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TheLittleFaerie · 12-07-2021, 06:34 AM

Do you prefer the Bub episodes or Uncle Charlie episodes?

KatieAnn · 12-10-2021, 10:34 PM

Until a few weeks ago I didn't even know there was a Bub, but he is great. It's good to see that William Frawley went on to another show that was such a hit, and his character is so gruff yet sweet.

I don't remember Uncle Charlie, and it's going to be a while before those episodes air, but I don't imagine I could like him more than Bub.

TheLittleFaerie · 12-11-2021, 04:12 PM

I definitly like Bub better, he was gruff but loveable. I thought Uncle Charlie could be a little TOO gruff sometimes and rarely had those "warm" moments

TSMIV · 12-11-2021, 04:31 PM

Bub by a mile! In some ways I like Bub better than Fred Mertz. I think Frawley was really good with kids.

stevea · 12-11-2021, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by KatieAnn

Until a few weeks ago I didn't even know there was a Bub, but he is great. It's good to see that William Frawley went on to another show that was such a hit, and his character is so gruff yet sweet.

I don't remember Uncle Charlie, and it's going to be a while before those episodes air, but I don't imagine I could like him more than Bub.

They're in the second half of season 3 now and Uncle Charley comes in in the middle of season 5. So it won't be too long.

They're comparable characters so it's hard to pick the better one. The writing was better in the Bub era, I'll have to say that.

dakert · 12-11-2021, 05:24 PM

Bub

Duster76 · 12-11-2021, 10:54 PM

I like Bub more than Uncle Charlie, but I liked the later years of the series more than the early years.

Hazel Anyday · 01-08-2022, 09:24 PM

Bub wins this contest for me too. BUT I really do also like Uncle Charlie, he's great in his role, one of my favorite grouchy old men. Both these "dudes" are a couple of my favorite grouchy guys.

gidgetgrape · 01-08-2022, 09:57 PM

Uncle Charlie for me. I have a soft spot for Bub though.

torcan · 01-30-2022, 10:50 PM

I'd have to say the Uncle Charlie years - but it's probably because that's all I saw in reruns growing up.

CHCH is currently running the black & white "Bub" years and some of the episodes are pretty good, but overall I think the color ones were a bit stronger.

Hopefully CHCH will run them all so I can make a fair comparison!

PracTz · 01-31-2022, 12:44 PM

Bub for the win! He definitely had had more chemistry with his son-in-law and having helped raise his motherless grandsons from infancy and childhood than would his brother Uncle Charley who came upon his nephew-in-law and teen great-nephews but did seem to bond with his adoptive preteen great-nephew (whom he was the legal mother(?!?) of in their unnamed Midwestern state) due to the two of them joining the family at roughly the same time!

MichaelKeith · 01-31-2022, 05:05 PM

For me, definitely Bub. I like William Frawley. He made the acting look so easy. And Bill Demarest’s voice got on my nerves.

merlinjones · 03-05-2022, 08:03 AM

Bub by a mile. The first 5 seasons are the real deal.

PF7074 · 06-28-2022, 11:51 AM

Bub all the way. Frawley may have had his issues IRL, but as Bub (who, incidently, I found more likeable than Fred Mertz), he may have been rough around the edges, but he had a good heart and a genuine affection for his grandsons and son-in-law. The writing and direction in the ABC version was also far superior to CBS's, which usually seemed tired and lazy, especially in the
final years.
As for Demarest's Uncle Charley, he came off as, IMO, a pale imitation of Bub. He was a charmless, autocratic sourpuss who only seemed to tolerate the Douglas clan (I may be biased, though, as he always reminded me of an uncle I had and couldn't stand).

Doug-oh · 07-07-2022, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by PF7074

Bub all the way. Frawley may have had his issues IRL, but as Bub (who, incidently, I found more likeable than Fred Mertz), he may have been rough around the edges, but he had a good heart and a genuine affection for his grandsons and son-in-law. The writing and direction in the ABC version was also far superior to CBS's, which usually seemed tired and lazy, especially in the
final years.
As for Demarest's Uncle Charley, he came off as, IMO, a pale imitation of Bub. He was a charmless, autocratic sourpuss who only seemed to tolerate the Douglas clan (I may be biased, though, as he always reminded me of an uncle I had and couldn't stand).

That's a good summary.

Charley seemed constantly cranky. Sourpuss is a good description.

12-07-2021, 06:34 AM	#1
TheLittleFaerie Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 15, 2017 Posts: 1,948	Bub era vs Uncle Charlie era? Do you prefer the Bub episodes or Uncle Charlie episodes?

01-08-2022, 09:24 PM	#8
Hazel Anyday Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 12, 2002 Posts: 2,135	Eeny Meeny Miney Moe Bub wins this contest for me too. BUT I really do also like Uncle Charlie, he's great in his role, one of my favorite grouchy old men. Both these "dudes" are a couple of my favorite grouchy guys.
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12-10-2021, 10:34 PM	#2
KatieAnn Member Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 15, 2011 Posts: 520	Until a few weeks ago I didn't even know there was a Bub, but he is great. It's good to see that William Frawley went on to another show that was such a hit, and his character is so gruff yet sweet. I don't remember Uncle Charlie, and it's going to be a while before those episodes air, but I don't imagine I could like him more than Bub.

12-11-2021, 04:12 PM	#3
TheLittleFaerie Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 15, 2017 Posts: 1,948	I definitly like Bub better, he was gruff but loveable. I thought Uncle Charlie could be a little TOO gruff sometimes and rarely had those "warm" moments

12-11-2021, 04:31 PM	#4
TSMIV Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 29, 2018 Location: Arkansas Posts: 696	Bub by a mile! In some ways I like Bub better than Fred Mertz. I think Frawley was really good with kids.

12-11-2021, 05:24 PM	#6
dakert Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 10, 2007 Location: Altoona PA Posts: 3,411	Bub

12-11-2021, 10:54 PM	#7
Duster76 Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 01, 2008 Location: New jersey Posts: 1,652	I like Bub more than Uncle Charlie, but I liked the later years of the series more than the early years.

01-08-2022, 09:57 PM	#9
gidgetgrape Forever Gidget Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 20, 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 3,503	Uncle Charlie for me. I have a soft spot for Bub though.

01-30-2022, 10:50 PM	#10
torcan Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 04, 2009 Location: Toronto Posts: 154	I'd have to say the Uncle Charlie years - but it's probably because that's all I saw in reruns growing up. CHCH is currently running the black & white "Bub" years and some of the episodes are pretty good, but overall I think the color ones were a bit stronger. Hopefully CHCH will run them all so I can make a fair comparison!

01-31-2022, 12:44 PM	#11
PracTz Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 14, 2002 Location: United States of America [Happily Living in the 20th Century] Posts: 2,711	Bub for the win! He definitely had had more chemistry with his son-in-law and having helped raise his motherless grandsons from infancy and childhood than would his brother Uncle Charley who came upon his nephew-in-law and teen great-nephews but did seem to bond with his adoptive preteen great-nephew (whom he was the legal mother(?!?) of in their unnamed Midwestern state) due to the two of them joining the family at roughly the same time!

01-31-2022, 05:05 PM	#12
MichaelKeith Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 01, 2007 Posts: 1,139	For me, definitely Bub. I like William Frawley. He made the acting look so easy. And Bill Demarest’s voice got on my nerves.

03-05-2022, 08:03 AM	#13
merlinjones Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 30, 2019 Location: los ángeles Posts: 931	Bub by a mile. The first 5 seasons are the real deal.

06-28-2022, 11:51 AM	#14
PF7074 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 27, 2009 Location: New Jersey Posts: 40	Bub all the way. Frawley may have had his issues IRL, but as Bub (who, incidently, I found more likeable than Fred Mertz), he may have been rough around the edges, but he had a good heart and a genuine affection for his grandsons and son-in-law. The writing and direction in the ABC version was also far superior to CBS's, which usually seemed tired and lazy, especially in the final years. As for Demarest's Uncle Charley, he came off as, IMO, a pale imitation of Bub. He was a charmless, autocratic sourpuss who only seemed to tolerate the Douglas clan (I may be biased, though, as he always reminded me of an uncle I had and couldn't stand).