"Douchebag" has come a long way since the 1960s when its meaning was spun-off from vaginal cleaning contraption into the most commonly used pejorative in the English language. Used to describe arrogant, self-obsessed a**holes, douchebags themselves have also taken on a endearing quality in recent years. That is to say: Not all douchebags are created equally: Some are loathsome, some are lovable, and some are just plain funny. 2011 was a great for douchebags, as the following slideshow recounting the biggest d-bags of the year will attest.
The Pointless Douchebag: Gabe Lewis, "The Office" : What does this guy do? What is his function? Why did they bring him back after Dunder Mifflin fired him? Why is he still on the show? Granted, it takes a huge douchebag to make us sympathize with Andy, so maybe that's why he's still on the show.
The Self-Obsessed Douchebag: Dennis Reynolds, "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia": Arrogant, clueless, and narcissistic, Dennis is a master class douchebag, hilariously demonstrated all season long, especially at his high school reunion in the final two episodes of the year.
Scene-Stealing Douchebag: Noah Werner, "Suburgatory" -- Alan Tudyk (Waaaaaaaash) doesn't appear frequently in the new Jeremy Sisto sitcom, but his gleaming white teeth and fake tan manage to steal every scene he's in.
Biggest Douchebag Ensemble: Ari Gold and the entire Cast of "Entourage": After eight years of douchebaggery that provided increasingly small dividends, the show about douchebags for douchebags ended its reign of douchebaggery and trotted off to douchebag heaven, also known as perpetual syndication.
Right-Wing Douchebag: Glenn Beck: Even after leaving Fox News in June, Beck still managed to dominate news cycle after news cycle with his douchebag crackpottery, from the Restoring Courage Tour to his Values Voter Summit. Even without Fox News, he continues to provide a face for conservatism that 80 percent of Republicans do not want.
Guest Star Douchebag: Nick Kroll, "Community" and "Parks and Recreation": Kroll was everywhere in 2011, including his own television show, "The League," but also managed to fantastic appearances as a douchey foosball player in "Community" and literally as "The Douche," a Pawnee radio DJ in "Parks and Recreation."
Douchebag Redemption: Dane Cook, "Louie": The guy that many consider the biggest douchebag of the last ten years won the respect of many of his critics by acknowledging some mistakes and gaining some self-awareness, both in 2010's Marc Maron podcast and in an episode of this year's "Louie," where he not only agreed to be on the show to address the controversy surrounding whether he stole Louis C.K.'s jokes, but also agreed to follow the script the Louis wrote for him. Dane Cook may be a douchebag, but in 2011, he showed some class.
The Insufferable Douchebag: Prince Joffrey, "Game of Thrones": No character was as maddeningly douchey as Prince Joffrey in 2011. His douchebaggery increased with his power; only Tyrion provided a smallest of checks in the year's most satisfying scene.
Adorable Douchebag: Schmidt, "The New Girl": The single-best thing about Zooey Deschanel's new sitcom is the douchetastic Schmidt who not only concedes douchebaggery, he owns it like a champ.
The King of All Douchebags: Joe Buck, Fox Sports Announcer: Joe Buck is a smug, empty-headed, nepotistic cretin who, when he's not correcting someone's grammar, is talking out of his ass. He spent the entire World Series discussing the Yankees and his boy crush, Derek Jeter, despite the fact that the Yankees were not in the World Series. He is literally the worst, the precise reason the mute button on television remotes was invented.
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Joe Buck’s call of that Victor Cruz walk-off grand slam in the ACLS should have had his sports announcing privelages revoked.
“It’s deep…And…It’s a grand slam. Rangers win…”
You could just tell he was made that it wasn’t a Yankee hitting that homer.
Buck was also the recipient of some of the finest douche-trolling ever captured on film when Justin Timberlake was openly mocking him during the All-Star Game. [mlb.mlb.com]
Victor Cruz can do everything!
What did Buck say when Victor did the little salsa dance at home plate?
That’s because Victor Cruz went to UMass. Go Minutemen!
Sigh…Nelson Cruz.
/hangs head in shame
Schmidt almost got the pinkie out for the call me. So f*cken’ close to douchetasm.
guy fieri and johnny ace from WWE
I think this list proves that the name Joffrey is the epicenter of douchedom.
There’s Joffrey from GoT, of course, but Nick Kroll’s son on the League … Baby Joffrey.
I rest my case.
Joffrey will be on the list next year as well, and probably Dane Cook.
No LEFT WING Douchebag?! COME ON!! Ed Schultz was dying to get on this list!
Olbermann is furious he was left off.
Not sure if Maddow is a douche, but damn she is irritating and self-righteous. Olberman is def a douche and Schultz is just unwatchable. And as much as it pains me to say it, Stewart has gotten kinda douchey.
How in the F is Shane Walsh from The Walking Dead not mentioned here?
Joff is the worst, but I predict that we’ll also see Theon Greyjoy on the 2012 list.
Dennis Reynolds isn’t a douchebag as much as this generation’s next great Ted Bundy.
Very deserving for Nick Kroll. “You just have to practice with your MAMA!”
Still can’t believe you’re saying positive things about New Girl. The douches on Entourage were at least amusing. New Girl is completely devoid of humor.
Since Dennis Reynolds and Ruxin were both on the list, this shouldn’t be too off topic, but the scene with Ruxin and his firm’s HR guy about the email, and the scene where the IASIP folks go from their dance routine to their “real” dance routine were absolute classics (both scenes in their respective season finales).
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Nick Kroll really was an MVP this year.
He’s a utility douchefielder.
Where the hell is Jean Ralphio?
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I would have put Joe Buck in the Top 10 Insufferable Pricks list, but this will do fine.
saddened at the lack of more female douchebags.
/votes for sarah silverman
Most commonly used pejorative, my ass.
Merry Xmax to you as well kengao.
I’ve got Lee Carvallo’s Putting Challenge for the Xmax. Let’s turn on my Magnetbox TV and play!
This list is pretty perfect. Nice work, Dustin.
Thanks, Zack.
Ryan Seacrest or GTFO.
Jeez, how about the writers here. Major douchenozzles
This is the most racist top ten list ever.
/just realizing most of television is pretty racist
Whoopi Goldberg was left off the list after she queefed on national TV.
Douchebag = win
Kroll is a hero.
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