Pop Culture's 10 Greatest Nerds

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"Bill Gates once famously said, "Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one." Nowadays, chances are even greater that when you go home, it'll be a nerd who's entertaining you. Nerds have pervaded every aspect of pop culture, from their humble beginnings as incredibly smart, socially awkward people who have intense knowledge, poor people skills and wear thick glasses all to incredibly smart, socially awkward people who have intense knowledge, poor people skills and who occasionally wear contacts. (For the record, geeks can be much the same, but don't have that redeeming intelligence -- e.g. Napoleon Dynamite). Topless Robot is proud to celebrtae of the greatest and most famous nerds in pop culture."

10) Gordon Freeman from Half-Life
9) Urkel from Family Matters
8) Lewis from Revenge of the Nerds
7) Dexter from Dexter's Laboratory
6) Data from The Goonies
5) The Eltingville Club (group tie)
4) Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory
3) Peter Parker
2) Comic Book Guy from The Simpsons
1) Willow from Buffy the Vampire Slayer
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Who do you think they missed?

Howabout Egon Spengler?
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  • added June 03, 2009

17 comments // Pop Culture's 10 Greatest Nerds

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    - Theo from Die Hard.
    - Data from Star Trek : TNG
    - The 10th Doctor from Doctor Who
    - John Munch from Homicide : Life On the Street & Law & Order : SVU
    - Bobby Goren from Law & Order : CI

    CodeBlue40
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    Neil Goldman from Family Guy.

    Gregsalter
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    Evan (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) in Superbad! He defo gets my McLovin' !

    beccatigger
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    Hey people this is JcX from the Upstream team doing the thangs!!! now my personal favourite nerd is data from the gooonies he had all the gadgets like a little transformer boy, also similarly datd from star trek was quite amazing as well and he could fight which was real cool. But i want to know who is your greatest nerd it could be bill gates??? or sheldon from the big bang theory???? what about mork from mork and mindy??? hmmm not quite a nerd as such but you know what i mean. So let us know hit a webcam or a comment and let us know who your top nerd is!

    JcX
    • JcX
    • 6 months ago
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    Abby and McGee from NCIS
    Garcia from Criminal Minds (I guess Reed fits into it as well)

    Maybe some more but they are the ones so far off the top of my head!

    girltaristhan
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    Nyah, I feel shy.

    Nettle
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    Sheldon. He's my inspiration.

    saverio
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    we tried.

    Danny
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    Napolean Dynamite

    Skyscraper08
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    It's definitely cool to be a nerd now.

    Everyone wants to dress like one, act like one, and be like one. But remember when it wasn't so cool?

    Just look at Milhouse. He is one of the top nerds in my book just based on the complete uncool "nerdiness" that he encompasses.

    And let us not forget his wise words, "I am not a smart nerd, just a weak nerd."

    MiyaunnaDeChelle
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    im gonna have a special question for you danny real soon!!!

    and loving your work nettle!!! your not shy at all!!

    JcX
    • JcX
    • 6 months ago
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    What about Lisa Simpson? Chris Knight (played by Val Kilmer) in Real Genius. Big Bang Theory is an affront to nerds everywhere. Stop the exploitation!

    Sam_the_Wizer
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    Both of my heroes are nerds. lol :)

    Jamesbuckingham
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    Velma from scooby doo! and brainy smurf from the smurfsf!?

    jamieson
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    Doc from Back to the Future, he is hip hop and happening.

    Hermione Granger from Harry Potter.

    Ross Gellar?!?!?!? he really like paleontology, who can blame him???

    rebecca22
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    the scientist from kz2

    RojoGatto

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