The Greatest TV Characters of All Time

[Collier11]

I have to go with Masturbating Bear, I dont know how anyone can challenge him. Who wants to try, lets see your ideas?

[tommieharris91]

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y201/punkrocker1472/sad_panda.jpg



Do not google "sexual harassment panda" while your boss is in your cubicle...

[Crucifax Autumn]

I'm glad I'm your favorite.

[Collier11]

Two good choices already, Cru sorry, just cus youre hairy all over doesnt make you masturbating bear

[Crucifax Autumn]

Yeah, it's all the whacking off that does it.

[Collier11]

we know we know, you masturbate more

[Crucifax Autumn]

True enough. At this point my dick is the dry heaving bear.

[Collier11]

Final Fart complete, goodnight...interested to see who else is brought up but I stick with Masturbating Bear til proven wrong



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[Crucifax Autumn]

Early Cuyler is a recent fave of mine:

http://thumbnails.truveo.com/0018/EA/ED/EAED0C8821441B1C831686_Large.jpg

[Crucifax Autumn]

http://blogs.lvcitylife.com/wp-content/media/2008/04/earlycuyler.jpg

[Crucifax Autumn]

http://thumbnails.truveo.com/0022/0C/F5/0CF5E9383E62E84D975180_Large.jpg

[Crucifax Autumn]

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[GKeeper316]

eric cartman

[Crucifax Autumn]

Lenny and Squiggy
Archie Bunker
Stewie Griffin
Number 6
JJ Walker
All of the Sweathogs
George Costanza
Towelie
Cara
Cameron
Johnny Smith
Monk
Columbo
Detective Goren
Lafayette


There are so many...I have to stop before my post gets to 80,000 words.

[Leroy Lizard]

Cameron? This Cameron?

http://www.fiftiesweb.com/tv/high-chaparral-1.jpg

[Leroy Lizard]

http://image1.findagrave.com/photos250/photos/2008/103/14282158_120811636857.jpg

http://www.thundersplace.org/cups/23/pat_pic.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FaiZ5kTmlrs/R0kZlzyQU8I/AAAAAAAAAW0/JRbArH6fEjk/s400/Rev+Jim+crop.jpg

http://www.celebritysmackblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/ed-norton-honeymooners.jpg

http://www.palzoo.net/file/pic/gallery/10667_view.jpg

http://www.mytechopinion.com/topicimages/get_smart_oldschool.jpg

http://tvmedia.ign.com/tv/image/article/817/817736/the-big-bang-theory-20070904045311900_640w.jpg

[Ardmore_Sooner]

Homer Simpson
Cosmo Kramer
Ric Flair

[goingoneight]

Charlie, Mac, Dennis, Frank and Sweet Dee are better than Stewie Griffin IMO.

[SanJoaquinSooner]

http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/060315/92428__maynard_l.jpgMaynard F**king G. Krebs

[1890MilesToNorman]

http://weblogs.wpix.com/news/lionel/barney_fife.jpg

[saucysoonergal]

http://www.delawareonline.com/blogs/cliff.jpg

http://bswusa.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/wkrp_l2.jpg

[pilobolus]

Jim Rockford
Mork (first season only)
Johnny Fever

[crawfish]

http://static.tvfanatic.com/images/gallery/buster-bluth-picture.jpg

[pilobolus]

http://static.tvfanatic.com/images/gallery/buster-bluth-picture.jpg


You could have put the entire cast of that show.

[Breadburner]

http://amayberrystateofmind.org/images/ErnestT5.jpg

[Leroy Lizard]

Love Howard Morris. Great character actor and director. Smart dude.

[StoopTroup]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sfQzIpvw2LM/SdC2A16zT8I/AAAAAAAABng/LeEP-GKFyY4/s400/the+fonz.jpg

[Boomer.....]

Not the best but a good one:

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/8614/niptucktv029.jpg

[Chuck Bao]

Not the best but a good one:

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/8614/niptucktv029.jpg

I never watched Nip/Tuck. But, I loved watching Julian McMahon as a sometimes good, sometimes bad half-demon on Charmed. I didn't know that he was the only son of a former Australian prime minister, Sir William McMahon. He had some great lines on that show and could always deliver it with a barely concealed smirk. Just think what he could do if he went back to Australia and entered politics. Oh hell, why not move to Arizona and eventually run for governor? Then, they can have their star wars with the terminator in California.

True Blood has produced some epic and very believable evil characters. There are just too many to mention. Whoever does the casting on that show is truly genius.

But, my all-time favorite bad villain still has to be this guy.

http://screaminglawyer.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/jr-ewing.jpg

[stoopified]

Jim Rockford

Joyce Davenport

Dharma and Greg

Edward and Kitty

Larry and Abby

[stoopified]

Belker

Howard Hunter

ALF

Duncan McLeod

Methos

Gruesome Grissom

[crawfish]

You could have put the entire cast of that show.

I almost did. It was tough to narrow it to one.

[setem]

http://insearchofnessie.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/mr-belvedere.jpg
http://disasterfuzz.deviever.com/oscar.jpg
http://www.toplessrobot.com/greatest_american_hero.jpg
This guy pulled Jamie-Lynn Sigler in real life not just on Entourage.
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc107/bastardlybutta/bastardly-photos/album122/jamie-lynn-07100901.jpg
http://www.iconarchive.com/icons/sykonist/peter-griffin/256/Peter-Griffen-Tux-zoomed-2-icon.png
http://images.fanpop.com/images/image_uploads/Stewie-stewie-griffin-684126_720_540.jpg

[Leroy Lizard]

If we're talking about cartoon characters:

http://www.pollsb.com/photos/o/15078-courage_cowardly_dog.jpg

http://images.zap2it.com/images/tv-EP00339674/courage-the-cowardly-dog-lionel-g-wilson.jpg

[setem]

NO WAY! COURAGE SUCKS!

[PhilTLL]

Dale Gribble! Come on, folks.

[Breadburner]

http://www.hellenism.net/images/famous/savalas.jpg

[reevie]

I am disappointed no one has listed Al Bundy

[Curly Bill]

Chuck named him first, but I'm going with: J.R. Ewing

[reevie]

http://bswusa.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/wkrp_l2.jpg

Was it his or Les Nessman's idea to drop the turkeys from the helicopter?

[Curly Bill]

Mork

[Breadburner]

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/03/cast-1.jpg

[pilobolus]

Paulie (Sopranos)
Omar (The Wire)
Walter White (Breaking Bad)
Spock
George Jefferson

[soonerborn30]

http://www.hogwild.net/images/Misc/tony.soprano-girl.jpg

[yankee]

fred flintstone
michael scott

[ouwasp]

Maurice Minnifield (Northern Exposure)

[OklaPony]

John from Cincinatti

[RUSH LIMBAUGH is my clone!]

Clem Kadiddlehopper, and Pee Wee Herman, of course.

[Leroy Lizard]

Question: How many of these characters will be remembered 20 years from now?

[Crucifax Autumn]

95%

[Leroy Lizard]

no way

[Scott D]

I see a lack of Fred Sanford you poor poor bastards.

[Crucifax Autumn]

I'm more of a Rollo and Grady guy myself.

[ouwasp]

Joe Friday

[Leroy Lizard]

I'm more of a Rollo and Grady guy myself.

Rollo was great. Grady sucked. But Julio was the best.

[Crucifax Autumn]

But Grady made a great salad from Rollo's parsley.

Julio posts here.

[Collier11]

no way

Its all kids and adults alike do these days, sit on their rear ends and watch tv, of course they will be remembered

[Crucifax Autumn]

Besides...This thread includes characters that were on the air as much as 50 years ago as it is.

[C&CDean]

I see a lack of Fred Sanford you poor poor bastards.

And George Jefferson. Bunch of racists.

[texaspokieokie]

Joe Friday

dullest show in the history of tv.

[texaspokieokie]

several on seinfeld

newman
jackie chiles
george's parents
jerry's parents (not including his dad from the 1st year)
boboo
terry hatcher (they're not spectacular)
many others
the characters ,besides the main 4, were what made this show so good.
& of course the writers & larry david

[SoonerAtKU]

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6qjMaQb-rIU/TESNgsVNnhI/AAAAAAAAAoU/CfVagxKq1LM/s1600/cross.jpg

http://cdn.pastemagazine.com/www/system/images/thumbs/www/articles/iasipmain_300x203.jpg

[ouwasp]

dullest show in the history of tv.

can't argue with you there, esp compared with the action ones that came later. But Jack Webb's Joe Friday was memorable.

[texaspokieokie]

yep, i remember him. i'm so old that i can remember when "dragnet" was on the radio.

[RUSH LIMBAUGH is my clone!]

Jack Webb's Joe Friday was memorable. "Adjust the Fax, ma'am".

[Mississippi Sooner]

There were really two Joe Fridays. There was the radio/black and white tv version when it was all serious but basic crime drama stuff of the period.

Then there was the late 60s color version when he had Harry Morgan as his partner, and that one is pure camp comedy. He revived the character to take on the generation gap/drug war that was going on at the time, and he came off much funnier than the character Dan Akroyd played in the Dragnet movie years later.

Who can forget such classic lines as "marijuana is the match, heroin is the fuse, LSD is the bomb."

Plus, he gave us Blue Boy, for crap's sake.

[Mississippi Sooner]

For those who might not remember Blue Boy:

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[texaspokieokie]

Jack Webb got an award from the LAPD for that show, & he was the only civilian to receive same.

"dragnet" was very educational & always showed the police in a favorable way.

it was also very cheap. in their office, friday & his pard faced each other @ a table, no desk.

even in barney miller, each one had a desk.

i did like "adam 12" (another webb production) not so much for the show, but all the LA scenery. mostly appeared to be in SF valley.

[texaspokieokie]

that wasn't comedy.

[Mississippi Sooner]

Not intentional comedy, no. But, his descriptions of what certain drugs did to the body would become comical later when people learned more about it.

[RUSH LIMBAUGH is my clone!]

DON'T CHEAT, BY LOOKING UP THE ANSWER!!!

Q: Who was Joe Friday's asst./sidekick in the early version of Dragnet(name of the character, and name of the actor)?

[texaspokieokie]

true, but he was dead serious.

i give him credit for having been married to Julie London.

remember him in a movie,"Pete Kelly's Blues". way back in the mid 50s.

[Mississippi Sooner]

true, but he was dead serious.

i give him credit for having been married to Julie London.

remember him in a movie,"Pete Kelly's Blues". way back in the mid 50s.

That's true. And he did do some real comedy. He did some skits with Carson on The Tonight Show that were hilarious.

[setem]

Any of these guys! I loved that show and I still watch it on Netflix. You can keep your damn Adam 12 and Dragnet I will take 21 Jumpstreet any day!

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2OlCU06-R2o/TFg_r28VdkI/AAAAAAAABxY/l2VS5Os_u4o/s400/johnny-depp-21-jump-street2.jpg

[pilobolus]

And George Jefferson. Bunch of racists.

See post #43.

[texaspokieokie]

Any of these guys! I loved that show and I still watch it on Netflix. You can keep your damn Adam 12 and Dragnet I will take 21 Jumpstreet any day!

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2OlCU06-R2o/TFg_r28VdkI/AAAAAAAABxY/l2VS5Os_u4o/s400/johnny-depp-21-jump-street2.jpg

that's a fair deal. i didn't bring up "dragnet", i mentioned "seinfeld".

[SoonerDude]

John Casey

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3078/3127004306_a739a94bcd_o.jpg

[soonerchk]

Herb Tarlek and Les Nessman. You can't have one without the other.

[Blue]

Anybody mention Kenny ****ing Powers?

[Crucifax Autumn]

Just because someone ODs doesn't make their TV character any good.

[Leroy Lizard]

dullest show in the history of tv.

I love Dragnet! Great character studies. And it was the first show to give a true behind-the-scenes look at crime investigation.

Okay, so it doesn't have hotties doing DNA testing (with their beautiful long hair messing up the samples) or massive explosions.

[MR2-Sooner86]

http://www.seinfeld-fan.net/pictures/kramer/kramer036.jpg
http://revdevbrand.com/images/tumblr/barney_stinson_hired.png

There is one though who takes the cake. Everything that is good with America is in this character. He is known and loved by everybody the world over for nearly a century.

http://fromthefoothills.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/bugs-bunny-minuteman.jpg

Yes, Bugs Bunny is the greatest character of all time whether it's TV or film.

[SanJoaquinSooner]

Five great(but not the greatest) characters from MTM:


Lou Grant (Edward Asner)

Ted Baxter (Ted Knight),

Rhoda Morgenstern (Valerie Harper)

Phyllis Lindstrom (Cloris Leachman)

Sue Ann Nivens (Betty White)

[Leroy Lizard]

Five great(but not the greatest) characters from MTM:


Lou Grant (Edward Asner)

Ted Baxter (Ted Knight),

Rhoda Morgenstern (Valerie Harper)

Phyllis Lindstrom (Cloris Leachman)

Sue Ann Nivens (Betty White)

My, you are a leftist. :D

[SanJoaquinSooner]

Eddie Haskell



and


June Cleaver RIP

[King Crimson]

Super Hans: Peep Show
Edmond Blackadder
Omar (the Wire)
hot strumpet: Morgan Fairchild....Flamingo Road.

[WA. Sooner]

Teddy Jack Eddie

[GKeeper316]

i give you A Pimp Named Slickback

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[jdsooner]

From SNL:
Church Lady
Coneheads
Blues Brothers
Hans and Frans
Matt Foley Motivational Speaker
Buckwheat
Mr. Robinson
Pat
Ed Grimley
Two Wild and Crazy Guys
Roseanne Rosannadanna
Killer Bees

Just to name a few!

[3rdgensooner]

Hartman was great on News Radio

http://s1.hubimg.com/u/3050548_f520.jpg

[GKeeper316]

i still consider newsradio the best sitcom in tv history... yes better than seinfeld

[Collier11]

Seinfeld is so overrated

[Boomer.....]

You're overrated! I bet you are a Friends lover.

[Scott D]

Seinfeld is so overrated

This

[reflector]

Al Bundy is the first name that came to mind when I saw the thread title.