When The Big Bang Theory debuted on television in 2007, the show was focused on a group of four nerdy friends and the gorgeous woman they befriend. Even though that concept was enough to attract a big enough audience to make the show a massive hit, it would have been hard to keep a series with such a small core cast going for many years.

In order to keep The Big Bang Theory fresh, the show would introduce a lot of additional characters throughout its twelve-season run. For example, a long list of supporting characters like Stuart, Emily, Barry, Lucy, Wil, and Bert were all added to the mix. On top of all those characters, The Big Bang Theory also featured a long list of guest stars as well. Unfortunately, at least one major guest star regretted being associated with The Big Bang Theory.

No matter how many characters became a memorable part of The Big Bang Theory’s legacy, there is no doubt that the show had seven main stars. However, there is one thing about The Big Bang Theory’s main characters that is questionable, which one of them is the least popular with fans. That said, a group of The Big Bang Theory fans was asked which one of the main characters is the worst and their answer was pretty definitive.

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Asking A Serious Question

Even though The Big Bang Theory’s finale aired for the first time several years ago at this point, that doesn’t mean the show’s biggest fans don’t like to discuss it still. In fact, if anyone goes on Reddit, they will find that people continue to debate lots of things that relate to The Big Bang Theory to this day. For example, in 2021, a fan of the show went on r/bigbangtheory to post a poll asking users to vote on what The Big Bang Theory's worst main character is.

By the time the aforementioned poll came to an end, there were 323 votes which may not seem like much. However, given the fact that the poll was likely voted on by the people who go on The Big Bang Theory’s subreddit the most, it is fascinating to see the character the show’s biggest fans deem to be the worst.

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The Clear Loser

By the time the aforementioned Reddit poll asking which The Big Bang Theory main character came to an end, the results were abundantly clear. While many characters got votes, Bernadette received nearly a third of the votes which is pretty amazing. After all, when it comes to the internet, it can be surprisingly rare for there to be a clear consensus.

When Bernadette was introduced to The Big Bang Theory, she was a breath of fresh air in a lot of ways. Portrayed as a complete sweetheart, it was really easy to like Bernadette especially because she almost instantly dulled some of Howard’s most easy to dislike traits. With that in mind, it is staggering to realize that by the time The Big Bang Theory ended, a lot of the show’s fans had turned on Bernadette.

As for why so many The Big Bang Theory fans eventually thought that Bernadette was the show’s worst character, there are enough reasons to feel that way that Screen Rant published a list of them. That said, there is a pretty obvious reason why 104 of the 323 Reddit users who voted on the poll named Bernadette the worst, she became so mean. While it was funny at first to see the usually squeaky-voiced Bernadette adopt a deeper tone as she lashed out, over time that happened far too much. After all, by the time the show ended, Bernadette regularly lashed out at her closest friends at the slightest provocation and all of her coworkers had grown to fear her.

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The Rest Of The Results

While it was amazing that 104 of the 323 Reddit users who voted on the aforementioned poll named Bernadette The Big Bang Theory’s worst character, that means 219 people made other choices.

Unfortunately for the biggest fans of Amy Farrah Fowler, 85 Reddit users voted for her as The Big Bang Theory’s worst character. While that is a lot less than the 104 votes that Bernadette received, it is still an awful lot. While it may not be as clear why Amy got so many votes at first blush, one respondent called the storylines and jokes that involved Amy when she was first introduced “plain, lazy, and boring”. However, that same user went on to point out that Amy’s character transformed over time.

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