Sitcom character's IQs

[Alan Brady's Hair]

These are stated IQs for some sitcom characters:

Wile E. Coyote 207
Sheldon Cooper 187
Felix Unger 186
Bull Shannon 181
Leonard Hofstadter 173
Lisa Simpson 159

Niles Crane 156
Emily Hartley 151
Elaine Benes 145
Jerry Robinson 136
Bob Hartley 129

Frasier Crane 129

Arthur Dietrich: "An IQ that'd knock your socks off."

Do we know any others? Any sitcoms characters with IQs lower than "almost gifted"?

There are two above that stand out for me. I think that Felix at 186 is absurdly high number. I think they probably used it because IQ wasn't a standard sitcom device then and they just pulled out 186 because they figured pretty much everyone would know it was a high number.

The other is Elaine Benes, who projects as something of a dumb bunny: "War - what is it good for?"

[Old School]

Mark Fostor- Step By Step: 187

Steve Urkel- Family Matters: 196

Carol Seaver- Growing Pains: 144

[GentlemanJim]

Originally Posted by Alan Brady's Hair

: "War - what is it good for?"

Wasn't that a Sam Malone gag, also?

[RetroGuy2000]

The Facts of Life - specific numbers aren't given, but Nancy's score is the highest and Sue Ann's is the lowest. Blair's is higher than her weight; Natalie and Tootie have identical scores.

[icecream]

Originally Posted by Alan Brady's Hair

These are stated IQs for some sitcom characters:

Bull Shannon 181

That IQ has to be full of bull, no way is his IQ that high.

[merlinjones]

There are the plot-staple episodes where character's average (or low) IQ is mistaken to be high: Beaver Cleaver, Jeff Stone, Patty Lane, Bart Simpson... there must be more.

[RetroGuy2000]

I believe Mike Seaver took an IQ test and scored incredibly poorly. Didn't he score at "moron" level?

[merlinjones]

Questionable IQ's of TV land, Junior Edition: Cindy Brady, Theodore Cleaver, Wally Cleaver, Buffy Davis, Jodie Davis

[stevea]

Originally Posted by Alan Brady's Hair

There are two [IQs] that stand out for me. I think that Felix at 186 is absurdly high number. I think they probably used it because IQ wasn't a standard sitcom device then and they just pulled out 186 because they figured pretty much everyone would know it was a high number.

The other is Elaine Benes, who projects as something of a dumb bunny: "War - what is it good for?"

Those stood out to me, too. Felix's IQ is downright ridiculous, and Elaine just hangs out at Jerry's (like they all do) (she probably equals Newman). I'm also not sure about Jerry Robinson. Higher than Bob? Just a little I guess.

[stevea]

Originally Posted by merlinjones

There are the plot-staple episodes where character's average (or low) IQ is mistaken to be high: Beaver Cleaver, Jeff Stone, Patty Lane, Bart Simpson... there must be more.

Dennis the Menace: His bubblegum messed up the computer.

Beaver Cleaver: Charles Fredericks switched test papers with him. He did very well on a later test which I think "stuck." Maybe they didn't test common sense.

Patty? - I don't remember the episode but nobody should have believed it. Maybe her and Cathy's papers got switched.

Nobody should have believed Jeff, either.

Also it strikes me they did something with this on the Partridge Family, with Danny of course.

[stevea]

Originally Posted by merlinjones

Questionable IQ's of TV land, Junior Edition: Cindy Brady, Theodore Cleaver, Wally Cleaver, Buffy Davis, Jodie Davis

If we're gonna pick on the Bradys, I think Peter really misses the boat.