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1	->'''Wizard:''' Hey, kid. You want some magic powers? Magic powers for absolutely free.
2	->'''Finn:''' Heck, yeah!
3	->'''Jake:''' Let's not be too rash! Just look at this guy. Check out the sunken, lifeless eyes. The foul stench of decay. You know what that means?
4	->'''Finn:''' It means he's evil, I guess.
5	-->-- ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime''
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7	By the late-[[TheSixties 1960s]], marijuana had stopped being seen as a "scary" hard drug in large part due to the hippie movement. The days of ''Film/ReeferMadness'' were long gone and instead a new stereotype began to become popular: TheStoner.
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9	Lethargic, scruffy looking, and perpetually hungry, stoners (and especially {{Erudite Stoner}}s) are prime [[StonersAreFunny comedic fuel]] in media. It didn't take long for these attributes to become associated with "hippies" in general, even if the character is never shown smoking a lick of pot.
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11	In children's works, characters that ''seem'' like stoners appear, except there are no actual implications they use drugs. In some cases there might be a ParentalBonus implying drug usage, but oftentimes they're just naturally that way.
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13	You can spot this type of character by several aspects:
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15	* Having ExhaustedEyeBags or DrearyHalfLiddedEyes.
16	* Being a BigEater.
17	* Spouting random ([[IceCreamKoan often nonsensical]]) wisdom.
18	* Slurred speech, overuse of BuffySpeak, and/or TotallyRadical slang.
19	* Being into art (including music).
20	* Having '60s Hair, SeventiesHair, {{dreadlock\|Rasta}}s, or MessyHair
21	* Being a GranolaGirl, a {{beatnik}}, or a NewAgeRetroHippie (often coincide with a floral motif and baggy clothes).
22	* Live in a HippieVan.
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24	This trope can also apply to other drugs, but marijuana is the most commonplace.
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26	Compare to ICantBelieveItsNotHeroin, GRatedDrug, and GRatedMentalIllness. Often overlaps with NewAgeRetroHippie. Can also overlap with SurferDude and TheSlacker.
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29	!!Examples:
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33	[[folder:Comic Books]]
34	* One of the four friends of ''ComicBook/TheMask Strikes Back'' has Hugo, a former stoner who maintains the stereotype (especially the baggy eyes and clothes) despite he continuously says he left "that" a year ago.
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37	[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
38	* In ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6'', Fred has a number of stoner mannerisms, and at one point launches into a speech as though he is about to speak at a 12-step meeting.
39	* In the ''Franchise/{{Cars}}'' series, one of the citizens of Radiator Springs Lightning gets to know is Fillmore, a Volkswagen Microbus with a trippy aqua green floral paint job. He deals in "organic fuel" and generally acts like a spaced-out hippie.
40	-->'''Fillmore:''' (''staring at a traffic light'') I'm telling you, man, every third blink is ''slower''...\
41	'''Sarge:''' The sixties weren't good to you, were they?
42	* Bobby from ''WesternAnimation/AGoofyMovie'' and its sequel. He has a Surfer Dude {{cloudcuckoolander}} personality and eats a lot. It's likely a ParentalBonus because he is played by Pauly Shore (who is known for playing stoner characters).
43	* Yax from ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}''. He has long [[DreadlockRasta dreadlocks]] and wears flowers and a bead necklace (but no clothes), acts like a {{cloudcuckoolander}} who has excellent memory without realizing it, and is voiced by none else but [[Creator/CheechAndChong Tommy Chong]], but there is no mention of him using any kind of substance.
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46	[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
47	* In ''Franchise/TheMuppets'' movies, The Electric Mayhem act very much like stoners, especially Floyd, Janice and Zoot.
48	* Although not quite for kids (more general-audience territory), ''Film/GalaxyQuest'', has Fred Kwan, who is constantly a little too relaxed and calm, even in the face of danger, is often seen munching on a snack during the course of the story, and when transported to the NSEA Protector, has '''smoke''' wafting from his transport pod!
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51	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
52	* ''Series/BigTimeRush'': Guitar Dude, as his name would suggest, is a laid back hippie-type who spent his time playing guitar in the Palm Woods park. He's always relaxed, and advocates for others to just chill out and relax too, all with stereotypical slang and the willingness to spout unwanted and philosophical advice. Interestingly, this started when he came to LA, as he was originally a straight-laced cellist.
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55	[[folder:Video Games]]
56	* ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'':
57	** Pascal is a scallop-obsessed {{Cloudcuckoolander}} otter who spouts [[IceCreamKoan offball advice]] if you give him a scallop. Certain villagers believe his weirdness is due to ChildhoodBrainDamage.
58	** Though not as pronounced as Pascal, the local singer K.K. Slider is a laidback {{beatnik}} that steps into this territory sometimes.
59	* In ''VideoGame/BearAndBreakfast'', Ranger Sabine says that there are mushrooms in Sawdust rumored to give one nightmares when eaten, and that she could go for some "right now".
60	* ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc'': While the series definitely isn't G-rated, "Ultimate Clairvoyant" Yasuhiro Hagakure wears baggy clothes, is [[CloudCuckooLander more than a bit of a space cadet]], talks a lot about New Age concepts like "chakras", and has long, frizzy hair that resembles an attempt at dreadlocks. The English translation of the game even gives him a faint "California surfer dude" accent.
61	* In the ''VideoGame/{{Dizzy}}'' games, there is the character of Dylan, who wears a floppy bucket hat and is always throwing up a peace sign. In ''Fantasy World Dizzy'' his opening line is "Hey man, like what's happening". [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ4qvmUQDGg When Yahtzee and Gabriel play Fantasy World Dizzy and get to his screen]], Gabriel instantly says, "Yup, this is the stoner character, I knew it the second I saw his hat. I was like, 'Dylan, yeah, Bob Dylan, weed.'"
62	* Mina from ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'' (and its [[VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon revised versions]]) displays many characteristics of a being an artsy stoner. She has long '60s hair, a near-perpetually vacant expression, and is splattered in paint. Mina has an airy personality and one cutscene has her rushing home, [[BigEater stuffing food into her mouth]], then running back out. In her case it might be the ParentalBonus version as she has a mushroom-based Pokémon on her team, but ''VideoGame/PokemonLetsGoPikachuAndLetsGoEevee'' show that Mina acted similarly as a child. This is further reinforced in ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'', where she is voiced by Creator/CheramiLeigh doing a ''very'' stereotypical pothead voice.
63	* ''VideoGame/Splatoon2'': One of the shop owners, Flo, acts this way. She's a NewAgeRetroHippie whose facial expression, dialogue, and constant swaying gives off this impression.
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67	* Bulbasaur in ''WebAnimation/StarterSquad'' tends to act pretty goofy when he gets poisoned (anybody who plays ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' would know that Bulbasaur is immune to poison). He's even hooked to it much like that of somebody hooked to drugs.
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70	[[folder:Western Animation]]
71	* ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'': Parodied. In "Wizard", Finn and Jake are approached by a shady-looking guy with a raspy voice and a cloak who offers them... magic powers.
72	* Elmore Junior High's hippie guidance counselor Steve Small in ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball''. There's a few moments implying he is indeed a stoner; drinking herbal tea that makes him black out, and in "The Void," he can bounce through the dimension of the world's mistakes because he's "...used to feeling spaced out."
73	* On ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', the WackyWaysideTribe of singing {{New Age Retro Hippie}}s act like this. One is even {{named\|AfterSomebodyFamous}} Chong, after Tommy Chong of Creator/CheechAndChong fame.
74	* [[LiteralSplitPersonality "Slacker Batman"]] in the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'' episode "A Bat Divided" is mostly just lazy, but his exaggeratedly relaxed mannerisms and fondness for nachos raise some questions.
75	* In ''WesternAnimation/ClerksTheAnimatedSeries'', Jay and Silent Bob, unlike in the rest of ''Film/TheViewAskewniverse'', are not shown to be doing or dealing any sort of drugs thanks to network Standards and Practices. Their slacker attitudes hasn't been changed, however, and they still keep their stoner-like traits (Jay with his beanie, long hair, and surfer dude voice, Silent Bob with his goatee).
76	* Morris ''Stegosaurus'' from ''WesternAnimation/DinosaurTrain'' has a laid-back attitude, his eyes are always half-shut, his voice is slow, and he uses TotallyRadical words like "dude" and "awesome" a lot.
77	* In the Chilean series ''WesternAnimation/LosPulentos'', both Walala and Ramon fit into this stereotype. Both kids have long hair and are into music (Walala goes for rock/metal and Ramon into Hip Hop), Walala has random wisdom and slurred speech, Ramon has MessyHair with bangs and he's usually the calm guy of the team with TotallyRadical slang.
78	* Dylan in ''WesternAnimation/TheMagicRoundabout'' (at least the UK GagDub) is extremely mellow, usually half-asleep and has occasional mind-bending insights, man. Word of God is that the writer was just playing on hippie stereotypes without thinking about ''why'' they were hippie stereotypes, but [[WesternAnimation/TheMagicRoundabout2005 the 2005 movie]] adds some ParentalBonus gags based on the idea.
79	-->'''Dylan''': Chill out, guys. I've got something stashed that just might help.\
80	'''Brian''': Dylan, we don't have time to experiment with recreational activities.
81	* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': In "Make New Friends but Keep Discord", Fluttershy's NewAgeRetroHippie friend Tree Hugger uses almost every "goofy stoner" stereotype -- she has a perpetually tired expression, she makes heavy use of stereotypical hippie jargon such as "radical", "mellow" and "groovy", and she doles out plenty of pseudo-animist, pseudo-Buddhist spiritual nuggets that don't actually mean much of anything -- but, this being a show aimed at little girls, no actual drug use is implied.
82	* Eve from ''WesternAnimation/Rugrats2021'' constantly looks and sounds like she's half asleep and uses the word "dude" a lot.
83	* Norville 'Shaggy' Rogers from ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooWhereAreYou'' is a hippie/beatnik mixture with a very large appetite. He's a shaggy-haired dude with a scruffy goatee who talks in hippie speak, wears untidy clothes, constantly has the munchies, and is always paranoid and freaked out about the ghosts the gang encounters. Despite UrbanLegends, he wasn't intentionally designed as a stoner. Shaggy is just naturally that way and, according to ''WesternAnimation/APupNamedScoobyDoo'', he was even like that in elementary. Popular {{fanon}} is that he's ''definitely'' a pothead, but in the series itself the only suspicious substances he ever consumes are "Scooby Snacks." (Then again, how high do you have to be to think eating ''dog biscuits'' is a good idea?). Future ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' works (such as the [[Film/ScoobyDoo first live-action film]]) poke fun at the rumors.
84	* ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'':
85	** Zee from ''Island (2023)'' is very chill and laid-back, speaks with a SurferDude accent, and drink a lot of soda. In "Launch Back of Notre Game", he claims that he had never been that high before after being flung in the air, then he gets a DisneyAcidSequence after being struck by lightning.
86	** ''WesternAnimation/TotalDramaPresentsTheRidonculousRace'' has Spud. He often has a tired expression, he speaks slowly and he has delayed reactions.
87	* In the animated adaptation of ''ComicStrip/USAcres'' that was in ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends'', Bo Sheep talks like a SurferDude with some hippie/'60s slang thrown in for good measure, is very artistic, loves rock music, and is incredibly chill and mellow ([[SiblingYinYang in contrast]] to his cranky, bossy sister Lanolin).
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