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*** The differing fan opinions on Connor are largely a function of time. For most of season 3 and his appearances on season 5, fans generally liked him because he was mostly doing likeable things. The season 3 finale and season 4, on the other hand, had Connor being universally loathed because he was not only an unbelievable [[Jerkass]] during that plot arc but he actively betrayed the team.
* Any replacement for Mr. Grainger in ''[[Are You Being Served?]]'', although fan opinions differ as to exactly when the replacement characters became intolerable. Few would argue that the wooden and taciturn Mr. Grossman was anything but horrible. There's no question over Old Mr. Grace, though.
* While there are probably several characters in ''[[Babylon 5]]'' that are considered a Scrappy by some, the one who almost certainly falls into this trope is Byron. Introduced in the 5th season, which many fans consider]] to be [[Dork Age|inferior to the other four]], Byron is a rogue telepath {{spoiler|and former Psi-Cop}} who dreams of founding a colony of telepaths. He's broody, introspective, a devout pacifist, and managed to rub the fans in entirely the wrong way. He and his telepaths are just plain creepy, the way they dress like Anne Rice characters and never speak (one character [[Lampshadeslampshade]]s this by saying they look like a flock of crows). He also comes dangerously close at times to being a [[Mary Sue|Marty Stu]]. Most fans prefer to pretend that his brief character arc never occurred.
* Even among kiddie show characters, ''[[Barney and Friends|Barney]]'' is one of the most hated characters in television. So much, that there is an entire website dedicated to making fun as him known as the Jihad To Destroy Barney and that there are entire videos and fan fics depicting him being a [[Complete Monster]]. Many of the characters on his show are hated as well.
* ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]'':