Caillou, SpongeBob, And 17 Other Characters From Childhood Shows Who Are Actually Horrible People

“That bald whiny little punk is the worst.”

—u/langtont1

“Seriously. Kid threw tantrums every few minutes and parents responded with such unrealistic bullshit patience at the veeeery very end of the episode, usually bribing or conceding in some way, and little twerp never learned a thing. He taught my first kid the *concept* of making a fuss just for attention, and of using a whiny tone when you don’t get what you want, and of hating vegetables. Show was banned in my house before my second kid emerged. He’s a self-entitled, obnoxious bully.”

—u/GawkieBird

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“It’s weird in retrospection how much she was thirsting for Beck despite him being with Jade…even if Jade was toxic, but like, still, WTF, LOL.”

—u/ItsTtreasonThen

“Yes! No matter what she does, she’s always in the right! I especially hate the prom episode. It craps all over Jade, even though Jade was the one constantly wronged by Tori and her desire to have a prom, which the school never even had.”

—u/Konzern

“She literally doesn’t ever care about her friends’ problems unless it makes her look good, and she has no real flaws so nothing is ever her fault, and god, she’s just so annoying.”

—u/WrittenInTheStars

What the heck was up with this dude??? He was always so mean and creepy toward women when it came to Rex, his puppet, who HE CONTROLLED. Also, does anyone else remember how he had his locker decorated with rubber nipples??? Didn’t he also creepily look through Tori’s window for a bit? 

“Fucker saw a problem, made an invention, invention fucked everything up, which then fucked everybody’s days up, fixed the problem, then everybody thanked him for saving them from the problem he created.”

—u/Fast_Hornet5964

“I always hated Carl from Jimmy Neutron because anytime he got a little power he turned into a complete dick. I always got pissed about characters who are supposed to be friends with the main character turning on them when they think they have a leg up. It’s like why are you friends with someone you would immediately shit on when you had the chance?”

—u/Aninvisiblemaniac

Also, he had a really creepy crush on Jimmy’s mom, Judy.

When I was younger, I thought Alex was sassy and funny, but looking back, she was actually really mean. Some of her dialogue still holds up (mostly her comments on running, LOL), but a lot of it makes her seem like a mean girl despite the fact that she made fun of the so-called mean girls like Gigi. She was a bad friend to Harper and was so selfish and entitled when it came to magic — I’m still mad she won the family wizard competition, tbh.

“Just because she was cheerful and playful doesn’t make her any less of a bully to her brother. She made him cry on occasion.”

—u/NotSoGreatOldOne

“He wants to be left alone and all she wants to do is wreck his shit. The parents were terrible for letting it go on like that.”

—u/DaemonDrayke

Sam was SO mean to Freddie consistently. She would literally physically beat him up constantly, and it’s not at all funny watching it back. I like enemies-to-lovers stories, and I remember loving Freddie and Sam together as a kid, but looking back, I can’t believe they were ever a couple with how physically abusive she was to him. She also was so vindictive, like when she revealed to everyone Freddie had never been kissed, and then he got bullied.

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“OK, but actually. That’s why I can’t watch the show; [I] hate seeing that smug little shit win every time.”

—u/possumpussie

“That fucking mouse was loathed in our household.”

—u/Michael_konadu_69

“He’s a sore loser and he does nothing but lose over and over. He acts like he learns a lesson, then makes the same mistakes, all while making himself the victim. He’s just an awful person.”

—u/Drachenreign

“I’ve always had a huge disdain for Max from Max and Ruby. He would give me anxiety. Basically every episode was, ‘Hey, I’m Ruby. I’m going to do my very best to do things responsibly and rigidly to get a good outcome’ and then Max was always, ‘Nah, fuck that noise. I’m going to do whatever I want, and then get the best possible outcome every time anyway, sometimes at Ruby’s expense.’ Like how is that supposed to teach responsibility and cause/effect to young children?”

—u/TerpinSaxt

“She was always criticizing Max and here he is a three year old little Bunny trying to live his best life. Ruby was just a buzzkill.”

—u/Blackbeltchicken

“The series is literally named after him, but he’s the most unbearable character to watch. I’m aware of why his personality is the way it is but it doesn’t make him less annoying, unfortunately.

Beyond his terrible temper and impulsiveness, probably the worst thing about him is his Main Character Syndrome. He needs to be at the center of every conflict, sometimes he demands that he be the only person fighting, there’ll be several higher ranking and/or smarter people around and yet he’s barking orders, etc etc. Like I completely understand why but he’s so frustrating to watch.”

—u/MurkMorena

“Fucking SpongeBob. When I was a kid, I always rooted for Squidward and wanted Spongebob dead. He’s annoying and keeps bothering Squidward, who’s the only likable character in the series for me. Man, he deserved better.”

—u/wearingmyseatbelt

“SpongeBob was a good character in the early seasons. He was just a bubbly guy who wanted to brighten everyone’s day. And he was somewhat cultured too. Apart from Squidward and Mrs. Puff, he was actually fairly well-liked around town.

Modern seasons SpongeBob though is a straight up nuisance. Like remember that episode where everyone in Bikini Bottom (even Patrick) got so annoyed with him that they started celebrating ‘No Spongebob Day?'”

—u/Working_Elephant_302

“They ruined him this modern era.”

—u/bonniebull1987

“Even putting the whole ‘Stephen Hillenburg didn’t want any spin offs’ thing aside, [Patrick’s spin-off] still shouldn’t have been made. Patrick had already become annoying and extremely one note. Like his only personality trait was being stupid, and the show just turned that up to 11.”

—u/Working_Elephant_302

“They turned Patrick from a lovable idiot to an obnoxious prick.”

—u/ElderCunningham

“He was borderline emotionally abusive to Spongebob at multiple points.”

—u/ImDemandingARefund

“All she does is ask questions and wait on us to solve the problems. Then at the end, she’s all, ‘WE DID IT!’ WTF you do, Dora? I did it! Me! Me and my kids! You’re like a shitty coworker!”

—u/HealthyBox5

“Damn bro, god gave you bug ass eyes, yet you can’t even see the fucking fox in front of you?”

—u/Seaworthiness69

“Not much of an explorer if her whole journey is literally mapped out.”

—u/1nterrupt1ngc0w