History PlayingWith / BrainlessBeauty

* '''Played for Laughs''': Alice is TheChewToy who often suffers from AmusingInjuries from her stupidity.

* '''Played for Laughs''': Alice's intelligence increases whenever her face becomes bruised, dirtied, or mangled in some way. By the time she became the world's ugliest person, she also turned into the world's smartest person.

** Alice is considered to be the ugliest in her class but is fairly intelligent. Following a MakeoverMontage, Alice suddenly becomes mentally handicapped ValleyGirl.

'''Basic Trope''': A character is physically very attractive but unintelligent.[[note]]Practically the embodiment to bimbos[=/=]bimbettes and himbos.[[/note]]
* '''Straight''': Alice is pretty and popular but not overly bright.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Alice is so extremely hot [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer everyone]] who sees her falls for her despite the fact she can can't read, write or even spell correctly and she's [[TooDumbToLive so drop-dead dumb]] that her brain is *almost* as smart as a box of hammers!

** [[HollywoodHomely Everyone on the show is pretty hot]], and [[IdiotBall none of them are exactly geniuses]], but Alice is widely considered the best-looking and is most commonly the one acting TheDitz.

* '''Inverted''': Alice is plain looking (or maybe even ugly) and [[TheSmartOne has a brilliant mind]].

** ObfuscatingStupidity

** Following the MakeoverMontage, Betty suddenly becomes, like, a mentally handicapped ValleyGirl.

* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice's [[PingPongNaivete intelligence varies by the hour]].

** The writers wanted to make sure the audiences wanted to see Bob with [[GirlNextDoor Sue]] so purposely made Alice shallow and vapid to prevent people identifying with her instead.
** ViewersAreMorons thus male viewers prefer female characters to be beautiful and stupid, since stupid women are easier to control and manipulate."

* '''Exploited''': Alice is hired because, first, she is stupid enough not to see through the {{Masquerade}}, and second, she is pretty enough that [[DistractedByTheSexy the people who might will be looking the wrong way]].
* '''Invoked''': Alice is juuust clever enough to realise that she's dumb, so she should probably make the most of her best features to succeed in life.

* '''Discussed''': "Why are the good looking ones always so dim?"

* '''Played For Laughs''': Alice's intelligence increases whenever her face becomes bruised, dirtied, or mangled in some way. By the time she became the world's ugliest person, she also turned into the world's smartest person.
* '''Played For Drama''': People start hating Alice when [[LethallyStupid her stupidity gets someone killed]]. Alice doesn't know why all the sudden everyone starts [[DeathGlare looking at her in an incinerating way]], and ponders if [[DramaticallyMissingThePoint it's something she wore]].

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* '''Played For Laughs''': Alice's intelligence increased whenever her face becomes bruised, dirtied, or mangled in some way. By the time she became the world's ugliest person, she also turned into the world's smartest person.

** Alice has a bad hair day and goes through FlowersForAlgernonSyndrome.

* '''Downplayed:''' [[HollywoodHomely Everyone on the show is pretty hot]], and [[IdiotBall none of them are exactly geniuses]], but Alice is widely considered the best-looking and is most commonly the one acting TheDitz.

* '''Justified''': Alice was always pretty and since her looks got her through life, she never bothered to apply herself in school.

** [[HollywoodNerd Alice is pretty but of average or better intelligence.]]

'''Basic Trope''': A character is physically very attractive but unintelligent.[[note]]Practically the embodiment to bimbos[=/=]bimbettes and himbos[[/note]]

** Alice is beautiful, but so dumb that she [[TooDumbToLive gets herself killed.]]

* '''Exaggerated''': Alice is so extremely hot [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer everyone]] who sees her falls for her despite the fact she can can't read, write or even spell correctly and she's [[TooDumbToLive so drop-dead dumb]] that her brain is *almost* as smart as a box of hammers!

* '''Inverted''': Alice is plain looking and [[TheSmartOne has a brilliant mind]].

** Following the MakeoverMontage, Betty suddenly becomes, like, a mentally retarded ValleyGirl.

** Following the MakeoverMontage, Betty suddenly becomes, like, a totally retarded ValleyGirl.

'''Basic Trope''': A character is physically very attractive but unintelligent.

* '''Exaggerated''': Alice is so extremely hot [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer everyone]] who sees her falls for her despite the fact she can can't read, write or even spell correctly and she's so drop dead dumb that her brain is *almost* as smart as a box of hammers!

* '''Inverted''': Alice is plain looking and has a brilliant mind.

** Alice is [[TheReveal revealed]] to actually be a [[MagnificentBastard magnificent]] and/or [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative]] BitchInSheepsClothing who feigns innocence and naivety to manipulate others and further her own goals.

** [[GeniusDitz Her "smarts" only applies to subjects amplifying her beauty]], Alice may be an awesome fashion artist but good luck trying to teach her to operate a microwave.

* '''Exaggerated''': Alice is so extremely hot [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer everyone]] who sees her falls for her despite the fact she can can't read, write or even spell correctly and she's so drop dead dumb that her brain is *almost* as smart as a box of hammers

* '''Exaggerated''': Alice is so gorgeous [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer everyone]] who sees her falls for her but is also a complete idiot.

* '''Lampshaded''': "Why are the good looking ones always so dim?"

* '''Discussed''': "She's devastatingly hot. Don't put her on the research team."