In your opinion, what are the top 10 most ICONIC TV characters of all time (non-animated). By iconic, I mean the most recognizable by the masses and the characters that made a huge impact on society as a whole.

Here's my list:

1. Batman/Bruce Wayne
2. Lucy Ricardo
3. Pee-wee Herman
4. Elvira Mistress of the Dark
5. Fonzie
6. Gilligan
7. Charlie's Angels (pretty much all of them--they come as a set)
8. ALF
9. Punky Brewster
10. Steve Urkel

No particular order

Barney Fife
Ralph Kramden
Archie Bunker
Fred G. Sanford
Perry Mason
Matt Dillon
Jack Tripper
Captain James T. Kirk
George Jefferson
Captain Benjamin Franklin 'Hawkeye' Pierce

1) Arthur 'Fonzie' Fonzarelli (Happy Days)
2) JR Ewing (Dallas)
3) Lt. Columbo (Columbo)
4) Spock (Star Trek)
5) Cliff Huxtable (The Cosby Show)
6) Arnold Jackson (Different Strokes)
7) Fox Mulder & Dana Scully (The X-Files)
8) Alf (Alf)
9) Sonny Crockett & Ricardo Tubbs (Miami Vice)
10) Doug Ross (ER)

1. Spock
2. Tony Soprano
3. Dr. Gregory House
4. Buffy Summers
5. Al Bundy
6. Hawkeye Pierce
7. Archie Bunker
8.James T. Kirk
9. Jerry Seinfeld
10.Sherlock Holmes

I don't have 10, but three who I really enjoyed are Barney Miller and Jonathan and Jennifer Hart.