History Main / TheChewToy

* In the mid-'90s, Pizza Hut had "The Pizza Head Show", starring their mascot at the time, Pizza Head. Pizza Head was an {{Expy}} of ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'''s Mr. Bill (the commercials were, in fact, done by Mr. Bill creator Walter Williams), and had a nemesis in the pizza cutter Steve, an Expy of Mr. Sluggo, who always had it in for him. Typical plots had Steve in his latest role (chef, doctor, superhero, umpire, what have you) showing up to screw Pizza Head over in some fashion, with Pizza Head frequently saying "Hey, he's not a <insert role here>!" to which the announcer would always say "Sure he is!"

* ''Franchise/GrisaiaSeries'': Michiru, She is always falling or geting dirt in embarrasing situations, Sometimes is unconsciously on porpouse [[spoiler:.]]

[-[[caption-width-right:250:Chuck just can't catch a break.]]-]

Compare with the ButtMonkey (a character who is mistreated regardless of audience opinion), and TheEeyore (whose depression is usually in excess of their actual mistreatment), and the IronButtmonkey (who seems to suffer injury and accidents more frequently than anyone should, but is capable of taking it). Contrast with TheWoobie, whose suffering inspires sympathy and a desire to make things better for them instead of amusement[[note]]which category a certain character fits in may vary from person to person[[/note]]. The polar opposite is KarmaHoudini, where characters do horrible things while karma (and occasionally the other characters) sits back, watches, and [[PassThePopcorn eats popcorn]]. Villains and {{Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist}}s, though, do make good Chew Toys as they bring the bad stuff on themselves. Also a character's stupidity and singleminded obsession with something can make him an acceptable Chew Toy.

** Luigi and Toad, althrough Luigi is the one being most mistreated by the cast.

* ''Machinima/{{Supermarioglitchy4}}'': Luigi and Toad, althrough Luigi is the one being most mistreated by the cast.

An odd sort of polar opposite to TheWoobie, The Chew Toy is a character the audience loves specifically ''because'' his or her misery amuses them so. The Chew Toy is roughed up or messed with on a constant basis... and is always, ''always'' [[PlayedForLaughs used for comic effect and treated with a light touch]], generally [[ComedicSociopathy glossing over the meaner undertones of the idea]].

Whatever the reason is, these characters just can't catch a break. Did they do something wrong in a previous life? [[UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist This life?]] Or are they just {{Innocent Bystander}}s who look as if they'd blow up in a more amusing manner than anyone else in the crowd? Who knows. Either way, the powers that be tend to inflict punishment on them for seemingly no reason, generally but not always of the slapstick physical variety. This version of TheChewToy bites back and does invoke HumiliationConga on StepfordSmiler and DeadpanSnarker (watch it when they do this as they're often EthnicScrappy. Then the version of this is [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop The Chew Toy Has A Point]]. This version is one they shouldn't cross if in TheCity.)

Wait the fuck a minute, this trope has a name?!?!? This is the nastier version of ButtMonkey. An odd sort of polar opposite to TheWoobie, The Chew Toy is a character the audience loves specifically ''because'' his or her misery amuses them so. The Chew Toy is roughed up or messed with on a constant basis... and is always, ''always'' [[PlayedForLaughs used for comic effect and treated with a light touch]], generally [[ComedicSociopathy glossing over the meaner undertones of the idea]].

This trope is OlderThanDirt but re-emerged in the TheEighties as the resurgence of this one is StepfordSuburbia as it's a favorite trope of horror authors who were raised in FlyoverCountry. This will invoke FreakierThanFiction and ConspiracyKitchenSink, GenreSavvy and will invoke UrbanLegend discussions. These make for better trolling the troll motif as when the toll realize they deal with one of these, it's MoodWhiplash and DonutMessWithACop invoked when small town cops are messing with those who are StepfordSuburbia raised. TheChewToy is often fodder for character assassination and AdultsAreUseless when they're young. When they come to age they will bite back on frightening levels when provoked. They will invoke InternetBackdraft and ValuesDissonance when writing horror, especially when they grew up in StepfordSuburbia (as Illinois this is Bradbury Country.) Beware The Chew Toy in this climate they will invoke this when they bite back, bitter pill to taste when it's invoked.

The typical response from TheChewToy is, "You sick fuck!" paired with [[FlippingTheBird this]] or when TheChewToy decides to be a TrollingCreator as this is where they dish it back. The EthnicScrappy response is the grabbing themselves with the highway salute, VulgarHumor is invoked as a response when they find out they're a collective ButtMonkey.

Compare with the ButtMonkey (a character who is mistreated regardless of audience opinion), and TheEeyore (whose depression is usually in excess of their actual mistreatment), and the IronButtmonkey (who seems to suffer injury and accidents more frequently than anyone should, but is capable of taking it). Contrast with TheWoobie, whose suffering inspires sympathy and a desire to make things better for them instead of amusement[[note]]which category a certain character fits in may vary from person to person[[/note]]. The polar opposite is KarmaHoudini, where characters do horrible things while karma (and occasionally the other characters) sits back, watches, and [[PassThePopcorn eats popcorn]]. Villains and {{Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist}}s, though, do make good Chew Toys as they bring the bad stuff on themselves. Also a character's stupidity and singleminded obsession with something can make him an acceptable Chew Toy. Watch it though because when they point out that they're an unacceptable target, especially when EthnicScrappy is one. They will cold cock bully if male or invoke a degrading comeback that hits below the belt, as implied that the one was a product of incest. Or hint that the entire society is a CosmicPlaything as FreakierThanFiction jokes are invoked along with ConspiracyKitchenSink.

Wait the fuck a minute, this trope has a name?!?!? This is the nastier version of ButtMonkey. An odd sort of polar opposite to TheWoobie, The Chew Toy is a character the audience loves specifically ''because'' his or her misery amuses them so. The Chew Toy is roughed up or messed with on a constant basis... and is always, ''always'' [[PlayedForLaughs used for comic effect and treated with a light touch]], generally [[ComedicSociopathy glossing over the meaner undertones of the idea]]. This trope is OlderThanDirt but re-emerged in the TheEighties as the resurgence of this one is StepfordSuburbia as it's a favorite trope of horror authors who were raised in FlyoverCountry and will invoke FreakierThanFiction and ConspiracyKitchenSink, GenreSavvy and will invoke UrbanLegend discussions. These make for better trolling the troll motif as when the toll realize they deal with one of these, it's MoodWhiplash and DonutMessWithACop invoked when small town cops are messing with those who are StepfordSuburbia raised. TheChewToy is often fodder for character assassination and AdultsAreUseless when they're young. When they come to age they will bite back on frightening levels when provoked. They will invoke InternetBackdraft and ValuesDissonance when writing horror, especially when they grew up in StepfordSuburbia (as Illinois this is Bradbury Country.)

This is the nastier version of ButtMonkey. An odd sort of polar opposite to TheWoobie, The Chew Toy is a character the audience loves specifically ''because'' his or her misery amuses them so. The Chew Toy is roughed up or messed with on a constant basis... and is always, ''always'' [[PlayedForLaughs used for comic effect and treated with a light touch]], generally [[ComedicSociopathy glossing over the meaner undertones of the idea]]. This trope is OlderThanDirt but re-emerged in the TheEighties as the resurgence of this one is StepfordSuburbia as it's a favorite trope of horror authors who were raised in FlyoverCountry and will invoke FreakierThanFiction and ConspiracyKitchenSink, GenreSavvy and will invoke UrbanLegend discussions. These make for better trolling the troll motif as when the toll realize they deal with one of these, it's MoodWhiplash and DonutMessWithACop invoked when small town cops are messing with those who are StepfordSuburbia raised. TheChewToy is often fodder for character assassination and AdultsAreUseless when they're young. When they come to age they will bite back on frightening levels when provoked. They will invoke InternetBackdraft and ValuesDissonance when writing horror, especially when they grew up in StepfordSuburbia (as Illinois this is Bradbury Country.)

Compare with the ButtMonkey (a character who is mistreated regardless of audience opinion), and TheEeyore (whose depression is usually in excess of their actual mistreatment), and the IronButtmonkey (who seems to suffer injury and accidents more frequently than anyone should, but is capable of taking it). Contrast with TheWoobie, whose suffering inspires sympathy and a desire to make things better for them instead of amusement[[note]]which category a certain character fits in may vary from person to person[[/note]]. The polar opposite is KarmaHoudini, where characters do horrible things while karma (and occasionally the other characters) sits back, watches, and [[PassThePopcorn eats popcorn]]. Villains and {{Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist}}s, though, do make good Chew Toys as they bring the bad stuff on themselves. Also a character's stupidity and singleminded obsession with something can make him an acceptable Chew Toy. Watch it though because when they point out that they're an unacceptable target, especially when EthnicScrappy is one. They will cold cock bully if male or invoke a degrading comeback that hits below the belt, as implied that the one was a product of incest.

An odd sort of polar opposite to TheWoobie, The Chew Toy is a character the audience loves specifically ''because'' his or her misery amuses them so. The Chew Toy is roughed up or messed with on a constant basis... and is always, ''always'' [[PlayedForLaughs used for comic effect and treated with a light touch]], generally [[ComedicSociopathy glossing over the meaner undertones of the idea]]. This trope is OlderThanDirt but re-emerged in the TheEighties as the resurgence of this one is StepfordSuburbia as it's a favorite trope of horror authors who were raised in FlyoverCountry and will invoke FreakierThanFiction and ConspiracyKitchenSink, GenreSavvy and will invoke UrbanLegend discussions. These make for better trolling the troll motif as when the toll realize they deal with one of these, it's MoodWhiplash and DonutMessWithACop invoked when small town cops are messing with those who are StepfordSuburbia raised. TheChewToy is often fodder for character assassination and AdultsAreUseless when they're young. When they come to age they will bite back on frightening levels when provoked. They will invoke InternetBackdraft and ValuesDissonance when writing horror, especially when they grew up in StepfordSuburbia (as Illinois this is Bradbury Country.)

Compare with the ButtMonkey (a character who is mistreated regardless of audience opinion), and TheEeyore (whose depression is usually in excess of their actual mistreatment), and the IronButtmonkey (who seems to suffer injury and accidents more frequently than anyone should, but is capable of taking it). Contrast with TheWoobie, whose suffering inspires sympathy and a desire to make things better for them instead of amusement[[note]]which category a certain character fits in may vary from person to person[[/note]]. The polar opposite is KarmaHoudini, where characters do horrible things while karma (and occasionally the other characters) sits back, watches, and [[PassThePopcorn eats popcorn]]. Villains and {{Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist}}s, though, do make good Chew Toys as they bring the bad stuff on themselves. Also a character's stupidity and singleminded obsession with something can make him an acceptable Chew Toy.

An odd sort of polar opposite to TheWoobie, The Chew Toy is a character the audience loves specifically ''because'' his or her misery amuses them so. The Chew Toy is roughed up or messed with on a constant basis... and is always, ''always'' [[PlayedForLaughs used for comic effect and treated with a light touch]], generally [[ComedicSociopathy glossing over the meaner undertones of the idea]]. This trope is OlderThanDirt but re-emerged in the TheEighties as the resurgence of this one is StepfordSuburbia as it's a favorite trope of horror authors who were raised in FlyoverCountry. TheChewToy is often fodder for character assassination and AdultsAreUseless when they're young. When they come to age they will bite back on frightening levels when provoked. They will invoke InternetBackdraft and ValuesDissonance when writing horror, especially when they grew up in StepfordSuburbia (as Illinois this is Bradbury Country.)

Unlike Woobification, Chew Toys are generally designated as such in the series proper, and often have a tendency to bemoan their fate. If they're lucky, the writers will ThrowTheDogABone a time or two. If they're unlucky, they'll YankTheDogsChain. It can sometimes be a delicate balance. [[ThrowTheDogABone Throw]] too often and the character can be {{Flanderization}}ed into TheEeyore; {{Yank|TheDogsChain}} too much and the audience [[DesignatedMonkey may no longer find it funny]]. The latter will happen mostly if the character is both deliberately and unfairly mistreated by other characters.

The typical response from TheChewToy is, "You sick fuck!" or when TheChewToy decides to be a TrollingCreator as this is where they dish it back.

* Two Words: [[http://joecartoon.com/ Joe Cartoon]], has frightening examples of this in the BrickJoke aspect. Eerie call back to MikeJudge when he introduced one of the jokes and ran with it. The horror short story from 2004, the main character had often played on the site as the author himself connected with the man on youtube in 2006. InternetBackdraft with some of the portrayals. [[http://joecartoon.com/watch/w0bbbc/Gerbil_in_a_Microwave **"I am going to do something to you!" **"You sick fuck!" **"How's this for funny!"]]

* Two Words: [[http://joecartoon.com/ Joe Cartoon]], has frightening examples of this in the BrickJoke aspect. Eerie call back to MikeJudge when he introduced one of the jokes and ran with it. The horror short story from 2004, the main character had often played on the site as the author himself connected with the man on youtube in 2006. InternetBackdraft with some of the portrayals. "I am going to do something to you!" "You sick fuck!" "How's this for funny!"

An odd sort of polar opposite to TheWoobie, The Chew Toy is a character the audience loves specifically ''because'' his or her misery amuses them so. The Chew Toy is roughed up or messed with on a constant basis... and is always, ''always'' [[PlayedForLaughs used for comic effect and treated with a light touch]], generally [[ComedicSociopathy glossing over the meaner undertones of the idea]]. This trope is OlderThanDirt but re-emerged in the TheEighties as the resurgence of this one is StepfordSuburbia as it's a favorite trope of horror authors who were raised in FlyoverCountry. TheChewToy is often fodder for character assassination and AdultsAreUseless when they're young. When they come to age they will bite back on frightening levels when provoked. They will invoke InternetBackdraft and ValuesDissonance when writing horror, especially when they grew up in StepfordSurburia (as Illinois this is Bradbury Country.)

An odd sort of polar opposite to TheWoobie, The Chew Toy is a character the audience loves specifically ''because'' his or her misery amuses them so. The Chew Toy is roughed up or messed with on a constant basis... and is always, ''always'' [[PlayedForLaughs used for comic effect and treated with a light touch]], generally [[ComedicSociopathy glossing over the meaner undertones of the idea]]. This trope is OlderThanDirt but re-emerged in the TheEighties as the resurgence of this one is StepfordSuburbia as it's a favorite trope of horror authors who were raised in FlyoverCountry. TheChewToy is often fodder for character assassination and AdultsAreUseless when they're young. When they come to age they will bite back on frightening levels when provoked. They will invoke InternetBackdraft and ValuesDissonance when writing horror.

Whatever the reason is, these characters just can't catch a break. Did they do something wrong in a previous life? [[UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist This life?]] Or are they just {{Innocent Bystander}}s who look as if they'd blow up in a more amusing manner than anyone else in the crowd? Who knows. Either way, the powers that be tend to inbflict punishment on them for seemingly no reason, generally but not always of the slapstick physical variety. This version of TheChewToy bites back and does invoke HumiliationConga on StepfordSmiler and DeadpanSnarker (watch it when they do this as they're often EthnicScrappy.)
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An odd sort of polar opposite to TheWoobie, The Chew Toy is a character the audience loves specifically ''because'' his or her misery amuses them so. The Chew Toy is roughed up or messed with on a constant basis... and is always, ''always'' [[PlayedForLaughs used for comic effect and treated with a light touch]], generally [[ComedicSociopathy glossing over the meaner undertones of the idea]]. This trope is OlderThanDirt but re-emerged in the TheEighties as the resurgence of this one is StepfordSuburbia as it's a favorite trope of horror authors who were raised in FlyoverCountry. TheChewToy is often fodder for character assassination and AdultsAreUsless when they're young. When they come to age they will bite back on frightening levels when provoked. They will invoke InternetBackdraft and ValuesDissonance when writing horror.

Unlike Woobification, Chew Toys are generally designated as such in the series proper, and often have a tendency to bemoan their fate. If they're lucky, the writers will ThrowTheDogABone a time or two. If they're unluckby, they'll YankTheDogsChain. It can sometimes be a delicate balance. [[ThrowTheDogABone Throw]] too often and the character can be {{Flanderization}}ed into TheEeyore; {{Yank|TheDogsChain}} too much and the audience [[DesignatedMonkey may no longer find it funny]]. The latter will happen mostly if the character is both deliberately and unfairly mistreated by other characters.

An odd sort of polar opposite to TheWoobie, The Chew Toy is a character the audience loves specifically ''because'' his or her misery amuses them so. The Chew Toy is roughed up or messed with on a constant basis... and is always, ''always'' [[PlayedForLaughs used for comic effect and treated with a light touch]], generally [[ComedicSociopathy glossing over the meaner undertones of the idea]]. This trope is OlderThanDirt but re-emerged in the TheEighties as the resurgence of this one is StepfordSuburia as it's a favorite trope of horror authors who were raised in FlyoverCountry.

Unlike Woobification, Chew Toys are generally designated as such in the series proper, and often have a tendency to bemoan their fate. If they're lucky, the writers will ThrowTheDogABone a time or two. If they're unlucky, they'll YankTheDogsChain. It can sometimes be a delicate balance. [[ThrowTheDogABone Throw]] too often and the character can be {{Flanderiz|ation}}ed into TheEeyore; {{Yank|TheDogsChain}} too much and the audience [[DesignatedMonkey may no longer find it funny]]. The latter will happen mostly if the character is both deliberately and unfairly mistreated by other characters.

An odd sort of polar opposite to TheWoobie, The Chew Toy is a character the audience loves specifically ''because'' his or her misery amuses them so. The Chew Toy is roughed up or messed with on a constant basis... and is always, ''always'' [[PlayedForLaughs used for comic effect and treated with a light touch]], generally [[ComedicSociopathy glossing over the meaner undertones of the idea]].

Whatever the reason is, these characters just can't catch a break. Did they do something wrong in a previous life? [[UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist This life?]] Or are they just {{Innocent Bystander}}s who look as if they'd blow up in a more amusing manner than anyone else in the crowd? Who knows. Either way, the powers that be tend to inflict punishment on them for seemingly no reason, generally but not always of the slapstick physical variety.

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* In the mid 90s, Pizza Hut had "The Pizza Head Show", starring their mascot at the time, Pizza Head. Pizza Head was an {{Expy}} of ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'''s Mr. Bill (the commercials were, in fact, done by Mr. Bill creator Walter Williams), and had a nemesis in the pizza cutter Steve, an Expy of Mr. Sluggo, who always had it in for him. Typical plots had Steve in his latest role (chef, doctor, superhero, umpire, what have you) showing up to screw Pizza Head over in some fashion, with Pizza Head frequently saying "Hey, he's not a <insert role here>!" to which the announcer would always say "Sure he is!"

-->'''Charlie Brown :''' Sometimes I lie awake at night and I ask: "Why me?" And a voice answers: "Nothing personal, your name just happened to come up."

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* {{Machinima/Supermarioglitchy4}}: Luigi and Toad, althrough Luigi is the one being most mistreated by the cast.
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* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}''

* ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner''