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'''Anakin:''' Apparently not.|''[[Star Wars]] [[Revenge of the Sith|Episode III: Revenge of the Sith]]''}}

 

 

Coined by [[Hank Azaria]] on ''[[Herman's Head]]'': Azaria would ask the writing staff, "Who's carrying the idiot ball this week?" This is generally not a compliment on the writing because the person carrying the idiot ball is often acting [[Out of Character]], [[You Know What You Did|misunderstanding something that could be cleared up by asking a single reasonable question]] or performing a simple problem-solving action, but that he [[Just Eat Gilligan|isn't doing solely because the writers don't want him to.]] It's almost as if the character is being willfully stupid or obtuse.

See also [[Villain Ball]], [[Hero Ball]], [[Distress Ball]], [[Idiot Plot]], [[Forgot About His Powers]], [[Alcohol-Induced Idiocy]], [[Comedy of Errors]], [[Too Dumb to Live]], [[What an Idiot!]], [[Conflict Ball]], [[Bullying a Dragon]], [[Mugging the Monster]], [[Failed a Spot Check]], [[Ping-Pong Naivete]], [[Third-Act Stupidity]] <small>*big breath* </small>, and [[Out-of-Character Moment]]. A [[Stupidity-Inducing Attack]] is essentially what happens when a character deliberately throws the '''Idiot Ball''' at another character.

 

 

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