A few years ago, I noticed a trend in the ethnicities of characters that needed to be weird, vile, or both.

The Shepherd from “Everything You Always Wanted Know About Sex” (1972)

Armen Tamzarian from “The Simpsons” (1997)

Lieutenant Vin Makazian from “The Sopranos” (1999)

The Armenian Mob from “The Shield” (~2002 - 2008)

Aram Keshisyan from “Weeds” (~2006 - 2007)

Armenian Landlords from “Sopranos” (2006)

Armenian Power from “House of Cards” (2015)

Ugly Armenian from “Chernobyl” (2019)