Top 10 Worst Cartoon Parents

The Griffins - Family Guy

Peter is the worst. He would rather spend time at the bar with his friends than his family. He is also a nasty pervert that tried to have sex with Meg when he tried to be a redneck- then cockblocked her when she got a nice boyfriend.
He has done meth, crack, ecstasy, cocaine, and God knows what else. He wanted to have sex with his kids' grandmother. He almost had sex with Quagmire. He lost Stewie. He gave Stewie steroids. He wants to be the breadwinner yet almost lost the house.
He lets a pedophile hit on Chris. He watches porn. He goes to strip clubs and ruined his wife's business by turning it into a strip club. I could go on for DAYS.

The Turners - The Fairly Oddparents

They are so annoyingly dumb. Those two are one of the reasons I hate the episode Vicky Gets Fired. In that episode, Vicky is torturing Timmy right in front of his parents' eyes. Wanna know what happens next? They do NOTHING! What happened to episodes like Channel Chasers where they actually love Timmy?

They are just a couple of knuckleheads who don't know how to take care of a child, so they hire a crazy babysitter.

They are always going out and having fun while their only son is stuck at home with a homicidal babysitter.

The Doofenshmirtzs - Phineas and Ferb

They are the reason Heinz is evil. They only loved Roger and didn't care about Heinz at all. They made him plan his own birthday parties, wear dresses, and act as a lawn gnome. His dad cared more about a lawn gnome than about Heinz! They didn't even show up at his birth! (Obviously impossible, but it was probably just for comedy.)
If Heinz were dying and Roger needed help reaching something, they would probably help Roger first. I could go on all day talking about how bad of parents they were. Also, poor Heinz!

First off, being forced to be a lawn gnome just to starve and exhaust to death, wearing humiliating dresses for a whole year, being left alone at birth, being rejected by his own mom just because of his brother?! The family is the real villain! #SupportHeinz

The Scotchs - South Park

Worst parents ever. They ground Butters for stupid reasons, and Linda even tried to kill him. They also believed Butters was unstable and made him go through a torturous medical exam for 16 hours. Butters is such a sweet kid. These two idiots need to be locked up for their abusive parenting.

He, out of all people, grounds Butters for the dumbest reasons - especially when Butters has nightmares. He is on par with both the Turners.

He beats his son, locks him in the basement for days at a time, grounds him for everything, and screams at him constantly.

The Patakis - Hey Arnold

Both of them love Olga more than Helga. They always give Olga all the attention. In one episode, during a flashback, both Bob and Miriam were praising Olga for playing the piano and completely ignoring Helga. They even forced her to walk to school in the rain. Keep in mind, she was only in preschool at the time.

I can't stand them! I definitely agree that The Griffins are the worst on this list, but the Patakis deserve to be at least number two! I can't stand the way they treat Helga and favor Olga. No wonder both of them have problems. Miriam needs to stop drinking and pull it together, while Bob needs to stop being such an ass!

Lady Tremaine - Cinderella

How do you watch the movie and not know why I voted for her? She'd hate me if I was her daughter.

She wasn't even that great a mom to Drizella and Anastasia, her own flesh and blood!

The Andersons - Caillou

Caillou could literally commit mass genocide, and his parents would just say, "Now, Caillou! That wasn't very nice!" and move on.

They never punish Caillou. They just treat him like a king whenever he wants his way!

The Tests - Johnny Test

They raised a complete jerk of a son.

Ozai - Avatar: The Last Airbender

Fire Lord Ozai is the main antagonist of the animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender, which aired from 2005 to 2008. He is the ruthless ruler of the Fire Nation and father of Prince Zuko and Princess Azula. Ozai's ambitions for world domination are central to the series' plot and culminate in his... read more

For crying out loud, Ozai tried to make his only son fight him for disrespecting one of his generals. When Zuko refused (for rather clear, obvious reasons), Ozai heartlessly burned half of Zuko's face, leaving his son scarred - physically and mentally - for life!

He burned his own son for disrespecting a general, which the general deserved. But Ozai agreed with a plan to intentionally let weak, young, inexperienced soldiers die in order to weaken the Earthbenders. If he was nicer to Zuko and agreed with him, he could have won.

Beavis & Butthead's Parents - Beavis & Butthead

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Liane Cartman - South Park

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Mrs. and Mr. Bunny - Max & Ruby’s

The Smiths - American Dad!

I don't think Francine's a bad parent, but Stan is the perfect example of how tough love doesn't work on everyone.

The Horsemans - Bojack Horseman

The Van Houtens - The Simpsons

The Márquezes - Dora the Explorer

Absolutely. They are really horrible parents. They are so irresponsible when it comes to taking care of their kid. Somebody call the child labor authorities!

I can see why you put them on this list. They let their, like, 7 or 8-year-old kid go out on an adventure by herself with a monkey.

She once went to an island. By herself.

Selma Bouvier - The Simpsons

Mom & Dad - Cow and Chicken

When Cow and Chicken sold their yard, their parents threatened to throw them in a shredder. This is at least worse than the Turners, and I'm pretty sure almost as bad as the Griffins. They should be #2 if not #1.

All you see is their feet. In one episode, they drag Cow and Chicken to Oregon to find headhunters. While Chicken is being chased by the headhunters, they do nothing to help him.

The McCormicks - South Park

I feel bad for Carol (not trying to defend child abuse), but Stuart is such a monster.

They are constantly drunk and angry.

The Platters - King of the Hill

Luanne's mother is an alcoholic who tried to stab her husband with a kitchen knife, and her father is a two-strike felon. Peggy, Hank, and Lucky keep the truth from Luanne.

The Smiths - Rick & Morty

They are a very dysfunctional couple who are constantly bickering with each other.

Ed, Edd and Eddy's Parents - Ed, Edd n Eddy

Although they never show their faces in the show, the Eds talk about them many times, and from what I've heard, they are probably the worst parents in any cartoon. Here are the reasons why:
Ed's parents - They spoil Sarah and treat Ed like garbage. His mother is so restrictive that she even took down the stairs to his room because he was grounded! That's so messed up. There's a reason why Ed is so afraid when Sarah says, "I'm telling mom!" Sarah is treated like a princess, and Ed is neglected, plain and simple.
Double D's parents - They basically never interact with their son, communicating only through sticky notes, which mostly consist of chores for him to do. Double D has to go to school, take care of everything in the house, and his parents just work and do nothing else.
Eddy's parents - His brother constantly bullied him and treated him like a baby, and his parents never did anything to stop it. It's a good thing his brother moved out. However, I've heard that his dad was a brute, but that's just an assumption.

James's Parents - Pokemon

They faked their own deaths just so James would come back and force him into marrying his fiancée. The one line where James says, as he's being chased around by his fiancée, "If you two weren't such lousy parents you'd stop this mad woman," shows how little they care about their own son's well-being.

James should literally have been put in foster care as a child.

Henry's Parents - Horrid Henry

Where to start?
If Peter wants to do something, they let him, but when it comes to Henry's hobbies, they don't, simply because they don't like him.
They never discipline that smug, spoiled, annoying brat Peter, who needs to learn to stop being so smug. Has no one noticed the evil look that little demon has whenever he bothers Henry or gets him into trouble or humiliated on purpose? I wish the pair never had Peter, that child from hell.
They often call Henry horrid and other put-down names, which is classed as emotional abuse, last time I checked.
They always take away his hobbies and money, and they even refuse to give him decent gifts for birthdays and Christmas. Sometimes, they don't get him anything at all.
He never gets a turn with the TV or other things.
I can't help but feel sorry for the poor kid. Where's social services when you need them?

Martin Mertens - Adventure Time

He ripped off Finn's arm just to get rid of him.

He purposely abandoned his own son.

The Reeds - Arthur

In the episode D.W.'s Very Bad Mood, Mr. and Mrs. Reed do absolutely nothing when D.W. throws a massive tantrum, which includes repeatedly slamming the door. Not one of them tells her to stop.

They never discipline D.W. when she's acting out, leaving poor Arthur to either take the blame or be scolded for the things she does.

I have to agree on this, especially when it comes to D.W.

Captain Hero's Parents - Drawn Together

They tried to send their son on a rocket to the sun because they were told he would be the lamest superhero. How messed up is that?