History BunnyEarsLawyer / WesternAnimation

** Fenton Crackshell is a MamasBoy with a bad habit of taking things too literally and a tendency to overdo or underthink plans which sometimes creates or exacerbates the problem of the week. However, his determination and mad counting skills are unquestionable. During Fenton's job interview, Scrooge tried to dismiss him and fired a shotgun to scare him away when he persisted. When Fenton reeled off the entire number of shot (and the change Scrooge tossed into the air as a second test), he hired him on the spot.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'': The eponymous character of "Mr. X" is an eccentric AgentPeacock who wears roller shoes and works out of a VanInBlack disguised as an ice-cream truck. Mr. X is also quite good at his job, getting dangerously close to capturing the Plantars (who he believes are the vanguard of an alien invasion).

* ''WesternAnimation/Ducktales2017'': PlayedForHorror (InUniverse -- or at least BlackComedy) when Scrooge tries to prevent his employees (like Gyro) from being fired by his even-more-penny-pinching-to-the-point-''[[EveryoneHasStandards Scrooge]]''-hates-it accountants. When impassioned speeches don't work, Scrooge just cuts to the chase and points out that most of the people he's hired ([[AdaptationalJerkass like]] [[MadScientist Gyro]]) are all top experts in their fields and ''completely mad'' and if the accountants fire them, this group of mad people are going to get ''seriously pissed'' and come gunning for the accountants in {{Revenge}}. [[GunboatDiplomacy The accountants decide it's best (for their health) to keep said employees hired.]]

* Shore Leave of ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' is a CampGay with a porn stache and a sailor's hat. He's also a former top agent of the OSI, a crack shot, and an overall ass kicker when he wants to be. [[CatchPhrase BOOM, yummy!]]

* ''WesternAnimation/Futurama'': Despite being a senile old man who struggles with basic situational awareness, Professor Farnsworth is also one of the most talented inventors in the universe.

* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'':
** Mayor Creator/AdamWest is a subversion. He doesn't keep his job because he's so good at it. He only keeps his job because of corruption and the stupidity of the city's populace. It is often made very explicit he is quirky AND terrible at his job.
** Glenn Quagmire, who, despite being a raging hypersexual, is an excellent pilot (and quite serious when on the job). The only time he was ever fired from his job was due to Peter's antics. Later that episode, he gets his job back after helping land a plane via Telecom.
** This trope is neatly summed in the cutaway with the Land-Ho Prankster.

** For as ADHD as Gene is, he is proficient at music, coming up with a play that combined ''Film/DieHard'' and ''Film/NineToFive'' in 20 minutes.

** For as ADHD as Gene is, he is proficient at music, coming up with a play that combined [[Film/DieHard Die Hard]] and 9 to 5 in 20 minutes.

* The sequel ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' gives us Varrick, the batshit insane, eccentric, flamboyant, happy-go-lucky, loud, impulsive, wacky ''billionaire businessman''. However, beneath all this, he's also a highly intelligent, sly, charismatic, underhanded, and opportunistic genius: born a poor seal-hunter from the Northern Water Tribe he managed to turn a single canoe to a highly successful business, and would go on to be one of the richest people in the world simply by [[ObfuscatingStupidity taking advantage of how people tend to not take him seriously until it's too late]].

** Twilight Sparkle is a powerful mage, and a highly capable organizer and administrator; with a neurotic fear of failure, and NoSocialSkills. ([[spoiler: She gets better]].)

*** In fairness, the Maximals eventually learn to love Rattrap, who often makes fun of people as a sign of endearment. A much more straight example is Tarantulas, who is completely open to his boss Megatron that he hates him, is working against him, and hopes to destroy him. He also tends to [[EvenEvilHasStandards utterly disgust and repulse]] the other Predacons with his gross appetite and even once making a very serious attempt at ''eating'' one of the Maximals. However, the vast majority of Megatron's other troops are idiots, while Tarantulas has scientific know-how that outclasses Megatron's own. Megatron needs Tarantulas and counts on the fact that when the time comes, he'll be able to outgambit him -- [[spoiler: he does]]. He even ''outright tells Tarantulas this'', making it very clear he doesn't even remotely consider the spider's treachery a threat when Tarantulas actually messes up:

*** Optimus Prime's FiveManBand in ''Animated'' is such a DysfunctionJunction it's a testament to Optimus' leadership that they manage to accomplish anything, let alone save Earth and Cybertron time and again. Ratchet, their CombatMedic, is a ShellShockedVeteran and GrumpyOldMan who is an ingenious field surgeon; Prowl, the robotic McNinja and [[IWorkAlone lone wolf]] who is legitimately skilled [[spoiler: and eventually masters the MindOverMatter aspects of his cyber-ninja training]]; [[KidAppealCharacter BumbleeBee]], the hyperactive and immature bot that had several LetsGetDangerous moments in the series that frequently result in a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome; Bulkhead, the hick from the countryside that DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength [[spoiler: and is the most brilliant Space Bridge engineer in the universe and an accomplished artist to a lesser extent]]; Optimus himself is the least eccentric and that's probably why Ultra Magnus put him in charge in the first place.