History Main / SuperStoicShopkeeper

** In "The Man Who Killed Batman", the bartender remains calm as the place [[BallroomBlitz gets turned upside down by a brawl]] started when another hoodlum decides to pick a fight with Sid (who had supposedly killed Batman) to [[VillainCred pump up his reputation]]. Given that the place is hosting a criminal party to celebrate Sid's triumph, this might be justified as the sort of thing that happens there all the time.

* Comic shop proprietor Stuart in ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' and the way he deals with the parade of ill-adjusted nerds, sociopaths and weirdos who comprise his clientele. Not even Sheldon Cooper fazes him. Much. Although he can be panicked by a pretty girl. (He's had less experience in dealing with pretty girls. Or ''any'' sort of girl).

* In ''VideoGame/{{ADOM}}'', you can have the weirdest mutations from the corruption of Chaos, but the only one that bothers shopkeepers is the aura that scares away customers. That this one does bother them shows [[TheDevTeamThinksOfEverything it's probably a deliberate choice]] to have them ignore the others. Of course, a shop in this game might be halfway down the Caverns of Chaos, so it's only to be expected.

* In ''VideoGame/ADOM'', you can have the weirdest mutations from the corruption of Chaos, but the only one that bothers shopkeepers is the aura that scares away customers. That this one does bother them shows [[TheDevTeamThinksOfEverything it's probably a deliberate choice]] to have them ignore the others. Of course, a shop in this game might be halfway down the Caverns of Chaos, so it's only to be expected.

* Comic shop proprietor Stuart in ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' and the way he deals with the parade of ill-adjusted nerds, sociopaths and weirdos who comprise his clientele. Not even Sheldon Cooper fazes him. Much. Although he can be panicked by a pretty girl.

* In the ''WestertnAnimation/WeBareBears'' episode "Primal", after his brothers go mad with hunger on an ill-planned HorribleCampingTrip, Grizzly hijacks a parked car and drives them to a nearby fast-food restaurant. The cashier at the drive-thru window not only effortlessly translates Panda and Ice Bear's maddened growls into an order, but is completely unfazed by the sight of three bears (two of which are viciously mauling each other in the back seat) paying for the food.

* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': In the episode 'Lion 2: The Movie', after Connie and Steven defeat the robot they buy movie tickets with a pink lion and deadly weapon in tow. The ticket-seller isn't fazed.
--> '''Steven''': "Two kids and one lion for Dogcopter 3"
--> '''Ticket Lady''': "...do you have a rewards card?"
* In the ''WestertnAnimation/WeBearBears'' episode "Primal", after his brothers go mad with hunger on an ill-planned HorribleCampingTrip, Grizzly hijacks a parked car and drives them to a nearby fast-food restaurant. The cashier at the drive-thru window not only effortlessly translates Panda and Ice Bear's maddened growls into an order, but is completely unfazed by the sight of three bears (two of which are viciously mauling each other in the back seat) paying for the food.

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"In a perfectly legal manner is how!"]]

[[caption-width-right:347:"How'd a dinosaur get ''guns!?''" "In a perfectly legal manner is how!"]]

-->'''Robo:''' How'd a dinosaur even ''get'' guns, anyhow?\\

-->'''Robo:''' How'd a dinosaur even ''get'' guns, anyhow?

'''Alonso:''' [[SuperStoicShopkeeper Awright, let's ring y'up]].\\

Cue the SuperStoicShopkeeper. He/she will [[TheStoic pay absolutely no heed to the hijinks]], serve the customers in a composed and orderly fashion, maybe suggest a thing or two the characters might also want, ask whether they prefer to pay with cash or a credit card and basically do anything else they would do for a regular customer.

Subtrope of TheStoic, compare BunnyEarsLawyer, related to UnusuallyUninterestingSight.

!!Examples

* ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'' gives [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Isaac and Miria]] coming into a hat store and acting like absolute children, ''then'' trying to be intimidating while paying the clerk. He pays little heed and counts out their change. Of course, it ''was'' a store where TheMafia buys their hats.

* One of these visibly restrains himself when Film/{{Borat}} asks what type of gun is best for killing Jews. He then suggests a Desert Eagle (an ''Israeli'' weapon).
* In ''Film/RoboCop3'' an elderly hotel receptionist barely glances at the [=RoboCop=], who enters with a naked gun and askes which room the villain stays in. The receptionist answers and gets back to his newspaper.

* Korean series ''Series/FortyNineDays'' features Yi Kyung, the BrokenBird who is introduced as a SuperStoicShopkeeper getting robbed. She doesn't react to robbery, and even [[DeathSeeker tells them to kill her when she's threatened.]]

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* RealLife example via ''Website/NotAlwaysRight'': [[http://notalwaysright.com/courage-under-hire/22826 Foiling an armed robber with annoyed exasperation.]] {{Subverted}} when he [[DelayedReaction realizes after the fact]] what just happened and experiences a mental PostVictoryCollapse.
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* In ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' [[PokemonGoldAndSilver HeartGold and SoulSilver]], the player character spends some time dressed up as a Team Rocket grunt. Every NPC in the city gets new dialogue to reflect this, with most of them expressing either fear or anger. The exceptions are the employees at the local department store, who continue to treat you like a regular customer. One of the other [=NPCs=] even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode [[Recap/TheNewBatmanAdventuresE23BewareTheCreeper "Beware the Creeper"]], right after being drastically changed by a vat of chemicals and Joker's laughing gas, ComicBook/TheCreeper busts into a vintage clothing shop, makes a mess of the place trying to find some clothes to match his new appearance. Clients run and scream. The woman behind the counter says, completely deadpan, [[CrowningMomentOfFunny "With your skin color, I'd go green." while handing him a pair of underpants]]. After picking up a few more bits of costume ("How about the boa? Too much?!" "Not on you, baby.") he pays with his credit card.
** Also, in "The Man Who Killed Batman", the bartender remains calm as the place [[BallroomBlitz gets turned upside down by a brawl]] started when another hoodlum decides to pick a fight with Sid (who had supposedly killed Batman) to [[VillainCred pump up his reputation]]. Given that the place is hosting a criminal party to celebrate Sid's triumph, this might be justified as the sort of thing that happens there all the time.

!!Examples:

* In the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode "Beware ComicBook/TheCreeper" right after being drastically changed by a vat of chemicals and Joker's laughing gas, the titular AntiVillain busts into a vintage clothing shop, makes a mess of the place trying to find some clothes to match his new appearance. Clients run and scream. The woman behind the counter says, completely deadpan, [[CrowningMomentOfFunny "With your skin color, I'd go green." while handing him a pair of underpants]]. After picking up a few more bits of costume ("How about the boa? Too much?!" "Not on you, baby.") he pays with his credit card.
* ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'' gives [[CloudCuckooLander Isaac and Miria]] coming into a hat store and acting like absolute children, THEN trying to be intimidating while paying the clerk. He pays little heed and counts out their change. Of course, it ''was'' a store where TheMafia buys their hats.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheTick'': Most shopkeepers in The City will be either this, or in [[ThereAreNoTherapists therapy]].
* One of these visibly restrains himself when ''Film/{{Borat}}'' asks what type of gun is best for killing Jews. He then suggests a Desert Eagle (an ''Israeli'' weapon).

* In ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' [[PokemonGoldAndSilver HeartGold and SoulSilver]], the player character spends some time dressed up as a Team Rocket grunt. Every NPC in the city gets new dialogue to reflect this, with most of them expressing either fear or anger. The exceptions are the employees at the local department store, who continue to treat you like a regular customer. One of the other [=NPCs=] even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this.
* Averted in ''Series/{{Angel}}'' when Darla, after slaughtering most of the occupants of a clothing store, tries to enlist an employee's aid in selecting shoes. Since she does nothing but whimper and try to crawl away, Darla [[NeckSnap kills her]] and complains about the service.

* In an episode of ''Series/{{Frasier}}'', the same room service guy keeps coming to a hotel room which contains, at various points: Niles and Lilith, Frasier and Lilith, and Niles and Frasier, in various states of undress. They're working through the fallout of Niles sleeping with Lilith. His response to everything is a bemused-but-stoic "OK."
* In ''Film/RoboCop3'' an elderly hotel receptionist barely glances at the Robocop, who enters with a naked gun and askes which room the villain stays in. The receptionist answers and gets back to his newspaper.
* Korean series ''FortyNineDays'' features Yi Kyung, the BrokenBird who is introduced as a SuperStoicShopkeeper getting robbed. She doesn't react to robbery, and even [[DeathSeeker tells them to kill her when she's threatened.]]

* Korean series ''FortyNineDays'' features Yi Kyung, the BrokenBird who is introduced as a SuperStoicShopkeeper getting robbed. She doesn't react to robbery and even [[DeathSeeker begs them to kill her.]]

* In ''Film/RoboCop3'' an elderly hotel receptionist barely glances at the Robocop, who enters with a naked gun and askes where the villain is. The receptionist answers and gets back to his newspaper.