Anthonynotes
01-15-2006, 11:07 AM
We've all seen it happen: our favorite characters are written in some bad, out-of-character manner where they behave in a, well, "jerky" (or in the "Simpsons" parlace, "jerkass") manner.
So, what instances have you seen normally non-jerky (or low-jerky) characters act like, well, major-league jerks? (No characters that're usually or always jerks, like ATHF's Master Shake...)
To throw a few out:
THE SIMPSONS:
Homer in various latter-season episodes starting in the late 90's certainly acted jerky too often (or at least, to the point of being not funny).
Lisa in one episode ruins Homer's barbecue as part of an anti-meat crusade/turn to vegetarianism.
PINKY AND THE BRAIN:
Brain in one episode takes up smoking, encounters a tobacco company looking for a new spokesman, and makes ads to encourage kids to smoke. Seems kind of jerky to me, though Brain does have a change of heart by the end...
BATMAN:
See any of his DC Comics from the past 12 or so years. Nothing like his respectable Animated Series self----just, well, *dreadful* in these books. Long list of jerky acts (ranging from telling other heroes they aren't as good as *he* is at anything, putting down Robin and Alfred, to recently performing surveillance on other superheroes out of paranoia). Per one poster on the comics forum, DC supposedly puts out non-jerky Batman stories in (expensive) miniseries and the like, but apparently have decided their regular comics should have, uh, this guy. Whatever... :-)
SUPERMAN:
As much as I like the Man of Steel, he's had jerky moments as well, mainly in 60's stories where he tries to "teach Lois a lesson" re: hunting his secret identity or tricking him into marrying her.
Any others?
So, what instances have you seen normally non-jerky (or low-jerky) characters act like, well, major-league jerks? (No characters that're usually or always jerks, like ATHF's Master Shake...)
To throw a few out:
THE SIMPSONS:
Homer in various latter-season episodes starting in the late 90's certainly acted jerky too often (or at least, to the point of being not funny).
Lisa in one episode ruins Homer's barbecue as part of an anti-meat crusade/turn to vegetarianism.
PINKY AND THE BRAIN:
Brain in one episode takes up smoking, encounters a tobacco company looking for a new spokesman, and makes ads to encourage kids to smoke. Seems kind of jerky to me, though Brain does have a change of heart by the end...
BATMAN:
See any of his DC Comics from the past 12 or so years. Nothing like his respectable Animated Series self----just, well, *dreadful* in these books. Long list of jerky acts (ranging from telling other heroes they aren't as good as *he* is at anything, putting down Robin and Alfred, to recently performing surveillance on other superheroes out of paranoia). Per one poster on the comics forum, DC supposedly puts out non-jerky Batman stories in (expensive) miniseries and the like, but apparently have decided their regular comics should have, uh, this guy. Whatever... :-)
SUPERMAN:
As much as I like the Man of Steel, he's had jerky moments as well, mainly in 60's stories where he tries to "teach Lois a lesson" re: hunting his secret identity or tricking him into marrying her.
Any others?