History InsufferableImbecile / WesternAnimation

** Gumball Watterson, DependingOnTheWriter. He is BookDumb, ignorant, lazy, reckless, hedonistic, and petty, although he is also a JerkWithAHeartOfGold.

** [[Characters/TheAmazingWorldOfGumballGumballWatterson Gumball Watterson]], DependingOnTheWriter. He is BookDumb, ignorant, lazy, reckless, hedonistic, and petty, although he is also a JerkWithAHeartOfGold.

** The titular [[Characters/InvaderZimZim Zim is a [[ItsAllAboutMe selfish]], LethallyStupid {{Jerkass}} whose evil plans often fail due to his own stupidity (as Gaz even points out). He's only barely smarter than his BumblingSidekick GIR.

** [[Characters/TheAmazingWorldOfGumballGumballWatterson Gumball Watterson]], DependingOnTheWriter. He is BookDumb, ignorant, lazy, reckless, hedonistic, and petty, although he is also a JerkWithHeartOfGold.

** {{Downplayed|Trope}} with Gumball himself. While he isn't as stupid as the other characters (especially [[BumblingDad his father]]), he's still rather ignorant, reckless, and BookDumb. He also tends to be quite selfish and hedonistic, sometimes to the point of ComedicSociopathy. That being said, [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold he does have a good heart]].

** Stan Smith is an [[DumbMuscle extremely stupid CIA agent]] who has anger issues and frequently engages in depraved and assholish behavior. However, unlike [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Peter Griffin]], he does these things because [[WellIntentionedExtremist he thinks it will help either America or his family]].

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'': Sterling Archer is an ignorant, boisterous, and reckless {{Narcissist}} who is callous, abrasive, and rude to most people he interacts with (especially Woodhouse and Cyril) and his dumb actions are a result of his arrogant and self-absorbed nature.
* ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtHead'' infamously defined this trope for the '90s with the eponymous slacker metalhead duo, who cared for little except for music videos and chicks. Beavis is the somewhat nicer but also less smart and assertive of the duo, albeit not quite enough to avoid this trope.

** [[UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist Peter Griffin]] is narcissistic, slovenly, lazy, and imbecilic, all of which Meg [[CallingTheOldManOut laid into him for in her rant]] near the end of "Seahorse Seashell Party". Peter, of course, [[ComicallyMissingThePoint completely misses the point]] and [[ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne takes offense to her calling him "a waste of a man"]].

** The titular Zim is a [[ItsAllAboutMe selfish]], LethallyStupid {{Jerkass}} whose evil plans often fail due to his own stupidity (as Gaz even points out). He's only barely smarter than his BumblingSidekick GIR.

** Homer Simpson, DependingOnTheWriter. He's lazy, stupid, prone to jokes at others' expense (especially Ned Flanders), and is also well-known for his frequent habit of [[AbusiveDad strangling Bart whenever he angers him]].
** Though not as stupid as his father, Bart Simpson is nevertheless a BookDumb {{Jerkass}} who takes joy in tormenting others (particularly Lisa and Principal Skinner), does not understand the concept of irony, and cannot pronounce 'cottage cheese' correctly.

** Patrick Star ventures into this trope in later seasons, thanks to {{Flanderization}}. The most infamous example comes from "The Splinter"; when [=SpongeBob=] rightfully complains to Patrick about worsening the problem, he thinks [=SpongeBob=] doesn't want his help.

** [=SpongeBob=] himself has fallen into this trope [[JerkassBall at his worst]]. The most notorious examples are "Demolition Doofus" (where he causes Mrs. Puff to suffer a disabling injury, then makes fun of her for it) and "A Pal For Gary" (where he doesn't notice that Puffy Fluffy is trying to eat Gary, even scolding Gary for being afraid).

** The babysitter from "Busy Buddies" and "Tot Watchers" is grossly incompetent and never notices when the baby wanders off, instead [[PhoneaholicTeenager preferring to talk on the phone]]. She also beats up Tom for "bothering" the baby, when he and Jerry are only trying to keep it safe.
* The 2023 reboot of ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' has Ripper, who, in addition to being a major JerkAss, is also [[FatIdiot too dense and immature to be a threat]].