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[[File:the-ditz2_8758.png|link=Glee|frame|"I'm pretty sure my cat's been reading my diary."]]

 

'''Blackadder:''' In that case you have the most fashionable brain in London.|''[[Blackadder]] II''}}

 

* [[Split Personality|Outer]] Moka from ''[[Rosario to Vampire]]'' has shades of this, especially early on. She matures a lot in the manga, but the anime [[Flanderization|takes this trait and runs with it]].

* The frequent use of this trope as a [[Charm Point]] was parodied in a [[Stinger]] skit in ''[[Daily Lives of High School Boys]]''. Yanagin gets her [[Sempai-Kohai|sempai]] to teach them how to be cuter, and the correct answer is...

** Ringo-chan is a straight example; she's not the brightest bulb in town. In ''High School Boys and Panties'' it took her an hour to diagnose the reason for a network problem: ''the wire was never plugged on''. Then she unwittingly flaunts her panties to Motoharu, the President and the Vice-President; fortunately for her she doesn't get to see them in the act, much less their [[Heel Realization|horrified reaction]].

 

* Dumb Bunny from the Inferior Five ('60s humor comic from [[The DCU|DC]]), whose name says it all, really. She's "stronger than an ox - and almost as smart!"

* <s>Boom-Boom Meltdown</s> Tabitha Smith of ''[[Nextwave]]'': trailer-trash klepto with the power to make things go boom. She says "[[Leet Lingo|zomg]]" out loud and misspells ''her own name.''

** {{spoiler|Forbush Man}}'s mental powers do not work on her. Guess why. Her explanation? "I gave him the explodo because I am clever."

* The Parademon from the ''[[Secret Six|Villains United]]'' miniseries. He even fully admits to wanting to die in a stupid gesture.

* [[Mr. Bean]] in ''Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie'' and ''Mr Bean's Holiday''. Also [[Johnny English]] to some extent.

* Brick in [[Anchorman]].

'''Brick:''' [shouts] Loud noises }}

** Though he turns out to be a bit of a [[Genius Ditz]] in Wake Up Ron Burgundy (a bonus 'film' on made of deleted Anchorman scenes)

* Virtually every character played by famed comedian Lou Costello of the [[Abbott and Costello]] comedy duo. Occasionally he will even lampshade ''himself'', such as when one of his characters in the film ''Who Done It?'' turns on a radio and hears "Who's on First?" (one of Abbott and Costello's most famous routines) and immediately turns it off, remarking how stupid the "short, chubby guy" (actually Costello himself) is.

* ''[[Bullshot]]''. Rosemary Fenton, [[Damsel in Distress]] and daughter of an [[Absent-Minded Professor]] with a dangerous habit of [[Education Through Pyrotechnics|knocking over equipment]] in Daddy's lab.

'''Rosemary''': "How dare you! I've done pretty well without brains so far!" }}

* Officer Ed from ''[[Scotland, PA]]''. Why would anyone trust this man with a loaded gun? {{spoiler|They don't.}}

* Karen from ''[[Mean Girls]]''.

* Charlie from ''[[Mystery Team]]''.

** Susan's mother Sophie is far ditzier than her daughter, especially when it comes to men, coming across as an aged [[Brainless Beauty]]. Susan's daughter Julie on the other hand is smart and mature. If this family trend continues ''Julie's'' daughter might be the next Marilyn vos Savant.

* Dean Winchester, from ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'', is like this for anything that doesn't relate to hunting, his family or his car. Most of the time it's adorable but sometimes he can come off as an annoying [[Brainless Beauty]].

'''Dean:''' What's that? Porno? }}

* [[Mr. Bean]], although sometimes he can be quite bright.

* Both Troy and Pierce from ''[[Community]]''.

* Andy Dwyer from ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'':

* Lauren Miller from [[Still Standing]]

** Bill as will to an extent.

* '''Cause I'm a Blonde'' by [[Julie Brown]]. "Because I'm blonde, I don't have to think, I talk like a baby, and never pay for drinks..."

* 2D of [[Gorillaz]]. The man introduced himself in an interview with "Hi, my name is 2D, and I'm the singer, [[Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick|and I need the toilet]] ..." Then in ''Rise of the Ogre'' he was quoted as saying:

** He is, however, implied to have some [[Hidden Depths]], as he is still capable of composing stunning music and saying some surprisingly philosophical things once in a blue moon. 2D may be more of a [[Genius Ditz]] or [[Brilliant but Lazy]], when he's not thick with painkillers.

 

* Lucia in ''[[Shadow Hearts]] Covenant'' is described by her own teacher Carla as "slow".

* Both Lloyd and Colette of ''[[Tales of Symphonia]]'' both qualify quite well for the title of [[The Ditz]]. A great example is a skit conversation between the two and Regal when Colette asks how Lloyd memorized every single Dwarven Vow (of which there are at least 108).

'''Regal''': ...Why does the topic of conversation go out the window when talking to Colette? }}

** Taken to further extremes in [[Oddly-Named Sequel 2: Electric Boogaloo|Dawn of the New World]]:

'''Marta''': Someone, anyone, please make it stop! }}

* One of the female cheerleaders in ''[[Osu Tatakae Ouendan]]'', Aoi Kanda (the pink haired [[Meganekko]]), is completely clumsy when it comes to anything outside cheerleading, whether it's failure to make a meal for sale, failure making a pottery, dropping foods on floor (or not chewing it properly), spacing out on class, [http://crackedrabbitgaming.com/guides/ouendan-obsession/ and the list goes on, see the bottom of the page]. And those are only examples from the ''first'' game.

* Several characters on the ''[[Homestar Runner]]'' site. Homestar himself is the most noticeably ditzy, but there's more than one [[Idiot Ball]] being passed around among the cast.

* All of the characters in the video podcast ''[http://tikibartv.com/tikibar_display.php?pver=qh&vid=40 Tiki Bar TV]'' drift in and out of this. This is largely because the dialog is improvised while the actors are drunk, leading to some bizarre exchanges that drift back and forth between [[The Fool]] and [[Cloudcuckoolander]], and generally end up falling around [[The Ditz]].

* ''[[Red vs. Blue]]''

** Caboose gradually degrades from The Ditz in the first series to being completely retarded and [[Cloudcuckoolander|almost completely disconnected from reality]] (at one point, he loads his gun with crayons and forgets how to spell his name).

* In the ''[[Cross Time Cafe]]'' Ky is [[The Ditz|this]] combined with 100% [[Eldritch Abomination]]. [[Berserk Button|But don't call her a ditz]]... [[Our Demons Are Different|or you will see her]] [http://www.whiteponyproductions.com/comicstrips/ctc/ctc0163.htm true self... a 60-foot tall burning-mad demon!]

* Dustin from ''[[Spacetrawler]]''. He's so consistently stupid that the other characters just start doing the opposite of whatever he advises.

 

 

== Web Original ==

* Zack in the [[TV Tropes]] original webseries ''[[Echo Chamber]]''.

'''Zack:''' The ''[[Blue's Clues]]'' guy? Wait, I forget. Was he the blue one, or was he the dog? }}

* [http://community.sparknotes.com/tag/tiffany-thongbiscuit Tiffany Thongbiscuit]. When she heard from The Vogue (Pronounced "the vagooey") that "[[Mad Men]]" was fashionable. She went to school dressed like a literal mad man.

* Gir, from ''[[Invader Zim]],'' is ''amazingly'' ditzy. He often heads into [[Cloudcuckoolander]] territory, depending on the local humidity and/or piggy count.

* 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.

* 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]].

* Madison from ''[[Class of 3000]]''.

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

* [[American Dad|Francine Smith]].

* ''[[Strawberry Shortcake]]'': Lime Chiffon Her laugh alone should count along with her parrot being the smart one of the pair.

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

** Derpy/Ditzy, as seen in her recent debut as a main character.

** Snips and Snails certainly qualify, especially the latter.

'''Snails''': (laughs) [[Sidetracked by the Analogy|I like pudding]]! }}

** Wind Whistler is this in the toys and G1 comics, though the cartoon made her [[The Spock]].