'': the muscular Flak, the slender Adder, the and shrimpy Lash.
** The first three Blue Moon [=COs=] count as well, with Olaf being fat, Grit being skinny, and Colin being small (though as with Lash and possibly Koal he's quite a bit younger than the other two).
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[[folder:Webcomics]]
* Problem Sleuth, Ace Dick and Pickle Inspector, from ''Webcomic/ProblemSleuth''.
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* Chris, Elise and Dan from ''DanVs''.
* In ''Disney/{{Mulan}}'': fellow recruit characters Yao (short), Ling (thin), and Chien-Po (large and fat). They also conform to grumpy/good-natured personality pattern.
* Bobby, Squit and Pesto, the three Goodfeathers pigeons from ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}''.
* Chow, Finn and Ratso in ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'' (short, thin and big respectively).
* ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'', in that order.
* Flora, Fauna and Merriweather, the good fairies from ''Disney/SleepingBeauty''.
* The Bullies from "The Land Before Time". Hyp (thin), Nod (short), and Mutt (big).
* The Trio from ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}''. Broadway is the good-natured fat guy. Brooklyn is lean muscle, but one less charitable gargoyle described him as "scrawny". Lexington is short, though maybe more prissy than grumpy.
* Jimbo (skinny), Dolph (short), and Kearney (large) from ''TheSimpsons''. Often they will be joined by Nelson Muntz, who is a little fat but not short, and not tall either, so he's kind of unclassifiable.
* ''FantasticMrFox'': Boggis and Bunce and Bean/ One fat, one short, one lean...
* The three guards of Agrabah who show up most often in the ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'' series. There are more guards, but the three main guards are Razoul (big), Hakim (skinny) and Fazal (short and fat).
* Taurus Bulba's goons Hammerhead (big), Hoof (thin) and Mouth (short) in the first two episodes of ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck''.
* Don Karnage's three henchmen Mad Dog (thin), Dumptruck (big) and Gibber (short) in ''WesternAnimation/TaleSpin''.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}'' apparantly features three types of pitty [forklift] body styles: tall (i.e., Guido), short (i.e., My Name is Not Chuck), and wide (i.e., Wide Chick Pitty).
* [[DramaticTimpani Misha, Yasha, and Vladamir]] from ''Disney/MakeMineMusic''.
* The Toad (short and bad-tempered) and his henchrats Spike (thin) and Whitey (big and good-natured) from ''WesternAnimation/FlushedAway''.
* Soviet Ukrainian animated series ''Cossacks'' feature three badass cossacks - one short, one tall and thin, and one really tough.
* ''TheCattanoogaCats'' has Groove, Scoots and Country.
* The Sun Riders, from ''SuperRobotMonkeyTeamHyperforceGo''. The big, muscular one is Super Quasar, the thin, curvy one is Aurora Six, and the short, {{adorkable}} one is Johnny Sunspot.
* The main characters of ''WesternAnimation/TimeSquad''. Tuddrussel is big and muscular, Larry is thin and sleek, and Otto is short (well, he is a little kid).
* Harold, Stinky, and Sid in ''HeyArnold'' are the big, thin, and short respectively.
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