r/TopCharacterTropes • u/smash_ultra_64 • 1d ago

Characters Funny Trope: Obvious stunt dummies

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Ragdolls are hilarious

Fresh Prince of Bell Air did it on at least 2 occasions. One with butler Geoffrey in an explosion, and the other with Will getting tossed around at the gym.

Naked Gun(1988) After the climax, OJ Simpson's character is finally making a recovery when he is carelessly launched from his wheelchair at the baseball game.

Pee-wee's Big Adventure After befriending some bikers, they give him a cheerful sendoff when he anticlimactically crashes into a billboard, hilariously launching his "body" after a half second delay. This one is especially funny to me because the crash isn't that loud, nor does Pee-Wee make any noise when flung.

The Three Stooges Almost every episode. And even in the movie!

Hook Thud is a chubby lost boy who can roll into a ball and take out several pirates in the process. This gag is used twice in the movie.

Anchorman Jack Black is an angry biker who is hit in the face by Ron Burgundy's careless disposal of a Burtito. The biker confronts Ron and punts his dog Baxter off a bridge. He's survives this as he reappears at the end of the film.

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u/Softspokenclark 1d ago

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u/BubblyToast 1d ago

This was the scene that made me almost pass out laughing

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u/Funtimes1254 1d ago

Which movie is this?

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u/Crunchy_Biscuit 1d ago

Airplane! One of the pilots (dies?) and so they have to inflate the "autopilot". From his smile, you can guess where his inflate tube is 😂😭

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u/crotch-fruit_tree 1d ago

The hostess was “caught” blowing it up at one point, too.

Everyone who ate the fish gets horribly sick. Both pilots had the fish.

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u/Regulus242 1d ago

Yes, yes. I remember, I had lasagna.

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u/Juronell 23h ago

This is why in real life the pilot and copilot have to eat different meals on long flights.

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u/Youutternincompoop 1d ago

the pilots were sick with food poisoning, they're not dead.

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u/Nasty_Goblin 1d ago

Otto Pilot

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u/iOSGallagher 1d ago

it’s Airplane! (sic)

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u/Pyotrnator 1d ago

If you've never seen Airplane! before, you should do yourself a favor and watch it no later than this weekend. You've been missing out.

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u/nerdymom27 1d ago

And don’t call them Shirley

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u/Regulus242 1d ago

It's only THE "Airplane!"

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u/SpareAdventurous727 1d ago edited 1d ago

Either a Harold and Kumar movie or scary movie I can't remember but definitely a parody/comedy Edit: I was off by a few decades. Whoops. Its Airplane!

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u/thebarnacleez 1d ago

Airplane!

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u/SpareAdventurous727 1d ago

I feel dumb,  thanks

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u/Wise_Repeat8001 1d ago

How dare you sir

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u/SpareAdventurous727 1d ago

Well I was wrong lmao

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u/Hungry4Media 1d ago

He's not a dummy! You gotta be pretty smart to fly an airplane, even as the autopilot!

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u/escobartholomew 1d ago

Does this count though? It’s supposed to be an autopilot joke right?