History Main / LazyHusband

* Al Bundy from ''Series/MarriedWithChildren''. He is often seen in his trademark couch potato pose - seated on the sofa with one hand stuck under the waistband of his pants.

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* In ''Manga/HappyYarouWedding'', Professor Akira Todou is one, especially in the last chapter of the manga. Yuuhi, his "man-wife", outright states that even his obnoxious little brother Kazuki is more useful to have around than him.

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%% * Al Bundy from ''Series/MarriedWithChildren''.
* In ''Series/EverybodyLovesRaymond'', Debra Barone frequently berates her easygoing husband Ray for his failings and general willingness to leave the housework to her. But his father Frank makes him look positively workaholic domestically.

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* Leroy Lockhorn of ''ComicStrip/TheLockhorns''.
* ComicStrip/{{Blondie}}: Dagwood.
* ComicStrip/AndyCapp.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': Homer Simpson could be the posterboy of this trope. He outright refuses to do any housework, spends nearly every minute of free time on the couch with a beer, watching TV, and whenever Marge isn't present and he's left in charge, the house inevitably becomes a total sty. In fact, Homers ideal existance has been shown to be a life where he literally does not have to move a muscle, as shown when he briefly hides out with Grampa at the retirement home, and enjoys having the staff feed him and help him move over in bed. On the rare occasions he does do what Marge asks him to, he always screws it up massively.
* Oskar from ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold.'' He not only does none of the housework, but his wife's also the only breadwinner and he spends most of the money.
-->'''Suzie''': You expect everyone else to take care of you!\\
'''Oskar''': [[ItsAllAboutMe Susie, I don't expect everyone else to take care of me!]] [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Just you.]]

* Pete on ''WesternAnimation/GoofTroop'' is often seen lazing about and being nagged by his wife Peg, though generally speaking if he wants something done he'll take advantage of his dimwitted neighbor or his ExtremeDoormat son instead of her.
* Ed from ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' says that his father is very lazy. After his dad comes home from work, he just wants to relax, sit on the couch and watch TV. He doesn't care about whatever personal problems Ed and Sarah put up with.
* Eustace Bagge from ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'' who does nothing but watch TV, read the paper, demand Muriel make him dinner and wait for Courage to save him from various creepy threats yet still KickTheDog anyways.

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* Unfortunately prevalent in academia, with [[https://www.npr.org/2017/03/30/521931310/-thanksfortyping-spotlights-unnamed-women-in-literary-acknowledgements many male authors crediting their wives for typing up their manuscripts]], usually multiple times and often while said wives are already shouldering the burden for the housework, childcare, and sometimes their own careers.

Contrast HouseHusband. Also see MenCantKeepHouse; FoolishHusbandResponsibleWife; and GuysAreSlobs.

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* Mabel yells at her husband in ''[[Creator/FattyArbuckle Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day]]'' (1915) for not doing any of the housework, including the titular wash. This leads her to go on an illicit outing with Fatty, her neighbor, who is a HenpeckedHusband who does all of the housework.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': Homer Simpson, who sits on the couch with a beer when he's home (and is also completely useless at work).

Contrast HouseHusband. Also see MenCantKeepHouse, FoolishHusbandResponsibleWife, and GuysAreSlobs.

* ''TheSimpsons'': Homer Simpson, who sits on the couch with a beer when he's home (and is also completely useless at work).

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Contrast HouseHusband. Also see MenCantKeepHouse and GuysAreSlobs.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'' has Richard Watterson, the epitome of this trope, with his wise but workaholic wife Nicole as a foil.

Depending on who is portrayed as more sympathetic, this could overlap with either WomenAreWiser (if the husband being lazy is emphasized, especially in the cases where he's also lazy at work) or HenpeckedHusband (if the wife is portrayed as being overly naggy and bossy -- especially if she complains whenever he does something, even if he does it right). Also similar to BumblingDad, but this is more about the husband-wife dynamic than just focusing on the dad being stupid (and not all {{Lazy Husband}}s are fathers).

The distaff counterpart of this character, the Lazy Wife, is almost never seen in popular media paired with a dilligent, hard-working husband, but is more common when paired with this character.

%% * Al Bundy from [[Series/MarriedWithChildren Married... With Children]].

* ''TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'' has Richard Watterson, the epitome of this trope, with his wise but workaholic wife Nicole as a foil.

* TheSimpsons: Homer Simpson, who sits on the couch with a beer when he's home (and is also completely useless at work).

* TheAmazingWorldOfGumball has Richard Watterson, the epitome of this trope, with his wise but workaholic wife Nicole as a foil.

* WesternAnimation/BackAtTheBarnyard has Nora Beady's husband who just sits on the couch all day and drinks soda.

The distaff counterpart of this character, the Lazy Wife, is almost never, ever seen in popular media, ''except'' when she's paired with this character. You never see a lazy wife who is paired with a dilligent, hard-working husband.

* Leroy Lockhorn of ''TheLockhorns''.
* {{Blondie}}: Dagwood.
* AndyCapp.

* {{Family Guy}}: Peter
* TheAmazingWorldOfGumball: Richard

* Onslow from ''KeepingUpAppearances'' is definitely lazy. He is [[HiddenDepths also very intelligent]], and his wife doesn't do much work, either, so this might count as a subversion.
%% * Al Bundy from [[MarriedWithChildren Married... With Children]].
* In ''EverybodyLovesRaymond'', Debra Barone frequently berates her easygoing husband Ray for his failings and general willingness to leave the housework to her. But his father Frank makes him look positively workaholic domestically.
* Doug Heffernan in ''KingOfQueens'' is another example. his idea of division of labour around the house is that he eats and Carrie washes up after him.

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%% * Leroy Lockhorn of ''TheLockhorns''.
%% * {{Blondie}}: Dagwood.
%% * AndyCapp.

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%% * {{Family Guy}}: Peter
%% * TheAmazingWorldOfGumball: Richard

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Played with in ''Literature/ABrothersPrice''. Keeping house is considered a man's duty, and while a LazyHusband occasionally exists, most women evaluate a potential husband's housekeeping qualities before they marry him. The abusive Keifer Porter is said to have been very lazy on top of his abuse.