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I think this list is more about characters that were unintentionally bad. Whether you like Carrie or not, she's a well written character, and her personality is very intentional. You're supposed to like Meredith from Grey's Anatomy, but since the writing and acting was poor, she's a pretty disliked character.
@@stephengrigg5988The writing in Grey’s Anatomy was not poor for the first, say, 6 or 7 years. But the show itself has wayyyy overstayed its welcome. As for Carrie Bradshaw she’s annoying as hell too. Just like Meredith Grey, extra-whiny.
Because Glee was made specifically to cater to the most insufferable people on Earth. Those being people like Rachel who were born naturally talented and beautiful and think that means they can act annoying and superior around everyone.
@@ElizabethMcCormick-s2nAnd if you rewatch Glee again, Sue is mostly right because both of Will and Rachel are always the problems. Will is even a sociopath when you think about it, Sue has warned us all the time!
Well, the show did try to MAKE her sympathetic from time to time. It just never took or stuck. Any time it looked like Rachel might actually be going through growth, she would just backslide. I might argue that was a problem with Glee's characters in general, but definitely for Rachel and Will.
Finally someone acknowledges the train wreck of a character that is Meredith Grey! I liked the show in general but watching her interact with basically everyone was hard.
@@margarethmichelina5146 In an interview with Katherine Heigl, she even mentions how annoyed she is with rehashed storylines and relationship decisions. Even the famous "pick me, choose me" line, she said she hated.
The thing I probably hate most about Ted Mosby is how he expects everyone else around him to change while he continues the same pretentious behavior that continuously ruins his relationships.
What's pretty crazy is I never really realized how awful he was until I heard someone else point it out. One of those things that's right under your nose, for some reason I had just never thought about it.
I dont agree about Jack....he saved countless lives of survivors and was burdened with being a leader who had to make hard choices but always looked out for the survivors
Elena was awful. Absolutely the worst character on the show. If only Nina Dobrev could have played Katherine the whole time instead, because Katherine was a VASTLY more interesting and enjoyable character.
elena is one of the best characters of the show you don't know wtf you're talking about!! yes katherine might be more interesting but elena was an amazing character and most just hate her based on who she chooses romantically which is stupid! I'm a delena shipper forever but I loved elena even when she was with stefan and just because people thought she was boring doesn't mean she was a bad character! she became my favorite character and was the heart of the show!
@@sarakennedy2633all her co-stars had to sacrifice everything for her sake. I hated Elena because everyone suffer because of her, not because she chose Damon.
LOST: That is actually Jack's arc. To turn him from a pragmatic, depressed broken person who lost hope back to hopeful leader. He was giving his life for others, but couldn't find his true meaning in life. Jacob had to turn him into a believer.
I could tolerate Cat Valentines voice on Victorious I could tolerate Bernadette’s voice on Big Bang Theory I could tolerate Cartman’s voice from South Park But Fred’s makes wanna sandpaper my ears off. The fact he has a movie is crazy listening to that voice for 2 hours is CIA level Torture.
Eric Cartman had been memed so many times I’ve kinda grown a tolerance for it and the characters in South Park are voice by the same actors so most of them sound like that
Yeah and that chick from 2 broke girls but no one is as bad as Fred I remember when he guest stared on icarly and Freddie got cancelled for saying he’s not funny and I was like but he’s right saying random words in a high pitched voice isn’t funny Icarly is funny because they actually tell jokes. Cartman voice is funny because of the things he says that are outrageous, but a Teenage boy making talking in high pitched squealing noises is just awkward as hell.
Im just glad tori vega is not on here thank god. She didn't even do anything wrong (mostly) And to back up the faux pars thing she did let's defend her .her kissing beck is bc jade humiliated her first .smashing the wrong car is the woods fault for allowing them to do it for the reality tv show .while stealing Andre's song is wrong, it wouldn't happen if Andre didn't just abruptly move in without toris permission and playing the piano at 4 am .when she didn't acknowledge cat is a talented singer when Andre said "not cat tho" it could be bc cat could get distracted and could fail Andre the class if he didn't get the song done with a fully focused singer
JD from Scrubs. He was a whiny little girly man in the beginning, and he grew a lot and actually turned into a good doctor and a pretty likeable guy. It's a redemption story.
Basically every character in Skins, each generation you start off thinking "What the f*ck is going on!? Who the hell are these dickheads!?" Then by the end of their character arcs you love them so much you're practically crying you don't want it to end
Meredith Grey actually got much better once Shepperd is gone😅 Also, I'd also add Charlotte York or/and Carrie Bradshaw as honorable mentions: Charlotte drives me mad with her obsession with marriage and classicism, and the way she treats Harry at the beginning of their relationship
Charlotte was, originally, my least favorite of the four. I just couldn’t understand her marriage lust or classicism. Now I think Carrie is the worst. At least Charlotte got better.
Based on earlier seasons, I get why she's on the list. As for the last few seasons, I have enjoyed seeing the supporting characters more: Bailey & Ben, Maggie, Amelia, Jo, Richard, Linc, and even Winston. I'm waiting for a very special BokHee episode.
@@jinakaye agreed. Meredith was the worst in the first few seasons. I was actually rooting for Addison when she first came back. Then I realized Addison was much better than Meredith or McDreamy.
With Meredith, the show is constantly trying to convince us she's some badass hero when she's just a monotone plank of wood. "I'm so dark and twisty".. no, you're a bore. The show really overcompensates for it too. By s10 or so she's survived a bombing, drowning, a mass shooting, a plane crash, and I think a hurricane. She's one of the least interesting characters on the show and the actress is awful
wtf? Jack Shephard is an AMAZING protagonist. His journey from a man of science to a man of faith is one of the greatest character arcs in tv history. And Matthew Fox is a brilliant actor. Already lost interest in the rest of the top 10.
Agreed. And this is coming from someone whose favorite character on the show is John Locke - the one whom Jack butted heads with the most. Jack certainly has many flaws, but that's true of most of the characters (a key reason why they were chosen as candidates). I almost never find myself truly disliking him as a character. And I agree that his character arc is one of the greatest ever - eventually becoming the character that John Locke once was and admitting that he had been right about everything, wishing he could've told him that. That was definitely a surprising start to the list...
The entire main cast of Seinfeld. For every group of people they encounter in each episode, they take it upon themselves to openly criticize and mock others for often immutable traits. And while that is meant to be part of the comedy (and it works for that), this is not a qualify for a 'good' person. It would be like going on a date with a girl who openly admits that she thinks she is above you because your facial proportions aren't 100% symmetrical, and that gives her right to talk down to you; not only that, but that she makes fun of your sexual preferences and kinks with her entire family. And when Jerry, George and Elaine are occasionally called out for this kind of behavior, they don't strive to better themselves, judging others for surface-level imperfections and possible insecurities. One week later, and they're back to heckling another person, like a high school bully who never learned to grow out of the taunting phase. Great show, but reprehensible characters.
Amazing video of the worst main characters of tv shows,fantastic job watch mojo. What about phoebe and Chris from original charmed and Dawn from Buffy the vampire slayers.
Okay, where is Sookie Stackhouse?. She was absolutely the worst. She basically acted like the world revolved around her and was an absolutely horrendous friend. Worst thing she did was have Tara get turned into a vampire knowing what one put her through. And her constant crying and screaming really got annoying.
Jack Shephard and Meredith Grey are nowhere near the worst parts of Lost or Grey’s Anatomy. Jack is great and Meredith is the most mid character in existence.
I feel like Spencer from All American. He falls in love with one of his friends girl dates her then breaks up with her and dates her best friend he also selfish when it comes to others trying to follow their dreams and gaslights them to thinking there making horrible decisions
I think Flash from the arrowverse should be on this. hes not a good hero. he would be useless without the team. he has almost destroyed the universe multiple times. the flash is supposed to be a scientis and hes kind of an idiot in this version. he also has no accountability, any time hes screwed up and the other characters dare to try to call him out on it he turns into a selfish brat.
Worst Main Characters in my list is... - Katie Otto: American Housewife - Leslie Knope: Parks and Recreation - The Short Family: Life in Pieces - Brenda Leigh Johnson: The Closer - Sharron Raydor: Major Crimes - Jane Clementine Rizzoli and Dr. Maura Dorothea Isles: Rizzoli & Isles - Temperance "Bones" Brennan and Seeley Booth: Bones - Baby Shark: Baby Shark's Big Show - Steven Universe: Steven Universe - Dib: Invader Zim - The Whole Characters: Gravity Falls - The Whole Characters: Regular Show - Xavier and Yadina Riddle and Brad Meltzer: Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum - The Whole Characters: Star vs. The Forces of Evil
Leslie Knope is outrageously annoying, but I wouldn't say she's a bad character. She's actually a very good person, despite all her annoying quirks that sometimes border on her being terrible, at the end of the day, she means well.
Vanessa from Van Helsing. I don't think I've ever seen such an unlikeable TV protagonist. She's overly arrogant, selfish, self-centered, self-righteous, mean, vindictive, completely full of herself, is a sexist man-hater, looks for the smallest reason to condemn people, is hypocritical in how she condemns others for literally the exact same scenarios she's biased with, and is so eager to kill that she looks for the smallest reason to do so. Worst of all, she never changes or grows as a character, despite acknowledging these faults herself.
Elena from Vampire Diaries. She made everything about her, toyed with 2 brothers for most of the show which drove a wedge between them, always a damsel in distress with no backbone or hobbies, claimed to be katherine’s “opposite” when she did the exact same thing with the salvatore brothers. They should have given her more of a personality and made her stronger instead of having her be the girl who needs to be saved every 5 seconds.
Toyed with 2 brothers honey you're thinking of that h*e Katherine Pierce. Elena truly loved the Salvatore's but she fell in love with Damon more. Because they lived her they renewed their broken bond after Katherine toyed with them for Centuries. Get it straight baby girl😂😂😂😂
@@BiBoFanwhen she was trying to choose between them in season 3 she toyed with them big time. Yes she truly loved them both but loving 2 brothers at the same time is toying with them😂😂😂 and she would lead each one on at different times. Miss Katherine did the same thing with them but had different motivations. The brothers eventually worked things out but they were constantly fighting over elena in seasons 1-4 lol
@@antoniamcbride5401 Because when she was a human she wanted Damon but she knew how her friends and family felt so she listened to her head rather than her heart. When she bacame a vampire she didn't give a f*ck about how anyone felt. She chose Damon. Even Stefan told her in S2 that when you're a vampire your emotions and feelings were heightened. Everything you want in life you want 10 times more. As I said she's been wanting Damon since S1. She knew he was a bad choice and Stefan was safer. Anyone Delena were endgame it's so over🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Meredith did get better once she became an attending and Derek was gone. She grew so much and now she’s one of the best characters on the show. It might’ve taken a long time but with how long the show is they can do slow development well.
And really, à slow development is actually realistic anyways. And if the show has the time to show à character grow slowly and more realistically, as Grey's Anatomy does... Why not?
It was before the end of the first season that I knew OITNB no longer belonged to Piper. Nearly all of the inmates and prison staff far overshadowed her.
Meridth isnt my favourite character and she irritates me at times. But thats the point, she goes through a lot of issues, she goes through theraphy. She becomes a better person
agree, she doesnt deserve to be on this list... im not saying she has to be your favorite character... but she is not an ass, and the only reason they gave here, was because she wanted nothing to do with lexie for like 2 episodes... but meredith didnt owe anything to lexie!! Lexie have everything meredith didnt
Ted Mosby was so beyond annoying, he was an obnoxious know-it-all, he was crappy to his friends especially Barney and he was on the verge of being creepy and possessive about Robin, when they don't work as a couple at all
I am surprised to see Meredith Grey in this list! She may have been annoying at the start but she grew and matured. Now she's a mom and a widow as well as Chief of General Surgery.
In my opinion the worst part of Glee is that no one puts Rachel in her place, they keep forgiving her when she says sorry or gives them gifts, it's so toxic! No one really tells her no and sticks to their guns, she never has consequences for her actions, she's like a grown-up female version of Caillou.
*Fred Figglehorn* is the kid that got beaten up in grade school while everyone just watched, *Emily Cooper's* hair caught on fire and everyone laughed, *Piper Chapman* got shanked in the shower & even the guards stepped over her.
In terms of good shows like some of these, some other the other characters are more interesting and entertaining and the lead character isn’t as great or even interesting in comparison
Not famous enough to be on this list, but Lilly from Cold Case. This was such a great show but she was unbearable! While the unit could work together as a team she would be the "strong independent" cop that goes against the others, her boss's wishes and common sense to prove everyone wrong! And the fact that she is the one who sees the victim's ghosts at the end instead of the people who really cared about them was doubly frustrating.
Omg her love life was complicated, her family was complicated and it seemed to just drag on! Yes Lilly we get it! You have a alcoholic mom, a dad that left you and your sister with your mom, your sister has her own problems and then your love life like girl! You were with one of the victims (it was the episode where the guy owned a facility and helped others, but he lived somewhere and Lilly went to investigate. I think season 3 or 4- Joseph episode! ) he told her that he loved her and she got all freaked out! and then her own boyfriend/ fiancee/ ex husband...she called him up drunk! Like girl....you doing too much
All of These “ Main characters” Of their own shows are all poorly written because of Poor excuse for writers! Let me make a list about what to do with main characters. 10. If a character has got to have flaws, make sure to bring childhood trauma or severe abuse to humble them, especially at an early age. 2. If the main character gets to unbearable, kill that character of to replace it with the another. 3. Start them all off as loaners so they will eventually grow to Earn friends. 4. Give them no love interests. 5. In order for the main character to redeem themselves, they should sacrifice their lives to save the other characters to earn respect. 6. The main male character should be a proud, Career minded single man that doesn’t need a woman to complete his life. 7. The main female character should always get friend zoned. 8. Make sure the main character fights, the antagonist alone, they don’t need any help… Until a character will actually care for another because actions speak louder than words when it comes to real friendship.
How about Kate Kane from the first season of "Batwoman" - she breaks into a man's house, assaults the staff, steals his clothes, then says, "I'm not going to let a man take credit for what a woman does." Bint, how about you take responsibility for trespassing, assault, and theft!
Wow. I used to think it was only me wgo used to feel these protagonists were tiresome, especially when some of these series were successful and ran for many seasons. Thank you for finally letting me know I wasn't alone 😂
A few snubs, because there are many examples. Including: 1. The Miranda Sings character from Haters Back Off. Much like Fred Fighlehorn, Miranda was an awful character when she was on TH-cam, but giving her a Netflix show was an extremely awful idea, and that’s not even getting into her recent controversies. So awful. 2. Debby Ryan’s character from the truly awful Netflix show Insatiable. She was just terrible. 3. It pains me to say this because I was an avid fan of the character Jack Bauer on the classic show 24. After the original show went off the air in 2010 I, like many other 24 fans, watched the entire series quite a few times until the announcement of the reboot 24: Live Another Day and that show was incredible. But shortly after that went off the air, when it was announced that the show was being rebooted yet again with all new characters. I love Corey Hawkins. Straight Outta Compton and In the Heights were both amazing watches but I just didn’t care for his character on 24: Legacy. Chalk it up to the impossibility to replace Jack Bauer because he is a great character, but Hawkins bored the shit out of me. There’s nothing quite like Bauer yelling all the time and his “don’t give a f*ck attitude”, but those were some huge shoes to fill and unfortunately Hawkins couldn’t replicate what made the original such a beloved series. 3. I know it’s only live-action characters, but Mindy Kaling’s character on the MAX streaming series Velma. God, just atrocious.
@@l-wolverine2211 oh God, Caillou is trash, both the character and the show. I have an ex girlfriend who's daughter used to watch that show, it's not only annoying as hell and stupid, I think it's actually harmful for development. All the characters ever do is cry and act like babies.
How could Emily be worse!? Sylvie Grateau and Julien should be on this list because they treated Emily like crap. For no. 5, it should have been: - Cassie Howard (her selfish ways destroyed her friendship with Maddy) - Princess Margaret (she is mean to Elizabeth and her troubled marriage with Lord Snowdon is a selfish act) - Fallon Carrington (she always shows a lot of cleavage to seduce her way to the top of the corporate ladder)
•Ginny from Ginny And Georgia. •Cassie from Euphoria. •Rachel from Friends- not completely but she had her moments. (Ginny/Ginnie however you spell it)
The Gilmore Girls were Karens before Karens became a thing…every person of color knows this,I have never watched half an episode of that show,I just don’t know those women anywhere in my life.
Well throughout the first 3 seasons which focused on keeping her alive due to her regenerative powers/supposed immortality being what could save the world does give her a reason to act like a drama queen somewhat as being told that her regenerative powers/supposed immortality being the only thing that saves the world, and having supervillains and corrupt government officials trying to find a way to kill her or capture her and exploit her powers/supposed immortality on a constant basis does make her life stressful. But I will agree in that she had no reason to be a drama queen in Season 4 and onwards as her story-arc was done and she was no longer in constant danger.
Question: If Jack on Lost was so unlikeable then why were millions of viewers, including me, so furious and truly upset when he was killed off in the final episode? Whoever wrote this absolute nonsense never watched the show because Jack was a true hero and a good person. He was the leader that helped so many survive.
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I couldn’t get past the first episode of _Glee_ because of Rachel Berry.
If animated shows were included, there'd be a 100% chance that Velma from Velma would be at least in the top 3.
Jerry Seinfeld
Jess from New Girl
Why did you leave out She-Hulk?
"Many characters are nice, likable and engaging. Meredith is none of those".
Spot on.
I didn’t like her from the beginning. I thought I was the only one.
Shonda Rhimes was a fool to make Meredith the protagonist.
Well I love her.
Anyone else feel like she’s a huge narcissist?
I haven't watched Grey's Anatomy apart from a few random episodes but Meredith is my wife's favorite character. (My wife is a Grey's Anatomy fan.)
The worst part of Rachel Berry is It's actually Lea Michelle being herself
Yep ❤
Director: Right Lea, so you will be playing yourself, right?
Yeah there’s hardly much difference between Lea and her character in Glee
Yeah. I think her character would have been forgotten as a bland stereotypical mean girl if it wasn’t for Lea Michelle also being a nightmare.
I bet Lea Michele was getting told she sucked LONG before Glee.
How did you not have Carrie from Sex in the City on here?! She’s a terrible friend, girlfriend and person.
She is the worst!
Oh come on, give some people a chance to be bashed
I know right!
I think this list is more about characters that were unintentionally bad. Whether you like Carrie or not, she's a well written character, and her personality is very intentional. You're supposed to like Meredith from Grey's Anatomy, but since the writing and acting was poor, she's a pretty disliked character.
@@stephengrigg5988The writing in Grey’s Anatomy was not poor for the first, say, 6 or 7 years. But the show itself has wayyyy overstayed its welcome. As for Carrie Bradshaw she’s annoying as hell too. Just like Meredith Grey, extra-whiny.
Rachel Berry was typically the villian of the show. I don't know how anyone sympathizes with her.
Also, the actress who played her is even problematic in real life
@@margarethmichelina5146 I can't believe that I agree with something that Gwenyth Paltrow says, but she's right about Rachel!
Because Glee was made specifically to cater to the most insufferable people on Earth. Those being people like Rachel who were born naturally talented and beautiful and think that means they can act annoying and superior around everyone.
@@ElizabethMcCormick-s2nAnd if you rewatch Glee again, Sue is mostly right because both of Will and Rachel are always the problems. Will is even a sociopath when you think about it, Sue has warned us all the time!
Well, the show did try to MAKE her sympathetic from time to time. It just never took or stuck. Any time it looked like Rachel might actually be going through growth, she would just backslide. I might argue that was a problem with Glee's characters in general, but definitely for Rachel and Will.
So we’re not gonna mention Carrie from sex n the city?
I agree Team Samantha love her
She needs some rest. Other people deserve to be bashed
Finally someone acknowledges the train wreck of a character that is Meredith Grey! I liked the show in general but watching her interact with basically everyone was hard.
When Yang left, I stopped watching. Meredith is the worst.
Also, she constanly having "I wanna cry" face every time. It looks like Ellen Pompeo is even getting tired to play her for almost of 20 years.
I watched the show and it wasn't for Meredith
@@margarethmichelina5146 In an interview with Katherine Heigl, she even mentions how annoyed she is with rehashed storylines and relationship decisions. Even the famous "pick me, choose me" line, she said she hated.
The absolute worse.
The thing I probably hate most about Ted Mosby is how he expects everyone else around him to change while he continues the same pretentious behavior that continuously ruins his relationships.
Ross is that Same
What's pretty crazy is I never really realized how awful he was until I heard someone else point it out. One of those things that's right under your nose, for some reason I had just never thought about it.
@@theywouldnthavetocensormei9231 It really was a glass shattering moment 😅
Ted is the worst! 100%
@@p-__stop commenting that, no one gives a shit!
I dont agree about Jack....he saved countless lives of survivors and was burdened with being a leader who had to make hard choices but always looked out for the survivors
Kate is the most ha
That face Rachel made after Gwenyth Paltrow’s character says she sucks…that just cracks me up.
I also think Gwenyth Paltrow calling someone else unlikable is rather ironic.
and a lot of people hate paltrow
I was hoping Elena Gilbert from The Vampire Diaries would be on this list. Plus I agree with #1; she’s the worst of the worst and downright annoying.
Elena was awful. Absolutely the worst character on the show. If only Nina Dobrev could have played Katherine the whole time instead, because Katherine was a VASTLY more interesting and enjoyable character.
elena is one of the best characters of the show you don't know wtf you're talking about!! yes katherine might be more interesting but elena was an amazing character and most just hate her based on who she chooses romantically which is stupid! I'm a delena shipper forever but I loved elena even when she was with stefan and just because people thought she was boring doesn't mean she was a bad character! she became my favorite character and was the heart of the show!
true she was awful
Agree with Elena
@@sarakennedy2633all her co-stars had to sacrifice everything for her sake. I hated Elena because everyone suffer because of her, not because she chose Damon.
I’ve never heard of “The Fred Show,” but who could sit through that annoying voice - even for 11 minutes?
LOST: That is actually Jack's arc. To turn him from a pragmatic, depressed broken person who lost hope back to hopeful leader. He was giving his life for others, but couldn't find his true meaning in life. Jacob had to turn him into a believer.
exactly.
Ted is nowhere near as bad as the rest of the people on this list. He's no saint, he definitely has his flaws, but he's hardly "the worst."
I could tolerate Cat Valentines voice on Victorious
I could tolerate Bernadette’s voice on Big Bang Theory
I could tolerate Cartman’s voice from South Park
But Fred’s makes wanna sandpaper my ears off. The fact he has a movie is crazy listening to that voice for 2 hours is CIA level Torture.
"I could tolerate Cartman's voice from South Park"
Is it possible to learn this power?
Eric Cartman had been memed so many times I’ve kinda grown a tolerance for it and the characters in South Park are voice by the same actors so most of them sound like that
In Cartman's case, he's still a little kid so I can understand it.
Don't forget Janice from F.R.I.E.N.D.S.
"Oh. My. God."
Yeah and that chick from 2 broke girls but no one is as bad as Fred I remember when he guest stared on icarly and Freddie got cancelled for saying he’s not funny and I was like but he’s right saying random words in a high pitched voice isn’t funny Icarly is funny because they actually tell jokes. Cartman voice is funny because of the things he says that are outrageous, but a Teenage boy making talking in high pitched squealing noises is just awkward as hell.
Im just glad tori vega is not on here thank god. She didn't even do anything wrong (mostly)
And to back up the faux pars thing she did let's defend her
.her kissing beck is bc jade humiliated her first
.smashing the wrong car is the woods fault for allowing them to do it for the reality tv show
.while stealing Andre's song is wrong, it wouldn't happen if Andre didn't just abruptly move in without toris permission and playing the piano at 4 am
.when she didn't acknowledge cat is a talented singer when Andre said "not cat tho" it could be bc cat could get distracted and could fail Andre the class if he didn't get the song done with a fully focused singer
"We'll be excluding cartoons"
You're so lucky, Velma.
*gasp*
I love Velma
Now let’s subvert this: Top 10 WORST Main characters who became better in TV history.
JD from Scrubs. He was a whiny little girly man in the beginning, and he grew a lot and actually turned into a good doctor and a pretty likeable guy. It's a redemption story.
Basically every character in Skins, each generation you start off thinking "What the f*ck is going on!? Who the hell are these dickheads!?" Then by the end of their character arcs you love them so much you're practically crying you don't want it to end
Caroline from TVD
@@Zethonring23Definitely Tony from the start of season 1 to the end of season 2.
top 10 secondary characters in TV shows that are better than the mains one
Lafayette
Meredith Grey actually got much better once Shepperd is gone😅
Also, I'd also add Charlotte York or/and Carrie Bradshaw as honorable mentions: Charlotte drives me mad with her obsession with marriage and classicism, and the way she treats Harry at the beginning of their relationship
Charlotte was, originally, my least favorite of the four. I just couldn’t understand her marriage lust or classicism. Now I think Carrie is the worst. At least Charlotte got better.
Meredith Grey? Who made this list? She’s not the best but she’s far from being the worst. You should’ve put Owen Hunt here.
@@p-__stop spamming the same crap it's irritating
Owen isn't the main character on the show, but yes, I agree he is worse lol.
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Based on earlier seasons, I get why she's on the list. As for the last few seasons, I have enjoyed seeing the supporting characters more: Bailey & Ben, Maggie, Amelia, Jo, Richard, Linc, and even Winston. I'm waiting for a very special BokHee episode.
@@jinakaye agreed. Meredith was the worst in the first few seasons. I was actually rooting for Addison when she first came back. Then I realized Addison was much better than Meredith or McDreamy.
With Meredith, the show is constantly trying to convince us she's some badass hero when she's just a monotone plank of wood. "I'm so dark and twisty".. no, you're a bore. The show really overcompensates for it too. By s10 or so she's survived a bombing, drowning, a mass shooting, a plane crash, and I think a hurricane. She's one of the least interesting characters on the show and the actress is awful
If Ted Mosby was more honest with himself and also more mature he wouldn't be so unlikable
ted mosby is so real
Ted was very mature and very honest with himself. He just wanted to.find love and had a few miss steps
What about Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer from Seinfeld?
Should've put ross from friends in here too
They should’ve done a top 20 list just to cover all the bases. Not just the ones that are considered THE worst of the worst.
even a top 20 would still do worst of te worst
Lea Michelle actually just played herself throughout the whole Glee series.
She really did!
wtf? Jack Shephard is an AMAZING protagonist. His journey from a man of science to a man of faith is one of the greatest character arcs in tv history. And Matthew Fox is a brilliant actor.
Already lost interest in the rest of the top 10.
Agreed. And this is coming from someone whose favorite character on the show is John Locke - the one whom Jack butted heads with the most. Jack certainly has many flaws, but that's true of most of the characters (a key reason why they were chosen as candidates). I almost never find myself truly disliking him as a character. And I agree that his character arc is one of the greatest ever - eventually becoming the character that John Locke once was and admitting that he had been right about everything, wishing he could've told him that. That was definitely a surprising start to the list...
The entire main cast of Seinfeld.
For every group of people they encounter in each episode, they take it upon themselves to openly criticize and mock others for often immutable traits. And while that is meant to be part of the comedy (and it works for that), this is not a qualify for a 'good' person. It would be like going on a date with a girl who openly admits that she thinks she is above you because your facial proportions aren't 100% symmetrical, and that gives her right to talk down to you; not only that, but that she makes fun of your sexual preferences and kinks with her entire family.
And when Jerry, George and Elaine are occasionally called out for this kind of behavior, they don't strive to better themselves, judging others for surface-level imperfections and possible insecurities. One week later, and they're back to heckling another person, like a high school bully who never learned to grow out of the taunting phase.
Great show, but reprehensible characters.
Surprised Zach Morris from Saved by the Bell wasnt on here, what with Funny or Die making an entire series about his bad decisions
Amazing video of the worst main characters of tv shows,fantastic job watch mojo. What about phoebe and Chris from original charmed and Dawn from Buffy the vampire slayers.
Dawn was far from a main character.
Carrie on Sex & the City?
Okay, where is Sookie Stackhouse?. She was absolutely the worst. She basically acted like the world revolved around her and was an absolutely horrendous friend. Worst thing she did was have Tara get turned into a vampire knowing what one put her through. And her constant crying and screaming really got annoying.
In the books, she was a strong badass. In the show, a self centered screamer who was addicted to thrills.
I really thought she was going to make the list.
to be fair... it was lafayette that really wanted to turn tara into a vampire!!
Jack Shephard and Meredith Grey are nowhere near the worst parts of Lost or Grey’s Anatomy. Jack is great and Meredith is the most mid character in existence.
I feel like Spencer from All American. He falls in love with one of his friends girl dates her then breaks up with her and dates her best friend he also selfish when it comes to others trying to follow their dreams and gaslights them to thinking there making horrible decisions
What about Zack Morris in Saved by the Bell. Not only does the world revolve around him, he can actually stop time to suit him.
Thank you for the update, WatchMojo..!! I don't know if sitcoms are allowed in the list. My pick is Al Bundy. 🤣
The protagonist of bones with the way she constantly shows off how smart she is.
I’m surprised Watchmojo doesn’t do honorable mentions anymore
Why don't they?
Sometimes they do, but not as often as they used to.
I would never be friends with Rory Gilmore if she came to life.
I loved Gilmore Girls..but when Rory slept with Dean, the April scenario and the horrible nightmare that was season 7 I was done.
I think Flash from the arrowverse should be on this. hes not a good hero. he would be useless without the team. he has almost destroyed the universe multiple times. the flash is supposed to be a scientis and hes kind of an idiot in this version. he also has no accountability, any time hes screwed up and the other characters dare to try to call him out on it he turns into a selfish brat.
Worst Main Characters in my list is...
- Katie Otto: American Housewife
- Leslie Knope: Parks and Recreation
- The Short Family: Life in Pieces
- Brenda Leigh Johnson: The Closer
- Sharron Raydor: Major Crimes
- Jane Clementine Rizzoli and Dr. Maura Dorothea Isles: Rizzoli & Isles
- Temperance "Bones" Brennan and Seeley Booth: Bones
- Baby Shark: Baby Shark's Big Show
- Steven Universe: Steven Universe
- Dib: Invader Zim
- The Whole Characters: Gravity Falls
- The Whole Characters: Regular Show
- Xavier and Yadina Riddle and Brad Meltzer: Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum
- The Whole Characters: Star vs. The Forces of Evil
Leslie Knope is outrageously annoying, but I wouldn't say she's a bad character. She's actually a very good person, despite all her annoying quirks that sometimes border on her being terrible, at the end of the day, she means well.
Vanessa from Van Helsing. I don't think I've ever seen such an unlikeable TV protagonist. She's overly arrogant, selfish, self-centered, self-righteous, mean, vindictive, completely full of herself, is a sexist man-hater, looks for the smallest reason to condemn people, is hypocritical in how she condemns others for literally the exact same scenarios she's biased with, and is so eager to kill that she looks for the smallest reason to do so. Worst of all, she never changes or grows as a character, despite acknowledging these faults herself.
sounds like she hulk
Elena from Vampire Diaries. She made everything about her, toyed with 2 brothers for most of the show which drove a wedge between them, always a damsel in distress with no backbone or hobbies, claimed to be katherine’s “opposite” when she did the exact same thing with the salvatore brothers. They should have given her more of a personality and made her stronger instead of having her be the girl who needs to be saved every 5 seconds.
Toyed with 2 brothers honey you're thinking of that h*e Katherine Pierce. Elena truly loved the Salvatore's but she fell in love with Damon more.
Because they lived her they renewed their broken bond after Katherine toyed with them for Centuries. Get it straight baby girl😂😂😂😂
@@BiBoFanwhen she was trying to choose between them in season 3 she toyed with them big time. Yes she truly loved them both but loving 2 brothers at the same time is toying with them😂😂😂 and she would lead each one on at different times. Miss Katherine did the same thing with them but had different motivations. The brothers eventually worked things out but they were constantly fighting over elena in seasons 1-4 lol
@@antoniamcbride5401 Because when she was a human she wanted Damon but she knew how her friends and family felt so she listened to her head rather than her heart. When she bacame a vampire she didn't give a f*ck about how anyone felt. She chose Damon. Even Stefan told her in S2 that when you're a vampire your emotions and feelings were heightened. Everything you want in life you want 10 times more. As I said she's been wanting Damon since S1. She knew he was a bad choice and Stefan was safer. Anyone Delena were endgame it's so over🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I really dont think Elena toyed with damon and stefan... she didnt have nothing with damon until season 4 or 5 I think...
Meredith did get better once she became an attending and Derek was gone. She grew so much and now she’s one of the best characters on the show. It might’ve taken a long time but with how long the show is they can do slow development well.
And really, à slow development is actually realistic anyways. And if the show has the time to show à character grow slowly and more realistically, as Grey's Anatomy does... Why not?
It was before the end of the first season that I knew OITNB no longer belonged to Piper. Nearly all of the inmates and prison staff far overshadowed her.
Piper is not as bad as grey
And don’t judge survival strategies in prison. Do you know how dangerous and terrible are them?
Meridth isnt my favourite character and she irritates me at times. But thats the point, she goes through a lot of issues, she goes through theraphy. She becomes a better person
Agreed. But it's so slow that by then it's almost too late
agree, she doesnt deserve to be on this list... im not saying she has to be your favorite character... but she is not an ass, and the only reason they gave here, was because she wanted nothing to do with lexie for like 2 episodes... but meredith didnt owe anything to lexie!! Lexie have everything meredith didnt
Ted Mosby was so beyond annoying, he was an obnoxious know-it-all, he was crappy to his friends especially Barney and he was on the verge of being creepy and possessive about Robin, when they don't work as a couple at all
Very true Ross is like him in many ways
Barney suck. And he was in no way possible of Robin.
And they work great as a couple. They broke up because he wanted kids.
@@stevemyopinion423 Barney didn't want kids either - until he met his daughter Ellie
not sure what you point is.
Carrie Bradshaw from SATC .
Also Jenna from "Awkward"
I am surprised to see Meredith Grey in this list! She may have been annoying at the start but she grew and matured. Now she's a mom and a widow as well as Chief of General Surgery.
Merideth grey was terrible.
I really appreciate this video 😊
Some honorable mentions: Sheldon Cooper ("The Big Bang Theory "), Jeff Winger (" Community "), and Ross and \or Rachel (" Friends ").
I’m dreading seeing the animated version of this video
Iris from the flash I couldn’t stand her character she’s annoying too
Not the main character.
@@jamiethal1319 True but she is the main girl tho
In my opinion the worst part of Glee is that no one puts Rachel in her place, they keep forgiving her when she says sorry or gives them gifts, it's so toxic!
No one really tells her no and sticks to their guns, she never has consequences for her actions, she's like a grown-up female version of Caillou.
*Fred Figglehorn* is the kid that got beaten up in grade school while everyone just watched, *Emily Cooper's* hair caught on fire and everyone laughed, *Piper Chapman* got shanked in the shower & even the guards stepped over her.
Meredith definitely!!
I can't believe Carrie Bradshaw wasn't on this list lol
In terms of good shows like some of these, some other the other characters are more interesting and entertaining and the lead character isn’t as great or even interesting in comparison
Next do one for animated tv shows
Not famous enough to be on this list, but Lilly from Cold Case. This was such a great show but she was unbearable! While the unit could work together as a team she would be the "strong independent" cop that goes against the others, her boss's wishes and common sense to prove everyone wrong! And the fact that she is the one who sees the victim's ghosts at the end instead of the people who really cared about them was doubly frustrating.
Omg her love life was complicated, her family was complicated and it seemed to just drag on! Yes Lilly we get it! You have a alcoholic mom, a dad that left you and your sister with your mom, your sister has her own problems and then your love life like girl! You were with one of the victims (it was the episode where the guy owned a facility and helped others, but he lived somewhere and Lilly went to investigate. I think season 3 or 4- Joseph episode! ) he told her that he loved her and she got all freaked out! and then her own boyfriend/ fiancee/ ex husband...she called him up drunk! Like girl....you doing too much
Jack was Awesome on Lost...
Surprisingly, many of the actors and actresses who play these characters are also NOT likable in real life.
The first time I saw Greys anatomy I had no idea Meredith was the main character 😂
well... she does the narration most of the episodes
How...just how? Lol
Great choice for #1. It also describes Lea Michelle to a T.
Also where was Dawn Summers from Buffy The Vampire Slayer?
Dawn isn’t on this list because this list is focused on main characters and Buffy is the main character.
I disliked Cordelia.
@@albertelnen9144 - Cordelia is very dislikable at first, but her character grows - especially later on Angel.
I think Cordelia was intentionally annoying. But she was also not the main character.
All of These “ Main characters” Of their own shows are all poorly written because of Poor excuse for writers! Let me make a list about what to do with main characters.
10. If a character has got to have flaws, make sure to bring childhood trauma or severe abuse to humble them, especially at an early age.
2. If the main character gets to unbearable, kill that character of to replace it with the another.
3. Start them all off as loaners so they will eventually grow to Earn friends.
4. Give them no love interests.
5. In order for the main character to redeem themselves, they should sacrifice their lives to save the other characters to earn respect.
6. The main male character should be a proud, Career minded single man that doesn’t need a woman to complete his life.
7. The main female character should always get friend zoned.
8. Make sure the main character fights, the antagonist alone, they don’t need any help… Until a character will actually care for another because actions speak louder than words when it comes to real friendship.
All of them are on point !! They all definitely lack charisma
Can you do top 10 worst main characters of cartoons (maybe even anime)?
How did Fred get a show, when Smoch didn't? I'd watch those guys on TV!
There should be a list about worst cartoon main characters, there are so many
How about Kate Kane from the first season of "Batwoman" - she breaks into a man's house, assaults the staff, steals his clothes, then says, "I'm not going to let a man take credit for what a woman does." Bint, how about you take responsibility for trespassing, assault, and theft!
Wow. I used to think it was only me wgo used to feel these protagonists were tiresome, especially when some of these series were successful and ran for many seasons. Thank you for finally letting me know I wasn't alone 😂
I was hoping Mr. WHINEY AKA leonard from Big Bang was on here.
A few snubs, because there are many examples. Including:
1. The Miranda Sings character from Haters Back Off. Much like Fred Fighlehorn, Miranda was an awful character when she was on TH-cam, but giving her a Netflix show was an extremely awful idea, and that’s not even getting into her recent controversies. So awful.
2. Debby Ryan’s character from the truly awful Netflix show Insatiable. She was just terrible.
3. It pains me to say this because I was an avid fan of the character Jack Bauer on the classic show 24. After the original show went off the air in 2010 I, like many other 24 fans, watched the entire series quite a few times until the announcement of the reboot 24: Live Another Day and that show was incredible. But shortly after that went off the air, when it was announced that the show was being rebooted yet again with all new characters. I love Corey Hawkins. Straight Outta Compton and In the Heights were both amazing watches but I just didn’t care for his character on 24: Legacy. Chalk it up to the impossibility to replace Jack Bauer because he is a great character, but Hawkins bored the shit out of me. There’s nothing quite like Bauer yelling all the time and his “don’t give a f*ck attitude”, but those were some huge shoes to fill and unfortunately Hawkins couldn’t replicate what made the original such a beloved series.
3. I know it’s only live-action characters, but Mindy Kaling’s character on the MAX streaming series Velma. God, just atrocious.
I scanned thru the video just to be sure Rory Gilmore was on here 😂
surprised that Clarke from The 100 isn't here
Can you do this for animated shows
A lot of animated shows don't really have a main character.
@@theywouldnthavetocensormei9231When they showed Caillou, it showed Potential of a Top 10 List for Worst Animated TV Characters.
@@l-wolverine2211 oh God, Caillou is trash, both the character and the show. I have an ex girlfriend who's daughter used to watch that show, it's not only annoying as hell and stupid, I think it's actually harmful for development. All the characters ever do is cry and act like babies.
8:31 oh THATS where the meme comes from! I’ve never seen this show
MOST OF THESE CHARACTERS ARE ANNOYING!
How could Emily be worse!? Sylvie Grateau and Julien should be on this list because they treated Emily like crap.
For no. 5, it should have been:
- Cassie Howard (her selfish ways destroyed her friendship with Maddy)
- Princess Margaret (she is mean to Elizabeth and her troubled marriage with Lord Snowdon is a selfish act)
- Fallon Carrington (she always shows a lot of cleavage to seduce her way to the top of the corporate ladder)
It’s Fallon whose the worst
Rosamund Pike as Maria Grayson in I Care A Lot. A dreadful character in an awful, amoral show
Carrie Mathison from Homeland should definitely have been in this list
YES OMG! jack Shepherd is the worst. I’m still pissed Kate chose him over Sawyer
6:04 it's almost like it portrays what it's like to be an attractive young white woman in a foreign country
Meredith always jealous of Cristina and that she try to step out over her mom shadow
•Ginny from Ginny And Georgia.
•Cassie from Euphoria.
•Rachel from Friends- not completely but she had her moments.
(Ginny/Ginnie however you spell it)
As someone who never watched Fred, I remember watching the first Movie and thinking it was stupid enough to be funny. Everything else though...
Meredith grey was such a pain to watch.
She’s the reason I couldn’t watch greys anatomy anymore
how so?
someone mentioned lost finally.. the lead characters are abdolutely worst and emily.. the show,the character both are bad
The Gilmore Girls were Karens before Karens became a thing…every person of color knows this,I have never watched half an episode of that show,I just don’t know those women anywhere in my life.
Rory and Lorelei make me so mad 😅
Clare Bennett from Heroes should be on this. Pretty much most of the entire series, shes a drama queen.
Well throughout the first 3 seasons which focused on keeping her alive due to her regenerative powers/supposed immortality being what could save the world does give her a reason to act like a drama queen somewhat as being told that her regenerative powers/supposed immortality being the only thing that saves the world, and having supervillains and corrupt government officials trying to find a way to kill her or capture her and exploit her powers/supposed immortality on a constant basis does make her life stressful.
But I will agree in that she had no reason to be a drama queen in Season 4 and onwards as her story-arc was done and she was no longer in constant danger.
It might not count, being an ensemble, but I'd say every character in Game of Thrones by season 8.
How is Sheldon Cooper not top 5🤷🏿♂️
what dont you like about him??
@@desisarod the worst is how he willfully disregards anyone else if it is a slight inconvenience. Funny character but terrible to his friends
We gotta richard webber because he has main character energy
She hulk should be on the list
Frasier can get on my nerves pretty bad sometimes.
Question: If Jack on Lost was so unlikeable then why were millions of viewers, including me, so furious and truly upset when he was killed off in the final episode? Whoever wrote this absolute nonsense never watched the show because Jack was a true hero and a good person. He was the leader that helped so many survive.