#32. Tennis Ball is a Moron - (Various episodes)
I'm sure you all remember Tennis Ball, one of the flagship icons of BFDI... not really, but he did make it to tenth place in BFDI. And, was one of the deast disliked characters of BFDIA. I am also sure you remember him for the one tagline everyone remembers him for.
"There's always TB, he's smart!"
T-Brainy
Tennis Ball seems smart, right? Everyone says he is smart. Except for one big issue, he isn't. He is probably one of the dumbest contestants in the show. And when you compare Tennis Ball to the rest of the cast, that is no small feat.
A Statue
Dumb Jock
Noisebox
A Time Bomb
Firey
Don't believe me?
Tennis Ball is one of the dumbest contestants on the show and I am going to prove it. Let me illustrate the many times TB hasn't really been all up there.
First, Tennis Ball uses broken logic to get Flower on his team... for no reason at all!
"You know how Flower gets angry at everyone"
"I don't like where this is going but yeah"
"So if the other team gets her, she will become more of an enemy"
"Y-yeah?"
"So it would just be common sense to choose her for our team!"
"Aw seriously?"
"I agree"
Excuse me, what?
You are picking Flower to be on your team so she will be less of an enemy?
Have you not spent a single second around Flower before? She is not someone you can make an ally out of. And with her on your team, she will just drag you down with her. So instead of choosing someone else and forcing the cherries to pick Flower, you went with a dangerous psychopath who is certainly going to screw with your entire game. Good job, Tennis Ball. Why were you labeled the smart one? You just made the singlehandedly most idiotic decision in the history of BFDI, it's not even close.
"Thanks for picking me-"
Okay, maybe Pencil rejecting Ice Cube makes the cut, but in her defense, the effects weren't immediate.
So Tennis Ball can keep his title for dumbest decision in BFDI history.
Look at that shit eating grin
T-Bonehead
Alright, moving on, because we have a lot more idiotic things that Tennis Ball did to get through, and little time to do it.
The second thing he screws up is climbing on a boat. He manages to miss a team boat launching. And for someone who is supposed to be smart, he should be able to know what is going on and not miss the entire team objective.
Good job, Tennis Ball. Are you seriously going to be this dumb for the rest of the series?
Well... we are in for one hell of a ride.
In the next episode Tennis Ball does more stupid stuff.
First he kicks Rocky halfway accross Goiky
T-Boot
Then he looks to the right (Cheaters)
Then he runs into a hole
Also in this episode, we get to see Tennis Ball master the art of persuasion.
"Oh thank you, you're here"
"Get me over that wall!"
In the third episode he insults Rocky.
"No arms is NO excuse!"
*visible anger*
*kick*
"Ha ha, you think a little kick would do anything"
"Wait, I can't stop!"
Good job, Tennis Ball. You really earn your rep. Now you won't be able to finish the test because you are stuck in a hole!
But wait, there's more!
We all know Tennis Ball is weird, so for the cake challenge, he's going to come up with another dim witted idea.
"Look, GB. It's a rice cake!"
Bravo, this isn't gonna be a good idea.
T-Baker
Lets see these results
Alright, so its not the worst. He bakes above a dirt level. But I would wager that he got all 15 of his points from the magic die.
Things keep getting worse for our resident dumbass Tennis Ball. Now he is on a crusade to make everyone hate him.
"Calm down"
"Caaalm down"
"Caaaaalm down!"
Then Tennis Ball goes through four straight episodes without doing something dumb, only to return and reclaim his title.
It comes in the crying contest where he does another messed up thing. Tennis Ball is going to attempt to cry on command... and he is going to do it in the most awkward way possible; I uh, lets put it this way. It sounds like he's trying to take a dump.
"Try to cry"
*Shitting noises*
"Not a drop"
"Um, I have to go to the bathroom!"
I'm sorry, I just couldn't resist.
Oh! It's cloudwatching time! Lets see what TB and GB are up to now.
"What do you think that cloud looks like?"
"I think the cloud looks like a Tennis Ball"
"I think the cloud looks like a Golf Ball"
It looks like a Snowball... like exactly like Snowball.
Actually, I'm 90% sure that's the same asset.
Yep, my suspicions have been confirmed
And so has another one...
T-Brainless
Hey guys.
"What?"
Tennis Ball is sooo dumb!
"How dumb is he?"
He is so dumb, he got hit by an imaginary cake.
T-Blasted
Now either that makes him a person who is a little brain dead, or he is way too into method acting. Either way, Tennis Ball is still an idiot.
Now for the next six episodes he either complains or does nothing.
Oh and also forgets he has to dodge a KNIFE
And partners up with Firey again
Then he is eliminated because he fell off a cliff.
But don't worry, he's going to come back to deliver some important news... He is now threatening to KILL HIS HOST
"I have a magnet and I can demagnetize you"
T-Bully
"I prefer to threaten the viewers, but good attempt"
That's a good comprehensive list of all the stupid things he did in the first season. In the second season Tennis Ball doesn't do as much stupid stuff. In fact, he actually starts doing smart stuff. Not really, but he is less dumb than before.
Still being an idiot, he gives a strong start to his idiocracy by seggregating all of the new contestants.
"Lets keep a division between the old contestants and the newbies"
T-Biased
Then in episode two, he is doing nothing as usual. And Fries comes to confront him. He demands to know what role Tennis Ball has assigned himself. TB's answer to this can only be described as genius.
"Uh, Co-Manager"
Great excuse. Now for the final idiotic thing he does, its got to be the cherry on top. This delicious cake of pure mental stupidity has to be topped by one of the greatest one liners in the show's history. Let me establish what has happened which suceeded these events.
First thing that happens is Gelatin is feeling cramped, and he does what he usually does. This time sending Golf Ball, Tennis Ball, and Rocky straight into the evil forest. And now Golf Ball, Tennis Ball, and Rocky will feel the wrath of Evil Leafy.
*Boom*
*Screaming*
They approach the Evil Canyon and realize that they are cornered with Evil Leafy hot on their tail.
"Why don't we cut off the tail so they can't grab it?"
Thanks to Gelatin once again, his previous sendoff of Spongy, Book, and Ice Cube. Their escape lead to the Evil Canyon bridge to be broken.
"Wuh"
*Snatch*
*Splat*
Weighs more than a airplane
So now there is a huge gap that seperates both sides of the canyon. And with the three now cornered, they are running out of options.
That is when Tennis Ball suggests an idea, an idea so perfectly stupid that it can not go without being mentioned. A plan that would defy all plans
Golf Ball: OH NO, A CANYON!
Golf Ball: What do we do?
Tennis Ball: If we quickly build a trebuchet...
Tennis Ball: We might be able to-
*demonic screaming and eating noises*
Excuse me, WHAT? You are going to build a trebuchet? You have no arms, and you are working with a Bossy Bot and a NPC! You will not be able to put a trebuchet together PERIOD! And you really expect to be able to put a trebuchet together in the time you had? SHE IS RIGHT BEHIND YOU! There is no way that you will get anything together by that time! In the time it would take for Tennis Ball to explain his idea, Rocky and Golf Ball would have already been consumed. That is just the stupidest idea I have ever heard, its almost like he doesn't even hear himself talk. It's not even close, nothing will ever beat that level of stupidity, at least in BFDIA.
T-Brazen
Alright, that concludes this article, I think there isn't much to wrap up from this other than Tennis Ball is a moron and never listen to any of his plans.
T-Bad
P.S. This article used to be a featurette of all the weird things Tennis Ball did throughout the show. Unfortunatley, except for a few examples. There wasn't enough to make a full article. Thankfully when I was reviewing episodes in preparation for this review. I discovered that despite not being weird, he was very dumb.
So now you know the history of this article.
P.P.S. Thanks to Anarchy for sending me the uncropped screenshot of everyone running to the boat.
P.P.P.S. I'm sure this conversation has also happened before.
P.P.P.S. I think every challenge needs a trebuchet, no matter what. Even if it's a quiz, it needs a trebuchet somewhere. I don't care if it's stupid, we need Tennis Ball to say this stuff more!
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