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When a writer wants to show that a character is just a little bit "above" everyone else in the group, in one way or another, he'll give them a pipe. Almost [[Always Male]]. The man with the pipe is usually depicted as being a little bit older, a little bit (or a lot) smarter (often a [[The Professor|Professor]]), in control, composed, unruffled and dignified. Perhaps even pompous, snooty, aloof or a bit haughty. When being held, the stem points back at the smoker, drawing attention to them as being the most important; it can also be used by them to point with.
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== [[Comic Books]] ==
* Bruce Banner smoked a pipe in his first appearance, in ''The Incredible [[Hulk]]'' #1. In [[The Nineties]] when [[Hulk]] had Bruce Banner's brain he also smoked a normal sized pipe, which for him was very tiny.
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* Banshee would often smoke a pipe during his downtime while he was a member of the [[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]].
* Doc Magnus, creator of the [[Metal Men]], is rarely seen without his trademark pipe. Even in the present day he looks like a stereotypical intellectual from [[The Sixties]].
* Bruce ([[
* A single-panel cartoon by Whitney Darrow, Jr. showed some small children at a party. In the foreground, one little boy is using a Bubble Pipe -- and a little girl comments that it makes him "look very distinguished."
== [[Film]] ==
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** Honorable Mention: Theoden. ''Smoke, then, and think of him.''
* ''[[Inglourious Basterds]]'': SS Colonel Hans Landa. A rare [[Good Smoking, Evil Smoking|Evil Smoker]] example.
** The ludicrous size of the pipe also suggests a bit of [[Compensating for Something]] (and delivers a painful [[Mood Whiplash]]
* ''[[Mars Attacks
* Michaleen Flynn in ''[[The Quiet Man]]''
** Also Father Lonergan and Rev. Playfair.
* Professor Brainard in ''[[Flubber|The Absent Minded Professor]]'' (played by Fred MacMurray)
* Professor Kirke from ''[[The Lion, the Witch
* Subverted in the 1982 film version of [[
* Sam Neill in ''[[The Dish]]''.
* Professor Plum in ''[[Clue (
* Part of Jason's gentleman disguise in ''[[Mystery Team]]''.
* Very rare female example - Juno MacGuff is seen sporting a distinguished gentleman's pipe, though not actually smoking it, in ''[[Juno]]''.
* [[Santa Claus]], though it's mostly [[Coca Cola]]'s incarnation.▼
** Well, Clement Clark Moore has him smoking one. We don't, of course, know what's in it.▼
* In [[Injun Country|American Indian]] settings, it will usually be the chief that smokes a pipe (to be passed around as a "Peace Pipe" when making treaties).▼
** [[Truth in Television]]: To some Indian people, smoking together means trust, and "the pipe of peace" is a religious sacrament. Pipes and smoking have many meanings depending on the culture and situation.▼
== Jokes ==
* Why do professors and scientists smoke pipes (if they smoke at all), while politicians and managers smoke cigarettes? A pipe's got a head, a cigarette only a mouthpiece.
== [[Live
* ''[[Remington Steele]]'' (also played by Pierce Brosnan)
* The Professor on ''[[
** Sometimes other characters, in [[Dream Sequence
* Dan Rowan of ''Rowan and Martin's [[Laugh In]]''
* Jim Anderson on ''[[Father Knows Best]]''
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== [[Music]] ==
* [[Professor Elemental]] smokes a calabash.
* [[Mr. B
* Captain Robert Brown of [[
== [[Oral Tradition]], [[Folklore]], Myths and Legends ==
▲* [[Santa Claus]], though it's mostly [[Coca Cola]]'s incarnation.
▲** Well, Clement Clark Moore has him smoking one. We don't, of course, know what's in it.
▲* In [[Injun Country|American Indian]] settings, it will usually be the chief that smokes a pipe (to be passed around as a "Peace Pipe" when making treaties).
▲** [[Truth in Television]]: To some Indian people, smoking together means trust, and "the pipe of peace" is a religious sacrament. Pipes and smoking have many meanings depending on the culture and situation.
== [[Religion]] ==
* J.R. "Bob" Dobbs, iconic symbol of [[Parody Religion|The Church Of The Sub-Genius]]
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* [[The Archmage|Elminster]] of the ''[[Forgotten Realms]]'' setting is rarely seen without his fancy smoking pipe, which he often uses as a focus for magical spells.
== [[Video Games]] ==
* ''[[Henry Hatsworth in
* ''[[
== [[Web Original]] ==
* Parodied in [[Ask That Guy With
** [[
* Several members of ''[[The League of STEAM]]'' smoke pipes.
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* Scott of ''[[Basic Instructions]]'' occasionally has a Pipe (and a smoking jacket and fez).
* Dad from ''[[Homestuck]]'' has several pipes, suggesting he all too keenly embraces the stereotype of [[Standard Fifties Father]]. His IM handle is "pipefan413".
== [[Western Animation]] ==
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* Basil in ''[[The Great Mouse Detective]].''
* In the animated TV show ''[[The Venture Bros]]'', Professor Richard Impossible. Who is also a [[Standard Fifties Father]], or rather, husband.
* ''[[The Simpsons (
* Professor Utonium in ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'' smokes a pipe.
** Occasionally, it's a [[Bubble Pipe]].
* The ''[[DuckTales (1987)|DuckTales]]'' episode "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Duck" features a character named Shedlock Jones who, being an obvious parody of [[Sherlock Holmes]], has a fancy pipe. When Huey, Duey, and Louie mention smoking is bad for him, he assures them it's only for show.
== [[Real Life]] ==
* [[Albert Einstein]]
* [[
* [[
* [[Mark Twain]] - a notable exception to the corn cob pipe rule.
** Him being a quintessential [[Southern Gentleman]], down to the white suit, it's inevitable.
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