History TheScrappy / WesternAnimation

* ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'': [[EthnicScrappy Paco]] was basically all of [[BaseBreakingCharacter Jade Chan]]'s trouble-causing tendencies, none of her plucky, awesome, or ingenious ones, had a few extra pints of annoying fanboy for good measure, and [[OohMeAccentsSlipping couldn't even hold a]] [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking consistent accent]]. There's a reason [[ItMakesSenseInContext the fandom prefers Jade to date]] [[FoeYayShipping Hsi Wu, a homicidal bat demon wizard]].

* ''[[WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012 Ultimate Spider-Man]]'': Nova. He acts [[LeeroyJenkins hot-headed and aggressive]], has some strong moments of TooDumbToLive, and [[{{Jerkass}} constantly disagrees with Spider-Man and puts him down even when Spidey does have a point]]. The worst part was probably his attitude toward Harry Osborn (see TearJerker). On top of that, he's based on Sam Alexander, who in the comics, is a ReplacementScrappy for Richard Rider... and given that Alexander was created by Jeph Loeb, Marvel Head of Television, he might even be a CreatorsPet.

* ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'': Due to abandoning Superman in his time of need by being willing to let Supergirl die in the GrandFinale and then using Superman's rightful anger at him for stabbing him in the back as an excuse for a FaceHeelTurn in ''Justice League Unlimited'', it's highly doubtful you'll find someone who likes Professor Hamilton ever again. Bruce Timm stated in his Modern Masters book that THEY didn't like Professor Hamilton in the first place. That's why, when debating who Darkseid should kill, they finally came up with Dan Turpin, because they weren't allowed to kill Ma and Pa Kent and they felt if they killed Professor Hamilton, it wouldn't have any impact because they never liked him anyway.

* Gil Gunderson. He was introduced in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS9E9RealtyBites Realty Bites]]" as a parody of Creator/JackLemmon in ''Theatre/GlengarryGlenRoss'', but soon became a recurring character. While occasionally amusing, Gil's never developed beyond being a StrawLoser despite receiving several [[ADayInTheLimelight focus episodes]]. It doesn't help that he occasionally works as an incompetent attorney, which led many to label him a ReplacementScrappy for [[Creator/PhilHartman Lionel Hutz]].

** Game Boy, a mid-series addition to the team who [[TheLoad rarely did anything useful]]. It didn't help that Game Boy was introduced in the most illogical way possible. Princess Lana's dad, who is trapped in another dimension, sends Game Boy to them via a warp portal that only opens once per decade. He thinks Game Boy will be able to help them in the war against Mother Brain... but by doing so, the king gives up his own chance to go through the portal, despite the fact that his return would have probably ENDED the war.

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTales'': Ace is the most hated character for not only treating girls like crap and using them for his own purposes (only made worse by the fact that the show is aimed for girls) but for also being a {{Jerkass}} in general. Not helped is he's the only main character to not get a proper focus episode ("Just for Kicks" is a Starlight episode).

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}'': Pretty, the group AlphaBitch, is widely despised by the fans for her cruel, bullying nature, constant mockery of everyone else, and superior attitude. Unlike Mr. Cat (who has most of these traits but is still adored by the fandom), she has never actually shown signs of caring for the rest of the cast (she ''rejoices'' when they are presumed dead in one episode), and the way she treats [[ProneToTears her sister]] is awful. In season 5, the character was completely rewritten with a [[TookALevelInKindness nicer personality]] that was explained in-universe as [[SameCharacterButDifferent offscreen character development]]. After this, the fandom continued to hate her for becoming what many deemed to be a Mary Sue.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}'': Pretty, the group AlphaBitch, is widely despised by the fans for her cruel, bullying nature, constant mockery of everyone else, and superior attitude. Unlike Mr. Cat (who has most of these traits but is still adored by the fandom), she has never actually shown signs of caring for the rest of the cast (she ''rejoices'' when they are presumed dead in one episode), and the way she treats [[ProneToTears her sister]] is awful.

* The Adversity Twins, Mickey and Jay, who are virtually [[TheDividual the same character]], are extremely unpopular due to being [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute complete clones]] of Cameron (right down to their designs being recolors of his original design), minus anything that made him likable (like his intellect or his ability to manipulate stronger competitors). Their forced [[TheWoobie woobie]] status which tries to make viewers feel sorry for them, and the initial belief that they would follow the underdog route, further added to their unpopularity.
* The Stepbrothers, Chet and Lorenzo, who were essentially the [[TheDividual same character]] are venomously despised by the fandom. Reasons include them having no real characteristics besides hating each other, most of their conversations/interactions amounting to beating each other up and how they'd continue to stay in the race until a little past the halfway mark in spite of the fact their endless fighting made it implausible they would have been able to complete even a single challenge. Often the show manages to justify their placing by not showing them do the challenge at all and randomly having them reach the chill zone before last place, at the expense of booting several other more popular teams. Them making up and becoming friends only made things worse, with people accusing them of going from an Anti-Katie and Sadie to a Katie and Sadie 2.0 without fixing their other problems. They also downright refuse to remember their times on the race when eliminated, instead just rambling on how they hate the show, and laugh at the Rockers when they are eliminated as well, though at least they had a cute moment when they shared a hug.

** Juniper Montage from ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsMagicalMovieNight Mirror Magic]]'' lost her likable traits from the prior ''Movie Magic'' short. ''Mirror Magic'' has her grab hold of the VillainBall with both hands, dropping her BitchInSheepsClothing attitude and just becoming a straight {{Jerkass}}. Most of her cruelty happens ''before'' [[UnintentionallyUnsympathetic the magical corruption that was supposed to keep her sympathetic]], so she doesn't have the excuse of being DrunkOnTheDarkSide. She also abruptly incapacitates the heroes so the [[BaseBreakingCharacter controversial]] Starlight Glimmer [[SpotlightStealingSquad can save the day alone]]. Also, Juniper's OneWingedAngel form was considered so [[FashionVictimVillain tacky]] and [[AntiClimaxBoss non-threatening]] that the creators of ''Equestria Girls'' [[AuthorsSavingThrow made sure to say that the next installment wouldn't have such a transformation]]. When she pulled a HeelFaceTurn, it made Juniper into a KarmaHoudini and appeared to be the final straw for the fandom. Juniper's [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap better received]] in the {{Novelization}}, where she shows more remorse and her briefly mentioned FriendlessBackground is expanded upon to give her a FreudianExcuse, but it ultimately wasn't enough to save Juniper from her fate as a Scrappy.

* In the "Pal and Kate speak" episodes, Francine's pet cat, Nemo, is hated for playing the CatsAreMean stereotype a little too straight.
* Ladonna Compson and her little brother, Bud, are seen as two annoying and unneeded characters by many fans of the series. The fact that they're introduced in such a way that they have a more developed backstory then some of the previous main characters, such as Sue Ellen or Fern, or the fact that these two have become very close best friends to the Read siblings so fast has rubbed some people the wrong way. In later seasons they end up getting a lion's share of episodes [[SpotlightStealingSquad at the expense of other characters]]. They were also introduced as soon as the show switched to cheaper Flash animation, which to many fans is a point of SeasonalRot for the show, which definitely doesn't help for Ladonna and Bud.
* The Tibble Twins are not very well liked, due to the fact that they are both very bratty and dimwitted, and very rarely get punished for their actions. While they may have a FreudianExcuse (their parents aren't around, so they are taken care of by their grandmother, who seems to spoil them), that doesn't excuse the fact that they misbehave so much, they make D.W. look like a saint in comparison. Also, they've become [[CreatorsPet incredibly overexposed]] over the years.

* ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce'': Despite having not done much of anything, good or bad, Julie became the fandom's Scrappy surprisingly fast. This is mainly because [[DieForOurShip she's seen as a barrier in the path of]] the [[FanPreferredCouple fan preferred]] [[KissingCousins Gwen/Ben]], or for the HoYayShipping fans, Kevin/Ben. The character would zig-zag between this and RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap up until ''Omniverse'' thanks to occasionally [[TookALevelInJerkass taking a level in jerkass]]. A good amount of fans did feel sorry for her and were very furious when writers had Julie break up with Ben in ''Omniverse'' and brought back Kai.[[note]]Via PoorCommunicationKills, they breakup by accident when she calls Ben during a ''video game''.[[/note]]
** Anodites aren't a very well received species due to what many saw as an incredibly confusing and pointless retcon concerning the existence of magic in the show's universe, with the species itself appearing to be [[StoryBreakerPower completely overpowered]]. It doesn't help that the few representatives (Sunny and Verdona, though mostly Verdona for her ''admitted'' favoritism to Gwen and actually aggressively attacking her own ''grandson'') weren't well-liked either. ''Omniverse'' toned down the Anodite aspect of Gwen's powers as a result, with more focus on the magic side of her powers, and Sunny, her EvilTwin cousin, reduced to only appearing in a harem episode.

** The aliens introduced in "Outbreak" (namely Walkatrout, Pesky Dust, Mole-Stache and the Worst), due to all four of them having poor designs (the design process was literally just picking some of the preexisting "civilian" background aliens) and being introduced as nothing else than {{Joke Character}}s. Pesky Dust had its powers revealed ''28 episodes later'', Molestache and the Worst ''46'' (And Mole-Stache's was revealed in a deleted scene, with that), and Walkatrout ''never'' did (and according to WordOfGod, his sole power is to ''[[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway walk]]'').[[note]]The later reveals of Pesky Dust's and Mole-Stache's powers actually made them RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap, as Pesky Dust turned out to be the first alien with ''sleep and dream manipulation'' powers, and [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes being a fear]] of [[EgomaniacHunter Khyber the Huntsman]], whereas Mole-Stache's mustache had a surprising utility in it being able to spin like a propeller and form into fists. As for The Worst, he has super durability but that's it.[[/note]]

* Conway - [[OverlyLongGag You Can Take A Bathroom Break Now]] Twitty. The fact that he hasn't appeared since the episode which he had a nearly three-minute long scene (in a 23 minute long ep no less) and it was rated the worst episode in the series probably states that the writers got the hint. This was eventually acknowledged in "3 Acts of God" when God tells Peter "Oh, by the way, Conway Twitty says, 'Cut it out! Just write a joke!'".
* Vern and Johnny, who were two vaudeville actors placed in the show as a gag, were severely hated by fans for being very annoying and bland. They got so much hate that the creators of the show eventually decided to kill them both off and treated fans to seeing them meet their demise at the hands of Stewie in "Saving Private Brian", only for them to appear one last time in "Back to the Woods" (Vern as a ghost and Johnny in Hell, because he was attracted to underaged boys). These two characters were also wearing out their welcome with the writers: on the DVD commentary for "Saving Private Brian", it's stated that one of the reasons they were killed off is because the writers felt they were becoming overly reliant on Vern and Johnny, cutting to them whenever the writers couldn't come up with anything better.
* Loretta Brown as some fans noticed that she only existed on the show just to be Cleveland's wife. Her day in the limelight episode even involved her cheating on Cleveland with Quagmire just because her husband's laid back personality didn't provide her any passion. She is even considered to be a Scrappy by her own voice actress, Alex Bornstein, as she found the character to be too difficult for her to voice.

* Tied with Lila in this regard is Olga, Helga's older sister. The show established some HiddenDepths with her, however it also made her a {{Hypocrite}} who goes out of her way to get her parents' attention. Not to mention she doesn't seem to grasp the extent of Helga's ParentalNeglect nor does she seem to follow through with promises she made to Helga. For example, when Olga becomes an assistant teacher for Helga's class, Helga pleaded with her to keep any embarrassing stories out. Olga either forgets, or deliberately tells an embarrassing story to the class after Stinky fails a test.

* Buddy, the studio's main character from 1933--1935. Unusually for a Scrappy, he wasn't that annoying. In fact, he wasn't really ''anything'' at all -- his problem was that he had absolutely zero personality, which was compounded by the dull, plotless cartoons that he starred in.

* The series introduced a whole ''army'' of Scrappies in the late 1960s, when the [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation original creative staff]] was dumped and Alex Lovy took over the studio. In a desperate attempt to stay in the game, Lovy created some new characters to supplant the classic line-up, and we were treated to [[SarcasmMode such memorable]] characters as Cool Cat, Merlin the Magic Mouse, and Bunny and Claude. The new characters proved unimaginative, unfunny and unmemorable, and it was soon game over for the original ''Looney Tunes'' series. One "Cool Cat" cartoon even went to the trouble to introduce "Spooky", a seriously dull ghost character, with a mention in the opening titles. A case of hitching your wagon to a sinking ship there. By this point the few original characters still present in the shorts were considered Scrappies as well. Daffy and Speedy in particular due to personality changes (especially Daffy, whose {{Jerkass}} behavior was [[{{Flanderization}} flanderized]] to the point that he whipped mice for ''[[FelonyMisdemeanor starving on his property]]'') and a questionable teamup of the two, though granted outside this [[AudienceAlienatingEra era]] they are {{Ensemble Dark Horse}}s more than anything else.
* Gabby Goat, Porky's rude and ill-tempered sidekick in the 1930s. He was intended as a foil to the shy, easy going Porky, but this did not work out as well as the creators had hoped, as audiences found him more obnoxious than funny. This led to him being PutOnABus after appearing in only three cartoons, and didn't appear in ''Looney Tunes'' shows again until ''WesternAnimation/WabbitALooneyTunesProduction'' in 2018, 80 years after his final appearance in the original shorts, though he was significantly reworked to be a DeadpanSnarker, which [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap made him more tolerable]].

** Juniper Montage from ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsMagicalMovieNight Mirror Magic]]'' lost her likable traits from the prior ''Movie Magic'' short. ''Mirror Magic'' has her grab hold of the VillainBall with both hands, dropping her BitchInSheepsClothing attitude and just becoming a straight {{Jerkass}}. Most of her cruelty happens ''before'' [[UnintentionallyUnsympathetic the magical corruption that was supposed to keep her sympathetic]], so she doesn't have the excuse of being DrunkOnTheDarkSide. She also abruptly incapacitates the heroes so the [[BaseBreakingCharacter controversial]] Starlight Glimmer [[SpotlightStealingSquad can save the day alone]]. Also, Juniper's OneWingedAngel form was considered so [[FashionVictimVillain tacky]] and [[AntiClimaxBoss non-threatening]] that the creators of ''Equestria Girls'' [[AuthorsSavingThrow made sure to say that the next installment wouldn't have such a transformation]]. When she pulled a HeelFaceTurn, it made Juniper into a KarmaHoudini, and appeared to be the final straw for the fandom. Juniper's [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap better received]] in the {{Novelization}}, where she shows more remorse and her briefly mentioned FriendlessBackground is expanded upon to give her a FreudianExcuse, but it ultimately wasn't enough to save Juniper from her fate as a Scrappy.
** Vignette Valencia from ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsRollercoasterOfFriendship Rollercoaster of Friendship]]'' is seen as the weakest villain and redemption in the ''Equestria Girls'' franchise, lacking the FreudianExcuse or remorse that's defended in the other controversial redemptions as well as lacking memorability, entertaining traits or credibility as a threat due to her poorly thought-out plan. Her shallow and annoying personality, questionable fashion sense, and MeanBoss tendencies even before being DrunkOnTheDarkSide didn't help. Season 2 of the shorts put her in a better light, but was seen as too little too late and would have been better spent on returning more popular characters.

* The {{Trope Namer|s}} is Scrappy-Doo. Scrappy was introduced in 1979 as Scooby-Doo's nephew in a bid to revitalize the franchise when its popularity was beginning to wane. And it worked; [[KidAppealCharacter children adored Scrappy]], and thus the show remained a staple of Saturday morning entertainment. The main reason Scrappy is so associated with unintentionally hated characters is that the show's existing fanbase didn't like him. And those that didn't like Scrappy ''really'' didn't like him. It wasn't really an indictment of the character of Scrappy himself so much as the GenreShift he precipitated -- the show soon switched to a ThreeShorts format, relegated Fred and Velma to guest appearances and dropped Daphne entirely, and introduced real monsters instead of the series' standard ScoobyDooHoax.[[note]]That last complaint might seem odd to modern fans, being used to the gang facing off against real supernatural threats, but back then it was not accepted among the fanbase, and it wouldn't be until 1998's ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooOnZombieIsland''.[[/note]] The shorts format lasted for three seasons and gained neutral to positive reception, but many fans never warmed to the shift, and thus took all of their anger out on Scrappy. The 1984 incarnation ''WesternAnimation/TheNewScoobyDooMysteries'' slowly moved back to two shorts, reintroduced Daphne, and made the monsters fake again (or at least [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane ambiguous as to their true nature]]), but Scrappy got a lot more screen time at the expense of Fred and Velma, even finding clues or delivering TheSummation. After two seasons of that, the showrunners abruptly dropped Fred and Velma altogether and embraced the "real monsters" concept. Fans believed that Scrappy had effectively replaced the characters they loved. And those who didn't like Scrappy as a character -- and there were many, as he was brash, abrasive, foolhardy, and generally not fitting in the show's aesthetic -- were quick to blame him for all of the changes that they didn't like. It wasn't until Hanna-Barbera sold the property to Warner Bros. in 1998 that the franchise gave Fred, Velma, and Daphne their prominent roles again. Ever since, Scrappy has become an in-joke as the most hated character in the series -- [[Film/ScoobyDoo2002 the 2002 live-action/CGI movie]] goes out of its way to bash him, and he's had increasingly sporadic appearances since, only showing up to get a cheap gag in about how much nobody likes him if he shows up at all. In retrospect, Scrappy was {{Misblamed}} for things that happened which weren't aspects of his character, and the fanbase has started to soften up to him to the point where he's merely a BaseBreakingCharacter instead of an outright Scrappy these days. Even so, the sheer vitriol that Scrappy once got (and still gets, in some circles) ensures that the stigma of being unintentionally hated will forever be attached to him, which is why he's the Trope Namer.
* In the original ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooWhereAreYou'', Buck Masters AKA the "Indian Witch Doctor" is possibly the most reviled villain, as not only is his costume a racist Native American caricature but he just isn't at ''all'' even the least bit intimidating. Furthermore, his motivation of wanting to win a dog show is absurdly petty, and the "Native American" ghost theme doesn't tie into dognapping and just comes off as unnecessary racism. Tellingly, he's rarely been referenced compared to other foes and is replaced in the 2022 ''Scoob'' version of the theme song by the Space Kook.

* In the ShowWithinAShow, ''JustForFun/TheItchyAndScratchyShow'', Poochie is viewed as such [[InUniverse by the characters in the show.]] His debut is universally panned for being excessively pretentious, obnoxious and painfully unfunny. Eventually, the creators lazily get rid of him via a BusCrash.

* Luann Van Houten was made UnintentionallyUnsympathetic following her divorce from Kirk. Before that happened, Luann had [[FlatCharacter little characterization beyond being Milhouse's mom]]. When tensions between Luann and Kirk come to a head and they start throwing out how mutually unhappy they are with each other, Luann's the one to propose a divorce. But after that, she reinvents herself by becoming a complete bitch who [[NeverMyFault acts like her marriage failed all because of Kirk]], alternates between trying to [[ParentalAbandonment foist Milhouse on Kirk]] and [[TakingTheKids trying to get sole custody of Milhouse out of spite]], demands all of Kirk's money for alimony, and then cheats on her numerous boyfriends. Even getting remarried to Kirk did little to improve Luann's horrible attitude, since she treats Kirk like trash when she finds out he dated while they were divorced. While one could argue she might have some right to be mad if Kirk hid it from her, that he felt he had lie to her makes her a giant {{Hypocrite}}, since she made it clear she dated multiple men while they were separate. So why she'd have a right to be mad about Kirk's exes is baffling. Add all this up and you get a character who provides no entertainment for viewers, and exists just to make Kirk and Milhouse more pathetic by treating them like garbage.

* Dave, who was already a BaseBreakingCharacter before ''Pahkitew Island'' started. Following the severe and record breaking blows to his character like [[TookALevelInJerkass taking a level in jerkass]] and his SanitySlippage in "Hurl and Go Seek" and the finale, he has now become one of the most unpopular characters in the series.
* The Adversity Twins, Mickey and Jay, who are virtually [[TheDividual the same character]], are extremely unpopular due to being [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute complete clones]] of Cameron (right down to their designs being recolors of his original design), minus anything that made him likable (like his intellect or his ability to manipulate stronger competitors). Their forced [[TheWoobie woobie]] status that tries to make viewers feel sorry for them, and the initial belief that they would follow the underdog route, further added to their unpopularity.
* The Stepbrothers, Chet and Lorenzo, who were essentially the [[TheDividual same character]] are venomously despised by the fandom. Reasons include them having no real characteristics besides hating each other, most of their conversations/interactions amounting to beating each other up and how they'd continue to stay in the race until a little past the halfway mark in spite of the fact their endless fighting made it implausible they would have been able to complete even a single challenge. Often the show manages to justify their placing by not showing them do the challenge at all and randomly have them reach the chill zone before last place, at the expense of booting several other more popular teams. Them making up and becoming friends only made things worse, with people accusing them of going from an Anti-Katie and Sadie to a Katie and Sadie 2.0 without fixing their other problems. They also downright refuse to remember their times on the race when eliminated, instead just rambling on how they hate the show, and laugh at the Rockers when they are eliminated as well, though at least they had a cute moment when they shared a hug.
* Beth in the original series was mostly considered one of the more boring first generation contestants, while her counterpart in the spinoff series ''WesternAnimation/TotalDramaRama'' is noticeably despised by most. Of all the characters who've undergone [[AdaptationalJerkass jerkiness]] that's exclusive to this series, hers is by far the most noticeable as she's become a raging narcissist who commits uncaring actions for her own benefit and rarely (if ever) suffers any consequences for them. Not helped is how she's one of the most focused on characters in the series, with most of the episodes where she's the main character doing nothing except highlighting how nasty she is. What also doesn't help her is her AdaptationPersonalityChange of being more gross then her original series counterpart and is often used for ToiletHumor.

** The Hip Hippos. They are a pair of very ''urbane'' well... hippos speaking with rather obnoxious faux-Barcelona accents (does not help they tend to talk in nearly histrionic tones). Their main shtick is basically "Hippos live upper class life, clueless zoologist tries to trick them into moving back to the wild". Only a few shorts that starred them were made before the production team realized how unpopular they were and relegated them to side characters.

** Surprisingly, [[WesternAnimation/Animaniacs2020 the 2020 reboot]] has an unexpected InUniverse example: [[spoiler: Chicken Boo. Due to being the least-liked character of the original show [[note]]Supposedly. Out of universe, his reception with fans was fairly average with most criticism just being his segment was a one note joke, but otherwise being tolerable and mostly just being a quick buffer in between segments. So this comment might just be the writers' bias.[[/note]] it was contractually stated that Chicken Boo would ''not'' appear in the reboot under any circumstances. So in the episode "Good Warner Hunting", he took up the disguise of EgomaniacHunter Dr. Walter Grubb and personally hunted and bagged '''every other supporting character in the show''', reasoning that [[GreenEyedMonster if he couldn't be on the show, nobody could]]. Fortunately, the Warners managed to stop his scheme and all of his captive trophies escape to get their revenge on Boo.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/CaptainNTheGameMaster'': While many fans of are unhappy with the [[NotAsYouKnowThem personality]] and [[YouDontLookLikeYou appearance]] changes made to the title character's supporting cast, they also tend to hate...

* ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'': You'll find very few fans who enjoy [[ClingyJealousGirl Lizzie]] (''especially'' [[DieForOurShip shippers]]). Even without taking shippers into account, she is still treated like one of the heroes even though she ''[[BrainwashedAndCrazy brainwashes]]'' Numbuh 1 and makes him attack his friends all because they were making fun of them on their date and Numbuh 1 tried to save face (And this was her ''first appearance'' no less). Yet, she is EasilyForgiven by Numbuh 1. Even when she ends up [[TookALevelInKindness taking a level in kindness]] in later appearances, she is still seen by fans as a bossy, overbearing shrew who should have been dumped far earlier in the show and whose appearances are viewed as taking away screentime from better liked operatives or characters. It says a lot that a FandomSpecificPlot, even in non shipping stories, is that Numbuh 1 dumps her and gets together with someone else.

** Captain Hero. While some viewers regard him as funny, a majority of fans dislike him for many of his traits such as his stupidity, his constant acts of having sex with dead bodies, and the fact that the creators have decided to make him their CreatorsPet and have him basically become the main character of the show, having him take up tons of episodes at the expense of other characters like Ling-Ling, Toot, and Wooldoor. He is also hated for being a KarmaHoudini as he was shown to get away with things like destroying his own home planet of Zebulon, killing or wounding everyone in a charity AIDS walk, and kidnapping the daughter of a Greek immigrant couple while treating her like a goat after terrorizing her family. In fact, Hero has received punishment for his actions in only one episode, which featured him getting arrested for possessing an obscene photo of his 12 year old self.

** Princess Clara degraded herself into being a scrappy as well as she was originally portrayed as an InnocentlyInsensitive princess but over the course of the series, she molded herself into a HolierThanThou woman who was also a huge homophobe and then in season 3 she turned into an unsympathetic, selfish JerkAss while she apparently didn't have any FreudianExcuse for turning into this.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'' has the GreatGazoo, who was hated by fans for being an annoying reality-warping alien in a series about a modern stone-age family. Outside with clashing with the tone of the show, Gazoo came across as smug and condescending to Fred and Barney; referring to them as "dumb-dumbs" and generally making their lives more difficult. His introduction was a contributing factor for the show's eventual cancellation.

* ''WesternAnimation/HorridHenry'': Prissy Polly. Her shrilly voice and overly jolly personality tends to annoy viewers as well as her habit of wanting things to be exactly her way, even to the discomfort of others. It doesn’t help that she treats her husband (who is constantly oppressed to begin with) like dirt. To some, she can be viewed as a female equivalent of Perfect Peter.

* Babu, from ''WesternAnimation/{{Jeannie}}''. A man-boy of the first order, his magic ALWAYS causes disaster and in one particularly cringe-worthy episode, he runs away after getting chewed out by the other characters for messing things up. This isn't some sulk on a park bench, he literally grabs a teddy bear, raids the fridge and scampers off somewhere until the other characters apologize.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}'': Pretty, the group AlphaBitch, is widely despised by the fans for her cruel, bullying nature, constant mockery of everyone else and superior attitude. Unlike Mr. Cat (who has most of these traits but is still adored by the fandom), she has never actually shown signs of caring for the rest of the cast (she ''rejoices'' when they are presumed dead in one episode), and the way she treats [[ProneToTears her sister]] is awful.

** Kahn and Minh Souphanousinphone both fall here. While they just barely avoid being [[EthnicScrappy walking Asian stereotypes]], they are both obnoxious {{Jerkass}} people who take utter pleasure in being dicks towards their neighbors, including referring to them as "Rednecks" in a derogatory sense. While they do have some redeeming qualities (such as genuinely caring for their daughter, Connie), said good aspects of them are overshadowed by their flaws. One episode in the series had Kahn not only sexually harass Hank (all because Hank could see Kahn through Kahn's bathroom window), but also he and Mihn would break into Hank's house, raid the fridge, mess with the furniture, and it's implied they would have ''sex'' there as well all the while mocking Hank and Peggy. There's being a jerk, and then there's blatantly breaking the law just for [[ForTheEvulz the sick amusement of it.]]

** Burnu was initially a scrappy as well as he was initially portrayed an arrogant frog who constantly made condescending comments towards Darel just because Darel was not a kulipari like Burnu was. In Burnu's case though, he gets RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap when he gets a significant amount of CharacterDevelopment after episode 8 and his conversation in the finale with Tipi proves that he got rescued from the heap of scrappies.

* Gawayne from ''WesternAnimation/{{Mysticons}}'' is presented as this. He doesn't care that his father and step-mother are petrified, only caring to be King. He also poorly treats his butler, as seen in Episode 3, and in his Character Video, when asked about helping others, he dismisses them. His voice is also annoying, and it doesn't help that from any of his videos does it seem like he'll develop any time soon.
* ''WesternAnimation/PhantomInvestigators'': Wad tends to be the most hated character on the show, for pretty much the same reasons as [[WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters Slimer]]. He's an obnoxious [[PluckyComicRelief comic relief]] sidekick with an annoying, grating voice who often screws up whatever the gang are doing, only doing anything useful in about three or four episodes. Most of his moments tend to be too low and crude, contrasting the rest of the show's campy yet clever writing. It doesn't help that many of his appearances, such as in "Birthday Presence", are so irrelevant to the plot that [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment either him or the entire scene could be removed without affecting the episode at all]].

** Both Irving and his brother Albert are this to many fans due to their personalities and overexposure. Many are alright with Irving, but believe he was better off as a one episode character.

** Zucchini used to be this until he was rescued in "Space Junk". Before that, his episodes involving him causing conflict out of pure ignorance of basic topics (he thought Titan was Earth and didn't know the three states of matter).

** [[spoiler:Naruto, Summer and Morty's giant incest baby]]. Many fans are disgusted by his mere existence. Although this was [[IntendedAudienceReaction the intended reaction]], not many people found it [[CrossesTheLineTwice so disgusting it's funny]], but instead [[{{Squick}} just found it plain disgusting]]. He's only in two episodes so far, and the episodes he is in are currently the worst rated on IMDB of the entire series. How badly are they rated? Both are the only episodes to get less than a 7, and the debut episode the only to get less than a 6.

*** By "[[Recap/SouthParkS22E3TheProblemWithAPoo The Problem With A Poo]]", the writers seems to be aware of how hated he is Out-Universe so [[TakeThatScrappy they decided to make him just as hated]] InUniverse, and is [[PutOnABus forced to leave the town.]]

* If you ask any ''Westernanimation/StevenUniverse'' fan about their least favorite character, chances are they will say either Onion and/or Ronaldo. The two of them have the distinction of being rather big {{jerkass}}es in a show known for how nice and likable almost every other character is, which makes them stand out more, but there's more to them on an individual level on why they are so hated:
** While Onion being a huge CreepyChild doesn't help, most fans hate him on how he's a KarmaHoudini: despite being shown stealing often, being prone to violence, screwing with Steven and doing more felonies, the show treats him as just a mischievous prankster a la Amethyst rather than the psycho he is. Worse, he's actually given an incredibly thin FreudianExcuse, the fact that he doesn't get to see his father too much, which falls apart when you realize that ''Steven never met his mom'', yet he doesn't use that to act as a {{Jerkass}}.

** The animated series originally had ''three'' Scrappies in the mascot[=/=]{{sidekick}} characters of Marvin, Wendy and 'Wonderdog', two ordinary teenagers and their pet who dressed in [[ClothesMakeTheSuperman superhero drag]] and whose roles in the series (especially Marvin's) were to do stupid but plot-enabling things. The characters were so annoying to even the pre-teens who were the primary audience of the show that they were replaced by the only marginally more acceptable ComicBook/WonderTwins, a pair of teenaged alien superheroes and their pet [[CallARabbitASmeerp space monkey]] Gleek, who filled the "get captured by the MonsterOfTheWeek" and "cause trouble through [[IdiotBall abject stupidity]]" roles until the series finally dumped them too and redid the format into a more traditional superhero show.

** Thanks to NeverLiveItDown and AudienceColoringAdaptation, Aquaman had a really bad time of being a DamselScrappy. Also, most of the time, his powers are useless owing to the series' extreme CastSpeciation limiting him to aquatic abilities in a land-based series.
** Hawkman didn't fare much better than Aquaman. On this series, his powers was {{flight}}... and that's it. All the situations that made the comic book Hawkman heroic were entirely absent, leaving him basically useless. The all-time low in the Scrappy department probably came in the episode "Secret Origins of the Superfriends", which showed Superman getting erased from history in the middle of a "Superman Day" celebration... and replaced it with "Hawkman Day".

** The DemonicDummy Prison [=PeeDee=] is basically the new Scrappy for the show among parts of the fandom, due to his obnoxious shrill voice and the fact that [[WordOfGod he would apparently be in season 4 "a lot"]] with Lord Stingray (who's divisive as is). It was not helped by the announcement that season 4 would only be six episodes instead of the usual ten, leading to the pre-emptive impressions of them stealing spotlight from the rest of the cast.
* ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'': Due to abandoning Superman in his time of need by being willing to let Supergirl die in the GrandFinale and then using Superman's rightful anger at him for stabbing him in the back as an excuse for a FaceHeelTurn in ''Justice League Unlimited'', it's highly doubtful you'll find someone who likes Professor Hamilton ever again. Bruce Timm stated in his Modern Masters book that THEY didn't like Professor Hamilton in the first place. That's why, when debating who Darkseid should kill, they finally came up with Dan Turpin, because they weren't allowed to kill Ma and Pa Kent and they felt if they killed Professor Hamilton it wouldn't have any impact, because they never liked him anyway.

** Robin has gone from being an actually strong leader with a sense of morality who genuinely cares about his comrades into a whiny, arrogant, [[ItsAllAboutMe egotist]] who never stops obsessing how he's the "Lone Wolf Leader", and actually values getting glory over doing heroic deeds.

** Beast Boy in the original series was already pretty silly, but he could get serious when it was needed, cared about his friends, was quite clever, and was a pretty cool guy to be around. In this show in contrast, he's a lazy, selfish, and obnoxious jerk who cares for no one and [[TookALevelInDumbass is a complete dumbass]]. "Ghost Boy" and "Staring at the Future" are the episodes where he is at his worst, the former taking advantage of the Titans and casually killing them off while the latter has him and Cyborg ruin the lives of the other three Titans.

* ''[[WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012 Ultimate Spider-Man]]'': Nova. He acts [[LeeroyJenkins hot-headed and aggressive]], has some strong moments of TooDumbToLive and [[{{Jerkass}} constantly disagrees with Spider-Man and puts him down even when Spidey does have a point]]. The worst part was probably his attitude toward Harry Osborn (see TearJerker). On top of that, he's based on Sam Alexander, who in the comics, is a ReplacementScrappy for Richard Rider... and given that Alexander was created by Jeph Loeb, Marvel Head of Television, he might even be a CreatorsPet.

** The Murderous Moppets, who the creators planned to keep on the show solely because they're so universally despised by the fans. The Moppets were [[HateSink hated by the characters themselves]], [[spoiler: before being ultimately KilledOffForReal when it was revealed they were behind Henchman 24's murder]]. The creators admitted later on [[CreatorsPest they hated them too, because they had little idea what to do with them at first]], but the fandom's sheer hatred of the two gave them ideas.

-->''Yo Rogue, why don't you shed them gloves and give K-Girl a tiny tap?"''

** Flash Sentry was intended to be a {{Love Interest|s}} for Twilight Sparkle. For some fans, [[DieForOurShip that was all it took to hate him]]. Those who felt that Flash had potential ended up seeing him as a FlatCharacter with little story relevance beyond being Twilight's love interest, [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter wasting whatever might have been with him]]. The writers did not try to [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap redeem him like they did with Sunset Shimmer]] in ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsRainbowRocks Rainbow Rocks]]''; instead, Flash spent most of the movie acting unlikable due to a HatePlague. In the [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsFriendshipGames third movie]], Flash is mostly spent out of focus, and when he does get screen time, [[TakeThatScrappy it's spent being shot down by Human Twilight]]. Reactions ranged from fan rejoicing to [[AlasPoorScrappy feeling kind of bad for him]]. His characterization was thought to have improved quite a bit in the digital shorts, where he became more of a good-natured goofball that stopped trying to romantically pursue anyone. But even though the hatred towards Flash cooled off, it never truly went away.

* Velma from the Creator/HBOMax series {{WesternAnimation/Velma}} has become so universally despised that it even rivals Scrappy Doo's status. In this incarnation, she's a massive JerkAss DesignatedHero with heavy ProtagonistCenteredMorality. She's infamous for being selfish, manipulative, hypocritical, and bigoted towards everyone family, friend,s and enemies alike.

** Leela's parents, Morris and Munda, are also rather disliked by fans. A lot of it comes from the fact that they separated for silly reasons just to get an episode's plot going, and they tend to be shoehorned into every episode they appear.

* A lot of people feel that [[WesternAnimation/SylvesterTheCatAndTweetyBird Tweety]] deserves this title too, mostly because he was made more for cute appeal rather than humor, though he also has his fans. It should be noted that a lot of Tweety's unpopularity is due to {{Flanderization}} and BadassDecay under the direction of Creator/FrizFreleng, making his shorts more a VillainProtagonist series with Sylvester. The more capable, deceptively sadistic Tweety made by Creator/BobClampett (and some of Freleng's earlier works) is more popular.

* WesternAnimation/PepeLePew is one of the least popular members of the cast, due to a huge amount of ValuesDissonance that his shorts carry, given a lot of his humor flies very close to BlackComedyRape by today's standards. Not helped with how several of his shorts by Chuck Jones did actually end up with him winning over Penelope, making his unwanted advances fly under KarmaHoudini. He was unpopular enough to be very publicly removed from ''Film/SpaceJamANewLegacy'' by Warner Bros. themselves.

* ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'': The InUniverse version of [[CreatorCameo Thomas Astruc]] has little to no fans, thanks to the fact that his real-life counterpart is controversial at best.

* The series introduced a whole ''army'' of Scrappies in the late 1960s, when the [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation original creative staff]] was dumped and Alex Lovy took over the studio. In a desperate attempt to stay in the game, Lovy created some new characters to supplant the classic line-up, and we were treated to [[SarcasmMode such memorable]] characters as Cool Cat, Merlin the Magic Mouse, and Bunny and Claude. The new characters proved unimaginative, unfunny and unmemorable, and it was soon game over for the original ''Looney Tunes'' series. One "Cool Cat" cartoon even went to the trouble to introduce "Spooky", a seriously dull ghost character, with a mention in the opening titles. A case of hitching your wagon to a sinking ship there. By this point the few original characters still present in the shorts were considered Scrappies as well. Daffy and Speedy in particular due to personality changes (especially Daffy, whose {{Jerkass}} behavior was [[{{Flanderization}} flanderized]] to the point that he whipped mice for ''[[FelonyMisdemeanor starving on his property]]'') and a questionable teamup of the two, though granted outside this [[DorkAge era]] they are {{Ensemble Dark Horse}}s more than anything else.

* In the ShowWithinAShow, ''JustForFun/TheItchyAndScratchyShow'', Poochie is viewed as such by the characters in the show. His debut is universally panned for being excessively pretentious, obnoxious and painfully unfunny. Eventually, the creators lazily get rid of him via a BusCrash.