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May involve a [[Manic Pixie Dream Girl]], but in most examples, it's an entire cast imposing on the stiff guy's time, money and patience. [[The Power of Friendship]] is usually evoked by the end of the story. There may be a montage as the character remembers how things used to be, and how despite how much the other characters irritate them, they have made stiff guy a better person.
Contrast [[Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist]] who may have a similar personality and equally annoying cohorts, but does not have the [[Character Development]].
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* ''[[Gash Bell]]'': Kiyomaru, who was hiding out at home until Gash forced him to interact with people.
* ''[[Midori no Hibi]]'': Seiji thinks that his problem is not being able to get a girlfriend, but that's actually just a symptom of his general inability to interact non-violently with others. Having to protect Midori and her secret, and deal with wacky people he can't just punch, brings out his better qualities.
* Explicit in ''[[Haunted Junction]]'': Hayato, who says [[I Just Want to Be Normal]], but is constantly dragged into supernatural mayhem. In the final episode we learn that the school spirits have been tormenting him specifically to avert a [[Bad Future]] in which he lives a "normal life" but never emotionally connects with anyone including his future wife and child. Which seems to lead into a happy ending...except that said [[
* The plot of ''[[Happy Lesson]]'' kicks off when Chitose's teachers decide that what he really needs are five [[Hot Mom
* ''[[
* The residents of ''[[Maison Ikkoku]]'' spend most of their time driving Yusaku Godai insane with their alcohol-induced insanity, but also end up somehow making him the man he needs to be for Kyoko, as well as get Kyoko to reflect on her feelings for him.
* ''[[The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya]]'' implies this is the case for Kyon, who became a much more outgoing and likable guy after exposure to the SOS Brigade. It ''inverts'' it with Haruhi, who became a more sympathetic person by hanging out with [[Locked Out of the Loop|apparently]] normal people.
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== Film -- Live Action ==
* Tim from ''[[
* Claude from ''[[Hair (theatre)]]'' epitomizes this trope.
* ''[[The Fisher King]]''. The "stiff guy" is a shock radio host, but he's still quite stiff. And the looney is...well...Robin Williams. As a crazy homeless guy. It's a surprisingly serious movie, but still, you can see where this is going.
== Live Action Television ==
* Jeff Winger in ''[[
** Deconstructed in "Studies of Advanced Movement", when
* This is the basic plot of ''[[Producing Nobuta]]''.
== Western Animation ==
* Twilight Sparkle in the premiere of ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
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