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* Christmas Noelle "Chrissy" Snow (Suzanne Somers' archetypal role) from ''[[Three's Company]]''.
* 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 [[The 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* Susan Meyer from ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'' started out as the Ditz, but it was largely limited to being a [[Lethal Chef|horrible cook]] and having a tendency to trip over things. This has since been Flanderized to the point where she occasionally just seems mentally disabled, such as her being so desperate to get the new neighbors to like her that she kidnapped their dog planning to heroically "find" it later. It...didn't work out very well.
* Susan Meyer from ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'' started out as the Ditz, but it was largely limited to being a [[Lethal Chef|horrible cook]] and having a tendency to trip over things. This has since been Flanderized to the point where she occasionally just seems mentally disabled, such as her being so desperate to get the new neighbors to like her that she kidnapped their dog planning to heroically "find" it later. It...didn't work out very well.
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*** In Puck's case, it's sort of implied that he's not really stupid at all, it's just that he usually doesn't put in that much effort. The moments when he does put in effort in things, he usually does just fine. Finn, however, plays this trope straight.
*** In Puck's case, it's sort of implied that he's not really stupid at all, it's just that he usually doesn't put in that much effort. The moments when he does put in effort in things, he usually does just fine. Finn, however, plays this trope straight.
* Luke in ''[[Modern Family]]'' is always tripping, jumping on the trampoline while on a pogo stick, getting his head stuck in the staircase railing...
* Luke in ''[[Modern Family]]'' is always tripping, jumping on the trampoline while on a pogo stick, getting his head stuck in the staircase railing...
** He inherited it from his [[Bumbling Dad]] Phil and shares it with his sister [[The Brainless Beauty|Haley]].
** He inherited it from his [[Bumbling Dad]] Phil and shares it with his sister [[Brainless Beauty|Haley]].
* Dee Dee Starr from ''[[Hearts Afire]]''.
* Dee Dee Starr from ''[[Hearts Afire]]''.
* Alicia Gianelli from ''[[The Adventures of Shirley Holmes]]'' had shades of this, being the "girly girl" of the cast, although she could be quite smart/insightful sometimes.
* Alicia Gianelli from ''[[The Adventures of Shirley Holmes]]'' had shades of this, being the "girly girl" of the cast, although she could be quite smart/insightful sometimes.
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* The perfect example of a ''male'' ditz is Gonard from ''[[Kappa Mikey]]'', who at one point forgets where his hat is. It's on his head. Also, he takes part in the auditions for a new cast member for [[Show Within a Show]] "Lily Mu", despite already being a cast member. All this is in the ''pilot'' episode. "Cheerful buffoon" is putting it mildly.
* The perfect example of a ''male'' ditz is Gonard from ''[[Kappa Mikey]]'', who at one point forgets where his hat is. It's on his head. Also, he takes part in the auditions for a new cast member for [[Show Within a Show]] "Lily Mu", despite already being a cast member. All this is in the ''pilot'' episode. "Cheerful buffoon" is putting it mildly.
{{quote|'''Gonard''': Dude! Check out my laced gloves! Hey, where'd my shoes go?}}
{{quote|'''Gonard''': Dude! Check out my laced gloves! Hey, where'd my shoes go?}}
* Chris Griffin on ''[[Family Guy]]'' has an intelligence somewhere between that of a sign post and a bag of moldy French fries. [[The Brainless Beauty|Jillian]], Brian's ex-girlfriend, is another example. Peter too, [[Depending on the Writer]].
* Chris Griffin on ''[[Family Guy]]'' has an intelligence somewhere between that of a sign post and a bag of moldy French fries. [[Brainless Beauty|Jillian]], Brian's ex-girlfriend, is another example. Peter too, [[Depending on the Writer]].
* Madison from ''[[Class of 3000]]''.
* Madison from ''[[Class of 3000]]''.
* Amy Wong from ''[[Futurama]]'' is a black-haired Ditz - she fails at haggling, confusing it with bidding at auctions, and flirts with all men. Fry is also The Ditz.
* Amy Wong from ''[[Futurama]]'' is a black-haired Ditz - she fails at haggling, confusing it with bidding at auctions, and flirts with all men. Fry is also The Ditz.
* Bebop and Rocksteady from the 1980s version of ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' fit this trope—despite being male villains.
* Bebop and Rocksteady from the 1980s version of ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' fit this trope—despite being male villains.
* Da-da-da-da-da - ''[[Inspector Gadget]]''.
* Da-da-da-da-da - ''[[Inspector Gadget]]''.
* [[The Brainless Beauty|Lindsay]] from [[Total Drama Island|the Total Drama series]]
* [[Brainless Beauty|Lindsay]] from [[Total Drama Island|the Total Drama series]]
* C2 from ''[[Carl Squared]]''. (He ''is'' only a few months old, and part dog, so some of it is excusable.)
* C2 from ''[[Carl Squared]]''. (He ''is'' only a few months old, and part dog, so some of it is excusable.)
* Cal of ''[[Undergrads]]''.
* Cal of ''[[Undergrads]]''.
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