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Non-Ironic Clown

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Non-Ironic Clown	type	FeatureClass
Non-Ironic Clown	label	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown	page	NonIronicClown
Non-Ironic Clown	comment	The past 30 years or so have seen a surge in the popularity of evil, Joker-style Monster Clowns who deliberately and very effectively invert everything clowns were traditionally assumed to represent — that is, making people laugh, especially children. However, there was a time when clowns were treated in the popular media as sympathetic figures of whimsy and silly fun. They filled the same niche that animated cartoon characters later would, and were just as beloved for it. Outside of their early habitats like rodeos and circuses, pretty much the only clown left in the public eye who is still permitted to act at all clown-like is Ronald McDonald. (And now he's been phased out of the advertising.) But in days past... This type of clown is a good guy in every sense of the word. They are devoted to clowning, and absolutely love hearing people laugh, especially children. They will almost certainly be associated with Happy Circus Music. If the clown has magic powers, if they aren't using them to fight evil, then they will most likely be seen using magic to put on a wonderful show for their audience. Unfortunately, Non-Ironic Clowns aren't always loved as much as they love others. In works featuring good clowns, there will usually be at least one person who is afraid of or distrusts said clown. Despite this, the Non-Ironic Clown keeps on going, whether the dissenter changes their mind or not. For clarification, it should be noted that a degree of irony is intrinsic to most clown performances, and indeed to humor in general. The traditional "tears" painted on a clown's cheeks are there to show that he is laughing on the outside but may be crying on the inside, an acknowledgment by the performer that most humor contains at least some element of laughing at another's pain. This is most played up in old-school, down-on-their-luck "hobo" clowns like Emmett Kelly Jr., though the ultimate artistic expression of the tragic clown concept is probably the title aria in the opera Pagliacci. The "Non-Ironic" in the trope's name simply refers to the clowns listed here not being evil or deliberately frightening. The fact that a clown even has to be identified as "non-ironic" is pretty telling. The Court Jester is one of the oldest forms of this trope. A more modern version would be the Dreaded Kids' Party Entertainer Job, where clowns who entertain at kids' parties are treated terribly regardless of how nice they are.
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Non-Ironic Clown / int_14abfe56	comment	Hunter Doherty "Patch" Adams, although unlike his movie depiction, he is still a doctor first, and clown second.
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Non-Ironic Clown / int_14fdcd89	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_14fdcd89	comment	Bassie from the Dutch childrens series Bassie & Adriaan. While he has an occasional mischievous streak, he fundamentally has a good heart and wants to make people laugh and help his friend Adriaan.
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Non-Ironic Clown / int_191e1310	comment	Louison in Delicatessen used to be a clown, but he quit when his chimpanzee partner was eaten.
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Non-Ironic Clown / int_1ac6ad40	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_1ac6ad40	comment	Hitman: Blood Money has a clown at a kid's birthday party whose clothes you can steal. The protagonist, 47, even once won a 'Clown of the Year' award. Of course, given the nature of the game, you may end up a Monster Clown instead.
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Non-Ironic Clown / int_1b00ff8c	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_1b00ff8c	comment	Charlie Chaplin's The Circus, featuring Chaplin stock player Henry Bergman as an entirely non-ironic clown.
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Non-Ironic Clown / int_200dddee	comment	TinkerQuarry: Camime is a cheerful, fun-loving clown poodle who lives in a circus-themed room and sets up minigames and puzzles for the player. Camime is completely devoted to being kind and fun. This devotion is so strong that the user who submitted her as a Contest Winner Cameo says she has no idea how dark the world she's in actually is, and "thinks she's in a more kid-friendly game."
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Non-Ironic Clown / int_21e2f10d	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_21e2f10d	comment	Dragon Quest III: Male Jesters/Goof-offs/Jesters◊ dress as clowns and spend more time goofing around and trying to make the party laugh than fighting the enemy.
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Non-Ironic Clown / int_21e75cb4	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_21e75cb4	comment	In AlegrÃa, a film that wraps a "real world" storyline around the plot and themes of the tour of the same title, the adult protagonist is a downhearted, street performer mime (though he speaks, and often) who is never seen out of his makeup, a lovelorn romantic who becomes a hero. The clowns of the circus he encounters are very strange but not evil at all. Even the Show Within a Show's Monster Clown emcee, Fleur, is depicted as a fundamentally good person offstage, if a Helicopter Parent who causes trouble trying to keep his daughter and the mime apart because he doesn't want her to be part of the cruel world beyond the circus.
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Non-Ironic Clown / int_220c2407	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_220c2407	comment	In Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away, there's the Sad Clown who gives the heroine the flyer in the opening sequence, and another in the big top the flyer advertises, who mimes what the ringmaster's saying.
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Non-Ironic Clown / int_23b96fcd	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_23b96fcd	comment	Hey Vern, It's Ernest!: One recurring sketch is "My Father the Clown". The clown family members are annoying, but harmless.
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Non-Ironic Clown / int_252b768e	comment	Puddles Pity Party is the one man act of Puddles, a Sad Clown originally from Atlanta. His persona is that of a clown that never speaks, at least until he gets on stage. He isn't above clowning around, but he's more famed for his singing.
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Non-Ironic Clown / int_261c8d3f	comment	The Simpsons: Krusty is a cynical parody of this (more specifically, Bozo), yet despite his being greedy and disinterested, his merchandise being low-quality and dangerous and his show's shrinking budget, he manages to bring joy to children and we occasionally see hints that even after everything, he still loves comedy. Even if he is a hack. In a flashback to his childhood, he admitted to his rabbi father that he wanted to be a clown because "I want to make people laugh!" In "Homie the Clown", Krusty opens a clown college dedicated to training non-ironic clowns to serve as Krusty impersonators for local events. Homer Simpson, however, proves to be a fairly poor example after his graduation, quickly tiring of his hosting gigs and being mistreated by children (at least until he realizes he can grift off of being mistaken for Krusty) and, at one point, severely beating a man dressed as "The Krusty Burglar" in front of a crowd of children. When The Mafia takes over the college late in the episode, the "instructors" promote more Monster Clown-ish attitudes by suggesting the clowns rob children after entertaining them.
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Non-Ironic Clown / int_266350ea	comment	Cirque Royale: In this comic clowns and mimes are species of humanoids who, aside from their superhuman abilities and unique diets, act essentially just like humans.
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Non-Ironic Clown / int_283badac	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_283badac	comment	Dark Cloud 2 goes both ways. While you do spend the early portions of the game fighting an evil clown and his circus troupe... you can also unlock a clown outfit for the male protagonist, build clown themed parts for his Ridepod, and be greeted by a perfectly friendly jester fond of hiding in dungeon treasure chests. He might even hook you up with above average loot!
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Non-Ironic Clown / int_2a0952c3	comment	Space Station 13: The clowns present are meant to be this trope in a slight subversion of the game's otherwise quite Black Comedy, but oftentimes have to end up acting more resourcefully in order to receive a laugh.
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Non-Ironic Clown / int_2b70efd4	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_2b70efd4	comment	The Old World of Darkness crossover game Midnight Circus features at least three leading clowns on the premises, and out of all of them, Blotto is the only one who isn't a Bane-possessed Monster Clown or a delusional religious extremist with zero sense of humour. He doesn't participate in the usual politicking and backstabbing common to the Circus folk, and he doesn't even have any supernatural powers: he's just a perfectly ordinary circus clown, and despite being an alcoholic and a bit of a skirt-chaser, he's actually one of the few genuinely funny performers. Sadly, being an obvious Token Good Teammate leaves him and his troupe at the very bottom of the totem pole, making him a firm example of a Sad Clown.
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Non-Ironic Clown / int_2baf4941	comment	For Blue Beetle's Birthday Episode in Tiny Titans, a clown was hired to perform at his party. The joke is that, while he fully falls into this trope, Robin is convinced that he's actually the Joker in disguise.
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Non-Ironic Clown / int_2c1809f5	comment	Bozette Slapstick from Totally Spies! started out as one, but her plan to turn everyone in the world into clowns with a special makeup all because she thinks no one appreciates clowns anymore makes her a Villainous Harlequin. Alex, who likes clowns, sympathizes with her, but she says that's going too far.
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Non-Ironic Clown / int_2db3d13e	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_2db3d13e	comment	Singer and creator of Alfred J. Kwak Herman Van Veen is very fond of clowns. One of his well-known public personas is dressing up as a clown and entertaining children and guests everywhere in the Netherlands and Germany. He even made a song called "De Clowns" and created an entire album in 1988 in both Dutch and German that's focused on a group of friendly circus clowns. He also made a song called "Klitschnasse Clowns" in 1974.
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Non-Ironic Clown / int_30065ab	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_30065ab	comment	Cuphead naturally features a few of these in the Amusement Park-themed Inkwell Isle 2: A juggling clown NPC gives you a coin if you can perform a 4x combo with the parry move. The anthropomorphic barber poles that make up the barbershop quartet, who are glad to perform for Cuphead and Mugman, resemble clowns due to their white heads and red noses. Double subverted with Beppi the Clown. He's one of the game's bosses who made a Deal with the Devil in the past. But in the Good ending, when Cuphead and Mugman destroy the bosses' contracts, he joins the bosses in congratulating the two. Like the other bosses, he seems to be not that bad of a guy when he isn't fighting to save his soul.
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Non-Ironic Clown / int_309df9ea	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_309df9ea	comment	Atop the Fourth Wall: Sick of the proliferation of Monster Clown characters, Linkara created Boffo the Clown to be a recurring character. Unfortunately for him, he was created at the beginning of The Entity's arc and as such promptly was kidnapped by The Entity. (He returned at the end of the arc). He's also Linkara's accountant! He has a Twitter on which he only tweets emoticons.
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Non-Ironic Clown / int_32483a45	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_32483a45	comment	Helena's family's circus in MirrorMask features several clowns, who are friendly and likable both in and out of makeup.
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Non-Ironic Clown / int_32d86902	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_32d86902	comment	The Backyardigans: One episode has Pablo, Uniqua and Austin as clowns who befriend Tyrone as a circus ringleader who dislikes clowns and excludes them from his circus. Unfortunate for him, his circus train leaves without him, forcing him to seek the aid of the trio. He starts out irritated by their antics, but by the end warms up to them and allows them to perform in his show.
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Non-Ironic Clown / int_3a5aae69	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_3a5aae69	comment	Bozo, the "World's Most Famous Clown," had the distinction of being portrayed both by a live actor and as a cartoon on The Bozo Show, with the most famous version aired on WGN America starting with the Channel 9 years and lasting from 1961 to 2001.
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Non-Ironic Clown / int_3b870ce6	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_3b870ce6	comment	Flip from Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland isn't evil, though he is a Cigar Chomper and a Trickster.
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Non-Ironic Clown / int_3c4f3e49	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_3c4f3e49	comment	The Night Circus: Defied in the circus itself. While planning the circus, Chandresh specifically states "no clowns" because he feels they would clash with the elegant tone of the rest of the circus. Played straight, however, with the circus' clock. Instead of a cuckoo bird, the clock has a mechanical figurine of a juggler in harlequin attire. Herr Thiessen, the clock's designer, didn't get the "no clowns" memo, but everyone at the circus seems to approve of the clock anyway.
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Non-Ironic Clown / int_404622d6	comment	Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends has a clown-based imaginary friend named Jokey as a one-shot character.
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Non-Ironic Clown / int_426a7572	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_426a7572	comment	Animaniacs: The Jerry Lewis-esque clown in the episode "Clown and Out." (A few of the characters view him as a Monster Clown, however, as they have "clownophobia."note The actual word for an irrational fear of clowns is "coulrophobia".) He's eventually tricked into entering a rocket ship and blasted to Mars, where he finds he's much more popular among Martian children than Earthling children.
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Non-Ironic Clown / int_42c05590	comment	Rocko's Modern Life: Despite having been a Jerkass to everyone in the series (and even expressing unexplained hatred of clowns), Ed Bighead inadvertently discovers his passion for clowning around, and takes on a second job as a clown. He winds up being the most popular one in O-Town, even more so than his boss. Because he's afraid of what others will think, he tries to hide his second job as a clown in one of the most spectacular displays of Does This Remind You of Anything? on television.
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Non-Ironic Clown / int_468bebb0	comment	The eponymous show in the Discworld fanfic When the Circus Comes to Town; a valiant attempt to rehabilitate clowns on a world where the original author always portrayed being creepy and unfunny as somehow being the point of clowns.
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Non-Ironic Clown / int_4c4e08ca	comment	On The Benny Hill Show, Benny sometimes played a circus clown of the Emmett Kelly style.
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Non-Ironic Clown / int_4c99197e	comment	Lew Zealand from The Muppet Show. He has an odd sense of humor, but he is one of the good guys.
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Non-Ironic Clown / int_4d77f358	comment	Animal Crackers (2017): Chesterfield and the rest of the clowns are good-natured Plucky Comic Relief. Chesterfield stands out for having a few serious moments of kindness in addition to the comedy.
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Non-Ironic Clown / int_51126d3c	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_51126d3c	comment	Charles Mingus' "The Clown" is a tragic version - a clown who genuinely only wants to make people laugh, but gradually comes to realise that the audience is so tired of the Non-Ironic Clown (in 1957, mind) that they'll only laugh when he actually physically hurts himself.
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Non-Ironic Clown / int_53a0bd32	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_53a0bd32	comment	The Twilight Zone (1959): One of the titular "Five Characters in Search of an Exit" is an interesting take on this trope. He's not scary in any sense of the word — but he is extremely cynical and borderline depressed, making darkly humorous comments about the group's situation and occasionally breaking down, revealing that he's just as frightened and confused as the rest of the group.
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Non-Ironic Clown / int_550f5b20	comment	Stubbs the Clown in We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story is the only friendly character in the Circus of Fear.
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We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_550f5b20
Non-Ironic Clown / int_5ae06982	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_5ae06982	comment	In the late 1990s AAA had a tecnico group made entirely of clowns, Los Payasos.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_5ae06982	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_5ae06982	featureConfidence	1.0
AAA (Wrestling)	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_5ae06982
Non-Ironic Clown / int_5f76cba1	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_5f76cba1	comment	The clown at Haley's Circus is a recurring character in the New 52 Nightwing. He's a bit cynical, especially about working in Gotham; Gothamites tend not to be fond of clowns.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_5f76cba1	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_5f76cba1	featureConfidence	1.0
New 52 (Comic Book)	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_5f76cba1
Non-Ironic Clown / int_60f02ddb	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_60f02ddb	comment	American Dad!: Steve attends a clown class run by the most intense and most driven teacher ever. He's not surprised at all to find out the teacher is Roger.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_60f02ddb	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_60f02ddb	featureConfidence	1.0
American Dad!	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_60f02ddb
Non-Ironic Clown / int_650f1327	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_650f1327	comment	This trope is quite common in Latin America (as well as the Hispanic community of the United States), and a lot of variety shows and/or children's shows in multiple countries in the region have featured at least one clown sidekick assisting the host and pleasing the audience with their antics. Mexican actor/comedian VÃctor Trujillo's character Brozo the Creepy Clown is one of the few examples that seems to border on this and Monster Clown.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_650f1327	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_650f1327	featureConfidence	1.0
La Caravana	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_650f1327
Non-Ironic Clown / int_66216b8	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_66216b8	comment	Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask features a whole circus of legitimate clowns, including Juggles, a philosopher clown who spends his free time pondering clown tropes. When you first find Juggles, he's wondering why clowns spraying seltzer is funny when spraying water has the same effect.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_66216b8	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_66216b8	featureConfidence	1.0
Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask (Video Game)	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_66216b8
Non-Ironic Clown / int_66e552b2	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_66e552b2	comment	Copper eyes: LuLu is a Rubber Hose-style cartoon clown made to instruct children to take Loveless. She seems to be a fairly popular character, having her own merchandise for sale.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_66e552b2	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_66e552b2	featureConfidence	1.0
Copper eyes (Webcomic)	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_66e552b2
Non-Ironic Clown / int_6706cfd	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_6706cfd	comment	Scratchin' Melodii has Synthz McWave, an expy of Ronald McDonald, owner of the McWave's burger joint, and is shown to be a nice, laid-back guy, never seen without a smile, who happily teaches the main character Melodii the ropes of being a fry cook when they get a job at McWave's.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_6706cfd	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_6706cfd	featureConfidence	1.0
Scratchin' Melodii (Video Game)	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_6706cfd
Non-Ironic Clown / int_671d5c19	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_671d5c19	comment	The Powerpuff Girls (1998) has Rainbow the Clown, who is this except for the one time he was temporarily turned into an Enemy Mime. The girls still beat him up and toss him into jail after he turns back, but in a later episode he appears at the Powerpuff Girls' birthday party, so it seems he's back into freedom and as cheery as ever.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_671d5c19	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_671d5c19	featureConfidence	1.0
The Powerpuff Girls (1998)	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_671d5c19
Non-Ironic Clown / int_67afc2e4	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_67afc2e4	comment	The Noddy Shop: Rusty is a circus clown that plays guitar.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_67afc2e4	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_67afc2e4	featureConfidence	1.0
The Noddy Shop	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_67afc2e4
Non-Ironic Clown / int_6da4c85c	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_6da4c85c	comment	American Horror Story: Freak Show: Twisty used to be one, until mobbing and bad luck pushed him over the edge and he became a Monster Clown. He still thinks of himself as a Non-Ironic Clown, but to everybody else, he's definitely a Monster Clown now.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_6da4c85c	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_6da4c85c	featureConfidence	1.0
American Horror Story: Freak Show	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_6da4c85c
Non-Ironic Clown / int_726d775b	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_726d775b	comment	Howdy Doody had Clarabelle. Originally played by Bob Keeshan, then by Nick Nicholson and Lew Anderson. Like a lot of traditional clowns, Clarabelle was silent, and Buffalo Bob believed he set a good example for the children in the studio audience.note In the series finale, Clarabelle revealed that he actually could speak and had a message for the audience: Goodbye, kids. The whole cast and even the technical crew were crying.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_726d775b	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_726d775b	featureConfidence	1.0
Howdy Doody	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_726d775b
Non-Ironic Clown / int_73b4b21d	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_73b4b21d	comment	Pipo De Clown: another Dutch example. There's another Pipo who was a famous Mexican clown.note Moreover, the actor who played him actually started out playing Bozo, until the rights to use the Bozo character expired.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_73b4b21d	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_73b4b21d	featureConfidence	1.0
Pipo De Clown	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_73b4b21d
Non-Ironic Clown / int_77f9e4c7	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_77f9e4c7	comment	Baptiste Debureau (Jean-Louis Barrault) in Les Enfants du Paradis. He's also a non-ironic mime. Of course, in his off-stage life he is not always jolly...
Non-Ironic Clown / int_77f9e4c7	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_77f9e4c7	featureConfidence	1.0
Children of Paradise	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_77f9e4c7
Non-Ironic Clown / int_7c884aca	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_7c884aca	comment	Sarah from Ennui GO!. Everywhere she goes, she tries to make people laugh and has one of the brightest personalities of the cast. She even promises that none of her gigs end up with anyone getting coulrophobia, and that her de luxe package includes an open bar to help any grownups who already have it deal with it for the afternoon.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_7c884aca	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_7c884aca	featureConfidence	1.0
Ennui GO! (Webcomic)	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_7c884aca
Non-Ironic Clown / int_7ccb54d	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_7ccb54d	comment	Japanese Women's Pro-Wrestling Project and All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling's Command Bolshoi is fun, not evil, and no attempts are made to make her look scary. She is among the most competent veterans around and as such, not the butt of many common clown jokes but she's still used to appeal to children.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_7ccb54d	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_7ccb54d	featureConfidence	1.0
All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (Wrestling)	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_7ccb54d
Non-Ironic Clown / int_7ff3216c	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_7ff3216c	comment	Garfield and Friends: Binky the Clown is another parody. Unlike Krusty, he's passionate about being a clown. And although he's not monstrous or evil, he's incredibly obnoxious and irritating to just about everybody. Played far straighter in the comics, where Garfield genuinely enjoys Binky's antics. That is, when he isn't the target of Binky's antics.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_7ff3216c	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_7ff3216c	featureConfidence	1.0
Garfield and Friends	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_7ff3216c
Non-Ironic Clown / int_8125b468	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_8125b468	comment	Batman: Despite Gotham City being more famous for evil clowns like The Joker, there are still a few non-evil clowns: Batman #528 has yet another tragic, "life's loser" clown that works at a barely-surviving circus. He manages to disrupt the Mexican Standoff between Batman, Two-Face, and the circus' corrupt owner by releasing a lion from its cage, and later informs Batman that he had seen said owner murder his uncle, the circus's previous owner, by loosing a tiger on him. His reason for not revealing this to the cops? He feared that the circus would be shut down, and since he has no savings and few job skills... After reflecting on this for the better part of a few years, however, and getting a chewing-out from the Dark Knight, he decides to go and testify to the cops after all. (For extra irony points, the case was one of the many "ghost files" that Two-Face possessed back when he was still District Attorney - he knew who was responsible, but couldn't prosecute as he had no evidence). The clown at Haley's Circus is a recurring character in the New 52 Nightwing. He's a bit cynical, especially about working in Gotham; Gothamites tend not to be fond of clowns.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_8125b468	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_8125b468	featureConfidence	1.0
Batman (Franchise)	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_8125b468
Non-Ironic Clown / int_8258e260	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_8258e260	comment	Super Mario Bros.: Lemmy Koopa, one of the Koopaling siblings, has a colorful mohawk, pink Facial Markings, and is usually seen balancing on a circus ball. While he is technically a Villainous Harlequin, as he serves main villain Bowser and fights against the Mario Bros., it's stated in the manual for Super Mario Bros. 3 that he would rather join the circus than commit evil acts (which he actually does in Paper Mario: Color Splash). Also, he is easily the goofiest and least intimidating of the Koopalings, and attacks with rubber balls and colorful Cartoon Bombs, in contrast to his siblings' more hardcore weaponry. Super Mario Odyssey: One of the outfits you can buy for Mario in the Luncheon Kingdom is a clown outfit. It manages to turn Mario, who is already Fun Personified, into one of these.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_8258e260	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_8258e260	featureConfidence	1.0
Super Mario Bros. (Franchise)	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_8258e260
Non-Ironic Clown / int_835501ca	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_835501ca	comment	Phroso the clown in Freaks is a textbook example — works hard on new gags for his act, a friend to all the sideshow folk, kind to the pinheads, develops a truly sweet romance with an animal trainer — really a heck of a guy.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_835501ca	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_835501ca	featureConfidence	1.0
Freaks	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_835501ca
Non-Ironic Clown / int_83ae840	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_83ae840	comment	The Great Space Coaster: Baxter is an alien clown, and a very nice guy, who ran away from the circus because the ringmaster was mean.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_83ae840	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_83ae840	featureConfidence	1.0
The Great Space Coaster	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_83ae840
Non-Ironic Clown / int_84f3f987	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_84f3f987	comment	Yuya dressed like one during the first episode of Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V, to go with his comedic style of "Entertainment Duels". (Unfortunately, he was also a Sad Clown in this case.) He would quickly change styles in future episodes, but his philosophy of bringing smiles with his dueling remains the same.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_84f3f987	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_84f3f987	featureConfidence	1.0
Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_84f3f987
Non-Ironic Clown / int_88cb7574	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_88cb7574	comment	Mr. Benn: In "Clown", a clown suit saw Mr. Benn join a circus troupe, which had been stopped at a cliff on account of a collapsed bridge. It would take all their combined efforts to build a new bridge to get across so they could get on with their planned show.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_88cb7574	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_88cb7574	featureConfidence	1.0
Mr. Benn	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_88cb7574
Non-Ironic Clown / int_8a0f6e8a	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_8a0f6e8a	comment	Donkey Kong 64 has Lanky Kong, one of the playable protagonists. He has a properly clown-like appearance and personality, and uses his wacky abilities to fight enemies and solve puzzles. The German website for the game also mentions that Lankyâ€™s silliness is always appreciated by his fellow Kong members (especially by Chunky and Kiddy, two of the younger Kongs).
Non-Ironic Clown / int_8a0f6e8a	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_8a0f6e8a	featureConfidence	1.0
Donkey Kong 64 (Video Game)	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_8a0f6e8a
Non-Ironic Clown / int_8aa7c509	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_8aa7c509	comment	Star vs. the Forces of Evil: In "Cheer Up, Star", one of Marco's first attempts at cheering up Star involves dressing up like a clown. Unfortunately, he comes off as a Monster Clown due to his decision to sneak into her bedroom at night and give her the Scary Flashlight Face. In "Royal Pain", one of the strange creatures in Star's room that keeps her company is a friendly, clown-like fellow named Kevin. Bon Bon was a friendly clown.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_8aa7c509	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_8aa7c509	featureConfidence	1.0
Star vs. the Forces of Evil	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_8aa7c509
Non-Ironic Clown / int_8cbc63ef	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_8cbc63ef	comment	The Jester from Figment 2: Creed Valley is an unusual example. Although they initially seem like a Monster Clown, they actually represent the Mind's childish innocence, and they only became antagonistic because they were abandoned and treated like a monster. After Dusty reasons with them, they redeem themselves and go back to being the fun, innocent clown they once were.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_8cbc63ef	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_8cbc63ef	featureConfidence	1.0
Figment (Video Game)	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_8cbc63ef
Non-Ironic Clown / int_8f035cf0	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_8f035cf0	comment	Seven Little Monsters: "All the Marbles" has the monsters encounter an amiable clown at the toy store who helpfully informs them how revolving doors work.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_8f035cf0	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_8f035cf0	featureConfidence	1.0
Seven Little Monsters	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_8f035cf0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_8f36f969	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_8f36f969	comment	The Loud House: Aside from being a comedian-in-training, Luan Loud also has a job as a party clown. In fact, she runs her own party business, Funny Business Inc., which does all sorts of parties and not just children's birthdays.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_8f36f969	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_8f36f969	featureConfidence	1.0
The Loud House	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_8f36f969
Non-Ironic Clown / int_90b916ba	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_90b916ba	comment	Batman: The Animated Series: Subverted in the episode "Be A Clown"; the Joker disguises himself as a party clown by stealing the outfit of an actual party clown and he manages to pull out some good laughter before he decides to drop of his disguise. Especially the kids love "Jekko the Clown". The party guests don't learn that the Joker is disguised since he leaves the party before the birthday cake explodes (and his plan is foiled by Bruce Wayne, no less) and the birthday kid in question looks up to "Jekko" because he wants to become a magician himself, going so far to run away from home and follow "Jekko". But once "Jekko" starts acting Ax-Crazy, the kid questions him and "Jekko" reveals his true identity.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_90b916ba	featureApplicability	-0.3
Non-Ironic Clown / int_90b916ba	featureConfidence	1.0
Batman: The Animated Series	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_90b916ba
Non-Ironic Clown / int_9430cf86	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_9430cf86	comment	Dumbo's Circus: Barnaby, an English sheepdog in a bowler hat and baggy pants who regularly made performances. He was shown to be friendly if kind of stupid, and he was actually more of a jack-of-all-trades than a clown, also performing magic and the like.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_9430cf86	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_9430cf86	featureConfidence	1.0
Dumbo's Circus	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_9430cf86
Non-Ironic Clown / int_9501e9c1	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_9501e9c1	comment	Kick Man: The protagonist is one, shown both on the screen itself and in some of the promotional art, riding on a unicycle to pop balloons.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_9501e9c1	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_9501e9c1	featureConfidence	1.0
Kick Man (Video Game)	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_9501e9c1
Non-Ironic Clown / int_959e88d	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_959e88d	comment	Dragon Quest XI has Sylvando, a flamboyant travelling performer. It's rare for any NPC that mentions him to speak of him less than glowingly. Folks can't seem to help but gush over how dashing, charming and fun he is.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_959e88d	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_959e88d	featureConfidence	1.0
Dragon Quest XI (Video Game)	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_959e88d
Non-Ironic Clown / int_9856ec7e	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_9856ec7e	comment	The Little Engine That Could: A clown is the one who speaks on behalf of the toys.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_9856ec7e	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_9856ec7e	featureConfidence	1.0
The Little Engine That Could	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_9856ec7e
Non-Ironic Clown / int_9891fcdd	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_9891fcdd	comment	The clowns from Dumbo are rather unsympathetic and mean-spirited when out of character, though this came from their stupidity, not their clownish nature. But during their performance, they are very enthusiastic about getting laughs from the audience. One of the clowns does seem to show at least some sympathy for Dumbo, though. However, the other clowns will have none of it:
Non-Ironic Clown / int_9891fcdd	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_9891fcdd	featureConfidence	1.0
Dumbo	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_9891fcdd
Non-Ironic Clown / int_99102298	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_99102298	comment	The Two Ronnies once did a Tear Jerker song "People Don't Want Clowns No More" about how this trope is supposedly dying, and how clowns used to be the most beloved part of the circus. Season 10, Episode 6.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_99102298	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_99102298	featureConfidence	1.0
The Two Ronnies	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_99102298
Non-Ironic Clown / int_994af351	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_994af351	comment	Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Justice For All features Moe, a friendly clown who loves to laugh... and we don't mean like that.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_994af351	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_994af351	featureConfidence	1.0
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (Visual Novel)	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_994af351
Non-Ironic Clown / int_9f48001f	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_9f48001f	comment	Arthur Fleck in the film Joker (2019) starts off as one of these. But years of mistreatment and unfortunate events conspire to turn him into the quintessential Monster Clown of Gotham.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_9f48001f	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_9f48001f	featureConfidence	1.0
Joker (2019)	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_9f48001f
Non-Ironic Clown / int_9f89a5f0	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_9f89a5f0	comment	The PokÃ©mon Mime Jr. resembles an adorable (albeit mischevious) child clown. Popplio takes on quite the uncanny clown appearance, complete with red nose and frilled neck, and even uses its nose bubbles as makeshift balloons to bounce around or upon. Interestingly enough, while Popplio's first evolved form, Brionne, retain's Popplio's clown-like features, its final form, Primarina, loses them altogether and instead resembles a mermaid.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_9f89a5f0	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_9f89a5f0	featureConfidence	1.0
PokÃ©mon (Franchise)	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_9f89a5f0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_a0ae470	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_a0ae470	comment	Chuckles in Toy Story 3 was once this as the former toy of a young child. However, after some fairly harsh experiences that resulted in his friend Lotso becoming a bitter shell of his former self, he's become an embittered individual even as he's in the possession of a loving child. However, the ending has him begin to cheer up as he embraces life with Bonnie.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_a0ae470	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_a0ae470	featureConfidence	1.0
Toy Story 3	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_a0ae470
Non-Ironic Clown / int_a12eee33	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_a12eee33	comment	In the My Little Pony Micro Series, Pinkie Pie is a big fan of Ponyacci, an old clown who's on the brink of retirement. Sad to see him go, she goes out of her way to convince him to keep clowning, including singing a song in typical Pinkie Pie fashion. Ponyacci, meanwhile, is actually something of a Sad Clown during his stories — literally; he doesn't act a clown to hide how sad he is, he's a clown who loves being a clown and is sad that old age is forcing retirement on him. With Pinkie Pie's help, however, he's able to open a school for fellow non-ironic clowns and regain his former happiness.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_a12eee33	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_a12eee33	featureConfidence	1.0
My Little Pony Micro Series (Comic Book)	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_a12eee33
Non-Ironic Clown / int_a3bd3918	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_a3bd3918	comment	BIGTOP BURGER revolves around the titular Bigtop Burger, a food truck that sells burgers with a circus clown motif, which includes the workers all wearing clown makeup. Even the somewhat unnerving and questionably human Steve is always kind to customers in his own bizarre way.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_a3bd3918	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_a3bd3918	featureConfidence	1.0
BIGTOP BURGER (Web Animation)	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_a3bd3918
Non-Ironic Clown / int_a4616794	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_a4616794	comment	In Friendship is Witchcraft Snowblind's Imaginary Friend Bonko is a clown who tries to cheer her up. In the original, unabridged version of Snowdrop (2013) Bonko was Snowdrop's mother Primrose.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_a4616794	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_a4616794	featureConfidence	1.0
Friendship is Witchcraft (Web Video)	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_a4616794
Non-Ironic Clown / int_a606596a	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_a606596a	comment	Chrono Cross has Skelly, who is a bit of an odd case of this. Appearance-wise, he's extremely monstrous, what with being a skeleton clown and all. Personality-wise, however, he's incredibly friendly, eager to lighten the mood, and a total Momma's Boy.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_a606596a	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_a606596a	featureConfidence	1.0
Chrono Cross (Video Game)	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_a606596a
Non-Ironic Clown / int_a609791a	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_a609791a	comment	In a franchise with scores of creepy clowns, Simone from Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? is pointedly not one of those. The worst she gets is whenever she harbors petty grudges towards the guests of the week for random and sundry reasons, but other than that, she's never the culprit in any "Scooby-Doo" Hoax case and earnestly just wants to entertain people. In the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! episode "Nowhere to Hyde", Shaggy and Scooby are hiding from the ghost of Mr. Hyde in a TV set. Shaggy suddenly appears on the screen as kids show clown "Uncle Happy Time" (with Scooby in an aviator helmet as dog star King of the Wild Blue Yonder).
Non-Ironic Clown / int_a609791a	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_a609791a	featureConfidence	1.0
Scooby-Doo (Franchise)	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_a609791a
Non-Ironic Clown / int_a9c57bd	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_a9c57bd	comment	In The Greatest American Hero episode "Just Another Three-Ring Circus," Ralph is searching for a kidnapped Polish clown named Yuri. As Ralph idly tries on some of Yuri's clown paraphenalia, he muses, "I like this guy. So sue me. I like clowns."
Non-Ironic Clown / int_a9c57bd	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_a9c57bd	featureConfidence	1.0
The Greatest American Hero	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_a9c57bd
Non-Ironic Clown / int_ad504e9e	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_ad504e9e	comment	In Piccolino no Bouken, one of the members of Mangiafuoco's group is a friendly clown, which is a coachman and a puppeteer. He was very friendly to Pinocchio.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_ad504e9e	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_ad504e9e	featureConfidence	1.0
Piccolino no Bouken	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_ad504e9e
Non-Ironic Clown / int_af7aead4	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_af7aead4	comment	Ecuadorian clown Tiko Tiko, who was even offended when Last Week Tonight with John Oliver used a clip of his visiting president Rafael Correa to make Monster Clown jokes. ("When a clown calls you grotesque, it hurts!")
Non-Ironic Clown / int_af7aead4	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_af7aead4	featureConfidence	1.0
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_af7aead4
Non-Ironic Clown / int_b27211bb	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_b27211bb	comment	As well as having records and a TV show, Bozo the Clown also had a cartoon feature where he was either heroic or mischievous, but never scary.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_b27211bb	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_b27211bb	featureConfidence	1.0
Bozo: The World's Most Famous Clown	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_b27211bb
Non-Ironic Clown / int_b40c60f6	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_b40c60f6	comment	The heroic White Clown of Borovia from one G.I. Joe story arc.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_b40c60f6	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_b40c60f6	featureConfidence	1.0
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (Marvel) (Comic Book)	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_b40c60f6
Non-Ironic Clown / int_b517daf0	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_b517daf0	comment	Ayo the Clown is a straight example of this. He's a cute little clown on a quest to find his missing dog, Bo.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_b517daf0	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_b517daf0	featureConfidence	1.0
Ayo the Clown (Video Game)	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_b517daf0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_b61bbe0a	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_b61bbe0a	comment	Modern Family has Fizbo. Cameron takes it into Serious Business territory.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_b61bbe0a	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_b61bbe0a	featureConfidence	1.0
Modern Family	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_b61bbe0a
Non-Ironic Clown / int_b8491260	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_b8491260	comment	Koko The Clown, one of the earliest cartoon characters created by Max Fleischer. He's definitely mischievous (the series' later title change to Inkwell Imps is well-earned), sometimes bordering on complete asshole (particularly to his animator - but to be fair, the animator torments him right back), but ultimately just a friendly jokester. His later appearances in the Betty Boop and Talkartoon series tone down his rude behaviors, eventually making him into just a harmless, bumbling Nice Guy.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_b8491260	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_b8491260	featureConfidence	1.0
Koko The Clown	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_b8491260
Non-Ironic Clown / int_baaed005	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_baaed005	comment	Babe: Pig in the City has Fugly Floom, a kind elderly clown who does shows for children in hospitals despite his failing health.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_baaed005	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_baaed005	featureConfidence	1.0
Babe: Pig in the City	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_baaed005
Non-Ironic Clown / int_bc848d30	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_bc848d30	comment	SpongeBob SquarePants has these sometimes: Squidward hires a friendly-looking clown in the episode "As Seen On TV" when making the Krusty Krab commercial because, according to him, "this job gets very stressful." (The clown is even overjoyed when he's allowed to stay after everyone else gets fired.) Mr. Krabs dresses as a clown called "Krabby the Clown" in the episode "Krabby Land," although only to scam the children. One of the comedy acts in the opening of "Squirrel Jokes" was a clown named Dougie Williams whose act consisted of "forgetting the jokes and skipping to the part where he throws pies at people." He gives SpongeBob a brief pep talk before he leaves.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_bc848d30	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_bc848d30	featureConfidence	1.0
SpongeBob SquarePants	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_bc848d30
Non-Ironic Clown / int_bce8560e	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_bce8560e	comment	In Living Color!: Homey D. Clown is an interesting variation as ex-con Herman Simpson who performs as Homey trying to get back at the white folks who he believes are holding him back from advancing in society. Whenever the kids ask him to do something a stereotypical clown would do, he responds with "I don't think so. Homey don't play that!" He still manages to get his audience to laugh by using unconventional, non-stereotypical humor, followed by a sing-along.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_bce8560e	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_bce8560e	featureConfidence	1.0
In Living Color!	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_bce8560e
Non-Ironic Clown / int_bd52c531	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_bd52c531	comment	Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach: The Daycare Attendant is a grinning animatronic in a clown suit that takes various forms. Two of its forms fit this trope to an extent: Its Sun form, despite being rather overbearing about it, genuinely wants to entertain Gregory and keep things in order. Its Moon form, however, not so much. Zigzagged with its true form, Eclipse. On one hand, their personality is completely kind and gentle, without any of Sun's overbearingness. On the other hand, their state of heavy disrepair makes them look even more terrifying than before, so their new personality probably wouldn't be enough to help them appeal to kids.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_bd52c531	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_bd52c531	featureConfidence	1.0
Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach (Video Game)	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_bd52c531
Non-Ironic Clown / int_c15ac323	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_c15ac323	comment	Clown Corps is about an emergency response team of crimefighting clowns who receive their training from a special Clown College and fight crime with things such as throwing pies and gags associated with clowning.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_c15ac323	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_c15ac323	featureConfidence	1.0
Clown Corps (Webcomic)	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_c15ac323
Non-Ironic Clown / int_c35ec21c	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_c35ec21c	comment	Super Mario Odyssey: One of the outfits you can buy for Mario in the Luncheon Kingdom is a clown outfit. It manages to turn Mario, who is already Fun Personified, into one of these.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_c35ec21c	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_c35ec21c	featureConfidence	1.0
Super Mario Odyssey (Video Game)	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_c35ec21c
Non-Ironic Clown / int_c6b738c4	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_c6b738c4	comment	Outlaw Inc dressed up as clowns while celebrating reDRagon's regaining of the Ring of Honor Tag Team title belts in 2013. Subverted in that Homicide and Eddie Kingston were planning to ambush them. Then Double Subverted in that Homicide and Kingston continued to make use of clown imagery as baby faces.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_c6b738c4	featureApplicability	-0.3
Non-Ironic Clown / int_c6b738c4	featureConfidence	1.0
Ring of Honor (Wrestling)	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_c6b738c4
Non-Ironic Clown / int_c7d49368	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_c7d49368	comment	Dropsy has a particularly sad example. The main character, Dropsy the Clown, is bloated, ugly and monstrous-looking, having all the visual features necessary to be a Monster Clown. But he clearly suffers from some sort of mental disability, has an innocent and child-like demeanor, and is always trying his hardest to make people happy, even when everyone thinks he's a demented freak.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_c7d49368	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_c7d49368	featureConfidence	1.0
Dropsy (Video Game)	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_c7d49368
Non-Ironic Clown / int_c9a05bfd	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_c9a05bfd	comment	The trope shows up, of all places, in All Flesh Must Be Eaten, with the "alcoholic party clown" character archetype. According to his bio, guy used to be an entertainer at kids' parties who enjoyed his job, and despite the Zombie Apocalypse hitting him pretty damn hard, he's still doing his best to survive, help out others (especially kids), and trying to bring a bit of levity to the grim realities of a zombie-plagued world.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_c9a05bfd	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_c9a05bfd	featureConfidence	1.0
All Flesh Must Be Eaten (Tabletop Game)	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_c9a05bfd
Non-Ironic Clown / int_ce0d262	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_ce0d262	comment	Zigzagged with the clown in the Hamster & Gretel episode â€œBirthday Bestiesâ€�. At first heâ€™s believed to be the culprit of a series of birthday-related crimes because he looks angry, but it turns out heâ€™s innocent and â€œangry clownâ€� is just his character (as â€œhappy clownâ€� and â€œsad clownâ€� have been done to death, bit â€œangry clownâ€� is an untapped market). The actual culprit is a sentient bouncy castle, and the clown helps to apprehend it.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_ce0d262	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_ce0d262	featureConfidence	1.0
Hamster & Gretel	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_ce0d262
Non-Ironic Clown / int_d070501c	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_d070501c	comment	Gelsomina from La Strada is the clown and comic relief in ZampanÃ² the strongman's act.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_d070501c	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_d070501c	featureConfidence	1.0
La Strada	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_d070501c
Non-Ironic Clown / int_d154285c	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_d154285c	comment	Crazy Steve usually isn't an example of this trope but in TNA he is an unorthodox wrestler that is otherwise a just a silly clown who only scares Robbie E, who has a long standing fear of clowns. The other two clowns of the Menagerie are monster clowns however. They are gigantic and their only purpose is to intimidate. Rosemary, for worse or better, sought to return Steve to his ironic roots with The Decay.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_d154285c	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_d154285c	featureConfidence	1.0
Impact Wrestling (Wrestling)	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_d154285c
Non-Ironic Clown / int_d3ff6961	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_d3ff6961	comment	In the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! episode "Nowhere to Hyde", Shaggy and Scooby are hiding from the ghost of Mr. Hyde in a TV set. Shaggy suddenly appears on the screen as kids show clown "Uncle Happy Time" (with Scooby in an aviator helmet as dog star King of the Wild Blue Yonder).
Non-Ironic Clown / int_d3ff6961	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_d3ff6961	featureConfidence	1.0
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_d3ff6961
Non-Ironic Clown / int_d4c1de28	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_d4c1de28	comment	Ballz: Boomer, the air-humping clown.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_d4c1de28	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_d4c1de28	featureConfidence	1.0
Ballz (Video Game)	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_d4c1de28
Non-Ironic Clown / int_d502170c	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_d502170c	comment	Popplio takes on quite the uncanny clown appearance, complete with red nose and frilled neck, and even uses its nose bubbles as makeshift balloons to bounce around or upon. Interestingly enough, while Popplio's first evolved form, Brionne, retain's Popplio's clown-like features, its final form, Primarina, loses them altogether and instead resembles a mermaid.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_d502170c	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_d502170c	featureConfidence	1.0
PokÃ©mon Sun and Moon (Video Game)	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_d502170c
Non-Ironic Clown / int_d6cfcf4d	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_d6cfcf4d	comment	One of the possible villagers in Animal Crossing: New Leaf and Animal Crossing: New Horizons is Pietro, a sheep who's always in clown makeup. He has the "Smug" personality type, which makes him friendly but a narcissist and Know-Nothing Know-It-All. While he acts the same as all other Smug villagers, his appearance makes the various times that he'll make a fool out of himself seem very fitting.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_d6cfcf4d	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_d6cfcf4d	featureConfidence	1.0
Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Video Game)	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_d6cfcf4d
Non-Ironic Clown / int_d9a51ef0	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_d9a51ef0	comment	Coni Confetti of Idol Corp is a VTuber with a clown aesthetic. Though she is not a traditional clown in terms of performance, she certainly qualifies in that she entertains her audience by fooling around.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_d9a51ef0	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_d9a51ef0	featureConfidence	1.0
Idol Corp (Web Animation)	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_d9a51ef0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_d9c602eb	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_d9c602eb	comment	South Park: In Season 2's Conjoined Fetus Lady, during a dodge ball tournament, after Pip brutally injures an opposing player, that player is lying on the ground crying in pain. To keep the audience entertained, two clowns are sent in to carry him on a stretcher (not before doing a silly dance).
Non-Ironic Clown / int_d9c602eb	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_d9c602eb	featureConfidence	1.0
South Park	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_d9c602eb
Non-Ironic Clown / int_daaafa37	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_daaafa37	comment	Psychoville: Mr. Jelly used to be a very beloved and cheerful clown until he got carpal tunnel syndrome from over working himself. During an ill-fated attempt to reattach a tendon in his right arm, his hand had to be removed and the quality of his performance subsequently plummeted, turning him into a creepy, embittered Jerkass who unintentionally terrifies children.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_daaafa37	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_daaafa37	featureConfidence	1.0
Psychoville	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_daaafa37
Non-Ironic Clown / int_db3b75ff	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_db3b75ff	comment	Barney Miller: The episode "The Clown" has William "Bingo" Krebs, a mugging victim who wears face paint, a red derby hat, and a blue patched overcoat. When he is mugged while performing outside a theater, Barney responds that he was the third clown to be assaulted in the precinct, and Harris didn't have the heart to say it.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_db3b75ff	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_db3b75ff	featureConfidence	1.0
Barney Miller	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_db3b75ff
Non-Ironic Clown / int_de48ce05	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_de48ce05	comment	In Happy Tree Friends, the purple deer Mime is a mime act mixed with a clown act. While he usually does mime routines, he also does standard party and circus clown acts such as balloon animals, juggles, and riding a unicycle. His debut episode even has him play the role of a hospital clown for Toothy.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_de48ce05	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_de48ce05	featureConfidence	1.0
Happy Tree Friends (Web Animation)	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_de48ce05
Non-Ironic Clown / int_df73595e	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_df73595e	comment	In the pre-reboot continuity of Bomango, Didi's first job (after budding off of Gogo) is as a clown mascot for a burger place. Didi is the sweetest character in the comic and makes an adorable clown... but it turns out Gogo has a clown phobia.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_df73595e	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_df73595e	featureConfidence	1.0
Bomango (Webcomic)	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_df73595e
Non-Ironic Clown / int_dffecd55	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_dffecd55	comment	Happy the Clown in Star Games is the amicable (if obnoxious) Digital Avatar of Kirk's spaceship.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_dffecd55	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_dffecd55	featureConfidence	1.0
Star Games	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_dffecd55
Non-Ironic Clown / int_e0dc4b98	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_e0dc4b98	comment	The Saltatio Mortis song "Wo sind die Clowns" (Where are the clowns) is about how the media tends to dramatize everything and asks for more fun and laughter, and while the costumes of the band in the music videos look a bit like Monster Clowns, they definitely just want fun and nothing evil.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_e0dc4b98	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_e0dc4b98	featureConfidence	1.0
Saltatio Mortis (Music)	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_e0dc4b98
Non-Ironic Clown / int_e18af54e	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_e18af54e	comment	The Mary Tyler Moore Show: Chuckles the Clown was a never-actually-seen character, occasionally referenced as the star of a local children's show broadcast from the same building as Mary's newsroom. Then came the episode "Chuckles Bites the Dust": word reaches the newsroom that Chuckles has just been trampled to death by a parade elephant while dressed as a peanut. The awkward balance between the fact that this is simultaneously horrible and hysterical — especially for poor sensitive Mary, who can't bring herself to admit that it is funny — has led to this episode often being cited by critics as the single funniest episode of any sitcom ever.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_e18af54e	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_e18af54e	featureConfidence	1.0
The Mary Tyler Moore Show	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_e18af54e
Non-Ironic Clown / int_e22c949c	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_e22c949c	comment	Dragon Quest: Dragon Quest III: Male Jesters/Goof-offs/Jesters◊ dress as clowns and spend more time goofing around and trying to make the party laugh than fighting the enemy. Dragon Quest XI has Sylvando, a flamboyant travelling performer. It's rare for any NPC that mentions him to speak of him less than glowingly. Folks can't seem to help but gush over how dashing, charming and fun he is.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_e22c949c	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_e22c949c	featureConfidence	1.0
DragonQuest	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_e22c949c
Non-Ironic Clown / int_e37825ad	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_e37825ad	comment	Gauntlet: Dark Legacy has a Jester as one of the main classes. While a zany prankster who fights with slapstick, the Jester is portrayed as a well meaning hero who wants to undo the Big Bad's corruption of his realm into a Circus of Fear. One of the Jester titles is even Clown.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_e37825ad	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_e37825ad	featureConfidence	1.0
Gauntlet (Video Game)	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_e37825ad
Non-Ironic Clown / int_e57f3e12	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_e57f3e12	comment	Joey the Clown of Punch and Judy fame. Whereas the star of the show, Mr. Punch, is a Sociopathic Hero and sometimes depicted as an outright Monster Clown, his friend Joey is a cheerful, harmless prankster who's generally friendly with both Punch and the audience. Being one of the few genuinely sympathetic characters in the show, Joey the Clown is even usually safe from Punch's lethal beatings; he may in some performances get bopped on the head but unlike almost all the other characters he pretty much always survives to the end.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_e57f3e12	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_e57f3e12	featureConfidence	1.0
Punch and Judy (Theatre)	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_e57f3e12
Non-Ironic Clown / int_e5d4040a	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_e5d4040a	comment	ARMS: Lola Pop is a brightly-coloured Fighting Clown with a peppy, cheerful personality. In an interview, the developers were rather surprised at the initial negative reaction from the American localization team towards her concept art, as coulrophobia is uncommon in Japan.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_e5d4040a	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_e5d4040a	featureConfidence	1.0
ARMS (Video Game)	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_e5d4040a
Non-Ironic Clown / int_e5d9efa3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_e5d9efa3	comment	The title character in the classic arcade game Mr. Do!
Non-Ironic Clown / int_e5d9efa3	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_e5d9efa3	featureConfidence	1.0
Mr. Do! (Video Game)	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_e5d9efa3
Non-Ironic Clown / int_e8595ff9	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_e8595ff9	comment	Ulf, one of the pub thugs from Tangled, is into mime. He makes good use of it when he distracts the palace guards to help Flynn escape from prison.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_e8595ff9	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_e8595ff9	featureConfidence	1.0
Tangled	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_e8595ff9
Non-Ironic Clown / int_ebaf064d	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_ebaf064d	comment	Kirby: Triple Deluxe: Subverted with the Circus ability. Yes, it is Kirby doing tricks like tumbling, juggling, and making balloon animals, but he's doing these things to attack, not to entertain.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_ebaf064d	featureApplicability	-0.3
Non-Ironic Clown / int_ebaf064d	featureConfidence	1.0
Kirby: Triple Deluxe (Video Game)	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_ebaf064d
Non-Ironic Clown / int_ed6a91a8	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_ed6a91a8	comment	Stefano, the sea lion from Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted is a Funny Animal equivalent: he is a goofy circus seal, with a ruff, large nose and broad smile that give him a clown-like appearance. He's also the friendliest and kindest circus animal in the movie.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_ed6a91a8	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_ed6a91a8	featureConfidence	1.0
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_ed6a91a8
Non-Ironic Clown / int_f0aae232	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_f0aae232	comment	The tragic clown opera Pagliacci (although it must be said that, even if nobody in it is a modern "monster clown" psycho, none of them are nice people, with the possible exception of Beppe).
Non-Ironic Clown / int_f0aae232	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_f0aae232	featureConfidence	1.0
Pagliacci (Theatre)	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_f0aae232
Non-Ironic Clown / int_f3c58c73	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_f3c58c73	comment	King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow: Jollo is a downplayed example on the "clown" part. While he does work as a Court Jester for Princess Cassima, he doesn't wear facepaint or a Happy Harlequin Hat. The rest of his outfit is rather flamboyant and jester-y, though. And although he has a goofy, Ed Wynn-esque voice, his behavior isn't too clownish either. He is in fact fairly intelligent, but nonetheless very kind and decent to Alexander. His Happy Circus Music theme helps, too.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_f3c58c73	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_f3c58c73	featureConfidence	1.0
King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow (Video Game)	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_f3c58c73
Non-Ironic Clown / int_fbec28e2	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_fbec28e2	comment	Zip from Rock and Rule was a fan of the in-universe cartoon "Uncle Mikey's Cow-toon Show", starring a clown named Uncle Mikey. While Uncle Mikey was ugly-looking and his choppy animation could have made him rather disturbing to watch, he was actually a sweet character who tried to teach children the difference between good and bad.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_fbec28e2	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_fbec28e2	featureConfidence	1.0
Rock and Rule	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_fbec28e2
Non-Ironic Clown / int_fea45550	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Non-Ironic Clown / int_fea45550	comment	The Big Comfy Couch: The entire cast, in particular the main character Loonette, who is very jovial.
Non-Ironic Clown / int_fea45550	featureApplicability	1.0
Non-Ironic Clown / int_fea45550	featureConfidence	1.0
The Big Comfy Couch	hasFeature	Non-Ironic Clown / int_fea45550

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Non-Ironic Clown	processingCategory2	Characters as Device
Non-Ironic Clown	processingCategory2	Circus Index
Non-Ironic Clown	processingCategory2	Clown Tropes
Non-Ironic Clown	processingCategory2	Hero Tropes
Non-Ironic Clown	processingCategory2	Undead Horse Trope
Piccolino no Bouken / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Ice Cream Man (Comic Book) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Little Nemo (Comic Strip) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Berserk	seeAlso	Non-Ironic Clown
Berserk! (1967) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Cirque Du Soleil: Journey Of Man	seeAlso	Non-Ironic Clown
Delicatessen / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
I'll Find a Way / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
La Strada / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
MirrorMask / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Parable / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Parade (1974) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
The Chase (1994) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
The Crowd / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
The Day the Clown Cried / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
The Fat Man / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
The Last Circus / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
The Pirate / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
The Wing or the Thigh / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
UHF / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Animal Crossing (Franchise) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Bride of the Living Dummy / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Dork Diaries / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Elephant & Piggie / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Land of Oz / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Laughing Jack / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Mr. Men / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Star's Reach / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Swan Song / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
The Boxcar Children / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
The Little Engine That Could / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Corteo	seeAlso	Non-Ironic Clown
LeCirqueReinvente	seeAlso	Non-Ironic Clown
MichaelJacksonTheIMMORTALWorldTour	seeAlso	Non-Ironic Clown
Mystere	seeAlso	Non-Ironic Clown
TheDarkonWargamingClub	seeAlso	Non-Ironic Clown
Ramen Fighter Miki (Manga) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
The Duke of Death and His Black Maid (Manga) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Butthole Surfers (Music) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Daydream (Music) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Hatsune Miku (Music) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
In Extremo (Music) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Batman: The Audio Adventures (Podcast) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
The Magnus Archives (Podcast) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
America's Got Talent / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Australia You're Standing In It / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Barney Miller / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Bassie & Adriaan / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Cheers / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Pataclaun / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Peppermint Park / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Psychoville / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
The Big Comfy Couch / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
The Good Place / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
The Mary Tyler Moore Show / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
TV Tropes Superhero Team / Sugar Wiki / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Welcome to Heaven / Sugar Wiki / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
All Flesh Must Be Eaten (Tabletop Game) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Corteo	seeAlso	Non-Ironic Clown
Fascination	seeAlso	Non-Ironic Clown
Kurios Cabinet Des Curiosites (Theatre)	seeAlso	Non-Ironic Clown
La Nouba (Theatre) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Mystère (Theatre) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Pagliacci (Theatre) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Punch and Judy (Theatre) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Twelfth Night (Theatre) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Action 52 (Video Game) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Amateur Surgeon (Video Game) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Ami Puzzle (Video Game) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Ayo the Clown (Video Game) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Baldur's Gate III (Video Game) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Barotrauma (Video Game) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Burger Shop (Video Game) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled (Video Game) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Dark Chronicle (Video Game) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Dark Seed II (Video Game) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Dropsy (Video Game) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Exhibit of Sorrows (Video Game) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Heroic Armies Marching (Video Game) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Kick Man (Video Game) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Kid Klown In Crazy Chase (Video Game) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow (Video Game) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
LEGO City Undercover (Video Game) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Mr. Do! (Video Game) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Pokemon Quarantine Crystal (Video Game) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
PokÃ©mon Unbound (Video Game) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Scratchin' Melodii (Video Game) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Space Station 13 (Video Game) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Squid Ink (Video Game) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Child of Light / Videogame / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Rogue Legacy (Video Game) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Songs and Flowers (Visual Novel) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Super Danganronpa Another 2 (Visual Novel) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Puffin Forest (Web Animation) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
The Champions (2018) (Web Animation) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Crypt TV (Web Video) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Friendship is Witchcraft (Web Video) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Terrible Writing Advice (Web Animation) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Buni (Webcomic) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Cirque Royale (Webcomic) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Clown Corps (Webcomic) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Something*Positive (Webcomic) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Whomp! (Webcomic) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Big Top Scooby-Doo! / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Bozo: The World's Most Famous Clown / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Care Bears (1980s) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Christmas Cracker / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
JoJo's Circus / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Out of the Inkwell / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Peg + Cat / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Pickle and Peanut / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Rock and Rule / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
School's Out! The Musical / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Seven Little Monsters / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Steven Universe: The Movie / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
The Backyardigans / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
The Shoe People / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Tiny Toon Adventures / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Toy Story 3 / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
AAA (Wrestling) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
Eddie Kingston (Wrestling) / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown
The Circus / int_fd9763d3	type	Non-Ironic Clown

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