History Main / TheFinickyOne

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* A long-running series of commercials for 9 Lives brand cat food featured Morris, an extremely finicky cat who would only eat 9 Lives.

* Memetchi from Anime/{{Tamagotchi}} slips into this a lot, especially in The Power of Gossip.

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* Spoofed in [[http://images.ucomics.com/comics/ga/2001/ga011205.gif this]] ComicStrip/{{Garfield}} strip with "[[{{Show Within A Show}} Stewey The Anal-Retentive Elf]]".
* Verne from ''ComicStrip/OverTheHedge'', to the point of being TheChewToy and TheWoobie.
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* In the PeggySue ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'' fic ''Fanfic/ForLove,'' Hinata realises that her bodyguard Hyuuga Ko is actually excessively uptight and stuffy, strongly disapproving of her friendship with Naruto and insistent that even people she's close to address her as "Hinata-''[[UsefulNotes/JapaneseHonorifics sama"]]'', despite her openly telling them not to (something she never really noticed her first time around).

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'': Zazu is stuffy, straight-laced and serious.

* C-3PO from ''Franchise/StarWars''.
* Jason in ''Film/CouplesRetreat'', who actually gives his friends a [=PowerPoint=] presentation to discuss the possibility of divorcing his wife.
* Seth Green's character in ''Film/WithoutAPaddle''.
* Every character besides Jack Black in ''Film/SchoolOfRock''. At least at first.

* Percy Weasley and Barty Crouch Sr. from ''Literature/HarryPotter''.

* Sheldon Cooper from ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' has a thing for making people sign written agreements, is something of a germaphobe and is very picky about where he sits.
* In ''Series/AlienNation'' the TV series, George is offended by the fact that he's called Obsessive-Compulsive. "Another word for that is anal retentiveness. I don't ''have'' an anus!"
* ''Series/{{CSINY}}'': Mac Taylor, who once tells a scheming reporter, "I *am* a big fan of the rules," has been accused of this. Danny says to Lindsay, when she's the victim of an office prank, that the word "joke" isn't in Mac's vocabulary. It isn't as pronounced later on as in the first few seasons, though. He loosens slightly after a couple of near-death experiences and beginning a romance with an old friend.
* Rupert Giles in the early seasons of ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', and then Wesley when he came in as the SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute in season 3. Both left it behind by the later seasons of Buffy and ''Series/{{Angel}}''. One of the Buffy characters actually lampshaded it, but I forget if it was directed at Giles or Wesley...it was a variant of the old 'stick up your butt' joke.
* Phil Hartman had a character on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' that never got a project done because he was so fussy about neatness that he completely forgot what he was doing to stop and tidy up his workstation.

* Monica from ''Series/{{Friends}}''. [[NeatFreak Obsessed with cleanliness]], [[ControlFreak controlling over even the most simple of past times]] and known to fits of neurotics when the slightest thing is out of place. Her brother Ross has shades of this too.
* Annie from ''Series/{{Community}}''.
* Wes Mitchell from ''Series/CommonLaw'', as stated by Travis Marks: "You're anal retentive".
* ''Series/DeathInParadise'' has Detective Inspector Richard Poole, who is considered stuffy and uptight even by his fellow [[BritishStuffiness Englishmen]].
* Detective Frank Pembleton from ''Series/HomicideLifeOnTheStreet'' is a rigid, uptight snob who does not react well to being pushed out of his comfort zone. [[ItMakesSenseInContext When the detectives are forced to work out of an abandoned bank for a few episodes,]] Pembleton spends the entire time having a meltdown (albeit partially because of his stress over his wife's pregnancy).
--> '''Bayliss:''' Frank, go home. You're, I dunno, discombobulated.\\
'''Pembleton:''' [[SuddenlyShouting OF COURSE I'M DISCOMBOBULATED! I WORK OUT IN A GODDAMN SAFETY DEPOSIT BOX, FOR GOD'S SAKE!]] ''[Pembleton walks over to a phlegmatic tube canister]'' LOOK AT THIS! ''[Pulls it down]'' WHAT IS IT?!

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* Joe Friday in ''Franchise/{{Dragnet}}''. Exaggerated by Dan Ackroyd's performance in the 1987 AffectionateParody.

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* Joanne from ''Theatre/{{Rent}}'' admits to making to-do lists in her sleep.
* Felix Unger from ''Theatre/TheOddCouple'' (and the [[Series/TheOddCouple1970 70s series]]) is the anal retentive poster child due to his obsessiveness with neatness.

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* The blue stickman from WebComic/{{Irrelevator}}.
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* ''Podcast/DiceFunk'': Roland from [[Recap/DiceFunkSeason3Ilium Ilium]] is extremely serious and straight-laced which is PlayedForLaughs when he acts as the StraightMan to his much more rowdy teammates. Downplayed somewhat as he does loosen up a bit at times and is an expert PungeonMaster.
* Douchey [=McNitpick=] from ''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic'', who lives up to his name by picking apart even the smaller mistakes that the Critic makes. [[spoiler:This is enough for him to be one with the Plot Hole in the Critic's place.]]
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* Simon gradually evolved into this in ''WesternAnimation/AlvinAndTheChipmunks''.
* Dexter from ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory''.
* Edd from ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy''. In the early days he was more relaxed and willing to go along with the boys' plans, but over time he became more stressed and acted as the group's OnlySaneMan.
* [[Characters/FamilyGuyBrianGriffin Brian Griffin]] increasingly becomes this in ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', albeit to an often hypocritical level (it is frequently lampshaded for all his uptight rants, he is as much of a self serving sleaze as the rest of the family).
* Mr Herriman in ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends''.

** [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicRarity Rarity]] due to her [[ThePerfectionist perfectionism]], NeatFreak moments, and neuroses qualifies just as well.
* [[Characters/TheSimpsonsMargeSimpson Marge Simpson]] takes this to extremes DependingOnTheWriter in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''. Naturally this contrasts hard with her slovenly family. [[Characters/TheSimpsonsLisaSimpson Lisa Simpson]] also has this in regards to education, otherwise though she actually often joins Homer and Bart in their laziness.
* ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM'': Princess Sally Acorn, to foil the reckless, fun-loving Sonic. Though she is played more primarily as TheStraightMan than other examples, her neuroses are a large source of comedy for her character. She starts off this way in [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics the comic adaptation]] as well, though by later comics she is more laid back.
* [[Characters/SouthParkKyleBroflovski Kyle Broflovski]] of ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' has shades of this at times, though his foil, and more or less [[CrapsackWorld the entire world he lives in]] is so immoral he doesn't really need that high standards to get wound up over it.
* [[Characters/SpongeBobSquarePantsSquidwardTentacles Squidward Tentacles]] in ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants''. Funnily enough, his German voice also does Zazu.

* Rebecca Cunningham of ''WesternAnimation/TaleSpin'' occasionally acts as this DependingOnTheWriter, usually when butting heads with [[TheSlacker Baloo]].

* Rabbit in the Disney versions of ''Franchise/WinnieThePooh''.

* Jason in ''Film/CouplesRetreat'', who actually gives his friends a PowerPoint presentation to discuss the possibility of divorcing his wife.

* [[Characters/GravityFallsDipperPines Dipper Pines]] from ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' can border on this often. He's pretty sensitive to criticism, stresses easily and has very little patience for his sister's CloudCuckoolander antics, as well as very easily worked-up. Naturally the other characters derive a fair bit of humour from playing off this tendency of his.

* Brian increasingly becomes this in ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', albeit to an often hypocritical level (it is frequently lampshaded for all his uptight rants, he is as much of a self serving sleaze as the rest of the family).

* Dipper from ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' can border on this often. He's pretty sensitive to criticism, stresses easily and has very little patience for his sister's CloudCuckoolander antics, as well as very easily worked-up. Naturally the other characters derive a fair bit of humour from playing off this tendency of his.

** Twilight Sparkle has been know to start riots and rips in time due to her anal retentiveness.
** Rarity due to her [[ThePerfectionist perfectionism]], NeatFreak moments, and neuroses qualifies just as well.
* Marge takes this to extremes DependingOnTheWriter in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''. Naturally this contrasts hard with her slovenly family. Lisa also has this in regards to education, otherwise though she actually often joins Homer and Bart in their laziness.

* Kyle Brovloski of ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' has shades of this at times, though his foil, and more or less [[CrapsackWorld the entire world he lives in]] is so immoral he doesn't really need that high standards to get wound up over it.
* Squidward in ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants''. Funnily enough, his German voice also does Zazu.
* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' gives us Pearl, the constantly stressed TeamMom, an extreme NeatFreak with an aversion to chaos and a tendency to nitpick her less precise and proper team members, particularly the more messy and fun-loving Amethyst, whose jokes are almost never funny to Pearl.

* Archibald Asparagus from ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTales'' is often portrayed this way. One time, he cancelled "Silly Songs With Larry", due to Larry's silly song "Song Of The Cebu" not making any sense, and another time, he took over the show from Bob and Larry in an attempt to add culture and class to the show.
* Rabbit in the Disney versions of ''Franchise/WinnieThePooh''.

* Mr Herriman in ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends''.
* Dexter from ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory''.

* Marge takes this to extremes DependingOnTheWriter in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''. Naturally this contrasts hard with her slovenly family. Lisa also has this in regards to education, otherwise though she actually often joins Homer and Bart in their laziness.
* Kyle Brovloski of ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' has shades of this at times, though his foil, and more or less [[CrapsackWorld the entire world he lives in]] is so immoral he doesn't really need that high standards to get wound up over it.
* Brian increasingly becomes this in ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', albeit to an often hypocritical level (it is frequently lampshaded for all his uptight rants, he is as much of a self serving sleaze as the rest of the family).
* Simon gradually evolved into this in ''WesternAnimation/AlvinAndTheChipmunks''.
* Edd from ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy''. In the early days he was more relaxed and willing to go along with the boys' plans, but over time he became more stressed and acted as the group's OnlySaneMan.
* ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM'': Princess Sally Acorn, to foil the reckless, fun-loving Sonic. Though she is played more primarily as TheStraightMan than other examples, her neuroses are a large source of comedy for her character. She starts off this way in [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics the comic adaptation]] as well, though by later comics she is more laid back.

* ''Series/{{CSINY}}'': Mac Taylor, who once tells a shady reporter, "I *am* a fan of the rules," has been accused of this. Danny says to Lindsay, when she's the victim of an office prank, that the word "joke" isn't in Mac's vocabulary. It isn't as pronounced later on as in the first few seasons, though. He loosens slightly after a couple of near-death experiences and beginning a romance with an old friend.

* ''Series/{{CSINY}}'': Mac Taylor, who once tells a shady reporter, "I *am* a fan of the rules," has been accused of this, though it isn't as pronounced later on as in the first few seasons. He loosens slightly after beginning a romance with an old friend.

* Mac Taylor has been accused of this on ''Series/{{CSINY}}'', though it isn't as pronounced now as the first two or three seasons. He's loosened slightly.

Compare: ThePerfectionist, ObstructiveBureaucrat, SuperOCD.

** Rarity due to her [[ThePerfectionist perfectionism]], NeatFreak moments, and SuperOCD tendencies qualifies just as well.

* Joe Friday in ''Franchise/{{Dragnet}}''. Taken UpToEleven by Dan Ackroyd's performance in the 1987 AffectionateParody.

* Kyle Brovloski of ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' has shades of this at times, though his foil, and more or less [[CrapSackWorld the entire world he lives in]] is so immoral he doesn't really need that high standards to get wound up over it.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine'''s two passenger coaches, Annie and Clarabel are this. They nitpick Thomas' behavior constantly and fuss over the speed he travels (he has a lot of fun with this one in "Not So Slow Coaches"). Gordon found them unbearable to work with after a mishap left them his substitute Express coaches.

* Felix Unger from ''Theatre/TheOddCouple'' is the anal retentive poster child due to his obsessiveness with neatness.

* ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM'': Princess Sally Acorn, to foil the reckless, fun-loving Sonic. Though she is played more primarily as TheStraightMan than other examples, her neuroses are a large source of comedy for her character. She starts off this way in [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehog the comic adaptation]] as well, though by later comics she is more laid back.

* Zazu from ''Disney/TheLionKing'' is stuffy, straight-laced and serious.

* Princess Sally Acorn in ''WesternAnimation/SonicSatAM'', to foil the reckless, fun-loving Sonic. Though she is played more primarily as TheStraightMan than other examples, her neuroses are a large source of comedy for her character. She starts off this way in [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehog the comic adaptation]] as well, though by later comics she is more laid back.

* Mac Taylor has been accused of this on ''Series/{{CSINY}}'',though it isn't as pronounced now as the first two or three seasons. He's loosened slightly.

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You know the character, the wound up, by-the-book character who has no flexibility or sense of humor. Tends to be a StraightMan or a ButtMonkey at times.

See also: NeatFreak, NervousWreck

Compare: ThePerfectionist, ObstructiveBureaucrat, SuperOCD

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