8 Most Bizarre and Unnecessary Celebrity Cameos on TV

Usually any celebrity cameo is a big deal for the TV show, and the bigger the celebrity, the better. Some love the show so much that they reach out to be a part of it, others are invited to fill a small role or just make a quick appearance by the showrunners and network executives.

However, not all celebrity cameos are memorable in a good way. Some end up being so bad that they haunt viewers for years. Here are 8 shows that would be better off without celebrity guests than the ones they brought in.

Elon Musk on The Big Bang Theory

Of course, the show about all things scientific couldn't have let Elon Musk's persona go unnoticed. A mention would have been enough, though. The cameo was excessive as it was, but the way Musk ended up being portrayed as the most selfless and kind guy ever was a double overkill.

Besides, there is no way that any of the gang would approve of the things he has said or done in the past few years, which makes looking back at the cameo episode and Howard's fangirling even more cringe-worthy.

Jared Fogle on Community

If there's one person you probably don't need to invite onto a TV show and give more of a platform to, it's a person with serious allegations of pedophilia and child pornography held against them. Even though Fogle's Subway story was an iconic element of pop culture, this move by Community was a poor decision overall.

Considering that Fogle ended up behind bars in 2015, a year after his Community cameo, but the allegations have been pouring in since 2007, the writers simply should have known better.

Pete Wentz on One Tree Hill

To say it in the nicest possible way, Pete Wentz is much more a part of the music industry than he is of television. The musician had not just a cameo, but an entire romantic storyline with one of the show's characters, and considering he was in his mid-20s and the character was a teenager, it all ended up being extremely creepy.

Also, his acting did not live up to the fans' expectations, and he clearly struggled to keep up with his co-star, so the character ended up being short-lived and forgotten for the best.

Lindsay Lohan and Perez Hilton on Glee

First and foremost, Glee was too camp for anyone to understand at the time, and Ryan Murphy definitely had the time of his life working the show's budget as well as his personal connections into the show.

Lindsay Lohan and Perez Hilton were introduced as judges for a regional high school singing competition. Not only did it make no sense for either of them, but rumor has it that Lohan wasn't too happy about being paired with a person who's been slandering her name on his website for years. One of the messiest cameos of all time.

Steven Seagal on Saturday Night Live

Guest hosting an episode of Saturday Night Live is a huge opportunity and responsibility for all the stars who are invited, but that doesn't mean it always goes as planned. Some hosts end up being so bad that they're banned from returning to the show forever, and Steven Seagal is one of those cases.

A Hollywood personality best known for his martial arts skills, Seagal ended up being too wooden and out of place in every single sketch. His jokes weren't funny, and his performance didn't win him any more fans, it only caused him to lose some.

Ed Sheeran on Game of Thrones

Did Game of Thrones really need a celebrity cameo? No. Especially not a cameo from a singer, not an actor. However, the idea of bringing in Ed Sheeran as a bard ended up being one of the funniest and absolutely infuriating moments for all book purists.

One of the things that made Sheeran's cameo so painful to watch was how obviously it was inserted into the series, with no subtlety or additional lore behind it. Viewers felt thrown out of the universe for a moment, and still struggle to hold back their giggles every time they reach the cursed episode.

Chris Brown on Black-ish

It is surprising to see someone survive the domestic abuse allegations of another major celebrity and still have a solid career without being bombed by the media. Chris Brown, however, seems completely unaffected by what has happened to date, and his cameo on Black-ish served as a bitter reminder of that.

The double irony is that the episode of Black-ish Brown was invited to was the one about the representation of black Americans in entertainment. Now that's the representation nobody can consider positive.