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Even if the stupidity is an organic outgrowth of prior characterization, that doesn't necessarily make it contrivance-free. As addressed in [[The Movie]] and [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] in the "Homer's Enemy" episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'', the continued tolerance of Homer by his friends, his family, and his employer -- indeed, his very ''[[Too Dumb to Live|survival]]'' -- is simply unbelievable at this point. Then again, [[Rule of Funny]].
Contrived stupidity commonly causes things like the collapse of [[A Simple Plan]] in a [[Sitcom]] or the effectiveness of [[Schmuck Bait]] in [[Slasher Movie
On the other hand, it should be noted that many Contrived Stupidity Tropes are also [[Truth in Television]] to some extent and have several [[Real Life]] examples.
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