Sitcoms are often associated with good feelings and easy watching. Because of this, a lot of sitcom characters are likable and relatable. Compatibility between characters is always an important component of a good TV series, as friendships and dynamics can become the best scenes of the show.
Some friendships are iconic, like the main gang of Friends or the four women in Golden Girls. However, not every friendship is healthy. From the goading nature of the characters in Seinfeld to the utter lack of trust between the gang in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, some sitcom friends just shouldn't be.
10 Jeff Winger Is A Bad Influence On The Rest Of The Greendale Seven
Community
The study group from Community all bring out the worst in each other, but Jeff Winger's influence is the worst. In episodes like "Remedial Chaos Theory," Community comments on how much better the study group is when Jeff's not around.
Jeff Winger is a bad influence on his friends. He's one of the laziest sitcom characters, as he's always trying to get out of doing any hard work, and he's emotionally unavailable. He often pushes people away and only thinks of his own best interests.
9 Seinfeld's Crew Got Arrested In The Finale
Seinfeld
George, Seinfeld, Elaine, and Cosmo are relatively good friends in Seinfeld. Although, like many friends, they have frequent petty arguments and small squabbles aside. Other people obviously view this friendship differently, which all comes to light in the series finale. In the final episode, Jerry, Elaine, Kramer, and George are arrested and put in jail.
While the reason for the arrest is silly, other characters are put on the stand and testify that each friend is unethical. This scene really shows how toxic the main friends were as a unit, as they only seemed to get worse through Seinfeld.
8 The Belcher Kids And Mickey Are A Dangerous Bunch
Bob's Burgers
The animated show Bob's Burgers follows the wonderful Belcher family and their antics. However, a toxic friendship began when Bob got held hostage at the bank with a man named Mickey.
Mickey has since taken steps to better himself, but he is still a criminal. He is very close friends with the Belcher kids, Gene, Tina, and Louise, but he's not always the best role model. In "Ambergris," Mickey teaches the kids about selling illegal whale poop to the highest bidder and gives them his criminal contacts. This puts Louise in a potentially dangerous situation and shows how iffy their relationship with Mickey is.
7 Nandor Treats Guillermo Terribly
What We Do In The Shadows
In What We Do in the Shadows, Guillermo's one wish is to be a vampire, but the only way for him to become one is to be a loyal familiar to Nandor the Relentless. Typically, relationships between vampires and familiars are toxic, and Guillermo and Nandor's relationship is no different.
Guillermo is constantly taken advantage of, even after the vampires discover his combat skills are just as good as theirs. Nando exploited Guillermo's crush on him by making Guillermo do everything. He even put off turning Guillermo into a vampire, which made it seem like he didn't care.
6 The Four Women Are All Problematic
Sex & The City
Sex and the City follows the lives of four women in New York City, who like to get together and talk about their love lives, work problems, and secrets. Carrie Bradshaw, Samantha Jones, Charlotte York, and Miranda Hobbes frequently hang out and discuss their problems to try to figure out how to navigate their lives.
Most of the main friendship group are problematic, and this sentiment was only furthered in ...And Just Like That. Samantha was always misunderstood by the other women, who shamed her for being comfortable with her sexuality. She would often express her opinions and way of life, but she was met with looks of concern rather than respect.
5 Nick And Andrew Constantly Argue
Big Mouth
Big Mouth's Nick and Andrew are best friends, but in truth, they rarely act like friends at all. While there's no denying that they have a few wholesome moments, they are almost constantly arguing.
The Anxiety Mosquito made Nick's life harder, but his treatment of his friends around him, including Andrew, was abysmal. Nick's behavior led to Andrew deciding they shouldn't be friends anymore. While they have since patched things up, they are a ticking time bomb. It's only a matter of time before one of them is a terrible friend once again.
4 Liz Lemon And Jenna Maroney Are Both Too Selfish
30 Rock
30 Rock follows Tina Fey's Liz Lemon, who's making her dreams come true as the head writer of a comedy sketch show, TGS with Tracy Jordan. In creating the show, Liz Lemon brought along her friend Jenna Maroney to star in it, but Liz was then forced to hire Tracy Jordan.
All in all, Liz and Jenna are terrible friends to each other. Because they are both self-centered in different ways, they often fight and don't see eye-to-eye. Although they are both to blame, Jenna's arrogance outranks any Liz's selfishness.
3 Jim Enjoyed Dwight's Misfortune
The Office
Although Dwight and Jim are two of the best and funniest characters in The Office, they aren't the best of friends. Jim and Dwight's prank wars were a fun pastime in the Dunder Mifflin offices, though a few of their jokes went too far.
Dwight is the more gullible of the two, which Jim constantly took advantage of. While these out-of-hand pranks make for good television, the pair are constantly frustrated with the other. Jim took pleasure in seeing Dwight confused or outraged. While no real harm came to either party, the friendship was based on teasing and mean pranks.
2 BoJack Never Deserved Princess Carolyn
BoJack Horseman
The Netflix Original BoJack Horseman followed a very flawed anthropomorphic horse and his life as a washed-up actor. BoJack's agent, Princess Carolyn, had a pretty close friendship. Princess Carolyn and BoJack met long before she was an agent, so that familiarity was transferred into their professional relationship.
BoJack was once rude to Carolyn on their date and often pushed her away while he was off scheming. Princess Carolyn was his most loyal friend, but he treated her badly. This was seen when he insulted and fired her for making a mistake, even though she'd been a good friend and a generous agent for 23 years. BoJack's selfishness is one of the driving forces of the animated series, so it's hard to see this friendship as healthy.
1 The Entire Gang Are The Worst
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia
Dennis, Dee, Charlie, Mac, and Frank from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia are the epitome of terrible friends. Not only are they bad friends to each other, but their influence on society is equally toxic.
Even the gang's most vulnerable moments are overpowered by the greed and selfishness of each character. This is seen many times, but it was exemplified in "The Gang Goes to Hell: Part Two." In the episode, the friends all hold hands while presumably drowning, but when the opportunity to survive comes along, they push each other down into the water.