# Most beaten up characters of television **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 20, 2010, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beaten-up-characters-of-television/540125 "2010-05-20T14:08:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Random\_Design](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/58f4c7/32.png) [@Random\_Design](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Random_Design)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beaten-up-characters-of-television/540125/1 "2010-05-20T14:08:17Z")
Does anyone come close to Ben from Lost? (anyone want to bet he gets smacked in the face again in the finale? :D) ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beaten-up-characters-of-television/540125/2 "2010-05-20T14:09:35Z")
I haven’t seen _Lost_, but I think the two classic cases are Tonto and Worf. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beaten-up-characters-of-television/540125/3 "2010-05-20T14:10:10Z")
Jim Rockford. ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beaten-up-characters-of-television/540125/4 "2010-05-20T14:18:14Z")
[Keitaro Urashima](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Love_Hina_characters#Keitaro_Urashima). ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beaten-up-characters-of-television/540125/5 "2010-05-20T14:21:47Z")
Crichton, the lead on “Farscape,” was beaten up, tortured, etc., so often that some fans formed a Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Crichton. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beaten-up-characters-of-television/540125/6 "2010-05-20T14:24:25Z")
Jack Bauer, though he _always_ gets 'em back. Worse. ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beaten-up-characters-of-television/540125/7 "2010-05-20T14:25:43Z")
Every single character in Smallville. ---
**Author:** ![Small\_Hen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@Small\_Hen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Hen)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beaten-up-characters-of-television/540125/8 "2010-05-20T14:34:56Z")
Dean Winchester. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beaten-up-characters-of-television/540125/9 "2010-05-20T14:37:13Z")
At some point in the series, we just began referring to _Voyager_ as the ‘‘Torture Harry Kim Show.’’ ---
**Author:** ![Annie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/858c86/32.png) [@Annie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beaten-up-characters-of-television/540125/10 "2010-05-20T15:28:59Z")
[Cmdr Trip Tucker,](http://www.triphammered.com/recaps.shtml) _Enterprise_ picks up the Harry Kim punching bag duties; Illya Kuryarkin- ISTR he got punched unconscious every episode of _Man From U.N.C.L.E_ I ever saw. ---
**Author:** ![srzss05](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@srzss05](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/srzss05)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beaten-up-characters-of-television/540125/11 "2010-05-20T15:30:39Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > Jim Rockford. That was the first name that came to my mind as well. The second was Joe Mannix. ---
**Author:** ![Icerigger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icerigger/32/432_2.png) [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beaten-up-characters-of-television/540125/12 "2010-05-20T15:33:43Z")
Mr Bill from SNL. ---
**Author:** ![kath94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/67e7ee/32.png) [@kath94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kath94)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beaten-up-characters-of-television/540125/13 "2010-05-20T16:02:17Z")
> [@Icerigger](#): > > Mr Bill from SNL. I second this. Or Kenny from Southpark, if being killed counts. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beaten-up-characters-of-television/540125/14 "2010-05-20T16:07:40Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > Jim Rockford. My first thought as well. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beaten-up-characters-of-television/540125/15 "2010-05-20T16:15:53Z")
Wile E. Coyote ---
**Author:** ![Electric\_Warrior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Electric\_Warrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electric_Warrior)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beaten-up-characters-of-television/540125/16 "2010-05-20T16:22:12Z")
Well there’s always [Hugh Laurie’s character](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7p-AmMy6sSo) (often) of the same name on _A Bit of Fry and Laurie_… ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beaten-up-characters-of-television/540125/17 "2010-05-20T16:34:07Z")
Three guys named Moe, Larry & Curly. ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beaten-up-characters-of-television/540125/18 "2010-05-20T16:35:47Z")
I seem to remember Mulder getting beaten up quite a bit in _X-Files_. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beaten-up-characters-of-television/540125/19 "2010-05-20T16:38:30Z")
> [@](#): > > The second was Joe Mannix. The MAD magazine parody of the show claimed this was the case, and showed Mike Connors in the last panel pulling off a full-head mask to reveal his tortured real face. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beaten-up-characters-of-television/540125/20 "2010-05-20T16:38:56Z")
Poor Charlie Brown, every time he pitches the ball it gets smacked right back at him and causes him to spin around in the air while losing his clothes. And let’s not forget Lucy **Always pulling the fricking football** away from him. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beaten-up-characters-of-television/540125.md?page=2)