In which posters discuss (or at least list) cliches exemplified by one character.
For example, almost everyone in America knows that Mary Ann is the poster child for "supposedly plain-jane girl who is, in fact, vastly hotter than the character who gets the attention. (Bailey Quarters gets an honorable mention.) But there are endless other characters in film and TV instantly recognizable as embodying other cliches. Anybody care to name some?
I wanted to say that Cheese is the poster child for ADHD, but I really think that barely scratches the surface of his diagnosis.
Ross from Friends increasingly appeared to suffer from Borderline Personality Disorder.
Master Shake, just as a glance, is either a narcissist, or a sociopath. Possibly both.
Anyone remember Arnold’s weird cousin Arnie, from the cartoon “Hey Arnold”? I think he passed the line from “odd personality” to “probable brain injury.”
Detective Robert Goren, Law & Order: Criminal Intent = Poster child for the high functioning end of the Autism Spectrum.
Adrian Monk = obviously Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, part of his charm…
Could Dr. House be the poster child for Asperger’s Syndrome? Good question. Could explain a lot. Chances are that he’s actually just a bastard.
Of course nobody in fiction land is what most of us would consider normal. That’s what makes them fun to watch. I would never be done if I had to make a list of characters I like but would be terrified of running into in real life.
Even the so-called “slice of life” series cast have so many neuroses it’s not even funny.
No, but House is the poster child for functioning Vercodan addict.
Charlie Harper of 2 1/2 Men is the poster child for functioning alcoholic/sex addict.
Tyler Durden and Multiple Personality Disorder.
Asperger’s is in the high functioning end of the Autism spectrum, and as the parent of a kid with it, no House doesn’t even come close to it.
I do see a lot of the symptoms in the characters from Napoleon Dynamite though.
Sybil - Multiple personality disorder