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Jeff Smith (Frugal Gourmet)

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Chef

The Resume

    (January 22, 1939-July 9, 2004)
    Hosted PBS cooking show, 'The Frugal Gourmet' (one decade)

Why he might be annoying:

    He was accused of molesting a fifteen-year-old bus boy.
    The Seattle Intelligencer reported that Smith offered $2 million to settle molestation claims from two teenagers and an adult man (1996).
    USA Today reported that he raped or sexually harassed at least six men (1997).
    He settled for over $1 million with seven men who claimed they were molested by him when they were teens (July, 1998).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was a chef who showed his audience how to make great dishes at low cost.
    At one time, 'The Frugal Gourmet' was the highest rated cooking show of all time.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 15 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 77 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 24 Votes: 54.17% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 21 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 20 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 23 Votes: 69.57% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 43 Votes: 53.49% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 55 Votes: 69.09% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 55 Votes: 74.55% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 131 Votes: 71.76% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 202 Votes: 70.79% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 314 Votes: 70.06% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 576 Votes: 68.92% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 895 Votes: 69.50% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 2346 Votes: 62.53% Annoying
    In 2001, Out of 5584 Votes: 67.23% Annoying