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TV and Movie Characters We Love to Hate

They make you cringe-and laugh in spite of yourself.

by Samantha Morgenstern { View Profile }

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Claire Standish

(Molly Ringwald in The Breakfast Club) She’s spoiled rotten and thinks she’s too good for everyone, but we’re rooting for her when she shakes things up and decides to go for leather jacket-clad bad boy John Bender.
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Sue Sylvester

(Jane Lynch in Glee) She’s conniving and takes herself way too seriously, but she’s the perfect foil for the ultimate good guy, Mr. Schu, and her rants are hilarious.
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Karen Walker

(Megan Mullally in Will & Grace) Scandalous, stylish, outrageously outspoken, and always drunk, Karen is the best partner in crime for Jack, and her brutal honesty is priceless.
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Miranda Priestly

(Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada) The self-proclaimed Ice Queen is totally unreasonable and cruel, but somehow we’re on the edge of our seats waiting for her next one-liner. "That’s all."
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Edie Britt

(Nicolette Sheridan in Desperate Housewives) We rarely took the side of this self-made tartlet, but her antics have provided fabulous post-episode gossip.
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The Wicked Witch of the West

(Margaret Hamilton in The Wizard of Oz) She inspired Halloween costumes everywhere and completely freaked us out with her entourage of howling monkeys. Then again, a house did fall on her sister…
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Kathryn Merteuil

(Sarah Michelle Gellar in Cruel Intentions) She acts sweet and innocent, but that’s just to cover her schemes and masterful manipulations. Gasp!
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Lisa Houseman

(Jane Brucker as Baby’s sister in Dirty Dancing) Lisa is spoiled and whiny, but this movie wouldn’t be the same without her shrilly, off-key performance in the last scene. It was cringe-worthy but laugh-out-loud good at the same time.
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Cruella de Vil

(Glenn Close in 101 Dalmatians) She’s #1 on PETA’s Most Wanted list because she could care less about 101 adorable little puppies-she’d rather have a new fur coat!
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Janice Litman

(Maggie Wheeler in Friends) "Oh. My. Gawwd." The nasally voice and cackle she has going on (seriously, how does she do that?!) is pretty annoying, but her brand of comedy is genius.
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Mimi Bobeck

(Kathy Kinney in The Drew Carey Show) Her childish pranks are eye-roll worthy, but her office antics can be pretty comical.
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Sue Ellen Mischke

(Brenda Strong in Seinfeld) Sporting a bra (!) as a shirt-while attracting tons of male attention-and royally pissing off Elaine makes Sue Ellen Mischke the subject of draw dropping, knee-slapping comedy.
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Julie Cooper

(Melinda Clarke in The O.C.) She’s selfishly focused on the man with the money, and schemed to make sure she stayed in her comfortable position atop the social food chain. Alas, her evil plotting is just too juicy and scandalous to ignore.
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Angela Martin

(Angela Kinsey in The Office) She’s a snippy little goodie two shoes, but for some reason, her strange relationship with Dwight melts our hearts.
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Penelope

(Kristen Wiig in Saturday Night Live) Everyone has their own impression of this reoccurring cast member who will continue on her ridiculous quest to one-up her fellow characters in every skit. "FOR A SLIDESHOW OF CHARACTERS WE ADMIRE, CLICK HERE.":http://www.more.com/2049/25419-female-characters-we-look-up#1
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