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SubTrope of TheReliableOne and OnlySaneMan. Related archetypes include the NerdNanny, CloudcuckoolandersMinder, BeleagueredAssistant, and HypercompetentSidekick.

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SubTrope of TheReliableOne and OnlySaneMan. Related archetypes include the NerdNanny, CloudcuckoolandersMinder, BeleagueredAssistant, and HypercompetentSidekick. When it's the ''boss'' that has to deal with everyone else's antics, see BeleagueredBoss and SurroundedByIdiots.

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': Leela is generally regarded as the most competent of the Planet Express crew due to her physical competence and tendency to save her crewmates from near-death. "Zapp Gets Cancelled" establishes that she's won the "Only Good EmployeeOfTheMonth" award every single month since the award's inception because of this, though she's too dissatisfied with her job to appreciate it for a while. DependingOnTheWriter, Leela can [[OnlySaneByComparison lapse into insanity herself]], generally tied to a HairTriggerTemper, in which case [[ObstructiveBureaucrat Hermes]] is usually depicted as the most rational and organized crewmate instead (and he's the only one who can keep the place organized).



* Bob Belcher from ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'' is the OnlySaneMan to his family (and the rest of the cast) so by extension, he's this trope to the titular family business as well.

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* Bob Belcher from ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'' is the OnlySaneMan to his family (and the rest of the cast) so by extension, he's this trope to the titular family business as well. Often the family will propose some wild adventure, with Bob snarking that they'll have to close the restaurant and lose what little business they get to go out and do it.
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Commenting out ZCE and moving namespace.


* Cookie Tuesday of ''WebOriginal/LearningTown''.

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* %%* Cookie Tuesday of ''WebOriginal/LearningTown''.''WebVideo/LearningTown''.
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I thought that trope used a plural name.


* ''VideoGame/{{Pikmin}}'' series: Captain Olimar is this to Hocotate Freight. Of the other two known people who work there, Olimar's coworker Louie is a gluttonous {{Cloudcuckoolander}} [[spoiler:who has a bad habit throughout the series of wandering off to do his own thing and endangering others]], while the President is a LargeHam that accidentally gets involved with ObviouslyEvil LoanSharks. Olimar by contrast is more down-to-earth and competant than either of them, and is even called the company's "only employee of any merit" in the intro to ''VideoGame/Pikmin2''.

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* ''VideoGame/{{Pikmin}}'' series: Captain Olimar is this to Hocotate Freight. Of the other two known people who work there, Olimar's coworker Louie is a gluttonous {{Cloudcuckoolander}} [[spoiler:who has a bad habit throughout the series of wandering off to do his own thing and endangering others]], while the President is a LargeHam that accidentally gets involved with ObviouslyEvil LoanSharks.{{Loan Shark}}s. Olimar by contrast is more down-to-earth and competant than either of them, and is even called the company's "only employee of any merit" in the intro to ''VideoGame/Pikmin2''.
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Examples are not general, and this is a meta example rather than a trope in-story. Removing the MMORPG thing and adding a Pikmin example that's coincidentally in its place alphabetically.


* In many {{M|assivelyMultiplayerOnlineRolePlayingGame}}MORPGs, a more experienced player in a group will often be put in these positions. The real challenge isn't in fulfilling their own role, rather keeping others from [[LeeroyJenkins doing overtly stupid things]].

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* In many {{M|assivelyMultiplayerOnlineRolePlayingGame}}MORPGs, ''VideoGame/{{Pikmin}}'' series: Captain Olimar is this to Hocotate Freight. Of the other two known people who work there, Olimar's coworker Louie is a gluttonous {{Cloudcuckoolander}} [[spoiler:who has a bad habit throughout the series of wandering off to do his own thing and endangering others]], while the President is a LargeHam that accidentally gets involved with ObviouslyEvil LoanSharks. Olimar by contrast is more experienced player down-to-earth and competant than either of them, and is even called the company's "only employee of any merit" in a group will often be put in these positions. The real challenge isn't in fulfilling their own role, rather keeping others from [[LeeroyJenkins doing overtly stupid things]].the intro to ''VideoGame/Pikmin2''.
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Commenting out a bit on the Seinfeld (Zero-Context) example that got missed


-->'''George:''' "We don't care and it shows."

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-->'''George:''' %%-->'''George:''' "We don't care and it shows."

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