Wikipedia runs a pretty solid Featured Article of the Day program, but sometimes the best entries don’t really make the cut. For that reason, I think it’s appropriate to begin highlighting some of wikipedia’s unsung heroes.

This week’s article: a comprehensive list of Fictional US Presidents. I stopped counting once I got to over 60 and I was still in the Ds, but I’m guessing there’s over 300 characters listed here, everyone from Jed Bartlett to Pete Ross.

A sample:

President Johnny Cyclops

President in: Whoops Apocalypse (television, 1982)

Qualities/attributes: A former screen actor, recently lobotomised. Hated at home and desperate to regain popularity. With other world leaders, starts World War III and resulting nuclear holocaust. Often depicted as being a puppet controlled by his security advisor, the Deacon. Possibly based on Ronald Reagan, as he is a Republican and he has a bad relationship with his son.

Played by: Barry Morse

Party: Republican

Wikipedia tends to get dumped on as some sort of illegitimate information resource (criticism which is 1000% lame bullshit). But these types of articles are what the site is made for; no other information resource would ever come close to even approximating the depth of this information.

Go ‘head Mr. Wikipedia!