If it's a two-person show, with one person playing the Only Sane Man to the other's wackiness, it's a Straight Man and Wise Guy scenario. If several characters take turns being the Only Sane Man, they're playing with a Sanity Ball. May temporarily overlap with What the Hell, Hero?. See also Cassandra Truth, Surrounded by Idiots, and Surrounded by Smart People contrast with the Unfazed Everyman. If all the other characters are otherwise sane, and really should see something, but only one guy does, he's an Einstein Sue. The comedy version will often end up being either a Butt-Monkey or a Chew Toy. For the sci-fi version, the Ignored Expert is your go-to guy. For a more horrific version, see Through the Eyes of Madness. This character often ends up a Knight in Sour Armor. The Only Sane Man is often relied upon as the Only Sane Employee. Isaac is the Only Sane Man and The Only Voice Of Reason in the room.Ī Too Dumb to Fool character may be the Only Sane Man, although he is likely to be less worked up about the failures of others to see than in most cases.
Or reacts with either annoyance or bewilderment to things like Bob's warped logic, Karl's Honor Before Reason mindset (honor being always thought first in his case), Maria's insistence to rhyme all the time, and Jacob's delusions of being a hero. He reacts with appropriate horror to things like Alice's finger and eyeball collection, Gardenia's tendency to attack anyone not believing in her religion, Franklin's experiments to revive the dead with science, and the crimes against nature that Franklin calls pets. Isaac is actually a very well-adjusted individual. Picture this: Alice is the Stupid Evil Psycho for Hire, Bob is a Cloudcuckoolander, Henry is an Empty Shell, Charlotte is a Chaotic Stupid prankster, Karl is too nice for his own good, Daniel is Charlotte's Annoying Younger Sibling, Emily is a shallow sociopath, Maria often Rhymes on a Dime, Franklin is a Mad Scientist, Gardenia is a Lawful Stupid Fundamentalist, Jacob thinks he's a hero on a grand quest, and Lily is a Mad Artist who's obsessed with her wax "statues." Looks like your standard Dysfunction Junction. When there is a group of characters who are all just totally weird, either in general or in a particular scenario, the Only Sane Man is the only one who, well, isn't.
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