But the cheerful presence of Rufus (the mole rat) in this new animated series from Disney signals that the show's executive producer and director, Chris Bailey, doesn't mind getting cute in obvious ways.
"I could have set up a pottery business somewhere cute and obvious like St Ives, but I wanted to do it here and put my money where my mouth is".
Most movies would find cute or obvious ways to redeem Lucy.
Also, practice raising your eyebrows and batting your lashes in a cute, not obvious way.
Yes, the child was cute but it was obvious that inside she was crying.
With the Condors' comedic logic as intriguingly random as the Japanese cartoon style called anime -- and their personas just as cute -- it's obvious that they have affinities with Japan's thriving popular culture.
And an impatience with subtlety is one of the problems with the first episode of "Outlaw" -- the plot points and the performances are overblown, too obvious and too cute.
What saved the book from being merely cute or irritating was Phillips's obvious love for and knowledge of the world of myth and legend, and her equally obvious gift for farce.
Sit next to your Mum on the chosen transport, and discreetly slip your hand into hers, so that you can show some tender, and "cute" affection, without it being to obvious and embarrassing.
But, looking at all these porcelain dolls, it seems obvious that the reign of cute isn't about to end.
When I met Steve (not his real name, for reasons that will become obvious), I thought he was cute.
