These TV bullies got what was coming to them. For this list, we’ll be looking at the most satisfying times TV ruffians got a taste of sweet, sweet revenge.
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00:00I am talking, and I'm not listening!
00:05Welcome to Ms. Mojo.
00:07And today we're counting down our picks for the top 20 TV bullies who got what they deserved.
00:12But here's the rub. You lose, they win.
00:16For this list, we'll be looking at the most satisfying times
00:19TV ruffians got a taste of sweet, sweet revenge.
00:23Heads up.
00:24We'll only be looking at playground rivals here, not full-on evil villains.
00:28What other TV jerks are in need of some karma? Tattle in the comments down below.
00:34Number 20. Meg flips the script. Family guy.
00:38The Griffins' daughter isn't exactly what you'd call well-respected by her family.
00:42But when the clan is holed up together during a hurricane,
00:46she's told to shut up Meg one too many times.
00:49Is it too much to ask to be treated with a little decency from my brother?
00:53Maybe show me some kind of kindness by not jumping on the let's get Meg family bandwagon.
00:58Finally, at her breaking point, Meg proceeds to ruthlessly tear into her family with some
01:03very hard-hitting truths. It's definitely on the harsh side, but after almost 10 seasons
01:09of being the Griffins' resident scapegoat, Meg's explosion was totally warranted,
01:14if only because Lois, Peter, and the others finally got a taste of their own medicine.
01:19You're a total and complete embarrassment in every possible way. Take a good look at
01:25yourself, Peter Griffin. You're a waste of a man.
01:28While the family dynamics inevitably return to status quo,
01:32it's nice to know that Meg can still dish it out when need be.
01:36Number 19. Hampton the hero. Tiny Toon Adventures.
01:40Everyone at Acme Luniversity knew that Montana Max needed to be taken down a peg.
01:45Of course, Hampton never expected he'd have to do it himself. But after an incident involving
01:50a locker door, Max insists that they settle things after school.
01:54Well, lard boy, we'll see how tough you are.
01:59I hope you have medical insurance.
02:01Hampton isn't too confident about his chances, to the point that he even starts writing his own will.
02:07Luckily, Porky Pig's advice helps the piglet clinch victory.
02:11In fact, he wins without even throwing a punch.
02:14I didn't mind it when you threatened me, but now you've hurt my friends.
02:20You got me hurt!
02:23Instead, Hampton pretends to be so angry, it scares Max off through sheer intimidation alone.
02:29Considering Max is the one who challenged Hampton in the first place,
02:33this kind of humiliating defeat is only fair.
02:36Number 18. Domestic Disturbance. Stargate SG-1.
02:41When some thugs crash their car into another vehicle,
02:44they start blaming everyone except for themselves.
02:47Listen man, if you don't know how to drive, maybe you should try staying off the damn road!
02:51Maybe if you hadn't been tailgating me, this wouldn't have happened.
02:54Thankfully, Teal'c is there to dole out some justice, and in his defense,
02:59he tries everything he can to resolve things peacefully.
03:02But when the perpetrators start speaking with their fists,
03:05Teal'c does the same. It's a pretty vindicating exchange,
03:09at least provided you don't blink through it.
03:11One headbutt and a few punches later, the fight is already over.
03:15Honestly, calling it a fight at all is pretty generous considering how fast it all goes down.
03:20I believe it will now be necessary to notify the police.
03:23A piece of advice? Next time Teal'c's around, just walk away.
03:28Number 17. Harold Goes Broke. The Amazing World of Gumball.
03:33Richard is too nice for his own good. He lets the likes of Harold Wilson walk all over him
03:38since they were in high school, but no more. At last, Richard decides to prove everyone
03:44wrong by getting back at Harold where it hurts the most, his wallet.
03:48We laugh, he cries. We laugh some more, the end.
03:51Gumball's father forges a check for a billion and one dollars,
03:54and then sits back and watches as Harold destroys his own life.
03:58He quits his job, replaces his wife, and blows up his home,
04:02all with money that he doesn't actually have. Is this plan completely diabolical?
04:07Yes, 100%. But given just how much Harold tormented Richard,
04:12it's hard to feel too bad for him.
04:14I'm impressed, Dad. But what did you say to him?
04:16I told him if he stacks his dynamite closer together, he'll get a more intensive blast.
04:20Number 16. Jinxed – Teen Titans
04:23You know how they say to never meet your heroes? Well, that's double the case for super-villains.
04:29Unfortunately, Jinx had to learn that one the hard way. She only wanted the simple things in life — to
04:34join the Brotherhood of Evil, defeat a few heroes, and earn the respect of her idol, Madame Rouge.
04:39Do you have any idea how bad it's gonna be if Madame Rouge shows up and we don't have him?
04:43However, the stretchy criminal is only interested in belittling all of Jinx's efforts.
04:48Eventually, the teen decides she's no one's second fiddle,
04:52and proves as much by blasting Madame Rouge with a well-deserved hexblast.
04:56I don't care who you are. Nobody messes with me.
04:59Later, Jinx even sided with the Titans to take down the Brotherhood of Evil once and for all.
05:04Talk about karma.
05:06Number 15. Shutting Down a Tantrum – Doctor Who
05:10When it comes to deplorable father figures, Eddie Connelly might just take the whole cake.
05:15Excuse me, sunshine, I am talking.
05:18Within a few minutes of meeting him, it's abundantly clear that he's rude,
05:22self-absorbed, quick-tempered, and unleashes all of that on his poor family.
05:27Connelly even tries to intimidate the Doctor, too.
05:30But thankfully, the time traveler is having none of it.
05:33He rises to his feet and essentially says that he isn't there to hear a grown man whine.
05:38Now you, Mr. Connelly, you are staring into a deep, dark pit of trouble if you don't let me help.
05:43So I'm ordering you, sir, tell me what's going on!
05:46The comeback is worth a round of applause,
05:49especially since Eddie has nothing to back up his bravado.
05:53Next time, he should check his attitude before getting a house call from the Doctor.
05:57Number 14. Heather's Close Shave – Total Drama
06:01Even in a competition that rewards lying and manipulation,
06:05Heather still easily went down as the season's biggest villain.
06:08It took until there were only three players left, but she finally got what was coming for her.
06:13Or, should we say, her hair did.
06:16Have your head shaved by chef!
06:19What?
06:20Lindsay rules!
06:22In this high-stakes game of truth or dare,
06:24Heather had to choose between going home or going bald.
06:28When it got down to the wire, she kicked the razor up and right onto her own head.
06:32But the hair loss wasn't even the worst part.
06:35Since Heather still technically refused the dare, she was sent home anyway.
06:41Wow, well that was an unfortunate accident.
06:44Looks like Heather's out.
06:46You couldn't ask for a more poetic end to Heather's tyranny.
06:50Number 13. Charlie Brown for the win.
06:52He's a bully, Charlie Brown.
06:54Look, it's no small secret that the lead of the Peanuts Gang isn't exactly raking in many victories.
07:00After all, he's whiffed on a whole lot more footballs than he's kicked.
07:04But when the new kid, Joe Agate, starts messing with his friends,
07:08Charlie Brown does the unthinkable.
07:10He wins a game.
07:11Not just any game, either.
07:13One that was quite literally for all the marbles.
07:16Knuckle down, Joe.
07:17This is for keeps.
07:21Since Joe scammed most of the other kids out of their pieces,
07:24it's vindicating to see Charlie Brown of all people win them back.
07:27Sure, it's always nice when a jerk gets their comeuppance,
07:30but really we're just happy Charlie finally got one on the board.
07:34What's he grinning about?
07:36You won't believe it.
07:38Charlie Brown actually won something.
07:41Not a chance.
07:44Number 12.
07:45Humiliated Every Which Way.
07:47Bewitched.
07:48As early as the series' very first episode,
07:51Samantha made it known that she does not tolerate any kind of snobby behavior,
07:55and her fiancé's ex, Sheila, was the perfect candidate to make an example of.
08:00Dr. Hafter, do you know him?
08:03No.
08:04The plastic surgeon.
08:05Does beautiful nose work.
08:08No, I don't know him.
08:10After enduring several underhanded insults,
08:13Samantha ruined Sheila's whole night by conjuring itches,
08:16wins, unzippings, and more.
08:19Eventually, she fled dinner altogether in shame.
08:22In fact, Sheila was so embarrassed, she didn't show her face for another few seasons.
08:26She still hadn't learned her lesson, though.
08:29So, to put it nicely,
08:30Sheila's second night out with the Stevens didn't go much better than the first.
08:34Oh, these petit four are delicious.
08:37I must ask Sheila where she got them.
08:39Fingers crossed she finally got the message.
08:42Number 11.
08:43Fiery Betrayal.
08:45Avatar The Last Airbender.
08:47With how Azula treated, well, everyone,
08:49it was only a matter of time before her two traveling companions finally stood up to her.
08:54Mae was the first to crack, but it wasn't because of the name-calling or microaggressions.
08:59No, as she said herself, Mae simply loved Zuko more than she feared Azula.
09:04I guess you just don't know people as well as you think you do.
09:07You miscalculated.
09:09If that didn't hurt the princess's ego enough,
09:12Ty Lee immediately turned on her too.
09:14The fact that Azula ends this scene as a limp doll on the ground
09:18is as apt a metaphor as you can get.
09:20What shall we do with them, princess?
09:22Put them somewhere I'll never have to see their faces again, and let them rot!
09:28She'd later succumb to the guilt-induced madness,
09:30which all could have been avoided if she'd just been a bit nicer in the first place.
09:35Number 10.
09:36Barry's Supersonic Punch.
09:38The Flash.
09:39Barry Allen may be the fastest man alive now, but he wasn't always so athletically gifted.
09:44As a kid, he was bullied by future meta-human Tony Woodward.
09:48I've known guys like you.
09:50Pete's in high school, never got over it.
09:52All these powers, and look at you.
09:54Bully then, bully now.
09:57When Woodward abducts Barry's love interest Iris,
10:00the Flash is shocked to find that his bully is now superpowered too,
10:03able to transform himself into steel.
10:05At first, the super-fast hero is unable to break through Tony's skin.
10:09However, by pushing himself faster than he's ever gone,
10:12he's able to land a supersonic punch,
10:14which, with some help from Iris, finally takes Tony down.
10:22Supersonic punch, baby!
10:25Number 9.
10:26Captain Kirk Fights Finnigan.
10:28Star Trek.
10:29The crew of the Enterprise face many challenges while exploring the final frontier,
10:33but one of the greatest is what they've brought with them.
10:36Finnigan?
10:38I can't believe it.
10:43You never know when I'm going to strike.
10:46Hunt him?
10:50While taking shore leave, the crew find their own imaginations and past
10:54seemingly coming alive to haunt them.
10:56Kirk is confronted with Finnigan,
10:58a mischievous bully from his time at Starfleet Academy.
11:01The two of them get into a fight,
11:02and although Finnigan, who hasn't aged, at first appears to have the upper hand,
11:06Kirk bounces back and is able to defeat his former tormentor.
11:15Number 8.
11:16Miley and Lily Get Accidental Revenge.
11:19Hannah Montana.
11:20While Miley Stewart's attempts to keep her identity as teen idol Hannah Montana a secret
11:25do help her live an ordinary life day by day,
11:27they also leave her vulnerable to ordinary bullies.
11:30Hell, we'd like to, but we don't speak hillbilly.
11:33Or do our washdown yonder in the creek.
11:36Two of her most frequent tormentors are Amber and Ashley,
11:39who are ironically big Hannah Montana fans.
11:42During a camping trip, both bullies do everything they can to embarrass Miley and her friend Lily,
11:47who end up locked in a portable toilet, which tips over.
11:50Fortunately, since Amber and Ashley watched the proceedings while standing in poison oak,
11:55it's a hollow victory.
11:56Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah.
12:00I call it disgusting.
12:01Contagious, isn't it?
12:02Number 7.
12:04Sam Defends Carly from Jocelyn.
12:06iCarly.
12:07The title character's best friend and co-host Sam can be pretty aggressive,
12:11and a bit of a bully.
12:13I think of you and me as really close friends.
12:15Apparently I haven't caused him enough emotional pain.
12:18After being made aware of this side of herself,
12:20in front of a boy she's crushing on,
12:22Sam makes an effort to be nicer,
12:24but during her attempts to turn over a new leaf,
12:26the group encounters even bigger bully Jocelyn,
12:29stretching Sam's self-control to the limit.
12:31Let me down!
12:32No!
12:33Can someone call the police?
12:34When Jocelyn messes with Carly,
12:36Carly gives Sam the go-ahead to let Jocelyn have it,
12:39which Sam takes to with gusto,
12:41managing to take down the bully and impress the boy at the same time.
12:45Sam?
12:46Yeah?
12:47Rip her head off.
12:50Rip my head off?
12:51I'd love to see her try it.
12:54Ahhhh!
12:57Number 6.
12:58SpongeBob vs. Flats the Flounder.
13:01SpongeBob SquarePants.
13:03Out of my way!
13:04Out of my way!
13:05Can't you see he's gonna kick my butt?
13:08In an episode appropriately called The Bully,
13:10the cheerful yellow protagonist encounters Flats,
13:13the massive bully fish who joins his boating class.
13:16Tell the class something about yourself, Flats.
13:18Well, I like to kick people's butts.
13:21Flats promises to kick SpongeBob's butt,
13:24and the hapless sea sponge tries everything he can to escape throughout the episode.
13:28Ultimately though, Flats tracks him down and proceeds to punch him.
13:31Gary, I'm absorbing his blows like I was made of some kind of spongy material.
13:36Except that SpongeBob did not realize that his soft body would absorb the blows,
13:40leading to Flats exhausting himself over the next week
13:43in a fruitless attempt to make good on his promise.
13:46Do not cheer me, my fellow adult classmates.
13:49Flats was the real victim here.
13:51A victim of a society that's riding down a violent road to nowhere.
13:56A road I call Violence Road.
13:58Number five.
13:59Reese beats up all the hooligans.
14:01Malcolm in the Middle
14:03The other middle child of Malcolm's family,
14:05Reese epitomizes school bullies everywhere.
14:08But when he loses to a girl at wrestling,
14:10Reese gives up his role as the school's number one tormentor.
14:13And Reese hasn't made me eat grass for a week.
14:16Everything tastes better.
14:17Unfortunately, this creates a power vacuum
14:20with several lesser bullies vying for the vacant position
14:23and leading to kids who were previously off-limits,
14:25such as Malcolm's friend Stevie, getting picked on too.
14:29This spurs Reese to reclaim his former position
14:31by taking down the new bullies in rapid succession
14:34and with great flair, proving that he's the best at what he does.
14:42Thanks.
14:44Reese?
14:45Starting tomorrow, you're back doing my book reports.
14:47Sure.
14:49Number four.
14:50Wendy vs. Cartman
14:52South Park
14:53Eric Cartman might be hilarious,
14:54but he's also a pretty despicable bully.
14:56So it's always great to see him taken down a peg.
14:59One of the best examples occurs after he mocks Stan's
15:01on-again, off-again girlfriend Wendy's presentation on breast cancer.
15:05Look out, everyone.
15:06There's some killer titties on the loose.
15:07Wendy promises to fight Cartman after school,
15:10which leaves the cowardly scumbag
15:11to try everything he can think of to get out of it,
15:14even eating his own underwear.
15:16That's how humble I am.
15:20Although he briefly appears to have escaped after involving their parents,
15:23the principal, a breast cancer survivor,
15:26gives Wendy the okay,
15:27leading to Cartman being beaten to a satisfyingly bloody pulp.
15:31All right, fine, Wendy.
15:32I'll fight you, you big bully.
15:41Number three.
15:42Steve hires Stan's old rival to beat him up.
15:46American Dad.
15:47Given how macho the eponymous American Dad Stan Smith is,
15:50he's often unable to accept the nerdy and unaggressive nature of his son Steve.
15:54Anyway, Steve avoids every obstacle.
15:56He's a total wimp.
15:57When I was a kid, you used to get your ass kicked if you were a wimp.
16:00So in a misguided attempt to toughen his son up,
16:03he begins bullying him both at home and at school,
16:05relating how his own bully, Stelio Contos, made him the man he is today.
16:10Fed up with his father's tactics,
16:11Steve tracks down his dad's old tormentor and hires him to beat Stan up,
16:16which Stelio Contos executes in epic style,
16:19complete with his own theme song.
16:33While Eleven making Mike's bully Troy wet his pants was quite satisfying,
16:37for our money,
16:38this is the better bully takedown in Stranger Things.
16:42Max's stepbrother Billy takes out his frustration at being bullied himself
16:53by his father on poor Max and Steve.
16:55A confrontation at Will's house leads to a brawl between Billy and Steve,
16:59which, although Steve puts up a good fight,
17:01leaves Billy the victor.
17:02Fortunately, Max is able to hit her obnoxious step-sibling with a tranquilizer
17:07and, with some help from a nail-studded bat,
17:09put the fear into Billy for a change.
17:12Bart forms an army and water balloons Nelson, the Simpsons
17:40Nelson Muntz is among the most famous TV bullies,
17:42and he's received several memorable punishments for his bullying over the Simpsons' long run,
17:47such as the whole town laughing at him for a change.
17:58But our pick has to go to this epic occasion in his earliest appearance.
18:02After being bullied by Nelson, Bart Simpson decides that he'll seek help from his grandfather,
18:07as well as unhinged military veteran Herman.
18:10In an homage to war films,
18:11Bart then gathers many of his classmates to pelt Nelson with water balloons
18:15in a thoroughly epic battle from which Nelson emerges the clear loser.
18:18Don't hurt us!
18:19Oh, we surrender!
18:21We were only following orders!
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