It happens with nearly every television show we fall in love with. At least midway through the series, the show decides to add a new character to switch things up.
Sometimes this works out okay, but more often than not it's a total disaster and this new character ends up totally ruining a quality show.
Check out this list, and let us know if we missed any!
She has got to be the most annoyingly over-the-top character that this show has ever created.
She added literally nothing to the series. I know she's just a cartoon, but come on, Nickelodeon, get it together.
We get that the show had to bring in new characters afterJohn Ritter passed away, but C.J. really wasn't all that funny and ended up causing more trouble for Kate than she needed. Let the woman grieve!
This show adds new characters all the time, but Riggs was definitely the biggest letdown. He shows up, causes a bit of drama and plays the love interest for a bit, and then leaves to live on the beach. Like, okay? Good riddance.
After the third season, Janet Hubert-Whitten was replaced with Daphne Maxwell Reid, and the show was never the same.
It was like they didn't even try to make Aunt Viv the same sassy, spunky woman, and it was such a letdown.
Her story arch was so annoying. We wanted to like her because Joey was crushing on her, but she was SO rude to Monica and Chandler that she quickly became insufferable.
We're glad Joey kicked her out pronto.
Deangelo Vickers was definitely the worst, but basically everybody who replaced Michael Scott was such a train wreck — even Andy.
I almost liked Robert California until his "list" episode.
Honestly, nearly anyone who came in during the later seasons was a flop, but Nellie was the most insufferable.
Her behavior was just so bizarre and inexplicable, and she didn't fit in with the others at all.
Throwing it back a bit here, cousin Oliver was one of the first examples of adding a new character for no good reason and leading to disaster. Some even think he's the reason the show was almost immediately cancelled.
She was basically Rory 2.0 and was nothing but a silly obstacle for Luke to deal with. Even her brief appearance in the reboot, A Year in the Life, was too much to handle.
Luke's sister, Liz, was just too sporadic and only showed up when it was convenient to the plot. More often than not she as an inconvenience to everyone, and just offered nothing to the show.
She really didn't fit in with the other characters, and as soon as she wanted Leonard to stop seeing Penny and got really controlling, I was over her.
On the bright side, we can all collectively agree that he was the absolute worst — any time I heard the phrase "Puppy Power," I wanted to throw my TV across the room.
It really wasn't Ashton Kutcher's fault that this character was so bad. They had no choice but to replace Charlie Sheen, and finding an even better fit would have been next to impossible.
Although this one is a bit more controversial, I'd say that this character was by far the most annoying character on the show. I will admit that Autumn Reeser did a pretty fantastic job at playing the part, though.
This show really dropped the ball by bringing in way too many new characters all at once.
It honestly would have been better to keep the cast in high school and just pretend like no time is passing. I don't like change, okay???
I think any longtime fan of this show can agree that these characters were short-lived for a reason.
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