Excluding the Beverly Hillbillies, who I gather had unlimited wealth - who do you think was the richest?

I have to go with the Banks on The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air.

the Howells?

i assume you are excluding Richie Rich, but what about the family on Silver Spoons

yeah, like robyrob said the Howells.

OK Crackerby is really loaded too.

The Conners on that last terrible season of Roseanne.

The Tates on Soap.

Karen Walker on Will & Grace

If you count animated sitcoms, Mr. Burns on The Simpsons.

Let's not forget Gomez and Morticia Addams. While Herman Munster was a blue
collar guy (with a complexion to match?), Gomez was a wealthy lawyer. Yes,
they were eccentric--but they had an excuse: they were rich.

well, according to Forbes magazine (http://www.forbes.com/2005/11/29/forbes-fictional-rich_cx_mn_de_05fict15land.html) the 15 richest fictional characters are:

1. Santa Claus
2. Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks
3. Richie Rich
4. Lex Luthor
5. C. Montgomery Burns
6. Scrooge McDuck
7. Jed Clampett
8. Bruce Wayne
9. Thurston Howell III
10. Willy Wonka
11. Arthur Bach (Dudley Moore's character in "Arthur")
12. Ebenezer Scrooge
13. Lara Croft
14. Cruella De Vil
15. Lucius Malfoy

I would have to say at least one of the wealthier would have to be Maxwell Sheffield (The Nanny). Sure, the Howells may have been richer, but it's not like it did them any good where they were! ;)

the family on silver spoon if you have a house like that you must be pretty damn rich!! lol

Blair Warner on The Facts of Life.

the Jeffersons and Fresh prince of bel air

Excluding the Beverly Hillbillies, who I gather had unlimited wealth - who do you think was the richest?

I have to go with the Banks on The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air.

Me too. Especially the way Janet Hubert-Whitten dressed on the show. She dressed classy from head to toe. It definitely reflected how rich she is. Plus there was a butler but the Banks' remained real and down-to-earth. They were a likable family.

Frasier seemed quite wealthy on Frasier and as barwars said, Niles, when married to Maris, would have been quite rich.

Also, Jim Ignatowski from Taxi, when his father died and left him several million dollars.

Oliver and Lisa off Green Acres.

Saved By The Bell:

1. Lisa Turtle on Saved By The Bell was the richest girl on the show. Both of her parents were doctors.

2. Jessie's dad owned a resort and Zack lived next door to her.


Facts of Life:

1. Blair Warner

2. Both of Tootie's parents were Lawyers so i'm assuming she was the SECOND richest person behind Blair Warner?

3. Natalie's dad was a doctor and her mom a Homemaker? I think Natalie even had a Maid at home.

How about Mr. Drummond from Diff'rent Strokes? He was pretty wealthy !!

The Burns's-The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, How about the old tightwad Jack Benny?-The Jack Benny Program. It was a sitcom sometimes.

I would say in my opinion 1. Richard and Emily Gilmore (Gilmore Girls)
and 2. George Jefferson (The Jefferson's)

Jimmy James on NewsRadio was a billionaire.

Pierce Hawthorne on Community was also rich because of the family business Hawthorne Wipes.