History DumbMuscle / LiveActionTV

* ''Series/KingdomAdventure'': Pitts' guards aren't bad at fighting or weak, but they either fall asleep at their posts or are very dimwitted.

* ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' is infamous for turning ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' villains who are either [[TheBrute brutes]], {{Genius Bruiser}}s, overweight, or weirdos into stupid expandables.

** This is zigzagged with Gunn, who seemed typecast as the dumb muscle (and he is GenreSavvy enough to be aware of this). That is, through the end of Season 4. The upgrade that Wolfram and Hart gives him is to make him into the brains of the outfit, the Ace Attorney.

* Adam, the Lab Rat with SuperStrength in ''Series/LabRats''. [[FunnyMoments Lampshaded in how it takes a second to come up with a plan to trick him.]]

* ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' is infamous for turning ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' villains who are either [[TheBrute brutes]], {{Genius Bruiser}}s, weirdos, or overweight into stupid expandables.

* ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' is infamous for turning ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' [[TheBrute brutes]], {{Genius Bruiser}}s, weirdos, and overweight villains into stupid expandables.

* ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' is infamous for turning ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' [[TheBrute brutes]], {{Genius Bruiser}}s and overweight villains into stupid expandables.

* ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' is infamous for turning ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' [[TheBrute brutes]], {{Genius Bruiser}}s and overweight villains into stupid expandable lackeys.

** ''Series/UltramanTiga'' continues the tradition with Silvergon. He's strong enough overpower Tiga's [[MultiformBalance Power Type]] and ''punch holes through a friggin[='=] force field''. but when faced with Tiga, his stupidity comes to light as he actually tries to perform Tiga's {{Finishing Move}}s and MultiformBalance abilities when it sees the hero do them. Additionally, his terrible eyesight means all Tiga had to do to get the upper hand was simply stand still whenever Silvergon was looking at him.

* ''Series/{{Angel}}'':
88 The Beast in Season 4. Just the fact that he ''has'' a long-term plan other than mindless slaughter and wanton mass destruction is a sign that he's working for someone else.

-->'''Crazy Eyes:''' She's the brains. I'm the muscle.

** You can also see the [[HalfHumanHybrid half-demon]] Groosalugg in ''Series/{{Angel}}''. As a half-demon, he is really strong, and in his homeland he was even known for being a legendary warrior who has destroyed every monster he has ever fought. He is not necessarily stupid, he just does not like to use his mind when he fights against demons.

* Troy on ''Series/{{Community}}'' is a classic example. God bless him, he is not the brightest bulb in the box.

* ''Series/{{Angel}}'': The Beast in Season 4. Just the fact that he ''has'' a long-term plan other than mindless slaughter and wanton mass destruction is a sign that he's working for someone else.

* Ryuga Banjo of ''Series/KamenRiderBuild'' is as BookDumb as a sack of obsolete encyclopedias, has a mean [[HotBlooded temper]] and is [[InsultOfEndearment commonly]] refered to as [[IdiotHero meathead]]. He also has [[HiddenDepths suprising]] amount of insight into situation and people when his temper does not get in way.

* Played with on ''Series/{{Chuck}}'' with John Casey (another Creator/AdamBaldwin character). As he's played by [[TheBigGuy all 6'4", 230 lbs]] of Adam Baldwin, Casey is without question the biggest and strongest member of the team (Zachary Levi is quite tall as well, but not ''nearly'' as powerfully built), shown to be able to resist ''multiple'' tranq darts, and many bad guys just injure ''themselves'' [[MadeOfIron when they try to punch him in the face]]. He also once ripped an old-style radiator out of a hotel wall after he was cuffed to it ''and used it as a weapon while still cuffed to it'' in the subsequent fight. However many laughs are also had at his expense over not being as bright as Chuck and Sarah, even failing an aptitude test ''miserably'' with the lowest score ''ever recorded'' when he and Chuck are trying to infiltrate a Fulcrum recruiting center. The played with comes in that Casey's is actually closer to average in intelligence, well-trained, and capable of thinking quickly on missions. It's just that many of his associates on the show are unusually intelligent and highly-technical people due to the nature of the assignment, so his main role on the team is acting as the muscle while Chuck and Sarah usually handle the finesse.

** Hodor isn't very intelligent, but he can rip chains off the wall and pulverize the throat of a strong and skilled man. He also stopped a wave of wights pushing down a door to the point the wights had to break the sides of the door and slice him up to advance since the couldn't simply push him down.

* ''Series/GameOfThrones'': The Eyrie's jailer Mord may even be mentally retarded, but is big and strong enough to be competent at his job. He's also nearly too dumb to bribe.

-->'''Crazy Eyes:''' She's the brains. I'm the muscle.

* ''Radio/OurMissBrooks'': [[DumbJock School athlete]] Stretch Snodgrass.

* Adam, the Lab Rat with SuperStrength in ''Series/LabRats''.

* Clay in''Series/TheNewNormal''
* Brazilian group Casseta & Planeta had Carlos Maçaranduba, a stupid musclehead with a penchant for violence (parodying the local subculture of the "pitboys") - and [[BerserkButton anything he deems doubtful of his masculinity]] leads to a beating. His friend Ulson Montanha is also dumb, though slightly smarter.

* Adam, who is the Lab Rat with superstrength, in ''Series/{{Lab Rats}}''.

* While he [[TheGhost never actually appeared on camera]], the character of Moose Thompson was described this way on ''TheRedGreenShow''. Red described Moose as being physically stronger than an ox, while mentally it was too close to call.
* Dagwood, the flawed [[SuperSoldier Dagger]] prototype, from ''SeaQuestDSV''.
* ''{{Firefly}}'': Jayne appears to be this at first; a moron who's skills are limited to hitting and shooting stuff. [[HiddenDepths But don't be fooled]]. Over the course of the show, he's demonstrated that he's a reasonably cunning planner, a skilled tracker, and a capable pilot. [[PlayingWithATrope Admittedly, he's not academically bright, but he's very knowledgeable about a lot of practical skills]]. He's also shown to be an impressive judge of character - seeing through Dobson's lies instantly, for example.
* Finn from ''{{Glee}}'' is a 6 foot three athlete who isn't exactly the brightest bulb in the bunch.
* Ogrons, a species of gigantic cave-man types used as muscle by the Daleks in the original ''Series/DoctorWho''.
* incidentally, in a metafictional in-joke, OGRON is the name of the Soviet equivalent of UNIT (Operativnaya Grupo Razvedkoy Obyeddinyonnich Natsii: United Nations Surveillance Operations Group)

-->'''Jeff:''' I want you to clear your mind-\\

* ''Series/{{Justified}}'' has [[TheBrute Coover Bennett]], a hulking MightyGlacier who is also the show's poster boy for arrested emotional development. He acts like he's about eight years old. [[TheBerserker Get him in a fight though...]]

* Played with on ''Series/{{Chuck}}'' with John Casey (another Creator/AdamBaldwin character). As he's played by [[TheBigGuy all 6'4" 230lbs of Adam Baldwin]], Casey is without question the biggest and strongest member of the team (Zachary Levi is quite tall as well, but not ''nearly'' as powerfully built), shown to be able to resist ''multiple'' tranq darts, and many bad guys just injure ''themselves'' [[MadeOfIron when they try to punch him in the face]]. He also once ripped an old-style radiator out of a hotel wall after he was cuffed to it ''and used it as a weapon while still cuffed to it'' in the subsequent fight. However many laughs are also had at his expense over not being as bright as Chuck and Sarah, even failing an aptitude test ''miserably'' with the lowest score ''ever recorded'' when he and Chuck are trying to infiltrate a Fulcrum recruiting center. The played with comes in that Casey's is actually closer to average in intelligence, well-trained, and capable of thinking quickly on missions. It's just that many of his associates on the show are unusually intelligent and highly-technical people due to the nature of the assignment, so his main role on the team is acting as the muscle while Chuck and Sarah usually handle the finesse.
* On ''Series/{{OrangeIsTheNewBlack}}'', Crazy Eyes considers herself this for Vee

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* In ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', the Men of Letters saw hunters as brutish but necessary.