Oh, absolutely. Baker King for sure. Which was why the ending surprised me pleasantly.
I'm having that quite a bit with Monster as it airs right now. I can't seem to care about the main character too much, but I'm still watching for the second lead and his awful/entertaining half-siblings. They're all kind of terrible, but they're so much fun that I want them all to have happy endings, even if it means the lead guy doesn't get his revenge and ends up alone. Maybe especially that. Haha. I know it's not likely, though. Arghh.
Also, I get what you mean with Leader Mo, @CherryBunny! It was him and Shinichi that kept me going until episode 12, but it wasn't enough for me to stick it out to the end.