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* The Thin Man, played by Crispin Glover, in the ''[[Charlie's Angels]]'' films.
* The Thin Man, played by Crispin Glover, in the ''[[Charlie's Angels]]'' films.
* ''[[The View Askewniverse]]''/''New Jersey Trilogy'' movies by Kevin Smith
* ''[[The View Askewniverse]]''/''New Jersey Trilogy'' movies by Kevin Smith
** Silent Bob, who earns his nickname. If you pull the string on Silent Bob's action figure, nothing happens. Each film has about one instance of him talking, ranging from a profound monologue (''Clerks'') to an Indiana Jones impression after throwing someone off a train (''Dogma'') to him just finally losing it with Jay's stupidity (''Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back''). The trend is subverted in ''Clerks II'': {{spoiler|When in jail at the end and having to figure out what to do Jay says to Bob, "That's your cue man!" To which Bob tries to think out something and just shrugs off with a "I've got nothing"}}.
** Silent Bob, who [[The Silent Bob|earns his nickname]]. If you pull the string on Silent Bob's action figure, nothing happens. Each film has about one instance of him talking, ranging from a profound monologue (''Clerks'') to an Indiana Jones impression after throwing someone off a train (''Dogma'') to him just finally losing it with Jay's stupidity (''Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back''). The trend is subverted in ''Clerks II'': {{spoiler|When in jail at the end and having to figure out what to do Jay says to Bob, "That's your cue man!" To which Bob tries to think out something and just shrugs off with a "I've got nothing"}}.
*** In ''[[Chasing Amy]]'' he starts gearing up for his speech when Jay gripes that, oh look, Bob's opening his mouth, motherfucker thinks that just because he never says anything that one time he motherfucking says something he thinks it's so motherfucking profound. Bob points out that he at least has a leg up on Jay, who talks all the time and yet has never said anything remotely meaningful.
*** In ''[[Chasing Amy]]'' he starts gearing up for his speech when Jay gripes that, oh look, Bob's opening his mouth, motherfucker thinks that just because he never says anything that one time he motherfucking says something he thinks it's so motherfucking profound. Bob points out that he at least has a leg up on Jay, who talks all the time and yet has never said anything remotely meaningful.
** God, in ''Dogma'', since living humans would die instantly if they ever heard her speak out loud; the Metatron has to speak for her.
** God, in ''Dogma'', since living humans would die instantly if they ever heard her speak out loud; the Metatron has to speak for her.