20 of the Most Useless Characters in TV History

Plus: Siskel and Ebert Told Chevy Chase That ‘Three Amigos’ Sucked                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 October 25, 2023 | [Read Online]( [fb]( [tw]( [in]( [email](mailto:?subject=Post%20from%20Cracked%20Newsletter&body=20%20of%20the%20Most%20Useless%20Characters%20in%20TV%20History%3A%20%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcracked.beehiiv.com%2Fp%2F20-useless-characters-tv-history) Welcome to the Cracked newsletter! This issue is about ‘Old Dads,’ Easter eggs that make no sense, funny tweets, useless TV characters, hilarious scams, and much more. Was this email forwarded to you? [Subscribe here](. [Siskel and Ebert Told Chevy Chase to His Face That ‘Three Amigos’ Sucked]( You want to bash Chevy Chase? Get in line. Everyone from former castmates on Community and Saturday Night Live to battle-scarred movie directors have weighed in on [Chase’s history of being terrible](, but few of those complaints ([save for Bill Murray’s]() were made directly to Chase’s face. Who had the guts to say “Your comedy stinks” directly to Chevy? Film critics [Roger Ebert]( and [Gene Siskel]( did it on the most popular late-night show on television. [READ MORE]( [34 Brutally Hilarious Letterboxd Reviews of Bill Burr’s ‘Old Dads’]( Old Dads is looking more like an old dud for [Bill Burr](. In it, Burr, who directed and co-wrote the film, plays a middle-aged businessman struggling to keep up with [millennial culture](. Although it’s Burr’s first time helming a feature film, Old Dads isn’t his first narrative outing. The [“comedian’s comedian”]( previously worked with Netflix on his animated sitcom [F Is for Family](, which ran for five seasons and nabbed two Emmy nominations. The same industry acclaim is unlikely for Old Dads, as it’s been met with mixed reviews by critics and audiences alike. Case in point: Over on Letterboxd, the film currently averages only 2.5 stars amongst the cinephiles and movie freaks. But while many of the reviews were scathing, they were at least funny — some might argue funnier than Old Dads. [READ MORE]( The 5 Laziest Snack-Food Innovations 9 Beloved Easter Eggs That Make Zero Sense When You Think About Them 4 Dudes Who Tried to Prove Themselves and Died Horribly Instead ‘My Bologna’: 64 Weird Al Trivia Tidbits on His 64th Birthday 24 of the Funniest Tweets from October 24, 2023 5 Incredible Wastes of Time and Money By the Rich and Powerful 12 Family-Sized Bits of Premium Trivia We’re Leaving in a Bowl on Our Front Porch; Please Take Only One 20 of the Most Useless Characters in TV History 27 Hilarious Scams People Have Pulled TWEET OF THE DAY [ARTICLES | PICTOFACTS | VIDEOS]( [fb]( [tw]( [ig]( [yt]( [tk]( Update your email preferences or unsubscribe [here]( © 2023 COPYRIGHT © 2005-2023 Cracked is published by Literally Media Ltd. 190 West St. Brooklyn, New York 11222, United States of America