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Wreckless · 07-24-2008, 04:48 AM

what are some or a list of your favorite characters in any sitcom, short lived or well known, that were just great? Maybe their were funny, maybe an outfit they had on that made audience members get a giggle out of or it was a historic outfit that everybody knows about. Express your opinion on some of the best and enjoyable characters.

DSfan · 07-24-2008, 08:49 PM

Gary Coleman on Diff'rent Strokes
Cody on Step by Step
Kramer on Seinfeld
Fonzie on Happy Days
Urkel on Family Matters
Screech on Saved by the Bell
Will on Fresh Prince
all Friends main characters
Fez on That 70s Show
Wilson on Home Improvement

Ireneparalegal · 07-24-2008, 08:50 PM

Lucille Ball as Lucy Ricardo
Roseanne as Roseanne Conner
Sherman Hemsley as George Jefferson

too many really to name.

Zoneboy · 07-24-2008, 08:56 PM

Jackie Gleason as Ralph Kramden
Art Carney as Ed Norton
Redd Foxx as Fred G. Sanford
Don Adams as Maxwell Smart
Frank Sutton as Sgt Vincent Carter
Don Knotts as Barney Fife
Tim Moore as George 'Kingfish' Stevens
Fred Gwynne as Herman Munster
Buddy Ebsen as Jed Clampett
Tom Bosley as Howard Cunningham

Yooch · 07-24-2008, 11:24 PM

Jed Clampett
Andy Taylor
Will (Fresh Prince)
Howard Cunningham
Balki Bartakamos (sp?)
Steven Douglas (My Three Sons)
Bob Newhart (on all his shows)
Steve and Elyse Keaton
Sherman T. Potter
Frank Lambert and Carol Foster (Lambert)
Milburn Drysdale
Miss Jane Hathaway
Dorothy Potrillo
Edith Bunker
Dick Van Dyke
Skipper on Gilligan's Island

(There are many more, but these are some that IMO, fit the description)
I chose these because, I feel they were the most "well rounded". They all had a serious, responsible side, but could be very funny, too--like just the way they said things and their facial expressions and so forth. Many of these characters were capable of showing quiet wisdom, but at the same time on occasion, could be totally clueless or naive. Kind of an interesting contradictions. When it came down to being serious or practical, they could do it.

BarneyFife · 07-24-2008, 11:45 PM

There are so many, but the one that stands out to me the most has to be Steve Urkel from Family Matters. I've never seen a character quite like him in my many years of watching TV.

catlover79 · 07-25-2008, 12:23 AM

Gosh, too many!!

JT · 07-25-2008, 01:02 AM

Without a doubt, I think my favorite sitcom character of all time might be Granny from "The Beverly Hillbillies." I don't know what it is about her, but I just *get* her extremely well. She's one of the few characters that I laugh at every.single.time. she's on the screen.

Wreckless · 07-25-2008, 01:04 AM

Urkel is classic but he's annoying too, I guess that's what made him funny lol, but it got too annoying at times. I'd say Lucy Ricardo, Arthur Fonzarelli, Gary Coleman in "Different Strokes", Kevin Arnold aka Fred Savage in The Wonder Years..so many to name though! Everybody has posted some good ones!..

catlover79 · 07-25-2008, 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by JT

Without a doubt, I think my favorite sitcom character of all time might be Granny from "The Beverly Hillbillies." I don't know what it is about her, but I just *get* her extremely well. She's one of the few characters that I laugh at every.single.time. she's on the screen.

She was a laugh riot. My favorite Granny moment was when she broke down the door of Mr. Drysdale's office ("Stand aside, Jed!").

Irene Ryan deserved an Emmy for the role...was she even ever nominated???

TJL · 07-25-2008, 01:30 AM

I will cast my vote for Captain Benjamin Franklin Pierce.

You might know him as Hawkeye.

One of the wittiest and most complex characters ever to appear on television.

My idol.

JT · 07-25-2008, 01:47 AM

Yeah, Irene was nominated in 1963 and 1964, but we all know that Hillbillies wasn't that type of show, you know? TV has to "mean something" to get recognized...it's BS!

My favorite moment was in the Johnny Poke episode when Granny is going on and on about how the kids today (then) are disrespectful and how they misbehave, and then Jethro comes in, and she screams at him, "SASS ME, WILL YA!?" Fiery old broad, but I love her!

Mikado · 07-25-2008, 02:51 PM

Maxwell Smart- Get Smart
Hawkeye & Frank- M*A*S*H
Hank & Lacey- Corner Gas
Maude- Maude
Herman Munster- The Munsters
Lou, Sue-Ann & Mary- Mary Tyler Moore show

mrsmatthewperry · 07-25-2008, 07:50 PM

Chandler Bing...Friends
Monica Geller-Bing...Friends
Joey Tribbani...Friends/Joey
Karen Walker...Will and Grace
Jack McFarland...Will and Grace
Samantha Jones...Sex and the City
Rosario...Will and Grace
Sophia Petrillo...The Golden Girls

Schmoopie · 07-25-2008, 11:46 PM

Lucy Ricardo-I Love Lucy
Arthur Fonzarelli-Happy Days
Cosmo Kramer-Seinfeld
George Costanza-Seinfeld
Adrian Monk-Monk

07-24-2008, 04:48 AM	#1
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Yooch Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 07, 2006 Location: California Posts: 3,180	Jed Clampett Andy Taylor Will (Fresh Prince) Howard Cunningham Balki Bartakamos (sp?) Steven Douglas (My Three Sons) Bob Newhart (on all his shows) Steve and Elyse Keaton Sherman T. Potter Frank Lambert and Carol Foster (Lambert) Milburn Drysdale Miss Jane Hathaway Dorothy Potrillo Edith Bunker Dick Van Dyke Skipper on Gilligan's Island (There are many more, but these are some that IMO, fit the description) I chose these because, I feel they were the most "well rounded". They all had a serious, responsible side, but could be very funny, too--like just the way they said things and their facial expressions and so forth. Many of these characters were capable of showing quiet wisdom, but at the same time on occasion, could be totally clueless or naive. Kind of an interesting contradictions. When it came down to being serious or practical, they could do it.
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07-25-2008, 01:02 AM	#8
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Wreckless Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Nov 04, 2007 Location: Banned Posts: 9,406	Urkel is classic but he's annoying too, I guess that's what made him funny lol, but it got too annoying at times. I'd say Lucy Ricardo, Arthur Fonzarelli, Gary Coleman in "Different Strokes", Kevin Arnold aka Fred Savage in The Wonder Years..so many to name though! Everybody has posted some good ones!..

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07-25-2008, 01:47 AM	#12
JT Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 29, 2001 Location: USA Posts: 7,223	Yeah, Irene was nominated in 1963 and 1964, but we all know that Hillbillies wasn't that type of show, you know? TV has to "mean something" to get recognized...it's BS! My favorite moment was in the Johnny Poke episode when Granny is going on and on about how the kids today (then) are disrespectful and how they misbehave, and then Jethro comes in, and she screams at him, "SASS ME, WILL YA!?" Fiery old broad, but I love her!

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