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* ''[[American Idol]]'':
** Try to find a commentator who likes Kara DioGuardi and/or doesn't blame her for everything he or she finds wrong with the show. Good luck.
** 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
** 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 Simulalar Substitute]] to Dave Matthews. He already won based on being [[Mr. Fanservice]]
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** Priya Koothrapali, Raj's sister, is hated by most fans. Nicknames for her include (but are not limited to) "bitch", "slut", and "whore".
** And more recently, there's Amy Farrah Fowler. She was originally introduced as [[Super OCD|Shel]][[The Comically Serious|don]]'s [[Distaff Counterpart]], however, the writers seem to be increasingly [[Covert Pervert|taking more and more]] [[Bi the Way|liberties with her]]. Her growing intimacy with Sheldon and willingness to "taint" his [[Asexuality]] [[We Want Our Jerk Back|really doesn't help either]].
** Let's be honest...the REAL reason [[Ron the Death Eater|Leonard]] and [[Yoko Oh No|Amy]] are hated, just look at what part of that fandom stems from...go on look. That's RIGHT! [[Sarcasm Mode|Big shock!]] [[Die for Our Ship|The]] [[Fan
* ''[[Big Brother]] 11'':
** Natalie. Where people merely dislike her for playing the game a different style. <ref>For example, there are people who think Dr. Will has a deplorable playstyle while others think he really knows the game.</ref> Natalie meanwhile is one of the few almost ''universally'' hated/disliked players simply ''because'' of her play style. Natalie was just bad on many levels...Not only did she lie like a rug throughout the entire game (She said she was 18 at the start, she was really 24!), but went off on personal tangents against Lydia <ref>Not a good idea since she was in her alliance!</ref>, had Kevin and Jessie fight all her battles for her (An egregious head of household shows her not even ''trying'' to beat Michelle and Jordan!), backstabbed Kevin with Pandora's Box, acted ''incredibly'' entitled and egotistic when she ''finally'' won a Head of Household by herself, then threw even ''more'' responsibility on him at the end with Pandora's box, all the while insisting she was the master manipulator and had the most integrity in the house. Even her former allies in the Jury House deserted her and decided that Jordan and Kevin were the lesser evils and better players.
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** KC, once he left Clare for [[All Guys Want Cheerleaders|Jenna]] the writers [[Took a Level In Dumbass|seemed to forget he was ever in the school’s gifted program]], then when Jenna gets pregnant he abandons her, then they get back together but after Tyson is born he leaves her at home with the full burden of raising the baby while he has at least an emotional affair with Marisol (coincidentally this made Jenna [[The Woobie|more sympathetic]] [[Rescued From the Scrappy Heap|to some fans]]), then when Jenna realizes she can’t handle being a teen mom KC nearly sabotages Tyson’s adoption, not because he gives a crap about his son, but as a last ditch effort to stay with Jenna.
* Joseph Quinn of ''[[Dexter]]'' His appearance in season three smacked of "NEW SEASON NEW CHARACTERS" if not [[Remember the New Guy]], his purpose from the beginning seemed to be to provide sexual tension with Debra (not fulfilled till season five,) and by season four he took hold of the Idiot Ball and refused to let go, between constantly leaking department information to his reporter girlfriend and constantly niceing up to Dex so he wouldn't rat on him for taking money from a crime scene.
* ''[[
** Adric. Apparently, the purpose was to create a character who reflected their prime fan base, so the production team came up with [[This Loser Is You|a snotty, pompous, whining, arrogant and almost entirely unbearable maths geek]], and then gave the part to a [[Promoted Fanboy]] who had only acted in television once and (to speak generously) failed to distinguish himself in the role. It doesn't help that, despite being incredibly arrogant about his intelligence, he has a tendency to either screw up the Doctor's plans or, as in one notable case, gets suckered into helping the bad guy's [[Evil Scheme]], despite it being very transparently evil, thus making his reported intelligence something of an [[Informed Ability]].
** To a lesser extent (in that no one appears to have [[Revenge Fic|written fiction actively killing her]]), Mel also suffered from this, largely due to perceived miscasting, as the actress playing the character (Bonnie Langford) was known primarily from on-stage pantomime and her acting style (and character) was seen as contrary to the show's strengths. It didn't help her case that the two seasons she appeared in are generally considered [[Seasonal Rot|the worst in the show's history]], either. To be fair though most fans agree that she was [[Rescued From the Scrappy Heap]] in the recent Big Finish audio plays where her character received some much needed [[Character Development]].
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** The Doctor himself hasn't escaped Scrappy-dom, either; the Sixth Doctor (as played by Colin Baker) is considered a Scrappy by certain parts of fandom. These fans find him to be obnoxious, abrasive, and an empty attempt by the producers to make the show [[Darker and Edgier]]... not to mention his costume. This mainly applies to his television portrayal, however, which debuted in a particularly difficult era of the show's history which affected the way he was introduced and presented. It's widely agreed that the various [[Expanded Universe]] media featuring Six (along with a less gaudy suit) has largely contributed to him being [[Rescued From the Scrappy Heap]].
* ''[[Drake and Josh]]'':
** [[Bratty Half
** Sam in the [[Spiritual Sequel]] ''[[I Carly]]'' is a very [[Base Breaker|base breaking]] version of this. Half the fans hate her, and wish she'd either get more of a comeuppance, or she'd get some [[Character Development]] and stop being such a huge bitch to everyone. The other half love her and think she's the greatest character ever.
** In addition to Sam, there's Guppy, when he got added to the show along with his brother Gibby. That whole upgrade has been horribly done, with boring sub-plots, and a complete lack of funny. How is saying "Happy Birthday" at random events funny?
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** The character of Dom, introduced in the third season of Entourage, was intended to become a main cast member. But he was so hated by fans of the show that his character was quickly written out.
* ''[[Everybody Loves Raymond]]'':
** Debra was ''so'' this trope. Aside from being a [[Jerkass]] (and a bit of a [[Mary Sue]] in episodes where she is shown to be hyper-competent, and a [[Possession Sue]] for her fans), Debra was mainly a [[Karma Houdini]] who began using [[Double Standard Abuse (Female On Male)]] continuously throughout the series, physically beating Ray (shoving him into bookshelves, smashing Ray's crotch when he tried to warn Robert that she and Marie were lying to him, etc) and encourages his kids to make fun of him. She is arguably the character who jump-started the modern trend of [[Double Standard Abuse (Female On Male)]] being used in sitcoms.
** Debra was the Scrappy at the best of times in the early days, she eventually devolved into equal parts hen-pecker stereotype and sociopath. It doesn't help that she's shilled, particularly in one episode where she upsets Frank by saying she never expected to be able to have fun interacting with him and he replies that he always thought it was a case of him and her versus the rest of the "loonies". Never mind that he watches her routinely put Ray--his own son--through worse treatment than that which Marie puts him through (Marie's controlling, but Frank can shrug it off) and regularly watches as she verbally emasculates Ray at every opportunity.
* ''[[Frasier]]'':
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* ''[[Lost]]'':
** Nikki & Paulo were introduced in the third season because the producers of the show were often asked what some of the other survivors of the crash were doing. Viewers and TV critics wasted no time flaming them to hell and back.
** Some other ''[[Lost]]'' fans hated Ana-Lucia when she was introduced to the cast, but {{spoiler|she had shown a slightly more likeable side right before Michael (yet another disliked character) [[Alas, Poor Scrappy|killed her]]}}.
** Widmore's henchman, Zoe, in season 6, is widely hated for being a pointless, annoying character, eating up valuable screen time...and also for the actress claiming that she's the key to all the show's themes and is on "every page" of the series finale. {{spoiler|In the penultimate episode, Flocke kills her by slitting her throat quite violently, pleasing everyone who hated her.}}
** Kate could also qualify. Her constant swapping between Jack and Sawyer did her no favours whatsoever.
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*** {{spoiler|The Season 4 finale reveals that Ruby was working for Lucifer the whole time, and was manipulating Sam into using his demon powers to kill Lilith, thus breaking the final seal and setting Lucifer free.}}
** [[Unfortunate Implications|Unfortunately]] this seems par for the course for any [[Die for Our Ship|major female characters]] introduced on the show. The [[Fan Hypocrisy]] is legendary for this.
** Lisa and Ben. For [[Die for Our Ship]] reasons (since Lisa interferes with the [[Incest Subtext]]), as Dean's [[Morality Pet]] (On this show, the heroes need one.), and because most fans saw the beginning of their relationship as unrealistic. [[Alas, Poor Scrappy]] is averted, though; at the end of season 6, despite everything that happens in the finale, Lisa's still alive. {{spoiler|Oddly, the [[Ensemble Darkhorse]] just became the new [[Big Bad]]. Go figure.}}
** The problem with Lisa and Ben was that they were only brought back as a way to give Dean a semi-happy ending when season 5 was planned to be the end of the show... And then, when [[Post Script Season|season 6]] was greenlighted, they brought them back anyway. Most fans expected them to be [[Put On a Bus]] or [[Stuffed Into the Fridge]] early in the season, but for some reason the writers kept them around even though they didn't have anything to contribute to the plot.
* ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|TeenageMutant]] [[Ninja Turtles the Next Mutation]]'' had one - Venus, the female turtle trained in the art of Shinobi who was deliberately [[Not Blood Siblings|not related to any of the boys]] so that a relationship wasn't out of the question. It didn't stop her being so hated that [[Canon Dis Continuity|her entire existence]] has now been denied. Reasons include:
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* If [[YouTube]] comments are anything to go by, Tommy's first girlfriend August is really, really hated by fans of ''[[3rd Rock From the Sun|3rd Rock From The Sun]]''. Basically, it's because she is shallow and manipulative while acting like she is ''so'' far above that kind of thing. This is played for [[Hypocritical Humor]] and [[Comedic Sociopathy]], but it still makes her [[The Obstructive Love Interest]].
* ''[[Torchwood (TV)|Torchwood]]'':
** Owen, an apparent attempt to create a [[Ted Baxter|Jack-the-Lad]] type character that failed dismally. In the story world he's supposed to be some kind of [[Casanova|love god]], but the actor playing him is strangely froglike and charm-free. It doesn't help that when we first see him he's getting women to sleep with him by using a special spray he nicked from Torchwood supplies that made him irresistible (which more than a few fans saw as essentially Owen raping unwilling sexual partners). However, in the second series, the writers acknowledged all of this and early on took constant digs at him. [[Rescued From the Scrappy Heap|His popularity increased]] with his character arc through the second season, only for {{spoiler|him to be [[Alas, Poor Scrappy|killed off]] in a [[Tear Jerker|heartbreaking]] final episode}}.
* Kim Bauer from ''[[Twenty Four|24]]'', owed heavily to her [[Trapped By Mountain Lions|irrelevant plotlines]] that only [[Filler|take time away from the main story]] than anything she actually does. Of course, in the early seasons, she was [[Too Dumb to Live]] too, to the point that she was the original [[Trope Namer]] for [[Damsel Scrappy]].
* ''[[Victorious]]'':
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