There was an episode of Walker, Texas Ranger where Chuck Norris went undercover as a Mexican migrant worker. He made no attempt at an accent whatsoever, speaking in his normal voice. They also put him in brown face.
That was pretty bad.
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in Buffy, Spike's accent in the first few episodes he was in was pretty terrible and Marsters has admitted as much, but then Anthony Head force fed him English (heh) lessons
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most of the actors in Narcos, they spoke Spanish alright, but not Colombian or even paisa. Wagner Moura’s efforts are worth mentioning, his Spanish was pretty decent in the last episodes.
Dick van dyke in Mary poppins is the gold stsndard
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99.9% of Jamaican patois, including Apex Legends (ok, not a film but had to mention). One surprising exception: Brad Pitt in Meeting Joe Black - embarrassing yes, but surprising.
Daphne from Frasier
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I don't know if it's the worst I've ever heard, but Ted Lasso sounds like Foghorn Leghorn which is not really how anybody talks
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Everyone trying to do Australian accents ever.
Karl Urban as Butcher in The Boys, excruciating. they changed so many other characters around (including making Wee Hughie a six foot yank), should have just let him be a kiwi
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It would have to be a tie between Anna Paquin as Sookie Stackhouse in True Blood or Julia Garner as Ruth in Ozark
Jessica Parker Kennedy's crappy French accent on Black Sails. It was excruciating to listen to every time she opened her mouth.
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There was a guy supposed to be from Newcastle on Castle. He was unintelligible to the main cast, and nothing like a newcastle accent at all.
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