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Brian Damage · 05-02-2002, 04:49 PM

If there was a hall of fame created solely for sitcom characters, who would you choose? I'm not talking about the actors that portrayed the characters, just the characters themselves. Characters that perhaps overshadowed the rest of the cast or maybe saved a show from cancellation or became a big part of pop culture.

My inductees would be:

1. The Fonze- Happy Days
2. Latka Gravas- Taxi
3. Balki- Perfect Strangers
4. Norm Peterson- Cheers
5. Frasier Crane- Frasier and Cheers

Janice · 05-02-2002, 05:07 PM

* Alex P. Keaton - Family Ties
* Lucy Ricardo - I Love Lucy
* Kramer - Seinfeld
* Archie Bunker - All in the Family
* Mork - Mork and Mindy
* Vinnie Barbarino - Welcome Back Kotter
* Gilligan - Gilligan's Island
* Sam Malone - Cheers

LucyFan · 05-02-2002, 06:34 PM

Top 5 Characters:
1. Lucy Ricardo (from I Love Lucy)
2. Jack Tripper (from Three's Company)
3. Arthur Fonzerelli (from Happy Days)
4. Rose of St. Olaf (from The Golden Girls)
5. Shirley Feeney (from Laverne & Shirley)

Chocoholic · 05-03-2002, 04:50 PM

There are so many TV characters that I love. I'll try to keep it to one character per tV show I watch.

Comedy:

Antonio (Wings)
Louie DePalma (Taxi)
Homer Simpson (The Simpsons)
Bill (NewsRadio)
Norm (Cheers)
Cartman (South Park)
Robert (Everybody Loves Raymond)
John Becker (Becker)

Dramedy:

Dr. Cox (Scrubs)
Mike (Ed)

Drama:

Carter (ER)

Notorious · 05-03-2002, 05:24 PM

*01. Phoebe Buffay- Friends
*02. Veronica Chase- Veronica's Closet
*03. Olive Massery- Veronica's Closet
*04. Monica G. Bing- Friends
*05. Drew Carey- The Drew Carey Show
*06. Oswald Harvey- The Drew Carey Show
*07. Sophia Petrillo- The Golden Girls
*08. Vicki Groener- Suddenly Susan
*09. Chrissy Snow- Three's Company
*10. Natalie Green- The Facts Of Life
*11. Karen Walker- Will & Grace
*12. Carrie Heffernan- The King Of Queens
*13. Ray Barone- Everybody Loves Raymond
*14. Baby Bob- Baby Bob
*15. Sabrina Spellman- Sabrina, The Teenage Witch
*16. Reba Hart- Reba
*17. Lucy Ricardo- I Love Lucy
*18. Laverne DeFazio- Laverne & Shirley
*19. Gilligan- Gilligan's Island
*20. Josh Blair- Veronica's Closet

TJL · 05-03-2002, 06:15 PM

Some oldies:
Ralph Kramden
Barney Fife
Lucy Ricardo

More recent ones:
Cosmo Kramer
Frasier Crane
Baby Bob

(Just seeing if you're paying attention.)

Fresh Prince · 05-04-2002, 03:08 PM

Fresh Prince - Will Smith (Fresh Prince of Bel-Air)
Fonzie - Arthur Fonzarelli (Happy Days)
Steve Urkel (Family Matters)
Alex P. Keaton (Family Ties)
Cliff Huxtable (The Cosby Show)
George Costanza (Seinfeld)
Alf (Alf)
John Lacey (Dear John)
Joey Tribbiani (Friends)
Sam Malone (Cheers)
Jim Ignatowski (Taxi) <- This guy was crazy

I could go on

Little Dixie Carter · 05-04-2002, 03:35 PM

Julia Sugarbaker Designing Women

Maggie McKinney Diff'rent Strokes

Randi King Family Law

Mary Ann Summers Giligan's Island

Jimbo · 05-04-2002, 09:45 PM

Going strictly with "supporting" characters, rather than the "starring" character, my nominees would include the following:

Ed Norton (The Honeymooners)
Buddy Sorrell (The Dick Van Dyke Show)
Uncle Fester (The Addams Family)
Arnold the Pig (Green Acres)
Lenny & Squiggy (Laverne and Shirley)
Ted Baxter (Mary Tyler Moore)
Elliott Carlin (The Bob Newhart Show)
Les Nesman (WKRP in Cincinnati)
Larry, Daryl, and Daryl (Newhart)
Reverend Jim Ignatowski (Taxi)
Coach Ernie Pantusso (Cheers)
Al Borland (Home Improvement)
Dennis Finch (Just Shoot Me)

GoldenFamilyTies · 05-05-2002, 03:57 PM

Alex P. Keaton - FT
Elyse Keaton - FT
Sophia Petrillo - GG
Rose Nylund - GG
Dr. Frasier Crane - Cheers
George Jefferson - The Jeffersons
Carol Brady - The Brady Bunch
Lucy - I Love Lucy
Jack - Three's Company
Chrissy - Three's Company
Denise - TCS
Cliff - TCS
Claire - TCS

I'm missing so many!

SitcomChick · 05-06-2002, 06:56 AM

My hall of fame would be:

1) Fonzie (Happy Days)
2) Alex P.Keaton (Family Ties)
3) Sam Malone (Cheers)
4) Fraiser Crane (Cheers and Fraisers)
5) Fresh Prince Will Smith (Fresh Prince of Bel Air
6) Jeannie (I Dream Of Jeannie)
7) Arnold Jackson (Diff'rent Strokes)
8) Blair (Facts of Life)
9) Carlton Banks (Fres Prince of Bel Air)

I know there's more characters I love, but I can't think of them right now. Those are the main ones, though.

05-02-2002, 04:49 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Sitcom Characters Hall of Fame If there was a hall of fame created solely for sitcom characters, who would you choose? I'm not talking about the actors that portrayed the characters, just the characters themselves. Characters that perhaps overshadowed the rest of the cast or maybe saved a show from cancellation or became a big part of pop culture. My inductees would be: 1. The Fonze- Happy Days 2. Latka Gravas- Taxi 3. Balki- Perfect Strangers 4. Norm Peterson- Cheers 5. Frasier Crane- Frasier and Cheers
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05-02-2002, 05:07 PM	#2
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05-03-2002, 05:24 PM	#5
Notorious Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 13, 2001 Location: Sunnydale, CA --- and I actually registered at sitcomsonline July 25th, 2001 Posts: 1,494	01. Phoebe Buffay- Friends 02. Veronica Chase- Veronica's Closet 03. Olive Massery- Veronica's Closet 04. Monica G. Bing- Friends 05. Drew Carey- The Drew Carey Show 06. Oswald Harvey- The Drew Carey Show 07. Sophia Petrillo- The Golden Girls 08. Vicki Groener- Suddenly Susan 09. Chrissy Snow- Three's Company 10. Natalie Green- The Facts Of Life 11. Karen Walker- Will & Grace 12. Carrie Heffernan- The King Of Queens 13. Ray Barone- Everybody Loves Raymond 14. Baby Bob- Baby Bob 15. Sabrina Spellman- Sabrina, The Teenage Witch 16. Reba Hart- Reba 17. Lucy Ricardo- I Love Lucy 18. Laverne DeFazio- Laverne & Shirley 19. Gilligan- Gilligan's Island 20. Josh Blair- Veronica's Closet
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05-03-2002, 06:15 PM	#6
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05-04-2002, 03:08 PM	#7
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05-02-2002, 06:34 PM	#3
LucyFan Still Loving Lucy! Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 23, 2001 Location: In the Wonderful World of Lucy! Posts: 8,198	Top 5 Characters: 1. Lucy Ricardo (from I Love Lucy) 2. Jack Tripper (from Three's Company) 3. Arthur Fonzerelli (from Happy Days) 4. Rose of St. Olaf (from The Golden Girls) 5. Shirley Feeney (from Laverne & Shirley)

05-03-2002, 04:50 PM	#4
Chocoholic Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 01, 2000 Location: Between a rock and a hard place. Posts: 11,235	There are so many TV characters that I love. I'll try to keep it to one character per tV show I watch. Comedy: Antonio (Wings) Louie DePalma (Taxi) Homer Simpson (The Simpsons) Bill (NewsRadio) Norm (Cheers) Cartman (South Park) Robert (Everybody Loves Raymond) John Becker (Becker) Dramedy: Dr. Cox (Scrubs) Mike (Ed) Drama: Carter (ER)

05-04-2002, 03:35 PM	#8
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05-04-2002, 09:45 PM	#9
Jimbo Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 29, 2001 Location: United States of America-One Nation UNDER GOD! Posts: 471	Going strictly with "supporting" characters, rather than the "starring" character, my nominees would include the following: Ed Norton (The Honeymooners) Buddy Sorrell (The Dick Van Dyke Show) Uncle Fester (The Addams Family) Arnold the Pig (Green Acres) Lenny & Squiggy (Laverne and Shirley) Ted Baxter (Mary Tyler Moore) Elliott Carlin (The Bob Newhart Show) Les Nesman (WKRP in Cincinnati) Larry, Daryl, and Daryl (Newhart) Reverend Jim Ignatowski (Taxi) Coach Ernie Pantusso (Cheers) Al Borland (Home Improvement) Dennis Finch (Just Shoot Me)
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05-05-2002, 03:57 PM	#10
GoldenFamilyTies Por siempre tú Senior Member Join Date: Jan 15, 2002 Location: United States Posts: 1,329	Alex P. Keaton - FT Elyse Keaton - FT Sophia Petrillo - GG Rose Nylund - GG Dr. Frasier Crane - Cheers George Jefferson - The Jeffersons Carol Brady - The Brady Bunch Lucy - I Love Lucy Jack - Three's Company Chrissy - Three's Company Denise - TCS Cliff - TCS Claire - TCS I'm missing so many!

05-06-2002, 06:56 AM	#11
SitcomChick Senior Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 02, 2002 Location: England Posts: 105	Re: Sitcom Characters Hall of Fame My hall of fame would be: 1) Fonzie (Happy Days) 2) Alex P.Keaton (Family Ties) 3) Sam Malone (Cheers) 4) Fraiser Crane (Cheers and Fraisers) 5) Fresh Prince Will Smith (Fresh Prince of Bel Air 6) Jeannie (I Dream Of Jeannie) 7) Arnold Jackson (Diff'rent Strokes) 8) Blair (Facts of Life) 9) Carlton Banks (Fres Prince of Bel Air) I know there's more characters I love, but I can't think of them right now. Those are the main ones, though.
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