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* "Slow Roger" from ''MyNameIsEarl''. He seems to have some kind of AmbiguousDisorder, and he goes on long rambles, listing stuff from movies (and in one case, all the car parts Earl stole, instead of simply saying that Earl stole his car and slept with Roger's sister.)
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* In ''WesternAnimation/The7D'', Hildy Gloom competes with a childhood rival at an award show for witches over who can put the most people to sleep. The prize, however, goes to the show's emcee, who has just put most of the audience to sleep.
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*** Strong Sad has {{odd friendship}}s with Marzipan - who's often considered the bore herself due to her SoapboxSadie tendencies - and Homsar, whom no one can understand.
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In-universe examples only, please. This about ''other characters'' finding someone boring, not audience members. Also, NoRealLifeExamplesPlease! We all know someone like this and don't need the page filled with that one teacher, relative, or politician you know; the closest thing we have is FunnyCharacterBoringActor, but in that page we mean "boring" in the introverted way.\n
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* The {{WesternAnimation/Animaniacs}} sketch 'Chairman of the Bored', which introduces Francis "Pip" Pumphandle. He is this, TheThingThatWouldNotLeave and a repeated example of TheCatCameBack, [[DrivenToSuicide driving The Warner Brothers (and Sister) to near-suicidal]] (and homicidal) despair during the sketch. Voiced by Ben Stein for higher-caliber boredom.
* Buzz Killington from ''FamilyGuy'', a phenomenally boring Englishman with a MeaningfulName.
** Cleveland Brown [[CharacterizationMarchesOn started off this way]], though became more outgoing when [[TheClevelandShow he gained center spotlight]].
* Buzz Killington from ''FamilyGuy'', a phenomenally boring Englishman with a MeaningfulName.
** Cleveland Brown [[CharacterizationMarchesOn started off this way]], though became more outgoing when [[TheClevelandShow he gained center spotlight]].
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* The {{WesternAnimation/Animaniacs}} ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' sketch 'Chairman of the Bored', which introduces Francis "Pip" Pumphandle. He is this, TheThingThatWouldNotLeave and a repeated example of TheCatCameBack, [[DrivenToSuicide driving The Warner Brothers (and Sister) to near-suicidal]] (and homicidal) despair during the sketch. Voiced by Ben Stein for higher-caliber boredom.
* Buzz Killington from''FamilyGuy'', ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', a phenomenally boring Englishman with a MeaningfulName.
** Cleveland Brown [[CharacterizationMarchesOn started off this way]], though became more outgoing when[[TheClevelandShow [[WesternAnimation/TheClevelandShow he gained center spotlight]].
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** Cleveland Brown [[CharacterizationMarchesOn started off this way]], though became more outgoing when
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* In ''TheSimpsons'', Marge is sometimes this during her NotSoAboveItAll moments. While she often chastises Homer for being irresponsible and wild, most of her attempts to create sane and thoughtful past times are usually treated as even more unbearable by the family.
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* In ''TheSimpsons'', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', Marge is sometimes this during her NotSoAboveItAll moments. While she often chastises Homer for being irresponsible and wild, most of her attempts to create sane and thoughtful past times are usually treated as even more unbearable by the family.
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* The Doctor from ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' becomes this as he [[CharacterDevelopment starts taking up hobbies]], which involve boring the crew half to death with his slide shows.
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* The Doctor from ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' becomes this as he [[CharacterDevelopment starts taking up hobbies]], which involve boring the crew half to death with his slide shows. Captain Janeway occasionally ordered the bridge crew on duty to fabricate an emergency so she could leave early; they often refused, having suffered through similar slideshows without rescue.
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-->'''Badger:''' My wife Maureen ran off with a bottle of Bell's whisky during the Aberdeen versus Raith Rovers match which ended in a goalless draw. Robson particularly, in goal, had a magnificent first half, his fine positional sense preventing the build-up of any severe pressure on the suspect Aberdeen defence. McLoughlan missed an easy chance to clinch the game towards the final whistle but Raith must be well satisfied with their point.
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-->'''Badger:''' My wife Maureen ran off with a bottle of Bell's whisky during the Aberdeen versus Raith Rovers match which ended in a goalless draw. Robson particularly, in goal, had a magnificent first half, his fine positional sense preventing the build-up of any severe pressure on the suspect Aberdeen defence. McLoughlan [=McLoughlan=] missed an easy chance to clinch the game towards the final whistle but Raith must be well satisfied with their point.
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FunnyCharacterBoringActor, but in that page we mean boring in the introverted way.
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* Gearhead at the party for the season 1 finale of ''RickAndMorty''.
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know; the closest thing we have is FunnyCharacterBoringActor.
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* Master [[MeaningfulName Bordam]] Darlavon, host of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTactics'''s [[JustifiedTutorial ingame tutorial]], is portrayed this way. The Orator class can even learn a skill called "Mimic Darlavon" that ''puts the target to sleep''.
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* Master [[MeaningfulName Bordam]] Darlavon, host of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTactics'''s [[JustifiedTutorial ingame in-game tutorial]], is portrayed this way. The Orator class can even learn a skill called "Mimic Darlavon" that ''puts the target to sleep''.
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* Pinkie Pie's older sister Maud Pie from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''. In fact, the rest of the mane six minus Pinkie could tell straight-on that Maud is a very boring individual.
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* Pinkie Pie's older sister Maud Pie from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''. In fact, the rest of the mane six minus Pinkie could tell straight-on that Maud is a very boring individual.
individual, and even with that in mind, they still had a hard time connecting with her just because she's so boring.
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* Franchise/{{Batman}} is sometimes portrayed this way when the JusticeLeague wants to have some downtime and hang out, especially in ComicBook/JusticeLeagueInternational. This despite the fact that Bruce regularly engages in playboy activities in order [[RichIdiotWithNoDayJob to keep his identity under wraps]].
* Franchise/{{Batman}} is sometimes portrayed this way when the JusticeLeague wants to have some downtime and hang out, especially in ComicBook/JusticeLeagueInternational. This despite the fact that Bruce regularly engages in playboy activities in order [[RichIdiotWithNoDayJob to keep his identity under wraps]].
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* Pinkie Pie's older sister Maud Pie from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''. In fact, the rest of the mane six minus Pinkie could tell straight-on that Maud is a very boring individual.
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** Amy Fowler originally had a case of this that was even worse than Sheldon's in her earliest appearances. [[CharacterDevelopment Later on]], because of her friendship with Penny opening up her eyes to the joys of social life, she later makes more concerted efforts to be less boring, though she still retains ideas of IncrediblyLameFun.
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* Bert from ''Series/SesameStreet'' is one of the definitive examples when it comes to children's works. His interests include "boring stories" and bland food, and many Bert and Ernie sketches involve Ernie trying to play a game with Bert, but he would prefer to do a more boring activity.
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* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyCrystalChroniclesRingOfFate'': Alhanalem occasionally lapses into overlong lectures about magic, magic machinery, and how it works, which makes the kids wander off.
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* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyCrystalChroniclesRingOfFate'': ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyCrystalChroniclesRingOfFates'': Alhanalem occasionally lapses into overlong lectures about magic, magic machinery, and how it works, which makes the kids wander off.
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* ''StarTrekArticlesOfTheFederation'': Bera chim Gleer. President Bacco has to try very hard not to shut her eyes and nap when he gets going on one of his long-winded diatribes.
* ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice'': Miss Mary Bennet. Her recitations of what she's read are usually found to be tiresome by the rest of her family.
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* ''Series/BreakingBad'': Walter's life before his life of crime. You can really see this when he has conversations with old friends at Gretchen's party or any time he talks to Hank in the first season.
* ''Series/BigBrother'':
** ''Big Brother 14'': Kara was very nice but she was super boring and dull.
** ''Big Brother 15'': While Howard is a good and nice guy, most live feeders found him very boring and dull.
* ''Series/BigBrother'':
** ''Big Brother 14'': Kara was very nice but she was super boring and dull.
** ''Big Brother 15'': While Howard is a good and nice guy, most live feeders found him very boring and dull.
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* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyCrystalChroniclesRingOfFate'': Alhanalem occasionally lapses into overlong lectures about magic, magic machinery, and how it works, which makes the kids wander off.
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[[caption-width-right:300:"I know I'm probably starting to bore you..."]]
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** Quagmire called Brain this during his TheReasonYouSuck speech. It's maybe the worst thing about Brian.
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* FlandersAndSwann: "[[PunBasedTitle The Boar]]".
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** Cleveland Brown [[CharacterizationMarchesOn started off this way]], though became more outgoing when [[TheClevelandShow he gained center spotlight]].
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* One of ''WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle's'' Fractured Fairy Tales was about Leaping Beauty, a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin beautiful girl who leaps about]] spreading joy and cheer, until she runs afoul of a witch, who curses her to become a bore, after which she literally puts the entire kingdom to sleep with her incessant prattling.
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* One of ''WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle's'' Fractured Fairy Tales was about Leaping Beauty, a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin beautiful girl who leaps about]] spreading joy and cheer, until she runs afoul of a witch, who curses her to become a bore, after which she literally puts the entire kingdom to sleep with her incessant prattling.prattling.
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* Master [[MeaningfulName Bordam]] Darlavon, host of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTactics'''s [[JustifiedTutorial ingame tutorial]], is portrayed this way. The Orator class can even learn a skill called "Mimic Darlavon" that ''puts the target to sleep''.
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* Father Austin Purcell of ''FatherTed'', resident MotorMouth who the other priests despite getting into a conversation with. Inverted with Father Fitzgerald, who is aware of his extremely dreary, boring voice and actually manages to use it as a ChekovsGun.
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* Father Austin Purcell of ''FatherTed'', resident MotorMouth who the other priests despite getting into a conversation with. Inverted with Father Fitzgerald, who is aware of his extremely dreary, boring voice and actually manages to use it as a ChekovsGun.ChekhovsGun.
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* The MontyPythonsFlyingCircus sketch [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMOmB1q8W4Y Vocational Guidance Counsellor]] has a man who wants to change jobs, and has taken some aptitude tests to determine which one best suits his personality. On learning that this job is chartered accountant, he protests that he already is one, and he wants to change because the job is so desperately dull. It ends with an appeal by the counselor for donations to "prevent chartered accountancy."
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* The MontyPythonsFlyingCircus ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' sketch [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMOmB1q8W4Y Vocational Guidance Counsellor]] has a man who wants to change jobs, and has taken some aptitude tests to determine which one best suits his personality. On learning that this job is chartered accountant, he protests that he already is one, and he wants to change because the job is so desperately dull. It ends with an appeal by the counselor for donations to "prevent chartered accountancy."
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* ''Series/AsTimeGoesBy'':
** Jean's brother-in-law Stephen, while much more pleasant than his wife, is still unbearable to be around because of his habit of intense conversation about the most mundane topics.
** Gwen Flack, Lionel's temporary secretary while writing the mini-series, chatters so much about her dog, her old boyfriends, and [[ItMakesSenseInContext how unalluring socks are]] that Lionel can't get any writing done.
** Jean's brother-in-law Stephen, while much more pleasant than his wife, is still unbearable to be around because of his habit of intense conversation about the most mundane topics.
** Gwen Flack, Lionel's temporary secretary while writing the mini-series, chatters so much about her dog, her old boyfriends, and [[ItMakesSenseInContext how unalluring socks are]] that Lionel can't get any writing done.
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* The {{WesternAnimation/Animaniacs}} sketch 'Chairman of the Bored', which introduces Francis "Pip" Pumphandle. He is this, TheThingThatWouldNotLeave and a repeated example of TheCatCameBack, [[BeyondTheImpossible driving The Warner Brothers (and Sister)]] to near-suicidal (and homicidal) despair during the sketch. Voiced by Ben Stein for higher-caliber boredom.
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* The {{WesternAnimation/Animaniacs}} sketch 'Chairman of the Bored', which introduces Francis "Pip" Pumphandle. He is this, TheThingThatWouldNotLeave and a repeated example of TheCatCameBack, [[BeyondTheImpossible [[DrivenToSuicide driving The Warner Brothers (and Sister)]] Sister) to near-suicidal near-suicidal]] (and homicidal) despair during the sketch. Voiced by Ben Stein for higher-caliber boredom.
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When you see this person at a party, you dive behind a potted plant. When you find yourself having to talk to them at work, you pray that there's still a full pot of coffee. This person is a source of dread to everyone in the main cast, and they will do almost anything to avoid a conversation with them.
Why?
They are so unutterably, interminably ''dull''. Usually, they are completely oblivious to the agony they cause, and often they're too nice for anyone in the cast to want to hurt their feelings, although this isn't always so. Some of them are aware of how uninteresting everyone else finds them and simply don't care, or they'll exploit the rules of common etiquette or a position of authority to "enlighten" their victims with their droning. In any case, getting into a conversation with them is like getting caught in [[QuicksandSucks Hollywood-style quicksand]]: unless someone or something interrupts, you won't be able to escape being sucked down into a bottomless pit of monotony.
Expect this character to partake in some IncrediblyLameFun. Not related to TheComicallySerious, where a boring person gets laughs by having funny things happen to her while she reacts completely seriously.
In-universe examples only, please. This about ''other characters'' finding someone boring, not audience members. Also, NoRealLifeExamplesPlease! We all know someone like this and don't need the page filled with that one teacher, relative, or politician you know.
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!'''Examples:'''
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* A RunningGag in ''Film/{{Airplane}}'' is Ted Striker telling the passenger he's sitting next to an anecdote about his past. The anecdote goes into a {{flashback}}, then when we return to the present the other passenger has been DrivenToSuicide by boredom.
* Prince Valium in ''Film/SpaceBalls'' is so boring he puts himself to sleep.
* Essentially [[TypeCasting every role ever]] that Ben Stein has ever had. (Examples: his OneSceneWonder in ''FerrisBuellersDayOff'' and the WesternAnimation example below).
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* In ''Literature/HarryPotter'', Professor Binns is infamous for his ability to put students to sleep as soon as he starts teaching his class.
* Gilles Ponsi in ''Literature/ReflectionsOfEterna'' has a tendency to bore the hell out of people near him, especially with his [[GiftedlyBad attempts at poetry]], but is completely oblivious to this fact and takes offense at them not appreciating his company.
* In ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice'', everyone who knows Mr. Collins will use any excuse to avoid his pomposity and endless sycophantry towards Lady Catherine de Bourgh.
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* Frank Pickle of ''Series/TheVicarOfDibley'' loves to tell the story of that time the pub ''completely'' ran out of crisps and does enthralling impressions of his second cousin, before and after tonsillectomy.
* Father Austin Purcell of ''FatherTed'', resident MotorMouth who the other priests despite getting into a conversation with. Inverted with Father Fitzgerald, who is aware of his extremely dreary, boring voice and actually manages to use it as a ChekovsGun.
* In the ''Series/RippingYarns'' episode "The Testing of Eric Olthwaite" Eric is considered extremely boring to everyone due to his interests: rain, shovels, and black pudding. After he gets a job at a bank and gets kidnapped by a bank robber who it turns out has the same interests. They go on a "crime" wave of measuring rainfall and he becomes interesting to the general public, despite not changing at all.
* ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration:'' Commander Hutchinson's receptions are dreaded by the ''Enterprise's'' senior staff thanks to his limitless ability to talk about absolutely nothing. Fortunately for them, Data has recently written a subroutine for "small talk" that needs to be tested.
* The Doctor from ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' becomes this as he [[CharacterDevelopment starts taking up hobbies]], which involve boring the crew half to death with his slide shows.
* The MontyPythonsFlyingCircus sketch [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMOmB1q8W4Y Vocational Guidance Counsellor]] has a man who wants to change jobs, and has taken some aptitude tests to determine which one best suits his personality. On learning that this job is chartered accountant, he protests that he already is one, and he wants to change because the job is so desperately dull. It ends with an appeal by the counselor for donations to "prevent chartered accountancy."
-->'''Counsellor:''' Yes, but you see, Mr. Anchovy, your report here says that you are an extremely dull person. Our experts describe you as an appallingly dull fellow, [[LongList unimaginative, timid, lacking in initiative,]] [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech spineless, easily dominated, no sense of humour, tedious company and irrepressibly drab and awful.]] And whereas in most professions these would be considerable drawbacks, in chartered accountancy they are a positive boon.
** "The Silliest Interview We've Ever Done" had Mr. Badger.
-->'''Badger:''' My wife Maureen ran off with a bottle of Bell's whisky during the Aberdeen versus Raith Rovers match which ended in a goalless draw. Robson particularly, in goal, had a magnificent first half, his fine positional sense preventing the build-up of any severe pressure on the suspect Aberdeen defence. McLoughlan missed an easy chance to clinch the game towards the final whistle but Raith must be well satisfied with their point.
-->'''Interviewer:''' Do please go on. This is the least fascinating conversation I've ever had.
** The protagonist of "Mr. Pither's Cycling Tour" is one of those terrifying people who go on and on about their favorite hobby at stupefying length, not recognizing that the person he's talking to has no interest in cycling, is not listening, or even that they are having a private conversation.
** In "The Gits," Mr. A Sniveling Little Rat-Faced Git's wife Dreary Fat Boring Old probably qualifies.
* ''Series/BarneyMiller'' has Inspector Luger, an old cop who shamelessly exploits Barney's good nature to endlessly repeat his (occasionally horrifying) stories about his old buddies Brownie, Foster, and Kleiner.
* Sheldon Cooper of ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' has this as one of his many flaws. He considers his friends' lack of interest to be evidence of their intellectual inferiority.
* On ''Series/{{Friends}}'', one of Monica's boyfriends was "Fun Bobby", who turned out to be an alcoholic. Once he sobered up, however, he became "Ridiculously Dull Bobby".
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* ''TabletopGame/{{Paranoia}}'' adventure ''The Yellow Clearance Black Box Blues''. Angela-G-OGO is a food processing supervisor who loves to talk about food additives. She does it so much that she has bored all of her co-workers blind on the subject, and even Internal Security finds her boringly loyal. However, this is just a front: Angela is in fact Screaming
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* ''HomestarRunner'':
** Strong Sad is dreary and depressing, and even his body is grey. Thanks to the fact that few people around him care about being polite, he's fully aware that they can't stand him, but he still makes an effort to get them interested in his poetry.
** One of the Strong Bad E-mails deals with strategies to drive off the "office dullard."
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* Maechen, the MrExposition of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'', tends to deliver his knowledge in interminable lectures. In [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX2 the sequel]] one dialogue option has Yuna begging him to stop.
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* The {{WesternAnimation/Animaniacs}} sketch 'Chairman of the Bored', which introduces Francis "Pip" Pumphandle. He is this, TheThingThatWouldNotLeave and a repeated example of TheCatCameBack, [[BeyondTheImpossible driving The Warner Brothers (and Sister)]] to near-suicidal (and homicidal) despair during the sketch. Voiced by Ben Stein for higher-caliber boredom.
* Buzz Killington from ''FamilyGuy'', a phenomenally boring Englishman with a MeaningfulName.
* In ''TheSimpsons'', Marge is sometimes this during her NotSoAboveItAll moments. While she often chastises Homer for being irresponsible and wild, most of her attempts to create sane and thoughtful past times are usually treated as even more unbearable by the family.
* One of ''WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle's'' Fractured Fairy Tales was about Leaping Beauty, a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin beautiful girl who leaps about]] spreading joy and cheer, until she runs afoul of a witch, who curses her to become a bore, after which she literally puts the entire kingdom to sleep with her incessant prattling.
Why?
They are so unutterably, interminably ''dull''. Usually, they are completely oblivious to the agony they cause, and often they're too nice for anyone in the cast to want to hurt their feelings, although this isn't always so. Some of them are aware of how uninteresting everyone else finds them and simply don't care, or they'll exploit the rules of common etiquette or a position of authority to "enlighten" their victims with their droning. In any case, getting into a conversation with them is like getting caught in [[QuicksandSucks Hollywood-style quicksand]]: unless someone or something interrupts, you won't be able to escape being sucked down into a bottomless pit of monotony.
Expect this character to partake in some IncrediblyLameFun. Not related to TheComicallySerious, where a boring person gets laughs by having funny things happen to her while she reacts completely seriously.
In-universe examples only, please. This about ''other characters'' finding someone boring, not audience members. Also, NoRealLifeExamplesPlease! We all know someone like this and don't need the page filled with that one teacher, relative, or politician you know.
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* A RunningGag in ''Film/{{Airplane}}'' is Ted Striker telling the passenger he's sitting next to an anecdote about his past. The anecdote goes into a {{flashback}}, then when we return to the present the other passenger has been DrivenToSuicide by boredom.
* Prince Valium in ''Film/SpaceBalls'' is so boring he puts himself to sleep.
* Essentially [[TypeCasting every role ever]] that Ben Stein has ever had. (Examples: his OneSceneWonder in ''FerrisBuellersDayOff'' and the WesternAnimation example below).
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* In ''Literature/HarryPotter'', Professor Binns is infamous for his ability to put students to sleep as soon as he starts teaching his class.
* Gilles Ponsi in ''Literature/ReflectionsOfEterna'' has a tendency to bore the hell out of people near him, especially with his [[GiftedlyBad attempts at poetry]], but is completely oblivious to this fact and takes offense at them not appreciating his company.
* In ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice'', everyone who knows Mr. Collins will use any excuse to avoid his pomposity and endless sycophantry towards Lady Catherine de Bourgh.
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* Frank Pickle of ''Series/TheVicarOfDibley'' loves to tell the story of that time the pub ''completely'' ran out of crisps and does enthralling impressions of his second cousin, before and after tonsillectomy.
* Father Austin Purcell of ''FatherTed'', resident MotorMouth who the other priests despite getting into a conversation with. Inverted with Father Fitzgerald, who is aware of his extremely dreary, boring voice and actually manages to use it as a ChekovsGun.
* In the ''Series/RippingYarns'' episode "The Testing of Eric Olthwaite" Eric is considered extremely boring to everyone due to his interests: rain, shovels, and black pudding. After he gets a job at a bank and gets kidnapped by a bank robber who it turns out has the same interests. They go on a "crime" wave of measuring rainfall and he becomes interesting to the general public, despite not changing at all.
* ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration:'' Commander Hutchinson's receptions are dreaded by the ''Enterprise's'' senior staff thanks to his limitless ability to talk about absolutely nothing. Fortunately for them, Data has recently written a subroutine for "small talk" that needs to be tested.
* The Doctor from ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' becomes this as he [[CharacterDevelopment starts taking up hobbies]], which involve boring the crew half to death with his slide shows.
* The MontyPythonsFlyingCircus sketch [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMOmB1q8W4Y Vocational Guidance Counsellor]] has a man who wants to change jobs, and has taken some aptitude tests to determine which one best suits his personality. On learning that this job is chartered accountant, he protests that he already is one, and he wants to change because the job is so desperately dull. It ends with an appeal by the counselor for donations to "prevent chartered accountancy."
-->'''Counsellor:''' Yes, but you see, Mr. Anchovy, your report here says that you are an extremely dull person. Our experts describe you as an appallingly dull fellow, [[LongList unimaginative, timid, lacking in initiative,]] [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech spineless, easily dominated, no sense of humour, tedious company and irrepressibly drab and awful.]] And whereas in most professions these would be considerable drawbacks, in chartered accountancy they are a positive boon.
** "The Silliest Interview We've Ever Done" had Mr. Badger.
-->'''Badger:''' My wife Maureen ran off with a bottle of Bell's whisky during the Aberdeen versus Raith Rovers match which ended in a goalless draw. Robson particularly, in goal, had a magnificent first half, his fine positional sense preventing the build-up of any severe pressure on the suspect Aberdeen defence. McLoughlan missed an easy chance to clinch the game towards the final whistle but Raith must be well satisfied with their point.
-->'''Interviewer:''' Do please go on. This is the least fascinating conversation I've ever had.
** The protagonist of "Mr. Pither's Cycling Tour" is one of those terrifying people who go on and on about their favorite hobby at stupefying length, not recognizing that the person he's talking to has no interest in cycling, is not listening, or even that they are having a private conversation.
** In "The Gits," Mr. A Sniveling Little Rat-Faced Git's wife Dreary Fat Boring Old probably qualifies.
* ''Series/BarneyMiller'' has Inspector Luger, an old cop who shamelessly exploits Barney's good nature to endlessly repeat his (occasionally horrifying) stories about his old buddies Brownie, Foster, and Kleiner.
* Sheldon Cooper of ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' has this as one of his many flaws. He considers his friends' lack of interest to be evidence of their intellectual inferiority.
* On ''Series/{{Friends}}'', one of Monica's boyfriends was "Fun Bobby", who turned out to be an alcoholic. Once he sobered up, however, he became "Ridiculously Dull Bobby".
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* ''TabletopGame/{{Paranoia}}'' adventure ''The Yellow Clearance Black Box Blues''. Angela-G-OGO is a food processing supervisor who loves to talk about food additives. She does it so much that she has bored all of her co-workers blind on the subject, and even Internal Security finds her boringly loyal. However, this is just a front: Angela is in fact Screaming
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* ''HomestarRunner'':
** Strong Sad is dreary and depressing, and even his body is grey. Thanks to the fact that few people around him care about being polite, he's fully aware that they can't stand him, but he still makes an effort to get them interested in his poetry.
** One of the Strong Bad E-mails deals with strategies to drive off the "office dullard."
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* Maechen, the MrExposition of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'', tends to deliver his knowledge in interminable lectures. In [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX2 the sequel]] one dialogue option has Yuna begging him to stop.
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* The {{WesternAnimation/Animaniacs}} sketch 'Chairman of the Bored', which introduces Francis "Pip" Pumphandle. He is this, TheThingThatWouldNotLeave and a repeated example of TheCatCameBack, [[BeyondTheImpossible driving The Warner Brothers (and Sister)]] to near-suicidal (and homicidal) despair during the sketch. Voiced by Ben Stein for higher-caliber boredom.
* Buzz Killington from ''FamilyGuy'', a phenomenally boring Englishman with a MeaningfulName.
* In ''TheSimpsons'', Marge is sometimes this during her NotSoAboveItAll moments. While she often chastises Homer for being irresponsible and wild, most of her attempts to create sane and thoughtful past times are usually treated as even more unbearable by the family.
* One of ''WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle's'' Fractured Fairy Tales was about Leaping Beauty, a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin beautiful girl who leaps about]] spreading joy and cheer, until she runs afoul of a witch, who curses her to become a bore, after which she literally puts the entire kingdom to sleep with her incessant prattling.
