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Compare ComicTrio (where The CasanovaWannabe leads, The ButtMonkey goes along with him, and The OnlySaneMan complains but is ignored).

||The ButtMonkey||Inspector Zenigata||Especially in ''Anime/LupinIIIRedJacket'', his role is to be humiliated by Lupin.||

''Anime/{{Doraemon}}''

[[caption-width-right:350:From left to right: [[OnlySaneMan Zeddemore]], [[CasanovaWannabe Venkman]], [[ButtMonkey Stantz]], [[TheSmartGuy Spengler]].]]

||The CasanovaWannabe||Moe, ComedicSociopath ''and'' a literal pervert||

||OnlySaneMan||Dawn. She's oldest of the quads and considers herself the 'leader'.||

‘’Series/BeverlyHills90210’’
||OnlySaneMan||Brandon||
||TheSmartGuy||Dylan||
||The CasanovaWannabe||Steve||
||The ButtMonkey||David||

''Series/TheBigBangTheory''
||OnlySaneMan||Leonard Hofstadter||
||TheSmartGuy||Sheldon Cooper, ''[[InsufferableGenius and how]]''.||
||The CasanovaWannabe||Howard Wolowitz, LovableSexManiac [[CharacterDevelopment until he met Bernadette]]||
||The ButtMonkey||Raj Koothrappali. For the first six seasons, he's shy to the point he can't even speak to women unless drunk and is generally awkward. As he overcomes his fear of speaking to women, he retains his awkwardness but remains the Butt Monkey because he sometimes acts "[[AmbiguouslyGay metrosexual]]."||

''Series/{{Fringe}}''
||OnlySaneMan||Olivia Dunham. Peter sometimes takes a crack at this, especially when Olivia shows up at his apartment at ungodly hours.||
||TheSmartGuy||Peter Bishop: IQ 190.||
||The CasanovaWannabe||Walter Bishop. He would be the smart guy, but he's just too darn insane to function.||
||The ButtMonkey||Astrid. Walter can't even remember her name.||

''Series/TheInbetweeners''
||OnlySaneMan||Simon Cooper. Not, however, TheProtagonist.||
||TheSmartGuy||Will Mackenzie, who speaks French and is something of a high flyer||
||The CasanovaWannabe||Jay Cartwright, who has been singularly attributed with bringing the word ''clunge'' back into the popular lexicon||
||The ButtMonkey||Neil Sutherland. While he is more successful with the opposite sex than the others, he takes TheDitz to extreme levels and is the target of the others' jokes||

''Series/NickyRickyDickyAndDawn''
||OnlySaneMan||Dawn. She's oldest of the quads and considers herself the 'leader'.||
||TheSmartGuy||Ricky. He's the smartest one of the quads.||
||The CasanovaWannabe||Dicky, although he's more of a {{Kidanova}}.||
||The ButtMonkey||Nicky. He tries to stay out of his siblings' shenanigans, but trouble finds him anyway. ||

''Series/RedDwarf''
||OnlySaneMan||David Lister||
||TheSmartGuy||Kryten. ||
||The CasanovaWannabe||The Cat. LovableSexManiac||
||The ButtMonkey||Arnold Rimmer||

''Series/LosSimuladores''
||OnlySaneMan||Medina||
||TheSmartGuy||Santos||
||The CasanovaWannabe||Ravenna||
||The ButtMonkey||Lamponne||

''Series/MarriedWithChildren''
||OnlySaneMan||Peg||
||TheSmartGuy||Marcy||
||The CasanovaWannabe||Jefferson||
||The ButtMonkey||Al||

''Series/TheMonkees''
||OnlySaneMan||Mike||
||TheSmartGuy||Micky||
||The CasanovaWannabe||Davy||
||The ButtMonkey||Peter||

''Series/TheNanny''
||OnlySaneMan||Niles||
||TheSmartGuy||Maxwell Sheffield||
||The CasanovaWannabe||Fran Fine||
||The ButtMonkey||C.C. Babcock||

''Series/{{Psych}}''
||OnlySaneMan||Juliet O'Hara||
||TheSmartGuy||Burton Guster||
||The CasanovaWannabe||Shawn Spencer||
||The ButtMonkey||Carlton Lassiter||

''Series/{{Seinfeld}}''
||OnlySaneMan||[[TheDanza Jerry Seinfeld]]||
||TheSmartGuy||Elaine Benes||
||The CasanovaWannabe||George Costanza||
||The ButtMonkey||Cosmo Kramer||

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''Series/ImpracticalJokers''
||OnlySaneMan||Q||
||TheSmartGuy||Sal ||
||The CasanovaWannabe||Joe||
||The ButtMonkey||Murr||

''Series/TheYoungOnes''
||OnlySaneMan||Mike by default||
||TheSmartGuy||Vyvyan, by mad scientist standards anyway. ||
||The CasanovaWannabe||Rick||
||The ButtMonkey||[[TheWoobie Neil, oh]] [[TheEeyore Neil.]]||

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''Series/TheYoungOnes'' (AlternateCharacterInterpretation)
||OnlySaneMan||Neil by default||
||TheSmartGuy||Vyvyan, by mad scientist standards anyway. ||
||The CasanovaWannabe||Mike, CasanovaWannabe||
||The ButtMonkey||Rick, who gets beat up and tormented even more than Neil.||

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''Series/TheYoungOnes'' (AlternateCharacterInterpretation)
||OnlySaneMan||Mike by default||
||TheSmartGuy||Neil, a GeniusDitz who got the highest test scores||
||The CasanovaWannabe||Vyvyan, the poster child for ComedicSociopath||
||The ButtMonkey||Rick, who gets beat up and tormented even more than Neil||

''Series/ShamelessUK'' has the Maguire boys
||OnlySaneMan||Paddy Maguire. Frustrated at the failed initiatives and incompetence of his sons||
||TheSmartGuy||Jamie Maguire. Generally speaking, the most independent and able of the sons||
||The CasanovaWannabe||Mickey Maguire. Mainly his obsessive love for gay porn||
||The ButtMonkey||Shane Maguire. Pretty much identified for his lack of common sense or intelligence, early on.||

''Series/HappyDays''
||OnlySaneMan||Fonzie
||TheSmartGuy||Richie
||The CasanovaWannabe||Ralph
||The ButtMonkey||Potsie

''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'' [[note]][[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness First Season only]][[/note]]
||OnlySaneMan||Dee
||TheSmartGuy||Dennis
||The CasanovaWannabe||Mac
||The ButtMonkey||Charlie

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''Series/That70sShow''
||OnlySaneMan||Eric||
||TheSmartGuy||Hyde||
||The CasanovaWannabe||Kelso||
||The ButtMonkey||Fez||

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''Series/TheATeam''
||OnlySaneMan||Face||
||TheSmartGuy||Hannibal||
||The CasanovaWannabe||B.A.||
||The ButtMonkey||Murdock||

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''Series/TheITCrowd''
||OnlySaneMan||Jen||
||TheSmartGuy||Moss||
||The CasanovaWannabe||Roy or Douglas||
||The ButtMonkey||Roy or Richmond||

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''Series/WillAndGrace''
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||OnlySaneMan||Grace||
||TheSmartGuy||Will||
||The CasanovaWannabe||Karen||
||The ButtMonkey||Jack||

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''Series/TheGoldenGirls''
||OnlySaneMan||Sofia||
||TheSmartGuy||Dorothy||
||The CasanovaWannabe||Blanche||
||The ButtMonkey||Rose||

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''Series/DawsonsCreek''
||OnlySaneMan||Dawson||
||TheSmartGuy||Joey||
||The CasanovaWannabe||Jen||
||The ButtMonkey||Pacey||

''Series/BabylonFive''
||OnlySaneMan||John Sheridan||
||TheSmartGuy||Delenn||
||The CasanovaWannabe||G'Kar||
||The ButtMonkey||Londo Mollari||

''Series/StargateSG1''
||OnlySaneMan||Samantha Carter||
||TheSmartGuy||Daniel Jackson||
||The CasanovaWannabe||Teal'c||
||The ButtMonkey||Jack O'Neill||

''Series/StargateAtlantis''
||OnlySaneMan||Teyla Emmagan||
||TheSmartGuy||[[InsufferableGenius Rodney McKay]]||
||The CasanovaWannabe||John Sheppard||
||The ButtMonkey||[[TraumaCongaLine Ronon Dex]]||

''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''
||OnlySaneMan||Buffy Summers||
||TheSmartGuy||Rupert Giles||
||The CasanovaWannabe||Xander Harris, overlap with Butt Monkey||
||The ButtMonkey||Willow Rosenberg, overlap with Smart Guy||

''Series/ElChavoDelOcho''
||OnlySaneMan||La Chilindrina||
||TheSmartGuy||Ñoño||
||The CasanovaWannabe||El Chavo||
||The ButtMonkey||Kiko||

''Series/TheMuppetShow''
||OnlySaneMan||Kermit||
||TheSmartGuy||Piggy||
||The CasanovaWannabe||Gonzo||
||The ButtMonkey||Fozzie||

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''Series/ThirdRockFromTheSun'': The Solomon Family, [[TheMasquerade disguised]] [[AlienAmongUs alien researchers studying Earth]]
||OnlySaneMan||Tommy Solomon, high school student, Information Officer||
||TheSmartGuy||Dick Solomon, [[BunnyEarsLawyer physics professor]], High Commander||
||The CasanovaWannabe||Sally Solomon, homemaker, [[ActionGirl Security]] [[AxCrazy Officer]]||
||The ButtMonkey||Harry Solomon...[[WackyGuy um, they had an extra seat]], [[TheDitz so...]] ||

''Series/TheDefenders2017''
||OnlySaneMan||Luke Cage||
||TheSmartGuy||Daredevil||
||The CasanovaWannabe||Jessica Jones||
||The ButtMonkey||Iron Fist||

''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir''
||OnlySaneMan||Phillip Banks||
||TheSmartGuy||Geoffrey||
||The CasanovaWannabe||Will Smith||
||The ButtMonkey||Carlton Banks||
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''Podcast/DungeonsAndDaddies''
||OnlySaneMan||Darryl Wilson||
||TheSmartGuy||Henry Oak||
||The CasanovaWannabe||Glenn Close||
||The ButtMonkey||Ron Stampler||

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''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration'' has Octopus Squad.
||OnlySaneMan||Russel Bergman, TheGenericGuy in a cast full of weirdos and often the one who tries to break up fights.||
||TheSmartGuy||Leona Garstein, a cool-headed AcePilot.||
||The CasanovaWannabe||Katina Tarask, a HotBlooded LeeroyJenkins prone to over the top threats of violence.||
||The ButtMonkey||Tasuku Shinguji, a tactless {{ditz}} who earns his punishment by saying the wrong things.||

''VideoGame/StarFox''
||OnlySaneMan||Fox [=McCloud=]||
||TheSmartGuy||Peppy Hare||
||The CasanovaWannabe||Falco Lambordi||
||The ButtMonkey||Slippy Toad||
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''Exterminatus Now''
||OnlySaneMan||Rogue||
||TheSmartGuy||Virus, he's the most book smart at least||
||The CasanovaWannabe||Eastwood||
||The ButtMonkey||Lothar||

''Webcomic/EightBitTheater'', Light Warriors
||OnlySaneMan||Thief||
||TheSmartGuy||Red Mage, or so he thinks||
||The CasanovaWannabe||Black Mage (mostly of the Sociopathic type, except when White Mage is featured)||
||The ButtMonkey||Fighter||

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''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'': the Beta Kids
||OnlySaneMan||Jade Harley||
||TheSmartGuy||Rose Lalonde||
||The CasanovaWannabe||Dave Strider||
||The ButtMonkey||John Egbert||

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''Franchise/ArchieComics'':

''Machinima/RedVsBlue'', Red Team
||OnlySaneMan||Grif||
||TheSmartGuy||Simmons, by virtue of his attitude rather than his competence||
||The CasanovaWannabe||Sarge, of the ComedicSociopath variety||
||The ButtMonkey||Donut||

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''WesternAnimation/StationZero''
||OnlySaneMan||Chino||
||TheSmartGuy||Scooter||
||The CasanovaWannabe||DJ Tech||
||The ButtMonkey||Karaz||

''WesternAnimation/DenverTheLastDinosaur''

||The CasanovaWannabe||Dr. Film/IndianaJones||

''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'', Teen Girl Squad
||OnlySaneMan||Cheerleader||
||TheSmartGuy||So and So||
||The CasanovaWannabe||The Ugly One||
||The ButtMonkey||What's Her Face||
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''Webcomic/Homestuck'': the Beta Kids
||OnlySaneMan||Jade Harley||
||TheSmartGuy||Rose Lalonde||
||The CasanovaWannabe||Dave Strider||
||The ButtMonkey||John Egbert||

The Alpha Kids
||OnlySaneMan||Roxy Lalonde||
||TheSmartGuy||Dirk Strider||
||The CasanovaWannabe||Jake English||
||The ButtMonkey||Jane Crocker||
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Please note that this trope does ''not'' include TheHero. The focus is evenly spread among them. If there is a MainCharacter (rare) he can easily be any one of the Band, or the focus can just be switched between episodes to different characters. Even the four roles can be shuffled around a little.

||OnlySaneMan||Simon Cooper. Not, however, the MainCharacter.||

''Disney/ChickenLittle''

''Disney/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians'': The main pups from the TV series

''Anime/HunterXHunter''. At the Hunter Exam Arc we have...
||OnlySaneMan||Gon, while certainly naive and [[BlueAndOrangeMorality with a weird concept of morality]], tends to act as TheKirk to Leorio's [[TheMcCoy [=McCoy=]]] and Kurapika's [[TheSpock Spock]].||
||TheSmartGuy||Kurapika is the smartest and most level-headed member of the group, unless you [[RedEyesTakeWarning piss him]] [[UnstoppableRage off]].||
||The CasanovaWannabe||Killua, of the [[EnfantTerrible sociopathic variety]]. Thanks goodness [[HitmanWithAHeart he isn't actually a bad person]]. ||
||The ButtMonkey||Leorio can't catch a break. When he is not getting beaten up or tricked by some other contestant, he is at the receiving end of Kurapika's snark. ||
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''Franchise/StarWars'': Original Trilogy
||OnlySaneMan||Luke Skywalker||
||TheSmartGuy||Princess Leia||
||The CasanovaWannabe||Han Solo||
||The ButtMonkey||Chewbacca||

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''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade

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