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And, of course, there's always plenty of room for overlap.
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'''The Square''' -- Often the central protagonist, and usually [[The Everyman]] or the [[Only Sane Man]]. Essentially the [[Straight Man]]; this doesn't mean necessarily that The Square gets no funny lines, but a large portion of the comedy from such a character comes from his/her reactions to the situation or other characters. In a [[Dom Com]], this role will usually be reserved for the [[Closer to Earth]] mother figure.
* Tim Daly's character Joe Hackett in ''[[Wings (TV series)|Wings]]''.
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* Bart from ''[[The Simpsons]]''.
* Konata in ''[[Lucky Star]]''.
* Hawkeye Pierce in ''[[M*A*S*H (television)|
* Dr. Cox in ''[[Scrubs]]''.
* Kyon in ''[[Suzumiya Haruhi]]''.
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** Homer often fills this role as well, especially during his [[Jerkass]] period.
* Archie Bunker in ''[[All in The Family]]''.
* Frank Burns in ''[[M*A*S*H (television)|
* Bill McNeal from ''[[News Radio]]''.
* The Janitor in ''[[Scrubs]]''.
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* Stan in ''[[American Dad]]''.
* Post-[[Flanderization]] Flanders in ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]''.
* Charles Emerson Winchester III in ''[[M*A*S*H (television)|
* Dr. Kelso in ''[[Scrubs]]''.
* Bob in ''[[The Oblongs]]''.
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