Who's your favorite "likeable doofus/sad sack" on TV (past or present)?

[Mike Daniels]

No contest - Tobias Funke from Arrested Development.

It's hard to top getting yourself unintentionally involved in a gay protest as an accidental by-product of dressing up as a pirate but Tobias manages to effortlessly reach new levels while maintaining an air of blissful unawareness.

[Beware the Beast Man]

1. Luther Van Dam (Jerry Van Dyke) on "Coach."

The episode where he confessed to picking out his family vacation one year (a lovely sounding place called Pearl Harbor) sticks out particularly.

[Jokerman]

2. Arthur Carlson on "WKRP In Cincinnati".

One of my all time favorite characters.

[NewJeffCT]

13. help! there's a monkey on my foot

Or... "with god as my witness, i thought turkeys could fly."

[jackelope72]

3. Tom Poston's character (George? I think) from "Newhart"

I like Tom Poston anyway, but George(?) and the clown from last season's "Committed" are my two favorite characters of his.

[dajoki]

4. jackie gleason...

no contest.:woohoo:

[trof]

7. The Poor Soul

I don't think that character ever had a name.

[dajoki]

8. just the "poor soul"...

who could forget "joe the bartender" and especially "ralph kramden":rofl:

[Initech]

5. I agree, Tobais is a no-brainer!

I especially love this dialogue from season 2:

Tobais : Even if it means me taking a chubby, I will suck it up!
Tobais: Nothing wrong with that.
Tobias : I've been in the film business for a while but I have yet to get one in the can!
Tobias: Context.
Tobias : I wouldnt mind kissing that man between the cheeks!
Tobias: Tobias. You blow hard!

[bliss_eternal]

6. Al Bundy

:hi:

[dajoki]

9. another great choice!!

:yourock:

[sakabatou]

10. Gourry Gabrieve from Slayers

[nickgutierrez]

11. XNASA - but he's not on TV (that he knows of)

:D

[Richardo]

12. Howard Borden on the "Bob Newhart Show"

(Howard takes totally burned-to-a-cinder turkey out of the oven)
Emily: "Howard, what happened to the turkey?"
Howard: "But I followed the directions! It said one half hour for every pound and I weigh 175."

Maybe you had to be there, but I'm :rofl: