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Send a Compliment at 16:11 PDT, 27 July, 2009Nominations have now closed. The top 10 worst parents have been determined, so come vote for the ultimate worst TV parents!
Happy Parents' Day: Vote for TV's Ultimate Worst Parents!
In honor of Sunday's Parents' Day and a great, but non-winning category from the SideReel Flunkies, we want to know who you think qualify as the worst parents on TV!
From the neglectful and self-obsessed parents of Family Guy, The Simpsons, or Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill to those who raise some just plain awful children like on The Secret Life of The American Teenager... or to the seriously manipulative and evil parents on shows like Heroes, who do you think make for some of the worst TV parents?
In the comments below, nominate the parents you love to hate or love for being so utterly ridiculous (since thank goodness it isn't real life)! The top 10 parents nominated will go on to a round of voting to determine the worst parent(s) on TV. If you want to see your favs or most hated take the win, feel free to comment noting parents already nominated, plus add any others you'd like to the list.
Go forth and bash some parents!!
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Leonard's parents- The Big Bang Theory
George Sr. and Lucille Bluth- Arrested Development
Holtz- Angel
Is it scripted shows only or anything goes?
Scripted
Nancy Botwin - Weeds
Reality
Tough call. Pretty much any parent that goes on one of these is bad but I'd say John and Kate+8 right now since there the ones who are famous right now.
Homer simpson-the simpsons
Peter Griffin-family guy
Lois and Peter from Family Guy
Angela and Arthur Petrelli from Heroes
Bob and Midge Pinciotti of That 70's Show
family - guy peter & lois griffin
simpsons - homer simpson and marge simpson
weeds- nancy botwin esteban reyes
arrested development - george sr and lucille
lost - christopher sheppard,claire sheppard,lockes parents
burn notice - micheals dad
friday night lights -jd mccoy parents,tim riggins parents,tyras parents,matt saracens parents,
chuck- steve bartowski and mrs bartowski
chuck - jack burton
american dad - stan smith and fran smith
heroes - the shows writers producers for destroying their baby
southpark - cartmans mum
scrubs - elliots parents
Phillip Bauer - 24 (killed one son... tried to kill his other son.. and his nephew..)
Ted Mosby - How I Met Your Mother (as much as I love the show.. if my Dad sat me down to tell me all about how many times he slept with my "Aunt Robin".. and took over four years to tell me all about it... well.. that would just be my idea of cruel and unusual punishment)
-House: House's father
-have to agree with farghes on Ted Mosby, there's just something perverse about recounting your sexual escapades with your children
-alias: arvin sloane
-true blood: lettie mae thornton
-grey's anatomy: meredith's mom
dan scott - one tree hill
deb - one tree hill (she means well but she is kind of a slut and sleeps with her sons friend)
victoria davis- one tree hill
George Sr. and Lucille Bluth - Arrested Development
Ellis Grey - Grey's Anatomy
John House - House M.D.
Nancy Botwin
Homer Simpson
The Mannings (Meg's parents)- Veronica Mars
Roman Grant- Big Love
Lionel Luther - Smallville
Ted Mosby - How I Met Your Mother
Janet and Tommy Gavin - Rescue Me
Frank Reynolds - It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Lionel Luther, Smallville
Nancy Botwin, Weeds
John & Kate, + 8 (those poor, poor children)
Roman Grant, Big Love
Ellis Grey, Grey's Anatomy
The Petrellis, Heroes
Anthony Cooper (Locke's dad), Heroes
Lost- Lock's dad
Grey's Anatomy - Ellis Grey and Thatcher Grey
Desperate housewives- Stellla, Linnetes mother
- Nora
There is a lot of other I cant really recal right now
Dan and Deb Scott - One Tree Hill
He killed his brother and is always trying to minipulate Nathan and she is an ex-druggie who sleeps with her sons best friend oh and she tried to kill her husband. Not great role models.
Big Love - Roman, Alby, Nicolette...
Grey's anatomy - Merideth's mom
Weeds - Nancy Botwin, Cecilia
Californication - Hank Moody
Dexter - Dexter
United States of Tara - all of 'em
Just my take...
Ted & "The Mother" - How I Met Your Mother
Dr. Perry Cox & Jordan Sullivan - Scrubs
Celia & Dean - Weeds
Each and every single one of the Petrellis (minus Peter) - Heroes
Agnes Skinner - The Simpsons
House's Dad
sorry for the double post
And also Oscar Leroy from Corner Gas
ellis grey
victoria davis
nora (desperate housewives)
dan scott
bart bass
Roman Grant for sure!
Lionel Luthor - Smallville
Jonathan Kent - Smallville
Bart Bass - Gossip Girl
Ted Mosby - HIMYM
Uther Pendragon - Merlin
Leonard's parents - the big bang theory.
Ted Mosby - HIMYM.
Christina Scofield - prison break.
Dr. Cox - scrubs.
Sylar's father - heroes.
Arthur Petrelli - heroes.
Angela petrelli - heroes.
I have to disagree with all those who wrote Lionel Luthor and\or Jonathan Kent, Lionel was a good father & Lex understood him wrong, he was only triyng to raise him so he would be a good and succeful man. Jonathan on the other hand, goes without saying, is just a good father.
Also, even if you think Lionel is a bad father, then Syler's father and the Petrelli pair are exactly the same but worst.
Heroes - Angela and Arthur Petrelli
The Simpsons - homer simpson
Alias - Arvin Sloane
Veronica Mars - The Mannings and Logan's father
Sons of Anarchy - Jax' mom & Step Father
Friends - Chandler's mom and...uhh mom?
Greek - Evan's parents
King of the Hill - Hank's dad
PSYCH - Gus' Parents
Reaper - Sam's Dad (sold soul)
70's Show - Hyde's parents
One Tree Hill-Dan Scott (enough said)
Arrested Development- Lindsay and Tobias (they are the worst [and most hilarious] parents in the world)
Alias- Arvin Sloane (he basically killed his daughter)
Veronica Mars-Logan's Dad (I forgot his name, but he had sex with his son's girlfriend than killed her and beat Logan, thats father of the year right there)
Lost- Locke's father (what a douche, took the man's kidney and then tried to kill him and did paralyze him, asshole)
Grey's Anatomy-Ellis Grey (she was just plain mean, and totally ignored her kid)
Frank Reynolds
Tobias Funke
Arthur Petrelli
Dexter Morgan's parents (Dexter)
John Locke's Father (Lost)
Please leave Ms. Botwin alone everybody! She's trying her best.
Nancy Botwin and Celia - Weeds
Michael's Dad- Burn Notice
Tara's mom - True Blood
John and Kate - John and Kate plus 8
Ted, HIMYM ( why does he tell his children about his sex life but not drug use and certain swear words?)
Dexter's parents - dexter
dan scott = one tree hill
bart bass- gossip girl
Lost - john Locks Parents
Prison Break - Christina Scofield
Seinfeld - Costanza parents (i think they're funny as hell.. but sucky parents)
The Parents From Reaper
Like they sold there sons soul to the devil
you cant get much worse
Nancy botwin definitely, its unbelievable what a wreck she is, doesnt stop to destroy everyone and everything around her...
family guy - peter griffin
gossip girl - bart bass
one tree hill - dan scott
prison break - christina schoefield
heroes - angela petrelli
tiaras and toddlers. oh wait, they're really parents.
Julie Cooper - The OC
Veronica Townsend - The OC
The Captain - Gossip Girl
Lily Van Der Woodsen - Gossip Girl
Michelle's mother - Skins
peg and al from married with children of course!
Bart Bass- Gossip Girl.
Dan Scott- One Tree Hill.
Deb Scott- One Tree Hill.
Dexter - Harry Morgan (I'd say anyone who trains and teaches their child to kill human beings is a pretty shitty parent, no matter how good his intentions.)
Dirty Sexy Money - Tish Darling (Having an affair with your children's uncle and then not telling the lovechild therein produced who is real father is... mother of the year, for sure.)
Grey's Anatomy - Ellis and Thatcher Grey (We all know why and how these two suck so incredibly much. Abusive, absent, selfish mother, and a father who abandons you and then blames the death of his wife on you. Congratulations on making it past the age of fifteen, M.G.)
Grey's Anatomy - Alex Karev's parents (We have never seen them, but from what we've been told, Alex's mom was a looney-tune drunk whom he had to take care of and clean up on a constant basis, and his father would beat the pair of them.)
Nurse Jackie - Jackie Peyton (From what we have seen, she's a decent mother to her children, but having an affair on the father of your children still shows some pretty shitty moral fibre.)
Weeds - Nancy Botwin (You couldn't just get a job as a receptionist or something aggressively average, instead of putting your entire family in danger? Thanks, mom.)
Everyone missed one! Octo-mom. She just signed a contract for a show.
Lost- Locke's Parents
Roswell- Michael's foster dad
The OC- Marissa's mom
Veronica Mars- Logan's dad
Heroes- Arthur and Sylar's Dad
Lindsay Funke
Nancy Botwin
Peg and Al Bundy from Married With Children of course.. Duhhh!
lois and peter griffin from family guy. the way they treat megan....
Arthur and Angela Petrello on Heroes, of course
Holtz, for sure, from Angel
As well as (and this is my number one nominee) Locke's dad on LOST. He's absotively the number one worst parent on TV, ever.
nancy botwin for sure, and we'll go peter griffin. (way more worse than homer. he stuck stewie to his nipple to breastfeed)
one tree hill- dan scott
simpsons homer and marge