Unlike what the innernets might try to tell you, a Nice Guy isn’t all that uncommon, nor are they passsive-aggressive jerks who want to be patted on the back. The worlds of pop culture are filled with ’em, from Jimmy Olsen, the Daily Planet’s ace photog, to Police Chief Marge Gunderson of Brainerd, MN to Launchpad McQuack, sidekick to two different adventurous lunatics in two different cities. Those examples even prove that you don’t have to be a “guy” or even a human to be the proverbial sweeheart, leading to today’s affable query…
The MS-QOTD (pronounced, as always, “misquoted”) was going to talk about creators, but I didn’t want to get real people involved, and also nobody’s got beat Fred Rogers, asking: Which fictional character is the nicest nice guy of all?
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“My Other Brother Darryl” was very genteel indeed.
MacGyver. He’s somehow successful super agent/detective without any physical violence.