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21	->''When asked what we wanted to be when we grew up, we hid the truth and listed who we wanted to sleep with when we grew up. "A policeman or a fireman or one of those guys who works with high-tension wires."''
22	-->-- '''Creator/DavidSedaris'''
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24	For all the female fanservice out there, there are [[MrFanservice male equivalents]], too. This is the male version of WrenchWench.
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26	Builders, plumbers, and gardeners tend to be big, strong men, so why not have them with [[ShirtlessScene their shirts off]], regardless of health and safety issues? And if the steelworker or blacksmith's hot, sweaty body can be outlined by [[ForgingScene flickering flames]], what is a burn or two?
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28	There is also the possibility of something termed "[[FanDisservice builder's backside]]" (PlumbersCrack) being seen. They may also wear RoughOveralls, but shirtless or with the bib half unhooked to play up the fanservice.
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30	This trope has a rather intense brother, FiremenAreHot, and two bisexual cousins, FairCop and GoodLookingPrivates.
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32	Compare WorkoutFanservice. Contrast ConstructionCatcalls, where builders WolfWhistle at a sexy lady walking by.
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34	[[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Nothing to do]] with [[Music/MenAtWork a certain band]] performing in Arizona in July.
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37	!!Examples:
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40	[[folder:Advertising]]
41	* The classic [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCP0R3ZF7CQ Diet Coke ad]], where every day at a certain time, a bunch of office women flock to their window to watch a construction worker (model Lucky Vanous) outside strip off his shirt and enjoy said drink.
42	* Liquid Plumr have been doing this with their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlaRPlsHpJE ads.]] The ads are outright parodies of porn, with a hunky plumber showing up saying he's there to "snake the drain" or "clean the pipes."
43	* The Cleaning Hunk's various incarnations for [=XtraPine=], still present on Website/YouTube but no longer at www.cleaninghunk.com (or probably on TV either).
44	* One commercial featured a bunch of women trashing their apartments in increasingly-insane fashions, just to spend time with the hot maintenance man.
45	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1A146sANdg GE Energy had one of the most bizarre examples ever]]. Notable for containing Hot Men ''and'' Women At Work. And that's without even mentioning the [[IsntItIronic interesting choice of theme song]] which seems to push this commercial into GoGoEnslavement territory.-
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48	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
49	* {{Invoked}} by Mori in ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' during a manliness contest - to increase his chances of winning, he chopped wood without a shirt ("for some reason").
50	* ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' has Katakura Kojuro, who apparently unwinds from a long campaign by way of vegetable gardening. While he's not shirtless, there's something undeniably hot about a {{samurai}} who can garden. The fact that he's prime MrFanservice with a sexy [[GoodScarsEvilScars scar]] and loads of HomoeroticSubtext with his boss doesn't hurt either.
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53	[[folder:Comic Books]]
54	* In a ''Cherry Comics'' story, Cherry gets turned on by a the hot guy cleaning the pool. And sleeps with him.
55	* ''ComicBook/RedEars'': A bored woman tries to seduce the handsome young window washer who's hanging outside her window by stripping in front of him. However, he's NotDistractedByTheSexy.
56	* ''ComicBook/TheSimpsons'' - when Homer is framed for one of Mr Burns's crimes and sent to prison, Marge hires a whole team of buff shirtless men to do the housework. Lisa points out that Homer didn't do any of the stuff they're supposedly filling in for, but Marge isn't listening.
57	* The artwork of Creator/TomOfFinland, mixture between this and LeatherMan.
58	* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Vol 1]]: At one point a handful of the Holliday Girls take a walk through Washington D.C. in order to ogle some construction workers on a hot day. The girls end up being kidnapped by a secret underground society where they, with Wondy's eventual aid, rescue all the captives and overthrow the autocratic rulers.
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61	[[folder:Fan Works]]
62	* Invoked by [[CampGay Caramel]] in ''Fanfic/ADanceOnTheMats''. He expresses his crush on [[MrFanservice Anon]] by having him do heavy lifting around his house. Anon is largely [[ObliviousToLove oblivious to this]], until the end of the story.
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65	[[folder:Film -- Live-Action]]
66	* In ''Film/{{Cannibal}}'' one of the main characters looks longingly at a pair of shirtless carpenters working just outside his window.
67	* A justified example in ''Film/CoolHandLuke'', where the men tarring the road go shirtless because they're working under the hot sun all day, but it's still Creator/PaulNewman bronzed and oiled up (with none of the men displaying any sunburn that might detract from the {{Fanservice}}. Dragline even imagines that the unnamed woman washing her car in front of them (who he nicknames 'Lucille') was ogling them and deliberately making her car washing sexy just to tease them.
68	* ''Film/FarFromHeaven'' has a white woman fall in love with her big strong black gardener, played by Creator/DennisHaysbert. Inspired by the plot of Douglas Sirk's ''All That Heaven Allows'', with the gardener role played by Rock Hudson.
69	* Invoked in ''Film/TheFullMonty''. Although most of them were ''out'' of work, and only one really qualified as "hot." But "sexy working-class guys" was at least the idea behind the plan.
70	* The chef in ''Film/JumpingTheBroom'' for some reason has a scene outside in nothing but overalls catching fish.
71	* The poolboy in ''Film/LegallyBlonde''. This trope is taken farther than normal with him, as his "uniform" was a thong.
72	* In ''Film/OmShantiOm'', one of the dance numbers requires the main character to be dressed in nothing but jeans, work gloves, a work helmet and possibly a lot of body glitter.
73	* Using another gardening example: in ''Film/SomethingNew'', Sanaa Lathan's character finds herself getting a little hot and bothered watching Simon Baker dig up roots in her yard.
74	* The opening scene of ''Film/TamaraDrewe'' provides the audience with a nice view of a handsome male character's naked torso as he's chopping wood outdoors.
75	* Parodied, of course, in ''Film/{{Zoolander}}''. After retiring from male modeling Derek Zoolander attempts to join his father and brothers working in a coal mine. HilarityEnsues.
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78	[[folder:Literature]]
79	* ''Literature/TheAdventuresOfAminaAlSirafi'': Middle-aged mother or not, when Amina sets sail on her ship, she gets a bit distracted by a bunch of fit young crewmen stripping down to their shorts to work. Her friends tease her about being on the lookout for Husband #5.
80	* Mellors from ''Literature/LadyChatterleysLover'' must surely be one of the [[TropeCodifier trope codifiers]], specifically for the gardener type.
81	* In ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'', Shallan -- a young [[BlueBlood noblewoman]] from a remote country estate -- spends several months on a ship and very much enjoys watching the sailors at work. {{Lampshade\|Hanging}}d when her guardian Jasnah suggests that she should spend more time studying belowdecks and less time [[DistractedByTheSexy sketching muscular young men with their shirts off]].
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84	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
85	* On ''Series/BodyOfProof'', Megan visits her landscaper boyfriend at his job and doesn't hide her pleasure at finding him shirtless. Seeing as he's played by MrFanservice himself, Creator/JamieBamber, one can hardly blame her.
86	* Xander from ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' is a construction worker. Anya, watching him work, imagines having sex with him.
87	* Fiona on ''Series/BurnNotice'' gets some information about an assassin in a Season 2 episode by visiting a demolition company claiming to be the publisher of hot-men-at-work calendars. She even tells the foreman (who is legitimately hunky, assuming that the puff in his polo shirt was air and not gut) "I think I'm looking at Mr. January right here."
88	* ''{{Series/Charmed 1998}}'': Leo is introduced as a mild MrFanservice who Phoebe and Piper ogle as he does work around the house. He actually keeps most of his clothes on, never stripping down to anything less modest than a vest. Given that he's actually their whitelighter posing as a handy man, turning the sisters on was not part of the plan.
89	* ShowWithinAShow example- ''Series/{{CSI}}'', "Two and a Half Dead".
90	* Invoked in an episode of ''Series/DesigningWomen'' when contractor Anthony winds up in a BachelorAuction. Suzanne puts him in a tight tank top and ''very'' small jean shorts. Anthony's a handsome enough guy but hardly the buff and brawny type.
91	** Subverted by Rusty, the contractor the firm often uses for projects. He has a huge gut and Mary Jo ''always'' makes him bend over to examine a floor-level outlet to force the other women to look at his plumber's crack.
92	* At least one episode of ''Series/DesperateHousewives'', with [[MsFanservice Edie]] walking past a construction site.
93	** John, the [[LikesOlderWomen MILF-loving]] gardener played by JesseMetcalf with whom Gabrielle had a long-term affair.
94	* May be part of the reason why Mike Rowe from ''Series/DirtyJobs'' has gotten so popular.
95	* Ty Pennington in ''Series/ExtremeMakeOverHomeEdition''.
96	* Mentioned at least twice on ''Series/{{Frasier}}'' - once when Roz mentions that she intends to spend her vacation getting her house renovated, in the company of 'hot sweaty construction workers'. On another occasion, after a bad date, she expresses her intention to go home, put on something slinky, rip out her sink and call building maintenance.
97	** Also, the character of Joe, who we first meet when he comes to fix a scrape on Frasier's hardwood floor, and who catches Daphne's eye.
98	* Michelle on ''Series/FullHouse'' makes a killing selling lemonade to the construction workers outside. When she mentions their shirtlessness, Stephanie and Becky race outside to get a good view.
99	* ''Series/GameOfThrones''. Arya Stark comes across Gendry smithing swords while shirtless. Given that Creator/MaisieWilliams was too young to legally satisfy [[PortmanteauCoupleName Gendrya shippers]], her reaction is merely some subtle downward eye-flicks. They do sleep together much later in the series though (by which point the actress was now twenty).
100	* Brilliantly parodied in ''Series/{{The IT Crowd}}'' when Jen has to distract a woman to sneak Roy out from under her desk, by looking out the window and saying: "Ooh, a builder working with his shirt off.. just like on the television." All the women run to take a look, to reveal a pale, flabby guy staring vacantly back at them.
101	* This was basically the idea behind reality-tv show ''Series/JoeMillionaire''. A bunch of women were told they'd be romanced by a rich, handsome young bachelor. The twist was that he wasn't really rich; he was just a construction worker. But they still got the "handsome" part.
102	* Subverted in ''Series/KennyVsSpenny'' during the challenge "Who can get further with the other guy's mom". Spenny tries so hard to seem unintentionally sexy and flirtatious when helping Kenny's mom do yardwork that he only manages to anger her because he was doing such a terrible job.
103	* Appears in an episode of ''Series/LasVegas'' when two window washers are doing work on the Montecito casino's ''many'' hotel windows while shirtless. Justified because they were specifically paid extra to follow this dress code to placate the guests.
104	* ''[[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 MST3K]]'' did this in one episode (''Film/SanFranciscoInternationalAirport''), with a shirtless Dr Forrester and Frank doing some repairs in Deep 13. Dr Forrester is in ''nice'' shape.
105	* In a first-season episode of ''Series/MythBusters'', preliminary testing required jackhammering a large hole in M5's sidewalk twice. Adam wore his usual t-shirt, Jamie spent most of those sequences shirtless.
106	* In ''Series/TheOC'' season 2 premiere, the Cohen's house was being remodeled by burly construction workers. The neighbors have started calling their house "The Manhole".
107	* Occurs in a ''Series/{{Poirot}}'' episode, with a gardener, Adam Goodman. He turns out to be an undercover agent but he is one sweet looking guy.
108	* Charlotte in ''Series/SexAndTheCity'' fantasizes about the gorgeous rose gardener--and eventually kisses him--during her first marriage. Her mother-in-law proclaims that she's proven herself part of the family once she finds out about the fling, heavily implying that the other women of the family have had similar dalliances with the staff.
109	* In an episode of ''Series/TotalDivas'', Wrestling/JohnCena and Wrestling/BryanDanielson invoke this when they go shirtless for the sake of a wood chopping contest with their respective women (the Wrestling/BellaTwins). The girls themselves set the tone in a rare GenderFlip by coming out the door just wearing bras and tight jeans.
110	* ''Series/TrueBlood''
111	** Jason Stackhouse as Road Crew. Also Hoyt.
112	** Terry and Lafayette as hot cooks.
113	* A chapter of ''Series/TwoAndAHalfMen'' saw Enrique Iglesias playing one of these.
114	* Piper's [[OurAngelsAreDifferent whitelighter]] and eventual husband, Leo, in ''Series/{{Charmed\|1998}}''. He initially poses as a handyman, and there are a couple of [[FemaleGaze lovingly focused shots of his butt]] (during one while he was looking up their fireplace, Phoebe enters and lustily comments "My, Santa, you've changed.") And a ShirtlessScene or two as well.
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117	[[folder:Music Videos]]
118	* In the video for the Music/{{Aerosmith}} song "Crazy", Alicia Silverstone and Liv Tyler drive past a hot shirtless tractor driver who catches their attention.
119	* Music/FifthHarmony's song "Work from Home" features them singing while hot construction workers go about their business around them.
120	* The Jane Deere Girls' video for "Wildflower" has hunky farmhands go shirtless while ''pitching hay bales.'' This would leave your torso looking like a scratching post.
121	* In the {{Music/Madonna}} music video for "Express Yourself" Madonna oversees an entire factory of shirtless, hunky workers.
122	* The Music/VillagePeople.
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125	[[folder:Web Original]]
126	* In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOgzQusMYqA this]] parody of those late-night ''Girls Gone Wild'' commercials, it's mostly PlayedForLaughs, but there's plenty of {{Fanservice}} to be had. (Except in the [[PlumbersCrack plumber's bonus segment.)]]
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129	[[folder:Western Animation]]
130	* ''WesternAnimation/AllGrownUp'': Angelica expresses disappointment when the gang are redecorating Kimi's room as a surprise that there's no hunky guy in a tight white t-shirt that one would normally see on one of those reality shows. She then sees Phil wearing a white t-shirt and the sight {{Squick}}s her out enough (he's ten, she's known him since he was a baby and he's also a gross slob) that she agrees to distract Kimi while they're working.
131	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' had a skit that parodied the famous ''Diet Coke'' ad, where the guy the women are gushing over is the portly Flavio the Hippo.
132	* In ''WesternAnimation/TheClevelandShow'', Jr. takes up work with a bunch of Mexican house builders and comments he'd keep working there, until they all take off their shirts and reveal they're very ripped, much to his disgust.
133	* Happens in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', with the Springfield steel workers. "We work hard, we play hard!"
134	-->'''Bart:''' Dad, why did you bring me to a gay steel mill?
135	-->'''Homer:''' ''I don't know!''
136	* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'' provides some rather shameless {{Fanservice}} by having Cyclops and Wolverine go without their shirts while helping rebuild the Mansion.
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139	[[folder:Real Life]]
140	* When a dance club called The Throckmorton Mining Company was under construction, there was a huge sign up that read MEN AT WORK, ENTER IN REAR.
141	* You can get really nice print fabric with pictures of men who fit this trope on it. Construction workers, firefighters (of course), and lumberjacks-- just to name three of them. All cheeky grins, winking, posing to optimally display one's posterior in jeans, and a lot of them [[Series/StargateAtlantis disturbingly resembling John Sheppard.]]
142	* There was a promotion by a certain dishwashing liquid that would send you plates with pictures of men like this on it. Just get 3 of the codes and you could have plates with sexy firemen and pool boys on them.
143	* A classic image in both [[UsefulNotes/NaziGermany Nazi]] and [[UsefulNotes/SovietRussiaUkraineAndSoOn Soviet]] propaganda -- the former glorifying the MasterRace, the latter the WorkingClassHero.
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