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* Many of the companions of ''Series/DoctorWho'' were designed with this in mind (to '[[ParentService keep the dads watching]]'), but notable mentions have to go out to Zoe (with [[LatexSpaceSuit skintight jumpsuits]]), Leela (a savage alien JunglePrincess in appropriately skimpy clothing) and Peri (whose {{Stripperiffic}} outfits were often designed to prominently display certain attributes she possessed).

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* Many of the companions of ''Series/DoctorWho'' were designed with this in mind (to '[[ParentService keep the dads watching]]'), but notable mentions have to go out to Zoe (with [[LatexSpaceSuit [[FutureSpandex skintight jumpsuits]]), Leela (a savage alien JunglePrincess in appropriately skimpy clothing) and Peri (whose {{Stripperiffic}} outfits were often designed to prominently display certain attributes she possessed).
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* Paz de la Huerta spends Season 1 of ''BoardwalkEmpire'' constantly finding new reasons to take her clothes off.

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* Paz de la Huerta spends Season 1 of ''BoardwalkEmpire'' constantly finding new reasons to take her clothes off.off.
* Both Melissa and, more recently Faye on ''TheSecretCircle''
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* Teyla Emmagan in ''StargateAtlantis''. No-one else in the entire regular cast of both shows in that verse walks around the base off-duty in a low-cut, midriff-revealing top. Teyla's pregnancy (a {{Written in Infirmity}} case due to Rachel Luttrell's) led viewers to expect it to go down significantly. It didn't -- there was just more cleavage. Ronon Dex is [[EstrogenBrigadeBait Mr. Fanservice]].
* Lt. Vanessa James in ''StargateUniverse''. [[GoodLookingPrivates Hot female soldier]] with one hell of a rack, and her normal off-duty wear is a tank top and shorts. On-duty, however, she wears standard combat gear.

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* Teyla Emmagan in ''StargateAtlantis''.''Series/StargateAtlantis''. No-one else in the entire regular cast of both shows in that verse walks around the base off-duty in a low-cut, midriff-revealing top. Teyla's pregnancy (a {{Written in Infirmity}} case due to Rachel Luttrell's) led viewers to expect it to go down significantly. It didn't -- there was just more cleavage. Ronon Dex is [[EstrogenBrigadeBait Mr. Fanservice]].
* Lt. Vanessa James in ''StargateUniverse''.''Series/StargateUniverse''. [[GoodLookingPrivates Hot female soldier]] with one hell of a rack, and her normal off-duty wear is a tank top and shorts. On-duty, however, she wears standard combat gear.
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** Although to be fair to the new series, there are a couple of pretty good shots of Rose and Donna.
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** Calling Miranda Hart fanservice is dubious at best!
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** The ''MADMagazine'' feature "It's About Time!" parodied weather shows, suggesting how to enliven the dull subject of the local time with the presence of a perky and [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean talented]] hostess, "your 'Good-Time Girl', Ticky Tock, with the latest time reports..."

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** The ''MADMagazine'' feature "It's About Time!" parodied weather shows, suggesting how to enliven the dull subject of the local time with the presence of a perky and [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean talented]] buxom hostess, "your 'Good-Time Girl', Ticky Tock, with the latest time reports..."
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** She was initially an aversion of this trope. Fox was reluctant to cast her at first, wanting someone more conventionally fanservice-y, someone tall and [[BuxomIsBetter well-endowed]]. ChrisCarter was adamant about giving her the role, though, which worked out beautifully.
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* Possibly the ultimate UrExample: The title character of ''IDreamOfJeannie''.
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* This may explain why JessicaAlba was the only cast human cast member on season one of the '90s ''{{Flipper}}'' to have been retained for season two. And this was ''before'' ''DarkAngel''.

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* This may explain why JessicaAlba was the only cast human cast member on season one of the '90s ''{{Flipper}}'' to have been retained for season two. And this was ''before'' ''DarkAngel''.''DarkAngel''.
* Paz de la Huerta spends Season 1 of ''BoardwalkEmpire'' constantly finding new reasons to take her clothes off.
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** Martha could easily be a [[FetishFuelStationAttendant Fetish Fuel Station Attendant]]... She's a [[HospitalHottie doctor]], has a scene as [[CoveredInGunge Timey-slimey Martha]], and is [[GoodLookingPrivates medical director for Project Indigo at UNIT]], and in one of the rare British examples of a [[SassyBlackWoman Sassy Black Woman]] tells The Doctor to shut up... and he listens!

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** Martha could easily be a [[FetishFuelStationAttendant Fetish Fuel Station Attendant]]...Martha. She's a [[HospitalHottie doctor]], has a scene as [[CoveredInGunge Timey-slimey Martha]], and is [[GoodLookingPrivates medical director for Project Indigo at UNIT]], and in one of the rare British examples of a [[SassyBlackWoman Sassy Black Woman]] tells The Doctor to shut up... and he listens!



* ''SuperSentai'' predates this for very long. We've got heroines [[MasterOfDisguise with penchant of disguises]] (too many to count) to heroines who likes their FuroScene ([[TokusouSentaiDekaranger Umeko]] and [[JukenSentaiGekiranger Ran]]) to those who [[TallDarkAndBishoujo look really that good]] that they become fanservice on its own by appearing on-screen (such as [[TokusouSentaiDekaranger Jasmine]], [[NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger Nanami]], to name a few). All that, and there's [[FetishFuelStationAttendant Mele]].

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* ''SuperSentai'' predates this for very long. We've got heroines [[MasterOfDisguise with penchant of disguises]] (too many to count) to heroines who likes their FuroScene ([[TokusouSentaiDekaranger Umeko]] and [[JukenSentaiGekiranger Ran]]) to those who [[TallDarkAndBishoujo look really that good]] that they become fanservice on its own by appearing on-screen (such as [[TokusouSentaiDekaranger Jasmine]], [[NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger Nanami]], to name a few). All that, and there's [[FetishFuelStationAttendant Mele]].
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* Daisy Duke. No, not the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daisy_Dukes garment]], the character from ''TheDukesOfHazzard'' for whom they were named.



** Caitlin "Kate" Todd got, in the space of two seasons and two episodes, a stretch in tight trousers, two [[ShowerScene shower scenes]], a SexySchoolwoman outfit, a SpyCatsuit, a dominatrix cop outfit -- and we discovered that she ''won'' a wet T-shirt contest.

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** Caitlin "Kate" Todd got, in the space of two seasons and two episodes, a stretch in tight trousers, two [[ShowerScene shower scenes]], {{Shower Scene}}s, a SexySchoolwoman outfit, a SpyCatsuit, a dominatrix cop outfit -- and we discovered that she ''won'' a wet T-shirt contest.



* Daisy Duke. No, not the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daisy_Dukes garment]], the character from ''TheDukesOfHazzard'' for whom they were named.
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* Sam ''and'' Elena from ''{{Without a Trace}}''. One might theorise [[MultipleDemographicAppeal an attempt at appealing to both Caucasian and Latino men]], or just double the pleasure for men who like both. Extra points for Sam getting pregnant with attendant increase in size.
* Daisy Duke. No, not the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daisy_Dukes garment]], the character from ''{{Dukes of Hazzard}}'' for whom they were named.

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* Sam ''and'' Elena from ''{{Without a Trace}}''.''WithoutATrace''. One might theorise [[MultipleDemographicAppeal an attempt at appealing to both Caucasian and Latino men]], or just double the pleasure for men who like both. Extra points for Sam getting pregnant with attendant increase in size.
* Daisy Duke. No, not the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daisy_Dukes garment]], the character from ''{{Dukes of Hazzard}}'' ''TheDukesOfHazzard'' for whom they were named.
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* This may explain why JessicaAlba was the only cast human cast member on season one of the '90s ''{{Flipper}}'' to have been retained for season two. And this was ''before'' ''DarkAngel''. (In one episode there's a plotline involving one of the female characters entering a beauty contest; unfortunately she insists on standing next to Jessica. To say there's a gap in attractiveness between the two is [[Understatement putting it mildly]].)

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* This may explain why JessicaAlba was the only cast human cast member on season one of the '90s ''{{Flipper}}'' to have been retained for season two. And this was ''before'' ''DarkAngel''. (In one episode there's a plotline involving one of the female characters entering a beauty contest; unfortunately she insists on standing next to Jessica. To say there's a gap in attractiveness between the two is [[Understatement putting it mildly]].)

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* Pretty much every female character on OneTreeHill, Brooke Davis, Rachel Gatina, Gigi Silveri and Alex being the most notable.

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* Pretty much every female character on OneTreeHill, ''OneTreeHill'', Brooke Davis, Rachel Gatina, Gigi Silveri and Alex being the most notable.notable.
* This may explain why JessicaAlba was the only cast human cast member on season one of the '90s ''{{Flipper}}'' to have been retained for season two. And this was ''before'' ''DarkAngel''. (In one episode there's a plotline involving one of the female characters entering a beauty contest; unfortunately she insists on standing next to Jessica. To say there's a gap in attractiveness between the two is [[Understatement putting it mildly]].)
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* Speaking of nerds, one funny recurring question in the fandom of, and a trademark RunningGag constantly sent up on ''{{X-Play}}'' ,is whether or not Morgan Webb is an actual gamer, or just there to serve as eye candy.

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* Speaking of nerds, one funny recurring question in the fandom of, and a trademark RunningGag constantly sent up on ''{{X-Play}}'' ,is ''{{X-Play}}'', is whether or not Morgan Webb is an actual gamer, or just there to serve as eye candy.
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* Speaking of nerds, one funny recurring question in the fandom of and a trademark RunningGag constantly sent up on ''{{X-Play}}'' is whether or not Morgan Webb is an actual gamer or just there to serve as eye candy.

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* Speaking of nerds, one funny recurring question in the fandom of of, and a trademark RunningGag constantly sent up on ''{{X-Play}}'' is ,is whether or not Morgan Webb is an actual gamer gamer, or just there to serve as eye candy.
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* Can't believe no one has mentioned [[{{Castle}} Detective Kate Beckett]] from the New York Police Department yet. She nearly always wears somewhat tight pants and shirts, she has twice worn stunning dresses that left good old Richard Castle [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment stunned]]... and then there was the one time she stripped down to her red undergarments covered only with a jacket and long heels. Not to mention that she worked as a model once, possesses a tight black leather motorcycle jacket and seems to have somewhat kinky bedroom taste.

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* Can't believe no one has mentioned [[{{Castle}} Detective Kate Beckett]] from the New York Police Department yet. She nearly always wears somewhat tight pants and shirts, she has twice worn stunning dresses that left good old Richard Castle [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment stunned]]... and then there was the one time she stripped down to her red undergarments covered only with a jacket and long heels. Not to mention that she worked as a model once, possesses a tight black leather motorcycle jacket and seems to have somewhat kinky bedroom taste.taste.
* Pretty much every female character on OneTreeHill, Brooke Davis, Rachel Gatina, Gigi Silveri and Alex being the most notable.
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* ''SuperSentai'' predates this for very long. We've got heroines [[MasterOfDisguise with penchant of disguises]] (too many to count) to heroines who likes their FuroScene ([[TokusouSentaiDekaranger Umeko]] and [[JukenSentaiGekiranger Ran]]) to those who [[TallDarkAndBishoujo look really that good]] that they become fanservice on its own by appearing on-screen (such as [[TokusouSentaiDekaranger Jasmine]], [[NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger Nanami]], to name a few). All that, and there's [[FetishFuelStationAttendant Mele]].
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* Lt. Vanessa James in ''StargateUniverse''. [[GoodLookingPrivates Hot female soldier]] with [[BuxomIsBetter one hell of a rack]], and her normal off-duty wear is a tank top and shorts. On-duty, however, she wears standard combat gear.

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* Lt. Vanessa James in ''StargateUniverse''. [[GoodLookingPrivates Hot female soldier]] with [[BuxomIsBetter one hell of a rack]], rack, and her normal off-duty wear is a tank top and shorts. On-duty, however, she wears standard combat gear.

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** Not even mentioning the Aerialist of the Carnival of Crime whose whole purpose is to be this... and do it from hanging from wires!

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** Duh, it's SummerGlau!
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* Claire from ''Series/{{Heroes}}''. She's a hot [[AllGuysWantCheerleaders cheerleader]] who can [[HealingFactor heal from anything]] and in fact seems to enjoy the pain her power brings, engaging in various forms of sado-masochism. And apparently in season four [[spoiler: [[http://www.tvfanatic.com/2009/06/heroes-rumor-a-lesbian-storyline-for-claire/ she gets a]] [[http://uk.tv.ign.com/articles/992/992235p1.html girlfriend.]]]]

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* Claire from ''Series/{{Heroes}}''. She's a hot [[AllGuysWantCheerleaders cheerleader]] who can [[HealingFactor heal from anything]] and in fact seems to enjoy the pain her power brings, engaging in various forms of sado-masochism. And apparently in season four [[spoiler: [[http://www.tvfanatic.com/2009/06/heroes-rumor-a-lesbian-storyline-for-claire/ she gets a]] [[http://uk.tv.ign.com/articles/992/992235p1.html girlfriend.]]]]



* Staying with ''{{Nickelodeon}}'', all four of the female stars of ''{{Victorious}}'' qualify. Cat and Jade burn up the screen in "Freak The Freak Out", Cat wearing practically nothing and getting sprayed with water during the BeachEpisode ''Stuck In An RV'', Tori during several of her sexy song and dance numbers and Trina and her short shorts and tight tops. Yeah... it looks like we were wrong about Carly being the closest as you can get to this on a tween show.

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* Staying with ''{{Nickelodeon}}'', all four of the female stars of ''{{Victorious}}'' qualify. qualify - Cat and Jade burn burning up the screen in "Freak The Freak Out", Cat wearing practically nothing and getting sprayed with water during the BeachEpisode ''Stuck "Trapped In An RV'', RV"[[hottip:*:originally given the much better title "Survival Of The Hottest"]], Tori during several of her sexy song and dance numbers and numbers, Trina and her short shorts and tight tops. Yeah... it tops.... looks like we were wrong about Carly being the closest as you can get to this on a tween show.show. Hence the {{Crossover}} between the two...
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* Even ''MontyPython'' had one, namely Carol Cleveland. The other Pythons called her "Carol Cleavage".

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* Even ''MontyPython'' ''MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' had one, namely Carol Cleveland. The other Pythons called her "Carol Cleavage".
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** Also food-related, TopChef hostess Padma Lakshmi fills this role, especially in her early seasons. Many fans expressed surprise about her tendency toward low necklines, bare midriffs, and shorts in a kitchen environment. Given that much of the viewership is female or gay, this was not as popular as one might expect, and she is now typically seen in elegant dresses.

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** Also food-related, TopChef ''Series/TopChef'' hostess Padma Lakshmi fills this role, especially in her early seasons. Many fans expressed surprise about her tendency toward low necklines, bare midriffs, and shorts in a kitchen environment. Given that much of the viewership is female or gay, this was not as popular as one might expect, and she is now typically seen in elegant dresses.
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* Rachel on ''BoyMeetsWorld'' served this purpose in her early appearances, where she would often wander around in a tiny bathrobe or really tight fitting shirts. Her role as this diminished after the whole "two guy reacting to having a hot girl as a roommate" plotline wore thin and the writers had to give the character something else to do.

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* Rachel on ''BoyMeetsWorld'' served this purpose in her early appearances, where she would often wander around in a tiny bathrobe or really tight fitting shirts. Her role as this diminished after the whole "two guy reacting to having a hot girl as a roommate" plotline wore thin and the writers had to give the character something else to do.do.
* Can't believe no one has mentioned [[{{Castle}} Detective Kate Beckett]] from the New York Police Department yet. She nearly always wears somewhat tight pants and shirts, she has twice worn stunning dresses that left good old Richard Castle [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment stunned]]... and then there was the one time she stripped down to her red undergarments covered only with a jacket and long heels. Not to mention that she worked as a model once, possesses a tight black leather motorcycle jacket and seems to have somewhat kinky bedroom taste.
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* JossWhedon has a very well-deserved reputation for creating [[ActionGirl strong female characters]] who aren't just there for {{Fanservice}}, but that doesn't mean he doesn't provide plenty of fanservice anyway. [[{{Firefly}} Particularly]], [[HookerWithAHeartOfGold Inara]].

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* JossWhedon has a very well-deserved reputation for creating [[ActionGirl strong female characters]] who aren't just there for {{Fanservice}}, but that doesn't mean he doesn't provide plenty of fanservice anyway. [[{{Firefly}} [[Series/{{Firefly}} Particularly]], [[HookerWithAHeartOfGold Inara]].



* Joan in ''MadMen'' spends most of her time in tight outfits and has ''massive'' breasts. She's played by Christina Hendricks, who was "Saffron" in ''{{Firefly}}''. You know, special hell...

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* Joan in ''MadMen'' spends most of her time in tight outfits and has ''massive'' breasts. She's played by Christina Hendricks, who was "Saffron" in ''{{Firefly}}''.''Series/{{Firefly}}''. You know, special hell...
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** The Season 6 (2010) winner of ''The Next Food Network Star'', Aarti Sequeira, is now hostess of ''Aarti Party''. The food is not the only thing that's spicy on that show.

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** The Season 6 (2010) winner of ''The Next Food Network Star'', Aarti Sequeira, is now hostess of ''Aarti Party''. The food is not [[http://cookingvideos4u.com/wp-content/uploads/mvbthumbs/img_52429_aarti-sequeira-the-dancing-girl-1.jpg the only thing that's spicy spicy]] on that show. show.
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* Servalan from ''[[{{ptitle3ox9crrdkerj}} Blake's Seven]]'' was originally written as male, became female and ended up being a massive example of EvilIsSexy. Jacqueline Pearce commented that teenage boys probably [[ADateWithRosiePalms self-pleasured themselves]] over her.

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* Servalan from ''[[{{ptitle3ox9crrdkerj}} Blake's Seven]]'' ''Series/BlakesSeven'' was originally written as male, became female and ended up being a massive example of EvilIsSexy. Jacqueline Pearce commented that teenage boys probably [[ADateWithRosiePalms self-pleasured themselves]] over her.



* Prety much every female character in {{BlakesSeven}}, in particular Servalan and Dayna.

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* Prety much every female character in {{BlakesSeven}}, ''Series/BlakesSeven'', in particular Servalan and Dayna.

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