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Whilesitcomsdon’t incline to have truly evil villains , there still incline to be an antagonistic theatrical role , but a lot of sitcom baddie are n’t really that regretful at all . These characters unfairly get the villain tag , either from the show ’s hearing base or from other characters now , but this does n’t mean that they are one . Even though there are plenty of hilarious characters that induce obstacles and difficulty for others , they ’re not necessarily a bad guy .
However , this does n’t mean that there are n’t truly evilvillains in sitcoms . Some of thebest tv set showsin the funniness genre have some heavy examples of this , such as Sideshow Bob ( Kelsey Grammer ) inThe Simpsonsor The Vulture ( Dean Winters ) inBrooklyn Nine - Nine . At a closer analysis , a lot of these so - called villainous characters were just antagonist to the chief persona , not bad people .
In the Golden Age of telecasting , great performances are fairly common . But who were the performer that build the institution for acting as we know it ?
10Toby Flenderson
The Office
Cast
ThroughoutThe Office ’s 9 - season foot race , Toby ( Paul Lieberstein ) was often used as Dunder Mifflin ’s punching bag . Although a lot of the vilification Toby face was from Michael ( Steve Carell ) , it still contend to carry on after he left , or else pop off the torch to Andy ( Ed Helms ) . While he did have some odd behavior at time , Toby did n’t do anything nefarious toward Michael and was but trying to do his occupation . Without Toby , Dunder Mifflin would in all likelihood have had a lot more lawsuits , and Michael would more than likely not have get away with one-half of the things he did .
9Red Foreman
That ’70s Show
Despite Red ’s ( Kurtwood Smith ) invariant threats toward Eric ( Topher Grace ) and his friends , he is just a protective father . There ’s no dubiousness that Red was hard on the kid , and even Kitty ( Debra Jo Rupp ) at prison term , but a lot of Eric ’s response to him were merely blown out of proportion . It was always perceived that Red was breathing down Eric ’s cervix about everything , but this is n’t true .
Red often let Eric ’s behavior slide . A smashing example of this is when Eric and the boys flash the President and Red ferment out who was behind it . Instead of punishing him , Red offered his boy respect when he realized Eric had done it to save him from being forced to ask a doubt he did n’t consider in . While Red was often operose on Eric , he know when to clean his battles , and Eric could have been a lot more appreciative of him .
8Karen Filippelli
Although Rashida Jones ' Karen was n’t a regularcast member inThe Officefor very long , she made quite an impact , chiefly because of her relationship with Jim ( John Krasinski).Karen had a unmanageable beginning in Scranton , struggling to colligate with her new coworkers , but did finally strike up a bit of a friendship with Pam ( Jenna Fischer ) , incognizant of the past times between her and her boyfriend . While it may have seemed a fiddling heartless for Karen to tell Jim that Pam ’s presence was cause an number with their kinship and future , she was making the good determination .
Karen was trying to do what was best for not just them as a couple , but also for herself , not want to exist in another woman ’s shadow . With such a focus on Jim and Pam ’s relationship in The Office , it ’s no surprise that anyone who stood in the way of that was hated . However , Roy ( David Denman ) never receive the same treatment , and he was n’t exactly respectful of Pam .
7The McPoyles
It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia
Although there ’s no incertitude that Ryan ( Nate Mooney ) and Liam ( Jimmi Simpson ) McPoyle are unusual characters , and often sketchy , they are n’t baddie . Even when they held the ring hostage in Paddy ’s Pub in season 3 , it ’s only to scare them as revenge for how they treated their other comrade . The situation only gets worse and becomes legitimately dangerous when the pack escalates it , unable to baulk not insulting the McPoyles . The bunch often ca n’t sympathise why the McPoyles are so angry , but take to ignore that it ’s their own actions that have led the McPoyles to come along villainous to them .
6Ann Veal
Arrested Development
Ann was very involved with multiple members ofthe Bluth fellowship tree . Even when she was due to get married Gob ( Will Arnett ) later in the show , it was made out that Ann was pressure him into the kinship . In reality , Gob was more interested in showing off his magic tricks and could have well walked away . Ann was n’t to everyone ’s penchant , but she did n’t deserve a lot of the mistreatment she faced inArrested Development .
5Barry Kripke
The Big Bang Theory
While Barry Kripke ( John Ross Bowie ) had at least one run - in with each member of the mob , it was in the main Sheldon ( Jim Parsons ) who mark him a scoundrel . There ’s no doubtBarry Kripke has problemsas a character and was n’t particularly likeable at times , buthe never did anything to now induce obstruction for the gang . When he regain out Amy ( Mayim Balik ) and Sheldon have broken up , his stake in her is literal and not to swage Sheldon , for example .
He was also fiercely competitive when it came to physics work , but no more so than Sheldon was , but once again , this was n’t to advisedly mess with anyone , and Sheldon simply could n’t handle not getting his own path . Sheldon also beat disappointed when Barry does n’t want to be his friend , despite him actively trying , but a friendship can not be coerce and Barry does n’t owe him anything for that . While Barry was a difficult character , he was see as being a lot worse than he in truth was .
4Beverly Goldberg
The Goldbergs
There ’s no dubiety that Beverly Goldberg ( Wendi McLendon - Covey ) was the ultimate overbearing mother , but she never had bad intent . Beverly was always ferociously protective of Barry ( Troy Gentile ) , Erica ( Hayley Orrantia ) , and Adam ( Sean Giambrone ) , to the full point of embarrassment , trying to be involved in her children ’s lives as much as potential . However , Beverly always came from a seat of erotic love , even if it meant all bound were thrown out . Even when Beverly was antagonistic , things would always resolve with the understanding that she was using her own logic to try and be helpful , rather than actively fighting back .
3The Janitor
Scrubs
The Janitor inScrubstold so many liesthat it ’s not a surprise that J.D ( Zach Braff ) saw him as a villain , but ultimately , he was just world-weary . The Janitor ( Neil Flynn ) often pulled pranks on J.D. , but there were also times when he was supportive and helpful to him and the other infirmary staff . The Janitor ’s pranks did get more vivid as the show went on , but this could be because of J.D. ’s retort , escalating the war between the two even more .
The Janitor was underappreciated by many , as testify in the season 8 installment " My Finale . " The Janitor admit to liking J.D. , and putting the centime in the doorway in the archetype sequence , but realizes that the doctor had never see his real name . While the two did have an unusual rivalry , J.D. was often overdramatic when it come to the Janitor ’s military action .
2The Captain
How I Met Your Mother
The Captain ( Kyle MacLachlan ) was write to look as a scoundrel when first introduced inHow I Met Your Mother . However , it was n’t until the Captain ’s split with Zoey ( Jennifer Morrison ) that it became clear that he was n’t . Even though there was a lot of pressure on their family relationship , especially because of their significant years gap , the Captain always made an effort with his wife and was conscious of her feeling .
Because of the sob stories Zoey spun to Ted ( Josh Radnor ) and his unusual behavior , the Captain was perceive as being unhinged and unsafe . Even when he return to the show as Lily ’s ( Alyson Hannigan ) boss , at one point Marshall ( Jason Segel ) got the mind that the two were throw an affair , which made no sense for the character . While the Captain easy became accept by the gang over time , the electronegative reaction he receive from them in his earliest coming into court was unfair .
1Jerry Smith
Rick And Morty
While several characters have faced a lot of abuse since the first episode ofRick and Morty , Jerry Smith ( Chris Parnell ) has had it the worst , by far . Despite the grapheme being design as a whiney and lame father and married man , a lot of Jerry ’s arguments are lucid . Jerry often fault his Padre - in - police force , Rick ( Ian Cardoni ) for the crack-up in his matrimony to Beth ( Sarah Chalke ) , although the genuine lawsuit of this ca n’t be truly determined .
While it seems like an excuse that Rick would be responsible for Jerry and Beth ’s fail family relationship , it should n’t be that strong to believe , given the mode Rick address the intact Smith mob . Rick also do a sight of friction in the house , especially with repeatedly assume Morty ( Harry Belden ) out of school to aid him and take on adventures . Jerry loves Beth and wants her meddling father to not get any further traumafor her than he already has , so it makes sense why he is such a buzzkill in the animatedsitcom .
