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== Anime & Manga == |
== Anime & Manga == |
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* In ''[[Clannad]]'', Tomoya often takes the role of the "Straight Man" in regards to pranking other characters, particularly Sunohara |
* In ''[[Clannad (visual novel)|Clannad]]'', Tomoya often takes the role of the "Straight Man" in regards to pranking other characters, particularly Sunohara |
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* Yomi and Nyamo, ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]''. |
* Yomi and Nyamo, ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]''. |
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* Shimura Shinpachi, ''[[Gintama]]''. Stated by the narrator during Shinpachi's very first appearance onscreen. |
* Shimura Shinpachi, ''[[Gintama]]''. Stated by the narrator during Shinpachi's very first appearance onscreen. |
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* [[Hugh Laurie]] would usually (though by no means always) fill this role on ''[[A Bit of Fry and Laurie]]''. This is appropriate, because [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Stephen Fry is not a straight man]]. |
* [[Hugh Laurie]] would usually (though by no means always) fill this role on ''[[A Bit of Fry and Laurie]]''. This is appropriate, because [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Stephen Fry is not a straight man]]. |
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* Flipped around on ''[[Jeeves and Wooster (TV series)|Jeeves and Wooster]]'', where Fry plays the incomparable [[The Jeeves|Jeeves]] to Laurie's goofy Wooster. |
* Flipped around on ''[[Jeeves and Wooster (TV series)|Jeeves and Wooster]]'', where Fry plays the incomparable [[The Jeeves|Jeeves]] to Laurie's goofy Wooster. |
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* Jamie is the Straight Man to Adam's eccentricity in ''[[ |
* Jamie is the Straight Man to Adam's eccentricity in ''[[MythBusters]]''. |
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** According to the other wiki, Adam was cast for co-host of the show because Jamie felt he would be too dry of a host on his own. |
** According to the other wiki, Adam was cast for co-host of the show because Jamie felt he would be too dry of a host on his own. |
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* Similarly, James May to both Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond on ''[[Top Gear]]''. |
* Similarly, James May to both Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond on ''[[Top Gear]]''. |
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