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{{quote|''"The next time you get the urge to take over someone else's holiday, I'd listen to '''''her'''''. She's the only one who makes any sense in this insane asylum!"''|'''[[Santa Claus]]''', ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas (Animation)|The Nightmare Before Christmas]]''}}
 
A standard comedy piece: something absolutely insane [[No Mere Windmill|is going on]], but only one person notices (or cares).
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# '''[[Deadpan Snarker|Bitter Sarcasm]]''' (Acceptance). He gives up and just goes with the flow, finding refuge in a heartfelt loathing towards the stupidity of the world in general.
 
In the more extreme cases, the poor soul may be trapped in a [[World Gone Mad]] and/or wind up [[Giving Up Onon Logic]] in frustration. Sometimes, though, they are [[Not So Above It All]].
 
A [[Too Dumb to Fool]] character may be the Only Sane Man, although he is likely to be less worked up about the failures of others to see than in most cases.
 
The [[Only Sane Man]] is [[The Reliable One|often relied upon]] as the [[Only Sane Employee]]. This character often ends up a [[Knight in Sour Armor]]. For a more horrific version, see [[Through the Eyes of Madness]]. For the sci-fi version, The [[Ignored Expert]] is your go-to guy. If all the other characters are otherwise sane, and really should see something, but only one guy does, he's an [[Einstein Sue]]. The [[Nietzsche Wannabe]] is a villain who views himself this way. Occasionally, when the [[Only Sane Man]] expresses his creator's opinions, he serves as an [[Author Avatar]]. See also [[Cassandra Truth]], [[Surrounded Byby Idiots]], and [[Surrounded Byby Smart People]]; contrast with the [[Unfazed Everyman]]. May temporarily overlap with [[What the Hell, Hero?]].
 
If several characters take turns being the [[Only Sane Man]], they're playing with a [[Sanity Ball]]. If it's a two-person show, with one person playing the [[Only Sane Man]] to the other's wackiness, it's a [[Straight Man and Wise Guy]] scenario. This trope is one third of a [[Comic Trio]].
 
[[The Wonka]] may well feel like this (or be this!) in a world that doesn't follow his thinking. Insanity is, after all, in the eye of the beholder, and [[The Wonka]] often has quite valid points.
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* [[Only Sane Man/Advertising|Advertising]]
* [[Only Sane Man/Anime and Manga|Anime and Manga]]
* [[Only Sane Man/Comic Books|Comic Books]]
* [[Only Sane Man/Fanfic|Fanfic]]
* [[Only Sane Man/Film|Film]]
* [[Only Sane Man/Literature|Literature]]
* [[Only Sane Man/Live Action TV|Live Action TV]]
* [[Only Sane Man/Music|Music]]
* [[Only Sane Man/Radio|Radio]]
* [[Only Sane Man/Stand Up Comedy|Stand Up Comedy]]
* [[Only Sane Man/Theatre|Theatre]]
* [[Only Sane Man/Video Games|Video Games]]
* [[Only Sane Man/Webcomics|Webcomics]]
* [[Only Sane Man/Web Original|Web Original]]
* [[Only Sane Man/Western Animation|Western Animation]]
* [[Only Sane Man/Real Life|Real Life]]
 
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[[Category:Romanticism Versus Enlightenment]]
[[Category:Comedy Tropes]]
[[Category:TV Tropes Superhero Team]]
[[Category:Normal People]]
[[Category:Truth in Television]]
[[Category:Older Than Feudalism]]
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[[Category:Only Sane Man]]
[[Category:TVAll the Tropes Superhero Team]]