Idiot Houdini

The 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 kind of stupid idea they've come up with, it will work. If they sell 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 Houdinis

 * Peter Griffin (Family Guy)
 * Homer Simpson (The Simpsons)
 * Esme (Kiddyzuzaa) (most of the time)
 * Dee Dee (Dexter's Laboratory)
 * Cosmo (Fairly OddParents (seasons 9-10))
 * Cat Valentine (Victorious (seasons 3-4) and all of Sam & Cat)
 * Mr. Turner (Fairly OddParents (seasons 6-10))
 * Billy (The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy)
 * Jade West (Victorious)
 * Tori Vega (Victorious)
 * Kirby (Kirby's Avalanche/Kirby's Ghost Trap)
 * SpongeBob SquarePants (SpongeBob SquarePants (seasons 6-8))
 * Patrick Star (Spongebob Squarepants (seasons 6-8))
 * Henry Hart/Kid Danger (Henry Danger)
 * Sheen Estevez (Planet Sheen)
 * Okuyasu Nijimura (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable)
 * The Chucks (Numb Chucks)
 * Angelina Mouseling (Angelina ballerina)
 * Jeffy (SuperMarioLogan)
 * Charlotte (Making Fiends)
 * Aya Asagiri (Magical Girl Site)
 * Ray Palmer (Futures End)
 * Pizza Steve (Uncle Grandpa, but he still redeemed himself in several episodes)
 * Kevin Reynolds ((Supernoobs) when records his team to give the videos to his tabloid magazine company owner, Marty Soulpatch. To reveal their secret identities to them)