Bravo's "The 100 Greatest TV Characters"airing Nov. 22-26 (SPOILERS!!!)

[Pavan]

BRAVO WELCOMES OLD FRIENDS AND NEW ICONS ONTO ITS SCREEN WITH 'THE 100 GREATEST TV CHARACTERS'

ALL NEW 5-PART SPECIAL CELEBRATES TELEVISION'S MOST SENSATIONAL STARS STARTING MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22 AT 9:00 PM

NEW YORK -- Starting November 22, Bravo will welcome on to its screen the characters that have always been welcome in our living rooms with its new special "The 100 Greatest TV Characters." This comprehensive five-part series will focus its critical eye on the famous television characters that have become a part of the fabric of American pop culture. The series will run for five consecutive nights at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT, counting down the top 20 TV characters of all time on Friday, November 26 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.

Blending classic clips, rare photos and interviews with both the stars and show creators, the series will spotlight how our favorite TV characters broke out of the pack to emerge as pop icons. From Lucy Ricardo to Marge Simpson, Ed Norton to Cosmo Kramer, Magnum P.I. to Monk, they come in all sizes, sexes and combinations.

Some of today's hottest TV stars will share their all-time favorites and influences as well. "The 100 Greatest TV Characters" will feature interviews with the critics, producers, and actors that know these characters best, including: Dennis Franz ("NYPD Blue"), Megan Mullally ("Will & Grace"), "The Simpson's" creator Matt Groening, TV critic Tom Shales, producers Rob Reiner, Steven Bochco and Aaron Sorkin, Oprah Winfrey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus ("Seinfeld") and even Kermit the Frog.

"The 100 Greatest TV Characters" is produced by LSL Productions in association with Bravo.




















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The 100 Greatest TV Characters" numbers 100 -- 11 are listed below in order: Who's your guess for the top 10?

100. Xena
99. Monk
98. Steve Urkel
97. Dr. Smith
96. Artie
95. Doug Ross
94. Vic Mackey
93. Maynard G. Krebs
92. Agent Dale Cooper
91. Caine
90. Herman Munster
89. Lieutenant Castillo
88. Jamie Somers
87. Gomez & Morticia
86. Maxwell Smart
85. Napoleon Solo/Illya Kuryakin
84. Bob Hartley
83. Vinnie Barbarino
82. Gil Grissom & Catherine Willow
81. Cast of Will & Grace
80. Jack Tripper
79. Charles Ingalls
78. Rob & Laura Petrie
77. Dr. Craig
76. Eleanor Frutt
75. Ally McBeal
74. Beaver
73. Dr. Johnny Fever
72. Dick Soloman
71. Dan Fielding
70. Niles Crane
69. David Addison/Maddie Hayes
68. Benson
67. Jim Ignatowski
66. Carla Tortelli
65. John Boy
64. Jessica Fletcher
63. Andy Taylor
62. Francis Xavier Pembleton
61. Crockett & Tubbs
60. Mork
59. Al & Peg Bundy
58. Barney Miller
57. Rhoda Morgenstern
56. Mick Belker
55. Captain Picard
54. Rocky & Bullwinkle
53. President Josiah Bartlett
52. Emma Peel
51. Murphy Brown
50. Sam & Diane
49. Maude Finley
48. Ted Baxter
47. Carmella Soprano
46. Cast of Friends
45. Marshall Matt Dillon
44. Cliff Huxtable
43. Thomas Magnum
42. Laverne & Shirley
41. The Barone Family
40. Fred Sanford
39. Kojak
38. Sergeant Ernie Bilko
37. Marcus Welby
36. Barney Fife
35. Lou Grant
34. Kermit & Miss Piggy
33. Maverick
32. Scully & Mulder
31. Samantha Stephens
30. Detective Lenny Briscoe
29. Alex Keaton
28. Perry Mason
27. Ann Marie
26. Frasier Crane
25. Joe Friday
24. Louis DePalma
23. Andy Sipowicz
22. Richard Kimball
21. Mr. Spock
20. Ed Norton
19. Eric Cartman
18. Roseanne
17. Jim Rockford
16. George Jefferson
15. J.R. Ewing
14. Hawkeye Pierce
13. Buffy
12. Edith Bunker
11. Carrie Bradshaw

[slackermonkey]

What's up with listing entire casts like "Friends" and "Will & Grace"? Shouldn't it be individual people, or at least comedy teams (Sam & Diane, Kermit & Miss Piggy)?

[Dean Winchester]

yay!! Buffy's #13 :rock: :rock:

[barwars]

#1 will be George Costanza, for sure.


Archie Bunker, Lucy Ricardo, Mary Richards, Homer Simpson and Kramer will be in the top 10. But that still leaves 4 empty slots.

[AtlantaBravesFan29]

Francis Xavier Pembleton. Who's he??:confused:

[Pitooey]

1 - Lucille Ball
2 - Archie Bunker
3 - Ethel Mertz
4 - Fred Mertz
5 - Ricky Ricardo
6 - Jackie Gleason
7 - Mary Tyler Moore
8 - Dick Van Dyke
9 - Bill Bixby
10 - Michael Landon

Necessarily not in that order......... but there are many more.....

Patty Duke
Ozzie and Harriet Nelson
Jack Benny

[Dean Winchester]

Originally posted by slackermonkey
What's up with listing entire casts like "Friends" and "Will & Grace"? Shouldn't it be individual people, or at least comedy teams (Sam & Diane, Kermit & Miss Piggy)?

well, a show like Friends was supposed to be an ensemble piece where the 6 characters were all supposed to be equals, so they should be recognized as a group instead of seperately.

[slackermonkey]

Well, yeah, I know that, but it seems weird to name the list "Greatest TV Characters" and then list two entire ensembles.

[barwars]

Nothing against Carla.... but I would have thought Cliff would have made it before her.
(although Norm is the best, he wasn't that much of a character)

[dlemond]

Originally posted by barwars
#1 will be George Costanza, for sure.


Archie Bunker, Lucy Ricardo, Mary Richards, Homer Simpson and Kramer will be in the top 10. But that still leaves 4 empty slots.


I think Tony Soprano and Fonzie will be in the top 10.

And I don't know if they will include them since they originated in the movie but Felix and Oscar from The Odd Couple deserve top 10.

[slackermonkey]

Fonzie will definitely be in the top 10.

Tony Soprano... he should be on the list, but I'd be surprised if he showed up in the top 10. Seems he should rank a little lower than that.

[barwars]

So the Top 10 will consist of.... (in no particular order)

Archie Bunker
Lucy Ricardo
Mary Richards
Homer Simpson
Kramer
Tony Soprano
Fonzie
George Costanza
Felix/Oscar
and ONE more.

(Kramer and George Costanza may be put together under "Seinfeld Cast" though)

[dlemond]

Originally posted by barwars
So the Top 10 will consist of.... (in no particular order)

Archie Bunker
Lucy Ricardo
Mary Richards
Homer Simpson
Kramer
Tony Soprano
Fonzie
George Costanza
Felix/Oscar
and ONE more.

(Kramer and George Costanza may be put together under "Seinfeld Cast" though)

I'll throw out a couple names - Captain Kirk and Steve Austin.

[barwars]

Originally posted by dlemond
I'll throw out a couple names - Captain Kirk and Steve Austin.

Captain Kirk.... yes.

Steve Austin.... who?

[dlemond]

Originally posted by barwars
Captain Kirk.... yes.

Steve Austin.... who?

The Six Million Dollar Man.

I saw the Bionic Woman made the list. (Jamie Somers)

[JT]

I swear if Erica Kane has not made that list, I'm setting fire to Bravo's offices!

[CliffClavin]

Homer will be in the top ten for sure.

[slackermonkey]

I'd be surprised if he weren't.

Remember the days when Bart was the most popular Simpson? Good times.

[Dean Winchester]

Originally posted by barwars
Nothing against Carla.... but I would have thought Cliff would have made it before her.
(although Norm is the best, he wasn't that much of a character)

I liked Carla best of all Cheers characters after Diane.

[Dean Winchester]

Originally posted by pavanbadal
80. Jack Tripper
75. Ally McBeal
67. Jim Ignatowski
66. Carla Tortelli
50. Sam & Diane
44. Cliff Huxtable
32. Scully & Mulder
31. Samantha Stephens
29. Alex Keaton
24. Louis DePalma
19. Eric Cartman
18. Roseanne
13. Buffy
11. Carrie Bradshaw

love all these

[Chain Gang Member]

Originally posted by barwars
Captain Kirk.... yes.

Steve Austin.... who?

Stone Cold Steve Austin

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[slackermonkey]

That's the Steve Austin I thought of first, until I realized it didn't make any sense. :p

[David]

Interesting. Jack Tripper should be higher though, and I wanted to see Chrissy :( But that's okay.

In the top 10, I expect to see... Lucy, Archie Bunker... and I don't know who else.

[Chain Gang Member]

Originally posted by slackermonkey
That's the Steve Austin I thought of first, until I realized it didn't make any sense. :p
Yeah,I didn't think a wrestler would be counted as a TV character

[dlemond]

You people never saw the Six Million Dollar Man?

One would think that Stone Cold took the name (Austin) because of the show.

[Stuck In The '70's]

Originally posted by dlemond
You people never saw the Six Million Dollar Man?

One would think that Stone Cold took the name (Austin) because of the show. :lol:

[Petrie Malone]

Here's my Guesses for the Top Ten: (In no particular order)

Lucy Ricardo
Mary Richards
Archie Bunker
Homer Simpson
Kramer
Fonzie
George Constanzia
Ethel Mertz
Tony Soprano
Felix and Oscar




Pavanbadal... do you know who the top ten are and just not telling us? Or are you as clueless as the rest of us? ;)

[Pavan]

30 more minutes until part one...

[CliffClavin]

I'm waiting with you Pav.:cool:

Did anyone see the lovely Natalie Portman on "Inside The Actors Studio " last night ?

[CliffClavin]

6 minutes....Wahoo :happyface

[CliffClavin]

I wonder if Ralph Kramden or Ed Norton will in the top ten ?

[vze3t9q9]

I am glad you told me. Now I don't have to sit through the 5 nights.

[CliffClavin]

Why ?

[Petrie Malone]

They put Archie at number 1?
DEFINATELY should have been Lucy!

[barwars]

Originally posted by Petrie Malone
They put Archie at number 1?
DEFINATELY should have been Lucy!

So what were the top 10??

[Petrie Malone]

Originally posted by barwars
So what were the top 10??

10. Tony Soprano
9. Captain Kirk
8. Mary Richards
7. Columbo
6. Seinfeld Cast
5. Homer
4. Fonzie
3. Lucy Ricardo
2. Ralph Kramden
1. Archie Bunker

[slackermonkey]

Pretty obvious choices, for the most part. Most of us here called it.

[barwars]

Originally posted by slackermonkey
Pretty obvious choices, for the most part. Most of us here called it.

Columbo was the only one I wasn't expecting.
Although, now, I completely see why.

[slackermonkey]

Columbo was the only unexpected one for me, too.

Tony Soprano would have been less obvious if they hadn't mentioned other Sopranos characters on the list.

[JT]

Stupid list, IMO.

[slackermonkey]

What makes you say that?

Other than listing whole casts as 'characters,' I don't think they have bad choices at all.

[Petrie Malone]

The top 10 aren't stupid... I just think that Tony, Mary, Homer, and Lucy should have been ranked higher.

[TVFactFan]

You mean to tell me that no characters from That's My Mama or Good Times made the list but stupid ass Mork made the list? I'm in a state of shock.

[JT]

I think the list is more pointless than stupid actually. Every once in a while, some channel makes a list like this and it's always the same exact people every single time. I mean, even in this thread, most people were able to predict who would be in the top 10.

If TVLand made a list of the 100 Greatest TV Characters, it'd be completely similar. The Top 10 would be almost congruent.

[Prince Lancelot]

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
You mean to tell me that no characters from That's My Mama or Good Times made the list but stupid ass Mork made the list? I'm in a state of shock.

I'm happy to see Mork on the list. He's such a great character of television history, IMO.
What do you have against the alien?

[TVFactFan]

Originally posted by Prince Lancelot
I'm happy to see Mork on the list. He's such a great character of television history, IMO.
What do you have against the alien?



Too much overacting

[Prince Lancelot]

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
Too much overacting

What do consider overacting?

[TVFactFan]

Originally posted by Prince Lancelot
What do consider overacting?


Robin Williams just acting TOO CRAZY. He went overbard a lot. A lot of things he did wasn't necessary. I wonder if he used cocaine while doing Mork and Mindy-lol

[Prince Lancelot]

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
Robin Williams just acting TOO CRAZY. He went overbard a lot. A lot of things he did wasn't necessary. I wonder if he used cocaine while doing Mork and Mindy-lol

I don't think Robin Williams went overboard in acting out his character. What do you expect ... his character was an alien. Of course, aliens are going to be protrayed as being "odd" or "different" from the norm.
So I ask this .... do you think the actors who played Martin on My Favorite Martian and ALF on ALF were overacting? If not, WHY?

[TVFactFan]

Originally posted by Prince Lancelot
I don't think Robin Williams went overboard in acting out his character. What do you expect ... his character was an alien. Of course, aliens are going to be protrayed as being "odd" or "different" from the norm.
So I ask this .... do you think the actors who played Martin on My Favorite Martian and ALF on ALF were overacting? If not, WHY?


I never watched ALF or my Favorite Martian, but the guy on 3rd Rock from the Sun didn't act like Robin Williams. I'm confident that Robin was HIGH when filming Mork and Mindy

[Dragonflies]

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
I never watched ALF or my Favorite Martian, but the guy on 3rd Rock from the Sun didn't act like Robin Williams. I'm confident that Robin was HIGH when filming Mork and Mindy

I doubt it, Robin actually seems like he's just very hyperactive. My uncle was the same way.

I don't think Robin overacted, that's just the way Mork was. Mork was an oddball, what do you expect? :p

[TVFactFan]

Originally posted by Angela Micelli
I doubt it, Robin actually seems like he's just very hyperactive. My uncle was the same way.

I don't think Robin overacted, that's just the way Mork was. Mork was an oddball, what do you expect? :p


Well that's why the show lost viewers every season because he was too over the top. Still can't believe that idiot made the list and not these TV characters


Flo-Alice
James-Good Times
Chico-Chico and The Man

[barwars]

Late 70s + Robin Williams.... yeah, he was probably high.

But so were most actors/actresses.... the entire appeal of Mork & Mindy WAS that Mork was a crazy.

[CliffClavin]

Well that's why the show lost viewers every season because he was too over the top. Still can't believe that idiot made the list and not these TV characters.

Man, you just loathe the dude.It lost viewers becuase:In the second season, network executives decided that even though the series was a big hit, everything needed to be changed! They actually decided to do more serious and meaningful stories when the audience was simply loving Robin Williams silly slapstick humor! They also moved the show from Thursday to Sunday evenings. Look at your tv schedule ... you won't find many top-rated shows on Sundays, especially comedies. They also "got rid of" the entire supporting cast. You know; the people it took the first season to get used to! Anyway, when ratings took a nose dive, they decided to change everything back for the third season.
(from a Mork & mindy fansite)

[TVFactFan]

Originally posted by CliffClavin
Man, you just loathe the dude.It lost viewers becuase:In the second season, network executives decided that even though the series was a big hit, everything needed to be changed! They actually decided to do more serious and meaningful stories when the audience was simply loving Robin Williams silly slapstick humor! They also moved the show from Thursday to Sunday evenings. Look at your tv schedule ... you won't find many top-rated shows on Sundays, especially comedies. They also "got rid of" the entire supporting cast. You know; the people it took the first season to get used to! Anyway, when ratings took a nose dive, they decided to change everything back for the third season.
(from a Mork & mindy fansite)



Mork still doesn't belong on a list titled-"Greatest TV Characters"

[CliffClavin]

Geez it wasn't like he was in the top 20 , sheesh.He is a really funny & crazy alien dude.

Do you like other Robin Williams roles ?

[TVFactFan]

Originally posted by CliffClavin
Geez it wasn't like he was in the top 20 , sheesh.He is a really funny & crazy alien dude.

Do you like other Robin Williams roles ?




The Mork character was fine when he was on Happy Days but when he had his own show he turned into a NUT. If he acted the way he did on Happy Days then maybe the show Mork and Mindy wouldn't have been too bad.

[CliffClavin]

Lets just stop talking about M & M .