# What TV character would you HATE having to be around in reality? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 30, 2010, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-character-would-you-hate-having-to-be-around-in-reality/545126 "2010-06-30T22:10:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-character-would-you-hate-having-to-be-around-in-reality/545126/21 "2010-07-01T03:55:19Z")
> [@Labrador\_Deceiver](#): > > Sheldon Cooper. Most of the people from _Big Bang Theory_ would be pretty horrible in real life. I’d probably cope with Sheldon in my office better than Wolowitz, as Sheldon would at least want to be left alone most of the time. I’m quite sure I would want to kill Rachel Green from _Friends_ early in our acquaintance. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-character-would-you-hate-having-to-be-around-in-reality/545126/22 "2010-07-01T04:06:14Z")
> [@KneadToKnow](#): > > Cosmo Kramer. As far as I’m concerned, anyone else comes a very distant second. ---
**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:** [July 1, 2010, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-character-would-you-hate-having-to-be-around-in-reality/545126/23 "2010-07-01T05:25:07Z")
Strangely, I think I’d get along pretty well with Kramer . . . but not at all with George . . . or worse, his parents. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-character-would-you-hate-having-to-be-around-in-reality/545126/24 "2010-07-01T05:29:21Z")
Nancy Grace? She’s a malevolent character. ---
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-character-would-you-hate-having-to-be-around-in-reality/545126/25 "2010-07-01T05:38:47Z")
what’s so bad about Kramer? all he needs is a grand entrance and access to your fridge. ---
**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-character-would-you-hate-having-to-be-around-in-reality/545126/26 "2010-07-01T05:58:53Z")
Actually, everyone on Seinfeld could fit this bill. All were annoying and abrasive in their own way. Elaine is annoying by the way she justs out her lower jaw and shows a strong under bite. Drives me crazy, because JLD actually talks like that IRL. I can’t take it during some shows… when she’s a feature player, it gets to be too much. It’s as annoying as George’s whining, lying, and scheming, and Kramer’s mooching. Michael Scott would be my choice. I’d like to put his head through a wall. (I watch certain TV shows a bit too much). Second would be Ray Romano’s mother. ---
**Author:** ![Fugazi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f08c70/32.png) [@Fugazi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fugazi)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-character-would-you-hate-having-to-be-around-in-reality/545126/27 "2010-07-01T06:31:54Z")
I’d have to go with House too. That guy is such a major asshole most of the time. ---
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-character-would-you-hate-having-to-be-around-in-reality/545126/28 "2010-07-01T09:21:57Z")
I guess we’re sticking to sitcoms eh, not the obvious ones like Sylar or Dexter. I guess there’s no one really I _couldn’t_ hang around with. I can tolerate just about anything easily. But, I guess if I had to choose: Worst roommate: Master Shake from Aqua Teen Hunger Force (“I swear, if you break the remote one more time, I’m going to stab you in your sleep tonight.”) Worst co-worker: Peter Griffin (“Dude, you disappeared for like 2 years, why do still work here?”) Worst boss: Anyone from Sex in the City (“Um, my eyes are up here? Do you mind not touching me? You’re old enough to be my mother. I’m getting nauseous.”) ---
**Author:** ![maplekiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@maplekiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maplekiwi)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-character-would-you-hate-having-to-be-around-in-reality/545126/29 "2010-07-01T09:41:38Z")
Ross from Friends was the first one that popped into my head, but Lucy, Barney Fife, Darren (from Bewitched) & Mrs Drysdale (Beverly Hillbillies) would be pretty bad. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-character-would-you-hate-having-to-be-around-in-reality/545126/30 "2010-07-01T11:54:13Z")
Probably any of the Seinfeld characters. And the Everybody Loves Raymond Characters. And most of The Office Characters. Oh hell, I could likely spend the morning. ---
**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:** [July 1, 2010, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-character-would-you-hate-having-to-be-around-in-reality/545126/31 "2010-07-01T12:53:42Z")
I honestly don’t think I’d mind hanging out with the Seinfeld gang for a while. Jerry and George have some interesting conversations; I’d like to try to keep up with their banter. A crazy pal like Kramer would help keep things lively. And if I hung around long enough there’s a pretty good chance I’d get to sleep with Elaine. The problem is that people who get sucked into that circle tend to have bad things happen to them, usually through no fault of their own. All the ridiculous coincidences that surround that foursome would catch up to me eventually, so it probably wouldn’t be worth it in the long run. I think my answer to the OP would be Frank Burns. You could probably think of at least a few positive attributes for most of the annoying characters in this thread, but Burns was _all_ negative energy. Completely insufferable. ---
**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:** [July 1, 2010, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-character-would-you-hate-having-to-be-around-in-reality/545126/32 "2010-07-01T13:06:58Z")
[Sybil Fawlty](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sybil_Fawlty) – her husband would be amusing, but she’s just depressing. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-character-would-you-hate-having-to-be-around-in-reality/545126/33 "2010-07-01T13:10:06Z")
> [@shijinn](#): > > what’s so bad about Kramer? all he needs is a grand entrance and access to your fridge. Anyone comes stomping into my house without an invitation is leaving through the goddamned window. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-character-would-you-hate-having-to-be-around-in-reality/545126/34 "2010-07-01T13:11:28Z")
I am a Sheldon Cooper-type, and most people don’t enjoy being around me. ---
**Author:** ![Lo-Slung\_Denim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f6c823/32.png) [@Lo-Slung\_Denim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lo-Slung_Denim)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-character-would-you-hate-having-to-be-around-in-reality/545126/35 "2010-07-01T13:16:19Z")
Most of the cast of Friends, but I would instantly punch Phoebe. I’d also get very irritated with Ted Mosby. ---
**Author:** ![Baboonanza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f475e1/32.png) [@Baboonanza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baboonanza)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-character-would-you-hate-having-to-be-around-in-reality/545126/36 "2010-07-01T13:20:45Z")
> [@Lo-Slung\_Denim](#): > > Most of the cast of Friends, but I would instantly punch Phoebe. Seconded, I’d take Cramer over anyone from Friends. Or Glee. The horror. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-character-would-you-hate-having-to-be-around-in-reality/545126/37 "2010-07-01T13:38:08Z")
Potsie Weber ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-character-would-you-hate-having-to-be-around-in-reality/545126/38 "2010-07-01T13:44:23Z")
> [@Tengu](#): > > On NCIS, I don’t mind DiNozzo, but I’d hate to have to deal with Ziva…even Gibbs would tick me off. But Ziva would drive me batshit. > > Tempe Brennan from Bones annoys me enough as a fictional character, I’d _hate_ her IRL. (I don’t mind the book version.) Not nearly as much as Booth, though…him, I want to punch. > > On Doctor Who, the Doctor and his main Companions, even at their worst, I’d be fine with. But some of the ‘side Companions’ so to speak, would be less so. Mickey (prior to his time in Pete’s World) would be the worst. What’s wrong with poor Booth? He has a tough row to hoe, character-wise, playing against incomprehensibly written Brennan. ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-character-would-you-hate-having-to-be-around-in-reality/545126/39 "2010-07-01T13:49:29Z")
> [@Lo-Slung\_Denim](#): > > I’d also get very irritated with Ted Mosby. God, yes. I keep meaning to start a thread about “Shows that do well, considering…” and my own entry would be the complete lack of charisma of Josh Radnor and the complete annoyance of pretty much every action of Ted Mosby. -Joe ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-character-would-you-hate-having-to-be-around-in-reality/545126/40 "2010-07-01T13:59:52Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > I honestly don’t think I’d mind hanging out with the Seinfeld gang for a while. I agree, I could take about 20 minutes, once per week. As long as that 20 minutes also was broken up with commercial breaks [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-character-would-you-hate-having-to-be-around-in-reality/545126.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-character-would-you-hate-having-to-be-around-in-reality/545126.md?page=3)