>"smart" character

>just randomly says useless trivia about random subjects at any time

Why is it so common in cartoons?

autism

A character is only as smart as it’s writer.

That's just how autists are irl

t. autist

>>136822556 (OP)

It's the easiest way to convey a character's intelligence to your child audience

this

This. Also using scientific names for common items or animals is another easy way.

>>136822556 (OP)

Because that's what being smart is: knowing shit. Wisdom is the practical application of said knowledge.

I'm happy for not be that kind of autist.



Still a fucking hell

True true.

>>136822556 (OP)

Because you can effectively and believably write someone only somewhat smarter than yourself (by studying on the situation and thinking for a long time on a solution and then making the character come up with said solution on the fly). Jimmy is supposed to be a genius. A normal person would have no idea how a genius would act in normal life, forget about wacky adventures. So obviously he wouldn't be acting as a genius would. And you can't have him invent fantastic shit every minute just to make him look smart. So he regurgitates encyclopedic knowledge instead.



Normal people do it too, it's about when, why and how you do it. When: when conversation peters out and you need to rekindle it. Why: to keep socializing and having fun. How: by presenting some fact or news that not only is objectively interesting, but also is a topic other people can contribute on and spin into a new conversation. As opposed to blurting out the melting point of wolfram in the middle of an unrelated ongoing conversation just because you felt like sharing it.

>Tfw felt smart cause I'd know about random ass things about random ass topics

>For example, my friends would get into a new hobby and somehow the planets would align and it'd be something I knew a bit about

>Jimmy Neutron made me realize I was probably super annoying.

>>136822556 (OP)

I have come to fucking hate that trope.



Its not only a pretty lazy writing tool it makes the character come off as pompous which can sometimes work depending on the character but most times its just bad.

>>136822556 (OP)

It's just a quick and straightforward way to try to set an intelligent character apart from their peers. Especially if their intelligence is a big defining part of their personality and/or social quirks.



You can have them be a well-adjusted individual who just happens to know more but doesn't talk about it, but that leaves less of an impact in short-form storytelling. And whether or not a character is smart, they're usually going to be remembered more for how their talents mesh with their flaws then for how they're simply great at everything.

Smart people are pompous.

>>136822556 (OP)

That's how retards start conversations

came here to post this

>>136822556 (OP)



Its something actual autisic people do.



>autismo brother that randomly mentions shit to people who clearly have no interest in the thing hes talking about

>will do things like bring up obscure facts about a videogame or cartoon like adventure time to boomers

>Smart character talk is literally saying a bunch of "science" words together that is complete dogshit babble if you know anything remotely close to the concepts

>UH COULD YOU SAY THAT IN ENGLISH
