Hated characters from the Big Brother franchise who've subsequently been Rescued from the Scrappy Heap.
A No Recent Examples rule applies to this trope. Examples shouldn't be added for 9 months. This is measured from the point when the character was introduced or became hated.
- In Season 2, Will was rather hated by the fanbase, then All-Stars came and people started to like Will with his skills in manipulation.
- Some people liked Rachel's (12,13) return, being able to see how she plays without Brendan.
- Victoria from 16 had a "meh" reception at first, due to always being ignored by the camera, being a floater, and her looking like a ditz. But with the other popular players being eliminated, her still standing despite constant opposition, and now finally getting some focus, she's earned quite the fandom. Also, she began to win some competitions at last... and got a fabulous moment of awesomeness when she shredded her own hat with a knife and taunted Zach with it in her goodbye message at his eviction.
- Aisleyne from the UK series. Widely disliked when she initially appeared, for her bad attitude and perceived fake behaviour. As the season progressed though, her sensitive and caring side was revealed. Although a Base-Breaking Character, she ended up getting third place and was the highest scoring female housemate. What's more is that she expected to exit the house to unanimous boos - but was shocked that she got cheered instead.
- Inverted with Nikki Grahame in the same season. Her eviction was a Shocking Elimination and when the option to vote an ex-housemate back in surfaced - Nikki won the majority of the public vote. However her showmance with Pete (part of the reason why she was voted back) proved to be so unpopular that she ended up in fifth place, and was also greeted with a lot of boos on the night of the final. Then again, Nikki did sort of end up playing the trope straight - as she was a contestant on Ultimate Big Brother and finished as the runner up.
- Nikki again in Big Brother Canada 4 where she plays as a International player. While still regarded as a wangster, she had grown a lot more likeable and flirted with more than just one guy, and had some genuinely touching moments, particularly when the kangaroo and British Bull Dog puppies showed up.
- Sabrina from Big Brother Canada 2. Most viewers did not like her behaviour at all. She would talk massive trash about other houseguests and even tried to address Jon's then-girlfriend via the live feeds to make false allegations about Jon and Neda that were inappropriate. However, as the season went on, she slowly got nicer due to her allies going one-by-one and managed to become a different person by late-game. This, along with her freakouts, redeemed her to non-scrappy status.
- Paul from US Big Brother 18 was not well liked in the beginning of the season due to his Jerkass behavior and cockiness. However, after his allies were taken out, he Took a Level in Kindness and mellowed out, and started becoming more sociable towards his fellow houseguests. He's now one of the favorites to win the game. Ironically, he messes it up at the end, then comes back next season and Took a Level in Jerkass.
- Also from US Big Brother 18 is Michelle. Her hatred of fat people and her Alpha Bitch bullying tactics towards Bridget rubbed many viewers the wrong way. However, she began to grow on live-feeders with her Deadpan Snarker and Cloudcuckoolander sense of humor, her Take Thats to Production, and redirecting her bullying towards Paulie.
- Josh started out as a BIG unlikable character in Big Brother 19 for throwing his own team under the bus for poor reasons (he thought Megan was gunning for him) in the first Head Of Household challenge, but became much more likable after he became a victim of Cody and Jessica's bullying, and even more so when he was the only one with the sense to turn against Paul out of everybody left after the first Double Eviction hit. The silly things he did on the live feeds also helped him look endearing, as well as his soft heart.
- Also from BB19, even if they weren't Scrappies to everyone, Cody Elena and Mark were considered much more likable and entertaining once they were removed to the jury house. Several people said the Jury house segments were the most entertaining parts of BB19, in no small part thanks to them.
- Cody in particular had his popularity skyrocket throughout the game. At first he was hard to like due to being very antisocial. Then Jessica went out and people began to feel bad for him as the Underdog. Then he went out, and without anyone willing to take out Paul, the season went downhill quickly as Paul had such a tight grip on the house, leading to people wishing Cody was still in. Then he revealed himself to actually be a more sympathetic guy outside of the house, and was very entertaining and real in the jury house. Then he became the deciding vote in voting for Josh to win over Paul, which most people feel made for one of the best finales ever. No wonder he won AFP.
- Cody and Josh both got further rescued to some, when they apologized to one another after the game and agreed to move on.
- Paras (a gamer girl who earned the ire of the fans for being a little stuck up) from Canada 6 was originally hated for being annoying and an Alex Expy. But while Alex got meaner over time, after Johnny left Paras quickly became one of the favourites to win after Kaela—and she ended up winning, just like Josh.
- Tiffany from Big Brother 23 started out as rather unpopular for being rude to certain houseguests who were well-liked at the time, such as Sarah Beth and Derek F, treating Sarah Beth’s sexual orientation as invalid, and scheming way more than she needed to. However, as time went on, she began to form genuine bonds with some of the kindest players in the game, including Derek X, Claire, and Hannah, and grew a protective instinct over all of them. She also seemed to get a bit more of an understanding of LGBT people through Claire, which helped make her more likable on that front as well. It wasn’t long before she became like a caring mom to the three of them. Then Sarah Beth and Derek F both started to show their more unlikable qualities as the season went on, to the point of them both becoming The Scrappy for different reasons, and fans started to side with Tiffany over them in both conflicts. Even her scheming ended up becoming something that fans liked, because she helped mastermind the Cookout alliance that ended up being completely successful and guaranteeing that Big Brother would have its first black winner. By the end, fans were livid that her own alliance evicted her first despite her putting the most work into getting them to the end, and when Hannah followed shortly after, a very common fan sentiment was that a Tiffany/Hannah/Claire/Derek X final four would have been vastly preferable to the one we got. For all of this, Tiffany is now one of the most popular choices for players from this season that fans want to see return in the future.
- Sarah Beth from Big Brother 23 ended her time as a houseguest being the biggest Scrappy of the remaining cast, but then became much more well-liked by fans during her time in the Jury House. This is because, in the house, she fell for the manipulations of Kyland and became his pawn, which led her to target multiple fan-favorite houseguests while becoming a Jerkass to pretty much everyone except for Kyland. In the Jury House segments, she mellowed out significantly and showed complete awareness of how Kyland had manipulated her into becoming a villain, making her distance herself from him and rebuild her friendships with the rest of the house. The end result is that most fans still dislike Sarah Beth as a houseguest, but like her as a person outside of the game of Big Brother.
- Todd from Celebrity Big Brother 3 gradually got more likable as the season went on. In the beginning, he was a grouchy Jerkass who didn’t engage much with the game and his only big moments were bad ones, such as his huge argument with Cynthia where he yelled at her for petty reasons such as casting a vote to evict him during the first round of voting (which she made clear was only an attempt to save her alliance member Teddi and nothing personal against Todd) and her not liking his ribs. He also allied with the Big Bad Duumvirate Todrick and Miesha against the kinder houseguests. However, as the houseguest numbers dwindled, Todd proved himself as an actual force to be reckoned with by winning a Head of Household and multiple Vetos, along with making it clear that he was a case of Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass with a much better understanding of Big Brother than he initially let on. He also Took a Level in Kindness by becoming much nicer to Cynthia and forming a genuine bond with Lamar, for whom he promised to be a sober coach. By the time of final five, he was the only real opposition against Todrick and Miesha, and ended up having much of the audience rooting for him because of that. When he was voted out in fourth place, the audience was vastly more fond of him than they were in the beginning. And then he sealed his more likable reputation on finale night, where he was visibly rolling his eyes and shaking his head at Todrick, which was interpreted by viewers as an epic Take That, Scrappy! moment from him.
