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Lazy Husband

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20 feature instances
18 referencing feature instances

Lazy Husband	type	FeatureClass
Lazy Husband	label	Lazy Husband
Lazy Husband	page	LazyHusband
Lazy Husband	comment	A husband who is usually seen lounging around at home while his wife does all the housework, rarely seen getting to relax. She often berates him for being lazy. Sometimes the Lazy Husband is a bit bossy and expects everyone to wait on him, and sometimes he's just more laid-back. His laziness often extends to work as well. Depending on who is portrayed as more sympathetic, this could overlap with either Women Are Wiser (if the husband being lazy is emphasized, especially in the cases where he's also lazy at work) or Henpecked Husband (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 Bumbling Dad, but this is more about the husband-wife dynamic than just focusing on the dad being stupid (and not all lazy husbands are fathers). The distaff counterpart of this character, the Lazy Wife, is almost never seen in popular media paired with a diligent, hard-working husband, but is more common when paired with this character. Contrast Househusband. Also see Men Can't Keep House; Foolish Husband, Responsible Wife; and Guys are Slobs. Examples
Lazy Husband	fetched	2023-10-19T15:31:34Z
Lazy Husband	parsed	2023-10-19T15:31:34Z
Lazy Husband	isPartOf	DBTropes
Lazy Husband / int_261c8d3f	type	Lazy Husband
Lazy Husband / int_261c8d3f	comment	The Simpsons: 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, Homer's ideal existence 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 Grandpa 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.
Lazy Husband / int_261c8d3f	featureApplicability	1.0
Lazy Husband / int_261c8d3f	featureConfidence	1.0
The Simpsons	hasFeature	Lazy Husband / int_261c8d3f
Lazy Husband / int_2b02b3c0	type	Lazy Husband
Lazy Husband / int_2b02b3c0	comment	Back at the Barnyard has Nora Beady's husband Nathan who just sits on the couch all day and drinks soda.
Lazy Husband / int_2b02b3c0	featureApplicability	1.0
Lazy Husband / int_2b02b3c0	featureConfidence	1.0
Back at the Barnyard	hasFeature	Lazy Husband / int_2b02b3c0
Lazy Husband / int_44fe781e	type	Lazy Husband
Lazy Husband / int_44fe781e	comment	The episode 26 alternate universe of Neon Genesis Evangelion has Yui gently berating Gendo for being lazy, saying that she'll get complaints from Fuyutsuki if he's late from work. His only reaction is to hum and continue to read the newspaper.
Lazy Husband / int_44fe781e	featureApplicability	1.0
Lazy Husband / int_44fe781e	featureConfidence	1.0
Neon Genesis Evangelion	hasFeature	Lazy Husband / int_44fe781e
Lazy Husband / int_4617a9f2	type	Lazy Husband
Lazy Husband / int_4617a9f2	comment	Al Bundy from Married... with Children. He is often seen in his trademark couch potato pose - seated on the sofa with one hand stuck under the waistband of his pants. However, Peg herself isn't really much better, though she does try for the sake of appearances.
Lazy Husband / int_4617a9f2	featureApplicability	1.0
Lazy Husband / int_4617a9f2	featureConfidence	1.0
Married... with Children	hasFeature	Lazy Husband / int_4617a9f2
Lazy Husband / int_627b3897	type	Lazy Husband
Lazy Husband / int_627b3897	comment	In Everybody Loves Raymond, 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.
Lazy Husband / int_627b3897	featureApplicability	1.0
Lazy Husband / int_627b3897	featureConfidence	1.0
Everybody Loves Raymond	hasFeature	Lazy Husband / int_627b3897
Lazy Husband / int_696b75c2	type	Lazy Husband
Lazy Husband / int_696b75c2	comment	Played with in A Brother's Price. Keeping house is considered a man's duty, and while a Lazy Husband 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.
Lazy Husband / int_696b75c2	featureApplicability	1.0
Lazy Husband / int_696b75c2	featureConfidence	1.0
A Brother's Price	hasFeature	Lazy Husband / int_696b75c2
Lazy Husband / int_6e613de1	type	Lazy Husband
Lazy Husband / int_6e613de1	comment	Andy Capp. He is often unshaven, frequently intoxicated (indicated by a prominent red nose and dishevelled clothing), lazy, freeloading, belligerent, and confrontational. Andy is perpetually unemployed and lacks motivation.
Lazy Husband / int_6e613de1	featureApplicability	1.0
Lazy Husband / int_6e613de1	featureConfidence	1.0
Andy Capp (Comic Strip)	hasFeature	Lazy Husband / int_6e613de1
Lazy Husband / int_8cf9e301	type	Lazy Husband
Lazy Husband / int_8cf9e301	comment	Doug Heffernan in The King of Queens is another example. His idea of division of labour around the house is that he eats and Carrie washes up after him.
Lazy Husband / int_8cf9e301	featureApplicability	1.0
Lazy Husband / int_8cf9e301	featureConfidence	1.0
The King of Queens	hasFeature	Lazy Husband / int_8cf9e301
Lazy Husband / int_903d6567	type	Lazy Husband
Lazy Husband / int_903d6567	comment	Pete on Goof Troop 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 Extreme Doormat son instead of her.
Lazy Husband / int_903d6567	featureApplicability	1.0
Lazy Husband / int_903d6567	featureConfidence	1.0
Goof Troop	hasFeature	Lazy Husband / int_903d6567
Lazy Husband / int_a2abcb5e	type	Lazy Husband
Lazy Husband / int_a2abcb5e	comment	Onslow from Keeping Up Appearances is definitely lazy. He is also very intelligent, and his wife doesn't do much work, either, so this might count as a subversion.
Lazy Husband / int_a2abcb5e	featureApplicability	1.0
Lazy Husband / int_a2abcb5e	featureConfidence	1.0
Keeping Up Appearances	hasFeature	Lazy Husband / int_a2abcb5e
Lazy Husband / int_aca7b22d	type	Lazy Husband
Lazy Husband / int_aca7b22d	comment	The Amazing World of Gumball has Richard Watterson, the epitome of this trope, with his wise but workaholic wife Nicole as a foil. In one episode, it's shown that his trying to get a job goes so against the fundamental premises of their world that the universe itself is threatened and his success as a modest deliveryman has to be prevented.
Lazy Husband / int_aca7b22d	featureApplicability	1.0
Lazy Husband / int_aca7b22d	featureConfidence	1.0
The Amazing World of Gumball	hasFeature	Lazy Husband / int_aca7b22d
Lazy Husband / int_ae0356e0	type	Lazy Husband
Lazy Husband / int_ae0356e0	comment	Eustace Bagge from Courage the Cowardly Dog 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 Kick the Dog anyways.
Lazy Husband / int_ae0356e0	featureApplicability	1.0
Lazy Husband / int_ae0356e0	featureConfidence	1.0
Courage the Cowardly Dog	hasFeature	Lazy Husband / int_ae0356e0
Lazy Husband / int_afd57cb	type	Lazy Husband
Lazy Husband / int_afd57cb	comment	As shown in the page image, the eponymous Kevin of Kevin Can F**k Himself proudly and shamelessly lives up to this trope, leaving all the housework to his put-upon wife Allison. Fitting the series' premise as a Subverted Sitcom and Genre Deconstruction, this trope is torn apart in showing just how tiring and annoying such behavior gets after a while, with Allison becoming increasingly resentful and frustrated with Kevin's continued immaturity and utter refusal to learn even the bare minimum of responsibility after a decade of marriage.
Lazy Husband / int_afd57cb	featureApplicability	-0.3
Lazy Husband / int_afd57cb	featureConfidence	1.0
Kevin Can F**k Himself	hasFeature	Lazy Husband / int_afd57cb
Lazy Husband / int_b5172918	type	Lazy Husband
Lazy Husband / int_b5172918	comment	In Happy Yarou Wedding, 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.
Lazy Husband / int_b5172918	featureApplicability	1.0
Lazy Husband / int_b5172918	featureConfidence	1.0
Happy Yarou Wedding (Manga)	hasFeature	Lazy Husband / int_b5172918
Lazy Husband / int_be74abcf	type	Lazy Husband
Lazy Husband / int_be74abcf	comment	Jim Royle in The Royle Family.
Lazy Husband / int_be74abcf	featureApplicability	1.0
Lazy Husband / int_be74abcf	featureConfidence	1.0
The Royle Family	hasFeature	Lazy Husband / int_be74abcf
Lazy Husband / int_d46cc708	type	Lazy Husband
Lazy Husband / int_d46cc708	comment	Ed from Ed, Edd n Eddy 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.
Lazy Husband / int_d46cc708	featureApplicability	1.0
Lazy Husband / int_d46cc708	featureConfidence	1.0
Ed, Edd n Eddy	hasFeature	Lazy Husband / int_d46cc708
Lazy Husband / int_dacbd9b6	type	Lazy Husband
Lazy Husband / int_dacbd9b6	comment	Blondie: Dagwood. Blondie's husband and a kind and loving, yet clumsy, naïve, and lazy man. Dagwood can also often be seen napping on his own couch.
Lazy Husband / int_dacbd9b6	featureApplicability	1.0
Lazy Husband / int_dacbd9b6	featureConfidence	1.0
Blondie	hasFeature	Lazy Husband / int_dacbd9b6
Lazy Husband / int_e936047a	type	Lazy Husband
Lazy Husband / int_e936047a	comment	Hey Arnold!.: Oskar Kokoschka: He not only does none of the housework, but his wife's also the only breadwinner and he spends most of the money. Big Bob has some traces of this as well. When he and Helga go to the supermarket as Miriam is out of town, he is actually surprised none of the food on sale is already prepared.
Lazy Husband / int_e936047a	featureApplicability	1.0
Lazy Husband / int_e936047a	featureConfidence	1.0
Hey Arnold!	hasFeature	Lazy Husband / int_e936047a
Lazy Husband / int_ea4f62db	type	Lazy Husband
Lazy Husband / int_ea4f62db	comment	Family Guy: An increasing source of friction between Peter Griffin and Lois, especially in later seasons, revolves around Lois being forced to basically run the house, cook, clean and look after the kids by herself, while Peter is off doing whatever random nonsense popped into his head this week. When called on this, Peter either ignores it or becomes defensive, then does whatever he wants anyway.
Lazy Husband / int_ea4f62db	featureApplicability	1.0
Lazy Husband / int_ea4f62db	featureConfidence	1.0
Family Guy	hasFeature	Lazy Husband / int_ea4f62db
Lazy Husband / int_f2adcd75	type	Lazy Husband
Lazy Husband / int_f2adcd75	comment	Leroy Lockhorn of The Lockhorns. The man of the house who drinks a lot, plays golf too much and chases everything good-looking in a skirt.
Lazy Husband / int_f2adcd75	featureApplicability	1.0
Lazy Husband / int_f2adcd75	featureConfidence	1.0
The Lockhorns (Comic Strip)	hasFeature	Lazy Husband / int_f2adcd75

The following is a list of statements referring to the current page from other pages.

Lazy Husband	processingCategory2	Always Male
Lazy Husband	processingCategory2	Apathy Index
Lazy Husband	processingCategory2	Character Flaw Index
Lazy Husband	processingCategory2	Cleanliness Tropes
Lazy Husband	processingCategory2	Dysfunctional Family Index
Lazy Husband	processingCategory2	Marriage Tropes
About Schmidt / int_f6091f22	type	Lazy Husband
PG: Psycho Goreman / int_f6091f22	type	Lazy Husband
A Brother's Price / int_f6091f22	type	Lazy Husband
Boruto (Manga) / int_f6091f22	type	Lazy Husband
Happy Yarou Wedding (Manga) / int_f6091f22	type	Lazy Husband
George & Mildred / int_f6091f22	type	Lazy Husband
La que se avecina / int_f6091f22	type	Lazy Husband
Love Thy Neighbour / int_f6091f22	type	Lazy Husband
Roundhouse / int_f6091f22	type	Lazy Husband
Studio C / int_f6091f22	type	Lazy Husband
Creature Comforts / int_f6091f22	type	Lazy Husband
The X's / int_f6091f22	type	Lazy Husband

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