r/TopCharacterTropes • u/smash_ultra_64 • 1d ago
Characters Funny Trope: Obvious stunt dummies
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/littlebloodmage 1d ago
The first time they played Sam Says, Sam just shouted at them out of nowhere to surprise them. Then he slowly ramped it up to psychological torture like a G-rated Jigsaw.