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* In one episode of ''Series/TheDurrells'', ChivalrousPervert Larry Durrel hooks up with Elena, a circus acrobat. At the end of the episode, when observing the two saying a passionate farewell, Larry's mother dryly comments to her daughter, "We [women] try to be fascinating and lovely, but all men want is a girlfriend who is really bendy."

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* ''Series/TheDurrells'': In one episode of ''Series/TheDurrells'', episode, ChivalrousPervert Larry Durrel hooks up with Elena, a circus acrobat. At the end of the episode, when observing the two saying a passionate farewell, Larry's mother dryly comments to her daughter, "We comments:
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[women] try to be fascinating and lovely, but all men want is a girlfriend who is really bendy."
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* ''Series/TheDrewCareyShow'': In "Drew and The Activist", Drew hooks up with an activist named Rachel. When they have sex, Drew asks her, "Do you have any bones at all?".

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* ''Series/TheDrewCareyShow'': In "Drew and The Activist", Drew hooks up with an activist a woman named Rachel. When they have sex, Drew asks her, "Do you have any bones at all?".
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* ''Series/TheDrewCareyShow'': In "Drew and The Activist", Drew hooks up with an activist named Rachel. When they have sex, Drew asks her, "Do you have any bones at all?".
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* Seemingly averted by Rupert Holmes' "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)", in which the narrator wants a girl who is "not into yoga"
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That character must be a gymnast, ballet dancer or maybe a cheerleader, or a UsefulNotes/{{Yoga}} teacher. Look at how they bend and flex. They must be incredible in bed, right?

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That character must be a gymnast, or a ballet dancer dancer, or maybe a cheerleader, or even a UsefulNotes/{{Yoga}} teacher. Look at how they bend and flex. They must be incredible in bed, right?
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* ''Series/MockTheWeek'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH6s_uQJHzk Things You Didn't Hear at the Olympics]]:
-->"That gymnast is so supple, if my wife could do that we'd still be together!"
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* Wrestling/AJLee strongly disapproved of [[Wrestling/TheFunkadactyls Naomi Knight and Cameron Lynn]] stretching themselves around the ring ropes while accompanying Bryon Saxton in the {{reviv|al}}ed Florida Championship Wrestling, but Josh Matthews strongly approved of Wrestling/{{Naomi}} and made no attempt to hide his attraction to her. Lee learned from their example and performed a contortionist routine while pursing a relationship with Primo Colon.

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* Wrestling/AJLee strongly disapproved of [[Wrestling/TheFunkadactyls Naomi Knight and Cameron Lynn]] stretching themselves around the ring ropes while accompanying Bryon Saxton in the {{reviv|al}}ed Florida Championship Wrestling, but Josh Matthews strongly approved of Wrestling/{{Naomi}} Wrestling/NaomiKnight and made no attempt to hide his attraction to her. Lee learned from their example and performed a contortionist routine while pursing a relationship with Primo Colon.
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* ''Series/GameOfThrones'': One of the recurring prostitutes in Littlefinger's brothel is played by British contortionist Pixie Le Knot and is frequently seen in impressively flexible poses as part of her beckoning customers to choose her for her "services." [[DepravedDwarf Tyrion Lannister]] introduces her as "...one of four women in the world who can perform a proper [[MythologyGag Meereenese Knot]]"

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* ''Series/GameOfThrones'': One of the recurring prostitutes in Littlefinger's brothel is played by British contortionist Pixie Le Knot and is frequently seen in impressively flexible poses as part of her beckoning customers to choose her for her "services." [[DepravedDwarf Tyrion Lannister]] introduces her as "...one of four women in the world who can perform a proper [[MythologyGag Meereenese Knot]]"Knot.]]"
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* ''Series/GameOfThrones'': One of the recurring prostitutes in Littlefinger's brothel is a contortionist and is frequently seen in impressively flexible poses as part of her beckoning customers to choose her for her "services."

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* ''Series/GameOfThrones'': One of the recurring prostitutes in Littlefinger's brothel is a played by British contortionist Pixie Le Knot and is frequently seen in impressively flexible poses as part of her beckoning customers to choose her for her "services."" [[DepravedDwarf Tyrion Lannister]] introduces her as "...one of four women in the world who can perform a proper [[MythologyGag Meereenese Knot]]"
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* ''Fanfic/TriptychContinuum'': The Continuum iteration of Lyra Heartstrings is stated to be double-jointed across nearly the whole of her body, capable of contorting herself in ways that would seriously injure most ponies. The hints that she lets out about the ''applications'' of this talent leave many ponies very frustrated that she is firmly monogamous.
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* ''Fanfic/TheNakedJedi'': Intimate relations are handled by an Agility-based Coordination check, the difficulty set by the partner's [[ThinkUnsexyThoughts Presence-based Cool skill]].

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': In "[[Recap/FuturamaS1E10AFlightToRemember A Flight to Remember]]," Farnsworth participates in a limbo contest, which immediately leads to him hooking up with Hattie [=McDoogal=], who remarks in a leering tone that she likes a man who's flexible. (He was actually unable to lean back to any significant extent, but apparently, at their age, the fact that he was game to even try is good enough.)

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** Also present with Hermes Conrad's rival Barbados Slim, who has Olympic gold medals in both limbo and sex.
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* Implied in ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'', when Elastigirl stretches her body around Mr. Incredible and flirtily tells him to be more "flexible." He [[DistractedByTheSexy visibly loses his train of thought]], and then asks if she's doing anything later.

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* Implied in ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'', ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles1'', when Elastigirl stretches her body around Mr. Incredible and flirtily tells him to be more "flexible." He [[DistractedByTheSexy visibly loses his train of thought]], and then asks if she's doing anything later.
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That character must be a gymnast, or maybe a cheerleader, or a UsefulNotes/{{Yoga}} teacher. Look at how they bend and flex. They must be incredible in bed, right?

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': Subverted in "Skinner's Sense of Snow". While watching circus acrobats and contortionists, Marge whispers to Homer that they're giving her ideas. The idea turns out to be using flexibility to clean the house easily.

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** Played with in "Simpson Tall Tales". [[HotSkittyOnWailordAction Because of the]] [[HugeGuyTinyGirl incredible size difference]], Paul Bunyan's lover says she needs "a few more yoga class" for them to consummate their relationship ''at all''.
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Subverted in "Skinner's Sense of Snow". While watching circus acrobats and contortionists, Marge whispers to Homer that they're giving her ideas. The idea turns out to be using flexibility to clean the house easily.
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* ''Film/TheDarkKnight'': Part of Bruce Wayne's RichIdiotWithNoDayJob cover story for disappearing for a few days to kidnap a money launderer from Hong Kong is to very publicly invite an entire Russian ballet troupe for a trip on his yacht. While he obviously skips out on the outing, his butler is more than happy to keep the women company.

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* ''Film/TheDarkKnight'': Part of Bruce Wayne's RichIdiotWithNoDayJob fake MillionairePlayboy cover story for disappearing for a few days to kidnap a money launderer from Hong Kong is to very publicly invite an entire Russian ballet troupe for a trip on his yacht. While he obviously skips out on the outing, his butler is more than happy to keep the women company.
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* When [[Manga/LupinTheThird Lupin]] and [[MsFanservice Fujiko]] are about to have sex the first time, Fujiko informs him that she's double-jointed.
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* Wrestling/JohnMorrison would have his girlfriend Wrestling/{{Melina}} Perez perform stretches in front of men he intended to form alliances with, or while preceding his entrance to the ring. In one instance, this did lead her to having sex with Wrestling/{{Batista}} in an attempt to tire him out, but it instead had the opposite effect and lead to MNM losing their {{tag team}} title belts to him and Wrestling/ReyMysterioJr.

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* Wrestling/JohnMorrison would have his girlfriend Wrestling/{{Melina}} Perez perform stretches in front of men he intended to form alliances with, or while preceding his entrance to the ring. In one instance, this did lead her to having sex with Wrestling/{{Batista}} in an attempt to tire him out, but it instead had the opposite effect and lead to MNM losing their {{tag team}} title belts to him and Wrestling/ReyMysterioJr. Incidentally, Melina's trademark ring entrance had her doing a splits on the ring apron, then leaning forward while maintaining the splits and slithering under the bottom rope. [[MsFanservice Usually in short skirts]].
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* Like his fellow [[RubberMan Rubber Men]], The ComicBook/ElongatedMan can stretch and bend any part of his body, and is very HappilyMarried.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': In "[[Recap/FuturamaS1E10AFlightToRemember A Flight to Remember]]," Farnsworth participates in a limbo contest, which immediately leads to him hooking up with an elderly woman, who remarks in a leering tone that she likes a man who's flexible. (He was actually unable to lean back to any significant extent, but apparently, at their age, the fact that he was game to even try is good enough.)

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': In "[[Recap/FuturamaS1E10AFlightToRemember A Flight to Remember]]," Farnsworth participates in a limbo contest, which immediately leads to him hooking up with an elderly woman, Hattie [=McDoogal=], who remarks in a leering tone that she likes a man who's flexible. (He was actually unable to lean back to any significant extent, but apparently, at their age, the fact that he was game to even try is good enough.)

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': In "[[Recap/FuturamaS1E10AFlightToRemember A Flight to Remember]]," Farnsworth participates in a limbo contest, which immediately leads to him hooking up with an elderly woman, who remarks in a leering tone that she likes a man who's flexible. (He was actually unable to lean back to any significant extent, but apparently, at their age, the fact that he was game to even try is good enough.)

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* ''ComicBook/{{Nightwing}}'': Born a CircusBrat, Dick Grayson is an extremely skilled acrobat who's known for his flexibility and agility. He also happens to be one of Creator/DCComics most famous [[TheCasanova womanizers]], with his lover Cheyenne even described him as a SexGod, as sleeping with him is strenuously exhausting due to his athletics.

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* ''ComicBook/{{Nightwing}}'': Born a CircusBrat, Dick Grayson is an extremely skilled acrobat who's known for his flexibility and agility. He also happens to be one of Creator/DCComics most famous [[TheCasanova womanizers]], with his lover Cheyenne even described describing him as a SexGod, as sleeping with him is strenuously exhausting due to his athletics.



* ''Film/{{Gayby}}'': Jenn is a yoga instructor, which comes into play during her sex with Louis, when they get into a variety of exciting physical positions.

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* ''Film/{{Gayby}}'': Jenn is a yoga instructor, which comes into play during her sex with Louis, Louis when they get into a variety of exciting physical positions.



* In one episode of ''Series/TheDurrels'', ChivalrousPervert Larry Durrel hooks up with Elena, a circus acrobat. At the end of the episode, when observing the two saying a passionate farewell, Larry's mother dryly comments to her daughter, "We [women] try to be fascinating and lovely, but all men want is a girlfriend who is really bendy."

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* In one episode of ''Series/TheDurrels'', ''Series/TheDurrells'', ChivalrousPervert Larry Durrel hooks up with Elena, a circus acrobat. At the end of the episode, when observing the two saying a passionate farewell, Larry's mother dryly comments to her daughter, "We [women] try to be fascinating and lovely, but all men want is a girlfriend who is really bendy."



* ''Series/TheGoldenGirls'': Implied in "Three on a Couch" when Blanche introduces herself to the psychologist by flirtily informing him that she's double jointed.

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* ''Series/TheGoldenGirls'': Implied in "Three on a Couch" when Blanche introduces herself to the psychologist by flirtily informing him that she's double jointed.double-jointed.



* ''Series/HermansHead''. Done as a RunningGag in an episode where Herman moves into Jay's apartment, and in the skyscraper across from them an attractive woman does her yoga exercises in the nude. "Boy is she limber!"

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* ''Series/HermansHead''. Done as a RunningGag in an episode where Herman moves into Jay's apartment, and in the skyscraper across from them them, an attractive woman does her yoga exercises in the nude. "Boy "Boy, is she limber!"



* ''Series/PersonOfInterest''. In "Super", Harold Finch hacks the webcams on a whole apartment building to surveille the occupants. One woman is doing yoga within view of the camera, which he and John Reese find HeadTiltinglyKinky.

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* ''Series/PersonOfInterest''. In "Super", Harold Finch hacks the webcams on a whole apartment building to surveille surveil the occupants. One woman is doing yoga within view of the camera, which he and John Reese find HeadTiltinglyKinky.



* ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'': Jerry dates a Romanian gymnast, and is unsure whether to continue the relationship; he is encouraged to do so because sex with her must be amazing. Deconstructed; the sex isn't actually that great.
--> '''Kramer''': Jerry, you stand on the threshold to the magical world of sensual delights that most men dare not dream of!
* ''Series/TheVampireDiaries'': In "Bring It On", Stefan attempts to talk to the newly turned vampire Elena, [[EmotionSuppression who's had her humanity turned off]], while she's doing warm-ups. Knowing he's still attracted to her, she decides to mess with him by using him as a stretching board, throwing her leg on his shoulder to stretch her legs and taunt him by showing off her flexibility.

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* ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'': Jerry dates a Romanian gymnast, and is unsure whether to continue the relationship; he is encouraged to do so because sex with her must be amazing. Deconstructed; Deconstructed in that the sex isn't actually that great.
--> '''Kramer''': -->'''Kramer''': Jerry, you stand on the threshold to the magical world of sensual delights that most men dare not dream of!
* ''Series/TheVampireDiaries'': In "Bring It On", Stefan attempts to talk to the newly turned vampire Elena, [[EmotionSuppression who's had her humanity turned off]], while she's doing warm-ups. Knowing he's still attracted to her, she decides to mess with him by using him as a stretching board, throwing her leg on his shoulder to stretch her legs legs, and taunt taunting him by showing off her flexibility.



* Every member of Wrestling/TheMidnightExpress was an superhuman sexy machine for some [[InformedAttribute supposed]] reason. In Stan Lane's case it was his flexibility. Whether this made him a superior lover or not was a matter of debate.
* Wrestling/MsChif is generally presented as being off limits by Wrestling/RingOfHonor, reasons varying with the time period, but The Romantic Touch couldn't help but ignore these warnings after witnessing her displays of flexibility. In this instance it was because her talents were being used solely for the pleasure of husband Michael Elgin.
* Wrestling/JohnMorrison would have his girlfriend Wrestling/{{Melina}} Perez perform stretches in front of men he intended to form alliances with, or while preceding his entrance to the ring. In one instances this did lead her to having sex with Wrestling/{{Batista}} in an attempt to tire him out, but it instead had the opposite affect and lead to MNM losing their {{tag team}} title belts to him and Wrestling/ReyMysterioJr.

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* Every member of Wrestling/TheMidnightExpress was an a superhuman sexy machine for some [[InformedAttribute supposed]] reason. In Stan Lane's case case, it was his flexibility. Whether this made him a superior lover or not was a matter of debate.
* Wrestling/MsChif is generally presented as being off limits by Wrestling/RingOfHonor, reasons varying with the time period, but The Romantic Touch couldn't help but ignore these warnings after witnessing her displays of flexibility. In this instance instance, it was because her talents were being used solely for the pleasure of husband Michael Elgin.
* Wrestling/JohnMorrison would have his girlfriend Wrestling/{{Melina}} Perez perform stretches in front of men he intended to form alliances with, or while preceding his entrance to the ring. In one instances instance, this did lead her to having sex with Wrestling/{{Batista}} in an attempt to tire him out, but it instead had the opposite affect effect and lead to MNM losing their {{tag team}} title belts to him and Wrestling/ReyMysterioJr.



* Wrestling/KimberLee usually doesn't engage in suggestive displays of sexuality, because she usually prefers to project the image of a ProperLady or of [[RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething distinguished royalty]]. Nonetheless she isn't shy about [[DiscussedTrope admitting]] to being very good at sex or [[ConversedTrope implying]] she can get in interesting positions.

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* Wrestling/KimberLee usually doesn't engage in suggestive displays of sexuality, because she usually prefers to project the image of a ProperLady or of [[RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething distinguished royalty]]. Nonetheless Nonetheless, she isn't shy about [[DiscussedTrope admitting]] to being very good at sex or [[ConversedTrope implying]] she can get in interesting positions.



* Wrestling/TaelerHendrix would resort to suggestive displays her her flexibility when she wasn't in the mood or position to physically harass Ring Of Honor personnel.[[/folder]]

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* ''TabletopGame/{{GURPS}}'': Having the Flexibility advantage explicitly gives you a bonus on "Erotic Art" rolls.

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* ''TabletopGame/{{GURPS}}'': Having the Flexibility advantage explicitly gives you a bonus on "Erotic Art" rolls.



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* ''TabletopGame/{{GURPS}}'': Having the Flexibility advantage explicitly gives you a bonus on "Erotic Art" rolls.
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* ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'': Steve scores a date with "the girl from his wet dreams", Jeannie Winthrop, with even her dad approving of him. Unfortunately, their family dinner meeting goes sour due to Stan becoming addicted to drugs and attempting an unnatural act on Jeannie's father, resulting in Mr. Winthrop banning Steve from seeing Jeannie. As Steve leaves, Jeannie shows him the exit by bending her leg behind her neck in order to point him to the door. Shocked by her flexibility and unable to cope with the fact that he came so close [[YankTheDogsChain to sleeping with her only to lose out]], Steve faints.

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* ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'': Steve scores a date with "the girl from his wet dreams", Jeannie Winthrop, with even her dad approving of him. Unfortunately, their family dinner meeting goes sour due to Stan becoming addicted to drugs and attempting an unnatural act on Jeannie's father, resulting in Mr. Winthrop banning Steve from seeing Jeannie. As Steve leaves, Jeannie shows him the exit by bending her leg behind her neck in order to point him to the door. Shocked by her flexibility and unable to cope with the fact that he came so close ''so close'' [[YankTheDogsChain to sleeping with her only to lose out]], Steve faints.



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** In "Rabbit or Duck," Barney is overwhelmed with amazingly hot dates after advertising his phone number at the Super Bowl. One of them is an Olympic gymnast who astounds Barney by putting her legs behind her neck.
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* ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'': While conducting a physical exam on Sister, Doc comments positively on her flexibility, which gets the attention of ChivalrousPervert Tucker who's listening in on the exam.

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* ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'': ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue'': While conducting a physical exam on Sister, Doc comments positively on her flexibility, which gets the attention of ChivalrousPervert Tucker who's listening in on the exam.
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* ''Film/{{Species}}'': Fervently wanting to conceive a child, the HalfHumanHybrid pleomorph Sil manages to seduce Doctor Arden while the team hunting her are meeting in a hotel. She gets him undressed and erect in a flash, them pumps the spunk out of him in about a minute. Ten seconds later, she can feel her baby quickening due to her BizarreAlienBiology. Sil then kills Arden because [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness he has outlived his usefulness]] to her.
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* ''Series/MyWifeAndKids'': In "The Big Bang Theory", Claire and Tony decide they are going to have sex for the first time. To that end, they both take yoga lessons believing their increased flexibility will make the experience more enjoyable.

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