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The outrageous character who undermines all of a [[sitcom]]'s attempts at verisimilitude (such as they are). |
The outrageous character who undermines all of a [[sitcom]]'s attempts at verisimilitude (such as they are). |
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Often, the outrageous character(s) clearly has a key to the residence of the more central characters of the show, since they nearly always show up unannounced and never knock or ring the door bell (see [[Drop |
Often, the outrageous character(s) clearly has a key to the residence of the more central characters of the show, since they nearly always show up unannounced and never knock or ring the door bell (see [[Drop-In Character]], [[Your Door Was Open]] and [[Inadvertent Entrance Cue]]). |
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The [[Wacky Guy]] may also be a [[Weirdness Magnet]], his own strangeness an attractor for other weirdness without being directly responsible for it. |
The [[Wacky Guy]] may also be a [[Weirdness Magnet]], his own strangeness an attractor for other weirdness without being directly responsible for it. |
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* Harry, ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]''. |
* Harry, ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]''. |
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* Jack, ''[[Will and Grace]]''. |
* Jack, ''[[Will and Grace]]''. |
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* [[Extroverted Nerd|Steve Urkel]], ''[[Family Matters]]''. |
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* Kimmy Gibbler, ''[[Full House]]''. |
* Kimmy Gibbler, ''[[Full House]]''. |
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* Barney Stinson from ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'', with a heaping help of [[Jerkass]], and a handful of [[Deadpan Snarker]]. |
* Barney Stinson from ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'', with a heaping help of [[Jerkass]], and a handful of [[Deadpan Snarker]]. |
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