Adorkable / Disney

Seems that being cute and dorky is a running theme in the Happiest Place on Earth.

• Roger of 101 Dalmatians. Just look at that nose.
• 101 Dalmatian Street: Some of the pups can be downright endearing at times due to their dorkiness.
  • Dylan loves paleontology, space, and video games — he also has a Diplodocus plush that he calls "Dippy."
  • Dolly also qualifies whenever she's around her crush, Hansel.
  • Dawkins also has his moments, such as his playing with his Princess Positron doll in "The Walls Are Alive."
    Dolly: Dawkins, step away from the baby doll.
    Dawkins: Princess Positron is no baby! She's an aerospace engineer. [to the doll] Fancy a space walk? [pulls draw string]
    Princess Positron: Positronly! [Dawkins gives Dolly a huge grin and makes excited noises]
  • Deepak's reaction to Constantin's Guru Miaow-related things is nothing short of just plain cute. His overall sweet-natured and skittish personality can make him come off as this in general as well.
• Aladdin:
  • In the original film, Aladdin has enough street smarts to turn certain situations to his advantage because of how well he reads people, but that doesn't translate to him actually knowing how to interact with them. He is at his most awkward and clumsy when he tries to woo Jasmine as "Prince Ali", to the point where she clearly doesn't buy his lies one bit.
  • Genie has a lot of dorky moments in Aladdin: The Series, most notably when he first meets Eden and acts like a smitten human boy.
• Amphibia:
  • Marcy definitely embraces this. She's smart, a bit clumsy, and also really nerdy when it comes to her passions.
  • Ivy Sundew in "Anne of the Year", when she asks Sprig if he'd like to go out with her, she does so while stuttering nervously. She initally takes his elated silence as a "no", and blushes furiously, covering her face with her hat out of embarrassment until Sprig admits he feels the same way.
• Atlantis: The Lost Empire: Milo Thatch. 115 pounds of weapons-grade adorkable. He's so clumsy-cute, even a princess falls for him. He's voiced by Michael J. Fox, which helps. Early on, Helga lampshades it.
  Helga: Cartographer, linguist, plumber... Hard to believe he's still single.
• The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes:
  • Most of the science types are your classic hot badass types... then you have Hank Pym, who will geekily squee about the science-influenced powers of a guy trying to kill him.
  • On the female side of things, there's Wasp, who also happens to be Hank's not-girlfriend. Seriously, she's d'awwww-worthy in most of her scenes.
• Bambi:
  • Bambi is portrayed as an eternally wide eyed fawn enchanted by the world around him, as well as adorably clumsy, meek and awkward, especially around Faline. He's also a quiet natured Nice Guy that bulks up into one of Disney's very first Dork Knights as a buck. Even more prominent in the midquel.
  • Flower is an even bigger Shrinking Violet than Bambi and takes the form of a precious little skunk. He's also the first of the main cast to fall head over heels in love.
• Beauty and the Beast:
  • Belle's father Maurice, an eccentric, elderly inventor who adores his daughter. When a hunk of wood is thrown from his chopping machine and clonks him, you want to give the funny old man a hug.
  • Ditto the Beast, after he mellows out a bit. Seriously, just watch the scene where he and Belle read together.
• Big City Greens:
  • Cricket Green is a very excitable, happy-go-lucky child, eager to learn about city life.
  • Tilly's a bit of a weird one, but you can't help but love her.
  • Nancy Green can fall into this at times when she gets really close with her kids, or tries too hard to hide something.
• Big Hero 6:
  • Hiro Hamada. Clumsy, awkward, messy haired and loves to build robots. Instant out-of-universe fangirling. The slight gap in his teeth only adds to his charm.
  • Baymax behaves rather goofily sometimes, such as the famous soccer ball scene. He also has a tendency to state the obvious, and also things Hiro would rather be kept secret.
    Hiro: If my aunt asks, we were at school all day. Got it?
    Baymax: We jumped out a window!
    Hiro: No! Quiet! Shhh!
    Baymax: (whispering) Shhh! We jumped out a window!
  • Wasabi is a lovable, muscular, Science Hero who's also a complete neatnik.
  • Honey Lemon. Her character descriptions describe her as "peppy" and "goofy". Then there's her geeky physique, and the almost childlike glee with which she demonstrates her "chemical metal embrittlement".
  • Fred is self-proclaimed "science enthusiast" and has an obsession with comic book heroes and villains.
  • Tadashi Hamada. Best proven when seen on Baymax's screen of how happy he is after finally activating Baymax (after 84 tries), prompting him to run around and kiss Baymax.
  • Even Aunt Cass qualifies, with her childlike excitement and energy with pretty much everything.
• Brandy & Mr. Whiskers: Mr. Whiskers and Ed the otter. Them being voiced by Charlie Adler and Tom Kenny also helps.
• The Brave Little Toaster:
  • Lampy, as he's goofy-looking and cute.
  • Rob/The Master qualifies as well.
• A Bug's Life: Flik, of the 'socially awkward and yet adorably sweet'-inventor variety.
• Chicken Little:
  • The titular fowl is a geeky, innocent, and creative Ridiculously Cute Critter with Nerd Glasses. Being voiced by Zach Braff adds to the dorky cuteness.
  • Runt, thanks to his large build and scaredy-cat tendencies.
  • Abby Mallard. Besides the buck teeth, her crush on Chicken Little turns her into a puddle of adorable awkwardness.
  • Fish Out of Water may not speak like the other characters, but his fun-loving character and devotion for his friends is just lovely.
• Cinderella III: A Twist in Time has stepsister Anastasia become into one of these. She acts awkward when speaking to Prince Charming, occasionally gets excited, and is a bit of a klutz.
• Coco: Héctor Rivera is considered to be both Ugly Cute and Creepy Cute because of him being a cartoony funny-looking skeleton who looks borderline zombie-like due to his ugly ragged clothes and almost broken bones. Not only you'll feel sorry for this poor guy because of his tragic backstory, but you'll also fall in love with him because of how attractive he used to be when he was alive, he even still is when he’s dead! Muy guapo, eh? ^note Very handsome, right?
• DuckTales (1987): Launchpad McQuack is somewhat awkward and accident-prone, and also boundlessly enthusiastic and good-natured. He's a favorite with a lot of people, in and out of universe.
• DuckTales (2017):
  • Webby. She's learned all sorts of adventuring skills from her Granny, and spent most of her life researching Scrooge and the McDuck family. But she's socially isolated and therefore (adorably) awkward around peers (like the nephews or Lena). Also adorable when she geeks out over a new piece of McDuck lore.
  • Della. She makes her own action hero theme music out of a lullaby she wrote for her kids. Upon arriving back on Earth, the greeting she (accidentally) says to her long-lost family is "Sup, party people? I'm back in the hizz-ouse!" Della then immediately asks for a do-over and she and Huey both geek out over playing their favorite online RPG game.
  • Huey is passionate about "nerd stuff" like geology and history and becomes utterly giddy during the submarine ride when he brings snacks, a collection of sea shanties and T-shirts. He gets it from his mother.
  • Dr. Fenton is eager to do good in the world and is a complete and utter dork when he tries.
  • Fethry Duck. How can he not be with his enthusiasm for marine life?
  • Sheriff Marshall Cabrera is mild-mannered and a bit naïve, just like his descendant Fenton.
  • Violet is a bit of a nerd when it comes to her knowledge and interesting hobbies, yet is all the more endearing for it.
• Elemental (2023): Wade Ripple is certainly highly emotional, but he's also a friendly, sweet-natured goofball with a hidden poetic side. Not to mention his incredibly dorky mannerisms when around Ember during their first date.
• Elena of Avalor:
  • Elena. It's not always the case, but she shows a cuter, more innocent side when it comes to making bad puns, or not completely getting something technical the first time. Her friend Naomi is in a similar boat.
  • Her younger sister Isabel is a much straighter example of this. She's a cute, little science geek who's into everything cute, firmly making her this.
  • Naomi's mother Scarlett Turner shows this. Notably, she squees with childlike glee about many of the sights of Avalor. And then there's the awkward handshake she has with Dona Paloma.
  • From the Science Academy, there's Isabel's friend Tomiko. She's quite geeky when it comes to her love of science, even moreso than her. Professor Ochoa is a more subdued example, but she did show a bit of geeky enthusiasm when showing Isabel around.
  • Princess Marisa from the kingdom of Coronado is prone to this. She has a childlike wonder of the surface world that's really adorable. And then there's her first exposure to a mirror, where she makes a lot of silly faces.
• The Emperor's New Groove:
  • Kuzco, though not in the nerdy way, but in the socially-awkward-kinda-woobie-way. Once he stops being a Jerkass.
  • Kronk, despite his Heroic Build, might qualify. The guy is Suddenly Fluent in Gibberish!
• Encanto: The whole Family Madrigal. It's more obvious with characters like Mirabel, Agustín or Bruno, but even the more straight-laced characters like Isabela and Abuela Alma will reveal sillier moments eventually.
• The Fox and the Hound: Tod whenever he's around Vixey. When the two first meet, he goes up to her not having a clue what to say. All he does is smile sheepishly and ask her for her name. He also tries to impress her by saying he can catch a fish. What does he end up doing? Failing of course in the most hilarious way. He also makes up with her over a small argument by giving her a flower. And he doesn't understand what she means when she says six would be just perfect. Talk about socially awkward!
• Frozen:
  • Anna is very clumsy and says awkward things, but she is so nice and plucky that these traits only add to her charm.
  • The majority of humor provided by Olaf's dorky antics. Singing a song about summer and how he can't wait to see it while not knowing he'll melt, saying awkwardly silly things pretty much every time he talks, and his catchphrase "I like warm hugs" that he says every time he meets someone. Is there anymore that needs to be said?
  • Hans was essentially just as plucky, awkward, and goofy as Anna whenever he was around her. Then he revealed his true nature.
  • Elsa when she's excited about Anna's birthday celebration in Frozen Fever and she squeals with excitement at several points.
  • Kristoff goofily subs the words for his reindeer friend Sven, and gets adorably awkward when he falls for Anna. This is to show that he's generally this in private as well as around humans.
  • Sven is this when you mix in his clumsiness, love for carrots, and his goofy facial expressions.
• The Ghost and Molly McGee: Libby Stein-Torres is a very nervous Butt-Monkey who has a very wild imagination. And completely cute because of that.
• The Good Dinosaur: Arlo is clumsy, nervous and a real sweetheart.
• A Goofy Movie:
  • Max and Roxanne, the Birds of a Feather who stutter and stammer and behave awkwardly around each other. Being Goofy's son, Max has definitely inherited Goofy's clumsiness and "Ah-hyuck" laugh, making him even more endearing.
  • Goofy. Thanks to his ditzy, clumsy and awkward, but well meaning and good natured personality and love for his son, Max. Also, he loves everything from the 70s.
  • But lineage is not the end-all be-all: Max's Fat Best Friend PJ (aka Pete's son) has a baby face, a shy and anxious personality that's even more awkward than Max's, and a voice that hasn't changed — and, as is revealed in the sequel, never did.
  • Sylvia Marpole, Goofy's Love Interest from An Extremely Goofy Movie. She's a Closet Geek of The '70s and tries to hide it, but the slightest prodding at her nerdier side brings it out full force.
• Gravity Falls:
  • Dipper Pines is an "awkward and sweaty" pre-teen who is absolutely horrible at interacting with people (to the point where he has to make a list when wanting to speak to his crush Wendy) — however, this makes him a very endearing character, along with the fact that he'll do just about anything to impress people and make his twin sister Mabel happy.
  • Pacifica Northwest. She's had such a controlled upbringing, so governed by others, her parents especially, that she really has no idea what to make of social situations on her own and appears to be naive to things as basic as sharing. Because of this, not only does she get along very well with Dipper, but it can be downright entertaining to see him trying to look cool in front of her.
    Pacifica: Wait, leaving already? You're at the world's best party, dummy.
    Dipper: I'd love to stay, but I've got a category ten ghost to depose of. (walks right into a pillar, but makes a quick recovery) Ehehe. Category ten.
• The Great Mouse Detective:
  • Could briefly be used to describe Basil after Olivia's My Parents Are Dead moment. He gets very awkward and tongue-tied before snapping back to his usual self. There's also the scene where he's awkwardly trying to cheer up Dawson. "I say...Dawson, old chap?" with a nervous smile.
  • Dawson. Slightly clumsy and awkward, but very friendly.
• Hercules: Hercules, Especially as a kid. His awkwardness is the contrast between his earnest desire to help and his clumsiness. Even as an adult, he's still sorta awkward. This is more prominent in the animated series, which shows him as a well-meaning teenager making a mess of things rather often as he tries to manage becoming a hero.
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame: Quasimodo's glee and following awkwardness at the Festival of Fools is comparable to a 20th century teenager at a school dance.
• The Incredibles:
  • In the first film, Violet. Her crush shyness earns her this status. She even uses finger guns in an awkward situation.
  • Also from the first film, Tony Rydinger. He seems pretty cool-headed in his introductory scene, but when it comes to asking Violet out for a date, he near-immediately starts fumbling over his words.
  • Voyd from the second film. She trips over her words while talking to Elastigirl.
  • Winston Deavor from the second film. His love of superheroes makes him fall into this. He’s even memorized Mr. Incredible, Elastigirl, and Frozone's theme songs.
• Inside Out:
  • Sadness resembles a shy girl in a sweater and she struggles to be understood by the other emotions. She can get quite sweet when she becomes recognized.
  • Fear is adorably dorky and cute when he's scared, which is often.
• Kim Possible: Kim's best friend/boyfriend Ron Stoppable is a huge dork, but his loyalty to Kim and his unabashed optimism make him adorable.
• Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure: The two protagonists from the first movie's son, Scamp. He's a troublemaker, wants a "better" life, and is a big dork whenever he's around Angel. He tries to impress her and be like one of the junkyard dogs but always ends up embarrassing himself.
• Lilo & Stitch: The Series: Lilo is such a friendly, sweet-natured, but socially awkward girl who has a strange obsession with Elvis and taking photos of fat people, and loves hanging out with her best friend, Stitch, an alien from outer space.
• The Lion King II: Simba's Pride: Kovu certainly has his moments, such as when he's with Kiara or learning new concepts like "some things are just fun." A major one is right after his Accidental Kiss with Kiara, where he is left in utter befuddlement and slight confusion, whereas Kiara, while still embarrassed, realizes what happened.
• The Little Mermaid:
  • The Little Mermaid:
    • Ariel when she's human and on dry land for the first time. She takes in everything with an almost contagious amount of childish curiosity and wonderment. And who could forget the scene when she tried to comb her hair with a fork?
    • Flounder, the cowardly talking fish. He's cute and beautifully coloured in blue and yellow.
  • The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea features Ariel's daughter Melody, mainly due to her awkwardness as a teenager.
• Meet the Robinsons: The main character, Lewis, himself. Nerd Glasses? Check. Youthful Freckles? Check. Determinator tendencies? Triple check. His expressions, his ideas of being adopted, and his methods to improve the world? Big check.
• Milo Murphy's Law:
  • Milo Murphy himself. Unlucky beyond reason, but always optimistic and upbeat about it. Always seen wearing a sweater vest. Unfailingly kind and polite to just about everyone. Totally geeks out upon seeing an antique firetruck.
  • Vinnie Dakota. A fully grown man who gets just as excited about going to the zoo or trick-or-treating as a kid. Also clearly cares a lot about his time-travel partner and would do anything for him.
• Moana: The titular Moana is headstrong and competent, but also acts awkwardly goofy at times.
• Monsters University:
  • Randall Boggs is cheerful but nervous, wears huge purple Nerd Glasses, and thinks baked goods are the way to win over the cool kids.
  • Squishy still lives with his mother, wishes on ladybugs, and gushes about never having stayed up this late before when he's invited to a party for the top scare teams.
  • Mike Wazowski. His eager and peppy attitude during his first days at university really makes you love the little guy.
• Motorcity:
  • Chuck. He's Non-Action Guy, Cowardly Lion LARP-er. He's a Dogged Nice Guy to Claire who he has a crush on.
  • Dutch, a genius engineer who's also a talented artist. He has a crush on Tennie and has his Post-Kiss Catatonia moments that are particularly endearing.
• Mulan:
  • Li Shang, despite his undeniable masculinity, briefly qualifies. His interaction with Mulan after defeating Shan-Yu has him stammering and not knowing what to say to her.
  • Mulan herself mainly averts this, but she is definitely so when she's trying to fit in with the guys and the charm of her goofier moments.
• National Treasure: Riley Poole. In particular when he manages to call Ben and Abigail on a historical fact they don't know offhand (that they can still get to Independence Hall in time to solve the clue because daylight savings time did not exist back in the 1700s and, thus, the time shown on the back of the $100 bill would not have been adjusted when it was painted). He even takes a moment to absorb the moment and remarks that Ben must feel like that all the time.
• The Owl House:
  • Luz Noceda is hyperactive and optimistic; loves fantasy novels, shipping, anime, and cute animals; and befriends almost everyone she meets including people who start out as her enemies. Her first attempt to ask out Amity is both incredibly awkward and sweet.
  • Gus is a massive Fan Boy of all things related to the human realm and is generally goofy.
  • When Lilith Clawthorne first appears as The Dragon, she's poised, elegant, and in control, but often shows a childish side when dealing with Eda. In Season Two, after she loses her magic, gets kicked out of the Emperor's Coven and moves in with Luz and Eda, she quickly changes into an earnest but awkward history nerd. Among other things, she acts like an approval-seeking Teacher's Pet to Luz when she starts teaching her glyph magic, despite Luz being young enough to be her daughter; geeks out over banisters design during a time travel adventure and becomes best friends with Hooty. Flashbacks show that the kind but insecure nerd is her true personality and the austere Lady of War was an act.
• Phineas and Ferb:
  • The titular characters. They're always happy (especially Phineas), and they never give up.
  • Candace is that rare big sister example, due to her neurotic Butt-Monkey-ness. She also Squee a lot, tries to get her brothers in trouble, and fails miserably. But she's also a closeted fan of Japanese kawaii character Ducky Momo.
  • Doofenshmirtz. There's practically no shortage of cute nerdiness in this show! He has a miserable childhood, his adulthood is not much better, and it's possible if he is a misunderstood individual or not.
• Pinocchio: The titular marienette is a sweet, naive, Cheerful Child, who, unlike his book counterpart is so endearing because of how innocent and naive he is. His first day out of Gepetto's shop is comparable to a teenager on his first day of high school.
• Pirates of the Caribbean:
  • Will Turner anytime he's around his childhood sweetheart, Elizabeth Swann, in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Tongue tied, not knowing how to respond to her when she's coming on to him, but always trying to remember his place.
  • Ragetti also counts, particularly in the second and third movies. He's awkward, has strange moments of comedic intelligence, and has gained a rather large fan following. His adorkability is solidified in the third movie, when he hesitantly and sweetly speaks to Calypso "as to a lover".
• Pocahontas: Being one of the youngest soldiers, Thomas is naive, inexperienced, clumsy, and frequently picked on by Ratcliffe. However, his innocence and Undying Loyalty to John make him a likable character.
• The Princess and the Frog: Prince Naveen is a happy-go-lucky playboy ignorant of life's responsibilities. After naively putting his trust in the evil Doctor Facilier, which gets him turned into a frog, he must learn to be more responsible, and more respectful towards women. His unsuccessful (at first) attempts to flirt with Tiana are as cute as they are funny. Also notable is his appearance; while not wimpy, he's not as muscular as previous Disney princes like Flynn Rider, instead having a lankier frame.
• The Proud Family may be a cynical Sadist Show, but there are several characters who fit this perfectly.
  • Penny Proud is cute, loud, and she's got it going on.
  • Her best friend, Zoey is a Shrinking Violet who is always trying desperately to fit in with her friends and easily one of the few characters who isn't a total Jerkass.
  • The Chang Triplets are Asian and Nerdy Chew Toys and cute to boot.
  • Even the Gross Sisters have their moments.
    • Nubia has her moments. Particularly in the episodes, "The Party", where she has a fan-girl moment when meeting Lou Rawls and at the end of "It Takes a Thief" where she blushes after Wizard Kelly, Jr calls her "Snookums".
    • Olei might seem like a hulking brute, but she's really a Gentle Giant and the Token Good Teammate, who is the most oppressed and misunderstood. This is especially evident in her A Day In The Lime Light episode where she is implied to be gay for Penny.
    • Gina, a Cute Mute like her older sister. She doesn't get much characterization, but her short stature and the way she always has her hand out makes her downright adorable to see.
• Puppy Dog Pals:
  • A.R.F. has this in spades, especially with Tom Kenny voicing him.
  • Bob's excitable personality also puts him in this category.
• Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja:
  • The title character tries to be cool, but he's such a goof that he comes off as charmingly quirky.
  • Julian is the perkiest of goths, to the point where it could put Ruby Gloom to shame; he's eccentric and an aspiring magician; he has Cute Little Fangs; and he has a soft, sort of creepy yet adorably shy voice (courtesy of Dee Bradley Baker). All of this bundled into a very cute, friendly, likable character.
• Ratatouille: Linguini has clumsy mannerisms, gets distracted around Colette, and is a master of buffy speak.
• Raya and the Last Dragon: Sisu's eagerness to help and insatiable curiosity about the human world makes her come across as adorable, and a large amount of the film's early comic relief is her learning about how things work in the world after 500 years of being asleep.
• Recess:
  • T.J. for his ditzy Book Dumb moments, his overly enthusiastic and optimistic nature, and his enormous heart. And he was a Shrinking Violet in kindergarten! And he's been revealed to be a huge geek when it comes to comics.
  • Gus is a shy cutie who doubles as The Woobie. He's a timid, naive, insecure yet good natured boy.
  • Gretchen. She's an intelligent, cute, nerdy Nice Girl, with red hair in Girlish Pigtails, freckles, buck teeth, and Nerd Glasses.
  • Mikey's naivety mixed with his Large Ham tendencies make him adorably dorky.
  • The Pale Kids are a group of nerdy ten year olds who spend their recesses playing Daggers & Dragons and reading comic books.
  • Miss Grotke has many cute, dorky moments throughout the series. It's her over-enthusiasm about everything that really hits it.
• Sofia the First:
  • Sofia herself is very endearing and easily excitable.
  • Whenever Roland takes on tasks such as fishing and baking, he's pretty clearly out of his element. He tries to play it off with as much regality as he can muster, but that often just comes across as him trying way too hard. He also gets instantly giddy over jiggy-wiggly pudding.
  • Cedric has always been an awkward dork whenever he slips out of scheming mode, but when he gets to visit his hero Merlin, he goes full fanboy.
  • Vivian keeps her reserved personality both before and after character development, along with her excitement, and it is adorable.
  • Surprisingly enough, Chrysta actually can be this at times. A notable example is in "Undercover Fairies", where her attempts to be dainty don't turn out well, but you can't help but love her.
• Star vs. the Forces of Evil:
  • Star is a Genki Girl fascinated by every little Earth thing she comes across.
  • Marco is a safety-minded fellow with girl-communicating troubles and a longing to be seen as a "misunderstood bad boy".
• Star Wars:
  • While he grows out of it by the next film, Luke is pretty adorkable in A New Hope. He's endearingly naïve and somewhat geeky, while sporting a ridiculous 70s haircut.
  • The Force Awakens:
    • Rey is a huge dork, between eating dinner while wearing a Rebel Pilot's helmet, nerding out as a Wrench Wench, and her excitement over meeting the main trio from the originals. On the other hand, she's a capable Action Girl, and Force-sensitive, effectively kicking Kylo Ren's ass in the climax.
    • As well as Rey, Finn's appeal is pretty much made on Adorkable, with his Cowardly Lion tendencies balanced with his compassionate nature.
• The Sword in the Stone: Arthur/Wart is clumsier than a three-legged giraffe, but he's so good-natured and he tries so hard at everything he does that you can't help but root for him.
• Tangled:
  • Flynn Rider (or Eugene Fitzherbert) is a Deadpan Snarker, Butt-Monkey, gets pushed around by a hot girl half his size? An orphan who reinvented himself after his favourite literary character? That's weapons-grade adorkable right there. He is voiced by Zachary Levi.
  • Rapunzel has a bit of an overbite, she lisps when she talks at times, hides in her hair during the song "Mother Knows Best" when afraid, Genki Girl, she's overall naive, very pretty and downright adorably Moe.
• Tarzan:
  • Tarzan acts like a cute dork whenever he's confronted with something from the human world.
  • Jane is nerdy, bookish, and awkward, but that just serves to make her more endearing.
  • Tantor is a huge, sweet elephant who's scared of almost everything.
• Teacher's Pet:
  • Leonard is the shy, dorky and quiet protagonist of the show who just wants to fit in with everyone else. He also can't speak around Leslie, whom he loves.
  • Mrs. Helperman. She is Leonard's mom, so being a total dork is completely inevitable. She's perky, eccentric and has such a funny laugh that makes her all the more endearing.
  • Aside from his gross out habits and mannerisms, Ian is still a sweet and lovable person. Plus, the fact that he's considered an outcast can make you feel for him.
  • Leslie is a sweet and pretty Girl Next Door who loves animals and is kind to everyone, regardless of social status.
  • Even Younghee has earned a place on this section. Despite being a snarky tomboy, she still is petite and has a girly streak that isn't seen too often.
• Toy Story:
  • Buzz Lightyear is adorkably naive at times, like failing to understand that he's a toy in the first movie, and misguidedly putting his faith in his "inner voice" (actually the voice commands on his buttons) in the 4th one. It's especially adorkable anytime he's around Affirmative Action Girl Jessie; the tough space commander lets himself just melt when they're together. Except when he goes Latin Lover in Toy Story 3.
  • Andy's adult self is revealed to be this at the end of Toy Story 3, when he gives his toys to Bonnie, and spends what seems like hours playing with her. He may be a grown-up now, but as demonstrated in that scene, he still has the playful personality and love for his toys that he had in the first two movies. It's also just sweet to see him pass on the torch to a younger kid.
  • Toy Story 4 has Forky, who is lethal levels of this trope. He's a Frankenstein of a googly-eyed spork that loves trash, is very neurotic, has an Ugly Cute design, is voiced by Tony Hale, talks Gabby Gabby's ear off about Woody, and falls head over heels for a similar googly-eyed knife in The Stinger.
• Treasure Planet: Dr. Delbert Doppler. This certain loan exasperation quote says it all:
  "Dangit Jim, I'm an astronomer, not a doctor! Well, I am a doctor, but I'm not that kind of doctor, I have a doctorate, but it's not the same thing, you can't help people with a doctorate, you just sit there and you're useless!"
• Turning Red:
  • Despite being an overbearing and Control Freak parent in general, Ming's desperate attempts to hang out with her distancing daughter's supposed after-school math classes still come off as this, especially when showing off her Abnormal Limb Rotation Range claiming that will help her with geometry.
  • Mei and her three friends also count in their own ways. Mei is a cheerful overachiever who is passionate about everything she does and acts a bit awkward at times, especially around her crushes, Miriam is kind and supportive but also passionate about her interests, Priya is a bit more introverted and stoic but still has her moments, like when she thinks that Mei is a werewolf and admits to always wanting a tail and Abby is Hot-Blooded and aggressive, but thanks to her short and cute appearance, she comes off as this. Their earnest, open and confident love for things that may make them seem weird coupled with their endearing personalities and cute, yet realistically awkward designs is generally well-liked by the fans of the movie.
• Up:
  • Russell is a chubby preteen Wilderness Explorer on a quest to earn all of his merit badges. He's naive, falling for the Snipe Hunt Carl sets him up for, and a total sweetheart who wants to help Kevin find her babies. In fact, the reason he met Carl was because he wanted to help him in some way so that he could get an "Assisting the Elderly" badge.
  • Even grumpy Carl was quite adorkable in his younger days. He wiggles excitedly in his seat as he watches a film about his hero, explorer Charles Muntz, and wears an aviator's helmet and goggles in imitation. He's also very quiet. This is what endears his future wife Ellie to him, and is probably why he grows so close to Russel by the film's end.
  • Dug the talking dog. He's not very bright, easily distracted by squirrels, and not the least bit tough (he tries to stop a mob of angry dogs just by commanding, "Stop, you dogs!", which unsurprisingly doesn't work). But he is very sweet, telling Carl seconds after meeting him that "I have just met you, and I love you!". He's utterly loyal to his masters, too, first gushing about how smart Muntz is, then coming back to Carl (who said mean things to Dug earlier) because he still loves him. The fact that the other dogs bully him, and Dug's obliviousness to the bullying, only furthers it.
• WALL•E: The title character. He's a cute machine, awkward around Eve, loves musicals (well, one at least), and collects sporks!
• The Weekenders: Tino. Comic lover, shrilly scream, and very awkward around his crush, Tasha.
• Who Framed Roger Rabbit has the titular Roger Rabbit! His speech impediments and clumsiness make him surprisingly endearing.
• Wreck-It Ralph:
  • Vanellope von Schweetz, who smiles cheekily as she shows off her homemade racing car to the competition.
  • Fix-It Felix Jr. He's sweet to a fault, even when annoyed, and speaks the most quaintly of anyone in the film.
  • Ralph has his moments as well, as he tries to be accepted by others.
• Zootopia:
  • Judy Hopps thumps her foot very quickly when she's highly excited or upset. In the scene where she chases after Weaselton, who has just robbed the florist, she cheers at the chance of getting to apprehend a criminal.
  • Nick Wilde. For how smug and suave he might be at first glance, Nick can be surprisingly goofy and childish at times, such as when he excitedly starts touching Bellwether's wool or when he gives the "victory toot-toot" after he and Judy have commandeered the Subway car.
  • Benjamin Clawhauser. He's a sweet, chubby, exuberant, campy fanboy, who also happens to be a feline, giving him an appealing face and expressive friendly tail behavior.
  • Gideon Grey, as an adult, is very meek and humble around Judy, and also stutters a bit. He also wears a charming pink apron while delivering his baked goods.