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Deleted example: It pretty much dodged the trope definition by pointing out that the Dumb Blonde who would be eligible never qualifies, while listing occasionally snarky people with much better situational awareness


* Almost every ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' character (except [[DumbBlonde Lindsay]]) has become a DeadpanSnarker at some point [[ComedicSociopathy due to the suffering they go through on a daily basis]] but Noah, Duncan, Gwen and Leshawna are the most prominent examples.
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Compare SmartBall, where a stupid character does a smart thing because the plot says so, and DumbassHasAPoint, where a stupid character says something stupid that still makes sense. A {{Cuckoosnarker}} is a CloudCuckoolander character who juggles the Snark Ball.

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Compare SmartBall, where a stupid character does a smart thing because the plot says so, and DumbassHasAPoint, where a stupid character says something stupid that still makes sense. A {{Cuckoosnarker}} is a CloudCuckoolander {{Cloudcuckoolander}} character who juggles the Snark Ball.
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** "Simpson Tide": Ralph, who normally only appears to make bizarre {{NonSequitur}}s. When Bart tries to show how cool he is by [[MythologyGag doing the Bartman]], Ralph comments "That is so 1991"; compared to Milhouse, who has earrings that everyone likes, Bart is so lame that even Ralph can tell how uncool he's acting.

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** "Simpson Tide": Ralph, who normally only appears to make bizarre {{NonSequitur}}s.{{Non Sequitur}}s. When Bart tries to show how cool he is by [[MythologyGag doing the Bartman]], Ralph comments "That is so 1991"; compared to Milhouse, who has earrings that everyone likes, Bart is so lame that even Ralph can tell how uncool he's acting.
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* In ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater'', Fighter is a KindheartedSimpleton, who usually takes everything at face value and genuinely believes his companions are as competent as they claim. Then there are moments like [[http://www.nuklearpower.com/2007/01/04/episode-791-happy-landings/ this]]:
-->'''Fighter''': ''(after he and Thief have both survived being fired from a cannon by different methods)'' Here comes Red Mage. Wonder what he'll do.\\
'''Thief''': If he's smart, he'll just mime my jump.\\
'''Fighter''': Yeah. I wonder what he'll do.\\
''(Red Mage slams into the ground painfully)''\\
'''Fighter''': I wasn't surprised. Were you surprised, Thief?

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-->''(Rachel's job résumés have many [[RougeAnglesOfSatin spelling errors]])''
-->'''Rachel:''' Oh, my God! Oh! Do you think it's on all of them?
-->'''Joey:''' Oh, no, I'm sure the Xerox machine caught a few of them.
-->''(Ross wants to propose to Rachel after they have a baby, but hasn't)''
-->'''Ross:''' Hey, I'm not gonna rush into anything.
-->'''Joey:''' [[SarcasmMode Oh yeah, dude, I totally understand.]] Usually after I have a baby with a woman I like to slow things down!
-->''(Joey and Phoebe are starving while waiting for the others who are late and haven't informed anything, when Ross and Rachel finally arrive)''
-->'''Phoebe:''' You guys are over an hour late! What happened to you two?
-->'''Ross:''' So sorry!
-->'''Rachel:''' We got locked out of the apartment—
-->'''Joey:''' That's a great story. Can I eat it?

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-->''(Rachel's -->''[Rachel's job résumés have many [[RougeAnglesOfSatin spelling errors]])''
-->'''Rachel:'''
errors]]]''\\
'''Rachel:'''
Oh, my God! Oh! Do you think it's on all of them?
-->'''Joey:'''
them?\\
'''Joey:'''
Oh, no, I'm sure the Xerox machine caught a few of them.
-->''(Ross
them.\\
''[Ross
wants to propose to Rachel after they have a baby, but hasn't)''
-->'''Ross:'''
hasn't]''\\
'''Ross:'''
Hey, I'm not gonna rush into anything.
-->'''Joey:'''
anything.\\
'''Joey:'''
[[SarcasmMode Oh yeah, dude, I totally understand.]] Usually after I have a baby with a woman I like to slow things down!
-->''(Joey
down!\\
''[Joey
and Phoebe are starving while waiting for the others who are late and haven't informed anything, when Ross and Rachel finally arrive)''
-->'''Phoebe:'''
arrive]''\\
'''Phoebe:'''
You guys are over an hour late! What happened to you two?
-->'''Ross:'''
two?\\
'''Ross:'''
So sorry!
-->'''Rachel:'''
sorry!\\
'''Rachel:'''
We got locked out of the apartment—
-->'''Joey:'''
apartment—\\
'''Joey:'''
That's a great story. Can I eat it?



%%* ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarePants'', as well as the [[ThePollyanna many characters]] [[AllLovingHero with similar]] [[{{Manchild}} personalities]] [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} to him]] such as ''WesternAnimation/JimmyTwoShoes'' and Peri of ''WesternAnimation/{{Spliced}}''.

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%%* ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarePants'', as well as the [[ThePollyanna many characters]] [[AllLovingHero with similar]] [[{{Manchild}} personalities]] * ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'':
** Who would've thought that
[[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} to him]] such as ''WesternAnimation/JimmyTwoShoes'' and Peri SpongeBob]], of ''WesternAnimation/{{Spliced}}''.all people, could be capable of delivering snarky remarks? It's especially interesting considering how often he's SarcasmBlind.
** Patrick's sometimes made witty remarks in spite of his idiocy.

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* Oga from ''Manga/{{Beelzebub}}''

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* %%* Oga from ''Manga/{{Beelzebub}}''''Manga/{{Beelzebub}}''
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* In ''Film/BlazingSaddles'', Mongo (having just been used to give Rock Ridge one heck of a load of exposition) looks right at the screen and intones solemnly, [[spoiler:"Mongo only pawn, in game of life."]]



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* In ''Film/BlazingSaddles'', Mongo (having just been used to give Rock Ridge one heck of a load of exposition) looks right at the screen and intones solemnly, [[spoiler:"Mongo only pawn, in game of life."]]
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* Each of WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons has had the Snark Ball at one point or another, most easily seen with Homer and Marge.
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarePants'', as well as the [[ThePollyanna many characters]] [[AllLovingHero with similar]] [[{{Manchild}} personalities]] [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} to him]] such as ''WesternAnimation/JimmyTwoShoes'' and Peri of ''WesternAnimation/{{Spliced}}''.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons:''
** "Simpson Tide": Ralph, who normally only appears to make bizarre {{NonSequitur}}s. When Bart tries to show how cool he is by [[MythologyGag doing the Bartman]], Ralph comments "That is so 1991"; compared to Milhouse, who has earrings that everyone likes, Bart is so lame that even Ralph can tell how uncool he's acting.
%%**
Each of WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons the family has had the Snark Ball at one point or another, most easily seen with Homer and Marge.
* %%* ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarePants'', as well as the [[ThePollyanna many characters]] [[AllLovingHero with similar]] [[{{Manchild}} personalities]] [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} to him]] such as ''WesternAnimation/JimmyTwoShoes'' and Peri of ''WesternAnimation/{{Spliced}}''.
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* [[Literature/JeevesAndWooster Bertie Wooster]], especially in the narration.

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* [[Literature/JeevesAndWooster Bertie Wooster]], despite being described as "mentally negligible", can be quite witty especially in the narration.
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* In the ''VisualNovel/AceAttorney'' series, whoever is the currently playable character immediately becomes a FirstPersonSmartass similar to Phoenix in the original trilogy. This is most obvious with Phoenix himself in ''[[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies Dual Destinies]]'', where he acts like TheMentor when playing as Athena or Apollo but reverts back to his goofy old-school persona when playing as him. A side effect is that your co-councel usually gets the SmartBall as well, given that they have to act as the game's HintSystem.
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* Joey from ''Series/{{Friends}}'' is usually [[BrainlessBeauty the dumb]] [[TheDitz one]], but most of his DumbassHasAPoint moments are in the form of sarcastic quips. Being the roommate of [[DeadpanSnarker Chandler]] seems to have that sort of effect.
-->''(Rachel's job résumés have many [[RougeAnglesOfSatin spelling errors]])''
-->'''Rachel:''' Oh, my God! Oh! Do you think it's on all of them?
-->'''Joey:''' Oh, no, I'm sure the Xerox machine caught a few of them.
-->''(Ross wants to propose to Rachel after they have a baby, but hasn't)''
-->'''Ross:''' Hey, I'm not gonna rush into anything.
-->'''Joey:''' [[SarcasmMode Oh yeah, dude, I totally understand.]] Usually after I have a baby with a woman I like to slow things down!
-->''(Joey and Phoebe are starving while waiting for the others who are late and haven't informed anything, when Ross and Rachel finally arrive)''
-->'''Phoebe:''' You guys are over an hour late! What happened to you two?
-->'''Ross:''' So sorry!
-->'''Rachel:''' We got locked out of the apartment—
-->'''Joey:''' That's a great story. Can I eat it?

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