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Line 7: {{examples}} == [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] == * Subverted in ''[[Ranma ~~One Half~~½\|Ranma 1/2]]'': after Akane injures herself on the night before the [[Martial Arts and Crafts\|Martial Arts Rhythmic Gymnastics]] tournament, she despairs at the thought of finding someone who "...[[Supernatural Martial Arts\|is good at martial arts]], [[Suddenly Always Knew That\|knows gymnastics]], and [[Ms. Fanservice\|looks good in a leotard]]" in such short notice. Everyone immediately shanghais [[My Kung Fu Is Stronger Than Yours\|Ranma]] into service. * In the baseball episode of ''[[Samurai Champloo]]'', all the members of the team quit before the big game against the Americans, so the ninja coach recruits the main characters. Mugen and Jin are the only useful ones however, as the other players are Fuu, an old man, a dog, and Fuu's [[Ridiculously Cute Critter\|pet flying squirrel.]] * In the Dark Tournament arc of ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]'', circumstances leave both Team Urameshi and Team Toguro with only four of the required five members as they head into the finals, so each team's sponsor (Koenma and Sakyo, respectively) volunteers to fill the missing rank. Possibly [[Subverted]], as neither one are actually combatants, and both freely admit that they will run like hell rather than set foot in the ring. == [[Film]] == * ''[[~~Space Jam (Film)\|~~Space Jam]]'': The toons are taken out one by one by one, until finally Michael Jordan's publicist is in the game. When he gets squashed, it looks like they'll have to forfeit...until the miraculous entrance of Bill Murray! Who just fills out the five on the floor as Michael stretches for the winning basket. * Played with in [[The Producers]]. When the star of [[Springtime for Hitler]] has a broken leg, the director fills in at the last minute. He turns the show into a roaring success, when it was supposed to fail, thus being useless by being too good. ** Not so much "too good" as [[So Bad It's Good]]. Turns out the audience couldn't get enough of [[Camp Gay]] Hitler. Line 24 ⟶ 23: * In ''[[Hollys Heroes]]'', being short a player forced Holly to field the team's statistician on the basketball court, only for her to turn out to be a brilliant goal shooter (but terrible at the rest of the game). She was used a regular player for the rest of the series. * ''[[Kirk]]'': The bowling team is in the finals, but their best bowler just threw her back out. In comes Kirk's main squeeze, who stinks...until she's given some reverse psychology by Kirk, and pulls out the victory for their team. * In the [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]] episode 'Take Me Out to the Holosuite', the Niners bring Rom on as a last-minute substitute after Captain Sisko gets booted from the game, and he makes an accidental bunt that lets Nog score the Niners' only point. == [[Real Life]] == Line 39 ⟶ 38: [[Category:Characters As Device]] [[Category:The Hopeless Replacement]] {{DEFAULTSORT:Hopeless Replacement, The}}