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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] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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And what if the hotshot dimwit (Nuke LaLoosh) he had to mentor wasn't a character played by a good actor (Tim Robbins), but a hotshot dimwit played by an actual dimwit (Ashton Kutcher)? In some cases, this is an individual who was frustrated in past attempts to become a CEO and sees this as his opportunity to prove himself to the dimwits who failed to recognize his talent. Aside from the limp plotting, which I can't blame on the adapter, my biggest beef with The 'Rents is that, as Alice Alfonsi writes it, Lizzie is a shallow dimwit, not the female everyteen with shallow-dimwit lapses she seems to be on TV. |
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