Favorite fictional misfits. Movies, TV, books...

[jobycom]

Can be a protagonist like Amelie, or a minor character, like Floyd the Barber from the Andy Griffith Show. Who are the oddballs that make you squirm but make you cheer for them, anyway?

[bif]

1. Holden Caulfield

And Eddie Haskell come to mind.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

2. Michael Scott from The Office

Probably the biggest dolt on television who you would personally hate if he were ever your boss, but you can't help but like his naive enthusiasm for his job and his misguided attempts to make the Dunder Mifflin office a better place to work (always to certain failure).

[jobycom]

3. I have to watch that show one day.

All the raves I hear about it.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

5. It's viral.

I never watched it until my sister introduced me to it. Now it is one of the few "must see" shows on television for me.

[AlGore-08.com]

9. I agree totally. Carell is an incredible actor

His Michael Scott is one of the all time great a-hole sitcom characters, right up there with Basil Fawlty. But Carell still manages to humanize him - - the small moments in the show when Michael actually does something out of friendship or love - - or has a glimmer of an idea of how people really feel about him - - are the best parts of the character and the show, IMNSHO.



If you can't tell, I'm a huge Steve Carell fan...

[Tommy_Carcetti]

20. I know.

Like the time when he was the only one from the office who showed up at Pam's art show, and how he bought her painting and put it up in the office.

[Burma Jones]

4. Babe

[dropkickpa]

6. Rincewind the Wizzard

From the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett. Not terribly smart, has THE worst luck, is a coward, and yet manages, unbeknownst to him, to save the world/universe/people time and time again.

[MrCoffee]

7. Ignatius J. Reilly

A Confederacy of Dunces

[auburngrad82]

8. Ricky and Julian in the Trailer Park Boys

Also Andy Botwin in Weeds.

Funny stuff...

[jobycom]

10. Also from Andy Griffith-- HOWARD!

[YankeyMCC]

11. There was a Anime cartoon in the 80's

A group of teenagers (genetically altered I think) fighting evil to save the Earth of course. One of the teenagers couldn't speak normally, he kinda beeped and bopped. He was clearly the 'misfit' and got short shift a lot of the time yet he was often the one that pulled their asses out of the fire so to speak in one way or another :)

I can't recall the name of show right now, I think the character was called beebop or something like that.

[bigwillq]

12. Stewie Griffin

:bounce:

[nytemare]

13. "Orlando", The Addams Family, Laurel and Hardy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMyUdytQJIE&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWpf441QtIs&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=me9dzo9P19E&feature=related


Also, Morticia Addams.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UugPOeCu04E

Oh, and, Frank-N-Furter!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hcpvx2EVCpU

And, of course, Laurel and Hardy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Arajua9lxYA


I think I am a bit eccentric.

[siligut]

14. 3 from films

Seann William Scott as Stifler in American Pie cracked me up!

I think Shek was initially considered a misfit too.

One of Brad Pitt’s best roles was as the Pikey in Snatch

[jobycom]

15. Brad Pitt in Snatch was brilliant. One serious question...

Is "Shek" supposed to be Shrek? Since I haven't recognized several references, I just want to be sure.

[siligut]

23. Yes, Shek should be Shrek, stoopid r. nt

[DemoTex]

16. Owen Meany

A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving

[pokerfan]

17. The entire cast of Freaks and Geeks

[terrya]

18. Pee Wee Herman

[jobycom]

19. Oh, good pick!

[tigereye]

21. the guy in Heathers - the guy played by Christian Slater

and Judd Nelson's character in The Breakfast Club - I seem to have a fondness for bad boys in film.





Oh Harold and Maude - probably my favorites.

[NYC_SKP]

22. Vincent Gallo in Buffalo 66.

We're spanning time....

[Chovexani]

24. Well if we're being literal

These ladies:

[PassingFair]

25. Hermey...

When I hear the word "misfit", he's all I can
think of :

[WinkyDink]

26. Christian Cantle ("Return of the Native"). Lumpy ("Leave it to Beaver").