Lou Grant (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=298208), Sue Ann Nivens (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=285647), Phyllis Lindstrom (before she had to be watered down (https://www.quora.com/Why-has-The-Bob-Newhart-Show-aged-so-much-better-than-its-1970s-contemporary-The-Mary-Tyler-Moore-Show) for her own sitcom (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125348/http://www.jumptheshark.com/p/phyllis.htm)), and Ted Baxter (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=295680).

I was just watching MTM and thinking about how much I dislike Ted. It's the episode where he has a chance to go to New York and host a game show and Lou convinces him to stay, and I couldn't figure out why any character on that show would want him to stay or say they'd miss him, and why would he stay? He's really NOT a "newsman" and he would be getting so much more money working on the game show.

I don't know if the show suffers from having too many nasty characters, because I think the writers/producers or whoever must have thought that there was something likeable about even the nastiest character on the show.

Ted and Phyllis are characters I could do without (I feel like I'm in the minority on this) but I thought Lou managed to show a good side and Sue Ann was annoying but tolerable.

Other than Ted or Phyllis it's Georgette that I can't stand. I've been muting her scenes because her voice is so annoying, she sounds so ridiculous - that voice and soft sweetness is OTT for me.