As a veteran hunter of demons, skinwalkers, vampires, and other assorted evil beings on The CW's hit series "," Bobby Singer (Jim Beaver) is, by and large, a deadly serious character. But Bobby definitely has his own trademark sense of humor on the show, as do both series' leads, Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles). In Bobby's case, the comedy relief he supplies falls squarely within the gritty, good-old-boy category of salty comebacks and blunt-edged putdowns.
It's really no surprise Bobby's sense of humor often has a cynical edge to it, of course, considering his day job combating evil and a backstory that includes being forced to kill his own wife when she's irretrievably possessed by a demon. That being said, the man is certainly not all grimness all the time. The fact is, there's a full, of Bobby chiding either Sam or Dean (or both) with his semi-famous aspersion — idjit! And while comedy may not exactly be his strong suit on this long-running series, he has fans cracking up more than a few times with his laconic delivery of a favorite phrase or colorful smackdown.
, hunting down and slaughtering shapeshifters, hell hounds, and other unnatural entities. The job would wear anyone down, but just when the weight of saving humanity from unspeakable evil on a weekly basis is at its most stressful, a little levity to break the tension can be a literal life-saver.
In this respect, posters had no problem coming up with examples when asked to comment on a "Supernatural" subreddit discussion asking for times that Bobby made them laugh.
For the , their favorite is the pithy line that Bobby tosses off at fellow hunter Rufus Turner (Steven Williams) when Rufus interrupts an agitated Bobby with a phone call, "Suck dirt and die, Rufus. Call me again and I'll kill you.
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