The latter has an offbeat charm that could grow on you.

But, like your immature friend, you can't help but love the offbeat charm of the Golden Globes.

But as a performance, this has an undeniable offbeat charm.

In fact, Loh manages to catalog the offbeat charms of Van Nuys, a Los Angeles suburb, in about 10 pages.

But this is a film whose offbeat charms include the sight of clergymen betting about whether a tablecloth can be yanked sharply without anything on the table spilling.

"Ever, ever so slightly under five feet," as he describes himself, Mr. Reese never grew much taller than the child performer people remember, but he retains the same offbeat charm.

And he does have an offbeat charm, even buried beneath wooden dialogue and a deadeningly loud laugh track.

The island had its charms, offbeat and quirky to be sure, but very real.

Mr. Binns also created silk-cord necklaces dripping such offbeat charms as a bust of Shakespeare with a sewing machine on his head and Donald Duck in high heels.

She, like many residents, wants Malibu to retain its offbeat charm.