Top 10 Grumpy TV Characters

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[@NickSev27]

Frank from Everybody Loves Raymond should have at least gotten an honorable mention

[@kurtbush5096]

Especially when it came to his views on marriage

[@tbm31095]

I think Stanley Hudson from the office deserves an honorable mention spot.

[@AceDragonXX]

What about Eustace Bagge from Courage the Cowardly Dog? Yosemite Sam from Looney Tunes? Francis Griffin from Family Guy? And Mandy from The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy?

[@tatehildyard5332]

I'd say yes to Ustes but not to Sam. Sam still has some form of joy in him but Ustes ain't got shit.

[@Underratedcomedi]

Yes they should make a list of grumpy cartoon characters

[@azbrowne]

Sarah, from Ed, Edd, N Eddy.

[@ChristalJ]

Or Carter Pewterschmidt

[@fl0ydd]

Tate Hildyard So does Eustace actually if you watch certain episodes of CtCD

[@heisenbergw8825]

At some point, watchmojo needs to acknowledge My Life As a Teenage Robot. That show was a classic

[@pottergoose]

No mention of the two old guys from the muppet show??? Beloved and grouchy as all hell

[@msrainbowbrite]

Oscar should have been first..... Nothing beats OSCAR THE GROUCH

[@WrenFaithBridger]

MsRainbow Brite I agree. Oscar the Grouch and the Grinch, by their names alone, should have been #1 and 2. I also would have added Louie DePalma from "Taxi" and Bickley from "Mork & Mindy" replacing the guy from "The 70's Show" and Squdward from "SBSP".

[@TheaterServant]

I agree. Oscar the Grouch is my hero!!

[@KingdomofEvania100]

I agree, who cares about Red?

[@chloemr.pippinsfanmail95]

I agree!

[@otchyibarra0361]

Nobody can’t beat grouch like Oscar

[@BruzoDragonius]

What about Benson of Regular Show.

[@Sway679]

where's Stanley from The Office?

[@Denis-89]

Yeah! That 70's show finally in a list. So happy, and it deserves it. Red is a wonderful character flawlessly played by Kurtwood. But I wanted Frank Barone in it to. He's even more grumpy than some of the characters on the list.

[@BloodyBoyBlue]

Adam from Northern Exposure deserved to at least be an honourable mention

[@Fallon90]

Frank Barone! How is he not even an honorable mention? Also Henry Spencer from Psych, Daryl Dixon from The walking dead, Sawyer from Lost...

[@Bilboswaggins2077]

You like krabby patties don't ya Squidward...

[@SmurfySmurf12345]

It's a Giraffe!

[@damianprock1650]

MonkeyBoy 4 we have a giraffe, now get outta here son, you bother me, for my next trick, sorry, wrong pocket, behold, a French poodle, sorry son, the dog was rabid, had to put it down, last but not least, my favorite, a Tommy gun

[@unkeptmoss3285]

What about Mike from Breaking Bad?

[@mandud987]

That's what I'm saying. He should've been somewhere

[@unkeptmoss3285]

mandud987 He was even grumpy in better call Saul.

[@laurence2013]

I know, WTF. How was he not on here?

[@samuelsinisalo86]

True. I waited but he never came up.

[@margarethmichelina5146]

Or maybe Hector?

[@trevanhiggins6170]

Cotton Hill- King of the Hill William Murderface- Metalocalypse Uncle Phil- Fresh Prince of Bel Air Mr. Wilson- Dennis the Menace Carl- Aqua Teen Hunger Force

[@mymocs61]

The thing is, idk who wouldn't be pissed if they had sponge bob and Patrick living beside them :/

[@DW4Ever91]

8:28: The Way it was Meant to Be. Lol!

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[@nightcrawlerXMANX3]

Top 10 milked franchises

[@tenzer0]

aw man i wish squidward tennisballs was first

[@muthias4582]

iiNeon O Please compared to Red Forman's foot in ass moments and wise crackings of our lovable main idiots on the show, he makes Squidward look like a wuss.

[@MeesTW]

Red easily beats Squidward

[@lubnaasif6403]

.

[@kchgamer1788]

NO

[@SuperGuldo]

iiNeon 12 year old confirmed

[@MisterMonsterMan]

Red Forman over Oscar the Grouch at #1 is baffling.

[@KingdomofEvania100]

I agree

[@SpongicX]

I could never agree more with the #1 pick, Red is the best. I would have also included Carter Pewterschmidt from Family Guy, Eustace Bagge from Courage The Cowardly Dog, and Mr. Gaylord Robinson from The Amazing World Of Gumball.

[@WillieManga]

SpongicX Or how about Duckman?

[@OutlawsBebop]

What about Mr. Bighead from Rocko's Modern Life?

[@PrinceTrexus]

Red SOOOOO deserved number one! :-) Im kinda surprised that Moe from "The Simpsons" didnt make the list

[@stardust-mf1oq]

You forgot uncle Phil from fresh prince

[@Woot007]

star dust if i had to choose I would have said the butler Geoffrey :)

[@JaronDavis]

I love your channel, WatchMojo.com! But I must say...I'm stunned that Garfield didn't make this list :O

[@htm2250]

grouchy smurf

[@ridersforlife6884]

i thought they forgot about red forman but my guess is that he really loved playing that character

[@WatchMojo]

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[@marikvao1932]

WatchMojo.com Where is Frank Underwood?

[@tukiluka]

***** Or Jerry Stiller on King of Queens...

[@1982kanga]

WatchMojo.com You left out Melanie Archer from Archer, but you included Mr. Hecles from Friends!

[@reallyhonest1020]

WatchMojo.com I think this is list is just wonderful! Like every other viewer, I would add an opinion, but you on WM probably know the familiar saying, "Opinions are like...." I laughed at many of these as I have watched every show and have to say that #1 had me in stitches. My (heroic, intelligent, handsome, etc) father was the Father everyone of my friends were afraid of. He did not say the things Red said but his constant scowl (career US Army, worked too hard..) accidentally conveyed that. Thank you!

[@SnowingAsh111]

Frank Barone from Everybody Loves Ramond.

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[@julymedia752]

WatchMojo.com You're forgetting: Master Yo from Yin Yang Yo! Frank Barone from Everybody Loves Raymond Thaddeus Plotz from Animaniacs

[@Suli.K]

WatchMojo.com You guys forgot Frank Barone from Everybody Loves Raymond

[@ChipmunkRaccoon3]

WatchMojo.com You forgot Grouchy Smurf from The Smurfs.

[@SupremePeteza]

WatchMojo.com ...no John Becker?! Srsly WM... >_

[@jsck5198]

Edmond Blackadder?

[@DaddyOfTheSugarVariety]

Louie from Taxi & Statler & Waldorf from The Muppet Show & George from Dead Like Me

[@dustygrooves4727]

you had me at Squidward he's funny as hell! great job mojo!

[@TheKendog1988]

More names for this list: Ed Bighead from Rocco's Modern Life Eustace Bagge from Courage the Cowardly Dog Frank Barone from Everybody Love Raymond Miss Crabtree from South Park

[@miguelnieves9864]

In squidwards defense having neighbors like spongebob and patrick would drive anyone insane theyre really annoying but thats why we love them

[@simonseth6501]

Michael Snow For some reason, every time I see your profile picture I think of a polar bear.

[@miguelnieves9864]

Simon Seth well probably because it's snowy Idk 😂

[@fern4520]

"You owe me a cat" 😂😂😂

[@jesspersephone]

I was worried you guys wouldn't even mention Red, I'm glad I wasn't disappointed.

[@where_isfluffy9490]

Bobby from Supernatural! xD

[@williefleete]

Was expecting house to be higher in the list

[@seanhorace925]

Glad Oscar the Grouch and Squidward made the list. They're always grumpy.

[@christophercharles1937]

Eustace (Courage the Cowardly Dog)

[@jayroc351]

I'm sure glad that you have included Red, from that 70's show. Thanks #watchmojo

[@linusbabcock8724]

Sawyer from LOST?

[@SkittlebuddiesAG]

YAYAYYAY YOU REMEMBERED HOUSE! HE MAY BE A DRUG ADDICT BUT HE IS MY FAV CHARACTER :DDD

[@DessawHD]

I better see Dracula from the grim adventures of Billy and Mandy. ALSO HE DONT BITE

[@tatehildyard5332]

I'd say Mandy is more qualified than Grim. When Mandy tried to not be grumpy, reality fell apart.

[@mathieuleader8601]

Tate Hildyard Mandy is cool not grumpy

[@tatehildyard5332]

I never said she wasn't cool.

[@mathieuleader8601]

Tate Hildyard I would say Mandy is sardonic and sarcastic

[@muhannadalqaseer6351]

Ted Danson's Becker?

[@tarnim80]

1. Black Adder - Black Adder 2. George Costanza - Seinfeld 3. Basil Fawlty - Fawlty Towers 4. Toby Ziegler - The West Wing 5. Gregory House - House M.D 6. Tyrion Lanister - Game of Thrones 7. Perry Cox - scrubs 8. James "Sawyer" Ford - Lost 9. Selma Bouvier - The Simpsons 10. Mike Ehrmantraut - Breaking Bad HM: Arnold Rimmer, Will McAvoy, Ron Swanson, Red Forman

[@edgarlealz]

What about Ren from Ren and Stimpy? Benson from Regular Show? Belson from Clarence? Ruby from Steven Universe?

[@GoldenLatias6]

What about Slappy Squirrel from Animaniacs?! Remember her theme? "The crankiest of creatures in the whole wide world, our next cartoon features Slappy the Squirrel!" "Eh, enough with the singing already!" "That's Slappy!" She is very grumpy and does a lot of cartoon violence, but she deserved her own cartoon series and not Pinky and the Brain! (Sometimes, I consider them as bad guys that are disguised as good guys..... don't ask... it's complicated to explain)

[@whutzat]

Fred Sanford, Fred Mertz, George Jefferson, Dr. Romano from E.R., The Soup Nazi from Friends

[@ZapKrannigan]

Aww, was hoping to see Mr. Burns on here

[@berto0666]

Snitel from chowder? Sorry if I didn't spell it right but I was hoping to see him on the list

[@garthdavis2502]

Fun Fact: Kurtwood Smith first played the villain known as Mr. Sue in the eighties sitcom The Adventures of Beans Baxter.

[@alexthehunted]

raven teen titans not teen titans go the original teen titans

[@KingdomofEvania100]

Raven is not really grouchy intentionally, she has to suppress her emotions or her powers will go cuckoo to put it mildly. After all, she is half demon

[@AndrewSmith-sg3jh]

Rick Sanchez also qualifies as well as Bojack Horseman.

[@4Astaroth]

Wait. Waldorf and Statler aren't mentioned in this list? Neither Alfred Tetzlav from the german show "Ein Herz und eine Seele" (Heart and a Soul), or Mikrobi, or even Grumpy Ede from The Rocketbeans? There are so many you might have to do a second video on this.

[@mcfrdmn]

Excellent videoclips !

[@wuzzy41123]

I 100% agree with Red Forman as #1, as he is one of my favourite TV characters of all time. However,I think there were a few that should have been at least in the honourable mentions... -Lois Wilkerson (Malcolm in the Middle) -Moe Howard (The Three Stooges) -Jay Pritchett (Modern Family)

[@kalvingoodlaxson]

Connor Brown The first two aren't grumpy, plus Moe Howard is a movie personality.

[@MichaelBlaneWalker]

Moe is grouchier. He threatened a prank caller numorous times-humorously.

[@dalekmoon]

Oscar Madison (Jack Klugman) - The Odd Couple ? Never even heard of #1

[@bitca222]

As usual, a couple of the honourable mentions should've made the list in place of those that did.

[@taubennett]

Louie from "Taxi" should be on this list

[@dr.gungraziano]

Archie Bunker "The prototype upon which all subsequent TV grumpy characters are based"... You should have mentioned, that All in the Family is based on the BBC series Till Death Us Do Part and Alf Garnett is that prototype.

[@samuHD1]

where is uncle phil from the fresh prince of belair???

[@mandyfrommars8789]

6th! I'M FINALLY EARLY! It's always been a dream of mine. *Holds award as tear of joy falls down my face*

[@mandyfrommars8789]

***** Thanks, man!

[@beterpurr1136]

OMG that is amazing being 6th in a video is such a big deal!!! Now get out this comment section and stop celebrating for being 6th coz no one cares about it

[@mandyfrommars8789]

Peter Burr Wow I was just trying to have some fun. You don't have to be so rude.

[@dennisdeez123]

Just glad to see Squidward and Archy Bunker

[@dwickett5470]

All these kids asking why Squidward wasn't #1 clearly haven't ever seen That 70's Show

[@cricerysth7431]

Cranky Doodle Donkey from My Little Pony should have been on the list. **grabs popcorn**

[@logictruth1]

what about Huey from boondocks? He's not just grumpy but has a damn good reason to and out of all the grumpy characters anyone could think of he's the one that sticks out the most...

[@harrietamidala1691]

I really wanted the 1st and 12th Doctors to appear on this list because they are known for their grumpy demeanors, but I am glad Red Foreman made the top spot--I love That 70s show.

[@garthdavis2502]

I can relate to these characters.

[@zae_thefilmman]

Almost got worried that you weren't gonna include Red. But maybe Squidward should've been higher.

[@daenerystargaryen5260]

The Hound?

[@unkeptmoss3285]

Daenerys Targaryen I would've said Jon Snow :)

[@daenerystargaryen5260]

UnkeptMoss328 He wasn't grumpy with Ygritte ;)

[@unkeptmoss3285]

Daenerys Targaryen Haha! I think he still sort of was... until a certain point with her anyway ;D

[@unkeptmoss3285]

***** He always looked like he needed a good poo though...

[@daenerystargaryen5260]

UnkeptMoss328 all his grumpiness *caved* in ;)

[@TacoDrell]

Can you guys do a Top 10 Vietnam War Songs?

[@snarkus63]

What about Dr. Forrester from Mystery Science Theater 3000?

[@juaneduardoleon1938]

What about Daffy Duck :(

[@fl0ydd]

Juan Eduardo Leon He's actually pretty happy sometimes

[@cookiesncream789]

Daddy Duck is more cocky than grouchy.

[@cookiesncream789]

Daffy****

[@dantemustdie00]

Juan Eduardo Leon Daffy's personality changes a lot. Sometimes he's a real clown, other times displayed as very cocky and loves to annoy people, and the other and most common one when Bug's is around is his jealous asshole personal.

[@haveyouseenthisyet8634]

Mojo Jojo was a pretty grumpy character. It's definitely emphasized in the episode "Just Another Manic Mojo."

[@MetalMadness_00]

Is the kid with the deformity Hector Zeroni?

[@decimatorentertainmentstud8523]

I knew the Oscar The Grouch would be on the list.

[@vugadis7528]

A remake of top 10 tv familes :3

[@djsaintmusic7819]

We all hate squidward when we’re kids. However, we all realize we BECOME Squidward when we’re older.

[@raawron]

Was hoping for some Toby Ziegler love

[@cubeypie6755]

People you missed Grouchy smurf Fred flinstone The boss from dinosaurs. The crab from Mr. Limpet

[@PhinPhan39]

Solid list but Ted Danson as Dr. John Becker has to be atleast number two on this list.

[@jamesdouglas6776]

Frank - everybody loves Raymond Grumpy - Snow White

[@fioravanti675]

I already know snow white and the seven dwarf was animated movie

[@amandaschaefer3786]

Squidward Tentacles and Ralph Kramden are my favorite TV grumps.

[@paperboihudson]

Wow House, wow. I remember that ep smh

[@N3rt31]

What about the dad from "Everybody Loves Raymond"? When I saw #2 I thought for sure he would be #1 with Red being an HM (don't get me wrong, I love Red as a character, but I feel like the dad from Raymond is more well known since his show was on for so long)

[@nicholasstansbury6848]

The List 10. Martin Crane (Frasier) 9. Dr. Perry Cox (Scrubs) 8. Squidward Tentacles (SpongeBob Squarepants) 7. Mr. Heckles (Friends) 6. Archie Bunker (All in the Family) 5. Dr. Gregory House (House) 4. Al Bundy (Married...With Children) 3. The Grinch ( Dr. Suess' How The Grinch Stole Christmas) 2. Oscar the Grouch (Sesame Street) Honorable Mentions Sue Slyvester (Glee) Ron Swanson (Parks and Recreation) Fred Sanford (Sanford and Son) Ralph Kramden (The Honeymooners) 1. Red Forman (That '70s Show)

[@RADIXCHRISTUSMOLE]

Don't forget Dr. John Becker portrayed by Ted Danson.

[@daniwilliams]

what about Dr John Becker from Becker he's a grumpy TV character

[@ElNingyou]

I think Sue Sylvester should have taken Martin Crane's spot. Marty was crotchety in the early part of the series, usually understandably, but then became one of the most laid-back and affable characters on the show; the only times he came off as grumpy were when his sons were up to scatterbrained antics, as most people would be in those circumstances. Sue, on the other hand, is a pretty consistently quintessential example of what this list seems to be going for. She's basically the female counterpart to #1.

[@jackross7830]

It makes me so unbelievably happy Red was #1

[@kennethferrari5232]

Darren Stevens from Bewitched, George Jefferson from the Jeffersons, Mr Wilson from Dennis the Menace, and Stanley Roper from Threes Company

[@kayleighbeaman4444]

I never thought Mr. Heckles was grumpy... I always just thought he just wasn't all there.

[@darkholyPL]

The older you get, the more you love those guys.. :3

[@kawaiitoons5394]

How did Louie DePalma of "Taxi" not get on this list?

[@ObiWanCannoli]

Tiny green gerbils will gnaw on your toes while you sleep

[@flaccidwhitecoat]

Please make a top 10 spongebob episodes! Please!

[@fioravanti675]

Also worst

[@archiecook55]

I thought Squidward was going to be higher on the list.

[@damianprock1650]

Unicorn Lady (formerly archiecook55) it wouldn't be hard to understand why Squidward would be grumpy

[@ludwik7326]

I hope they count tv shorts, because i'm expecting the grinch

[@josephrockall6769]

Church or Sarge from Red vs Blue and Father Jack Hackett from father Ted should be here

[@THEGAMEMASTER2035]

No Jack Arnold from the Wonder years.