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Dimwittedness See also Stupidity. Allen, Gracie (1906–1964) American comedienne who projected a scatterbrained image. [Radio, TV, Am. Cinema: Halliwell, 14] oafish mental midget of millionaire hillbilly family. [TV: “The Beverly Hillbillies” in Terrace, I, 93] dimwitted moose with penchant for pedantry. [TV: “Rocky and His Friends” in Terrace, II, 252–253] Archie’s lovable “dingbat.” [TV: “All in the Family” in Terrace, I, 47–48] 33-year-old idiot loved and protected by his sister and both calmed and distracted by pictures that flow through his mind. [Am. Lit.: Faulkner The Sound and the Fury in Magill I, 917] (1906–1959) dumpy American comedian; used dimwittedness to spark humor. [Am. Cinema: Halliwell, 171] “heavy in comprehension”; suspicious of new ideas. [Br. Lit.: Great Expectations] Flashman’s air-headed but beguiling wife. [Br. Lit.: Flashman] simple and harmless tramp, serene and optimistic despite constant bad luck. [Comics: Horn, 302] boob who usually bungles Mutt’s schemes. [Comics: Berger, 48]
(1890–1965) bumbling foil for Oliver Hardy. [Am. Cinema: Halliwell, 425] the epitome of “the obtuse jock,” or dimwitted athlete. [Comics: “Archie” in Horn, 87] semi-literate boxer, wholesome and bungling. [Comics: Horn, 343–344] grotesquely dressed, retarded son of a murderer. [Br. Lit.: Barnaby Rudge] army private whose name and IQ are almost equivalent. [Comics: “Beetle Bailey” in Horn, 105–106] |
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But however great a moron the current president is said to be, his dimwittedness pales beside that of Ronald Reagan. African teachers often resorted to physical rebuke when their charges posed exceptional problems of discipline or dimwittedness. The show stars Brain, a megalomaniac mouse with an Orson Wells complex, and the gangly toothed, optimistic Pinky, whose dimwittedness drives Brain to distraction. |
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