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'''[[The Stoic|Martian]]''' '''[[Martian Manhunter|Manhunter]]''': I was only going to ask if you wanted to play Brawlin' Bots.
'''Flash''': [[Man Child|Dibs on the green one]]! ''*dashes off*''
'''Martian Manhunter''': ''*mumbles*'' ''[[Crowning Moment of Funny|I]]'' [[Crowning Moment of Funny|wanted the green one]]...
|''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'', "The Ties That Bind"}}
The [[Straight Man]] takes a fall. His usual position is far above the prevailing attitude of his crew, [[Wacky Guy|wackiness]], pettiness, or just general [[The Slacker|slacker-itis]].
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Sometimes related to an [[Idiot Ball]] moment. Contrast [[Smart Ball]], when their dimmer co star may have a moment of clarity or tact.
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== Anime and Manga ==
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* In the ''[[Naruto]]'' manga, [http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x198/awambawamb/naruto/Naruto_v38_ch347_08.png Konohamaru shows Naruto his new variant of the Sexy no Jutsu, featuring two girls in a ...''compromising'' position.] Sakura was less than pleased at the Jutsu, until Konohamaru tried it on her. using [[Ho Yay|Sai and Sasuke]] instead. Worked like a charm on ''[[Yaoi Fangirl|her]]'', but then pissed Naruto off.
* This happens to Yomi in ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]'' sometimes.
* Hare, the star of the lesser-known anime ''[[
* ''[[Hen Zemi]]'': Nanako plays the straight man at the start, but as the show progresses, she realises that she isn't as [[Not So Different|different]] as she thought.
* Hiiragi from ''[[Hanamaru Kindergarten]]'' is a highly intelligent kindergartener who can read and understand adult literature. This does nothing to stop her lighting up at a chance to go down the big slide or being so overwhelmed by a compliment on her costume that she bursts into dance.
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* Nami Hitou of ''[[Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei]]'' is the [[Dysfunction Junction|dysfunctional cast's]] [[Only Sane Man|token normal girl]]. Unfortunately, has a complex about being called normal because she equates it with boring, making her Not So Above It All.
* [[Soul Eater]] During the Lust chapter, Tsubaki is discovered to be much more perverted than anyone would have guessed. Especially considering how she reacted to Black Star peeping on her.
* During the KC Grand Prix arc of ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh]]'', Yugi's [[Stalker with a Crush]] Vivian cons Solomon into helping lure Yugi to a Chinese restaurant, then threatens to break his back unless Yugi duels her, with the condition that he becomes her "love slave" if he loses. When the duel actually starts, Joey, Duke, and Tristan seem more occupied with the buffet than the actual duel; Tea tries to convince them of the severity of the situation, not that this stops her from helping herself to the sesame chicken.
== Comic Books ==
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== Web Comics ==
* Zoe is usually the [[Straight Man]] in ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'', but, at least when it comes to sorting through a love triangle, [https://web.archive.org/web/20150109005211/http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=010403 she can get pretty crazy herself].
** Not to mention that the reason she became the Stormbreaker (and thus targetted by various demons, at least one of whom has used a cult to try to do Zoe in) was because she feared she was "boring", and thus leapt at a chance to participate in one of the guys' more than usually harebrained schemes. She's exceptionally gung-ho about going back in time to save beer... at least until they end up in the wrong time period without a way back.
* Invoked in ''[[PvP]]'': when the gang discovers that Jade is a [[Former Teen Rebel]], Francis considers that this brings her down to their level and everyone immediately starts chanting "One of us! One of us!" (which is exactly what Jade feared would happen).
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* ''[[Family Guy]]''
** Lois normally falls under [[Women Are Wiser]]. However, it's only really in comparison to her husband, as she gets a [[It's Been Done|gambling addiction]] in one episode, becomes a kleptomaniac in another, and when she gets elected mayor, embezzles from the town and accepts bribes. Lois' role in the show in modern episodes consists near solely of this trope. She generally only exhibits Straight Man behavior for a short time before acting as [[The Ditz|stupid]] or [[Jerkass|callous]] as her husband.
** Meg, in that she sometimes makes fun out of other Griffin members when the situation calls for it e.g. Chris being made fun
** Brian has been getting this treatment lately. Where he used to be the [[Only Sane Man]], the past few seasons have seen him developing more and more [[Jerkass]] tendencies.
* ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]''
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'''Family''': Huh?
'''Marge''': [[Lampshade Hanging|Well, why can't I be greedy once in a while?]] }}
:* Marge even supports Homer and Bart bootlegging booze when Springfield outlaws alcohol.
* Dr Quinn of ''[[Sealab 2021]]'' tries in vain to avoid this, but especially as the series went on, would eventually succumb.▼
:* Even Lisa, often the [[Straight Man]] to Bart, often gives in to the antics normally Homer or Bart does. In "Sweets and Sour Marge", sugar was outlawed in Springfield. First, Lisa questions both Homer and Bart on going on a mission to smuggle sugar into the city. When she overhears Marge serving steamed limes, Lisa wishes them luck.
:* Also, while Lisa never bothered Moe with crank calls, she did tend to laugh when Bart did it.
▲* Dr. Quinn of ''[[Sealab 2021]]'' tries in vain to avoid this, but especially as the series went on, would eventually succumb.
* Rebecca Cunningham of ''[[Tale Spin]]'', though somewhat [[Women Are Wiser]] and more educated than Baloo, shared his ego and stubbornness as well as lacking the latter's streetwise aspects and thus fell into this trope a frequent amount of times. Sometimes even he could be surprised how [[Cloudcuckoolander|out of her mind]] Rebecca acted at times.
{{quote|'''Rebecca:''' "Face it Baloo, you're too gullible, [[Tempting Fate|I would never fall for something like that, no possible way...]]"}}
* Aunt Amy of ''[[Daria]]'' was once brought in to settle a dispute between her sisters, with the expectation that, as a
** The normally stoic Daria gets in on it during "The Teachings of Don Jake". Daria cracks a joke about the congress asking Jake for $250 billion a year for the military, causing a blood vessel in Jake's eye to burst, then tells Quinn to go get the camera. This prompts a camping trip in order to help Jake with his stress-induced health problems. At the end of the episode, {{spoiler|Jake's blood vessel in his eye bursts again upon seeing the bill for their rescue after eating wild berries. Daria tells Helen to get Jake's medicine... and Quinn to go get the camera.}}
* Twilight Sparkle from ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' likes to regard herself as the [[Only Sane Man|Only Sane Mare]]: her first impression of the citizens of Ponyville is "All the ponies in this town are ''crazy!''" However, Twilight frequently displays lapses in
** In "The Ticket Master", Spike calls the Gala "girly frou-frou nonsense," but once everyone is out of sight, is upset at being the only one without a ticket. Celestia sends down one for him, and he immediately [[Squee]]s, only to be caught by Applejack.
{{quote|'''Spike:''' [[Verbal Backspace|I mean, gross! I have to go, too?]]}}
** Both Spike and Twilight tend to backhand this role onto ''each other'' since they so often play [[The Straight Man]] to each other's shortcomings. ''Both'' characters neared outright [[Anti-Villain]] territory after going off the deep end at separate points, and ''both'' had to snap the other out of it.
** Applejack tends to act as [[The Straight Man|The Straight Mare]] whenever these two are out of the picture, however having the key traits of a rowdy cowgirl, she naturally plays up at times. She can be rather over assertive and is apparently [[Stubborn Mule|stubborn enough to make a mule look rashional]].
* Heloise on ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes]]'' regularly rolls her eyes at the antics Jimmy and Beezy cause, and their insane childish activities. However, she has fallen victim to [[Kids Prefer Boxes]] and is shown to be extremely
* Benson from ''[[Regular Show]]''. One word: {{spoiler|OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH!!!!}}
* Elise in ''[[Dan Vs.]]'' tries to avoid getting caught up in Dan's vengeance, and early on tried to keep Chris from getting dragged into it too. Then again, ''in the very first episode'', she shares Dan's hatred of New Mexico (her grudge has lasted ''since childhood'') and takes her revenge even further {{spoiler|he "settles" for ruining the annual hot air balloon event, she hijacks an alien warship, slaughters road-runners, and ''blows up cities''}}. In "Dan Vs. George Washington", she
* ''[[Kung Fu Panda]]'' has at least three of those moments:
** The Furious Five should be trained to not be envious - whoever gets chosen as the Dragon Warrior. They obviously are when Po is chosen.
** Master Shifu says that
** Master Oogway is so calm and relaxed and zen that there
* From ''[[The Legend of Korra]],'' Tenzin ''tries'' to be the stoic Airbending master that he really is. The problem is that the universe simply will ''not'' let him stay stoic for long. Whether it's Korra using his mother against him in an argument, or his youngest (baby) son using a potted plant as a restroom, the stoicism is never around for long.
** And
* In ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]'', Numbuh Five is usually [[Straight Man| the most level-headed and serious]] member of the team, and the first one to call out Numbuh Two over his bad jokes. However, in "Operation: B.U.T.T.", even she can't resist laughing at the jokes Two makes about the size of Numbuh One's behind.
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[[Category:Comedy Tropes]]
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