History Jerkass / LiveActionTv

** One of Joffrey's most defining characteristics. He somehow manages to redefine what it means to be a complete and utter cunt with each word that comes out of his mouth. His cruelty, sadism and delightful glee in it all make him such an irredeemable little dick that it's actually kind of impressive, if not anything else. Perhaps his most jerkassy moment is at his own wedding, which he uses as a platform to humiliate Tyrion, treat everyone with disdain and put on a show that mocks his defeated foes while relatives of said foes are in bloody attendance. Loras Tyrell (his new brother-in-law) has to leave out of pure fury, Tyrion and Sansa try to, and Olenna Tyrell (the matriarch of his most powerful allies) isn't remotely pleased.

** On top of being a complete psychopath, Ramsay Bolton is also just a dick even in regular conversation. It's particularly telling when he makes ''Joffrey of all people'' look like a nice guy by comparison.

*** Euron repeatedly mocks Theon for being a eunuch, and is in general a deranged sociopath capable of killing his own kin without feeling a shred of remorse or guilt.
*** Theon is a bit of an asshole, even before his FaceHeelTurn. He is significantly less of one following his HeelFaceTurn.

** On top of being a complete psychopath, Ramsay Bolton is also just a dick even in regular conversation.

** Mark, particularly since he ''really was in love with Rachel''.

* ''Series/{{ER}}'': Dr. Romano. Continued to be one even after having one arm severed by a helicopter blade! And then was [[MeaningfulEcho killed when a different helicopter fell on him.]] What are the odds?

** Ray, a whiny, lazy ManChild who constantly lies to get out of sticky situations.

* ''Series/FreshMeat'': "King" Ralph is only a recurring character, but is consistently absolutely vile towards the housemates, especially JP. [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain Racist, sexist, homophobic, entitled, and occasionally violent]], he rarely seems to get what he deserves.

** Mark, oh yes, particularly since he ''really was in love with Rachel''.

** Viserys Targaryen was self-absorbed, childishly entitled, disrespectful to pretty much everyone -- even his sister Daenerys, whom he was also abusive to, thoughtlessly cruel and generally unpleasant. Pretty much every scene with him involved some form of KickTheDog, and he served as a reminder that the Targaryens were once horrible, ''horrible'' people. His KarmicDeath at the hands of Khal Drogo via [[CruelAndUnusualDeath a crown of molten gold]] [[KickTheSonOfABitch was most assuredly cheered for by many viewers]].

* ''Series/{{Glee}}'': Sue Sylvester spends her days verbally (and occasionally physically) abusing her students and co-workers, blackmailing her boss, and scheming to destroy anyone who crosses her. She's kind to her sister, but that's about it. She has her good moments. She voted for the good guys to win in the Season 1 Finale. Besides, he Jerkass-iness in general is what makes her SO DAMN FUNNY. As of Silly Love Songs, every character at one point has had a Jerkass moment.

* ''Series/HannahMontana'': Rico. London Tipton also has her moments, but never more so than in the crossover where she throws Hannah's anklet, the one her mother gave her overboard and then flounced off as if it wasn't a big deal. And wanted Miley to give her a receipt and two forms of ID for a bracelet that HER MOTHER HAD GIVEN HER.

* ''Series/{{House}}'': Dr. Gregory House, the main character, is obnoxious to an almost religious degree, devoting his life to proving that kindness is rooted in selfishness and fear. He usually gets away with it because he's the patient's [[BunnyEarsLawyer only chance of survival]], although the show does put a strain on your WillingSuspensionOfDisBelief in its realism, as a House who actually did suffer the consequences of his behaviour would make the show's premise impossible. The writers seem to realise how far he's stretching his luck. Boss Cuddy notes that she got House for a fraction of what he's worth because the other hospitals won't touch him with a barge pole, he's in a legal mess by Season Three, and in the season finale, his ''entire'' medical staff quit -- although he fired one of them (after the other two quit on their own accord). It's then immediately reversed at the beginning of the fourth season, when, despite his JerkAss tendencies, and his well-deserved reputation for being an asshole, he ''still'' has forty very qualified (with one exception) doctors damn near ''killing'' each other to be on his team. And he forces each and every one one them through a season-long hazing ritual, but people have put up with worse to learn under a genius, and in spite of his attitude, House ''is'' a genius with diagnostic medicine. Later seasons, though, pushed the envelope even further, with the drug-addicted House being (temporarily) fired, committed to an asylum to dry out, and then later imprisoned after nearly mowing down Cuddy in his sedan. Realizing that they'd likely gone too far with that last, Season 8 toned it down and worked to re-establish him as the JerkWithAHeartOfGold he had been at the beginning of the series, but by then they already had multiple seasons of stretching the bounds of credibility to an absurd extent.

* ''Series/TheKingOfQueens'': Carrie Heffernan. Don't let her pleasant appearance fool you. She has an incredibly short fuse, is incredibly demanding of everyone around her, makes ridiculously selfish requests (often for minor reasons), and even caused a DownerEnding. In addition, she's a status-seeking social ladder climber. To be fair, she learns her lesson by the end of the episode (most of the time... and then [[AesopAmnesia forgets it by the next]].) Honestly, if you hadn't seen his collegate wrestling photo, you'd think the reason [[UglyGuyHotWife overweight Doug]] has her is because he's the only person who can be around her for any length of time. She most likely inherited it from her father Arthur, whose as demanding, short-tempered, and as ridiculously selfish as his daughter. He also regularly yells loudly and throws temper tantrums when everything doesn't go his way or if gifts don't meet his standards (which they never do).

* ''Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle'': Gives us several: Reese's favorite activity is physically assaulting Dewey, Malcolm is an InsufferableGenius, Hal regularly puts his own wants and desires ahead those of his family, Francis was one until he emancipated himself and became a generally nice person (although he seemed to go back on that one after he got fired from the dude ranch), Dewey usually shows these traits toward someone who has wronged someone in some way, making him a subversion; even a toddler Jamie is shown stealing, framing his brothers and being an overall asshole, even by toddler standards. The [[IncrediblyLamePun mother]] of them all is Lois: specific examples are numerous but for simplification, while the entire family is generally disliked by their neighbors, they seem willing to at least tolerate everyone except Lois. Watch one episode and it will become entirely clear how much of a JerkAss you need to be to make the rest of that family tolerable by comparison.

** Johnny was never the nicest to be fair but due to constant {{Flanderization}} he became from a kid with a BerserkButton who just wanted to get fostered. To a cynical person who will tell anybody SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids and took a major [[TookALevelInJerkass levels in jerks]]

* ''Series/OnlyFoolsAndHorses'':

** Reg Trotter, who just packed his bags and left his family to fend for themselves after his wife Joan died. He later returned only with the intention of tricking Del into thinking he was the result of his mother having an affair.

* ''{{Series/Euphoria}}'': Nate is an abhorrent person who mentally and physically abuses his girlfriend, terrorizes Jules when they first meet, beats up a man for sleeping with Maddy and blackmails Jules in the cruelest manner possible to secure his family's security. While not above flashes of humanity, he's a ridiculously nasty and cruel person for most of his screentime.

*** Rimmer actually was justified on that due to [[spoiler:Ace. His alternative self being such a heroic, charismatic, likable figure. Rimmer is actually pointed out to be the worst Rimmer by the show, yet he was able to take over Ace's role when he died.]]

* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1985'': In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1985S1E1ShatterdayALittlePeaceAndQuiet Shatterday]]", Peter Jay Novins is a very unpleasant person. While visiting his extremely ill mother in Miami, he told her that he had to return to New York City earlier than he actually had to because he could not stand being around her any longer. He convinced a woman named Patty to leave her husband, set her and her son up in an apartment and abandoned her as soon as he became bored with her. Novins also mistreated his current girlfriend Jamie but it is not specified how. He works for a PR firm and took the Cumberland account, knowing full well that the [[CorruptCorporateExecutive company would destroy a small town with its unsafe environmental practices]]. His alter ego, who describes him as having the ethics of a weasel, [[TookALevelInKindness is a far better person]] and sets about making amends for everything that the original Novins has done.

* Shows in the ''Jerkass/MarvelCinematicUniverse''

* ''Series/{{Degrassi}}'':

* ''Series/Accused2023'': Jason is a rich asshole who's uninterested in really doing anything with his son or wife at first. He seeks sole custory when they get divorced simply to spite her as a power play. When that fails, he has his cop brother ''frame'' her on drug dealing charges, and then threatens to drag him down with him after he starts getting second thoughts.

%%* ''Series/TheWalkingDead'': Both Merle and, at first, Daryl Dixon in this Creator/{{AMC}} show.

* ''Series/HotelHell'' had John of the Roosevelt Inn, a ManChild who was making numerous ''death threats'' half way through the episode. Robert and Ari of Juniper Hill as well, snobs who are NotGoodWithPeople and didn't want those who didn't have a fortune at their inn.

* ''Series/Accused2023'': Jason is a rich asshole who's uninterested in really doing anything with his son or wife at first. He seeks sole custory when they get divorced simply to spite her as a power play. When that fails, he has his cop brother ''frame'' her on drug dealing charges.