I removed these Zero Context Examples. Before restoring them, please carefully read the current trope description, make certain these are valid examples, and write descriptions explaining how each work uses this trope.
Janine Melnitz in every incarnation of the Ghostbusters franchise, including the animated series.
Ditto (more or less) for the Sterling Cooper phone switchboard operators, Lois, Marge, Ivy, and Nannette. Kinda makes sense, particularly given that Marge and Nannette are both played by comedians: Marge by Stephanie Courtney, a member of The Groundlings best known as Flo of the Progressive Insurance commercials and Nannette by Kristen Schaal, who is, well, Kristen Schaal.
On The West Wing, Leo McGarry's secretary, Margaret, and Josh's assistant, Donna Moss, have elements of this. Mrs Landingham is a Cool Old Lady version.
Miss Marmelstein (who hates being on a last name basis with everybody) from the musical I Can Get It For You Wholesale. (The role was created by Barbra Streisand in her first appearance on Broadway.)
I removed these Zero Context Examples. Before restoring them, please carefully read the current trope description, make certain these are valid examples, and write descriptions explaining how each work uses this trope.
- Janine Melnitz in every incarnation of the Ghostbusters franchise, including the animated series.
- Pamela Finklestein from UHF.
- Skinner's secretary in Hot Fuzz.
- Not a secretary, but Birdie from All About Eve acts as Margo's valet — and boy, is she a wisecracker...
- Rockwell's mayor's secretary in The Iron Giant.
- Velda from Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer novels.
- Cathy, John Taylor's secretary in the Nightside series of books.
- Effie Perine from the Sam Spade novels by Dashiell Hammett.
- Flo the waitress from Alice, another non-secretary example.
- Will And Grace:
- Karen
- Mr. Doucette's secretary, Mrs. Freeman. Also a Sassy Black Woman.
- Carol from The Bob Newhart Show.
- Jennifer, a receptionist from WKRP In Cincinnati.
- Sam (played by Mary Tyler Moore's legs and voice) in Richard Diamond, Private Detective.
- Frannie Vecchio on Due South.
- Mad Men:
- Christina Hendricks' character Joan on
- Ditto (more or less) for the Sterling Cooper phone switchboard operators, Lois, Marge, Ivy, and Nannette. Kinda makes sense, particularly given that Marge and Nannette are both played by comedians: Marge by Stephanie Courtney, a member of The Groundlings best known as Flo of the Progressive Insurance commercials and Nannette by Kristen Schaal, who is, well, Kristen Schaal
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- Patti from Eli Stone.
- Amanda the receptionist from Ugly Betty.
- Saeko Mizuki from Glass Mask.
- Greg's secretary on Dharma And Greg. (Played by Yeardley Smith.)
- On The West Wing, Leo McGarry's secretary, Margaret, and Josh's assistant, Donna Moss, have elements of this. Mrs Landingham is a Cool Old Lady version.
- John Inman in Take A Letter Mr Jones
- Toby in Dream On.
- Ms. Blips, the competent counterpart to Sexy Secretary Ms. Buxley in Beetle Bailey.
- Miss Marmelstein (who hates being on a last name basis with everybody) from the musical I Can Get It For You Wholesale. (The role was created by Barbra Streisand in her first appearance on Broadway.)
- Molly Grant from One Touch Of Venus.
- In The Space Bar, the main character has a PDA with a "female" AI called Zelda that behaves like one of these.
- Transformers Animated features a robot that has apparently been programmed to act like one of these.
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