History Main / SnarkyInanimateObject

* There are a whole lot of inanimate-object-based characters in ''{{Banjo-Kazooie}}'', but even the immobile ones who can only blink may still snark at you.
* Lilacor from ''BaldursGate 2'' is not this - intelligent weapons are far from unprecedented in ''DungeonsAndDragons'' - but the Morrowind mod of the same name veers closer to this by it being unique for the ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls''.

* TheMuppets would often have ordinary-seeming objects such as vegetables suddenly sprout faces and start singing.

* WesternAnimation/{{Spongebob|Squarepants}}'s Magic Conch Shell.

* In ''FanboyAndChumChum'', Fanboy's gloved hand comes to life in "Fanboy Stinks" due to Fanboy having gone too long without bathing.

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--> '''Peter:''' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZ6D919dm7A Wilson!]] What are we gonna do now?! Wilson! ''WILLLSOOON!''

--> '''"Wilson":''' My name is Voigt, dumbass.

* In the ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' anime, the [=PokeDex=] is canonically just a database. However, Dexter (Ash's [=PokeDex=]) had shades of this in the first episode of the series, notably calling Ash "stupid."

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* On occasion ''{{Garfield}}'' will use a talking scale, which will naturally make a fat joke.
* The ifruit computer in ''FoxTrot''.
* While we won't get into a debate over whether Hobbes counts, [[CalvinAndHobbes Calvin's]] TV got in a few good ones, always quietly to itself:
-->Calvin: What does this mean, "religion is the opiate of the masses"?
-->TV: It means Karl Marx hadn't seen anything yet.

* ''DungeonsAndDragons'' solo adventure ''Knight of the Living Dead''. After becoming an undead creature, the protagonist has a weasel skull that acts as his companion, including snarky dialogue. It's implied that the conversations are his mind talking to itself.

* SpongeBob's Magic Conch Shell.
** And [=SpongeBob's=] swin trunks in "Ripped Pants"
--->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' We blew it, pants.\\

* Lilacor from ''BaldursGate 2'' is not this - intelligent weapons are far from unprecedented in ''DungeonsAndDragons'' - but the Morrowind mod of the same name veers closer to this by it being unique for the ''VideoGame/TheElderScrolls''.

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Imagine an object, say, an inanimate object. Any inanimate object. Got that? Good.

Now, imagine the characters in a show [[CompanionCube interacting with the object as if it were another character]]. That shouldn't be too hard to picture, should it? Good.

Now, imagine that object answers back. [[DeadpanSnarker And it is snarky as all hell]].

Related tropes include AnimateInanimateObject, CompanionCube, and TheManInTheMirrorTalksBack. See also TalkingApplianceSidekick.

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* In some variations of "Literature/SnowWhite", the Magic Mirror is a smart aleck backtalker.

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--> Radio: Will you shut the hell up and let me sing my song?

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* Bob in the book of ''TheDresdenFiles'' was never a real person. He's an air spirit of intellect which occupies the skull unless Harry explicitly gives him permission to come out and possess his cat or otherwise travel freely.

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* TheMuppets would often have ordinary-seeming objects such as vegetables suddenly sprout faces and start singing.

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* Oliver Wendell Jones' Banana 2000 computer from ''BloomCounty''. Not intended to be an animate object, it frequently was sentient.
** Also in ''BloomCounty'' and ''{{Doonesbury}}'', frequent examples of subtrope TheManInTheMirrorTalksBack.

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* ''DungeonsAndDragons'' solo adventure ''Knight of the Living Dead''. After becoming an undead creature, the protagonist has a weasel skull that acts as his companion, including snarky dialogue. It's implied that the conversations are his mind talking to itself.

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* There are a whole lot of inanimate-object-based characters in ''{{Banjo-Kazooie}}'', but even the immobile ones who can only blink may still snark at you.
* Lilacor from ''BaldursGate 2'' is not this - intelligent weapons are far from unprecedented in ''DungeonsAndDragons'' - but the Morrowind mod of the same name veers closer to this by it being unique for the ''TheElderScrolls''.

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* The [[http://www.precociouscomic.com/archive/comic/2011/01/10 On Cue Ball]] from ''WebComic/{{Precocious}}'' certainly counts.

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* [[http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/top-5-with-lisa-foiles/3001-Top-5-Robots Lisa Foiles' Blender]].
* Andy the Bomb from the {{Machinima}} series ''RedVsBlue''; not only is he/it snarky, he's also rude and crude, and he curses a lot.

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* ''FamilyGuy'': In a ManateeGag, Peter [[PersonAsVerb pulls a]] ''{{Castaway}}''.
--> '''Peter:''' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZ6D919dm7A Wilson!]] What are we gonna do now?! Wilson! ''WILLLSOOON!''
--> '''"Wilson":''' My name is Voigt, dumbass.
* The computer from ''CourageTheCowardlyDog''. You twit.
* {{SpongeBob}}'s Magic Conch Shell.

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* ''DungeonsAndDragons'' solo adventure ''Knight of the Living Dead''. After becoming an undead creature, the protagonist has a weasel skull that acts as his companion, including snarky dialogue. It's implied that the conversations are his mind talking to itself.

* The [[http://www.precociouscomic.com/archive/comic/2011/01/10 On Cue Ball]] from ''WebComic/{{Precocious}}'' (pictured above) certainly counts.

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[[caption-width-right:291:Shouldn't have gone gift shopping at the joke shop.]]

* While we won't get into a debate over whether Hobbes counts, Calvin's TV got in a few good ones, always quietly to itself:

* In some variations of ''{{Snow White}}'', the Magic Mirror is a smart aleck backtalker.

* Asurada from ''Anime/FutureGPXCyberFormula''. He makes snarky comments to his partner Hayato throughout the TV series, but towards the end (and in the later series), he helps Hayato in achieving his dream.

* In the ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' anime, the [=PokeDex=] is canonically just a database. However, Dexter (Ash's [=PokeDex=]) had shades of this in the first episode of the series, notably calling Ash "stupid."

* Lilacor from ''BaldursGate 2'' is not this - intelligent weapons are far from unprecedented in DungeonsAndDragons - but the Morrowind mod of the same name veers closer to this by it being unique for the TheElderScrolls.

* The [[http://www.precociouscomic.com/archive/comic/2011/01/10 On Cue Ball]] from ''{{Precocious}}'' (pictured above) certainly counts.

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* The [[http://www.precociouscomic.com/comic.php?page=673 On Cue Ball]] from ''{{Precocious}}'' (pictured above) certainly counts.

* ''FamilyGuy'': In a ManateeGag, Peter [[IPulledAWeirdAl pulls a]] ''{{Castaway}}''.