Name the best television characters, of all time!

[bliss_eternal]

TV Guide did this a several years ago, and their list pissed me off because it left off some of my favorites.

I'll start the list with Rev. Jim, played by Christopher Lloyd on Taxi.

:hi:

[KitchenWitch]

1. Bull on Night Court.

[Dr. Death]

8. My hero

George Costanza!

[alarcojon]

10. Welcome to DU, DD.

I'll go with Kojak (the Telly Savalas version). Loved that show growing up.

on edit: I really like Adrian Monk also.

[KitchenWitch]

11. Welcome to DU

[Dr. Death]

14. Thank you!

To all for the welcome. Much lurking, finally posting.

[KitchenWitch]

16. Glad you feel comfortable finally posting

We in the Lounge are sometimes a silly bunch...but mostly harmless.

[Dr. Death]

21. "mostly harmless"

So my guidebook tells me.

:)

[KitchenWitch]

23. Just some occasional snarkiness

Nothing out of the ordinary.

[hfojvt]

71. because he's tall?

Did I tell you what he used to say when people asked him "how's the weather up there?"

He would say "it's raining fists"

[KitchenWitch]

119. Not because he is tall

Because he marches to the beat of his own drummer.

[anarch]

2. Kwai Chang Caine

on "Kung Fu". I always liked how he constantly preached non-violence and pacifism and stuff, and then still wound up whupping serious ass at least twice per episode.

[Kire]

77. yes, thank you

I agree.

Master Kan and Master Po are great, too.

[TroubleMan]

3. Homer Simpson.

He's one of the greatest characters of all time of any genre.

[bliss_eternal]

20. Can't help but love Homer

loveable loser that he is! :D

[LSdemocrat]

114. I agree.

Brilliant character on so many levels.

[lpbk2713]

4. Columbo --- Peter Faulk

"Oh .... aahhh .... just one more thing."

[bliss_eternal]

9. Don't you love it that, Columbo was the first legal stalker...?

He was just relentless with toying with people and his 'one more thing's'

Cracked me up!

:hi:

[CanuckAmok]

137. He was great playing himself playing Columbo in "Wings of Desire"

I was disappointed to learn, however, from a few people I've known who have worked with him over the years, that he's quite an asshole.

That bummed me out.

[ghostsofgiants]

5. Special Agent Dale Cooper

[bliss_eternal]

13. He was so interesting...

Whle I didn't follow the show, I've seen some episodes on cable, and later watched "Fire Walk With Me." It's a shame the show didn't last longer...it was so different.

[ghostsofgiants]

15. Agreed

One of my all-time favourites.

[MN ChimpH8R]

150. Hear, hear!

Twin Peaks was stuffed with fascinating characters but Cooper really struck a chord with me.

[XemaSab]

164. Word

I can't think of any killer quotes right now. :cry:

[ghostsofgiants]

180. Diane, 11:30 a.m., February Twenty-fourth.

Entering the town of Twin Peaks, five miles south of the Canadian border, twelve miles west of the state line. I've never seen so many trees in my life. As W. C. Fields would say, I'd rather be here than Philadelphia. Fifty-four degrees on a slightly overcast day. Weatherman said rain. If you could get paid that kind of money for being wrong sixty percent of the time, it'd beat working. Mileage is seventy-nine thousand three hundred forty-five, gauge is on reserve, riding on fumes here, I've got to tank up when I get into town. Remind me to tell you how much that is. Lunch was, uh, six dollars and thirty-one cents at the Lamplighter Inn, that's on Highway Two near Lewis Fork. That was a tuna fish sandwich on whole wheat, slice of cherry pie, and a cup of coffee. Damn good food. Diane, if you ever get up this way that cherry pie is worth a stop. Okay. Looks like I'll be meeting up with the, ah, Sheriff Harry S. Truman. Shouldn't be too hard to remember that. He'll be at the Calhoun Memorial Hospital. I guess we're going to go up to intensive care and take a look at that girl that crawled down the railroad tracks off the mountain. When I finish there I'll be checking into a motel. I'm sure the sheriff will be able to recommend a clean place, reasonably priced. That's what I need, a clean place, reasonably priced. Oh Diane, I almost forgot. Got to find out what kind of trees these are. They're really something.

[XemaSab]

213. I idolize you!

:loveya:

I could quote just about everyone else, but Coop's dialogues were so singular, I'd hate to mess one up.

Here's my contribution: "She's dead. Wrapped in plastic."

[ghostsofgiants]

215. Haha, well, I cheated, but whatever...

And R.I.P. Jack Nance. :( He was great.

[XemaSab]

222. If you have seen so far,

it is because you have stood on the shoulders of giants... ;)

[u4ic]

6. Jane Tennison...Prime Suspect

[CanuckAmok]

17. Good call... she was complex.

I wish there were more "Prime Suspect" installments.

[u4ic]

45. Did you see the last one, the 6th?

About a particular war crime in Bosnia? CBC showed it earlier this year. Fantastic, as usual.

[CanuckAmok]

65. No!

The last one I saw was the one where Marlowe returns. I thought that was the final installment.

[u4ic]

70. There were two more after that one

Here's a link to all of them, plus a preview of the 6th. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/primesuspect/index.html

I would imagine they are selling the DVD also. Well worth buying.

There were also a couple of shorter ones...like the pedophile who is accused in a child's murder, and a murder at a country club.

[mitchum]

7. George Costanza...G.O.A.T....

Greatest Of All Time

[chknltl]

12. Foghorn Leghorn

of course.

[CanuckAmok]

18. "No parachutes yet.......OH MY GOD, THEY'RE TURKEYS!!"

[bliss_eternal]

19. OMG--the funniest episode EVER

of WKRP in Cinncinnati!!!

Thank you for reminding me of that! I'm sitting here with the biggest grin on my face!

Poor deluded little Les, with his make believe private office, forcing everyone to pretend it was really there. :rofl:

[CanuckAmok]

29. Andy.......nobody is allowed to touch my Silver Sow award.

[Flying Dream Blues]

53. As GOD is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly!!! nt

[hfojvt]

72. curiouser and curiouser. But turkeys can fly

My nieces love this story. I was playing fetch with my dog on my property in a little clearing. When she plays fetch, it becomes tug of war because, while she brings it back, she does not want to give up the stick. So I am chasing around after her and I jump into a fight stance, arms and legs spread apart and do my "duck call" which sounds like a kazoo, except I use the back of my throat. Right after I do this a turkey just explodes out of the tall grass about four feet behind my dog. It took off flying, making a sound like a cross between a lawnmower starting up and half a dozen playing cards on a bicycle tire. Scared the crap out of both of us! My dog is standing there with her mouth hanging open :wow: and I am doing this :rofl:

So, yes big guy, they can fly, but the commercial ones have their wings clipped so they can be kept in open pens and not escape before Cursegiving. I love the line "Turkeys are falling to the ground, like, like bags of wet cement."

Ducks can fly too, but Daffy usually forgets to when he steps off of a cliff.

[Flying Dream Blues]

87. I can laugh myself sick just thinking about this episode.

Funniest TV episode EVER!!! "like bags of wet cement"...something about exploding windshields?? bwahahahahahahaha They really need to rerun this show more.

[CanuckAmok]

138. "One just went through the windsheild of a parked car!"

WKRP was hilarious! I couldn't decide who was a better character; Les or Herb Tarlek.

Remember the "Real Families" episode with Peter Marshall, where Herb enters his family in a "reality" show? There's this one sequence in which he and Lucille are startled awake on Sunday morning by the camera crew, and put on this sharade of going to church...

Herb tells the daughter (Bunny?) that they're going to church.

Bunny: "Where?!"

Herb: "Church, just like every sunday"

Then they drive around and around while being followed by the Real Families camera crew, as they look for a church to go to. They find one, and pull into the parking lot, but it's empty.

It's empty because it's a synagogue.

So Herb peels out of the parking lot and races through suburbia in an attempt to lose the camera crew's van.

And then there was the one where Herb, dressed as a giant fish (the WKRP "KARP") tries to sneek under the door of a pay toilet, and gets caught by the WPIG "PIG"... and hilarity ensues...

I hope it comes out on DVD soon... The Comedy Network was running WKRP for a while here in Canada, but at some ungodly time like 5:00am.

[Ksec]

198. Turkeys

Turkeys fly well. They also roost in trees at night . They roost in flocks in the same tree . I once watched 8 turkeys come off their roost as day was breaking. They will use the same tree if not bothered. A male Tom will attack just about anything when hes in the mood for love. Males arent real bright come mating season. But yes, wild turkeys are strong fliers.

[Brother Buzz]

56. "As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly"

WKRP's Thanksgiving turkey fiasco was a classic!!!

[NewJeffCT]

210. more music and les nessman

one of my favorite shows ever... every character was memorable.

[Fire Walk With Me]

22. Commander Cash from the Robocop series.

Reality TV for Republicans.

[StellaBlue]

24. Archie Bunker

[bliss_eternal]

25. Hands down, one of the greatest characters EVER!

:hi:

[StellaBlue]

26. Can't believe I was first on that one!

:D

I have been ADDICTED to All in the Family since I returned to the USA after four years abroad. It seems to be the only thing on Nick/TVLand that is pre-1980. Although I think they are showing them in order... this week has been all Archie's Place, and, not only am I really bummed out by THAT, but I am afraid they will stop showing them when they get to the end, just like they did Donna Reed, Patty Duke, and the Monkees!

I am not even old, but I don't know about you... I DO NOT turn on Nick at Nite to see The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air or Who's the Boss. And they show almost NOTHING from the 50s/60s now...

:(

[CanuckAmok]

33. Much has to do with the licensing...

Some of the older shows are in licensing limbo at the moment... Honeymooners, I love Lucy, Secret Agent, Get Smart. They're all on limited broadcast deals because their owners are pushing DVD boxed sets instead.

They'll be back.

[bliss_eternal]

43. ooooh, Get Smart!

I would LOVE to see that again on Nick at Nite!! I miss that show so much!

[bliss_eternal]

42. Ugh-- I know what you mean...

I HATE that the Fresh Prince is on Nick at Nite! I wish they would bring back Mary Tyler Moore, and I wouldn't mind seeing Taxi, too.

But I really miss Mary Tyler Moore. I wasn't a big fan of Archie's Place either. Wasn't the same without Edith...

[CanuckAmok]

46. And it had that annoying kid.

"Danielle Brisbois", the "Cousin Oliver" of New York.

What the fuck was Norman Lear ever thinking when he supported the continuation of AItF after Mike and Gloria moved to California? The whole point of All in the Family, just like it's inspiration "Till Death Us Do Part", was the conflict between two ideological absolutists.

The post Mike/Gloria shows, and the horrible "Archie's Place" were just an embarrassing cash-grab.

[bliss_eternal]

50. Oh I know! What about

that awful spin-off, for Gloria?! What were they thinking?

You're right, the dynamics of the show really suffered without Mike and Gloria--and probably should have ended then and there. I think I heard that they had considered stopping prior to them actually having to leave. Not sure why they didn't just all agree to end it simultaneously.

[CanuckAmok]

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[Left Is Write]

88. I know what you mean.

TVLand was supposed to do the older shows that Nick At Nite used to air, but Donna Reed has been missing for years.

I used to tune into Nick At Nite specifically to watch The Donna Reed Show. I'm not interested in reruns of Roseanne or Full House.

[barb162]

163. YES!!!!!!!!

[NewJeffCT]

211. In an old Life Magazine..

Many years back, my father uncovered some old Life magazines... so, I flipped through one and the review of the pilot of "All in the Family" always stuck out for me. It basically said that AitF would never last because none of the characters were likeable.

[MissMillie]

230. What about Edith?

I love Edith... she's one smart cookie, mostly because she always listened to her heart.

[Az]

27. Hawkeye Pierce

Unforgettable.

[SammyWinstonJack]

195. My fav!

Absolutely.

[Lethe]

28. James Tiberius Kirk!

and you know this!

Spock! Bones! Spock!

[Xipe Totec]

78. Scotty... I...Need Power.... Now!

Excellent choice!

:thumbsup:

[Dr. Death]

30. Tom Servo!

[LeftyMom]

89. welcome to DU

:)

[Dastard Stepchild]

123. I'll concur...

I used to have his little head as my avatar for awhile.
:)

[Az]

31. Batman ala Adam West

Come on... thats classic corn.

[bliss_eternal]

99. I watch Batman just to see the fights...

"BANG, POW, ZAP, SPOWIE!"

:rofl:

[applegrove]

32. Hawkeye Pierce - M*A*S*H

[Dr. Death]

34. Agreed, not just Hawkeye

but Radar, Henry Blake, Klinger, Frank Burns...all in all, M*A*S*H has to rank among the best shows in terms of number of classic characters.

[SeattleGirl]

175. and Hotlips, Charles, and BJ

I've taped all the episodes of M*A*S*H so I can watch when I want.

[CanuckAmok]

35. Barney Rubble... what an actor!

[Dr. Death]

37. He must've been great...

they named a whole stone after him in Ireland!



Errr, or was that blarney???

[Spider Jerusalem]

36. A few non-US TV characters...

Basil Fawlty
Edmund Blackadder
Dr. Who

[StellaBlue]

41. Bravo!

Basil Fawlty

[bliss_eternal]

44. More contemporary but I love David from The Office...

The British series, not the american knock-off--it's good, but David is the original!

[hfojvt]

73. only when the Dr. is done by Tom

and I cannot even remember his last name. I am not sure I would have watched the show if I had seen it first with the other Doctors. Especially Pertwee, not only was he a horrible character, but he did not even seem to have a tardis. Somebody ring the cloister bell.

[Love Bug]

182. You're thinking Tom Baker!

[Dastard Stepchild]

124. Father Ted Crilly...

And Father Jack and Father Dougal. :)

[dr.zoidberg]

171. Yes! Thank you BBC America.

Thanks to that fine network I get to see Father Ted(which is no longer showing, unfortunately:-( ), Benny Hill, Monty Python, and Black Adder.

[Dastard Stepchild]

179. Indeed...

BBC America is one reason why I still find much enjoyment in watching television. I'm off to watch my DVD of Keeping Up Appearances right after I type this. :)

[Patiod]

197. "nudie Father Jack!!!"

Right Ted

[m_welby]

184. Dr. Who definitely

And Yes Tom Baker is my favorite, but how can you compare any other character on TV to The doctor. He's been played by 10 different actors now.

William Hartnell
Patrick Troughton
Jon Pertwee
Tom Baker
Peter Davison
Colin Baker
Sylvester McCoy
Paul McGann

..lastly

Chistopher Eccleston

...and now

David Tennent

and as a runner up, I'd say Max Headroom (the 1st virtual tv star).

[StellaBlue]

38. Don't forget Maris

from Frasier!

[BigMcLargehuge]

39. Automan...

Kitt from Knight Rider...

Um...

Otis the Drunk on The Andy Griffith Show

[Robeson]

40. Jim Rockford, Perry Mason, Columbo and a personal favorite....

...Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman!

[Arugula Latte]

47. Karen Walker -- Will & Grace

[Arugula Latte]

48. Another vote for George Costanza as well. Also Mary Tyler Moore.

[Arugula Latte]

49. Oh, and how could I forget -- Bugs Bunny!

[hfojvt]

74. I find it odd that he has 3 mentions

and none for Jerry, Kramer, Elaine, Neumann or George's dad. What is it about George? Is it the appeal to other jobless, dateless guys? But really George got more action on a season of Seinfeld than I have in my life.

[bliss_eternal]

51. I like her character, too.

:thumbsup:

[Heidi]

54. Ernest T. Bass. (nt)

[Robeson]

57. No, Heidi, no!.....

...it reminds me of to many people I've grown up with down here in the South!...:cry:

[Heidi]

58. But Ernest T. Bass was a good guy!

Did you ever notice that he was always wanting to fight for honor, and not over material things. And he had a big ol' sweet heart!

[Robeson]

59. Yeah, he did have a good heart, and it was a great TV character....

...it just brought back too many memories of my relatives at family reunions I used to go to in the hills of Tennessee. Sorry.

[Heidi]

60. I know what you mean.

I was raised sorta "down there," too.

You have a heart as big as Ernest T., but infinitely better hair than Ernest T. ;) :loveya:

[Robeson]

62. Thanks Heidi....

...I needed that...:pals:

[Neshanic]

209. Big second for Ernest T.

[maveric]

55. Frank Costanza.

I have so many family members like him.

[Mizmoon]

149. "I've got a lot of problems with you people!

ANd NOW YOU'RE GONNA HEAR ABOUT IT!"

SERENITY NOW!!! :)

[giant_robot]

61. Tom Baker as "The Doctor"...

...jelly babies, anyone?

[Crazy Guggenheim]

63. Amongst the best is Bob Newhart.

[Gothic Sponge]

64. Captain Kirk

Okay, so I'm a geek!

;)

[mac56]

66. Paul and Jamie Buchman.

Before their show JTS.

[jane_pippin]

67. Rip Torn as Artie on the Larry Sanders Show. n/t

[tjwmason]

68. Francis Urqhart

Technically a literary character, but as played by Ian Richardson - stunning.

Also, and in a similar vein, Sir Humphrey Appleby - slightly more the best lines than overall character.

[Patiod]

199. You might say that

I couldn't possibly comment

[Patiod]

203. Q from STNG

John De Lancie made every episode that Q was in sparkle

[arwalden]

69. Endora

[FuzzyThinker]

75. General Ghaddafi

[Flaxbee]

76. Al Giardello, Frank Pembleton, Tim Bayliss, John Munch...

pretty much the entire cast of "Homicide: Life on the Street".

I looooooooved that show. Damn, they don't make 'em like that anymore.

Definitely agree with Jane Tennison from "Prime Suspect".

I also liked Mandy Patinkin in "Chicago Hope".

[bliss_eternal]

79. Homicide was a great show--I miss it.

Glad that Munch crossed over to Special Victims Unit.

:hi:

[Patiod]

200. Uhh..hello...you forgot Meldrick!!!

My homeboy, and a great actor.

[Initech]

80. Lt. Jim Dangle, Reno Sheriff's Department

[bliss_eternal]

105. Something about a man in short, shorts...

No one wears them better...

:thumbsup:

[Initech]

110. Reno 911! has some of the greatest characters ever!

Garcia, Jones, Weigel, Johnson, Raineesha... they're all great!

[bliss_eternal]

115. They really are!

They've all cracked me up in their own ways... it's a funny show.

[Initech]

129. What's also really great is that Reno 911 has unlimited replay value

I've watched all three seasons multiple times now. Still cracks me up!

So far I think my favorite moment is when the squad buys a new bomb-diffusing robot and Dangle tries to make it drink beer.

[bliss_eternal]

130. LOL! Mine is the one where they are shadowed by the children's

tv show host. The guy in the evidence room with Clemmy--rhapsodizing about cocaine. Or the moment with Junior with the cat rescue...

:rofl:

[Initech]

154. Oh yeah! When they drop the cat in the vent... pure comedy!

[rockymountaindem]

81. When I saw this thread I also thought of Rev. Jim too.

Newman from Seinfeld is also good, but I think Lou Grant from the Mary Tyler Moore show may be the best.

In a drama, my vote goes to Festus from Gunsmoke.

[Left Is Write]

82. Rob Petrie, Emily Hartley, Lou Grant, J.R. Ewing

[Kire]

83. Claire Fisher, Simon Adebisi, Brother Justin. Bubbles, Brian Kinney

Six Feet Under, Oz, Carnivale, The Wire, Queer as Folk

[Emops]

84. Hypnotoad.

End of discussion.

[Kat45]

85. Archie Bunker, Louie DIPalma, Rev Jim, Aunt Esther, Rhoda

Morgenstern--and I know I'm forgetting someone

[bliss_eternal]

100. "No thanks--your wife's peach slop gives me the trots..."

Louie DePalma--gotta' love him! That episode always makes me lmao!

How could I have forgotten Louie!?

[HeeBGBz]

86. Hoss Cartwright

Big as a bull, gentle as a lamb.

[wildhorses]

117. I loved him!!!!

I absolutely LOVE Hoss Cartwright!!! He was more yummy than Adam and Little Joe put together

[philosophie_en_rose]

90. George Jefferson...

.

[bliss_eternal]

104. The black Bunker--loved him!

:hi:

[liberaltrucker]

91. Hawkeye Pierce

nt

[Skittles]

93. Colonel Flagg

"You took a red commie before a white American and that is pretty pinko."

Yes INDEED! :thumbsup:

[CanuckAmok]

139. "You're not smart, fella, your stupid! And you've finally met your match!"

"Nobody can get the truth out of me because even I don't know what it is. I keep myself in a constant state of utter confusion."

[Skittles]

141. Do you believe I can break every bone in your body

with just this (gestures toward little finger) LOl

[tedoll78]

92. Burt Campbell.

He can make himself invisible! *snap!*

Second place: Jessica tate

[dajoki]

94. ralph kramden & ed norton

:woohoo:

[bliss_eternal]

101. Norton dancing or bowling can send me into hysterics!

Just the silliest man ever!

:rofl:

[bliss_eternal]

102. No Barney Fife fans?

The original bungler of all bunglers! Don Knotts was so brilliant in that role, he could foul up walking across a room.

[Faygo Kid]

208. Bernard P. Fife. Hands down. And nip it, nip it in the bud.

Ah, for another episode of the Fun Girls from Mt. Pilot. Barney was the finest. Period.

[dajoki]

108. IMHO they were the best comedy team ever!!

:rofl: :rofl:

[Liberalynn]

95. Cole Turner

from Charmed was my personal favorite. A half human, half demon who knew more about love and sacrafice than the stupid bimbo who claimed to love him and then abandoned him to his fate after he risked his life and soul to save her. All he ever wanted was to become fully human and fully loved.

I also like Christian Troy on Nip/Tuck needing and wanting to be stopped from hurting himself and others, but whose never sure he's worth being saved.

Hercules from Hercules The Legendary Journeys, A good guy with great one liners

Iolaus- HerK's little buddy who was a hero in his own right

K.C. from China Beach- Tried to pretend she was a hard hearted Hannah but who actually had a lot of caring inside her.

Colleen McMurphy from China Beach- The one television character I related to more than any other: "There are no such things as good Catholics only Catholics who are never good enough." It was how I was taught to look at my whole life.

[Cannikin]

96. Mr. Spock

[NaturalHigh]

147. Spock rules!

[proud patriot]

97. Exador from Mork and mindy

however many of the picks in this thread I agree .

I also pick these ladies
Maude , Edith Bunker , Carla from cheers

[swag]

98. Jethro Clampett was my model.

Granny a close second.

[Doctor_J]

145. Jethro's surname was Bodine

He was Pearl's son. Jed was his uncle.

[swag]

146. Terrible mistake on my part.

I'm embarrassed beyond all get out.

Thanks.

[deadparrot]

103. The cast of "The West Wing" in its early seasons.

Not so much Moira Kelly's character, but that ensemble just kicks ass.

[charlie and algernon]

120. i second that

the on screen chemistry was amazing and each character brought a ton of depth and feeling and humor that you grew to love them all

[deadparrot]

121. Welcome to DU!

:hi:

[charlie and algernon]

125. thanks!

:hi:

it's nice to meet a fellow west wing fan!

[deadparrot]

127. Definitely!

I'm quite freaky about it (gotten both my parents hooked ;)).

And even though the show isn't close to what it once was, I'm definitely looking forward to the premiere next week. It's a looong time coming.

[charlie and algernon]

132. lol, so am i

i've watched every episode and i've seen many of them many times. i've adapted the ep "17 people" to a play and directed it for my college's theater festival. i also started a script for how i want the final episode to be, but that'll have to be changed since i started it while CJ was still press secretary.

[deadparrot]

134. That (series finale) will be a sad day.

And 17 People...that's one of my favorites. Goood Josh/Donna episode. It's long past due for those two. Like I posted in an earlier thread, if those two don't start something soon, I may throw things.

And with that, I'm going to bed. Bio and World Musics exams tomorrow at 8:30 and 9:30 respectively. Not good a lowly history/international relations major like myself. :)

[charlie and algernon]

136. goodnight!

:-) :hi:

unfortunately do to a limit on number of cast members, i had to limit the play to just bartlet, toby, and leo. but it still turned out good. you're definitely right about Josh and donna. i was so pissed when they left the 5th season with josh over donna's bed, then forgot about it completely in the 6th season.


best of luck with your exams!

:hi:

[PittPoliSci]

106. Larry Fuckin' Four Eyes Fuckin' David.

[dajoki]

109. absolutely...

that "four eyed fuck" is a genius!!:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Initech]

111. YES!!! Larry David most definately!

[CanuckAmok]

140. "Fuck you, you car-wash c**t!"

"Why would you do that, Larry?"

[peekaloo]

153. Yep. I love Susie's attacks on him and anyone else who stands in her

way.

p.s. New 'Curb' this Sunday (I think it starts the 25th).

[CanuckAmok]

228. "It's okay....I get it. It's a new house. It's nice."

"Oh, you 'get it'? Get the fuck out, Larry!"

[bliss_eternal]

107. Dwayne Schneider, One Day at a Time...

Though I didn't get to see him much, as I think the lead of the show disliked that he stole the scenes he was in...

:(

[Initech]

112. One I'm surprised no one has mentioned yet: GOB Bluth

[wildhorses]

113. Larry

Darrell and other brother Darrell

[bliss_eternal]

116. From Newhart? OMG--too funny!

:rofl:

[TheMightyFavog]

118. Dr. Gregory House

Who got SCREWED tonight at the emmys. :grr: :mad:

[enigmatic]

122. Jim Profit

Absolutely classic character, and a shame thew show itself never got it's due..

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=2649

[blonndee]

126. George Costanza. No comparison, IMO. n/t

[BlueIris]

128. Chandler Bing.

Beloved unsung hero of my Must See TV Thursday nights.

[Borgnine]

131. A future classic: GOB of Arrested Development.

Hell, the entire freaking cast of Arrested Development (see my signature).

[Broken_Hero]

133. hmm

Michael Landon=Charley Ingalls, hmm, Macgyver, jan michael vincent of airwolf....george costanza, a few others...

[Be Brave]

135. Lucy Ricardo

"Lucy, I'm home!"

[ignatius 2]

159. I loved the episode when she and Ethyl worked on a chocolate

assmbly line and the grape stomping,wine making episode was a classic.

[SeattleGirl]

178. And Ethel Mertz!

[DelawareValleyDem]

142. Maxwell Smart

Everything James Bond was, Max wasn't.

[DelawareValleyDem]

143. and Norm!

[Deja Q]

144. My list:

Q
Doctor Who
Kerr Avon
Ralph Furley
Jeff Murdock
#6
Alexander Scott
Jay Sherman


Oh, TV Guide is bought 'n' paid for by crass pop "culture". Take no notice of them.

[NaturalHigh]

148. Detective Brisco.

If I could only have one television show to watch, it would be Law and Order. I really miss Jerry Orbach.

[AlCzervik]

172. aye! I loved him in L & O and Beauty and the Beast

he was a confirmed liberal and wonderful as Lenny Brisco.

[DS1]

151. Al "I scored four touchdowns in one game" Bundy

[soleft]

152. Carrie, Miranda, Samantha and Charlotte

[bigwillq]

155. Roseanne Barr as Roseanne Conner

Megan Mulally as karen Walker

Those are my 2 faves

[greblc]

156. "Little Buddy" ,Gilligan

[Bullwinkle925]

157. Of course it HAS to be LUCY!

[Bullwinkle925]

158. And - you can't leave out 'Laverne & Shirley"

[Hatalles]

160. Red Foreman of That 70's Show.

Just started watching re-runs recently...

[Pharlo]

161. Maryanne : Christine Baranski's character on 'Cybil'

Also fond of the cast of 'Just Shoot Me'

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

162. Walter Brennan as Grandpappy Amos

The Real McCoys was good hearted fluff but the acting was superb. Walter Brennan, one of American cinema's greatest character actors did a tour de force in creating the personna of Amos McCoy, with the accent, the limping gait, the cantankerous attitude, the high-pitched voice, and the colloquial language. He was the show and it was the greatest role for this outstanding professional.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

165. I would also add Red Foxx for his creation of Fred Sanford

That's another example of the sheer power of one great character elevating a show into something truly special.

[graywarrior]

166. Mike Madsen as Mr. Chapel in Vengeance Unlimited

and Ardrian Paysner (?)as Jim Profit in Profit.

[cssmall]

167. Several

Archie Bunker
Adrian Monk
Jean-Luc Picard (not Kirk, can't stand Shatner, on the other hand, Spock is awesome)
Elliot Stabler
John Munch
Odafin Tutuala
Nick Knight (for the wife, she loves that damn show Forever Knight)
Jordan Cavanaugh

[HuskerDU]

168. Rosco P. Coltrane of the Dukes of Hazzard. Nobody ever

made me laugh as hard.

[Applan]

169. Basil Fawlty

Followed closely by Manuel

[CanuckAmok]

177. Next contestant Sybil Fawlty, special subject "The Bleeding Obvious".

Mr J: Is there anywhere they do French food?

Basil: Yes, France, I believe. They seem to like it there. And the swim would certainly sharpen your appetite. You'd better hurry, the tide leaves in six minutes.



Basil : ...Oh! Oh, I see!...It's my fault, is it?...Oh, of course, there I was thinking it was your fault because I left you in charge, or Manuel's fault for not waking you, when all the time it was my fault! Oh, it's so obvious now, I've seen the light! Ah well, I must be punished then, mustn't I? (slaps his bottom) You're a naughty boy Fawlty, don't do it again!



Basil : Right, right!! Just stay where you are, because obviously if there was a fire you'd all be standing around here like this in the lobby, wouldn't you?...I don't know why we bother, we should let you all burn...



The American Guest: Couldn't find the freeway. Had to take a little back street called the M5.

Basil: Well I'm sorry it wasn't wide enough for you. A lot of the English cars have steering wheels.

[d_b]

170. Al Bundy

Beavis and Butthead.

[dr.zoidberg]

173. Jed Clampett, Edmund Blackadder, and Crazy Harry!

This is the story...of man named Jed. JEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEDDDDDDDDD!!!!!


Crazy Harry

[Ksec]

174. George Costanza. Marshall Dillon, Hoss Cartwright

[lady raven]

176. Here's mine...

Alan Shore, Boston Legal

[annonymous]

181. Male: Hawkeye Pierce, Female: Diane from Cheers

Cartoon Character: Homer Simpson

I am too young to remember characters from 60's and early 70's TV shows except for some that were rerun on UHF stations in the 70's and 80's such as I Dream of Jeannie and Get Smart.

[youspeakmylanguage]

183. Max Headroom

Twenty minutes into the future...

[kwassa]

185. Maynard G. Krebs, later known as Gilligan

[billyskank]

186. Dave Lister and Arnold Rimmer

I just love the idea that the last human being alive could be him.

[u4ic]

190. Don't forget...

Dwayne Dibley, Smeghead!



"So this is really me?! A no-style gimbo, with teeth the druids
could use as a place of worship?!"

[Patiod]

201. Met a SkyCap in Denver airport who WAS the Cat

He talked exactly like Cat, moved like Cat, at one point, he put the bags on the converyer belt, did a little dance motion, and said "sometimes they need a little HELP!" I can't tell if he was channeling James Brown or the Cat. It was really scary.

"I'm gonna getcha little fishies...."

[Raiden]

187. Archie, Edith, Gloria & Mike

Lucy, Ricky, Fred & Ethel
George, Elaine, Kramer & Jerry
Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, Maggie and the rest
Fonzie
The Huxtables
Roseanne & Family
Ross, Rachel, Monica, Joey, Chandler, & Phoebe
Ray Barone & Family
The Brady Bunch
Murphy Brown
The Jeffersons

[youthere]

188. Dr. Robert Romano from ER and Arthur Spooner from King of Queens.

[LSK]

189. Kramer or George Costanza

Honorable mention to Newman.

[atomic-fly]

191. like Buffy the Slayer....duh

[bliss_eternal]

218. Loved Buffy--LOVED Spike (the vamp) MORE!

Such a great character, played flawlessly by an incredible actor!

[MrSlayer]

192. Ian McShane as Al Swearengen.

[Patiod]

202. What a juicy role

My SO will now say "to what fucking end?" instead of "why?"

Al has NOT had a good influence on his language...

[MrSlayer]

206. Haha! I constantly speak in Swearengenisms myself.

I get a lot of crosseyed looks from co-workers because I slip into Victorian a lot, I always have to re-word everything. I love Deadwood.

[Dr Fate]

193. Herman Munster, Jethro Clampett & Eddie Haskill.

n/t

[SlavesandBulldozers]

194. those two old guys on the muppet show that heckled from the balcony.

those guys are my favorite.

[ronnykmarshall]

196. Sweetie darling ....

you have to ask??

[nytemare]

229. I love that show!

I just wish they would put out a mega dvd set!

[SaveElmer]

204. Mick Belker...Hill Street Blues

Followed closely by James T. Kirk!!!

[lpbk2713]

214. I liked the interaction between Belker and his buddy the pickpocket.

Killy, Jean-Claude

Bailey, Pearl

Dorsey, Tommy

[angrydemocrat]

205. A couple good ones..

Fred Sanford
George Jefferson

[gmoney]

207. Ted Baxter

For you young-uns, Ted Baxter was the vacuous news anchor from the Mary Tyler Moore show, a harbinger of the TV "Himbos" that now pollute the airwaves. Portrayed by Ted Knight...with bonus points for his work in Caddyshack!

[Rhiannon12866]

217. I second that one. In fact, I was just going to post this.

I was on an airplane, returning from the USSR, when I found out he had died. Somebody had a TIME Magazine on the plane. Ted Baxter was a brilliant character and Ted Knight (real name=Tadeusz Wladyslaw Konopka, he was Polish) left us far too soon.;(

[bliss_eternal]

219. Absolutely brilliant portrayal of the dimmest anchorman EVER!

He did leave us far too soon...

What a great character!

[Rhiannon12866]

221. He had the unique ability to make us hate him and love him simultaneously

He became infinitely more of both, with the addition of Georgette. I loved her, too.:-)

[NewJeffCT]

212. Capts. Kirk & Picard; Buffy Summers; Steve Austin; Wonder Woman

yes, I like science fiction & fantasy.

Also, Sam & Diane from Cheers, with Norm & Cliffie & Coach.

Hawkeye & Hot Lips from MASH, with Klinger, Radar & Charles Emerson Winchester, among others.

and now, Commander Adama from the new Battlestar Galactica.

[Hardrada]

216. Sergeant Schultz and Colonel Klink

of Hogan's Heroes. Jewish actors ridiculing the Nazis!! Anyone have a picture of them?

Elizabeth Montgomery of Bewitched also and the characters on SNL played by Buck Henry.

Also ALL the characters in Brideshead Revisited.

[bliss_eternal]

220. Giles (the Watcher) and Spike (vamp) Buffy the Vampire Slayer...

Each of these characters had layers to their character subtly played by the actors portraying them. Might I add, it didn't hurt that they were both HOTTIES?

:evilgrin:

Fool for Love and Something Blue, are two of my all time favorite Spike focused episodes.

Giles was amazing in Band Candy, when he regressed to his teen years.

[Meatwad]

223. Meatwad!

[maveric]

224. Frank Pembleton and Detective Munch from "Homicide Life on the Streets"

[Fox Mulder]

225. Fox Mulder, Spike (from Buffy)...

Al Bundy
Archie Bunker
Everyone from "Family Guy"
Homer Simpson

Etc...etc...etc...

[stlsaxman]

226. Toss-up: Gomez Addams or Frank Gorshin as The Riddler

As far as "Hottest" Emma Peel, Morticia Addams...

damn- there are just too many to name! :crazy:

[Merrick]

227. Borat from Da Ali G Show

"In U.S. and A. they treat horses like we in Kazakhstan treat our women. They feed them two times a day. They have them sleep on straw in a small box. And for entertainment, they make them jump over fences while being whipped"


Borat: Your dog is a loser... you are upset?
Dog Show Contestant: No, no. I don't get upset. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.
Borat: You will put him in a sack in the river?

[nytemare]

231. Recently, John Cage from Ally McBeal.

That show was creative and had some good, weird, characters!