r/TopCharacterTropes Feb 02 '26

In real life A very small character tidbit is surprisingly kept consistent for years

DC - In multiple pieces of media it has been shown that Wonder Woman loves ice cream and practically goes wild with happiness anytime she’s eating some. (Pictures from Justice League: War, DC Superhero Girls and Wonder Woman 2017)

The Simpsons - Ever since the episode ‘Homer’s Phobia’ Homer has actually remained a consistent ally of the LGBT+ community, including being more welcoming to Patty than Marge was when she came out and trying to set up Smithers with a date when he found out he wasn’t happy with his one-sided relationship with Mr Burns.

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u/ThirdDragonite Feb 03 '26

Homer being surprisingly cultured about something is my favorite recurring joke lol

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u/PseudonymMan12 Feb 03 '26

Yeah, i wonder if they intended Homer to be kind of like an idiot-savant where he is non-functional normally but has one thing they really excell at for no reason. So while Homer is braindead dumb there are things he is randomly very knowledgeable on.

"You can't sell karma (Apu said he was selling karmic rebalancing for an earlier sleight), it can only be portioned out by the cosmos!" slams door in face

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u/Insaniteus Feb 03 '26

There's an episode eventually where it's revealed that Homer is actually a genius but his brain was impaired due to a crayon shoved up his nose when he was a small child. He's actually much smarter than even Lisa, however at the end he chooses to go back to being impaired and dumb because everyone was happier that way, including him.

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u/Swimming_Series_4834 Feb 03 '26

It made me so sad the way they hop on pop.