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* And while we're on the subject of ditzy high school heroines, Tenma Tsukamoto from ''[[School Rumble]]''. When you're the lead character of a [[Love Dodecahedron]] series, [[Love Makes You Dumb|it just sorta comes naturally.]]

* Patty from ''[[Soul Eater]]'' who mix it with [[Cloudcuckoolander]] (disturbing in some ocassions)

** Also Meme from ''[[Soul Eater Not]]'', having the memory of a goldfish.

** Also Meme from ''[[Soul Eater Not!]]'', having the memory of a goldfish.

* Lizlet, A.K.A. the Teacup Maid, of ''[[Omamori Himari]]''.

* ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]''

** Ash, at least initially. He was just plain stupid: "Hey, that Mankey just stole my hat!" *screams and climbs up a tree after it, while the others just stare at him* He's gotten a lot better since then.

** The Team Rocket trio seems to have become cursed to this position ever since encountering Ash, but this tapered off after the beginning of the ''Best Wishes'' series.

** May and Dawn when they first started as trainers - May was a bit less competent because she didn't really want to train Pokemon, which was before the anime introduced Contests. This even passed on her starter Torchic, who [[Took a Level In Badass]] and evolved into Combusken in the middle of Hoenn, eliminating this trait.

** May and Dawn when they first started as trainers - May was a bit less competent because she didn't really want to train Pokemon, which was before the anime introduced Contests. This even passed on her starter Torchic, who [[Took a Level in Badass]] and evolved into Combusken in the middle of Hoenn, eliminating this trait.

* Kanako from ''[[Maria Holic]]'' is marvelously dumb. She flunked nearly all her exams and, when given notes that "even an idiot could understand" by Sachi, she fails to comprehend even that. She's so single-minded in her pursuit of finding [[Schoolgirl Lesbians|girl-love]] that she's dim in everything else.

** Including the fact that liking girls makes her a lesbian.

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*** What's confusing about Luffy is that he ''is'' genuinely stupid most of the time, so it's quite hard to notice the situations where he probably is smart, but just acts like a ditz.

* An extremely ditzy [[Terrorists Without a Cause|Re-Coder]] shows up in ''[[Code Breaker]]''. When asked how many people she killed, she says "One, two, three... Ten, I guess, because I have ''ten fingers!'' But I'm not in a counting mood, so now [[Axe Crazy|I'll kill you painfully!]]" Notably, she never lapses into a [[Slasher Smile]] but remains cheerful and perky throughout.

* Lala of ''[[To ~~Love~~ Ru]]'' usually acts like this.

* Lala of ''[[To LOVE-Ru]]'' usually acts like this.

* ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' has [[Genki Girl]] Makie filling this position. Konoka can also act ditzy, but it's [[Obfuscating Stupidity|almost certainly an act.]]

* Loui from ''[[Rune Soldier]]'' has a complete disregard for his own or anyone else's safety: ''"When it comes to the odds, I have done worse than 20 precent!"''

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* As in the film example above, Gracie Allen's ditz character supported ''[[The Burns and Allen Show]]'', although there was a usually a weird sense of logic behind her statements.

* Edith Bunker from ''[[All in The Family]]'' was one of these a lot of the time.

** Her [[Trans Atlantic Equivalent]], Else Garrett of ''[[Till Death Us Do Part]]'', really wasn't one, despite her husband's frequent references to her as a "silly moo".

** Her [[Trans-Atlantic Equivalent]], Else Garrett of ''[[Till Death Us Do Part]]'', really wasn't one, despite her husband's frequent references to her as a "silly moo".

* Mrs. Eunice "Lovey" Wentworth Howell, from ''[[Gilligan's Island]]''.

** Mrs. Howell would probably be better described as [[Rich in Dollars, Poor In Sense]]. Gilligan himself certainly qualifies as The Ditz, as well.

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* Bridget Hennesey, from ''[[8 Simple Rules]]''.

* Christmas Noelle "Chrissy" Snow (Suzanne Somers' archetypal role) from ''[[Three's Company]]''.

** Her [[Trans Atlantic Equivalent]] in ''[[Man About the House]]'' (on which ''[[Three's Company]]'' was based) was something of a subversion. Not only was the "Chrissy" character the brunette in the British original—and not at all ditzy—but the "Janet" character, who was blonde, wasn't so much The Ditz as she was a [[Cloudcuckoolander]].

** Her [[Trans-Atlantic Equivalent]] in ''[[Man About the House]]'' (on which ''[[Three's Company]]'' was based) was something of a subversion. Not only was the "Chrissy" character the brunette in the British original—and not at all ditzy—but the "Janet" character, who was blonde, wasn't so much The Ditz as she was a [[Cloudcuckoolander]].

* Kelly Bundy of ''[[Married... with Children]]'' was eventually [[Flanderization|Flanderized]] into [[Brainless Beauty|a brainless trollop]] who hadn't enough mental capacity to remember her homework and the members of her own family at the same time.

* That [[Token Minority|token black kid]] on ''[[Hip Hop Harry]]'', affectionately nicknamed "Stupid Scott" by Joel McHale of ''[[The Soup]]''. Despite being roughly around the age of 12, he expresses the cognitive skills of a 6-year-old and has to have explained to him (by the [[Positive Discrimination|smarter Asian girl]]) things like how to fill up a bathtub or why its not a good idea to feed ice cream and hot dogs to a pet gerbil. The program goes out of its way to make viewer wonder how on earth he manages to cross streets on the way home.

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** Bill as will to an extent.

* Dauber from ''[[Coach]]''.

* Paisley, Gibson, and Fletcher on ''[[~~ANT~~ Farm]]'', but especially Paisley, who sometimes forgets that her name is Paisley.

* Paisley, Gibson, and Fletcher on ''[[A.N.T. Farm]]'', but especially Paisley, who sometimes forgets that her name is Paisley.

* Max from ''[[Wizards of Waverly Place]]''. The only person who could write "One Syllable" as the answer in a game of charades.

* Chelsea from ''[[That's So Raven]]'' was derailed into one in later seasons.

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* Sarrie from ''[[Star Ocean|Star Ocean: The Last Hope]]'' is the living, breathing embodiment of this trope. Just how bad is it? {{spoiler|She wakes up on a sacrificial alter, in a room with greenish light...and simply says "Good Morning!" She then remembers that "guests" came in through her window, and she was going to serve them tea...}}

* Aino Heart from ''[[Arcana Heart]]'' is this trope turned up to Eleven. She's a combination of this and [[Love Freak]].

* Taokaka from ''[[~~Blaz Blue~~]]''. While she's incredibly energetic, she often forgets things that are told to her just seconds after the fact.

* Taokaka from ''[[BlazBlue]]''. While she's incredibly energetic, she often forgets things that are told to her just seconds after the fact.

* Shion Uzuki from the ''[[Xenosaga]]'' series, in particular the first episode. Although she IS [[Genius Ditz|a scientist...]]

* Viki from the ''[[Suikoden]]'' series.

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* Raven from ''[[Questionable Content]]''. She has her moments, which makes some people think she's [[Obfuscating Stupidity|smarter than she looks]].

* T-Rex in ''[[Dinosaur Comics]]'' is another male example, as well as a giant green dinosaur example. He worries about being racist against taxi drivers, and makes good-natured attempts to use every school of philosophical thought in recorded history to justify the things he does every day (mainly stomping on people and things).

* Monette started out this way in ''[[Something Positive]]''. She got better.

* Monette started out this way in ''[[Something*Positive]]''. She got better.

* Cube from the [[Stick Figure Comic]] ''[[Stickman and Cube]]'' can be a bit ditzy.

* ''[[The Order of the Stick|Order of the Stick]]''

** Elan is a definitive version...though it was toned down a bit after [[Took a Level In Badass]].

** Elan is a definitive version...though it was toned down a bit after [[Took a Level in Badass]].

*** As of [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1030.html strip 1030], he's noticing it:

{{quote|'''Belkar:''' We don't have to go fight Durkon, and you're a moron.

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'''Belkar:''' You're not very smart, and you make poor decisions.

'''Elan:''' I meant the first part.}}

** Crystal, the [[Goth]] assassin. Uncommon in so far that she has neither the good attitude nor the good looks most ditzes have. If she wasn't [[The Rival]] of Haley Starshine (which lets her gain a level every time Haley gets one, for the ''[[Dungeons ~~and~~ Dragons]]'' rules), she'd probably still be at 0th level. Crystal's little pickle stunt moves her closer to [[Too Dumb to Live]]. The Ditz may be stupid, but there's stupid and there's unbelievably retarded.

** Crystal, the [[Goth]] assassin. Uncommon in so far that she has neither the good attitude nor the good looks most ditzes have. If she wasn't [[The Rival]] of Haley Starshine (which lets her gain a level every time Haley gets one, for the ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' rules), she'd probably still be at 0th level. Crystal's little pickle stunt moves her closer to [[Too Dumb to Live]]. The Ditz may be stupid, but there's stupid and there's unbelievably retarded.

** The Monster in the Darkness could also qualify.

** Thog from the Linear Guild.

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* Tiffany from [[Me and My Dick]]

* February from ''[[Starship]]''. She takes the fact that she removed her helmet before she was supposed to on an unfamiliar planet as a sign that she's "super ahead of schedule". Bug and Junior have their moments, too.

* [[~~OMF Gcata|~~Jesse Cox]], as is evident in his Terraria playthrough with [[Total Biscuit]] and the [[RPG Maker]] series.

* [[Jesse Cox]], as is evident in his Terraria playthrough with [[Total Biscuit]] and the [[RPG Maker]] series.

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* Lor McQuarrie from ''[[The Weekenders]]''.

* Twister Rodriguez from ''[[Rocket Power]]''. Subverted in "Twist of Fate", where after being ridiculed for being a fan of a cartoon on safety, Twister ends up using the knowledge he's learned from that show to get his friends out of trouble in the Grand Canyon, showing that (to paraphrase Rose) he's "someone who's not quite as dumb as he appears".

* Cosmo from ''[[The Fairly ~~Odd Parents~~]]''. He certainly qualifies better as [[Too Dumb to Live]]. If he weren't immortal, he'd be so dead.

* Cosmo from ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]''. He certainly qualifies better as [[Too Dumb to Live]]. If he weren't immortal, he'd be so dead.

* Patrick Star and [[SpongeBob]] from ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]''. More famously the former.

* Big Dog and Little Dog from ''[[Two Stupid Dogs|2 Stupid Dogs]]''.

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* Cal of ''[[Undergrads]]''.

* The titular character from ''[[Bonkers]]'', but it could be explained away by his being a Toon; he's super emotional, gets all huggy (and kissy) when he's happy, and seems a bit naive when it comes to human matters (especially in the Miranda episodes). On the other hand, he's very knowledgeable about his own kind, and knows just what sort of Toon stunt or prop can save the day.

* ''[[~~Ka Blam~~!]]!''

* ''[[KaBlam!]]!''

** The (except the Chief and probably Justice the dog) Action League from the ''[[Action League NOW]]!''.

** Bob of ''Prometheus and Bob''.

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* Robin Hood from ''[[King Arthur's Disasters]].'' [[Catch Phrase|Heheheheh.]]

* Numbuh Three from ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]''. A genuine example.

* Freddy in ''[[What's New Scooby Doo]]''. Surprisingly, he ''wasn't'' like this prior to this series (Fred used to be quite serious.)

* Freddy in ''[[What's New, Scooby-Doo?]]''. Surprisingly, he ''wasn't'' like this prior to this series (Fred used to be quite serious.)

* Lola Bunny from ''[[The Looney Tunes Show]]''. Daffy also has his ditzy moments.

* Ringo Starr in the Hanna Barbera ''[[Beatles]]'' cartoon was portrayed as a complete bumbling idiot.

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* Rancid Rabbit, Mr. Sunshine and The Greaser Dogs from ''[[CatDog]]''.

* Principal Pixiefrog, Neardy Crocodile and The Prietties (Marget's Rhino's gang) from ''[[My Gym Partner's a Monkey]]''.

* Joe Tabootie and Reggie Bullnerd from ''[[~~Chalk Zone~~]]''.

* Joe Tabootie and Reggie Bullnerd from ''[[ChalkZone]]''.

* Lok, Pupununu Tribe, Zariah, Slog, Blod and Bleeta from ''[[Tak and the Power of Juju]]''.

* [[Yakkity Yak]]