It’s all the time pleasant seeing lovey-dovey {couples} on TV that make you go “awww” each time they kiss. Who doesn’t love a considerate, romantic, and caring TV husband? Males like Ben Wyatt from Parks and Recreation, Marshall Eriksen from How I Met Your Mom, and Coach Taylor from Friday Night time Lights set the bar excessive, however many TV husbands don’t even come near it. From weaponized incompetence to blatant abuse, some TV husbands make us cringe somewhat than swoon.
1. Ray Barone
All people Loves Raymond is a wildly humorous present. Ray and Debra aren’t all the time the nicest to one another, typically resulting in hilarious stalemates. On the subject of placing his household first and being emotionally out there, Ray drops the ball, however with mother and father like his, it’s no surprise he’s not one of the best husband.
2. George Bluth
There are a number of dangerous husbands in Arrested Growth, however George Bluth takes the cake. He dedicated a powerful myriad of economic crimes after which deserted his household to cope with the horrendous aftermath. Don’t be concerned, he nonetheless pops up when he wants one thing from them!
3. Darrin Stephens
Again within the day, I feel folks discovered Darrin Stephens humorous and quirky, however watching Bewitched now, he’s fairly annoying. Samantha is an attractive, charming, and magical spouse, however all he does is get annoyed together with her, even when she’s attempting to assist him. He’s ungrateful and high-strung, and Samantha deserves higher!
4. Peter Griffin
Unsurprisingly, Peter Griffin additionally makes the listing. He has no respect for Lois and continually cheats on her, bad-mouths her, and belittles her all through the sequence. He’s a reasonably horrible father, too, however I discover the present tough to observe due to how he talks to Lois. In all equity, she’s not a lot better.
6. Dennis Reynolds
It’s straightforward to overlook that Dennis Reynolds from It’s All the time Sunny in Philidelphia was a husband for a part of the sequence. He’s married to Maureen Ponderosa, an unhinged girl who believes she is a cat trapped in a girl’s physique. Dennis is all the time imply and dismissive towards her. She may be loopy, however he was a horrible husband.
7. Pierce Hawthorne
Pierce Hawthorne from Group says he was married a number of occasions, and when he references his marriages all through the present, they sound terrible. He handled his wives like trophies or burdens and by no means talked about any of them like they have been people.
8. Ross Geller
A working joke in Pals is how Ross retains getting divorced, however many followers don’t assume how he treats his wives is humorous. Carol is up for debate, as she wasn’t all the time honest to him, particularly regarding Ben. However he uncared for Emily and broke her coronary heart. He even lied to Rachel about dissolving their transient and mistaken Vegas marriage.
9. Norm Peterson
Norm Peterson from Cheers is a considerably lovable and hilarious character, however he is not going to win The Finest Husband award anytime quickly. He wasn’t imply or abusive towards his spouse, however he did all the things he may to keep away from spending time together with her, and he was an alcoholic on prime of that.
10. Randy Marsh
Randy Marsh forcing his household to maneuver to a rural space so he may turn out to be a weed farmer will all the time be humorous. But when I have been his spouse Sharon, I’d be sad. Randy is meant to be an fool, and he fills these footwear properly, performing like a toddler, forcing his spouse to mom each him and their son Stan.
11. Tim Taylor
Tim Taylor from Dwelling Enchancment didn’t appear so dangerous once I was a child, however now that I’m older, I understand Jill needed to cope with his shenanigans and immature conduct. In the end, I feel they honestly liked each other, however that doesn’t imply his typically egocentric and infantile actions have been acceptable.
12. Al Bundy
Al Bundy from Married… with Kids is one other hilarious character who, in hindsight, wasn’t a stellar accomplice. He wasn’t normally imply, however he tended to be an absent father and husband who was too wrapped up in his regrets and woes to be out there to his household.
13. Doug Heffernan
Doug Heffernan from King of Queens is a lovable character however not all the time probably the most thoughtful and caring husband towards Carrie. He would mislead her, sneak round behind her again to do dumb issues, and constantly put his desires and desires earlier than hers. Nevertheless, she wasn’t all the time probably the most beneficiant accomplice both.
14. Fred Mertz
Fred Mertz is well one of many worst husbands on this listing. He’s hardly sort towards Ethel on I Love Lucy and infrequently makes degrading feedback. It looks as if he hates her. This angle is compounded by the truth that the 2 actors didn’t get alongside, so the hate was actual.
15. Niles Crane
I like Niles Crane from Frasier, and Maris was definitely not a stroll within the park, however he was nonetheless a awful husband. All he did was complain about her and make excuses to go away the home so he didn’t need to be round her. However he was a beautiful accomplice (largely) to Daphne!
16. Archie Bunker
Archie Bunker is the husband and father of All within the Household, and whether or not or not he’s a superb husband is debatable. Some present followers assume he’s relatable and snarky, however others really feel he talked right down to Edith, and his conduct even bordered on verbal abuse.
17. Ralph Kramden
Ralph Kramden from The Honeymooners is a primary instance of a foul husband. “To the moon, Alice!” Want I say extra? This thinly veiled menace was well-received when the present aired, however right now, it would not get the identical response.
18. Dre Johnson
Dre Johnson from Black-ish is a horrendous husband who underappreciates his spouse and thinks all the things he does is extra necessary. Throughout one scene, she’s attempting to inform him how she saved somebody’s life at work, and he retains speaking about some trivial drawback he had that day.
19. Phil Dunphy
Many followers love Phil from Trendy Household and see him as a candy and endearing father and husband, however he’s fairly egocentric, oblivious, and slightly creepy. He incessantly ogles Gloria, his father-in-law’s second spouse, and focuses on doing the enjoyable mother or father stuff, leaving the self-discipline and chores to Claire.
20. Don Draper
Does this one even want a proof? Many of the husbands on Mad Males are terrible husbands, however Don comes out on prime. He cheats on his spouse numerous occasions, and I feel he has roughly 20 mistresses all through the sequence. The worst half is his lack of regret or guilt.
21. Chris Turk
Individuals love Turk and JD’s friendship in Scrubs, however Turk typically prioritizes JD over his spouse. Carla is endlessly affected person with him about this, however watching him neglect her and act like a toddler together with his BFF makes me cringe. A minimum of he matures a bit towards the tip of the sequence.
22. Trey MacDougal
Trey MacDougal is Charlotte’s first spouse in SATC; he’s the one with the overbearing mom who’s obsessive about geese and plaid. He appears candy initially, however his impotence and mommy points lead him to neglect Charlotte, making her really feel small and unimportant.
23. Walter White
Positive, he began his drug operation as a result of he wished to assist his household financially, however his intentions and actions didn’t all the time line up. The extra he sinks into his felony life, the extra he abuses Skyler with assault, harassment, gaslighting, and emotional blackmail.
24. Perry Wright
Many of the first season of Huge Little Lies is about Perry’s dying and the occasions that led to it. He was a textbook home abuser who not solely hit his spouse frequently however would emotionally manipulate her and all of the folks round them, ensuring he seemed like the nice man.
25. Stan Smith
Stan Smith isn’t practically as dangerous as animated husbands like Peter Griffin, however he’s not an excellent accomplice both. There are a number of episodes of American Dad the place he tries to keep away from Francine and acts like she’s fortunate to have him, however Francine is the charming one.
26. Lester Nygaard
The primary season of Fargo follows Lester Nygaard, a meek man who can’t appear to fulfill his spouse or himself in each division. He appears to be attempting his greatest whereas she does nothing however tear him down. Nevertheless, he bludgeons her to dying with a hammer, so it’s protected to say he’s not a superb husband.
