Inept Aptitude Test: Difference between revisions

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* The Scoobies of ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' went through a career day that placed Xander as a prison guard. Played straight and subverted when neither Oz (whose [[Brilliant but Lazy]]) nor Willow (who's a straight-A student) ever got a result back because a very prestigious software firm was scouting them. Also subverted in that Buffy gets the surprisingly accurate result of law enforcement...and double-subverted when she is horrified by it, if only because of the bad fashion of the uniform.

* ''[[Malcolm in the Middle]]'' saw Malcolm distressed because, while he was hoping the test would provide him some direction, he turned out to be equally qualified for any career he chose to pursue. The testing guy is not amused by Malcolm's disappointment in his own [[Jack of All Trades]]-esque perfection.

** Another episode had Dewey taking an IQ test because his teacher believed he was a genius. Malcolm doesn't want his little brother to go through school in the genius class like he did, because it made him miserable, so he convinces Reese to take the test for Dewey. Dewey is promptly placed in the special ed classroom, much to the teacher's consternation.

* In [[Radio Free Roscoe]] the group takes an aptitude test, and Travis spends the whole time making a donkey out of the bubbles. When he gets lawyer he complains about how that's not even donkey related. When they talk about it on the radio, other students call in to question the purpose and validity of aptitude tests in general.

* A variation occurs in ''[[Sister Sister]]'', where bookish Tia scores low on the SATs and outgoing Tamara scores higher than she ever dreamed possible. {{spoiler|Their test scores were accidentally switched, due to being identical twins}}.

* A variation occurs in ''[[Sister, Sister]]'', where bookish Tia scores low on the SATs and outgoing Tamara scores higher than she ever dreamed possible. {{spoiler|Their test scores were accidentally switched, due to being identical twins}}.

** ...and then they took 'em again a year later, with some ''[[You Look Familiar|Smart Guy]]'' as their tutor.

* In ''Teachers'' PE teacher Brian takes the same career test as his pupils and his stereotypically gay results - florist or hairdresser - do nothing to help the crisis of sexuality he's going through. It turns out his friends switched the results as a practical joke.