# Most annoying kids on TV **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 16, 2015, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-kids-on-tv/737703 "2015-11-16T16:11:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2015, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-kids-on-tv/737703/21 "2015-11-16T22:48:12Z")
> [@PSXer](#): > > I didn’t mind any of the kids on the Cosby Show except Olivia. she was the worst > > and she was only brought in to be the forced “cute kid” meme I was gonna say this. Plus, she’s grown up to be an annoying adult who likes to say stupid shit on The View. My favorite being how she discounts people with "ghetto names’ as if she doesn’t have a useless accent on her very own misspelled name. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2015, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-kids-on-tv/737703/22 "2015-11-17T14:26:39Z")
> [@justmeetee](#): > > I don’t watch the show but catch enough in pro mos and when I’m someplace where others are, but every time I’ve seen the girl adopted by the gay couple in “Modern Family” is an absolute brat. Every time. She is quite insufferable but to be fair, I think she’s \*supposed \*to be so maybe the kid is just a very good actress. Or just a truly annoying little brat. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2015, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-kids-on-tv/737703/23 "2015-11-17T15:33:10Z")
At least the kids on Everybody Loves Raymond were pretty quiet and stayed in the background, quietly amusing themselves. Unlike in real life! Jay North as Dennis the Menace infuriated me - me, personally, back in the day when I actually watched it on tv with my grandma. I thought he was WAY too tall, not a cute little bundle of energy. He was a lousy actor even to my untrained 10 year old’s eyes, and he stood there woodenly spouting dialogue with his hands held stiffly at his side in a most unnatural way. No way did this tall wooden geek resemble the comic strip kid! Now, my go-to answer for this kind of thing is generic: there’s always a ‘little sister’ or some other young relative - a niece, a cousin - sent to live with the heroine because the parents died tragically in a car crash. The ‘little sister’ spoils the heroine’s life by drinking, sneaking out at night, acting out in general, getting kidnapped by the villain, getting in the way of the heroine’s love life, and generally acting like she has a bucket stuck on her head. There have been many tv shows and movies, the best example was the 2007 short ‘Bionic Woman’ tv remake starring Michelle Ryan…Why is it always a female young relative, and why doesn’t the heroine send her to Auntie Em’s in Kansas to live, instead of getting in her way in a city loft? ---
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2015, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-kids-on-tv/737703/24 "2015-11-17T16:24:18Z")
Joffrey Baratheon AJ Soprano ---
**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2015, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-kids-on-tv/737703/25 "2015-11-17T16:58:19Z")
No mention of the Olsen twins? Seriously. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2015, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-kids-on-tv/737703/26 "2015-11-17T17:23:11Z")
> [@Stink Fish Pot](#): > > This. > I can’t believe it took so long to hit the real answer! > > But a few to add to the list of actual characters… > That little brat on **Diff’rent Strokes** (brought in when Arnold was too old to be cute, I guess.) > > Ditto for that little bastard on **Family Ties** … > > As for Cosby Kids, the ONLY one I liked was the oldest daughter (Sandra, I think) who was basically invisible in the series, like Chuck/Frank in **Happy Days.** That annoying little bastard from Family Ties, Brian Bonsall, went on to play another annoying little brat, Alexander Roshenko, son of Worf, on Star Trek: The Next Generation. ---
**Author:** ![Soylent\_Juicy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2015, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-kids-on-tv/737703/27 "2015-11-17T17:34:25Z")
I couldn’t stand Abel on Sons of Anarchy. He just seemed to lurk creepily everywhere. ---
**Author:** ![amaguri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2015, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-kids-on-tv/737703/28 "2015-11-17T18:04:48Z")
Relatedly, I am annoyed by the trend of doing a “junior” version of everything. Project Runway Junior, Chopped Junior, Masterchef Junior, Kids vs Chef, (seems like a lot of cooking shows!) bleh. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2015, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-kids-on-tv/737703/29 "2015-11-17T18:10:57Z")
> [@salinqmind](#): > > Jay North as Dennis the Menace infuriated me - me, personally, back in the day when I actually watched it on tv with my grandma. I thought he was WAY too tall, not a cute little bundle of energy. He was a lousy actor even to my untrained 10 year old’s eyes, and he stood there woodenly spouting dialogue with his hands held stiffly at his side in a most unnatural way. No way did this tall wooden geek resemble the comic strip kid! \ Wasn’t North, like, 27 when the show ended? 6-foot-2 and shaving? Voice like Doris Grau? All packed into those baggy overalls, sheesh! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2015, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-kids-on-tv/737703/30 "2015-11-17T19:32:36Z")
The girl robot on Small Wonder. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2015, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-kids-on-tv/737703/31 "2015-11-17T19:34:59Z")
Dr Smith. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2015, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-kids-on-tv/737703/32 "2015-11-17T20:05:14Z")
Damn you people are old. I was expecting more recent examples. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2015, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-kids-on-tv/737703/33 "2015-11-17T20:52:13Z")
[Flynn.](http://www.breakingbadgifs.com/gifs/gifs/walter-white-jr/breaking-bad-gif-walter-white-jr-3614112.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2015, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-kids-on-tv/737703/34 "2015-11-17T22:53:48Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Damn you people are old. I was expecting more recent examples. 😃 My example might be the only one still currently in production (with Rusty being an adult). Though “all of them” does cover current shows. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2015, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-kids-on-tv/737703/35 "2015-11-17T23:00:49Z")
Mary Ingalls on Little House. Self-righteous bitch. Over-acting Albert. Might as well throw in the useless Carrie(s), too. ---
**Author:** ![HowSoonIsThen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e56c9b/32.png) [@HowSoonIsThen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HowSoonIsThen)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2015, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-kids-on-tv/737703/36 "2015-11-18T02:59:54Z")
Alex on Modern Family. An awful human being who gives off a bit if a serial killer vibe. > [@BobLibDem](#): > > Buffy on Family Affair. I was going to leave it at Alex, but this reminded me of another awful kid: Dawn from Buffy. ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2015, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-kids-on-tv/737703/37 "2015-11-18T03:36:33Z")
The twin boys on _Seventh Heaven_. Not really that obnoxious, just the worst child “actors” I ever saw. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tooth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@The\_Tooth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tooth)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2015, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-kids-on-tv/737703/38 "2015-11-18T03:56:31Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > All of them. Except for Lucas Black on _American Gothic_. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2015, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-kids-on-tv/737703/39 "2015-11-18T04:12:23Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Damn you people are old. I was expecting more recent examples. 😃 Rusty on “Make Room for Daddy.” ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2015, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-kids-on-tv/737703/40 "2015-11-18T04:22:15Z")
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