The wikipedia entry "List of Heroic Stock Characters" is a fun read, but on a more careful glance, you realize that it is gravely incomplete. Thank goodness that I compiled this list of fictional archetypes that it was missing!
29. The incredulous Asian
28. The cook who is also a spy
27. The gentle bum
26. The way-too-worried-about-the-Large-Hadron-Collider guy
25. The self-loathing acrobat
24. The reluctant weatherman
23. The nerdy jock
22. The jockish nerd
21. Lily, Rosemary, and the Jack of Hearts
20. The seriously scary baby
19. The lover of bacon
18. The guitarist with charisma
17. The paraplegic aristocrat
16. The mother or father
15. The alcoholic child
14. The big tall building
13. The stripper with a past--a Civil War past!
12. The white man with a gun or knife
11. The sexy amputee
10. The collicky politician
9. The Finn
8. The black Finn
7. The battle-scarred claims adjuster
6. The anti-matter-hero
5. The chick who knows what's up
4. The dude who knows what's what
3. The novelty-shop proprietor (also known as "The curio merchant")
2. The man who is especially adept at killing flies
1. Martin Short
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