Top 6 Characters in TV Situation Comedies

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Top 6 Characters in TV Situation Comedies

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Ed Norton - Honeymoners
Frank Burns - MASH
George Costanza - Seinfeld
Barney Fife - Andy Griffith Show
Jethro Bodine - Beverly Hillbillies
Ted Baxter - Mary Tyler Moore Show
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Never liked the Honeymooners...

Mine (with an international flavor):

George Costanza - Seinfeld
Basil Fawlty - Fawlty Towers
Maxwell Smart - Get Smart
Father Dougal - Father Ted
Kath Day-Knight - Kath & Kim

PS - Oops, I get one more...

Larry David - Curb Your Enthusiasm
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Archie Bunker - All in the Family
Fred Sanford - Sanford and Son
Johnny Fever - WKRP in Cincinnati
Hawkeye Pierce - MASH
Dwight Schrute - The Office
Ricky Ricardo - I Love Lucy
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Cliff Claven - Cheers - by far my favorite ever.
Tim Conway - McHales Navy
Major Frank Burns - Mash
George Castanza - Seinfeld
Ed Norton - Honeymoners
Barney Fife/Floyd The Barber (tie) - Andy Griffith Show

The list is not complete without Archie Bunker, but I cannot in good conscience bump anyone above.
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Dr. Bombay - Bewitched
Eddie Haskell - Leave It To Beaver
Robby Douglas - My Three Sons. Hubba hubba.
Edith Bunker - All In The Family
Maynard G. (stands for Walter) Krebs - The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Elliot Carlin - Bob Newhart Show
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pophead2k wrote: Johnny Fever - WKRP in Cincinnati
Les Nesman might be the choice there. Just thinking about the "turkey drop" is cracking me up right now.
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Ha! You are correct sir. Actually, Herb Tarlek might deserve a mention.
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The Turkey Drop is on You Tube

http://youtube.com/watch?v=BvFdJ1zUAGU
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as god is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly.

the godless tornadoes episode was also a classic. great show.
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Here's a brit list - statesians later

Basil Fawlty - Flwayt stwoer
Rik - The Young Ones
Del Boy - Only Fools and Horses
Norman Stanley Fletcher - Porridge
Rigsby - Rising Damp
Blackadder - Blackadder II
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Boy With A Problem wrote:
pophead2k wrote: Johnny Fever - WKRP in Cincinnati
Les Nesman might be the choice there. Just thinking about the "turkey drop" is cracking me up right now.
Great exchange between Jennifer Marlow's stud boyfriend (his name was "Steel") and Les Nesman:

Steel: "Good to meet you. My name is "Steel""
Les: "Hmmm. Steel. That's an unusual name..."
Steel: "Yes, it is. I like to think a persons first name says a lot about the quality of the person it belongs to. " But I'm sorry, I missed your first name"
Les: "Les.................Les Nesman"
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Man, I must be bored out of my fukking mind!

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Mr. Ed
Cousin It
Uncle Fester
Fish
Homer Simpson
Bender
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How about six more?

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Mr. Haney
MaryAnn
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The Fonz
Mork
ALF
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Reggie Perrin
Basil Fawlty
Both Mitchell and Webb in Peep Show (let this be one!)
Larry David in Curb
Father Ted
Both Frasier and Niles

Peep Show series 3 is fabulous. Tonight's barbecued dog-eating episode had me crying my eyes out. Perfect.

Why 6? ('Why not?', I hear you reply.)
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Frank Burns
Herb Tarlek
Louie
Det Nick Yemana (Barrney Miller)
Howard Borden (Bob Newhart)
Buddy Sorrel (Dick Van Dyke)
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Boy With A Problem wrote:The Turkey Drop is on You Tube

http://youtube.com/watch?v=BvFdJ1zUAGU
hehe

Haven't seen that in ages.
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Otis Westinghouse wrote: ('Why not?', I hear you reply.)
It was going to be 5 but I couldn't leave out Ted Baxter. But, as I antcipated, there have been a bunch of excellent additions that might have made it to my list - Eddie Haskel, Floyd the Barber, Elliot Carlin, Uncle Fester and Nick Yemena being particulary good choices. And I just don't know the English shows well enough to comment. Larry David - tough call there - I already had George on the list, and I never quite thought of Curb as a situation comedy.
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US: light on nostalgia...

Fred Mertz
Karen Walker
Red Foreman
GOB Bluth
Gomez Addams
Bobby (King-of-the) Hill

Don't know nearly enough UK ones but here are my two faves:

Sir Humphrey Appleby
Reginald Perrin (hadn't thought of that show in ages, loved it)
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C J
Jim Ignatowski
Herb Tarlek
Ted Baxter
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
Neuman
echos myron like a siren
with endurance like the liberty bell
and he tells you of the dreamers
but he's cracked up like the road
and he'd like to lift us up, but we're a very heavy load
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Niles Crane - Frasier
Mr Swainey - one foot in the grave
Trigger Ball - fools and horses
Manny Bianco - Black Books
Rigsby - Rising Damp
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One more?
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Manuel - Fawlty Towers
Baldrick - Blackadder
Basil Fawlty - Fawlty Towers
One Armed Waiter - Robin's Nest
Jethro Bodine - Beverly Hillbilies
Eb Dawson - Green Acres
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I didnt get where I am today without knowing when I needed one more.
echos myron like a siren
with endurance like the liberty bell
and he tells you of the dreamers
but he's cracked up like the road
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Father Jack Hackett - Father Ted
Bob Ferris - Whatever happened to the likely lads?
Randy Hickey - My name is Earl
Victor Meldrew - One foot in the grave
Ray Purbs - Hippies
Sally Solomon - Third rock from the sun
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Otis Westinghouse wrote:One more?
oops

Father Dougal - Father Ted
corruptio optimi pessima
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