Joe La Boot (The Simpsons)

Joe LaBoot is a one-time character from The Simpsons, who appeared in "The Boys of Bummer".

Why He Stinks
'''NOTE: This is only focusing on what he did in "The Boys of Bummer". Do not add the fact that he dropped an easy ball, this does not make him unlikable to the fans, but it is seen in the Redeeming Qualities'''
 * 1) He is not one of those "comfort people who had the same problem as our hero" characters.
 * 2) He does not care about Bart Simpson or the fact that he and Bart had the same problem.
 * 3) He was over-dramatic in one of his interactions with him, even telling him that "talking to him was the biggest error of his life". Sure, talking to him was your worst mistake, not treating him like a dirtbag.
 * 4) He may have a tragic backstory about being hated by the fans by dropping an easy fly-ball, but due to his horrible insult he said to Bart, he is considered an Unsympathetic Character.
 * 5) *Not helping is that he did the exact same thing that Bart did, making him a hypocrite.
 * 6) Since he insulted Bart, he is now a filler character.
 * 7) Aside from being insulted by Abe Simpson, he doesn't get any comeuppance for driving Bart into attempting suicide, meaning he's a Karma Houdini.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) As mentioned before, he had a tragic backstory about being hated by the fans for dropping an easy fly-ball at the World Series.
 * 2) He tried to save Bart from jumping off the water tower, so at least he wasn't willing to let the kid die just because of a petty animosity towards him.
 * 3) Abe Simpson's insult to him was great and very well-deserved, but this still doesn't kick him of the Karma Houdini category.