I'm planning on making a top-16 list and I was wondering...which sitcom characters are the biggest jerks?

All I can think of is Barney Stitson.

Dr. Perry Cox- Scrubs

Ted Baxter,Louie DePalma and oh yeah defintely Herb Tarlic.

Det. Stanley "Wojo" Wojciehowicz (Barney Miller) was a definite male chauvinist pig at the outset of the show, condemning hookers while he slept with anything that moved. He was also a definite homophobic. He did slowly start to become more accepting of hookers, gays, etc. as the show went on, and by the time the final episode of the show aired in 1982 after an eight season run, Det. Harris refered to Wojo as "much improved".

Also, Larry Tate (Bewitched) was greedy, miserly, pushy and had no problem firing (ultimately to rehire) Darrin, prying into Darrin's personal life and all sorts of things that would definitely breach the lines of professional etiquette for a boss/employee relationship.

Wayne Arnold from the wonder years the dude was always picking on people lol

J.R. Ewing and Cliff Barnes (Dallas)

Charlie Harper (Two and a Half Men)

Lex Luthor (from "The New Adventures of Superman", "Super Friends", "Superman" [1988 cartoon series], "Superboy", "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman", "Smallville", and "Justice League" and other places)

Dr. Doom (from "Sub-Mariner", "The Fantastic Four" [1960s cartoon], "The New Fantastic Four", "Spider-Man" [1981 cartoon], "Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends", "The Fantastic Four" [1990s cartoon], "The Incredible Hulk" [1990s cartoon], "Spider-Man" [1990s cartoon], "Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes", "The Superhero Squad Show", "Iron Man: Armored Adventures", "The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes", "Ultimate Spider-Man" and other places)

Yeah- these guys are kind of jerks, to say the least.;)

(Okay- and I just saw that this list is really for sitcom characters, so sorry about that- but these guys definitely fit the qualification otherwise.)

Eddie Haskell from "Leave It to Beaver" seems a good candidate....
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much as I enjoy his character, Dr. Sheldon Cooper from "The Big Bang Theory" would also fit this list.

I got another one...Randy Taylor from "Home Improvement".

I actually call him Randy "The Smartass" Taylor.

Tim "The Toolman" Taylor from Home Improvement.

Dan Fielding from Night Court, although you couldn't help root for him sometimes.

Dr. Zachary Smith - Lost in Space
Sgt. Charlie Hacker - Gomer Pyle USMC

sam royer from one day at a time and dr arthur harmon of maude

I got another one...Randy Taylor from "Home Improvement".

I actually call him Randy "The Smartass" Taylor.

Or what about his dad Tim? One of the all-time biggest jerks in sitcom history, along with these men that I know he'd be proud of:

Dr Jason Seaver - Growing Pains Played by Alan Thicke. Need I say more?

The men on Full House. The original Two and a Half Men with half a brain between them.

Peter Griffin - Family Guy - The current sitcom champion of all male jerks.

Michael Scott - The Office - Played by Steve Carell, who tends to play a variation of this role in each of his movies, all of which suck badly.

And now a few jerks from the past:


MASH - Dr. Charles Winchester, Dr Frank Burns, Dr Henry Blake, Dr Sherman Potter - a virtual Hall Of Fame.

I Dream Of Jeannie - Dr Bellows - I loved it when he thought he was going crazy. Served him right from for being a snoop.

Mr Mooney - The Lucy Show - Perpetually grumpy and cheap. The kind of man who would get thrown out of a bar just before Happy Hour starts.

Sgt. Carter (Gomer Pyle)/Col. Klink (Hogan's Heroes)/Col. Hall (The Phil Silvers Show) - Three soldiers who make me glad that I never joined the Army. Yet they pale compared to:

Capt. Wallace B Binghamton - McHale's Navy - "I could just scream!" ...and laugh...and laugh...

Someone mentioned Eddie Haskell who would be near the top of any list but how about Fred Rutherford, played by Richard Deacon, who also gave us another great candidate, Mel Cooley, the long-suffering employee of yet another champion jerk, Alan Brady.

Another great answer that was given earlier was Larry Tate, but don't forget, Bewitched also had Dr Bombay, Uncle Arthur, Samantha's dad Maurice, and sometimes, even Darrin himself would turn into a jerk, and without any magic.

Other evil spirits from the past:

Mr Slate - The Flintstones

Mr Spacely - The Jetsons

Milburn Drysdale - The Beverly Hillbillies

Mr Haney - Green Acres

Homer Bedloe - Petticoat Junction

(not to be confused with Homer Simpson, who shouldn't be on this list, but Mr Burns definitely does!

Howard Sprague - The Andy Griffith Show/Mayberry RFD The only man on this list who appeared as a minor character on two sitcoms. You can't do much better, or badder, than that.

Also from The Office, in addition to Michael Scott, Dwight Schrute is more than a JERK!

Roger Rockmore from kenan&kel he was a jerk when it came to pushing kel around on that show muhahaha lol

We can't forget Newman from "Seinfeld".

Archie from All In The Family was a jerk and abuser when it came to bothering and harassing people he was the biggest jerk.

Dr Jason Seaver - Growing Pains Played by Alan Thicke. Need I say more?

The men on Full House.

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Why would Dr. Jason Seaver, Danny Tanner, Uncle Jesse Katsopolis and Joey Gladstone be on this list?
They may all have had moments of being jerks at times on their respective shows, but I don't know that any of them were consistently portrayed as jerks. (Of course, I love "Growing Pains" and "Full House" and grew up watching both, so that may color my view of these characters.)
(Of course, I daresay almost every character mentioned on here, while mainly known for their gruffiness, unfriendliness, rudeness and grouchiness- i.e. "jerk"-iness - at times have their moments where they really show they do have a heart.)
Even Oscar the Grouch has his moments on Sesame Street.:) :cool:

I think both Weezie and Florence (not to mention Tom, Helen, and Ralph Hart- possibly others) would all say George Jefferson should be on this list at times. (I'm giving Mr. Bentley the benefit of the doubt on sharing this opinion- I don't think I can recall or picture him saying an unkind word about anyone on the show.:) :cool: )

Ray & Robert Barone from Everybody Loves Raymond.

Kirk Devane and Michael Harris - Newhart
John Taylor and Clayton Endicott III - Benson
Derek Taylor - Silver Spoons
John Becker - Becker
Bill Bittinger - Buffalo Bill

Dan Fielding from Night Court, although you couldn't help root for him sometimes.
I was always Team Dan. :heart:

George Jefferson was always in a bad mood around other folks he was not a peoples person nobody seemed to like the guy lol

"Sanford & Son": Fred Sanford

How about Nathan "Buffalo Butt" Bookman (Good Times)? He was lazy, imcompetent, and a glutton who would only do his work if motivated by food!!

James Evans from good times could be a jerk and bossy at times to florida and his kids and other people that stood in his way lol

We can't forget Newman from "Seinfeld".

We could also add Jerry and George to the list. :lol:

Jerry,George,Elaine,and especially Cosmo Kramer are all beyond jerks.They're downright SOCIOPATHIC!Remember the last episode when the group was arrested for making fun of an assault victim instead of being at his aid and then when they went to court,all the people that they acted highly indecent towards throughout the series served as character witnesses to the end of proving they were all detriments to decent society?Throughout the show,they each displayed many aspects of the sociopathic personality.George Costanza is a pathological liar,both Elaine and Jerry have scores of little nicknames to people that they decided for some reason or another are not proper enough to serve well in what they see as a perfect society,and where do I even begin with Kramer!They manipulated,scorned,and mocked just about everyone they crossed paths with!

Dr Jason Seaver from Growing Pains aka the father he had sudden anger issues and outburst when it came to his kids getting themselves in trouble, like the pilot episode where mike gets arrested their were various episodes in the series where jason seaver gets upset with his wife or kids.

Or what about his dad Tim? One of the all-time biggest jerks in sitcom history, along with these men that I know he'd be proud of:

Dr Jason Seaver - Growing Pains Played by Alan Thicke. Need I say more?

The men on Full House. The original Two and a Half Men with half a brain between them.

Peter Griffin - Family Guy - The current sitcom champion of all male jerks.

Michael Scott - The Office - Played by Steve Carell, who tends to play a variation of this role in each of his movies, all of which suck badly.

And now a few jerks from the past:


MASH - Dr. Charles Winchester, Dr Frank Burns, Dr Henry Blake, Dr Sherman Potter - a virtual Hall Of Fame.

I Dream Of Jeannie - Dr Bellows - I loved it when he thought he was going crazy. Served him right from for being a snoop.

Mr Mooney - The Lucy Show - Perpetually grumpy and cheap. The kind of man who would get thrown out of a bar just before Happy Hour starts.

Sgt. Carter (Gomer Pyle)/Col. Klink (Hogan's Heroes)/Col. Hall (The Phil Silvers Show) - Three soldiers who make me glad that I never joined the Army. Yet they pale compared to:

Capt. Wallace B Binghamton - McHale's Navy - "I could just scream!" ...and laugh...and laugh...

Someone mentioned Eddie Haskell who would be near the top of any list but how about Fred Rutherford, played by Richard Deacon, who also gave us another great candidate, Mel Cooley, the long-suffering employee of yet another champion jerk, Alan Brady.

Another great answer that was given earlier was Larry Tate, but don't forget, Bewitched also had Dr Bombay, Uncle Arthur, Samantha's dad Maurice, and sometimes, even Darrin himself would turn into a jerk, and without any magic.

Other evil spirits from the past:

Mr Slate - The Flintstones

Mr Spacely - The Jetsons

Milburn Drysdale - The Beverly Hillbillies

Mr Haney - Green Acres

Homer Bedloe - Petticoat Junction

(not to be confused with Homer Simpson, who shouldn't be on this list, but Mr Burns definitely does!

Howard Sprague - The Andy Griffith Show/Mayberry RFD The only man on this list who appeared as a minor character on two sitcoms. You can't do much better, or badder, than that.
Great list. I agree Major Winchester was a jerk but there were times he did good and there was more depth in him and I rooted for him sometimes. You couldn't get that with Frank Burns who was a cartoon and I'm glad that he left.

The David Spade Characters of "Just Shoot Me" (Dennis Finch) and "Rules of Engagement" (Russel Dunbar).

They are complete jerks on the show!

The David Spade Characters of "Just Shoot Me" (Dennis Finch) and "Rules of Engagement" (Russel Dunbar).

They are complete jerks on the show!
Brian Griffin from Family Guy: I love dogs but I would never want him as a pet and how he treats women makes me want to give him a beating like Quagmire and put to sleep. Literally.
Roger Smith from American Dad: This is one alien I want to go home and never come back.

The David Spade Characters of "Just Shoot Me" (Dennis Finch) and "Rules of Engagement" (Russel Dunbar).

They are complete jerks on the show!You can add David Spade's 8 Simple Rules character to those. can't stand him, one of my least favorite actors

You can add David Spade's 8 Simple Rules character to those. can't stand him, one of my least favorite actors
Law and Order SVU: Detectives Stabler and Fin. Stabler was the most ignorant, arrogant and self rightgeous cop I wouldn't want to meet. I prefer Ice T as a villian. He is terrible as a hero.

Law and Order SVU: Detectives Stabler and Fin. Stabler was the most ignorant, arrogant and self rightgeous cop I wouldn't want to meet. I prefer Ice T as a villian. He is terrible as a hero.
I forgot to add Fontana from the original Law and Order. He was more of a mobster than a cop.

Lamont from SAS was a complete jerk and A-Hole on the show for the first couple seasons lol

Dr Jason Seaver from Growing Pains aka the father he had sudden anger issues and outburst when it came to his kids getting themselves in trouble, like the pilot episode where mike gets arrested their were various episodes in the series where jason seaver gets upset with his wife or kids.

I really can't see Dr. Jason Seaver in this list. I don't know that he had that much sudden anger issues. If he got upset in the pilot episode, it's probably because Mike had just been arrested. I would think any parent would get pretty upset at their children in such a situation. As I said before, perhaps Dr. Seaver does struggle with some anger at times- but this is part of his character, and yes- one of his flaws. But even the flaws are part of what makes the character- it is one of the things we relate to because we struggle with anger too. And it would make for dull characters if they didn't have something to struggle with. However, I think the difference here is consistency. Some characters consistently seem to be jerks in every episode. I don't think Jason Seaver is anywhere near that.
Anyway, that's just my opinion on it. Of course, I am also a big fan of "Growing Pains" so that may color my opinion of course. And of course, people are free to differ and that's okay.

Lamont from SAS was a complete jerk
Lamont? On "Sanford & Son"? I don't know that I can see that one..... If anything, Fred G. Sanford acted like more of a jerk. Lamont was a good son to be respectful to his father and help him so many times.

Brian Griffin from Family Guy: I love dogs but I would never want him as a pet and how he treats women makes me want to give him a beating like Quagmire and put to sleep. Literally.
Roger Smith from American Dad: This is one alien I want to go home and never come back.

I also see Quagmire as a jerk too...it seems that him and Brian are TOO alike, that's why they hate each other.

MacLeaper Dr Jason Seaver was not a crazy father he was just frustrated guy with a rebellious teenage son that mike can make any happy going father with no care in the world pissed-off at times with rage lol

Lamont? On "Sanford & Son"? I don't know that I can see that one..... If anything, Fred G. Sanford acted like more of a jerk. Lamont was a good son to be respectful to his father and help him so many times.

Fred G Sanford did things to humiliate or make lamont lose his mind at sudden times during the series so MacLeaper your right he was the reason people think of the character lamont as a bad person,MacLeaper you dont think lamont was a jerk in the first season of SaS to his father he seemed like a bully to me the way he screamed or pushed him around infront of other people in a public place.

Lamont? On "Sanford & Son"? I don't know that I can see that one..... If anything, Fred G. Sanford acted like more of a jerk. Lamont was a good son to be respectful to his father and help him so many times.

Fred G Sanford did things to humiliate or make lamont lose his mind at sudden times during the series so MacLeaper your right he was the reason people think of the character lamont as a bad person,MacLeaper you dont think lamont was a jerk in the first season of SaS to his father he seemed like a bully to me the way he screamed or pushed him around infront of other people in a public place.
Stan Smith: American Dad

Philip Banks from Fresh Prince of Bel Air was a jerk when he got mad he turned into the incredible hulk, he had will in carlton shaking in their shoes when they did something crazy lol

Philip Banks from Fresh Prince of Bel Air was a jerk when he got mad he turned into the incredible hulk, he had will in carlton shaking in their shoes when they did something crazy lol
Homer and Bart Simpson

Homer used to be a great character but now has morphed into a monster. I'm glad that Ned finally punched after years of abuse.

Bart has also done horrible things. Almost letting Homer die during an experiment. Homer was hanging from a tree and Bart had to save him. After being a complete jerk the shrink started choking Bart and Bart finally cutted the rope to save Homer. Still, Bart almost killed Homer.

Homer and Bart Simpson

Homer used to be a great character but now has morphed into a monster. I'm glad that Ned finally punched after years of abuse.

Bart has also done horrible things. Almost letting Homer die during an experiment. Homer was hanging from a tree and Bart had to save him. After being a complete jerk the shrink started choking Bart and Bart finally cutted the rope to save Homer. Still, Bart almost killed Homer.

I made a list of cartoons who won't fit-in the real world, Homer Simpson wasn't on there, but he'd be #17 on the list for being a dumbass and trying to kill Bart Simpson by strangling him!

And ny next list will be about male cartoon jerks, and yes...Bart Simpson is on that list!