The 50 Most Racist TV Shows of All Time

Earlier this year, Complex put the film industry on blast with The 50 Most Racist Movies of All Time countdown. That world-shaking expose of sinister celluloid brought moviemaking to a halt entirely as newly enlightened producers, directors, actors, stuntmen, set designers, makeup artists, caterers, and even portable toilet deliverers took time off to reflect on their offensiveness and usher in a new age of thoughtful, sensitive cinema. [Pause for applause.] You're very, very, very welcome.

And now we turn our attention and racist radar to the boob tube, that tit we suckle which feeds us ignorance on a daily basis. Long before Outsourced—the latest instance of the entertainment industry playing out Indians, taught us that funny brown people with weird names and diarrhea-causing cuisine are stealing our jobs—TV has been pumping hate into our homes. And this is even after racism was less commonly accepted! From hate-mongering news shows and reality competitions to sitcoms with cardboard characters of color and puppets inspired by crude ethnic stereotypes, these are the 50 most racist TV shows of all time. Strap on your racial sensitivity, friends, 'cause here we go again...