*** A short list of TV Characters we were supposed to love, BUT I Hated ****

[Lamont]

OK random thoughts here

A short list of TV Characters that we were SUPPOSED to love, but everyone I knew Hated

CARMINE from Laverne and Shirley (did ANY woman on the planet think he was sexy?) even as a teenager we all made fun of The Big Ragoo (Big Dork is more like it)

CHACHI from Happy Days (Wah Wah Wah) and yet he made the cover of every teen magazine every month?

ADAM RICH as Nicholas on Eight is Enough --- as a teen, I wanted to punch him right in the nose!

TATOO from Fantasy Island-- lets see, I will hire a midget with a thick accent, make him dress in a white suit, and ring a bell and scream like an idiot and the audience will adore that?

JETHRINE from THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES--- OK heres some wild humor, lets put Jethro in a dress and have him play hillbilly cousin Jethrine

Michael Knight From KNIGHT RIDER, I always hoped that KITT would turn evil and run him over, and that plastic looking leather jacket that he always wore even when it was 100 degrees outside

ISSAC the Bartender from THE LOVE BOAT---- if this cheezy looking guy points at me and give me the RIGHT ON look one more time, Ill grab him by his afro and smash his head in with a beer bottle

AUNT BEA from The Andy Griffith Show --- I guess she could cook up a mean pan of Fried Chicken, but she was a meddlesome pain in the butt, and why couldnt Andy just cook his own dinner and run the vacuum? I mean, they never had any big crimes in Mayberry that kept him so busy he had to have his Aunt move in with him? plus having her live there, pretty much insured that Andy was never going to get lucky with Helen Crump! OK I admit, she seemed sweet, but annoying as hell

JOEY LAWRENCE on Gimme A Break -- annoying cute kid with mop top haircut (see ADAM RICH)

JOEY LAWRENCE on Anything--- just as annoying even grown up

Larry Wilcox as JON on CHIPS--- Eric Estrada was the studly one that all the girls swooned over, JON was just his dorky white sidekick that noone remembers nowadays!

LITTLE RICKY -- just what they needed, u have 4 of the most talented comic tv actors ever, lucille ball, desi arnaz, vivian vance and william frawley, and u have to find a way to work an annoying overly cute kid into the mix

THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY ---- all of them, the whole stupid bus could have crashed and burned for all we cared!

BALKI from PERFECT STRANGERS--- how many times did it take to hear, DONT BE RIDICULOUS before it stopped being funny?.... lets see?... 1

HOWIE MANDEL as himself as the host of DEAL OR NO DEAL... Same question as above, but somehow he manages to say his catch phrase a minimum of once every 5 minutes

STEVE URKEL --- need I say more?!?

[lilhave]

Originally Posted by Lamont

OK random thoughts here

A short list of TV Characters that we were SUPPOSED to love, but everyone I knew Hated

CARMINE from Laverne and Shirley (did ANY woman on the planet think he was sexy?) even as a teenager we all made fun of The Big Ragoo (Big Dork is more like it)

CHACHI from Happy Days (Wah Wah Wah) and yet he made the cover of every teen magazine every month?

ADAM RICH as Nicholas on Eight is Enough --- as a teen, I wanted to punch him right in the nose!

TATOO from Fantasy Island-- lets see, I will hire a midget with a thick accent, make him dress in a white suit, and ring a bell and scream like an idiot and the audience will adore that?

JETHRINE from THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES--- OK heres some wild humor, lets put Jethro in a dress and have him play hillbilly cousin Jethrine

Michael Knight From KNIGHT RIDER, I always hoped that KITT would turn evil and run him over, and that plastic looking leather jacket that he always wore even when it was 100 degrees outside

ISSAC the Bartender from THE LOVE BOAT---- if this cheezy looking guy points at me and give me the RIGHT ON look one more time, Ill grab him by his afro and smash his head in with a beer bottle

AUNT BEA from The Andy Griffith Show --- I guess she could cook up a mean pan of Fried Chicken, but she was a meddlesome pain in the butt, and why couldnt Andy just cook his own dinner and run the vacuum? I mean, they never had any big crimes in Mayberry that kept him so busy he had to have his Aunt move in with him? plus having her live there, pretty much insured that Andy was never going to get lucky with Helen Crump! OK I admit, she seemed sweet, but annoying as hell

JOEY LAWRENCE on Gimme A Break -- annoying cute kid with mop top haircut (see ADAM RICH)

JOEY LAWRENCE on Anything--- just as annoying even grown up

Larry Wilcox as JON on CHIPS--- Eric Estrada was the studly one that all the girls swooned over, JON was just his dorky white sidekick that noone remembers nowadays!

LITTLE RICKY -- just what they needed, u have 4 of the most talented comic tv actors ever, lucille ball, desi arnaz, vivian vance and william frawley, and u have to find a way to work an annoying overly cute kid into the mix

THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY ---- all of them, the whole stupid bus could have crashed and burned for all we cared!

BALKI from PERFECT STRANGERS--- how many times did it take to hear, DONT BE RIDICULOUS before it stopped being funny?.... lets see?... 1

HOWIE MANDEL as himself as the host of DEAL OR NO DEAL... Same question as above, but somehow he manages to say his catch phrase a minimum of once every 5 minutes

STEVE URKEL --- need I say more?!?

I agree all the way to the end. Urkel was family matters. The show was designed to be a vehicle for Vel Johnson. Jalel White wasn't even in the first episode which did poorly. To combat the poor ratings Urkel was introduced as the nerdy nighbor. Instant hit, and with his catch phase of "Did I do that", the series soared. They loved White as Urkel but not as White, same with Jason Glexander of Seinfeld. Great as George but bombed as anything else.

Harvey

[Lamont]

CATCH PHRASES

egad

how could I forgot

FLO ? Florence Jean Castleberry, from ALICE

KISS MY GRITS!!!!

First, she was supposed to be the town slut and a wild party woman??? Did anyone ever get a good look at FLO? Not with a 10 foot pole! Not with 2 paper bags, one for each of us!

How desperate was this town?

and I hated the stupid KISS MY GRITS....

NO LIE on this one, my mother used to have a yello T shirt that said KISS MY GRITS on it, and I was sooooo embarassed every time she wore it!

ONE MORE TO ADD TO THE LIST

Bosley from Charlies Angels---- OK Who out there wanted to see the braless jiggle fest interrupted for an appearance by David Doyle as Bosley????

PS lilhave, i agree 100%, family matters before Urkel was a quaint little family show, a forgettable sitcom that was ok, BUT after Urkel, it was an abomination! ha ha ha

[lilhave]

A big catch phrase was uttered by Jack Webb of dragnet fame during the 50's. In questioning a witness, he would always interject with "just the facts", which is what everyone uttered when talking to someone. I had teachers tell the kids the same thing.

Harvey

[loren]

heres my list of tv players that i dislike very much

delta burke, a fake greesey cow

sinbad, never funny a day in his life

bill cosby, another totaly overrated supposed star

ted mcginnly, he was horrid on happy days, the bundys,and every thrid episode of the love boat

woopie, she ruined star trek next generation for me

hanry winkler, ya at 5 foot 6 and 131 pounds, any 6th grader from my youth would tear him up

phil grummond from diff strokes, just once, why didnt he give those two a butt whipping,

miss jane on the hillbillies, i dont know what to say

anyone on the osbournes show, the entire group needs to be put to sleep

the nanny, that voice

all three kids from family affair

warren from andy griffith

anyone from different strokes, major dad, fresh prince, and any show like it, how about we go for 2% of reality

dennis miller, ruined football on monday night

jay leno, used to be funny, when he was a guest on letterman or carson

chester on gunsmoke

mrs olsen on little house

desi on the lucy show, zero talent, except he couldnt speak english much goodly

mr moony on the lucy show when she worked in the bank

george burns, milton berle, sid ceaser, jack benny, none of them had any reason to be on any tv show

[Ireneparalegal]

Let me add my own personal fave character I HATE WITH A PASSION:

CLAIRE THE WITCH HUXTABLE God, that felt good to post that.

[Lamont]

SHIRLEY from WHATS HAPPENING!

Come on lady, these high school boys are all dirt poor, BUT they come into the diner every day to spend the little bit of money that they have on Burgers, and Shirley can't be nice to them one time???


I always wanted Rerun to slap her upside the head and say

GET MY DAMNED BURGER NOW LADY!!!

[lilhave]

Originally Posted by loren

heres my list of tv players that i dislike very much

delta burke, a fake greesey cow

sinbad, never funny a day in his life

bill cosby, another totaly overrated supposed star

ted mcginnly, he was horrid on happy days, the bundys,and every thrid episode of the love boat

woopie, she ruined star trek next generation for me

hanry winkler, ya at 5 foot 6 and 131 pounds, any 6th grader from my youth would tear him up

phil grummond from diff strokes, just once, why didnt he give those two a butt whipping,

miss jane on the hillbillies, i dont know what to say

anyone on the osbournes show, the entire group needs to be put to sleep

the nanny, that voice

all three kids from family affair

warren from andy griffith

anyone from different strokes, major dad, fresh prince, and any show like it, how about we go for 2% of reality

dennis miller, ruined football on monday night

jay leno, used to be funny, when he was a guest on letterman or carson

chester on gunsmoke

mrs olsen on little house

desi on the lucy show, zero talent, except he couldnt speak english much goodly

mr moony on the lucy show when she worked in the bank

george burns, milton berle, sid ceaser, jack benny, none of them had any reason to be on any tv show

Wow!, you hit some icons there. Jack Benny, probably the greatest timing of any comedian, Sid Ceasar, along with Skelton and Gleason the best comedians of the 50's and George Burns as good a straight man one can be.

You kids have no repect for the old timers.

Harvey

[Ireneparalegal]

Originally Posted by lilhave

Wow!, you hit some icons there. Jack Benny, probably the greatest timing of any comedian, Sid Ceasar, along with Skelton and Gleason the best comedians of the 50's and George Burns as good a straight man one can be.

You kids have no repect for the old timers.

Harvey

Kids???? who is a kid??? I am surely not. Then again, I will take that as a compliment!

[lilhave]

Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

Kids???? who is a kid??? I am surely not. Then again, I will take that as a compliment!

I have from very reliable sources that 2008 will be the first year that you can legally vote and purchase vodka.

Harvey-who knows

[loren]

i grew up with one channel and benny, hope, ceaser, berle, were on all the time

not one of them had any talent

and all their jokes were seen comming about 2 minutes ahead of time

hope told the same stories for 37 years, and never once did he make me laugh

so what, benny was a cheap skate, after 2 minutes that wasnt funny any more

burns smoked a cigar and acted like a duffess, so what

my cat could do that

ceaser made lots of faces

so what

red skelton was truely funny, with his skits

and gleason was funny like 10% of the time


after all, this is my opinion

hey harvey

who did youall watch when you were a kid, in the silent movies back in the 20s , that you didnt like??

[lilhave]

Originally Posted by loren

i grew up with one channel and benny, hope, ceaser, berle, were on all the time

not one of them had any talent

and all their jokes were seen comming about 2 minutes ahead of time

hope told the same stories for 37 years, and never once did he make me laugh

so what, benny was a cheap skate, after 2 minutes that wasnt funny any more

burns smoked a cigar and acted like a duffess, so what

my cat could do that

ceaser made lots of faces

so what

red skelton was truely funny, with his skits

and gleason was funny like 10% of the time


after all, this is my opinion

hey harvey

who did youall watch when you were a kid, in the silent movies back in the 20s , that you didnt like??

It wasn't easy growing up as a kid. Edison was still fiddling with the light bulb, Ford had a crazy idea about mass production and my favorite comedians were Snub Polard, Fatty Arbuckle, Charley Chase, Ben Turpin, Harold Lloyd, Buster Keaton and less we forget Charlie Chaplin. The movies were great and the piano player upfront gave some sound. I can remember when Al Jolson said he would make a movie called the Jazz singer and you would be able to hear his voice.

Harvey

[Ireneparalegal]

Originally Posted by lilhave

I have from very reliable sources that 2008 will be the first year that you can legally vote and purchase vodka.

Harvey-who knows

Wow...wait til I tell my 22 year old daughter that one...LMAO!!!!!!!!!!

[savageamusement]

I might get yelled at for these...

But

"Gomer Pyle"

Diane chambers on Cheers

Ross , from Friends

Steve Urkel, "Family Matters"

Jan Brady- Brady Bunch

and Dr. Phil......


Thats my top list.

[Lamont]

EVERYONE from Friends

I would never want them as my friends