Ned Flanders (seasons 11b-31)

Ned Flanders is a recurring character from the long-running American animated sitcom The Simpsons. He has been badly butchered in the most recent seasons.

Why He Sucks Now

 * 1) He originally just enjoyed going to church, but then he went to being obsessively religious and becoming a Moral Guardian.
 * 2) Not only Ned is obsessively religious and takes his religion way too seriously, he lashes out at and dislikes anybody who doesn't support Christianity. For example, he once lashed at Apu for his Hinduism.
 * 3) Ned Flanders mainly bothers his neighbor, Homer Simpson and his son Bart constantly.
 * 4) He is an unlikable character to the point he has a trope named after him.
 * 5) He once tried to baptize Bart and Lisa without their parents' permission.
 * 6) He's become a short tempered jerk who lashes out at anyone who bothers him in the slightest, it got to the point where he assaulted Homer because he was spending a lot of time with his parents.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) In more recent episodes he seems to have gained more tolerance to other religions and homosexuality, as long as the people in question are good-natured.

Trivia

 * He is the trope namer of Flanderization, a common term for taking a minor action/trait of the character and obsessively exaggerating it to the point where it becomes the character's main personality.