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Alan Brady's Hair · 02-14-2019, 06:39 PM

I noticed there's a kind of stock guest character who shows up on sitcoms: the artist who thinks himself a genius and abuses everyone. I can think of at least three:

-Sergie Carpetna (Carl Reiner) who painted a nude of Laura Petrie;
-Alexandre Dubov (Harold G. Stone) who wanted to paint Ginger Grant as a Bali dancer; and,
-Phillip Semenko (Christopher Lloyd) who wanted to break up Sam and Diane.

Did other shows use this kind of character?

Heenan Fan · 02-14-2019, 06:54 PM

- Martha Paxton (Rachel Rosenthal) bald-headed narcissist who revealed to Frasier Crane that the painting he bought of hers was a forgery.

Heenan Fan · 02-14-2019, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Alan Brady's Hair

-Phillip Semenko (Christopher Lloyd) who wanted to break up Sam and Diane.

I usually like Chistopher Lloyd in everything he does, but this Phillip Semenko character was just a creepy, psychotic jerk. I didn't find him funny or entertaining.

stevea · 02-14-2019, 07:50 PM

Claude Akins plays a kind of rude, brash artist who ends up painting a mural on Hazel's bedroom wall in a 5th season episode of Hazel.

Gale Gordon plays an eccentric, very hard-to-get-along-with artist on a 7th season Danny Thomas Show episode.

02-14-2019, 06:39 PM	#1
Alan Brady's Hair Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 30, 2014 Posts: 1,825	The abusive artist I noticed there's a kind of stock guest character who shows up on sitcoms: the artist who thinks himself a genius and abuses everyone. I can think of at least three: -Sergie Carpetna (Carl Reiner) who painted a nude of Laura Petrie; -Alexandre Dubov (Harold G. Stone) who wanted to paint Ginger Grant as a Bali dancer; and, -Phillip Semenko (Christopher Lloyd) who wanted to break up Sam and Diane. Did other shows use this kind of character?

02-14-2019, 06:54 PM	#2
Heenan Fan Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Oct 19, 2016 Posts: 6,001	- Martha Paxton (Rachel Rosenthal) bald-headed narcissist who revealed to Frasier Crane that the painting he bought of hers was a forgery.

02-14-2019, 07:50 PM	#4
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,526	Claude Akins plays a kind of rude, brash artist who ends up painting a mural on Hazel's bedroom wall in a 5th season episode of Hazel. Gale Gordon plays an eccentric, very hard-to-get-along-with artist on a 7th season Danny Thomas Show episode.