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* On ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'', C. Montgomery "Monty" Burns (Homer's boss) is the closest the series has to an overall [[Big Bad]]. A [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]] and greedy plutocrat who treats his employees like garbage<ref>Usually, he ''can'' be a [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]] when the plot calls for it</ref>, his evil deeds would take far too long to list given the longevity of the series, but among those that stand out: blocking out the sun, obsessively pursuing Homer's mother for wrecking his research on biological warfare, building weapons for the Nazis (claiming he was better than Shindler because "mine worked, dammit!") and trying to murder Grandpa in order to win a [[Tontine]] contract.
** Of course, it's clear where he gets it from, as his grandfather Wainwright (whose first recorded crime was taking Monty away from his loving parents) was even worse in all regards, possibly influencing Monty as an [[Evil Mentor]].
* ''[[Family Guy]]''
** While nobody in this series can truly be called "good", Peter's father-in-law Carter Pewterschmidt is in a class by himself. A greedy billionaire and [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]] who hates everyone, including Peter (often ''especially'' Peter) the worst thing he's done is, without a doubt, refuse to release a cure for cancer on the market because existing treatments are more profitable. He also once tried to feed an attorney presenting him with a summons to a Rancor (due to Carner's bad luck, said attorney had Jedi training), and tries to shut down Rhode Island's state government in order to hide the fact that his factories are violating environmental regulations. He bribed his wife into marrying (is not a faithful spouse) and tried to bribe Peter into not marrying Lois. It is not unexpected that in the [[May the Farce Be with You|Star Wars parody]] he took the role of Emperor Palpatine.
** John Herbert; his name rhymes with "pervert", and he is both this and a pedophile, his age pretty much the only reason anyone finds him funny.
*** Although, [[Even Evil Has Standards| one decent thing]] Herbert did was confront and outfight Lieutenant Schlechtnacht, another example of this Trope and an unrepentant former Nazi; clearly Herbert was the lesser evil there.
** Peter's stepfather Francis was, if anything, as bad as Carl. A Catholic fundamentalist and intolerant bigot, he hated Lois simply because she was Protestant; on Peter's wedding day he went so far as to tape a sign saying "To A Protestant Whore" underneath the "Just Married" sign on back of the limo. He even accused the Pope of being an untrue Catholic for challenging these views. Everyone except Peter despised him, Lois and Brian dancing with joy when he died; not that this kept him from being a nuisance one more time, as he appeared in a vision to Peter, telling him he'd burn in Hell for attempting to embrace Judaism. Eventually, Peter is able to accept that his stepfather was a horrible man when Jesus himself appears, telling him and his family that there was no need to choose, claiming Catholisism and Judaism are [[Not So Different]] (stressing that he himself was a Jew) and also claiming that [[Family-Unfriendly Aesop|''all'' organized religions are terrible.]]
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