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** In the second season episode ''[[{{Recap/CommunityS2E10MixologyCertification}} Mixology Certification]], Britta and Jeff lecture Troy about which drinks to take and which bars to go to... until it turns out they don't know any more than he does.

* In the italian comedy film ''Fantozzi'' (one of the many) one of the characters is so near-sighted that once he's guided by a blind man. Partly subverted because the blind man manage to lead him to the right place.

* In ''TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'', Ford (a space alien) tries to explain to Arthur (a human) how several advanced scientific concepts work, such as the principles that enable [[TimeTravel time travel]]. It soon becomes obvious that Ford himself has no idea of how such complex things work, though (either that or he's too drunk to make any sense).

*** Or, to steal a line from [[HBeamPiper H. Beam Piper]], "If you read it in [[strike: Stanley-Browne]] the Guide, you can depend on it. It's wrong."

* The hilarious ''TeenTitans'' fan fiction ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2894246/1/How_to_Woo_a_Raven_By_Beast_Boy How to Woo a Raven, by Beast Boy]]'' is written as a reply from Beast Boy to his male fans, who supposedly write to him constantly and ask him to teach them how to attract girls. Needless to say, he's totally inadequate in romantic matters, and his "conquest" of Raven only happened in his mind... but he fails to realize this.

* ''DoctorWho'': In the episode ''Warrior's Gate''

* In a ''TwoStupidDogs'' episode a literally-blinded man buys the dogs for use as guide dogs, but the smaller one insists on [[ShortCutsMakeLongDelays using a shortcut]] and leads them to a construction site. HilarityEnsues.

* Ayumu and Kazuki of HayateNoGotoku think themselves experts in the topic of love. They give advice to Nagi and Saki. Although they are the only ones who've confessed to their crushes, we haven't seen any case of them actually succeeding. Their advice also doesn't seem to fit well, even if they are smug about it.

* Aria from Love Master A. She's loved at least 50 boys and never had a boyfriend, therefore gaining herself the title "Love Master". To escape this title, she goes to a different school, but her fame precedes her. Unfortunately, no one knows that the title is facetious and she is taken as an expert on love.
* A very odd variation in RanmaOneHalf. During the climactic showing during the first Pantyhose Taro arc, Ryoga and Mousse end up at a hot spring away from Taro's mountain hideout. [[BlindWithoutEm Mousse]] remembers what the shape of the terrain, but has no clue where they are. [[NoSenseOfDirection Ryoga]] knows where to go, but couldn't see what the mountain looked like. They both decide to work together, resulting in Mousse pointing in the wrong direction, and Ryoga running in an even wronger direction.

* ColbertReport: Stephen the character lives this trope. It is especially highlighted in the ''Stephen's sound advice'' segments where he gives advice that is anything but sound.
* In "The Red Green Show", Red gives pretty good advice in his "North of Forty" segments, while he is at his fly tying bench. However, in his "Handyman Corner" segment, his advice of how to build something with the junk you have lying around and duct tape are hilariously the blind leading the blind.
* DoctorWho: In the episode ''Warrior's Gate''

* Patrick often gives SpongebobSquarepants this kind of misguided advice. For example, one episode has Patrick teaching Spongebob how to be mature, with tips such as growing sideburns, puffing out his chest, and developing an appreciation for freestyle jazz. HilarityEnsues.

* Taken quite literally in ''[[SoBadItsHorrible Naked Empire]]'' from Terry Goodkind's ''SwordOfTruth'', in which a culture of StrawmanPolitical pacifists receive their wisdom and guidance from a young boy who is kept blindfolded throughout his life.

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--><LISTER is fiddling with a spare head. After a moment, he screws the head onto KRYTEN's shoulders> \\

<KOCHANSKI taps commands into a terminal, and they both watch the mechanoid. Suddenly KRYTEN's eyes flick open>\\

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** In a later episode we find out that their Spanish professor does not actually know Spanish and has been teaching them Klingon.

* ColbertReport: Stephen the character lives this trope. It is especially highlighted in the ''Stephen's sound advice'' segments where he gives advice that is anything but sound.

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* In ''{{Futurama}}'', there's Doctor Zoidberg. He knows nothing about medicine for humans. Never ask him anything about what's wrong with you. He doesn't even know anything about psychology, generally using his own life to explain your own issues.

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->[[TropeNamer If a blind person leads a blind person, both will fall into a pit.]]
--> --''[[TheBible Matthew 15:14]]''

->"O Vasettha, those priests who know the scriptures are just like a line of blind men tied together where the first sees nothing, the middle man nothing, and the last sees nothing."
-->-- The Buddha

* ''The40YearOldVirgin'' takes this trope and runs with it. None of Andy's friends are virgins themselves, of course, but neither do they have any clue of what women are actually attracted to and in essence teach Andy how to behave like LeisureSuitLarry.

* On the updated version of ''HollywoodSquares'' with Tom Bergeron as host, Gilbert Gottfried would often claim to be an expert in the question's particular field, then provide a humorously inaccurate answer. Just picking him and saying "I disagree" before his answer was even uttered would have likely been a viable strategy.

* And so has Ben Stein.

* [[KingOfTheHill Peggy Hill]] once led her Spanish class to Mexico for a day-trip. Pity Peggy speaks unspeakably bad Spanish, likely worse than that of some of her students, and it was no surprise when she led them to a butcher's shop thinking it was a carnival.

--> '''Zoidberg:''' "Here's the problem right here! There's a skull embedded in your head!"

* A very odd variation in Ranma1/2. During the climactic showing during the first Pantyhose Taro arc, Ryoga and Mousse end up at a hot spring away from Taro's mountain hideout. [[BlindWithoutEm Mousse]] remembers what the shape of the terrain, but has no clue where they are. [[NoSenseOfDirection Ryoga]] knows where to go, but couldn't see what the mountain looked like. They both decide to work together, resulting in Mousse pointing in the wrong direction, and Ryoga running in an even wronger direction.

* Patrick often gives SpongebobSquarepants this kind of misguided advice; for example, one episode has Patrick teaching Spongebob how to be mature, with tips such as growing sideburns, puffing out his chest, and developing an appreciation for freestyle jazz. HilarityEnsues.

* The hilarious ''TeenTitans'' fan fiction ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2894246/1/How_to_Woo_a_Raven_By_Beast_Boy How to Woo a Raven, by Beast Boy]]'' is written as a reply from Beast Boy to his male fans, who supposedly write to him constantly and ask him to teach them how to attract girls. Needless to say, he's totally inedequate in romantic matters, and his "conquest" of Raven only happened in his mind... but he fails to realize this.