"So, that's Spider-Man! What a perfectly ghastly outfit! He's so villainous-looking! Not at all as pleasant as that well-mannered Doctor Octopus! I'm sure Doctor Octopus would never have entered that way without knocking!"
— Aunt May, The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 (1964)
"Dr. Bradford, your... subject, has locked himself in the bathroom."
"Oh, good." The woman, Dr. Bradford, sighed in relief.
Penny raised an eyebrow at her. Her uncle had mentioned a certain Doctor Brenda Bradford rather fondly more than once when talking about his job. Penny got the impression this woman was not living up to her uncle’s idealized picture of her. He never was the best judge of character.
Sawyer (shocked): [Darla Dimple]'s your little angel?
Danny: She- she said she wanted to help.
Tilly: And you believed her?
Danny: I... I...
[Sawyer leaves in disappointment]
Danny: She- she said she wanted to help.
Tilly: And you believed her?
Danny: I... I...
[Sawyer leaves in disappointment]
"Nice kid... baaaad judge of character."
— The Grinch How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Sonic: You want us to let Dr. Eggman use the Chaos Emerald?!
Knuckles: [nods] He's promised to abandon his evil ways if we help him out.
Tails: We've heard that before.
Chris: Tails is right, Knuckles.
Cream: Dr. Eggman is always saying he'll abandon his evil ways, but he never does!
Amy: And yet every time, he somehow gets you to believe him.
Knuckles: [nods] He's promised to abandon his evil ways if we help him out.
Tails: We've heard that before.
Chris: Tails is right, Knuckles.
Cream: Dr. Eggman is always saying he'll abandon his evil ways, but he never does!
Amy: And yet every time, he somehow gets you to believe him.
—Sonic X, "An Enemy in Need"
"He was very charismatic."
— Prince Naveen, on Dr. Facilier, The Princess and the Frog
"The guy I bought the drugs from seemed like a real straight shooter!"
— Alan Garner, The Hangover
"I urge you to speak to Dolores Umbridge, a really delightful woman, who I know will be only too happy to advise you."
—Percy Weasley, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
"We usually don't pick up hitchhikers...but I'm gonna go with my instinct on this one. Saddle up, partner!"
—Lloyd Christmas to a guy who's planning to kill them both, Dumb and Dumber
"The Martians heard our global karmic cry for help. People say they're ugly, but I think they've come to show us the way. I think they've come to save us!"
—Barbara, Mars Attacks!
"I'm the only one who's spent real time with him!... Kim is not evil! He was just born into a hard situation!"
—Dave Skylark about Kim Jong-un, The Interview
"I figured that Neil Patrick Harris was a trustworthy guy. Come on, how was I supposed to know he'd fuck us over?"
"Napoleon is always right!"
— Boxer, Animal Farm
"[Speer] considered Hitler's anti-semitism an unfortunate left-over from the Münich days and wondered why Hitler didn't get over it."
— Albert Speer's opinion on his great friend's hang-ups ca 1937, from Joachim Fest's "Speer: The Final Verdict"
Prime Minister Chamberlain was sent to meet with the most sinister, evil man in all of history. Instead of returning shaken from coming so close to the true depth of mankind's depravity and demanding all of Germany be razed, he came back and declared that, in exchange for giving Hitler small chunks of Europe, there would surely be "peace in our time." That's right: He met Hitler and came out of it thinking that, if anything, the man should have more control.
— Cracked
"You know Eric, that's what I like about you. I ask you to look out for Donna and here you are, in the middle of the night, hanging around the back door, doing your job."note
— Bob Pinciotti, That '70s Show
"You could be beautiful. With a mind like that, we could travel the stars. It would be my honour.
— The Doctor to the Master, Doctor Who, "The End of Time"
Sentinel Prime, the biggest jerk in Transformer history, and Longarm Prime, a double-agent, are both high-ranking members of the Elite Guard, while Optimus Prime, a true hero, is a washout and space bridge repairbot. Either Optimus Prime did one major screw-up, or Ultra Magnus is the single worst judge of character ever.
— Transformers Wiki on Transformers: Animated's version of Ultra Magnus.
Seagoon [sung]: Clamber on my head, Fred!
Whence all but you have fled, Fred,
There is no contesting,
I've no way of manifesting,
How much I'd prefer you dead, Fred.
Bluebottle: Oh, I'm glad you like me captain, 'cause I trust you too!
Whence all but you have fled, Fred,
There is no contesting,
I've no way of manifesting,
How much I'd prefer you dead, Fred.
Bluebottle: Oh, I'm glad you like me captain, 'cause I trust you too!
—The first verse of Bluebottle Blues
D'Vorah: You thought This One cared.
Kotal Kahn: I thought you had faith.
D'Vorah: In a blue-skinned bag of meat?
Kotal Kahn: I thought you had faith.
D'Vorah: In a blue-skinned bag of meat?
Sonya: Who said I tortured you?
Kabal: Kano. He's got no reason to lie.
Sonya: Except, y'know, he's Kano!
Kabal: Kano. He's got no reason to lie.
Sonya: Except, y'know, he's Kano!
Ramona dated this guy!?
Bolin: Why didn't you warn me your cousin has the power to reach into my heart and crush my soul with her bare hands?!
Korra: Uh... because I thought it was pretty obvious?
Bolin: No, no, not to me it wasn't. I'm very bad at reading people, you should know that by now!
Korra: Uh... because I thought it was pretty obvious?
Bolin: No, no, not to me it wasn't. I'm very bad at reading people, you should know that by now!
"Roger, I admit she's eccentric, but she's not a thief."
—Anita, 101 Dalmatians
Farmworld Finn: My friend, you return! This was all his idea!
Jake: Come on, that's the Lich! He's evil! He's not even trying to hide it, bro!
Jake: Come on, that's the Lich! He's evil! He's not even trying to hide it, bro!
"okay i believe you."
Roxanne: Please don't do this! I know there's still good in you, Hal!
Hal/Tighten: You're so naive, Roxie. You see the good in everybody, even when it's not there.
Hal/Tighten: You're so naive, Roxie. You see the good in everybody, even when it's not there.
"You're too trustin', Ned. That's always been one of your troubles."
—Mrs. Kelly, Ned Kelly (1970)
Fireflight: Boy, did you see how fast that Starscream took off?
Slingshot: Man, those guys are incredible.
Ratchet: You talk about those Decepticons as if you admire them, Slingshot.
Skydive: They're well-built, resourceful...
Slingshot: ...And they're superior to humans in just about every way.
Silverbolt: They're also evil, guys. What about those people they dumped?
Slingshot: Uh, maybe it was an accident!
Slingshot: Man, those guys are incredible.
Ratchet: You talk about those Decepticons as if you admire them, Slingshot.
Skydive: They're well-built, resourceful...
Slingshot: ...And they're superior to humans in just about every way.
Silverbolt: They're also evil, guys. What about those people they dumped?
Slingshot: Uh, maybe it was an accident!
Mephiles the Dark: The only way to save your future is to kill Sonic.
Silver the Hedgehog: I don't believe you. Prove it!
Mephiles: Uh, shit, okay, uh… check this out. (gives his Chaos Emerald to Silver so it can show him a vision of…)
"Sonic": "Hey-hey, guys! I'm evil!"
Silver: I see it!
Mephiles: Now, I know it may be difficult to believe with such little evidence, but if you'll allow to me explain wh—
Silver: (interrupting) You're right! I have to kill him!
Mephiles: ...wait, what?
Silver: Just tell me what to do.
Mephiles: That's all it took? A Photoshop of Sonic on fire?
Silver: What's Photoshop?
Mephiles: Anyway, so… you trust me.
Silver: With my life.
Mephiles: Even though I'm acting, like, super evil.
Silver: Well, you did have really convincing evidence.
Mephiles: And if I say something is a good idea, no matter how ridiculous it seems…
Silver: Then it's a good idea! I am a-hundred-percent on-board with whatever you say!
Mephiles: I see. (chuckles evilly) Well, in that case… have you ever heard of NFTs?
Silver the Hedgehog: I don't believe you. Prove it!
Mephiles: Uh, shit, okay, uh… check this out. (gives his Chaos Emerald to Silver so it can show him a vision of…)
"Sonic": "Hey-hey, guys! I'm evil!"
Silver: I see it!
Mephiles: Now, I know it may be difficult to believe with such little evidence, but if you'll allow to me explain wh—
Silver: (interrupting) You're right! I have to kill him!
Mephiles: ...wait, what?
Silver: Just tell me what to do.
Mephiles: That's all it took? A Photoshop of Sonic on fire?
Silver: What's Photoshop?
Mephiles: Anyway, so… you trust me.
Silver: With my life.
Mephiles: Even though I'm acting, like, super evil.
Silver: Well, you did have really convincing evidence.
Mephiles: And if I say something is a good idea, no matter how ridiculous it seems…
Silver: Then it's a good idea! I am a-hundred-percent on-board with whatever you say!
Mephiles: I see. (chuckles evilly) Well, in that case… have you ever heard of NFTs?
