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TMC · 05-12-2019, 04:11 AM

So the comic relief weakling dork of the group, Arnold Horshack or Screech Powers who was a better character?

howilu · 05-12-2019, 10:53 AM

Definitely Arnold Horshack. He always cracked me up with his laugh. Ron Palillo played the role so well.

OH Nuts! · 05-12-2019, 11:30 AM

Arnold was a real TRIP - a great character on the show!

MA · 05-12-2019, 11:50 AM

Arnold

tlc38tlc38 · 05-12-2019, 01:25 PM

Screech!

Sal · 05-12-2019, 01:32 PM

Horshack was a funnier character and starred in a funnier show so I voted for him.

Screech was a better fighter!

Screech vs Horshack In The Ring!

icecream · 05-12-2019, 11:01 PM

Arnold Horshack. I liked all four main Sweathogs, but Arnold was the best part of the show.

AMackII · 05-13-2019, 05:40 AM

Screech Powers, he was just as cocky as Horsack

KRW · 05-13-2019, 07:53 PM

Screech Powers

bh7812 · 05-13-2019, 11:11 PM

Having seen all of and liking both shows, I’m gonna have to add my vote to Horshack to the list! The character was not only funny but he REALLY grew as a person by the end of the series. He had to learn some stuff the real hard way but I was really satisfied with how and where his character ended up at the end. The writers did a great job with that and writing for that character!

dee2364 · 05-19-2019, 07:21 AM

NEITHER!!! They were both horribly unfunny characters.

Tubehead · 05-23-2019, 06:23 AM

my faovirte would be Arnold Horshack! nothing beats steve urkel! I also consider paul phifer form the wonder years as an nerd!!

cleverfun3000 · 05-23-2019, 04:16 PM

Yong Fang · 06-05-2019, 06:11 AM

Funny thing is that of the four students, Ron Pallilo (Horshack) was the only one who looked young enough to be in high school. He looked liked a teenager. The other three guys (all great actors by the way) looked liked they were in their 20's and one had to sort of suspend disbelief that they were high school kids.

But the funny thing was that Ron Palillo was the oldest one of the four.

glickmam · 06-19-2019, 12:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yong Fang

Funny thing is that of the four students, Ron Pallilo (Horshack) was the only one who looked young enough to be in high school. He looked liked a teenager. The other three guys (all great actors by the way) looked liked they were in their 20's and one had to sort of suspend disbelief that they were high school kids.

But the funny thing was that Ron Palillo was the oldest one of the four.

Gabe Kaplan actually felt that way himself. In fact, one of the story ideas he pitched for the series was for Kotter to leave Buchanan High and teach a community college course attended by the Sweathogs.

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Arnold Horshack	11	61.11%
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05-12-2019, 04:11 AM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 127,631	Arnold Horshack or Screech Powers? So the comic relief weakling dork of the group, Arnold Horshack or Screech Powers who was a better character?

05-12-2019, 11:50 AM	#4
MA Member Moderator Forum Idol Join Date: May 20, 2017 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 129,404	Arnold
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tlc38tlc38 Member Forum Star Join Date: May 02, 2008 Posts: 19,345	Screech!
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05-12-2019, 01:32 PM	#6
Sal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 20, 2001 Location: Oakville, Ont. Canada Posts: 6,227	Horshack was a funnier character and starred in a funnier show so I voted for him. Screech was a better fighter! Screech vs Horshack In The Ring!
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05-12-2019, 10:53 AM	#2
howilu Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 20, 2003 Location: St. Louis Park, MN Posts: 1,965	Definitely Arnold Horshack. He always cracked me up with his laugh. Ron Palillo played the role so well.

05-12-2019, 11:30 AM	#3
OH Nuts! Member Forum King Join Date: Feb 15, 2005 Posts: 133,383	Arnold was a real TRIP - a great character on the show!

05-12-2019, 11:01 PM	#7
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,958	Arnold Horshack. I liked all four main Sweathogs, but Arnold was the best part of the show.
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05-13-2019, 05:40 AM	#8
AMackII Member Forum Star Join Date: Oct 23, 2015 Location: St. Louis Posts: 17,240	Screech Powers, he was just as cocky as Horsack

05-13-2019, 07:53 PM	#9
KRW One Bad Mother Funker Forum Regular Join Date: May 23, 2017 Location: The Funk Dojo Posts: 899	Screech Powers

05-13-2019, 11:11 PM	#10
bh7812 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 21, 2005 Posts: 272	Having seen all of and liking both shows, I’m gonna have to add my vote to Horshack to the list! The character was not only funny but he REALLY grew as a person by the end of the series. He had to learn some stuff the real hard way but I was really satisfied with how and where his character ended up at the end. The writers did a great job with that and writing for that character!

05-19-2019, 07:21 AM	#11
dee2364 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 20, 2019 Posts: 643	NEITHER!!! They were both horribly unfunny characters.

05-23-2019, 06:23 AM	#12
Tubehead Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 12, 2007 Location: chattanooga.tn Posts: 5,139	my faovirte would be Arnold Horshack! nothing beats steve urkel! I also consider paul phifer form the wonder years as an nerd!!

05-23-2019, 04:16 PM	#13
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06-05-2019, 06:11 AM	#14
Yong Fang Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 04, 2009 Location: Memphis Tennessee Posts: 3,072	Funny thing is that of the four students, Ron Pallilo (Horshack) was the only one who looked young enough to be in high school. He looked liked a teenager. The other three guys (all great actors by the way) looked liked they were in their 20's and one had to sort of suspend disbelief that they were high school kids. But the funny thing was that Ron Palillo was the oldest one of the four.