Star Trek, lovely Star Trek. Throughout it's many years and many varieties, we've had some wonderful characters. Characters like:
Captain James 'Jim' Jimbo T Kirk!
Doctor Mister Spock!
Captain Gene Luck Pickerd!
Chief Miles Smiley O'Irish!
Gayrack the Cardassian Tailor!
Doctor 'EMH'!

Yes, these fabulous characters have enthralled and excited viewers for a generation or more. But yet, there are a number of characters that have been less succesful. Some are a little less endearing. Some are a bit silly. And then there are the stinkers.

Let's have a look at the Rogue's Gallery:

Doctor Pulaski TNG
In the second year of Next Generation, Beverly Crusher (herself no bundle of joy) was replaced by this screaming harridan. Worming her way into every episode, usually through having previously had an affair with the guest star's character, Pulaski appeared as much as she annoyed. Which was a lot. She may have been designed to be like McCoy, but she had so little charm that she came across as patronising and rude.

Wesley Crusher TNG
This maggot of a man surely needs no introduction? Picard hated children. So why he didn't have Wesley put to death after his nanobots nearly destroyed the Enterprise I don't know. His social ineptitude was matched only by his overbearing desire to be a good Federation Ensign. Pass the bucket.

Kai Winn DS9
Deep Space Nine's superbitch. She was a thorn in the side for Sisko and his team, but also a thorn in the face for the viewers. Combining a stupid voice with endless yammering about the Prophets, the irony is that her dramatic function was to annoy the other characters. The audience suffered worse though.

Neelix Voyager
What were they thinking? A cute and funny alien chef, possibly the last of his people. Turns out he was a painfully self-righteous git, who over-estimated his importance at every turn. Did he end up being promoted to officer? Did anyone keep watching Voyager long enough to find out?

Trip Tucker En'erprise
Trip to the bathroom to throw up, more like. Why do the English have to be so ENGLISH? He drinks tea, knows when the Spanish Armada invaded and probably goes to bed under a Union Jack bed sheet. Grr.

Checkov Star Trek
It's easy to feel sorry for Walter Koenig with his limited career, badge collection and lack of character development. But not so easy to feel sorry for this smug little Russian, unable to score, unable to do anything right.

Harry Kim Voyager
Drip, drip, drip, drip. Strangely enough, very similar to Wesley, only a bit older. Totally unable to form a relationship, as much fun as a rotting dead fish and all the sex appeal of a horse chestnut. Completely useless.

Keiko O'Brien DS9
Deep Space 9's other super bitch. Unable to have her own child because she argued with the baby too much, Miles O'Brien's wife is the truth in the moral 'Every silver lining has a cloud'. She shouted, whined and pouted her way through 10 years of Star Trek, fortunately never as a major character!

So, who gets on your nerves? Is there anyone I've forgotten? Or am I wrong about Pulaski? Answer!