Top ten TV characters of all time...

I was discussing TV characters with a good friend recently and we got on the subject of GREAT TV characters. Whom do you consider worthy of a mention in your top ten list? Many of these characters were in brilliant shows and some jumped the shark (as did the characters), but when the show was a hit, the characters were brilliant. Mine (in no specific order): 1. Tony Soprano 2. Archie Bunker 3. J.R. Ewing 4. Mr. Spock 5. Stewie Griffin 6. Dorothy Zbornak 7. Roseanne Connor 8. Lucille Bluth 9. Carla Tortelli 10. Captain Jean-Luc Picard

• Lucy Ricardo Mary Richards Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke)

• Barney Fife Granny on Beverly Hillbillies Ted Baxter.

• Vic Mackey Frank Pembleton Ted Baxter Lennie Briscoe Lucas McCain Festus Claudette Wyms Edith Bunker Bob Hartley JR Ewing

• Al Bundy has to be in there somewhere.

• Dexter Morgan Walter White

• Sheldon Cooper Jeri Blank Eunice Higgins Blanche Devereaux

• I'm going to name the top ten in terms of my TV experience. Characters like Mary Tyler Moore's in the MTM Show or Archie Bunker were WAY before my time and I feel I don't really have a true grasp of their place in the pantheon (even though I know they belong there), so I'll leave them out: 1. Lucy (the only old school rerun I recall) 2. Magnum PI (my first crush as a young boy) 3. Don Draper (my current crush) 4. Karen Walker (funniest supporting character ever) 5. Rose Nyland (I remember being a kid and loving her) 6. Cliff Huxtable (THE show of my childhood, I wanted Cliff to be my dad) 7. Miles Crane (my favorite character of all time) 8. Roseanne Connor (for all of us poor kids in the early 90s, this character was our mother) 9. Walter White (brilliantly acted) 10.The entire cast of Arrested Development (can't pick one, a true ensemble, and, for me, the best show on TV ever)

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• This thread will go on forever as no one will ever agree. I nominate Temperance Brennan from Bones.

• A preliminary draft of the first ten that came to mind, reserving the right to update, and in no particular order... Jerri Blank Kevin Conroy's Batmam Suzanne Sugarbaker William the Bloody a/k/a Spike Lucy Ricardo Mister Ed Sue Sylvester Eddie Haskell Darlene Connor The Whammy

• Valerie Cherish Roseanne Connor Jackie (Roseanne's sister) Darlene Connor Ruth Fisher Tony Soprano Margaret Chenowith Brenda Chenowith Carmella Soprano Adrianna LaCuerva Suzanne Sugarbaker Victoria Lord Buchanan

• [quote]7. Miles Crane (my favorite character of all time) Your love is shallow, my friend.

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• I agree with number 3 on r10's list.

• haha, r12. I really fucked up the whole post didn't I?

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• On ANY list, Lucy would have to be #1.

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• Walter White!

• Victoria Lord Buchanan? Or is that Nicole Smith? Or Jean Carpenter? can't have her on this list without having Erica Kane.

• In no particular order Top Lead characters Don Draper Brian Kinney Buffy Cagney et Lacey Samantha Stevens J R Ewing Regina Phalange (aka Phoebe) Alexis Morrell Carrington Colby Dexter Rowan Captain James T Kirk Dexter

• Karen Walker is definitely up there. Archie Bunker is iconic, as is Mary Tyler Moore.

• Cast of Family Ties, especially Alex Keaton.

• Rachel Green and Ross Geller

• George Costanza

• Off the top of my head... Livia Soprano (The Sopranos) Tony Soprano (The Sopranos) Janice Soprano (The Sopranos) Margaret Chenowith (Six Feet Under) Omar Little (The Wire) Bunk Moreland (The Wire) Niles Crane (Frazier) Anna Forbes (This Life) Frank Pembleton (Homicide: Life on the Street) Al Swearengen (Deadwood)

• Fox Mulder and Dana Scully

• [R19], Brian Kinney? Then add Bette Porter. Now, for real (I have only seen most of these in reruns): Ed Norton and Ralph Kramden, Ben Casey, Perry Mason, Homer Simpson, Morticia Addams (does she count, since the character was from the cartoons?), Maude, Louis de Palma, Miss Piggy, and Livia Soprano.

• Jane Mancini - Melrose Place John Bosley - Charlie's Angels Officer Reed - Adam 12 Jennifer Keaton - Family Ties Tracy Partridge - The Partridge Family Mr. Defazio - Laverne and Shirley Miss Bliss - Saved by the Bell Carrie Ingalls - Little House on the Prarie Belle - Alice Cindy Snow - Three's Company

• Maurice Minnifield - Northern Exposure

• Fonzie

• Mother Jefferson. Seriously. Aside from maybe Lucy who else hit every line out of the park.

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• Valerie Cherish would definitely be in my top 5.

• Ralph Furley Sandra Clark Blanche Deveraux Stewie Griffin Homer Simpson Sheila Carter Grainger Forrester Warrick Carlton Banks Jack Donaghey George Costanza Jerri Blank Alex P. Keaton

• Lucy Ricardo Granny from the Beverly Hillbillies Mary Richards Captain Kirk Beaver Cleaver Archie Bunker Maude Alexis Carrington J. R. Ewing Columbo

• Spock of course. Jean Luc Picard. Bart Simpson. Murphy Brown. Sheldon.

• I'm staying in the recent....,Lucille Ball & MTM are too obvious Don Draper Jack Donaghy Tony Soprano Walter White Elaine Benes/George Costanza Larry David (even though it's himself - Curb Your Entusiasm) The entire Arrested Development cast (was going to say Lucille or Tobias but GOB, Michael, Buster....such an amazing ensemble) Phil Dunphy Brenda Leigh Johnson

• How in the hay-ull have you gays all forgotten me already? [aside] Sweetheart, why don't you run on down to the Koreans for me and pick up a pack of Lucky Strikes?

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• Many of these wonderful characters, but I must add... Rhoda Morgenstern

• 1. Archie Bunker 2. Edith Bunker 3. Tony Soprano 4. Omar Little 5. The Fonz 4. Mary Richards 5. Ted Baxter 6. Lou Grant 6. Alex Keaton 7. George Jefferson 8. James Evans 9. Louie from Taxi 10. Cast of Barney Miller

• CAROLINE IN THE CITY! Seriously, she was the prototype for Carrie Bradshaw to follow. The gays adored CITC in the 90s! An underappreciated show.

• Radar O'Reilly Carlton The Doorman Max Headroom Gomer Pyle Lisa Douglas and Eb Dawson from "Green Acres"

• Ahem. Sister Bertril

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• Love or hate the show, but ALLY MCBEAL must be on the list. ALLY was iconic 1990s television. Everyone watched it and everyone talked about it.

• There's a lot of Eldergays in this thread. Some of the names of the older tv characters I have no idea who they are.

• Rob & Laura Petrie Jim Phelps, Cinnamon Carter, and Rollin Hand Thelma Harper Lucille McGilicuddy Ricardo and Ethel Mae Potter Mertz Ann Marie Samantha Stevens Stewart & Sally McMillan Lt. Columbo

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• I'm with R43. Most of you need to be naming the tv shows you're talking about.

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• Lily Ruskin (Spring Byington--December Bride) Joan Stevens (Joan Davis--I Married Joan) Margie Albright (Gale Storm--My Little Margie) Suzanna Pomeroy (Gale Storm--Oh! Suzanna) Chester A Riley (William Bendix--The Life of Riley) Bentley Gregg.(John Forsythe--Bachelor Father) Donna Stone (Donna Reed--The Donna Reed Show) Robinson Peepers (Wally Cox--Mr Peepers) Bob Collins (Bob Cummings--Love That Bob) Connie Brooks (Eve Arden--Our Miss Brooks) Amos McCoy (Walter Brennan--The Real McCoys) Mike Nelson (Lloyd Bridges--Sea Hunt)

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• 1. Omar 2. Tony Soprano 3. Tim Bayliss 4. Basil Fawlty 5. Brenda Chenowith 6. Walter White 7. Dorothy Zbornak 8. J.R. Ewing 9. Homer Simpson 10. George Costanza Honourable mention: Veronica Mars Vic Mackay The Littlest Hobo Mary Richards

• Laverne deFazio Shirley Feeney

• R47, are you 80 years old?

• R9 should be euthanized.

• 1. Nobody said Al Swearingen? 2. Maris Crane. Best ever example of a character who is critical to the plot and sensationally memorable, yet never appears. 3. Diane Chambers. There's never been another like her. 4. Jed and Abi Bartlet and Leo McGarry - the administration to have if you can't have Al Swearingen. 5. Basil Fawlty is only the tip of the British iceberg. There's Alf Garnett, Fitz from Cracker, Callan (and Lonely) and many more over the years. Gregory House owes everything to Sherlock Holmes. R48 is right. A whole generation was emotionally scarred by The Littlest Hobo, so he must be memorable!

• Jeannie Ironside Carol Brady Johnny Carson (his on-camera persona was nothing like his private one) Fred Sanford Carlton the Doorman Robot Dr. Zachary Smith Endora Mrs. Wolowitz on Big Bang Theory

• Jimmy James (Newsradio) Kerry Weaver (ER) Lilith Sternin-Crane (Cheers/Frasier) Det. Munch (Homicide/L&O) Lennie Brisco (L&O) Coach (Cheers) Skipper (Gilligan's Island) Fox Mulder

• In no particular order of merit: Edina Monsoon Edmund Blackadder JR Ewing Sgt Bilko Blanche Devereux Homer Simpson Jessica Fletcher Lt Columbo Derek Trotter Father Ted Crilly

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• Dana Scully Dorothy Zbornak Karen Walker Daria Willow Spock Tony Soprano Don Draper Edina Monsoon Arrested Development ensemble Bonus: Hyacinth Bucket

• R55, ever heard of comma's?

• comedy: archie bunker mary tyler moore lucy roseanne homer simpson roger of american dad blanch deveraux frasier eric cartman sheldon of big banf

• r57 - [quote]ever heard of comma's? Perhaps you should settle your own punctuation issues before you correct others.

• Who is this Walter White character other people have mentioned? What show is he from?

• Walter White is the main character from Breaking Bad, R60, played brilliantly by Bryan Cranston and who has three Emmys to prove it. Of course, I can't see how these people can mention Walter White without bringing up his sidekick, Jesse Pinkman, a character every bit as memorable and as glorious as the lead....bitch.

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• 1. Mary Richards, 2. Spock, 3. Maxwell Smart, 4. Basil Fawlty, 5. Karen Walker, 6 & 7 Dana Scully and Fox Mulder, 8. Twin Peaks ensemble, 9. Brenda Chenowith, 10. Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison.

• Thank you, R61.

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• I agree with R62 about Twin Peaks ensemble, Mulder and Scully and Spock. I also love George Costanza and Elaine Benes, Jean Luc Picard, James Wilson and Gregory House, Tobias Beecher and Chris Keller, Brian Kinney, Arnold Rimmer

• Walter White, Jesse Pinkman, Gustavo Fring, Saul Goodman, Badger, the Skank and Spooge family, Tuco, Tio Hector, Hank Schrader, Gale Boetticher, Wendy, Mike Ehrmantraut, the Salamanca cousins

• John Steed and Emma Peel The Jewish psychiatrist Carmela goes to see on The Sopranos Homer Simpson JR Ewing Mr Spock

• Blanche Hunt Janice McCann Valerie Cherish Debbie Doonan Terri McIntyre Madge Harvey Madge Allsop Henry Ramsey Donna Noble Jason Stackhouse

• And thank you, R65. I agree. BEST SHOW EVER, with an amazing cast of characters. Mulder/Scully---best 'couple' in the history of television couples. I agree with the poster upthread who mentioned the ensemble of Arrested Development, but for the TOP character, Gob Bluth is a man for the ages. C'mon!

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• Another vote for Darlene Connor. Also pitching one in for Lois Griffin.

• I can't believe the anti MTM troll hasn't surfaced yet.

• 1. Tony Soprano 2. Ruth Fisher 3. Omar Little 4. Livia Soprano 5. David Fisher 6. Dexter 7. Lorelai Gilmore 8. George Jefferson 9. J. J Evans 10. Kojak

• Homer Simpson Mary Richards Mr. Spock Peggy Hill Tony Soprano Lucy Carmichael Archie Bunker Don Draper Phyllis Lindstrom Bob Hartley

• Women: 1) Lucy Ricardo 2) Ethel Mertz 3) Cordelia Chase 4) Elaine Benes 5) Dr. Marlena Evans 6) Buffy Summers 7) Jill Foster 8) Iris Cory 9) Rachel Davis 10) Kaye Buell Men: 1) Angel 2) Don Draper 3) Spike 4) Omar Little 5) Stringer Bell 6) John Black 7) Maxwell Smart 8) Dexter 9) George Costanza 10) Gregory Sumner

• Little Joe Cartwright Captain Kangaroo Dr Kildare Luke Spencer

• Columbo

• President Jeb Bartlett Hawkeye Pierce Hot Lips Hoolihan

• Beverly La Salle, Archie Bunker's favorite drag queen.

• Jack McCoy

• May I do one with a bit of UK flavour to it? I will anyway. 1. Derek Trotter (Del Boy) - Only Fools and Horses 2. Doctor Who (Esp. Tom Baker and David Tennent) 3. Sherlock Holmes (Esp. Benedict Cumberbatch) 4. Captain Mainwaring - Dad's Army 5. Margot - The Good Life 6. Hercule Poirot 7. Phoebe Buffay - Friends 8. Alice Tinker - The Vicar of Dibley 9. Mr Spock - Star Trek 10. Niles Crane - Frazier

• we could do ensembles, too: 1. Twin Peaks, 2. Arrested Development, 3. MTM show; 4. Dick Van Dyke Show, 5. Six Feet Under, 6. Sopranos, 7. Breaking Bad, 8. The Office, 9. Parks and Recreation, 11. Will & Grace

• Oops! Frasier even.

• Jessica Fletcher- Murder, She Wrote Seth Hazlitt- Murder, She Wrote Amos Tupper- Murder, She Wrote Monk- Monk Cast of original 90210 Dean and Sam Winchester- Supernatural Vicki Lawrence- Mama's Family Brian Hackett- Wings Eric Brady- Days of Our Lives John Stamos- Uncle Jesse- Full House Cast of Facts of Life Alex P. Keaton- Family Ties Amanda Woods (Heather Locklear)- Melrose Place George Jefferson- The Jefferson's Sondra Clark- 227

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• Agree the any list without Lucy is a problem. Lucy and Jackie Gleason were TV's first superstars when there were only two or three networks. The reuns of their respective shows still run in most markets.

• No order... Homer Simpson Tony Soprano Elaine Benes "Larry David" Suzie Green Carmela Soprano Joan Holloway Liz Lemon George Costanza Roseanne Connor

• This place is dead because of primetime.

• Eddie Haskell.

• Agent Cooper Mulder and Scully Walter White, Jesse Pinkman Mr. Spock Buffy Veronica Mars Dexter Ally McBeal

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• Hyacinth Bucket (Keeping Up Appearances) Mrs. Slocombe (Are You Being Served?) Jack McFarland (Will & Grace) Uncle Tonoose (Make Room for Daddy) Artemus Gordon (The Wild, Wild West) Joe Friday (Dragnet) Arnold Ziffel (Green Acres) Sophia Petrillo (Golden Girls) Ilya Kuriakin (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.) Sue Ann Nivens (The Mary Tyler Moore Show)

• Mary Tyler Moore as Mary Richards Valerie Harper as Rhoda Morgenstern Delta Burke as Suzanne Sugarbaker Dixie Carter as Julia Sugarbaker Dick Van Dyke as Rob Petrie Mary Tyler Moore as Laura Petrie

• Just a few of my favorites: Niles Crane Frazier Crane Carmella Soprano Karen (Will & Grace) Jack (Will & Grace) Dr. Green (ER) Lennie Brisco (Law & Order) Squidward Tentacles Both Diane & Rebecca (Cheers) Cliff (Cheers) Fonzie (Happy Days)

• Ahem One Ringy Dingy!

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• Oh chiz, I forgot Cartman! (South Park) Am I the only one that hates Lucy????

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• Edie Brit Kimberly Mancini Valerie Cherish Sydney (Melrose Place) Brenda Chenowith Jerri (SWC) Dorothy (GG) Jen Lindley Brenda (90210) Victoria Lord

• 1. Archie Bunker 2. JR Ewing 3. Cliff Huxtable 4. Lucy Ricardo 5. The Fonz 6. Tony Soprano 7. Rose Nylin 8. Roseanne Connor 9. Karen Walker 10. Louie De Palma I didn't not watch Mary Tyler Moore or Star Trek so I didn't include them but I know they are iconic but I cannot comment on them personally.

• OMG, I need to put George Castanza on my list, I don't know who I will kick off.

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• Hey House of Dark shadows is on Demand TCM

• Oh, no what about Florida Evans, The Ropers (not the show the characters) Phoebe Bouffet So many good characters. Television was really good. Not as good now but we will see how today's characters hold up next decade.

• Some more: Benson (from Soap - not his own show) Coach (Cheers) Sophia Petrillo (Golden Girls) Dylan (90210) Alexis (Dynasty)

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• Holland Taylor as the John Forsythe's wife (he played Governor Powers) in Norman Lear's 1992 "The Powers That Be." Holland: "People. Don't get me started on people."

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• R101 Wow! I remember loving that show. It didn't last long, though. Wasn't that the first time we saw David Hyde-Pierce in a series? Also, Holland Taylor had two other memorable characters: on "Bosom Buddies" and "Two and a Half Men."

• Dr. Mark Craig Dr. Wayne Fiscus Dr. Jack Morrison Dr. Philip Chandler Dr. Daniel Auschlander Dr. Donald Westphall Dr. Robert Caldwell Dr. Seth Griffin Dr. Peter White Ellen Craig

• R101, R102. 'The Powers That Be' was hysterical. It made fun of everything and everybody especially the political and wealthy class. The cast was a riot. Of course it didn't last long...it was an intelligent, witty, smart show starring Holland Taylor, Valerie Mahaffey and David Hyde Pierce pre-'Frasier.' The show was Norman Lear at his best.

• James Franciscus as Mr. Novak

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• Richard Chambelain as Dr. Kildare

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• Sheldon Cooper - Big Bang Theory

• Some other favorites: Chandler Bing Little Joe Cartwright and Candy John Gage, "Emergency!" Urkel, "Family Matters" Antoine and Blaine, film critics, "In Living Color" The "M-A-S-H" characters Victoria Barkley, "The Big Valley" Illya Kuryakin, "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." The "Mission Impossible" leads.

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• Ashley Schaeffer - Spin City Margaret Wyborn - Becker Ross Gellar - Friends Cousin Oliver - The Brady Bunch Dr. Harry Weston - Empty Nest Lily Tucker Pritchett - Modern Family Whitney - Whitney Han Lee - 2 Broke Girls Sugar Motta - Glee Jimmy Cooper - The OC

• Erica Kane Eric Cartman Bart Simpson Marcia Brady Wilma Flintstone Zack Addy Mallory Keaton Russell Hantz Claire Huxtable Wally Cleaver /thread closed Arnold Jackson

• Oh and one honorable mention: Scooter from The Muppet Show

• Can't believe no love for anyone from FNL. In no particular order: Coach and Mrs Taylor (can't separate them) - FNL Frank Furillo and Joyce Davenport - Hill St Blues Tim Riggins - FNL Sylar - Heroes David Fisher - Six Feet Under Buffy - no reference required Walter White - Breaking Bad Jesse Pinkman - Breaking Bad Dr Green - ER And since I am British need to add some UK faves Alan Partridge Hilda Ogden - Coronation Street Malcolm Tucker - The Thick of It Sorry - more than 10 but can't take any off.

• Sam Malone Cliff Claven! Rebecca Howe Diane Chambers ...

• R109's list is hilarious. The inclusion of Ross Gellar is inspired. Mine are: Cartman Sophia Petrillo (sp?) Lucille Bluth Elaine Benes Lisa Simpson Shaggy Rogers Peg Bundy Steve Brule Peggy Hill Roseanne Connor (A personal list. It's cartoon heavy. And mom heavy.)

• 1. Ethel Mertz (Vivian Vance) 2. Jackie Harris (Laurie Metcalf) 3. Rhoda Morgenstern (Valerie Harper) 4. Phyllis Lindstrom (Cloris Leachman) 5. Carla Tortelli (Rhea Perlman) 6. Karen Walker (Megan Mulally) 7. Suzanne Sugarbaker (Delta Burke) 8. Simka (Carol Kane) 9. Lucille Bluth (Jessica Walter) 10. Amy Farrah Fowler (Mayim Bialik)

• MY TOP 10: Maude Findlay Thelma Harper Hazel Burke Ginny Wrobliki (One Day at a Time) Cassie Cranston (It's a Living) Mary Hartman Sabrina Duncan LaVonda (Sordid Lives) Florence Jean Castleberry Blanche Devereaux

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• Lucy Ricardo. No explanation required period. The entire cast of "Soap" The entire cast of the bastard son of "Soap", "Arrested Development." Sophia in "The Golden Girls" She centered that whole show like how an anchor does a ship. Alice Kramden "The Honeymooners" Her timing and ability to keep a straight face are both letter perfect. I can't think of anyone else off hand, sorry.

• Iris Carrington Lucinda Walsh James Stenbeck Rose DeVille Dr Marlena Evans Jill Foster Abbott Roger Thorpe India von Halkein Karen Wolek Tina Lord Roberts

• One of my favorite Tina scenes at the link. I haven't laughed so hard at a death scene in my life:

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• Estelle Getty was the worst actress of the Golden Girls, R118. No way was she the "center" of the show. Good with one liners but they all were.

• In no certain order- 1. Phoebe Buffay 2. Karen Walker 3. Lucy Ricardo 4. Mary Richards 5. Thelma Harper 6. Suzanne Sugarbaker 7. Rhoda Morgenstern 8. Kath Day-Knight 9. Roseanne Connor 10. Kimberly Craig nee Day

• 1. Sheila Carter Grainger Forrester Warwick 2. Annie Dutton Lewis 3. Natalie Marlowe Dillon 3. Tina Lord Roberts 4. Gabrielle Medina 6. Cesar Faison 7. Anna Devane 8. Samantha Jean Brady 9. Dr Carly Manning 10. Alexandra Spaulding

• [quote]Mike Nelson (Lloyd Bridges--Sea Hunt) Mike Nelson even has a restaurant named after him "Nelson's" You can't say that about many other TV characters.

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• Assuming I can only pick one per show (in no order): Lucy Ricardo Tony Soprano Edith Bunker Lou Grant Kermit House Walter Bishop Rose Nyland Alexis Morell Carrington Colby Dexter Rowan Samantha Stephens I assume we're doing American television only. For the UK television shows appearing in the U.S.: The Doctor Patsy Stone Hyacinth Bucket Basil Fawlty The Dowager Countess

• Lucille Bluth Jack Donaghy Karen Walker The Doctor Bender Bending Rodriguez Don Draper Sue Sylvester Claire Fisher Walter White Barney Stinson

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• Maude owns this thread and yet only two mentioned her. WTF? Maude towers over everyone else including Archie Bunker who was mortified by her, which was amazing.

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• Troy and Abed...

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• Mel Sharples

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• Stewie Griffin? Seriously? Blech. I prefer George Jetson.

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• Lady Prudence Fairfax Sir Geoffrey Dillon King Friday Maynard G Krebs Uncle Arthur Parking garage owner, The Odd Couple Ginny Sac Tuco, Gus Fring Henrietta Pussycat

• Chandler Bing (Friends) Could there BE a more imitated TV character?

• Go to 3:05 of this clip to see the greatest one there ever was:

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• Leroy Jethro Gibbs, NCIS

• When there's a thread about worst TV characters, I nominate Ross on Friends and the Nanny.

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• BARNABAS Collins Erica Kain Victoria Lord Sue Ann Nivens Bozo the Clown Captain Mangaroo Mr. Rodgers I sort,have got a lot of mixed signals as a child, didn't I?

• 75% of Americans have no idea who the hell Lucille Bluth is.

• Lucy Ricardo Barnabas Collins Mary Richards J.R. Ewing Alexis Carrington Colby Stewie Griffin Homer Simpson Alex P. Keaton Tony Soprano Erica Kane

• So start one, R136.

• Sgt. Joe Friday J. Fred Muggs

• Captain Penny Barnaby Woodrow the Woodsman

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