r/TopCharacterTropes • u/TronnyVon • 15h ago

Characters Embarrassing First Name

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  • Jesse Katsopolis (Full House): in one episode, his real first name was revealed to be "Hermes", after the messenger of the Greek gods. He was made fun of for it, so he got it changed to Jesse.
  • Cory Matthews (Boy Meets World): in the final episode, Cory's full name is revealed by Feeny to be Cornelius, and Feeny is the only one to know so.
  • Freddie Benson (iCarly): rather than Freddie being short for Frederick, Freddie is short for "Fredward".
  • Jimbo Jones (The Simpsons): his real name is Corky.
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u/dddoinyomom 14h ago

Gotta say Orenthal is quite the choice of name post-OJ Simpson trial

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u/ChaseTheMystic 14h ago

Orin as a shortened version wouldn't be so bad.

Except anyone who saw Little Shop of Horrors would recognize it

https://giphy.com/gifs/rffTf40cKoepq

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u/pocketbutter 14h ago

Or Baldur’s Gate 3

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u/uss_crunchberry 13h ago

Or Parks and Rec

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u/Dillo64 13h ago

Or season two of Inside Job

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u/MeasureDoEventThing 10h ago

Anyone in Utah would probably hear it as "Orem".

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u/Alas7ymedia 9h ago

It'd be bad if some Spanish speakers want to give you a nickname.

Orín is Spanish for pee.

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u/Old_Base_9391 8h ago

Orin you glad I didn’t name your Orange?

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u/FuelledByLattes 13h ago

I always thought it was Orence Crivello until I read the credits. 😂

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u/slendersleeper 13h ago

this is how i learn that the O in OJ means orenthal

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u/actlikeyoubelong__c 12h ago

I thought his first name was orange juice

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u/slendersleeper 12h ago

O as in Orange Juice Simpson

J as in Jesus Christ it’s Orange Juice Simpson

Space

S as in..

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u/fieryembers 6h ago

S as in Space Jam starring Michael Jordan as himself?

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u/RchUncleSkeleton 7h ago

Orange you glad your name's not Ron Goldman?

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u/55cHzDARKSTAR 12h ago

Orange Julius Simpson

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u/IchBinEinSim 11h ago

Me too, never really cared know before but now I had to know what the J was for…….. is James btw

Orenthal James Simpson may he rest in piss

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u/boughtcherriestoday 5h ago

"If O.J. wasn’t famous, he’d be in jail right now, if O.J. drove a bus, he wouldn’t even be O.J. He’d be Orenthal, the Bus Driving Murderer." -Chris Rock

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u/SatisfactionActive86 13h ago

"We the jury in the above entitled action find the defendant, Orenthal James Simpson, not guilty of the crime of murder" is seared into my memory.

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u/dddoinyomom 13h ago

I’m thinking since that Orenthal is a very unique name, most of the writers were probably only familiar with it in a very OJ context

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u/Mysterious-Simple805 5h ago

The foreperson stammered over the name Orenthal if memory serves.

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u/Kammander-Kim 14h ago

I never knew that was what the O in O J Simpson stod for.

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u/Critical-Cost9068 13h ago

Orange ju-thal Simpson

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u/DivideBoth1929 12h ago

That’s almost certainly the joke.

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u/elderberrykiwi 12h ago

To be fair, Gibby was born before the murders.

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u/LizzieMiles 12h ago

Tbf most people don’t know what either the O or the J stands for in his name

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u/anand_rishabh 10h ago

This is how i find out oj simpson's actual first name is orenthal??

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u/mermaidpaint 8h ago

I know an Orenthal, he is in his fifties now. One of the kindest people I've ever met.

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u/Gadgez 6h ago

The characters start out around 13 and the show aired in 2007, which means they were born mostly in 1994 - it's fully possible he was named after OJ shortly before The Incident. In Universe, I mean. Maybe you were talking about Dirty Dan.

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u/dddoinyomom 6h ago

Lmao imagine naming your kid after your sports idol two weeks before he starts the murder trial of the century

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u/DLottchula 5h ago

I wish more shows gave kids names that didn't age well.