With the election coming up on Tuesday, I started to think about which TV characters would be such horrible Presidents that I’d rather have George W. Bush back for a third term. I would never want to see any of these characters become President or hold any office of any kind.
This article contains major spoilers for a few shows (if you’ve already watched all the episodes you won’t be spoiled). The shows are “Heroes,” “24,” and “Lost.” If you haven’t watched every episode of any of those shows and plan to in the future, I would either skip the paragraph about the show or the entire article completely.
Sheldon Cooper (”The Big Bang Theory”)-My god could you imagine having a meeting with this guy. He wouldn’t take any of your ideas and he’d belittle you after every sentence. His press conferences would probably last hours and be filled with meaningless rants about how the reporters’ questions weren’t technically worded properly. Also, he’d be all but useless during Comic-Con, whenever a hot video game is launched, and while he’s in line for a week waiting for the midnight opening of “The Hobbit.” I’m not even sure how he’d get elected since all he would talk about is how much more intellectually superior he is than the American public.
Nathan Petrelli (”Heroes”)-Despite actually being a politician on TV, he’s extremely fragile (he was blown up and shot by his own brother) and shifts allegiances quickly. Even with the power of flight he’d probably last about three months before his next “death.” Of course he’d probably be saved in dramatic fashion yet again but eventually his luck will catch up with him. Also, there has to be some sort of curse on him since every season we see the future with him as President yet this still hasn’t happened.
Barney Stinson (”How I Met Your Mother”)-I don’t think any work would get done. He wouldn’t even have to work to pick up girls anymore, all he would have to say is “I’m the President.” It would be incredibly easy to assassinate him. All you would need is a gorgeous girl and he’d be as good as gone. In addition, there would be a new scandal everyday, the government would be paying millions of dollars of hush money each week, and his cabinet would be made up of Playboy bunnies, supermodels, and strippers.
Adrian Monk (”Monk”)-His first act as President would probably be to declare war on dirt, germs, milk, people who don’t shower enough, high buildings, circles, items not neatly stacked into groups of 10 or 100, cracks, and all animals. I think that’s enough to prove he isn’t exactly President material.
Clark Kent (”Smallville”)-Sure he probably would save a lot of people but he would never be able to make a decision. It took him seven seasons to figure out things between Lana and him and who knows if it’s even over. He constantly finds his friends in danger and even when they do survive they always get knocked unconscious (again and again and again). He’d probably have to replace a member of his team each week either because they died or they took too many blows to the head. He also has the nasty vulnerability to green and red rocks that would make him an easy target for those who hate him.
Charles Logan (”24″)-I think this one is pretty obvious considering that as the President of the United States, he helped set up an attack against the country. If somehow he was able to become the real President I’m guessing he would do the same thing.
Jack Shephard (”Lost”)-Let’s see, he did about the worst job of leading the Oceanic 815 survivors as he possibly could. He returned from the island only to quickly regret his decision. He was wrong on just about all of his arguments with Locke. I don’t think I would want someone that can’t make a correct decision to save his life and a horrible leader to boot as President.
Gregory House (”House”)-He might not be the worst President ever but he would definitely be the most hated. Reporters would be insulted right and left, normal Americans would be fed up with his act after just a few weeks, and every country would want to destroy us as fast as they can. He is a smart guy and can solve just about every problem, but it takes him several wrong diagnoses and at least 42 minutes to get the right answer.
The Entire Cast of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”-This group is so bad that nobody even stands out as the worst so I just have to pick them all. If any of them ever became President, they wouldn’t even think about the country. They would just think about how to look after themselves. They’d probably nuke every country, round up all their riches, then run to the nearest deserted island. Charlie would probably be the best choice but he has the mental capacity of an infant. Whenever the newest President screws up just think how lucky you are that you’ll never have to put up with any of these clowns.
If you enjoyed this post, make sure to check out my picks for TV characters that actually would be good Presidents.
Which TV characters would you never want to see hold any kind of office?
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