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== [[Radio]] ==

* [[The Jack Benny Program|Jack Benny]] [[Played for Laughs|used this trope for comedic effect]] on his radio show (and later, his television show) to the point that his fans came to assume he was a miser in real life. On the contrary, he was actually a kind, generous, and very giving man.

'''Jack Benny:''' ''[[I'm Thinking It Over]]!'' }}

 

== [[Western Animation]] ==

* Montgomery Burns, from ''[[The Simpsons]]'', is the very definition of this trope.

* Mister Krabs from ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' is a miser with a heart of... well, not gold, but certainly bronze...

** Possibly tin. Or some other metal common enough to make pawning it off not quite worth the effort.