Who is the most annoying children's TV character?

Every parent has one character they can no longer hear without wincing: preschool icons, puppets and a certain purple dinosaur.

1. 1
   Barney

   The purple Tyrannosaurus rex of Barney & Friends, whose 'I Love You' song ran on PBS from 1992.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Pikachu

   The electric Pokémon who can only say its own name.
   756pts
3. 3
   Big Bird

   Sesame Street's eight-foot yellow bird, a fixture of the show since 1969.
   597pts
4. 4
   Dora the Explorer

   The bilingual adventurer who waits in silence for viewers to shout the answer.
   597pts
5. 5
   Oscar the Grouch

   The Sesame Street grump who lives in a trash can and hates almost everything.
   423pts
6. 6
   Elmo

   Sesame Street's red monster who talks about himself in the third person.
   423pts
7. 7
   Cookie Monster

   The blue Sesame Street monster who shouts 'Me want cookie!'
   423pts
8. 8
   Thomas the Tank Engine

   The cheeky blue engine of the Island of Sodor, forever causing confusion and delay.
   423pts
9. 9
   SpongeBob SquarePants

   Bikini Bottom's relentlessly cheerful fry cook and his signature laugh.
   310pts
10. 10
    Teletubbies

    The four TV-bellied toddlers of Teletubbyland, famous for saying 'Again! Again!'
    0pts
11. 11
    Dipsy

    The green Teletubby with the spike antenna and a hat he refuses to take off.
    0pts

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