Tropescilloscope: Too Dumb to Live

Life-threatening stupidity. (read more at tvtropes.org)

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Anyone Can Die Humans Are Bastards Same Language Dub Hoist by His Own Petard Disguised in Drag Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer The Film of the Book I Did What I Had to Do Overprotective Dad Humiliation Conga Silence Is Golden Batman Gambit Leave the Camera Running The Load The Un-Reveal Self-Deprecation Happily Married Kill 'em All The Vamp The Un-Favourite aka: The Un Favorite Whole Plot Reference Never Found the Body Black Comedy Police Brutality Adaptational Villainy Made of Explodium Gorn Dumb Blonde Retcon Worthy Opponent Hope Spot Ascended Extra Villain Protagonist Brother–Sister Incest Ragtag Bunch of Misfits Fun with Acronyms Blackmail Screw the Rules, I Have Money! Star-Crossed Lovers It Will Never Catch On Beta Couple Say My Name Not So Different Big Applesauce Chewing the Scenery Bloodier and Gorier Conspicuous CG Offscreen Moment of Awesome Defiant to the End Male Gaze Grey and Gray Morality Martial Arts Movie Insistent Terminology Death by Irony Loads and Loads of Characters Action Survivor Playing Gertrude Not What It Looks Like 20 Minutes into the Future What Happened to the Mouse? Informed Ability Idiot Ball Catch-Phrase Implacable Man Does This Remind You of Anything? Stock Footage Sir Swears-a-Lot Big "NO!" Suddenly SHOUTING! Logo Joke The Hero Dies Pyrrhic Victory O.O.C. Is Serious Business Word of God A Father to His Men Off-into-the-Distance Ending Offscreen Teleportation Cool Shades Immune to Bullets Covers Always Lie Evil Is Petty Your Head A-Splode Non-Indicative Name Character Development Small Name, Big Ego Domestic Abuse Toilet Humour aka: Toilet Humor Affably Evil Affectionate Parody As Himself Scenery Porn Chuck Cunningham Syndrome Freeze-Frame Bonus Monumental Damage