The Resume

(May 11, 1911-January 17, 1983)
Birth name was Winstead Sheffield Weaver
Brother of TV executive Pat Weaver and uncle of Sigourney Weaver
Member of Spike Jones' City Slickers
Provided racing commentary in Jones' versions of ‘The William Tell Overture' and ‘Dance of the Hours'
Hosted the ‘Doodles Weaver Show' (1951)
Appeared in episodes of ‘The Tab Hunter Show,' ‘The Donna Reed Show,' ‘The Dick Van Dyke Show,' ‘Bonanza,' ‘Batman,' ‘Dragnet' and ‘Little House on the Prairie'
Died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound

Why he might be annoying:

Before joining the City slickers, he was typecast in movies as a country bumpkin.
He was fired from the City Slickers when his heavy drinking made him unreliable.
His four marriages ended with three divorces and an annulment. Two of his brides were 21 at the time of the marriage; the other two were 19.

Why he might not be annoying:

His summer replacement series was post-modern in concept: He is told to put on a variety series, but given no budget, sets or props of his own, just the discards from the shows on hiatus during the season.
He underwent a triple bypass (1977)
He remained accessible to fans, even listing his home phone number in the Burbank directory.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 2023 - 100 Most Annoying (Ranked: 57)
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 02]
• Daniel Boone - Guest Stars
• E!'s Mysteries and Scandals
• I am an Angelino [Residents of Los Angeles]
• I Attended Stanford
• I Attended the Premiere of Disney’s ‘Snow White’ [1937]
• I Committed Suicide
• I Died in 1983 (Ranked: 71)
• I Sing Novelty/Parody Songs
• I Visited Fantasy Island [R-Z]
• It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World [1963]
• My Nickname is Part of My Name [M-Z]
• Profiles 19251-19500 (Ranked: 19402)
• Variety Show Hosts
• Villains and Heroes of Batman

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 26 Votes: 57.69% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 264 Votes: 68.56% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1103 Votes: 59.29% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 233 Votes: 60.09% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 156 Votes: 55.77% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 77 Votes: 48.05% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 87 Votes: 51.72% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 51 Votes: 68.63% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 40 Votes: 92.50% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 240 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 243 Votes: 62.14% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 103 Votes: 66.02% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 88 Votes: 80.68% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 49 Votes: 63.27% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 20 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 27 Votes: 48.15% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 29 Votes: 68.97% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 60 Votes: 65.00% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 40 Votes: 55.00% Annoying