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* Phoebe's scientist boyfriend David (played by Hank Azaria) on ''[[Friends (TV)|Friends]]''. |
* Phoebe's scientist boyfriend David (played by Hank Azaria) on ''[[Friends (TV)|Friends]]''. |
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** Ross, the most intellectual member of the main cast, also tends towards this (and is [[Butt Monkey|mocked mercilessly]] for it). |
** Ross, the most intellectual member of the main cast, also tends towards this (and is [[Butt Monkey|mocked mercilessly]] for it). |
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* On ''[[Doctor Who]]'', [[The Nth Doctor|The Tenth and Eleventh Doctors]] both do this a lot. Ten is more of the gibbery type, while Eleven does a variant where he very calmly rattles off his thoughts as he goes, with the occasional apparent non-sequitur thrown in. |
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** The First Doctor tended to do this, especially when William Hartnell, who was getting on in years, forgot his lines and had to adlib. |
** The First Doctor tended to do this, especially when William Hartnell, who was getting on in years, forgot his lines and had to adlib. |
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* Arguably Murdock from ''[[The A-Team (TV)|The A-Team]]''. Much of his [[Obfuscating Insanity|craziness]] is laced with some genuinely brilliant stuff. He frequently gets the rest of the team out of tight spots by singlehandedly performing impossible rescues, and all the while he's babbling on unintelligibly.....[[Omniglot|and not always in English.]] |
* Arguably Murdock from ''[[The A-Team (TV)|The A-Team]]''. Much of his [[Obfuscating Insanity|craziness]] is laced with some genuinely brilliant stuff. He frequently gets the rest of the team out of tight spots by singlehandedly performing impossible rescues, and all the while he's babbling on unintelligibly.....[[Omniglot|and not always in English.]] |
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* Gaius Baltar of the ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined |
* Gaius Baltar of the ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined|Battlestar Galactica]]'' remake. The [[Sanity Slippage]] didn't help. |
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* Many characters on AMC's ''[[Rubicon]],'' especially Will, Miles, and Ed. |
* Many characters on AMC's ''[[Rubicon]],'' especially Will, Miles, and Ed. |
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* Ladies and Gentlemen, from ''[[Criminal Minds (TV)|Criminal Minds]]'', may I present to you, Dr. Spencer Reid and his amazing rapid-fire statistics! Generally, though, he has a bit of a stammer in his speech when he tries to be social, like talking to a girl. |
* Ladies and Gentlemen, from ''[[Criminal Minds (TV)|Criminal Minds]]'', may I present to you, Dr. Spencer Reid and his amazing rapid-fire statistics! Generally, though, he has a bit of a stammer in his speech when he tries to be social, like talking to a girl. |
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