# Most cumulatively unattractive TV show cast? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 3, 2009, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-cumulatively-unattractive-tv-show-cast/498610 "2009-06-03T18:39:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![PoorYorick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecccb3/32.png) [@PoorYorick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoorYorick)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-cumulatively-unattractive-tv-show-cast/498610/41 "2009-06-03T20:24:50Z")
> [@KneadToKnow](#): > > Looking at the credits, I think that may have been Teri “they’re real and they’re spectactular” Hatcher. As an aside: From her appearance in _[Heaven’s Prisoners](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116508/)_, I can attest that they may be real, but by no stretch of the imagination are they spectacular. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-cumulatively-unattractive-tv-show-cast/498610/42 "2009-06-03T20:32:50Z")
> [@A\_Dodgy\_Dude](#): > > Correct. But the guests are not part of the cast. I stand corrected, which reminds me now to exclude talk shows. When the cast only includes the host, a sidekick or two, and maybe a musical director, along with regular guests, it is out. One may as well include virtually every network talk show on the list. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-cumulatively-unattractive-tv-show-cast/498610/43 "2009-06-03T20:37:06Z")
> [@Enginerd](#): > > Would it be cheating to mention the Golden Girls? Nauseating, but not cheating. On the list it goes. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-cumulatively-unattractive-tv-show-cast/498610/44 "2009-06-03T20:38:51Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > Would anyone admit to lusting after any of the men on **Everybody Loves Raymond**? Nor the women – onto the list! I think this is the most recent program to make it, so far. BTW, would anyone vote for Raymond’s wife as a hottie? Not me. ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-cumulatively-unattractive-tv-show-cast/498610/45 "2009-06-03T20:44:39Z")
Lamont from Sanford and Son was sexy. Grady was gross. Aunt Esther was funny enough for me to see beauty in her ugly ass. ---
**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:** [June 3, 2009, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-cumulatively-unattractive-tv-show-cast/498610/46 "2009-06-03T20:44:55Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Nor the women – onto the list! I think this is the most recent program to make it, so far. > > BTW, would anyone vote for Raymond’s wife as a hottie? Not me. I wouldn’t say she’s a hottie, but she definitely improved (lookswise) with age. And what is it with all the ugly on that show? Even the little boys were freaky looking. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-cumulatively-unattractive-tv-show-cast/498610/47 "2009-06-03T20:48:18Z")
> [@Nzinga\_Seated](#): > > Lamont from Sanford and Son was sexy. Grady was gross. Aunt Esther was funny enough for me to see beauty in her ugly ass. Sexy enough to call him eye candy? I’m willing to remove the show from the list if you think so. ---
**Author:** ![choie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/choie/32/7829_2.png) [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-cumulatively-unattractive-tv-show-cast/498610/48 "2009-06-03T20:48:50Z")
Of course, it’s all extremely subjective, but personally I can’t see the cast of Roseanne as ugly. If fat = ugly, sure. But John Goodman is handsome in a bear-like way, and Roseanne has a lovely face (before she screwed it up with surgery). Lecy Gorensen (Becky I) is absolutely a pretty girl – those eyes are stunning. And what’s wrong with Laurie Metcalf (Jackie)? Cute as hell. And anyone claiming Glenn Quinn (RIP, Mark) wasn’t attractive needs an advanced vision test. Or, to be fair, their taste is just very different from mine. 🙂 I’ll grant that Sara Gilbert (Darlene) is fairly average, and Estelle Parsons (Bev) too – though she cleans up nice, especially in her younger years. As to **Boyo Jim** ’s claim that George Clooney wasn’t hot when he was on the show … uh, you could NOT be more wrong. I mean, he was a stud back in his _Facts of Life_ days, he’s gorgeous as Booker on _Roseanne_, and he’s off the charts on _ER_ and beyond. The guy is just intrinsically hot. To add to the list: I haven’t seen many episodes, but no one on _Keeping Up Appearances_ does it for me. ---
**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:** [June 3, 2009, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-cumulatively-unattractive-tv-show-cast/498610/49 "2009-06-03T20:49:23Z")
_60 Minutes_. With the obvious exception of Morley Safer. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-cumulatively-unattractive-tv-show-cast/498610/50 "2009-06-03T20:50:30Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > I wouldn’t say she’s a hottie, but she definitely improved (lookswise) with age. > And what is it with all the ugly on that show? Even the little boys were freaky looking. I have no actual knowledge, but when Hollywood womens’ looks improve with age, I suspect surgery. I never watched the show much – can anyone say whether shee’s had a surgical makeover? ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-cumulatively-unattractive-tv-show-cast/498610/51 "2009-06-03T20:57:46Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Hardly ever watched that show, but from what I recall you are right. I’m adding it to the list. Sara Gilbert has legions of geek fanboys. Cross it off the list. I demand it. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-cumulatively-unattractive-tv-show-cast/498610/52 "2009-06-03T20:58:23Z")
If I’m thinking of the same actress, I’m almost certain that she did have some work done. I think she even talks about it in her biography. ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-cumulatively-unattractive-tv-show-cast/498610/53 "2009-06-03T21:03:36Z")
> [@beatlejuice](#): > > Okay, but name one, just one good looking guy. Gandolfini, Van Zandt, Uncle Junior! :dubious: [Furio Junta](http://www.federicocastelluccio.com/images-fc/4furio.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-cumulatively-unattractive-tv-show-cast/498610/54 "2009-06-03T21:07:13Z")
> [@choie](#): > > But John Goodman is handsome in a bear-like way > Lecy Goransen (Becky I) is absolutely a pretty girl I certainly can’t agree with either of these, nor with the late Glenn Quinn. Hell, my mom had/has a thing for John Goodman. > [@](#): > > I’ll grant that Sara Gilbert (Darlene) is fairly average Personally, I always thought she was super-hot, but I seem to be the minority in that one. That’s why I said only Sarah Chalke is “generally considered” to be hot, though I imagine if Lecy Goranson did anything of note after Roseanne, she’d be in that category, too. (In fact, upon Googling her, she seems to have a bit of an Alona Tal thing going for her these days.) > [@](#): > > As to **Boyo Jim** ’s claim that George Clooney wasn’t hot when he was on the show … uh, you could NOT be more wrong. That was my claim, and while I agree his does have the je ne sais quoi, his coif as Booker made him pretty goofy looking. ---
**Author:** ![WarmNPrickly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-cumulatively-unattractive-tv-show-cast/498610/55 "2009-06-03T21:09:10Z")
Would it be cheating to mention anything british? Are You Being Served? ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-cumulatively-unattractive-tv-show-cast/498610/56 "2009-06-03T21:12:57Z")
Adding another vote for _Maude_. Badly dressed too. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-cumulatively-unattractive-tv-show-cast/498610/57 "2009-06-03T21:22:19Z")
> [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](#): > > I certainly can’t agree with either of these I certainly can’t **argue** with those. ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-cumulatively-unattractive-tv-show-cast/498610/58 "2009-06-03T21:22:54Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Sexy enough to call him eye candy? I’m willing to remove the show from the list if you think so. keep the show on the list ---
**Author:** ![maplekiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@maplekiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maplekiwi)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-cumulatively-unattractive-tv-show-cast/498610/59 "2009-06-03T21:30:31Z")
I’m going to add Three & a Half Men now that Rose has gone. (from the series showing in NZ anyway). I’ve always thought the only thing that women would find attractive about Charlie was his wallet! ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-cumulatively-unattractive-tv-show-cast/498610/60 "2009-06-03T21:36:17Z")
> [@choie](#): > > …As to **Boyo Jim** ’s claim that George Clooney wasn’t hot when he was on the show … uh, you could NOT be more wrong. I mean, he was a stud back in his _Facts of Life_ days, he’s gorgeous as Booker on _Roseanne_, and he’s off the charts on _ER_ and beyond. The guy is just intrinsically hot. > > To add to the list: I haven’t seen many episodes, but no one on _Keeping Up Appearances_ does it for me. I never claimed that George Clooney wasn’t hot on the show. I didn’t know that he was on the show at all, nor did I have any idea he was on _Facts of Life_. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-cumulatively-unattractive-tv-show-cast/498610.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-cumulatively-unattractive-tv-show-cast/498610.md?page=4)