Random Film and TV Characters Spend Forever in the Friendzone (35 items)

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  (#26) Angela Hayes

  • American Beauty

  In the 1999 film, American Beauty, Angela Hayes (Mena Suvari) is hot for Lester Burnham (Kevin Spacey) – mid-life crisis and all. Of course, he's tempted, but resists the seductress, tossing her naked, petal-covered body into the friendzone. Hey girl, every rose has its thorn.
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  (#33) Norma Desmond

  • Beyond Sunset and Sunrise, Sunset Boulevard, Sunset Boulevard

  In the film Sunset Blvd., has-been movie star Norma Desmond plans her comeback and hires a young, down-on-his-luck screenwriter, Joe Gillis, to help. She quickly falls for him, showering him with money and gifts, and although he enjoys the situation of kept-boy for awhile, he breaks things off. But Norma doesn't like the friendzone one bit, and reacts, with deadly consequences.

  (Bonus: Max, Norma's butler, has been in her friendzone for decades – and still won't leave her side!)
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  (#8) Milhouse Van Houten

  • The Simpsons, The Simpsons Movie, Do the Bartman, The Simpsons

  On the long-running series, The Simpsons, poor Milhouse has endured 20+ years of Lisa Simpson's friendzone. It's her hot hairdo and pearls, isn't it?
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  (#25) Jan Brady

  • The Brady Bunch Hour, The Brady Bunch, The Brady Bunch Movie, A Very Brady Sequel

  This unlucky and often unnoticed middle sister on "The Brady Bunch" never had a chance of getting out of the friendzone thanks to Marcia! Marcia! Marcia!
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  (#12) Charlie Brown

  • James Gunn's PG Porn, What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown?, Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown, A Charlie Brown Christmas, It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, Snoopy's Reunion, It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown, It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown, I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown, Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story, A Boy Named Charlie Brown, Snoopy! The Musical, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Charles M. Schulz Peanuts Universe

  "Why's everybody always picking on me?" It's because you're in the friendzone, Charlie Brown. 
  
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  (#16) William Miller

  • Almost Famous

  In Cameron Crowe's film, Almost Famous, young William Miller falls for the troubled band groupie Penny Lane. But she's too busy popping pills and falling for abusive musicians, so she sends him down Friendzone Lane. 

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