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Old 02-14-2012, 12:37 PM   #1
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Wink Criminal Records of Sitcom Characters

I've been thinking it over, but I thought it would be fun to track down the criminal records of various sitcom characters.

iCarly:
Sam Puckett has been at Juvenile Hall at least four times.

Drake & Josh:
The two main characters have been in jail on plenty of occasions.

The Simpsons:
Okay, they're animated, but who cares? The entire family has been busted for one reason or another, Homer most of all.

Roseanne:
At least Dan Connor, who was busted for beating the crap out of Jackie's boyfriend for beating her.

Family Ties:
There has been the episode where Alex was arrested with a bunch of feminists in order to impress his girlfriend, and I'm pretty sure the Keaton parents got busted when the protested the Vietnam War before the series.

Sanford & Son:
I still remember an episode where Fred Sanford was caught up in some porn bust.

That Girl:
Ann Marie has been busted at least twice. Once in a cavegirl outfit while working as a waitress for a mafia family, and the other time while trying to hide the Bauman's christmas gifts from a potential burglar/scalper.

Any others?
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Old 02-14-2012, 02:20 PM   #2
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fresh pricne of bel air
will andclaton were driving friend car they get arrest they thought that they stoled it

family ties
steve and elses kenton was goingto protst on thnakgiivng they got put in jail
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Old 02-14-2012, 05:13 PM   #3
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Christine was arrested while at a Bachelorette Party.
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Lamont and Rollo were also arrested with Fred in that "porno" sting, leaving Aunt Esther to go to the police station to bail them all out.

Debra fell asleep in the driver's seat of her car after drinking too much at Amy's bachlorette party. She had no intention of driving, just sleeping, but she got arrested anyway. After Ray bailed her out, they desperately tried to hide this from Marie, who of course found out anyway. (Everybody Loves Raymond)

Jerry, Elaine, George and Kramer were sent to the slammer in the series finale. (Seinfeld)

Larry and Balki were arrested a couple of times - for intent to launder money (though naive Balki was taken in by a mobster and had no idea it was illegal, and Larry was in the wrong place at the wrong time, and the second time it mistaken identity - causing Larry and Jennifer to marry in the jail!) (Perfect Strangers)

The Winslows' troubled nephew/cousin stole a car for a joyride, taking Eddie and Urkel with him, causing all three to be arrested. (Family Matters)

Brad, the oldest Taylor boy, got into trouble with the police several times for breaking windows with friends. (Home Improvement)
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Old 02-14-2012, 06:46 PM   #5
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Threes Company- Jack got arrested for beating up a cop. Furley was arrested for trying too pick up a hooker. Larry was arrested in the same episode for something or another, I forget. lol

Gomer pyle- Gomer was a arrested for several things including stealing Sgt. Carters car, for stealing money out of a pay phone, he was actually trying to put it back in instead of taking it.
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Old 02-14-2012, 11:34 PM   #6
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Al Bundy has been incarcerated quite a bit
Hawkeye Peirce has been taken into custody by the MPs more than once
The Happy Days gang spent time behind bars
Laverne Defazio was arrested on Laverne and Shirley when she was accused of shoplifting
Earl Hicky went to prison
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Old 02-15-2012, 11:04 AM   #7
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Gilligan arrested the rest of the castaways when he was elected sheriff of the island.

Lucy, Ricky, Fred and Ethel were put in jail when driving through Tennessee.

On 'Growing Pains', Carol was arrested when she hit a policeman with a car door.
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Good Times:

Florida and James along w/ some protesters got arrested for successfully protesting a supermarket following sickness from the kids' due to consumption of posioned meat.

Michael was arrested in at least two episodes:
1). In a Season 6 ep. when he was jailed on the day of Florida's driving exam.

2). In a Season 5 episode where his behavior became out of control that causes J.J. to step up and "be" the father figure and after bailing from the house, him and Penny get arrested for being in a stolen vehicle.

In the 2-part Season 2 episode "J.J. Becomes a Man," J.J. gets falsely mistaken for a robber at a liquor store and gets jailed, leaving Florida, James and the family along w/ Wilona to come up w/ some bail money to bail J.J. out of jail.

All in the Family:

In the Season 3 episode "Edith Flips Her Wig," Edith gets arrested for shoplifting a wig from a department store.

In the season 9 episode, Edith also got arrested for accidently passing a counterfeit $10 bill she received while being at Archie Bunker's Place.

In a Season 2 episode, Archie inadvertently found himself jailed w/ the people he despises when he inadvertently found himself involved w/ a mob of people trying to an anti-war protest Mike and Lionel had planned to attend.

Gimme a Break!

In the season 2 premiere, Nell finds herself jailed from ripping the phone while in an altercation w/ Swackhammer.

In the Season 3 episode from early 1984, the entire Kanisky family gets jailed follwing a protest of a Spanish site.
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Old 02-15-2012, 10:27 PM   #9
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The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Mary had to go to jail for not revealing a news source.

Bewitched

Darrin ended up in jail a few times, usually thanks to Aunt Clara.

The Golden Girls

Dorothy, Blanche, and Rose were busted for prostitution.

Mama's Family

Mama and Eunice got thrown in jail after a night at The Bigger Jigger Bar.
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The Office: Kelly Kapoor was in juvie when she was fourteen for stealing a boat.
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drake and josh? reeally??
lol wtf.. :/
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"Three's Company": When Janet, Jack, and Terri got sent to jail for having stolen jewelery.
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Jessica Tate was on trial for killing Peter Campbell
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My Three Sons, circa seasons 8-10: Both Steve and Chip were arrested at different times, parked on private property after hours (Steve with soon-to-be wife Barbara, Chip on a curfew violation with the daughter of Steve's friend). Neither did any time of course. Charley ran afoul of police while in drag after a lodge show -- including a wig! Also, Ernie had to explain to police why he and his friends took some old tires from the Douglas garage after Charley reported the "theft."

Leave It to Beaver: Very young Beaver drives a powered go-kart into the street -- obviously no driver's license -- and he and Wally have to appear before a judge.
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The Jeffersons: Helen and Louise got arrested for breaking into George's store, Later at the end of the episode, George and Tom got arrested trying to break into the Help Center because they wanted to put Louise's and Helen's mug shots on the bulletin board!
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