vanity

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Legally blonde

2001
Elle Woods, a fashionable sorority queen is dumped by her boyfriend. She decides to follow him to law school, while she is there she figures out that there is more to her than just looks.

Bird Adalbert

1983
When Adalbert's wish for great beauty suddenly comes true, he becomes so proud and overbearing with the other birds that he is left alone and unhappy.

The emperor's new clothes

A vain emperor is tricked into a scam by swinders who claim to be "magic weavers" and offer the emperor clothing that becomes invisible to those with a less discerning eye.

Millions of cats

1956
An old man sets out in search of a pet for his lonely wife and returns with millions of cats, all claiming to be the most beautiful of the bunch.

The emperor's new clothes

1997
Two rascally weavers convince the emperor they are making him beautiful new clothes, visible only to those fit for their posts, but when he wears them during a royal procession, a child recognizes that the emperor has nothing on.

King Bob's new clothes

1996
A humorous variation on the fairy tale classic has vain King Bob duped by two con artists into wearing expensive invisible robes and includes a selection of recipes fit for a king.

I'm terrific

1977
Jason Bear thinks he's terrific and even awards himself gold stars for superior performance in his chores. His friends don't like to be around him.
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