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** This is even more baffling when you learn that just about everyone the brothers knew agreed that Zeppo was the most naturally funny one. |
** This is even more baffling when you learn that just about everyone the brothers knew agreed that Zeppo was the most naturally funny one. |
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* In ''[[Idiocracy]]'' Joe (and apparently Rita as well) were selected by the military in 2005 for how remarkably average they were across several categories. In practice, Joe is more naive than average (to give an example) but still mostly generic. 500 years in the future, Joe and Rita are the smartest people in the world. |
* In ''[[Idiocracy]]'' Joe (and apparently Rita as well) were selected by the military in 2005 for how remarkably average they were across several categories. In practice, Joe is more naive than average (to give an example) but still mostly generic. 500 years in the future, Joe and Rita are the smartest people in the world. |
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* The Bowery Boys consisted of the smart leader (Leo Gorcey), the dumb follower (Huntz Hall) and a bunch of generic guys like David Gorcey who were just there to flesh out the gang. This trope was recycled when the Bowery Boys were recycled for animated cartoons as the Anthill Mob (in ''[[Wacky Races]]'' and ''[[The Perils of Penelope Pitstop]]''). "Boss" was Leo Gorcey, "Dingaling" was Huntz Hall, and the rest of the Anthill Mob were just the generic guys. |
* [[The Bowery Boys]] consisted of the smart leader (Leo Gorcey), the dumb follower (Huntz Hall) and a bunch of generic guys like David Gorcey who were just there to flesh out the gang. This trope was recycled when the Bowery Boys were recycled for animated cartoons as the Anthill Mob (in ''[[Wacky Races]]'' and ''[[The Perils of Penelope Pitstop]]''). "Boss" was Leo Gorcey, "Dingaling" was Huntz Hall, and the rest of the Anthill Mob were just the generic guys. |
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** Averted when they were originally know as the Dead End Kids or East Side Kids and made numerous movies in the 1930s and 40s. Characters played by members Billy Halop, Bobby Jordan and Gabriel Dell were given equal prominence with those of Leo Gorcey and Huntz Hall. |
** Averted when they were originally know as the Dead End Kids or East Side Kids and made numerous movies in the 1930s and 40s. Characters played by members Billy Halop, Bobby Jordan and Gabriel Dell were given equal prominence with those of Leo Gorcey and Huntz Hall. |
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* Arguably [[The Other Darrin|Felix Leiter]] from the ''[[James Bond (film)|James Bond]]'' films, though it depends on the film in question and on who's playing him at the time. |
* Arguably [[The Other Darrin|Felix Leiter]] from the ''[[James Bond (film)|James Bond]]'' films, though it depends on the film in question and on who's playing him at the time. |
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== Literature == |
== Literature == |
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