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[[caption-width-right:320:[[FridgeLogic From a tooth that is in shadow]]? All right, have it your way.]]

->''"My shiny teeth that twinkle, just like the stars in space''\\
''My shiny teeth that sparkle, adding beauty to my face''\\
''My shiny teeth that glisten, just like a Christmas tree''\\
''You know they walk a mile just to see me smile. Whoo~!''\\
''My shiny teeth and me! (Shiny teeth, shiny teeth)"''
-->-- '''[[WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents Chip Skylark]]''', "My Shiny Teeth and Me"

When a (usually) heroic character does something awesome, it usually merits a celebration. For certain characters it involves a [[FistPump clenched fist of determination]] and a smile, showing teeth so white and spotless that they ''twinkle'', sporting the combination of a tiny LensFlare and an AudibleGleam. This is supposed to signify their impeccable moral values and spotless physical splendor.

Of course, it's usually done ironically, often with the character [[BreakingTheFourthWall posing directly to the camera]].

Note that this is different from when teeth sparkle menacingly to show how sharp they are and how bad the impending bite is going to hurt. For those cases, see AudibleSharpness. In slightly more realistic circumstances, someone's smile might also sparkle because of a gold tooth. See also BishieSparkle and WinkDing, other sparkly ways to denote grandeur. When combined with a FascinatingEyebrow and DrearyHalfLiddedEyes, you get a DreamWorksFace.

See also EternallyPearlyWhiteTeeth.

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!!Examples:

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[[folder:Advertising]]
* In the Delta Airlines safety video that plays before takeoff, a flight attendant does this while demonstrating how to use a seat cushion as a flotation device.
* Toothpaste commercials. For obvious reasons.
* Similarly, Orbit Gum.
* An old GIF animation of Music/BarryWhite used by Amazon.com to advertise his album ''Staying Power'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SB7Kpt--w8&list=UUGNNWGO5Oq1cWKfam1iGwNA lovingly recorded for posterity by Vincent Flanders]].
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[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
* Fukuyama from ''Manga/GirlsBravo'' has been known to do this on occasion.
* ''[[VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni Kai]]'': Keiichi in episode 3 while talking to a baseball player.
* Tatewaki Kuno of ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' does this incessantly. Whether he's ever done anything awesome in his life is open to interpretation.
* Rock Lee and Might Guy from ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' do this constantly. They call it their "Nice Guy Pose". Might Guy also provides the picture for this trope.
* Shun Mitaka from ''Manga/MaisonIkkoku'' has this trait. In fact, [[MeaningfulName "Shun" means "twinkle"]], and the trait runs in the family, with his parents beaming sparkling smiles and later [[spoiler: his children.]]
** When Godai first meets Mitaka, they engage in twinkle-to-twinkle combat.
** Don't forget his [[spoiler: dog]]
** Godai's grandmother will occasionally use one of these across the entire length of her CheshireCatGrin. Much shining was had when she met Mitaka for the first time.
* The tennis duelist Ayanokouji Mitsuro/[[DubNameChange Harrington Rosewood]] in ''Anime/YuGiOhGX''.
* Gasket does this as he completes his transformation in '' [[Anime/TransformersCybertron Transformers Galaxy Force]] ''. (More recently, Starscream does the same in ''Animated''.)
* In the ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' anime, [[LargeHam America]] does this.
* Negi Springfield of ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' does this while [[OvernightAgeUp magically aged-up]], often combined with BishieSparkle.
* ''[[{{Anime/Yatterman}} Yatterman 1 & 2]]'' do this a lot, their smiles and eyes are often gleaming. Their [[TerribleTrio enemies]] get so fed up with this, that they [[LampshadeHanging spoof this tendency]] by getting random blinks all over their bodies! It is also referenced in the Tatsunoko vs Capcom beat-'em-ups, see the Videogame section below.
* ''Anime/ZoidsChaoticCentury'': Parodied in the episode "Moonbay's Waltz". Nearly every time [=McMahon=] finishes speaking, he smiles and his teeth sparkle. Fiona seems to be the only one that notices and asks if it's normal for teeth to do that.
* In Manga, the character ニ ("ni") is used as a sound effect when someone smiles.
* ''Manga/RamenFighterMiki''. Kankuro, as the resident IdiotHero, complete this with an AudibleGleam.
* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' anime
** Episode 10. Don Kanonji has one of these just after he tells Ichigo "Let me call you friend" and smiles.
** Episode 311. Michel repeatedly has one of these just to show how cool he is.
* ''Manga/DragonBall'', during the Fortuneteller Baba Saga.
-->'''Bandages:''' Hahaha! Pain and suffering are all you have to look forward to now!
-->'''Yamcha:''' Ha! Whatever! Anyone ever tell you your ''[[{{Pun}} mummy]]'' dresses you funny? ''(twinkle)''
* A character from ''Anime/ParanoiaAgent'' does this, to reflect his "perfection", [[ThroughTheEyesOfMadness or at least his perception of his own perfection]].
* In ''Anime/CardfightVanguard'' (2018 version), Kenji "Koutei" Mitsusada has been seen flashing at least two of these smiles. Once during a video talking about him as one of the top cardfighters in Asia and the other after he won against an unnamed opponent during the Vanguard Koshien.
* In episode 16b of ''Anime/{{Tamagotchi}}'', Kuromametchi looks into his mirror and does a few poses. One pose has him smiling, with his teeth producing a visible twinkle.
* In the ''Anime/{{Pecola}}'' episode "Great Cubes of Fire", after having the kids practice some square dance moves, Mr. Saruyama turns to the camera, says "I reckon that's some purty fine dancin'!", and gives a smile to the camera with his teeth twinkling.
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[[folder:Asian Animation]]
* ''Animation/HappyHeroes'': In the Season 4 intro, Happy S. smiles and his teeth have a visible sparkle.
* One of the 15-second episodes of ''Animation/{{Lamput}}'' takes place at a dance club and has Lamput shapeshifting into clothing on Fat Doc while he's trying to catch him. The ensuing scene where Fat Doc is walking across the dance floor with several ladies who are awed at his outfit features a close-up of his grinning mouth, complete with visible twinkling in his teeth.
* In the opening of ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf: Joys of Seasons'', Wolffy looks at the camera and his teeth twinkle.
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[[folder:Comic Books]]
* ''ComicBook/TheSandman1989'': The Corinthian's smile. All [[TooManyMouths three]] [[NightmareFuel of them.]]
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[[folder:Films — Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'', where Aladdin is first revealed as "Prince Ali" (in the musical number).
* In ''WesternAnimation/AsterixInBritain'', Caesar's teeth twinkle after he outlines his plan to conquer Britain... by attacking after 5pm and on the weekends.
* ''WesternAnimation/HeavyMetal'':
-->'''Prosecutor:''' Lincoln Sternn -- you stand here accused of twelve counts of murder in the first degree, fourteen counts of armed theft of Federation property, twenty-two counts of piracy, thirty-seven counts of rape, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking one moving violation]]. How do you plead?\\
'''Sternn:''' ''[smile]'' Not guilty!
* In Disney's ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'', during the song "Zero to Hero", Herc gives one of these to an adoring crowd.
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[[folder:Films — Live-Action]]
* ''Film/LooneyTunesBackInAction'' had multiple characters doing it.
* The Great Leslie (Creator/TonyCurtis) had an audible twinkle when he smiled at Maggie [=DuBois=] (Creator/NatalieWood) in ''Film/TheGreatRace''. She visibly reacted so apparently, it wasn't just the audience who heard it.
* ''Film/TheAdventuresOfBaronMunchausen''. Several times, in fact, literally.
* Used in the live-action ''Film/TheAdventuresOfRockyAndBullwinkle'', every time the handsome, kind, not-very-bright security guard smiles.
* ''Film/HomeAlone1'' has Joe Pesci's Harry's gold tooth gleam to Kevin... which serves as an indicator that he's the cop who would "protect" the house while they were on vacation.
* Ron Ely as ''Literature/DocSavage'' in the 1975 film ''Film/DocSavageTheManOfBronze''.
* Tanner does this in ''Film/{{Teen Beach Movie}}''.
* ''Film/AustinPowersInternationalManOfMystery''. In the end, while he's in bed with Vanessa Kensington Austin does this to show he's embraced dental hygiene.
* ''Film/{{Batman|1989}}''. In the Joker's first broadcast warning about his Smylex products, there are cut-outs of the two models he murdered. Each cut-out has a twinkle appear on its mouth.
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[[folder:Literature]]
* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'':
** Referenced in ''Literature/MovingPictures'', where the main character has been in films for so long that it really does so this. It doesn't go "ting" though, they never got sound working.
** In ''Literature/GuardsGuards'' when Vimes is thinking about heroes.
--->''And then they smile, and the light catches their teeth, ''Ting!''. Bastards.''
* In an edition of ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets'', Miss Mary Grandpre gave a nice little sparkle to Gilderoy's teeth in the chapter illustration for 'At Flourish and Blott's'.
* Parodied in ''Literature/TheLongDarkTeaTimeOfTheSoul'', where a character makes sure to stand in exactly the right spot for a beam of sun to hit his teeth at exactly the right moment.
* Manuel "Manny" Ortega, Gloria's father from the ''Literature/WelcomeToWonderland'' series is usually seen with a smile on his face. And the smile is usually sparkly.
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[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
* Used almost seemingly as parody in [[http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/show/the_amazing_race_1/dumb_did_us_in.php?page=18 at least]] [[http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/show/the_amazing_race_1/a_kiss_saves_the_day_1.php?page=6 two eps]] of ''Series/TheAmazingRace''.
* On an episode of ''Series/AmericasFunniestHomeVideos'' host Creator/TomBergeron mentions how lucky the channels was to pick him as host and produces a proud pose with a twinkle smile.
* Often parodied in ''Series/TheBennyHillShow''. Eyes are subject to it too.
* In ''Series/BlastLab'', Hammond does this in the opening sequence; it's a reference to how [[Series/TopGearUK Jeremy Clarkson]] often mocks him for probably having got his teeth whitened.
* ''Series/DoctorWho'':
** They joke about this trope on the DVD commentary during [[HandsomeLech Captain Jack]]'s debut. Creator/JohnBarrowman has that kind of face.
** Of all people, the Master does this in the new series when at the height of his power.
** Something of a lampshading in "[[Recap/DoctorWho2007CSVoyageOfTheDamned Voyage of the Damned]]": [[spoiler:When the Doctor meets Max Capricorn in person, Max smiles complete with the twinkle and AudibleGleam, to which the Doctor asks "It really does that?"]]
** When Strax complains about the Fourth Doctor's personality in the "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS34E1DeepBreath Deep Breath]]" cinema prequel, a slide of the Fourth Doctor doing his [[CharacterTic signature]] CheshireCatGrin is flashed on the screen with a "ding" sound.
* Taken to truly ridiculous lengths in the ''Series/EvenStevens'' episode "The Big Splash", where Ren is competing for the title of "Best Smile". She gets into a "smile war" with another girl and wins it with a smile so dazzling the entire school is blinded by it.
* ''Series/FortBoyard'': About any time Cyril Gossbo flashes his teeth, there's a sparkle for the camera. His teeth even glow in the dark!
* ''Series/GetSmart'' had Simon the Likable, a KAOS agent with a usual amount of charm and a twinkling smile that caused anyone to instantly like him... everyone except for Max's mother-in-law, that is.
* ''Series/HorribleHistories'' parodies this in its [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UueAyDBCnig "Tudor Sugar-Paste Toothpaste"]] sketch, with Elizabeth I's disgustingly rotten teeth giving off a yellow twinkle.
* Captain Terrific, the guest of the day on one ''Series/ImaginationMovers'' episode, listed this as one of his superpowers, along with SuperStrength, SuperSpeed, and {{Flight}}.
* ''Series/{{NCIS}}'': In the backstory of the early season 4 episode "Escaped", [=McGee=] fell asleep and overbleached his teeth. He goes through the entire episode keeping his lips resolutely shut so that no one will see his too-white teeth. At the very end, the team learns Gibbs has returned from his TenMinuteRetirement. The end-of-episode shot (where the still goes monochrome) is [=McGee=] grinning from ear to ear with a twinkle in his teeth, complete with [[AudibleGleam the appropriate sound effect]].
* ''Series/NightAndDay'' repeatedly superimposes a cartoon-like twinkle (complete with AudibleGleam) on the teeth of character Django Doyle; he's a cheesy pop star and superficially charming chap, and on the surface, this trope is used to imply a kind of physical perfection. However, the show blurs the border between this and AudibleSharpness as it becomes clear he's in fact come to town with the intention of murdering his father. His shark-like quality is played upon repeatedly, to the extent that he is often seen lurking menacingly in the Doyles' hot-tub, and at one point performs a fairly disturbing rendition of the song 'Mack the Knife' (which references sharks repeatedly).
* Ace Rimmer from ''Series/RedDwarf''. What a guy!
* For one of the appearances of ''Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch'''s father, he had the magical natural ability to do this every time he smiled. When he felt down and depressed he lost it but by the end of the episode the shine has come back. The gag was never carried over to other later appearances due to a mix of neither needing the visual cue of being happy or sad nor having as attractive and dashing looking an actor for the part later on.
* Done in ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'' with an extremely likable patient, to indicate the moment when other characters (including Cox and Kelso) realised they liked him.
* PlayedForLaughs in ''Series/{{Titus}}'', as Ken gives one of these while seducing [[KavorkaMan three different women]] (at different points in his life) with the same "Heaven is missing its most beautiful angel!" line. An identical twinkle shows up as the relationship falls apart with his beer can, and as the relationship ends and the departing women throw something heavy at his head as they leave, which provides the twinkle.
* ''Series/WonderWoman'': Season 1 and the first eight episodes of Season 2 featured an animated to live-action TitleSequence. In both sequences, Steve Trevor had a Twinkle Smile while Wonder Woman's eyes similarly sparkled. This was Lyle Waggoner's trademark that was also seen in ''Series/TheCarolBurnettShow''.
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[[folder:Music]]
* In the video for Music/WeirdAlYankovic's song, ''Headline News'', Nancy Kerrigan's initial appearance is completed with a twinkle smile, showing how much better she is.
* In the video for Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) by Music/KatyPerry, she does this for a second after her make-over.
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[[folder:Theatre]]
* Main character J. Pierpont Finch gets these in the musical ''Theatre/HowToSucceedInBusinessWithoutReallyTrying''. Whenever he [[NoFourthWall gives one to the audience]], you know he's about to achieve something big.
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* Kim Kaphwan in ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'' has this as one of his winning poses. Considering the lengths to which he goes to purge evil from the world, there's a bit of irony in there as well.
* [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/ds/image/945797.html?box=101436 Box art]] of ''Air Traffic Chaos'' is an example to this.
* [[JokeCharacter Dan Hibiki]]'s "Legendary Taunt" ultra move in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV'' ends with him giving a thumbs up and a twinkling smile right through the {{fourth wall}}.
* Redd White from ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney'' has a flashy smile (among lots of other flashy things).
* Disco Kid from the Wii version of ''VideoGame/PunchOut!!'' does this periodically when he's about to wallop you, but it always gives Mac an opportunity to earn a Star Punch.
* The Scout of ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' gets one in the [[SupplementalMaterial/TeamFortress2 ''Meet The Medic'' video]], after the Medic heals him and replaces a knocked-out tooth.
* Sonic gets one in ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed'' when fighting the final boss.
--> '''[[LetsPlay/HellfireCommentaries FTA:]]''' Sonic Unleashed, sponsored by Colgate.
* [[Anime/{{Yatterman}} Yatterman-1]] does it for one of his {{Victory Pose}}s in ''VideoGame/TatsunokoVsCapcom''.
* In ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' during Hallow's End (the annual in-game Halloween event), there's a chance each time you trick-or-treat that you'll get 10 toothpicks. When you use one of these toothpicks, you gain the "impeccable smile" buff for the next 60 seconds, during which a visible gleam animation shows up on your mouth every few seconds.
* The intro for the {{VideoGame/Borderlands 2}} add-on ''Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt'' has a few, including one by [[TheFaceless Zer0]].
* In {{VideoGame/Final Fantasy XIV}}, the humourous side-character and Gentleman Hildibrand Manderville's signature pose ends with one of these.
* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'', Prince Sidon can hardly get through a conversation without doing this at least once, and sometimes twice. The ''Champions' Ballad'' DLC shows he started as a child. [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness He's much less eager to]] in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTheKingdom Tears of the Kingdom]]'' due to the crisis that Zora's Domain is facing... but once he gets a pep-talk from his fiancée Yona, [[HesBack he flashes a shiny grin at Link]] before joining him for the dungeon.
** Even further emphasized in ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriorsAgeOfCalamity'': Using Sidon's ZR ability without attacking will make him do the pose, which will both create a minor suction effect and damage enemies, meaning that, given enough time, Sidon could use his smile to defeat the forces of Ganon!
* In ''VideoGame/SocksTheCatRocksTheHill'', one of the bosses is President Jimmy Carter. He uses his teeth's shine as an ''attack''.
* If you get a game over on the Game Boy adaptation of ''Film/HomeAlone'', you're treated to a shot of a victorious Harry & Marv. Wait a few seconds, and Harry's tooth twinkles.
* In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemEngage'', resident charmer Fogado flashes one such smile to the Divine Dragon and their allies upon rescuing them from being lost in the Tullah Desert.
* ''VideoGame/GalaxyAngel'': On Ranpha's route in the second game, Moonlit Lovers, Tact flashes her a smile after doing a cheer with a ridiculous outfit just to prove his love for her. In response, she jumps to embrace him.
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[[folder:Web Videos]]
* Used in a girly way by WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic in ''WesternAnimation/QuestForCamelot'', when he pretends to be Kaylee twinkle-grinning after she gets what she wants.
* WebVideo/AngryJoe does this when [[CannotTellFictionFromReality he thinks he's a knight]] after playing loads of ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]''.
* In the second volume of ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'', during Neptune's introduction, Sun asks him to be cool. Neptune's reply is a simple "Dude." and giving a Twinkle Smile, followed by Sun conceding "Good point."
* [[WebVideo/WhatcultureWrestling Adam Blampied]], because he's a smartass!
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* Tom Brady does this in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''. He also gives two thumbs up - which also twinkle.
* ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' gives one of these to [[TheStarscream Starscream]], of all bots. It only happens during his rarely-seen full TransformationSequence, though.
* Parodied by ''WesternAnimation/{{Chowder}}'' in "The Lollistops".
* The Huntsman from ''WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}}'' actually has this as a superpower, as stated in his ExpositoryThemeTune:
-->''"He got strength, and speed, and shiny teeth/And as the Huntsman was reborn!"''
* ''WesternAnimation/FanboyAndChumChum'' used this on TheBully, Boog.
* ''WesternAnimation/GetAce'': Ace gives off one of these grins at the end of the TitleSequence. Justified because it's really just the light reflecting off his braces.
* ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain'': In one episode, Brain tries to use one that makes people adore him for no particular reason in order to TakeOverTheWorld.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
** Pinkie Pie does a variation of this after demonstrating she's able to dispel illusionary "monsters" by [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVfzvS0FbR8 laughing at them.]] She smiles a white, toothy smile, but it's her eye that gleams. (The sound effect also seems to be a part of the magic being undone rather than AudibleGleam but otherwise, you'd have two in a row.)
** In the episode "A Friend In Deed", during the musical number "Smile", one of the many background ponies[[note]]Namely the one named Cherry Berry[[/note]] does this.
* {{Exaggerated|Trope}} several times in ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'':
** Pop star Chip Skylark, who has teeth that are shiny enough to literally blind people. He even has a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RsXIgxFcH0 song]] dedicated to his beloved teeth.
** In another episode, Timmy makes a wish to get similar bright teeth.
** In yet another episode, Chester uses his braces to cause one so bright, it destroys a wall in the police station.
* ''Toys/EverAfterHigh'' has Prince Daring, whose smile is so bright the Headmaster tells him to cover his mouth, since it can [[BlindedByTheLight temporarily blind people]] and even roast them.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}'': In "Let's Play Air Pockets", Mr. Cat smiles and his mouth shows a twinkle, complete with an AudibleGleam.
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[[folder:Real Life]]
* A special type of fashion LED implants can [[http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/jan/25/smile-led-teeth make your smile literally glow.]]
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