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Inhibition-Destroying Puppet
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Sometimes, when someone is given a puppet, it doesn't take them over; instead, it causes them to say things that they wouldn't say otherwise. Usually, this is Played for Laughs, but sometimes it can be cathartic for someone who has been keeping something bottled up. Related to Consulting Mister Puppet, but unlike in that trope the puppeteer doesn't think the puppet is sentient or acting on its own. |
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An episode of Wings has Joe go on a date with a woman who's got social anxiety so bad, she can't bring herself to talk directly to another person. Instead, she does all her communicating through a crass, raunchy ventriloquist dummy. | |
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In The Simpsons episode "Burns Verkaufen Der Kraftwerk", Mr. Burns is reluctant to open up to Smithers, but he can pour his soul out to "Snappy the Alligator". | |
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Arrested Development has Franklin, an African-American puppet which causes everybody who puts it on their hand to immediately start speaking in a stereotypical 70s jive style. | |
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In Family Tree, Tom's sister Bea uses a monkey puppet to communicate her feelings. (Bea is played by ventriloquist Nina Conti, and Monk is one of the regular puppets in her act.) | |
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In one episode of My Name Is Earl, it's revealed that Randy had a puppet as a kid. He admits he used the puppet to say things he was uncomfortable saying. In a flashback, Randy rats out his brother with the puppet. In the present day, the same thing almost happens, so Randy destroys the puppet. | |
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In Everybody Loves Raymond, Robert gets fed up with how he's being treated when he tries to give Ray, Frank, and Debora a driving class, and brings in a ventriloquist dummy, which allows him to say things to Marie and Frank that he normally wouldn't have the courage to do so. | |
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Arthur: In "Arthur's Dummy Disaster", George shows his friends Wally, the dummy that he and his dad have built together. Until now George has been a minor background character, but when "Wally" starts cracking jokes George finds himself to be quite popular suddenly. He begins bringing it everywhere, to the point that he begins to irritate the others. Eventually, he learns to speak for himself without the crutch of Wally, although Wally does make periodic appearances throughout the rest of the series. | |
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In Victorious, Robbie is a shy, socially awkward boy, but his puppet Rex is very outgoing and a womanizer. Rex also insults the other members of the group, often saying stuff Robbie wouldn't be able to get away with. | |
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In the Malcolm in the Middle episode "Garage Sale", Francis comes across "Schlupi", a sock puppet that is used by Otto to discuss matters that he doesn't want to talk about. Francis puts Schlupi on Otto's hand so he can discuss the issue of his son's estrangement. Later, Francis borrows Schlupi to have a heart-to-heart discussion with Lois. | |
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The primary suspect in the Murder, She Wrote episode "Where Have You Gone, Billy Boy?" (one of the Dennis Stanton episodes) is a nervous ventriloquist who finds it easier to let the dummy (the eponymous Billy Boy) do the talking. When Billy goes missing shortly before the murder, the only way he can explain the situation is by phoning Stanton as Billy. | |
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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Justice For All has Ben Woodman and his puppet, Trilo Quist. Ben is very meek, while Trilo is everything but. | |
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In Freaks and Geeks, Neal has found out about his father's extramarital affair, and has been channeling his pent-up aggression into his performance with "Morty", a ventriloquist's dummy (which he brings to school, much to his friends' horror; even a teacher asks him if he has a death wish). Finally, at a party, he makes a bunch of jokes at his father's expense (using Morty), culminating in him telling everyone at the party that his father is a dentist and not a doctor because he failed medical school. | |
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In Disenchantment season 4 King Zøg's mental state devolves to a point where he can only speak through a hand puppet. | |
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In Ensemble Stars!, Jerk with a Heart of Gold Shu sometimes uses his puppet, Mademoiselle, to say the genuinely kind things he feels too awkward to express as himself. | |
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Family Guy: In "You Can't Do That on Television, Peter", Peter creates a puppet character named "Saggy Naggy", who is an unflattering caricature of Lois, for his TV show. While operating the puppet, Peter's performance grows angrier as he makes it say things that Lois specifically said to him, making it clear he's blowing off some pent-up steam. | |
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