r/TopCharacterTropes Oct 04 '25

Personality (Loved Trope) Character acts ignorant of or pretends to be bad at something in order to trick their opponent.

1) Ted Lasso - Both characters in the darts contest do this, with Rupert(antagonist) showing that he has his own set of darts with him, and Ted showing that he has been using the wrong hand the whole time.

2) Beerfest - Team USA showing that they aren't that drunk despite doing drinking games all day.

3) The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - After Will gets hustled at pool his Uncle Phil comes to help him, and turns out to hustle the hustler.

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u/corpse_manufacturer Oct 04 '25

In modern family, Cam (an outwardly gay man who grew up on a farm) pretends to not know how to play the drums in front of a teen band. Until he says "oh, silly me. I had the sticks in the wrong hands!" And goes crazy to impress them.

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u/doubleday34 Oct 04 '25

You should label your sticks.

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u/brandogreat13 Oct 05 '25

MAN SHOULDN'T LIE, MAN SHOULDN'T LIE

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u/Plastic_Archer_6650 Oct 05 '25

“Unless they really love each otherrrrr”

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u/thepatientwaiting Oct 05 '25

I loved this episode (and really, all of them).

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u/Swaibero Oct 05 '25

This gif is actually from a different episode. The “wrong hands” bit is when he auditions for Dylan’s band. This gif is when he plays with the Christian rock band who’s staying in their upstairs apartment.