Idiot Houdini

Idiot Houdini is when a character who is known for making consistently poor judgments never has to answer for them. In fact, nearly the exact opposite happens: Whatever mind-numbingly stupid idea they've come up with this episode, it will work. If he sells the party's material possessions for some magic beans to give to a Nigerian prince he met over the Internet, we can be rest assured that at the end of the episode a Nigerian prince will come solve the conflict with a Deus Ex Machina. The Idiot Houdini will be healthy, wealthy, and have an ample supply of True Companions even though in Real Life anyone acting the way he does would almost certainly have died ten episodes before the series began

Notable Idiot Houdini's

 * Peter Griffin (Family Guy)
 * Homer Simpson (The Simpsons)
 * Esme (Kiddyzuzaa (most of the time))
 * Dee Dee (Dexter's Laboratory)
 * Cosmo (Fairly OddParents)
 * Mr. Turner (Fairly OddParents)
 * Jade West (Victorious)
 * Tori Vega (Victorious)
 * Patrick (Spongebob Squarepants (seasons 6-8))