Although he has all this equipment, Gadget is ultimately incompetent and clueless ( in a manner similar to the Inspector Clouseau character of the Pink Panther series ), and overcomes obstacles and survives perilous situations by sheer good luck, with help from his faithful niece Penny, who is a genius, and intelligent dog Brain who both must secretly help him solve each case.

As opposed to the animated series, where Gadget is bumbling and clueless and Claw's face is never shown, Gadget appears to be more reliable and competent in detective work and Claw's face appears many times in the film.

However, she is frequently clumsy, clueless, and rash, often tripping on her own feet, much to Ioryogi's annoyance.

The inspiration for Johnny may be as a male representation of the " dumb blonde ", being as he usually is the clueless butt-of-the-joke, with the notable exception during Cartoon Network The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo, during which Johnny served as the host and was very witty and suave.

Adam Ewing, a clueless American notary from San Francisco during the California Gold Rush, is shipwrecked and awaiting the repairs of the ship in the Chatham Islands.

There are also subjective questions over whether two forms amount to " the same word ": dog vs dogs, clue vs clueless, sign vs signature ; many other gray cases also arise.

His colleagues include: Mike McClaren, an exec who will do anything to get ahead in the business, including hiding his own homosexuality ; Lindsay Urich, an air-head who gets by on her looks ; Joanne Walker, who exists as the token black person at the network ; and head of programming Paul Weffler, who has an ability to get things done but is so clueless that often it is by accident.

; LART: A meme jokingly describing a blunt instrument used to metaphorically whack clue into a clueless person.

Swann grabs a rope and swings into action ( dressed as a Musketeer for a later skit ), saving Kaiser in front of an appreciative if still clueless audience.

Friendless and clueless about American customs, he struggles to integrate himself into American blue-collar society.

Although not as intelligent as Rocky, Bullwinkle often made references breaking the fourth wall, so he was not always as clueless as he appeared.

The name " Doonesbury " is a combination of the word doone ( prep school slang for " someone who is out to lunch ", that is, someone who is clueless, inattentive, or careless ) and the surname of Charles Pillsbury, Trudeau's roommate at Yale University.

In 2008, a study carried out by the telecommunications arm of the Post Office found that " 404 " had become a slang synonym for " clueless " in the United Kingdom.

After defeating Jimmy's enemy and they beat the Crimson Chin's arch-enemies, they believe they can make a great team so they create the greatest evil villain, named Shirley, but he doesn't turn out evil, just clueless and stupid.

However, in another episode (' Love Disconnection ') where he drops Babs and her friends off at a party, Babs ' father is portrayed differently as a goofy and clueless man who appears way out of touch with his daughter.

His teacher turns out to be not Paulina ( Jennifer Lopez ), but the older Miss Mitzi ( Anita Gillette ), and John proves to be just as clumsy as his equally clueless classmates Chic ( Bobby Cannavale ) and Vern ( Omar Miller ) on the dance-floor.

The guest is as clueless as Coight, rejecting all Coight's ideas on " bush tucker ", and telling Coight that the outback is full of wild bananas, out of season at the time.

" But even this was a problem, as some clueless fans wrote back asking where their prize was, even going so far as to suggest their prize had fallen out of the envelope.

His main hobby in life was to outsmart and coax the clueless out of free meals or places to stay, much of which he seemed to do so with ease, despite possible consequences later on.

The world's hippest detective soon finds himself trading insults with a ruthless record executive ( Wayne Newton ), a clueless cop and former disco star ( Ed O ' Neill ), a merciless hit man ( Robert Englund ) and countless ex-girlfriends out for his blood.

In Cuba, comemierda ( shit-eater ) refers to a clueless idiot, someone absurdly pretentious, or someone out of touch with his or her surroundings.

Filling out the cast are the lovelorn maiden teacher Sue Ane Langdon, the befuddled principal Robert Mandan, the hard-drinking coach Scatman Crothers, and Baio's clueless parents Roger Bowen and Marya Small.

Charlie, after being chased out of the yard by the bobcat, just decides to wait, completely clueless of reality.

Also, in this film, although clueless, Martin's Clouseau does not seem entirely incompetent, being able to locate the Pink Panther diamond and solve the case on his own through his knowledge of such obscure facts as a Russian army rule that all members must know the location of a specific part of the brain or a clear knowledge of Chinese.

Lisa Simpson attended the live audience for the operation and saved the day by guiding the obviously clueless Dr. Riviera through the operation.

Sunnydale possesses many common horror-movie characteristics, such as an abundance of dark alleyways, abandoned mansions and factories, and an adult population that is either clueless or perpetually in denial, in stark contrast to the demon-fighting, supernaturally aware teens.

His intelligence was curious, as he was either clueless to his surroundings, or displayed unusual intellect.

A significant amount of their tension is due to Helen's regular desire for romance with Stanley, while Stanley is either clueless or uninterested.

The supporting cast featured Raymond Bailey as Jed's greedy, unscrupulous banker Milburn Drysdale ; Harriet E. MacGibbon as Drysdale's ostentatious wife Margaret Drysdale ; and Nancy Kulp as " Miss " Jane Hathaway, Drysdale's scholarly, " plain Jane " secretary, who pined for the clueless Jethro.

In Voltaire's Candide, Dr. Pangloss is portrayed as a clueless scholar who, despite the evidence, says that " all is for the best in this best of all possible worlds.

* Gwen: A beautiful but frustrated fair maiden who, as her blonde stereotype suggests, is quite clueless.

Jones also paired Porky with Sylvester in a series of cartoons in the late 1940s and early 1950s, in which Porky plays the curmudgeonly owner of the cat and remains clueless that Sylvester is constantly saving him from homicidal mice, space aliens, and other threats.

He appears to have quite a loving relationship with his family, especially his son, whom Wiggum often supports and shows great patience towards, although unfortunately he can be somewhat clueless to Ralph's needs at times.

He could be best described as a bit goofy and quite clueless about raising his kids.

He manages to keep the lab a secret from his clueless, cheerful parents ( voiced by Jeff Bennett and Kath Soucie ), who amusingly never notice any evidence of the laboratory.

Feeling " totally clueless ", she reflects on her priorities and her repeated failures to understand or appreciate the people in her life.

* Alan Sues as Big Al – A clueless and fey sports anchor who loved ringing his bell, which he called his " tinkle ", and as hungover children's show host " Uncle Al, The Kiddies ' Pal.

Pulkheria Alexandrovna Raskolnikova ( Пульхерия Александровна Раскольникова ) – Raskolnikov's relatively clueless, hopeful and loving mother.

Kazuya is fiercely loyal to and harbors romantic feelings for Tsukushi, but is also relatively clueless and not very quick to pick up on things.

" These monologues employed the Holloway style that has been called " the understated look-on-the-bright-side world of the cockney working class .... Holloway's characters are like Albert, or obstinate, and hilariously clueless.

The film portrayed the singer as a tragic man of simple ways, a well-meaning but clueless father and lousy husband tormented by stage fright and a propensity towards drinking.

Suzuki, clueless to the ordeal, then produces a slightly larger-than-normal banana.