10 More TV Sitcom Characters With Shockingly Dark Backstories
3. Moe Szyslak - The Simpsons
The Simpsons is an absolute juggernaut of comedy. It's one of the most influential sitcoms of all time and has lasted so long that the amount of named characters ranges in the hundreds. Still, of all the countless Springfield residents, none are quite as grotesque and miserable as Moe Szyslak.
This creepy bartender has experienced many traumatic mishaps throughout his life. One of the earliest was the time he got fired from his role on The Little Rascals after killing the kid who played Alfalfa for stealing one of his bits. That's an early age to get blood on your hands!
Want more examples? Well, his parents permanently abandoned him at a summer camp, he got knocked out 40 consecutive times in his boxing career, which allegedly caused his ugliness, and he once suffered from an awful case of ringworm that made him "more worm than kid." Sadly, the list goes on.
He has the most depressing life in the show, without a doubt.