“ | Uh, excuse me, but doesn't anybody know that this is against the law? | „ |
~ Steve Rhodes after seeing Al and Peggy Bundy looking in Kelly and Bud's mouths in an attempt to do dentistry. |
“ | So is dressing up a chicken and calling it your wife! | „ |
~ Al's response. |
Villains who have appeared in television situational comedies, either as a minor villain or a recurring antagonist. However, most sitcoms do not have main villains, as they are intended for laughs, rather than a serious and/or dramatic plot effect. These villains are often more of a nuisance to the protagonists of the sitcom rather than a threat. In some cases, the villain may be the protagonist itself, depending on said character's actions. Some masterminds can also be under this category and be relatively harmless as they are mostly played for laughs and not meant to be taken seriously.
A sitcom villain's acts often do not cause any permanent damage, as the characters will usually be seen in a whole different scenario in another episode, completely unharmed, until they cause another dilemma. In works, like South Park, characters are seen regularly abusing each other, but usually survive to live in the next episode.
Settings for sitcoms need to be considered. Most "Slice of Life" type shows will RARELY have certifiable villains. However, others WILL, because of the nature and theme of their setting. For example, Get Smart has a setting of spy organizations involved in espionage, regardless of how much it is played for laughs. Archer, Powerless and Kim Possible are other franchises where their creative teams actually stipulate certain characters as certifiable “Wicked Doing Evil” villains.
Sitcom villains are also usually set in a realistic universe and do not stray too far from reality (although animated sitcoms usually present more outrageous villains).
These villains do have the possibility to qualify as Pure Evil if they are taken seriously enough and meet all criteria, even in spite of the comedic nature of the media they appear in. However, much like dimwits, kids, and partners in crime, they are incredibly rare, with Dr Gao being a prime example of a Pure Evil villain in a sitcom show.
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- A Pimp Named Slickback
- A.C.R.O.N.Y.M.
- AARP (South Park)
- Action Figures
- Adil Hoxha
- Adolf Hitler (Dad's Army)
- Adolf Hitler (Family Guy)
- Adolf Hitler (Heil Honey I'm Home!)
- Adolf Hitler (Red Dwarf)
- Adolf Hitler (The Cleveland Show)
- Adolf Hitler (The Simpsons)
- Agatha Harkness (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Agency Director
- Agent Jackson (Key and Peele)
- Agent Johnson (K.C. Undercover)
- Agent One and Agent Two
- Agnes Skinner
- AK Rocka
- Alan B'Stard
- Alan Connor
- Alana Fitzgerald
- Albert (Family Guy)
- Alcazar
- Alien Dudebros
- Alien Girl
- Alien Parasites
- Alien Space Pirate Captain
- Alistair Covax
- Allen (Aqua Teen Hunger Force)
- Ambassador Mervin
- Ambrose Brandenham
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- Amy Hardwood
- Anarchist (Blackadder)
- Anatoly (Regular Show)
- Ancient Order of the VHS
- Andre Curtis
- Andrew "Combo" Gascoigne
- Andy Bernard
- Andy Hamilton
- Andy Prank
- Anežka Archuletta
- Animal Liberation Front (South Park)
- Animatronics (SML)
- Anirbas
- Aniter
- Announcer (Battle for Dream Island)
- Anonymous Leader
- Anti-Christ (American Dad!)
- Anti-Pops
- Anti-Pops' Minions
- Apocalypse Boys
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- Arcadius
- Arianna the Bear
- Army of the Underworld
- Arnold Rimmer
- Artemis (American Dad!)
- Artie Ziff (The Simpsons)
- Artie Ziff (Treehouse of Horror)
- Ass Crack Bandit
- Assassin Leader
- ATM Thieves
- Avery Bullock
- Axel (Henry Danger)
- B.P. Richfield
- Baby Gerald
- Bad Dream House
- Bahamian Drug Gang (American Dad!)
- Baldrick
- Balowski Family
- Bank Robbers
- Barack Obama (Ahmed & Salim)
- Baroness von Krimm
- Barry (Regular Show)
- Barry (The Cleveland Show)
- Barry Dylan
- Barry Robinson
- Bart (Fly)
- Bart Simpson (Bartificial Intelligence)
- Bart Simpson (Dial "M" for Murder or Press)
- Bart Simpson (Genesis Tub)
- Bart Simpson (Poetic Interlude)
- Bart Simpson (The Bart Zone)
- Bart Simpson (Toy Gory)
- Bart Simpson's Creatures
- Bart's Toys
- Bart's Treehouse
- Basketball Body
- Baxter (Red Dwarf)
- Beautiful Bart
- Beekeeper (Henry Danger)
- Ben (Bored)
- Ben (Dani's House)
- Ben Chang
- Bender Bending Rodríguez
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- Benny Lopez
- Benson Dunwoody
- Berlint University Student Terrorists
- Bernard Black
- Bernice Woodall
- Bert Coleman
- Bertram (Family Guy)
- Bertram-Bots
- Beth's Mytholog
- Betty Smith
- Bev
- Beverly Hofstadter
- Bezel
- Big Fat Paulie
- Big Morty
- Big Skeez
- Bill (Diff'rent Strokes)
- Bill and Judy Miller
- Bill Broth
- Bill Clinton (Family Guy)
- Bill Cosby (Family Guy)
- Bill Donohue (South Park)
- Bill Ponderosa
- Billy (SML)
- Billy the Kid (The Simpsons)
- Bionic Shark
- Bionic Soldiers
- Bishop of Bath and Wells (Blackadder)
- Bistro en le Parc Employees
- Bitsy Brandenham
- Björn Eriksson
- Black Knight (Family Guy)
- Black Seal
- Black Villain
- Blade (Punky Brewster)
- Blaintology
- Bliblies
- Blitzo Buckzo
- Blond Men
- Blorgons
- Blue-Eyed Man
- Blue-Haired Lawyer
- Boaty
- Bob (DAAS Kapital)
- Bob and Cedric
- Bob Annderson
- Bob Arnold
- Bob Sagat
- Bobby Briggs
- Bobert 6B
- Bobo Rimple Killer
- BoJack Horseman
- Boog
- Boone Clemens
- Bosnian Homer
- Boss Willona
- Boycie
- Brad (The Cleveland Show)
- Brad Alcero
- Brad Scraff
- Bradley Buzzcut
- Brainspawn (Futurama)
- Braxton (SML)
- Brian Griffin
- Brian Johnson
- Brian Lewis
- Brick Baker
- British Taxi
- Brody (Seinfeld)
- Bronconius
- Brooklyn Guy's Clones
- Brooklyn T. Guy (Jeffy Ball Z)
- Broseph Chillaxton
- Brownie-Monsters
- Bruno Mars (The Cleveland Show)
- Bubbles (SML)
- Buck (Drake and Josh)
- Buck Strickland
- Buckle the Mountain Man
- Bugs (Battle for Dream Island)
- Bunghole
- Bunny Ruckus
- Burnsiverse
- Butch Magnus
- Buttonwillow McButtonwillow