As she later explained, the role she thought she accepted was significantly downgraded to this scene and a mere two lines of dialogue -- a mortifying state of affairs made worse by the fact that all of her friends and family were watching for her to appear. Then she had to be like, "That's me in the costume, riding the lead character like a sweaty mule." Still less embarrassing than Passengers, though.

NBCUniversal TelevisionThis one didn't win an Emmy, but it did win FurryCon 2007's Least Insulting Furry Media Appearance (Full-Body Category).

Created by the same guy who did Thunderbirds (the 1960s' greatest marionette sci-fi show), Space Precinct was one of Britain's attempts at replicating the success of Star Trek. As a low-budget knockoff, Space Precinct could only afford low-budget actors -- which included one Idris Elba. Or at least, the body of Idris Elba, because his voice was latter dubbed over by what sounds like a Buzz Lightyear action figure that'd suffered a nasty stroke.

Tinopolis"Sublight Pizza, ayyyyyyyy" -- actual dialogue

Space Precinct was cancelled after 24 episodes, and while that sounds bad, remember that's, like, seven years in British TV terms.

Francine Pascal's Victoria Martin trilogy recounts the adventures of average, everyday schoolgirl Victoria Martin during a beach vacation ...

Simon PulseThis was back when every YA novel wasn't about dystopian futures or making out with 100-year-old dudes.

... her time working at a crappy summer camp ...

Simon PulseThis is what happens when you dictate your books' titles whilst ordering hot dogs.

... and when she went back in time to make friends with her own mom.

Simon PulseUnfortunately, no one has gone back in time to tell them this is a stupid title.

Seyfried isn't the first name actress to get her start on a book cover. Here's Kirsten Dunst modeling for a Babysitters Club book all the way back in 1986 (she's the baby):

Scholastic Books"The Teen Phone Harasser" is definitely Spider-Man's creepiest villain.

This episode ends with the duo managing to disable the game and take back the ship, after which Robin never makes another appearance. We can't imagine why.

Adam Wears is on Twitter and Facebook, and has a newsletter about depressing history that you should definitely subscribe to.

Write some roles actors won't regret later with a beginner's guide to Celtx.

Support your favorite Cracked writers with a visit to our Contribution Page. Please and thank you.

For more, check out Embarrassing Early Jobs Famous Actors Hope Nobody Remembers and 6 Embarrassing Roles Marvel Actors Hope You Forgot.

Also, we'd love to know more about you and your interesting lives, dear readers. If you spend your days doing cool stuff, drop us a line at iDoCoolStuff at Cracked dot com, and maybe we can share your story with the entire internet.

Follow us on Facebook. If you like jokes and stuff.