I can think of a few.

Well, Otis on The Andy Griffith Show was always drunk.

Rob Petrie on The Dick Van Dyke Show was funny when tanked.

Bob Hartley got drunk a few times on The Bob Newhart Show, and it was hilarious.

I recall Flo on The Jeffersons getting sloshed. It was funny.

I remmeber Richie got drunk on Happy Days once


Thats all I can think of now

Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show was all the time getting drunk on something. He didn't do it on purpose, he'd just fall into drinking situations.

Archie Bunker- Also got drunk a couple of times, one of the eps was downright hilarious (Archie in the Cellar) and the other one was serious

Mike Stivic- Got drunk a couple of times on All in the Family. Don't mean to be mean to Rob Reiner, but his drunk acting isn't very good, imo. I like Rob, but the drunk acting, just watch it and you'll see what I mean.

Edith Bunker- Got drunk a couple of times.

Aunt Bee on the Andy Griffith Show when she drank that medicine and she was singing "Toot Toot Tootsie Goodbye". The medicine was called "Colonel Harvey's Elixir"

Lionel on the Jeffersons when he was getting ready for his college graduation.

Richie on Happy Days at a college party.

Richie on Happy Days in a very early episode where him and Potsie were at Potsie's uncle Marine party.

Oh yeah!

Richie did get drunk twic,e I just like to think of that one time as he just wnet crazy ,but he did get rdunk LOL

That was the college party episode where they spiked Richie's punch.

Rachel got drunk on FRIENDS and called Ross and told him she was over him...when she really was not.

Chandler got drunk and made out with one of Joey' sisters but could not remember which one.

Ross got drunk and slept with Chloe the copy shop girl...when he and Rachel were "on a break".

Monica got drunk when she was out with the Fake Monica "living it up" and blew off work.

Originally posted by BravesFan712002
That was the college party episode where they spiked Richie's punch.
I know:lol:

Thelma Harper and Iola and the CCL got drunk on Mama's miracle tonic.-Mama's Family

Jackie got drunk on Roseanne. She was hilarious!:lol:

Didn't Nicole on My Two Dads get drunk once?

Norm on Cheers :) That's his usual state though right? ;-)

Karen on Will and Grace. See Norm on Cheers :)

Jack on Three's Company. SO funny when he's drunk. :lol:

Originally posted by *A TV People*
Jack on Three's Company. SO funny when he's drunk. :lol:

Lordy he's funny when he's NOT drinking!!!!!!!!

I am very surprised that no one has mentioned Lucy. The Lucy character from various Lucy sitcoms got drunk several of times. There's at least about a dozen of episodes where she got drunk. Most of them were quite funny.

Originally posted by BravesFan712002
Aunt Bee on the Andy Griffith Show when she drank that medicine and she was singing "Toot Toot Tootsie Goodbye". The medicine was called "Colonel Harvey's Elixir"

Lionel on the Jeffersons when he was getting ready for his college graduation.

Richie on Happy Days at a college party.

Richie on Happy Days in a very early episode where him and Potsie were at Potsie's uncle Marine party.

Richie also got drunk when he came back to visit everyone on the episode titled "Welcome Home" (Part 2). He ended up punching Fonzie in the face! :eek:

Oh yeah,the Vitametavegamin commercial episode of I Love Lucy!!! Boy, that is a classic episode!!! I like it when Lucy says, "It's so tasty,too. Just like candy.":lol:

Vanessa once got drunk on "The Cosby Show." Ray Barone was also drunk on "Eveybody Loves Raymond."

On Mama's Family,in Part 2 of Vint and Naomi's wedding,Eunice was drunk the day of the wedding. Also in another Mama's Family episode Bubba comes home drunk and Mama tells him about his mother being drunk at the church's Mother Day Dinner.

Fred from Sanford and Son was drunk in the episode where he comes home from St. Louis; it was sooo funny. Lamont also got drunk in one episode, but I can't remember which.

Jim on Taxi was always bombed.

Bubba on Sanford and Son in the episode "The Big Party" where Fred and Lamont charge admission to raise money to pay the bills. He came over there drunk,and in the morning he fell down the stairs looking for that Playgirl Bunny.:lol:

I got you all beat...
When it comes to drunk characters, nothing beats "M*A*S*H."
Every character on that show was drunk numerous times.
Even my avatar is drunk!
Arguably some of the best examples of drunk acting ever.

McLean Stevenson and Harry Morgan were hysterical when their characters were stewed.

;)

Originally posted by TJL
I got you all beat...
When it comes to drunk characters, nothing beats "M*A*S*H."

I've been waiting for you to weigh in TJL. ;)

Originally posted by Janice

I've been waiting for you to weigh in TJL. ;)

Yeah, I'm glad somebody else didn't bring up M*A*S*H.
I'd be mortified if someone beat me to the punch.

I'd have to turn in my martini glass.

;)

Foster Brooks, who portrayed a drunk better than anyone else in show business (IMHO) played the role of "Mr. Sternhagen", who ran the TV station that Mindy McConnell worked at in a couple of the later episodes of Mork and Mindy. Naturally, when the going got tough, Mr. Sterhagen got drunk.

Brooks was so good at portraying a drunk that people often wondered if he really was bombed when he appeared on television (he wasn't), or if it was just an act. He did his best bits on "The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts".

Originally posted by Jimbo
Brooks was so good at portraying a drunk that people often wondered if he really was bombed when he appeared on television (he wasn't), or if it was just an act. He did his best bits on "The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts".
You're right Jimbo. Foster Brooks played drunk better than anyone. He passed away just over a year ago.
Speaking of Dean Martin, I've often read that his inebriated condition was an act, but I never quite believed that. I think Dean liked his brew...not that there's anything wrong with that. ;)

Jackie Gleason played a very funny drunk--I think the character's name was Reginald Van Gleason III on The Jackie Gleason Show.

Fran Fine got really drunk and mistakingly ended up in bed with Maxwell Sheffield. At the time he was ill with a cold and when Niles the Butler found out about it, he told C.C. Babcock that he'd taken a "wonderful Jewish remedy" that night. :lol:

On another episode of The Nanny, Mr. Sheffield was drunk. He was seriously hung-over and was dreading it when Fran came into the kitchen when she always says "Good Morning, everyone!" since he knew that nasaly voice wasn't going to be good for his headache. :lol:

One of the best episodes of Three's Company when Jack was when Jack was intoxicated from taking some very potent relaxation medicine. He was at a party with Janet and made a complete fool of himself. He really wasn't drunk but he sure as heck acted like it! :lol:

There's Homer Simpson but he's been drunk so many times, I don't know if it's worth mentioning here! :lol:

Originally posted by Janice
Jackie Gleason played a very funny drunk--I think the character's name was Reginald Van Gleason III on The Jackie Gleason Show.

Ah yes. Reginald Van Gleason was funny.
Everytime he would take a drink, Reggie's reaction to the booze would be accompanied by a sound effect, like the pounding of a kettle drum.
Always cracked me up.

Ernie Kovacks did a similar bit when one of his characters, Percy Dovetonsils took a drink.

:lol:

Tom Hanks made a guest appearance on Family Ties as Elyse's brother strung out on booze. It was a serious episode...very good.

In an episode of "NewsRadio" Bill McNeal got drunk at work. It wasn't his idea to drink in the office, but Catherine (the co-anchor) tricked him into it. He then did a commercial on the air, again after being tricked by Catherine. Gaziza.

Jimmy James of the same show got drunk probably a couple times, but I remember one episode where he's at a restaurant with Dave and professes his love (in a heterosexual way) for Dave to the people eating. Including Ted Turner.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer:
Giles
Buffy
Spike

I don't know what episodes Giles,Buffy and Spike got drunk.I'll hand that over to a "Buffy" expert.

Curb Your Enthusiasm:
Sammy ("The Corpse Sniffing Dog")
Cheryl ("Krazee Eyez Killah")

Originally posted by Nanny Fine


Lordy he's funny when he's NOT drinking!!!!!!!!

LOL! :lol:

I hope I don't get spanked over this (well maybe, I guess it would be depending on who the spanker is but...anyhow...) since this IS the *sitcom* board but....

this isn't exactly a sitcom but does relate to it.

Years ago on Days of Our Loves Robin, played by Derya Ruggles, got drunk and went on to imitate Lucy's vetavitavegimin routine. It was actually pretty funny and I used to have it on tape but no longer, sadly.

Originally posted by Janice
Jim on Taxi was always bombed. Yeah but not on booze. He was stoned on the fumes of days gone by. His exceptionality was that booze was pebbles in the well to him.

Maybe someone did this one but maybe not. Harris on Barney Miller got drunk. He showed some colors that 'Miller' fans hadn't seen before.

:eek:

Tootie on Facts of Life was drunk.

Thomas Magnum would get drunk once in awhile. He'd usuallly giggle and then pass out. We'd see him the next day with a hangover. The hangover part was a step forward towards reality TV.

Becky from Roseanne got drunk in one episode.

Originally posted by TVAdam
In an episode of "NewsRadio" Bill McNeal got drunk at work. It wasn't his idea to drink in the office, but Catherine (the co-anchor) tricked him into it. He then did a commercial on the air, again after being tricked by Catherine. Gaziza.


"Rocket Fuel Malt Liquor, DAMN!!!" I love that scene :lol:

Joe, Helen, Antonio, and Fay all got drunk on Wings.

I remember a "Bewitched" episode years ago, where Samantha was drunk.
But, on "Bewitched" they used to drink sometimes in social situations, like dinner partys and stuff. Also, smetimes when Darrin or Larry was upset about something, they would take a drink. The Stevens even had a mini-bar in their living room. But that was typical of suburban couples in the 50s and 60s. Some people even had "cocktail parties". (I heard once that there were a lot of alcoholics living in the suburbs back then, that noone knew about). BTW, I never found the drinking on "Bewitched" funny, and I still don't. I don't mean to sound "Preachy" I don't mind drunk scenes on sitcoms.
It's just that my mother's an alcoholic, and drinking has always bothered me a little. (and yes, I do drink at parties and stuff, in case anyone's wondering!)

Originally posted by Kitt
Yeah but not on booze. He was stoned on the fumes of days gone by. His exceptionality was that booze was pebbles in the well to him.

Maybe someone did this one but maybe not. Harris on Barney Miller got drunk. He showed some colors that 'Miller' fans hadn't seen before.

:eek:
I didn't realize that Jim on Taxi had Ozzie Osbourne syndrome. I was never a fan of the show, and I knew, or thought I knew, that Jim was a drunk. I think I've watched the show about 5 times. Thanks for setting the record straight on that Kitt.

Ron Harris playing a mad drunk on Barney Miller was good and quite dramatic, especially when he yelled, "You're looking at one angry n*gg*r. (he said it folks, not me).
A good performance by Ron Glass.

Larry and Mr. Furley from Three's Company

Also Jack!

When Richie got drunk in episode 2, it was SO funny!! The bedspins and everything ahaha.:lol: It was funny when Mrs.Babbish and Shirley got drunk too, Squiggy called her a "boring drunk".:lol:

Originally posted by treky
I remember a "Bewitched" episode years ago, where Samantha was drunk.
But, on "Bewitched" they used to drink sometimes in social situations, like dinner partys and stuff. Also, smetimes when Darrin or Larry was upset about something, they would take a drink. The Stevens even had a mini-bar in their living room. But that was typical of suburban couples in the 50s and 60s. Some people even had "cocktail parties". (I heard once that there were a lot of alcoholics living in the suburbs back then, that noone knew about). BTW, I never found the drinking on "Bewitched" funny, and I still don't. I don't mean to sound "Preachy" I don't mind drunk scenes on sitcoms.
It's just that my mother's an alcoholic, and drinking has always bothered me a little. (and yes, I do drink at parties and stuff, in case anyone's wondering!)

Samantha was only drunk because Serena was- Endora had cast a spell on Sam so she'd feel whatever Serena did. BTW, have you seen this site about the drinking on BW, http://www.harpiesbizarre.com/myths.htm#3 ?

Diane on Cheers got drunk once and then there was Sam too on some episodes and I think they all were drunk on one of the episodes of the 11th season.

Can't beleive that no one has mentioned Full House, when Kimmy got drunk.

An absoultely brutal episode!

During NewsRadio's final season, there were several references made to Lisa being drunk starting with "Bill Moves On" & later on in one of the Johnny Johnson episodes.

I don't know if anyone else said this, but Ashley on Happy Days, when Fonzie reunited her with her aristocratic parents.

Zack, Slater, and Lisa got drunk once on "Saved By The Bell" and they crashed Lisa's Mercedes-Benz.

Underage drinking... LOL.

Debra Barone got drunk on Everybody Loves Raymond. It happened after a fight with Marie at Amy's bridal shower.

Young & the Restless
- Mrs. Chancelor--life long alcoholic
- Phillip Chancellor II died drinking & driving
- Neil Winters--alcoholic after brother's "death"
- Nicki Newman--alcoholic after being thrown off a horse
As the World Turns
- Andy Dixon
Guiding Light
- Bill Bauer
- Ed Bauer
- Billy Lewis
- Holly Reade

Rick Bauer & C. Blake Marler--drunken one night stand
Rick Bauer & Harley Cooper--drunken onne night stand, conceived Jude Bauer