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icecream · 05-25-2017, 04:43 PM

I have seen a lot of shows where the main character is fairly smart but they have a dumber best friend who is a bad influence. Are there any shows that are the opposite, where the best friend is smarter than the main character?

icecream · 06-10-2017, 02:03 AM

I wouldn't really count husbands and wives. A ton of shows have portrayed the wife as smart and the husband as a buffoon.

glickmam · 06-10-2017, 02:41 AM

I think this trope is more likely to be prevalent on shows in which the best friend is of some religious or ethnic minority. Turk from Scrubs and Gus from Psych are two examples I can list off the top of my head.

jimpickens · 06-10-2017, 03:50 AM

Fonzie from Happy Days

Babalu · 06-10-2017, 11:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by catsrule

I wouldn't really count husbands and wives. A ton of shows have portrayed the wife as smart and the husband as a buffoon.

That's all liberal Hollywood knows how to do.

Babalu · 06-10-2017, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by jimpickens

Fonzie from Happy Days

Do you think that Fonzie was supposed to be smarter than Richie?

jimpickens · 06-11-2017, 12:56 AM

No but seemed to be always bailing him out of trouble

visaman666 · 06-11-2017, 11:39 PM

Potsie in the first season of Happy Days.

TVJoy · 06-12-2017, 07:57 AM

On The Middle, in high school Axl had one smarter friend, Sean, and a dumber friend, Darren. In college he has two smarter friends, Hutch & Kenny.

On Home Improvement, Wilson was smarter than Tim.

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06-10-2017, 02:41 AM	#3
glickmam Member Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 03, 2007 Posts: 661	I think this trope is more likely to be prevalent on shows in which the best friend is of some religious or ethnic minority. Turk from Scrubs and Gus from Psych are two examples I can list off the top of my head.
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06-10-2017, 02:03 AM	#2
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,824	I wouldn't really count husbands and wives. A ton of shows have portrayed the wife as smart and the husband as a buffoon.

06-10-2017, 03:50 AM	#4
jimpickens Member Senior Member Join Date: Nov 01, 2007 Location: weston,wv Posts: 1,391	Fonzie from Happy Days

06-11-2017, 12:56 AM	#7
jimpickens Member Senior Member Join Date: Nov 01, 2007 Location: weston,wv Posts: 1,391	No but seemed to be always bailing him out of trouble

06-11-2017, 11:39 PM	#8
visaman666 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 06, 2007 Posts: 818	Potsie in the first season of Happy Days.

06-12-2017, 07:57 AM	#9
TVJoy Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jun 08, 2017 Posts: 29	On The Middle, in high school Axl had one smarter friend, Sean, and a dumber friend, Darren. In college he has two smarter friends, Hutch & Kenny. On Home Improvement, Wilson was smarter than Tim.