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LucyFan · 11-04-2001, 12:13 AM

What would you say are your Top 10 Favorite female characters of television sitcoms?

Mine are:
1) Lucy Ricardo (I Love Lucy)
2) Ethel Mertz (I Love Lucy)
3) Chrissy Snow (Three's Company)
4) Shirley Feeney (Laverne & Shirley)
5) Laverne Defazio (Laverne & Shirley)
6) Lucy Carmichael (The Lucy Show)
7) Vivian Bagley (The Lucy Show)
8) Lily Munster (The Munsters)
9) Jeannie (I Dream of Jeannie)
10) Florence Johnston (The Jeffersons)

Note: This list is subject to change

Chocoholic · 11-04-2001, 02:14 AM

1. Helen (Wings)
2. Lisa (NewsRadio)
3. Beth (NewsRadio)
4. Marie (Everybody Loves Raymond)
5. Debra (Everybody Loves raymond)
6. Fay (Wings)
7. Carla (Cheers)
8. Lilith (Cheers)
9. Reggie (Becker)
10. Catherine (NewsRadio)

ClassicComedyFan2 · 11-04-2001, 06:22 PM

Not in any order:

Lucy Ricardo (I Love Lucy)
Laura Petrie (Dick Van Dyke)
Granny (Beverly Hillbillies)
Lucy Carmicheal (Lucy Show)
Jeannie (I Dream of Jeannie)
Laverne (Laverne & Shirley)
June Cleaver (Leave it to Beaver)
Agent 99 (Get Smart)
Lily Munster (The Munsters)
Mary Richards (Mary Tyler Moore)

Penny Lane · 11-04-2001, 09:25 PM

Thelma Harper
Naomi Harper
Eunice Higgins
Stephanie Vanderkellen
Shirley Feeny
Lucy Ricardo
Ethel Mertz
Jackie Harris
Murphy Brown
Chrissie Snow

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LucyCompanyPhan · 11-04-2001, 11:32 PM

1)Lucy Ricardo
2)Ethel Mertz
3)Chrissy Snow
4)Terri Alden
5)Helen Roper
6)Jeannie
7)Phoebe
8)Janet Woods
9)Lucy Carmichael
10)Vivian Bagley

Krisalicious · 11-05-2001, 03:35 PM

1. Blair Warner[The Facts of Life]
2. Jo Polniaczek(tie) [The Facts of Life]
3. Cindy Snow[Three's Company]
4. Janet Wood [Three's Company]
5. Edith Bunker[All in the Family]
6. Chrissy Snow [Three's Company]
7. Shirley Feeney[Laverne and Shirley]
8. Elyse Keaton [Family Ties]
9. Al Lambert/Dana Foster [Step by Step]
10. Kelly Kapowski [Saved by the Bell]

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11-05-2001, 04:59 PM

1. Hazel/Hazel
2. Lisa/Green Acres
3. Lucy/Lucy Show
4. Viv/Lucy Show
5. Lucy/I Love Lucy
6. Ethel/I Love Lucy
7. Endora/Bewitched
8. Mrs. Kravitz/Bewitched
9. Nanny/Nanny & Professor
10. Aunt Bea/Andy Griffith & Granny
Beverly Hillbillies (tie)

jamier42 · 11-06-2001, 06:29 PM

Mine are:
1. Lucy Ricardo
2. Laura Petrie
3. Angela Bower
4. Samantha Micelli
5. Agent 99
6. Jeannie
7. Jo Polniaczek
8. Natalie Green
9. Kimberly Drummond
10. Edith Bunker

DJM77 · 11-10-2001, 02:31 AM

1. Phoebe Buffay (Friends)
2. Thelma Harper (Mama's Family)
3. Bernice Clifton (Designing Women)
4. Laverne Todd (Empty Nest)
5. Chrissy Snow (Three's Company)
6. Esther Anderson (Sanford & Son)
7. Sophia Petrillo (Golden Girls)
8. Shirley Wilson (What's Happening)
9. Sara Bower (True Colors)
10. Rudy Huxtable (Cosby Show)

James · 11-12-2001, 01:29 AM

In no particular order:

1. Alley Mills (Norma Arnold, "The Wonder Years")
2. Danica McKellar (Gwendolyn "Winnie" Cooper, "The Wonder Years")
3. Maureen McCormick (Marcia Brady, "The Brady Bunch")
4. Florence Henderson (Carol Brady, "The Brady Bunch")
5. Eve Plumb (Jan Brady, "The Brady Bunch")
6. Barbara Billingsley (June Cleaver, "Leave It To Beaver")
7. Penny Marshall (Laverne DeFazio, "Laverne & Shirley")
8. Cindy Williams (Shirley Feeney, "Laverne & Shirley")
9. Michael Learned (Olivia Walton, "The Waltons")
10. Judy Norton-Taylor (Mary Ellen Walton, "The Waltons")

tlc38tlc38 · 06-09-2015, 09:42 PM

When I usually make these kinds of lists, I just list the top favorites that come to my mind but I'm doing this list different. I took 2 days and wrote down all my favorite female sitcom characters, then I eliminated them one by one until I got ten. Then I sorted them in the absolute order of my favorites and the results are below...these may not be the "best" female sitcom characters but they're my favorites.

1. Lucy Ricardo (I Love Lucy)
2. Iola Boylen (Mama's Family)
3. Thelma "Mama" Harper (Mama's Family)
4. Edith Bunker (All in the Family)
5. Daisy May "Granny" Moses (The Beverly Hillbillies)
6. Julia Sugarbaker (Designing Women)
7. Maude Findlay (Maude)
8. Gladys Kravitz (Bewitched)
9. Helen Roper (Three's Company & The Ropers)
10. Sophia Petrillo (The Golden Girls & The Golden Palace)

Wawwie · 06-09-2015, 10:13 PM

1. Dorothy Zbornak (Bea Arthur - Golden Girls)
2. Thelma Harper (Vicki Lawrence - Mama's Family)
3. Louise Jefferson (Isabelle Sanford - The Jeffersons)
4. Alice Hyatt (Linda Lavin - Alice)
5. Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball - I Love Lucy)
6. Elaine Benes (Julia Lewis Dreyfuss - Seinfeld)
7. Shirley Feeney (Cindy Williams - Laverne & Shirley)
8. Helen Willis (Roxie Roker - The Jeffersons)
9. Mackenzie Phillips (Julie Cooper - One Day At A Time, Carol - American Graffiti)
10. Carrie Heffernan (Leah Remini - King Of Queens)

Rookielove · 06-09-2015, 11:25 PM

1. Thelma Evans (Good Times)
2. Florida Evans (Good Times)
3. Wilona Woods (Good Times)
4. Louise Jefferson (The Jeffersons)
5. Florence Johnston (The Jeffersons)
6. Helen Willis (The Jeffersons)
7. Gidget Lawrence (Gidget)
8. Barbara Cooper (One Day At A Time)
9. Tootie Ramsey (The Facts of Life)
10. Julia Baker (Julia)

Schmoopie · 06-10-2015, 05:42 AM

1. Daphne Moon-Frasier
2. Elaine Benes-Seinfeld
3. Zelda Gilroy-Dobie Gillis
4. Caroline Duffy_Caroline in the City
5. DJ Tanner_Full House
6. Stephanie Tanner-Full House
7. Rebecca Donaldson/Katsopolis-Full House
8. Sue Heck-The Middle
9. Cassidy Finch-The Middle
10.Lilith Sternin Crane-Frasier/Cheers

Dr. Loveless · 06-10-2015, 01:13 PM

1. Morticia Addams (Carolyn Jones) - The Addams Family
2. Jennifer Marlowe (Loni Anderson) - WKRP in Cincinnati
3. Samantha Stephens (Elizabeth Montgomery) - Bewitched
4. Jeannie (Barbara Eden) - I Dream of Jeannie
5. Emily Hartley (Suzanne Pleshette) - The Bob Newhart Show
6. Carol Kester (Marcia Wallace) - The Bob Newhart Show
7. June Cleaver (Barbara Billingsley) - Leave It to Beaver
8. Marge Simpson (Julie Kavner) - The Simpsons
9. Sylvia Schnauser (Charlotte Rae) - Car 54, Where Are You?
10. Gladys Kravitz (Alice Pearce) - Bewitched (first 2 seasons only)

Honorable mention:

Alicia (Tea Leoni) - Flying Blind (a great character and performance, in a short-lived sitcom I otherwise disliked)

11-04-2001, 12:13 AM	#1
LucyFan Still Loving Lucy! Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 23, 2001 Location: In the Wonderful World of Lucy! Posts: 8,198	Your Top 10 Female Characters of Television Sitcoms What would you say are your Top 10 Favorite female characters of television sitcoms? Mine are: 1) Lucy Ricardo (I Love Lucy) 2) Ethel Mertz (I Love Lucy) 3) Chrissy Snow (Three's Company) 4) Shirley Feeney (Laverne & Shirley) 5) Laverne Defazio (Laverne & Shirley) 6) Lucy Carmichael (The Lucy Show) 7) Vivian Bagley (The Lucy Show) 8) Lily Munster (The Munsters) 9) Jeannie (I Dream of Jeannie) 10) Florence Johnston (The Jeffersons) Note: This list is subject to change

11-05-2001, 04:59 PM	#7
soapfantastic Guest Posts: n/a	1. Hazel/Hazel 2. Lisa/Green Acres 3. Lucy/Lucy Show 4. Viv/Lucy Show 5. Lucy/I Love Lucy 6. Ethel/I Love Lucy 7. Endora/Bewitched 8. Mrs. Kravitz/Bewitched 9. Nanny/Nanny & Professor 10. Aunt Bea/Andy Griffith & Granny Beverly Hillbillies (tie)
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06-09-2015, 09:42 PM	#11
tlc38tlc38 Every day’s a Dolly day! Forum Star Join Date: May 02, 2008 Location: I’m just travelin’ thru Posts: 19,258	When I usually make these kinds of lists, I just list the top favorites that come to my mind but I'm doing this list different. I took 2 days and wrote down all my favorite female sitcom characters, then I eliminated them one by one until I got ten. Then I sorted them in the absolute order of my favorites and the results are below...these may not be the "best" female sitcom characters but they're my favorites. 1. Lucy Ricardo (I Love Lucy) 2. Iola Boylen (Mama's Family) 3. Thelma "Mama" Harper (Mama's Family) 4. Edith Bunker (All in the Family) 5. Daisy May "Granny" Moses (The Beverly Hillbillies) 6. Julia Sugarbaker (Designing Women) 7. Maude Findlay (Maude) 8. Gladys Kravitz (Bewitched) 9. Helen Roper (Three's Company & The Ropers) 10. Sophia Petrillo (The Golden Girls & The Golden Palace)
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06-09-2015, 10:13 PM	#12
Wawwie Member Forum Star Join Date: Jul 26, 2006 Location: New York Posts: 14,376	not in any order 1. Dorothy Zbornak (Bea Arthur - Golden Girls) 2. Thelma Harper (Vicki Lawrence - Mama's Family) 3. Louise Jefferson (Isabelle Sanford - The Jeffersons) 4. Alice Hyatt (Linda Lavin - Alice) 5. Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball - I Love Lucy) 6. Elaine Benes (Julia Lewis Dreyfuss - Seinfeld) 7. Shirley Feeney (Cindy Williams - Laverne & Shirley) 8. Helen Willis (Roxie Roker - The Jeffersons) 9. Mackenzie Phillips (Julie Cooper - One Day At A Time, Carol - American Graffiti) 10. Carrie Heffernan (Leah Remini - King Of Queens)

06-10-2015, 05:42 AM	#14
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11-04-2001, 02:14 AM	#2
Chocoholic Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 01, 2000 Location: Between a rock and a hard place. Posts: 11,235	1. Helen (Wings) 2. Lisa (NewsRadio) 3. Beth (NewsRadio) 4. Marie (Everybody Loves Raymond) 5. Debra (Everybody Loves raymond) 6. Fay (Wings) 7. Carla (Cheers) 8. Lilith (Cheers) 9. Reggie (Becker) 10. Catherine (NewsRadio)

11-04-2001, 06:22 PM	#3
ClassicComedyFan2 Coolicious! Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 28, 2001 Location: AL, United States, Alpha Quadrant Posts: 698	Not in any order: Lucy Ricardo (I Love Lucy) Laura Petrie (Dick Van Dyke) Granny (Beverly Hillbillies) Lucy Carmicheal (Lucy Show) Jeannie (I Dream of Jeannie) Laverne (Laverne & Shirley) June Cleaver (Leave it to Beaver) Agent 99 (Get Smart) Lily Munster (The Munsters) Mary Richards (Mary Tyler Moore)

11-04-2001, 09:25 PM	#4
Penny Lane Butter Pie Forum Icon Join Date: Jul 03, 2001 Location: Beneath the blue suburban skies Posts: 51,236	Thelma Harper Naomi Harper Eunice Higgins Stephanie Vanderkellen Shirley Feeny Lucy Ricardo Ethel Mertz Jackie Harris Murphy Brown Chrissie Snow N ------------------ Cupcake [This message has been edited by NEWHART FAN (edited 11-04-2001).]

11-04-2001, 11:32 PM	#5
LucyCompanyPhan Hollywood Senior Member Join Date: Sep 25, 2001 Location: a far away place in sitcomville Posts: 2,254	1)Lucy Ricardo 2)Ethel Mertz 3)Chrissy Snow 4)Terri Alden 5)Helen Roper 6)Jeannie 7)Phoebe 8)Janet Woods 9)Lucy Carmichael 10)Vivian Bagley

11-05-2001, 03:35 PM	#6
Krisalicious Archie FTW! Forum Veteran Join Date: Jun 27, 2001 Location: NJ Posts: 5,775	1. Blair Warner[The Facts of Life] 2. Jo Polniaczek(tie) [The Facts of Life] 3. Cindy Snow[Three's Company] 4. Janet Wood [Three's Company] 5. Edith Bunker[All in the Family] 6. Chrissy Snow [Three's Company] 7. Shirley Feeney[Laverne and Shirley] 8. Elyse Keaton [Family Ties] 9. Al Lambert/Dana Foster [Step by Step] 10. Kelly Kapowski [Saved by the Bell] [This message has been edited by Sitcomsgrl89 (edited 11-05-2001).]

11-06-2001, 06:29 PM	#8
jamier42 Member Senior Member Join Date: Nov 09, 2000 Posts: 1,263	Mine are: 1. Lucy Ricardo 2. Laura Petrie 3. Angela Bower 4. Samantha Micelli 5. Agent 99 6. Jeannie 7. Jo Polniaczek 8. Natalie Green 9. Kimberly Drummond 10. Edith Bunker

11-10-2001, 02:31 AM	#9
DJM77 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: May 15, 2001 Location: Missouri Posts: 5,564	1. Phoebe Buffay (Friends) 2. Thelma Harper (Mama's Family) 3. Bernice Clifton (Designing Women) 4. Laverne Todd (Empty Nest) 5. Chrissy Snow (Three's Company) 6. Esther Anderson (Sanford & Son) 7. Sophia Petrillo (Golden Girls) 8. Shirley Wilson (What's Happening) 9. Sara Bower (True Colors) 10. Rudy Huxtable (Cosby Show)

11-12-2001, 01:29 AM	#10
James Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 07, 2001 Location: Dayton, Ohio, USA Posts: 6,370	In no particular order: 1. Alley Mills (Norma Arnold, "The Wonder Years") 2. Danica McKellar (Gwendolyn "Winnie" Cooper, "The Wonder Years") 3. Maureen McCormick (Marcia Brady, "The Brady Bunch") 4. Florence Henderson (Carol Brady, "The Brady Bunch") 5. Eve Plumb (Jan Brady, "The Brady Bunch") 6. Barbara Billingsley (June Cleaver, "Leave It To Beaver") 7. Penny Marshall (Laverne DeFazio, "Laverne & Shirley") 8. Cindy Williams (Shirley Feeney, "Laverne & Shirley") 9. Michael Learned (Olivia Walton, "The Waltons") 10. Judy Norton-Taylor (Mary Ellen Walton, "The Waltons")

06-09-2015, 11:25 PM	#13
Rookielove Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 14, 2011 Location: America Posts: 235	1. Thelma Evans (Good Times) 2. Florida Evans (Good Times) 3. Wilona Woods (Good Times) 4. Louise Jefferson (The Jeffersons) 5. Florence Johnston (The Jeffersons) 6. Helen Willis (The Jeffersons) 7. Gidget Lawrence (Gidget) 8. Barbara Cooper (One Day At A Time) 9. Tootie Ramsey (The Facts of Life) 10. Julia Baker (Julia)

06-10-2015, 01:13 PM	#15
Dr. Loveless Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 01, 2012 Location: New England Posts: 224	1. Morticia Addams (Carolyn Jones) - The Addams Family 2. Jennifer Marlowe (Loni Anderson) - WKRP in Cincinnati 3. Samantha Stephens (Elizabeth Montgomery) - Bewitched 4. Jeannie (Barbara Eden) - I Dream of Jeannie 5. Emily Hartley (Suzanne Pleshette) - The Bob Newhart Show 6. Carol Kester (Marcia Wallace) - The Bob Newhart Show 7. June Cleaver (Barbara Billingsley) - Leave It to Beaver 8. Marge Simpson (Julie Kavner) - The Simpsons 9. Sylvia Schnauser (Charlotte Rae) - Car 54, Where Are You? 10. Gladys Kravitz (Alice Pearce) - Bewitched (first 2 seasons only) Honorable mention: Alicia (Tea Leoni) - Flying Blind (a great character and performance, in a short-lived sitcom I otherwise disliked)
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