The X-Men series gave us a whole slew of mutant "super heroes," many of whom had "powers" that were honestly useless in the fight for truth and justice. That usually meant these characters had a limited run, because how many plots can you write around a hero whose talent is limited to extra skin or translating languages? Take, for example, Kylun, whose mutations meant he could imitate any sound and looked like a lion.
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He became increasingly feral as time went on just for something to do, despite that being the exact opposite of what happens when you hang around with people all the time. His one glorious moment came when a squad of "Warpies" assumed his sound-mimicking powers were no threat because they'd never seen Police Academy. His character was such an unemployable failure even in the X-community that his "happy ending" was finding and moving back in with his parents.
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That's the whole idea behind the Simpsons, though. The point of the show is not the story, but the characters. The story has become secondary to the situations the characters get in.
I like your thought about the show - I just wish the singers had achieved what you hoped without being so unbelievably annoying.