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** When Ellen DeGeneres was announced as the host that would replace Paula Abdul, she immediately gained Scrappy status, due to everyone complaining about how she's not even connected with the music industry and will likely be a [[Yes-Man]] just like Paula. However, those complaints have mostly subsided since she started hosting, thanks to her shocking knowledge of music and the fact that she's just hilarious.
** Sanjaya Malakar from season 6. He was regarded as the least talented singer from the top 12 and not even liked by the judges. His prolonged stay was widely suspected due to the Anti-Fandom site Votefortheworst and the fact that little girls seemed to like him.
** Of course Sanjaya is still a better singer than Phillip Phillips of Season 11. He was criticized for having a very limited range and being a [[Suspiciously
* ''[[Angel]]'':
** Wesley started out like this on , but [[Character Development|he got better]]. Part of it was his replacing of Doyle, who was popular for the Irish accent and likable personality, only to be kill in the 9th episode "Hero" to ensure the show has an [[Anyone Can Die]] reputation.
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* ''[[Coronation Street]]'':
** Janice Battersby.
** Kevin Webster has been getting a hate campaign lately too, in the current ''War Of The Websters'' storyline, for his over the top [[Jerkass|Jerkassery]], [[Jerk Sue|constantly getting away with said jerkassery]], [[Miles Gloriosus|the fact that he only picks fights with harmless people]], or [[Designated Hero|characters who are several times more likable]], the fact that [[Never My Fault|he claims that his
* Olivia and Pam in ''[[The Cosby Show]]'s'' waning years.
* Netflix's live action adaptation of ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'' has proven controversial for all sorts of reasons: casting, dialogue, visuals, its mere existence as an adaptation very few were asking for... so naturally, this would also apply to its characters, certain ones in particular.
** Faye Valentine is easily the show's most hated character. She acts nothing like the beloved [[Femme Fatale]] from the original anime, and comes off as a walking, talking, badly written "strong female character" cliché. She's a rude, foul-mouthed [[Ladette]] who speaks entirely in [[Joss Whedon|Whedonesque]] snark, and is responsible for a ''lot'' of the show's most cringeworthy dialogue. Her actress' hostile attitude towards fans of the original didn't exactly help with the character's reception, either.
** Vicious, for feeling less like a ruthless assassin and more like [[Harry Potter|Draco Malfoy]] with a sword. He's a smug, petulant manchild with a goofy wig and daddy issues... or in other words, ''nothing'' like the stone-cold, ''terrifying'' badass fans loved.
** Oddly, Radical Edward's reception is a complete reversal of Fay and Vicious'. The hate for her doesn't stem from being wildly different from her anime counterpart, but rather for being too ''similar''. Ed's eccentric and hyperactive behavior does ''not'' translate well into live action, resulting in her feeling like she stepped out of an annoying [[Totally Radical]] commercial from the nineties, or even a [[Nostalgia Critic]] skit. Her scene at the very end of the last episode was near-universally hated due to her energy and zaniness annoying viewers and scaring them off at the prospect of a second season ''heavily'' featuring her... before the show's sudden cancellation caused them to breathe a sigh of relief.
* ''[[Criminal Minds]]'':
** Elle Greenaway is fairly unpopular with most people, for varying reasons. David Rossi started out as an example of this (and probably is still counted as [[The Scrappy]] by some people) due to [[Replacement Scrappy|replacing]] Jason Gideon, and occasionally coming off as uptight ass.
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** When Daphne's brother Simon and her mother started appearing quite frequently, the terms 'annoying', 'obnoxious' and, most critically, 'not very funny' began to be heard applied to them very quickly.
** Also, Lana's son Kirby was introduced as a young, everyman character and totally upset the show's character dynamic.
* ''[[Fresh Prince of Bel Air]]'': [[Cousin Oliver|Nicky]], who was a complete annoying idiot, even for a kid. Some fans also believe Carlton to be an example.
* Michelle Tanner from ''[[Full House]]'', mainly in the later seasons when she is a mouthy, spoiled brat who faces no consequence whatsoever for her actions, is as definitive of a Scrappy as the trope namer himself. Fans of the series universally hate her and feel that she makes the later seasons all but unwatchable.
** This is reconigized by the writers of the series, who made one episodes subplot about D.J. and Stephanie trying to convince Danny to be tougher on Michelle, who they feel is given much more leniency then them.
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* ''[[Happy Days]]'':
** Chachi. He was popular when ''Happy Days'' was running; this is an example of [[Vindicated by History|hindsight]], given that Chachi used to regularly get the female audience screams upon entrance that the Fonz ''used'' to get.
** From the same show, Roger, as played by Ted
* ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'':
** Maya, the [[Too Dumb to Live]] plague-creating "heroine" who was introduced to us in Season 2 became [[The Scrappy]] of the show in record time. Her entire lengthy story was a [[Trapped by Mountain Lions]] plot and had fans begging for her death at the hands of Sylar even before the two characters met. Here's a hint for the writers: If a character dies and is [[Death Is Cheap|brought back to life almost immediately afterwards]], and the fandom is ''angry'' that the character is still alive... you know you've got a Scrappy on your hands.
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*** McCoy also leavened his moments of abrasiveness with moments of strong friendship and emotional support -- both to Kirk ''and'' to Spock. In McCoy's case, being compassionate and empathetic was not an [[Informed Attribute]]. In Pulaski's case... see above.
** Reginald Barclay was a character designed to be a [[Black Sheep]] who didn’t fit in with the rest of the crew. Unfortunately, the writers did that far too well. His character orchestrated a lot of great moments, mostly via the Holo-Deck (seeing the main cast as swashbuckling characters was a great scene) but in every great scene he was a part of, he only succeeded in making everyone else look great. Barclay himself was… lame. Still, he did much better on Voyager.
** And, of course, there's Wesley Crusher. See the [[Creator's Pet]] page for more. Interestingly, many fans have grown to like him ''because'' he's such a Scrappy.
** Lwaxana Troi has a few fans and had a few good moments, like the the episode “Dark Page”, but others like “The Muse”, “Manhunt”, and “Fascination” presented her as simply annoying. Most of the time she was simply Deanna’s [[Amazingly Embarrassing Parent|Amazingly Embarrassing Mother]] (often embarrassing Captain Picard in the process), and an [[Attention Whore]]. Overbearing and brash, loud to the point of obnoxious, with little concern for anyone but herself, there was little that made her appeal to
* ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'':
** Neelix.
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