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Chocoholic · 11-20-2008, 01:15 PM

Radar (Walter), Trapper (John), Father Mulcahey (John) and Hawkeye (Benjamin)- MASH (However, BJ really went by his first name.)

JD (John) and Turk (Christopher)- Scrubs

Mr. Burns (Charles Montgomery), Smithers (Waylon), and Principal Skinner (Seymour)- The Simpsons

Coach (Ernie)- Cheers

Zoneboy · 11-20-2008, 01:23 PM

Warren "Potsie" Webber - Happy Days

Goober Pyle - The Andy Griffith Show. I can't recall his real name ever being mentioned but surely it wasn't Goober.

Arthur Fonzarelli who was called "Fonzie" by everyone except Mrs. C.

John Walton Jr. AKA John-Boy - The Waltons

Sam Dracula AKA Grandpa - The Munsters

Jonas Grumby - AKA The Skipper - Gilligan's Island

Roy Hinckley AKA The Professor - Gilligan's Island

catlover79 · 11-20-2008, 02:41 PM

Det. Stanley Wojciehowicz (aka Wojo) - Barney Miller

Sgt. Phil Fish - Barney Miller

Cosmo Kramer - Seinfeld

Newman - Seinfeld (did they ever reveal his first name?)

Irwin Handelman (aka Skippy) - Family Ties

howierules86 · 11-20-2008, 02:55 PM

(Dwayne) Schneider - One Day At A Time

Zoneboy · 11-20-2008, 03:01 PM

George Stevens AKA Kingfish - The Amos N' Andy Show

Theodore Cleaver AKA Beaver- Leave it to Beaver

Clarence Rutherford AKA Lumpy Leave it to Beaver

Mikado · 11-20-2008, 04:04 PM

Hank Yarbo , whose first name is Really Richard (He goes by his middle name) - Corner Gas

catlover79 · 11-20-2008, 05:14 PM

Officers Smitty, Swanny and Hoppy on Sanford & Son. I don't think their first names were ever revealed, but I could be wrong.

Dusty's Fan · 11-20-2008, 05:18 PM

Richard "Chip" Douglas -- My Three Sons; always goes by the nickname

Michael Francis "Bub" O'Casey (Wm. Frawley) -- My Three Sons

Samuel "Screech" Powers -- Saved By the Bell; always Screech!

Daisy "Granny" Moses -- The Beverly Hillbillies; "Granny" dominates by far

Michael "Dauber" Dybinski -- Coach

Marvo301 · 11-20-2008, 06:26 PM

Maurice "Buddy" Sorrell - The Dick Van Dyke Show
Reinhold "Dan" Fielding - Night Court
Burl "Gopher" Smith - The Love Boat
Adam "Doc" Bricker - The Love Boat

Zoneboy · 11-20-2008, 06:41 PM

Bernard "Barney" Fife - The Andy Griffith Show
James Evans "J.J." Jr - Good Times
Justin "Jackpot" Jackson - Trapper John M.D.

ryan423 · 11-20-2008, 07:27 PM

George "Feeney" (Boy Meets World)
Kimmy "Gibbler" (Full House)

tv star collector · 11-20-2008, 07:45 PM

Lt. Columbo's first name was never revealed.

andress_jade · 11-20-2008, 07:58 PM

"Byron" Sully-Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman
Sully never went by his first name of Byron, he hated it. I liked Sully better anyway.

Fes from that 70's Show. My friend who watched the show told me that everyone calls him Fes, which is short for Foreign Exchange Student. Nobody knew how to say his real name.
I don't know how true this is, I am just going by what she told me.

That's all I can think of right now. I am sure more will come to me later. When I think of them I will add them.

janet42 · 11-20-2008, 08:08 PM

Benjamin "Haweye" Pierce on Mash.
Elizabeth Josephine Bradley "Betty Jo" on Petticoat Junction.
Christmas Snow "Chrissy" on Three's Company.
Capt. Henry "Hank" Stanley on Emergency.

Jude The Obscure · 11-20-2008, 08:47 PM

Cynthia "Cindy" Brady
Robert "Bobby" Brady

In a reverse situation--we rarely heard Sam's last name and it wasn't "Da Butcher"

it was Franklin.

11-20-2008, 01:15 PM	#1
Chocoholic Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 01, 2000 Location: Between a rock and a hard place. Posts: 11,235	Characters who are seldom called by their real first name Radar (Walter), Trapper (John), Father Mulcahey (John) and Hawkeye (Benjamin)- MASH (However, BJ really went by his first name.) JD (John) and Turk (Christopher)- Scrubs Mr. Burns (Charles Montgomery), Smithers (Waylon), and Principal Skinner (Seymour)- The Simpsons Coach (Ernie)- Cheers

11-20-2008, 01:23 PM	#2
Zoneboy RIP, I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU :( Moderator Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 13, 2003 Location: AT HOME WISHING ALL THIS WAS JUST A DREAM AND THAT I'LL WAKE UP FROM THIS NIGHTMARE. Posts: 34,499	Warren "Potsie" Webber - Happy Days Goober Pyle - The Andy Griffith Show. I can't recall his real name ever being mentioned but surely it wasn't Goober. Arthur Fonzarelli who was called "Fonzie" by everyone except Mrs. C. John Walton Jr. AKA John-Boy - The Waltons Sam Dracula AKA Grandpa - The Munsters Jonas Grumby - AKA The Skipper - Gilligan's Island Roy Hinckley AKA The Professor - Gilligan's Island
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11-20-2008, 02:41 PM	#3
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	Det. Stanley Wojciehowicz (aka Wojo) - Barney Miller Sgt. Phil Fish - Barney Miller Cosmo Kramer - Seinfeld Newman - Seinfeld (did they ever reveal his first name?) Irwin Handelman (aka Skippy) - Family Ties
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11-20-2008, 05:18 PM	#8
Dusty's Fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 13, 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,092	Richard "Chip" Douglas -- My Three Sons; always goes by the nickname Michael Francis "Bub" O'Casey (Wm. Frawley) -- My Three Sons Samuel "Screech" Powers -- Saved By the Bell; always Screech! Daisy "Granny" Moses -- The Beverly Hillbillies; "Granny" dominates by far Michael "Dauber" Dybinski -- Coach
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11-20-2008, 06:26 PM	#9
Marvo301 I'm NOT a Blockhead! Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 21,460	Maurice "Buddy" Sorrell - The Dick Van Dyke Show Reinhold "Dan" Fielding - Night Court Burl "Gopher" Smith - The Love Boat Adam "Doc" Bricker - The Love Boat
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11-20-2008, 02:55 PM	#4
howierules86 Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Dec 05, 2007 Location: Opelika, AL Posts: 29,825	(Dwayne) Schneider - One Day At A Time

11-20-2008, 03:01 PM	#5
Zoneboy RIP, I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU :( Moderator Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 13, 2003 Location: AT HOME WISHING ALL THIS WAS JUST A DREAM AND THAT I'LL WAKE UP FROM THIS NIGHTMARE. Posts: 34,499	George Stevens AKA Kingfish - The Amos N' Andy Show Theodore Cleaver AKA Beaver- Leave it to Beaver Clarence Rutherford AKA Lumpy Leave it to Beaver

11-20-2008, 04:04 PM	#6
Mikado Main st bridge Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 06, 2005 Posts: 25,892	Hank Yarbo , whose first name is Really Richard (He goes by his middle name) - Corner Gas

11-20-2008, 05:14 PM	#7
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	Officers Smitty, Swanny and Hoppy on Sanford & Son. I don't think their first names were ever revealed, but I could be wrong.

11-20-2008, 06:41 PM	#10
Zoneboy RIP, I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU :( Moderator Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 13, 2003 Location: AT HOME WISHING ALL THIS WAS JUST A DREAM AND THAT I'LL WAKE UP FROM THIS NIGHTMARE. Posts: 34,499	Bernard "Barney" Fife - The Andy Griffith Show James Evans "J.J." Jr - Good Times Justin "Jackpot" Jackson - Trapper John M.D.

11-20-2008, 07:27 PM	#11
ryan423 Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 15, 2007 Posts: 1,829	George "Feeney" (Boy Meets World) Kimmy "Gibbler" (Full House)

11-20-2008, 07:45 PM	#12
tv star collector I Love Susie Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 18, 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 4,487	Lt. Columbo's first name was never revealed.

11-20-2008, 07:58 PM	#13
andress_jade Life Goes On... Moderator Senior Member Join Date: Mar 04, 2004 Location: Iola, KS or Glenbrook Posts: 1,220	"Byron" Sully-Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman Sully never went by his first name of Byron, he hated it. I liked Sully better anyway. Fes from that 70's Show. My friend who watched the show told me that everyone calls him Fes, which is short for Foreign Exchange Student. Nobody knew how to say his real name. I don't know how true this is, I am just going by what she told me. That's all I can think of right now. I am sure more will come to me later. When I think of them I will add them.
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11-20-2008, 08:08 PM	#14
janet42 Three's Company Fan! Senior Member Join Date: Feb 22, 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,757	Benjamin "Haweye" Pierce on Mash. Elizabeth Josephine Bradley "Betty Jo" on Petticoat Junction. Christmas Snow "Chrissy" on Three's Company. Capt. Henry "Hank" Stanley on Emergency.

11-20-2008, 08:47 PM	#15
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,520	Cynthia "Cindy" Brady Robert "Bobby" Brady In a reverse situation--we rarely heard Sam's last name and it wasn't "Da Butcher" it was Franklin.