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Your favorite character in TV history

I liked Fox Mulder, from the X-Files, series took a hard dive once he was out.

Bart Simpson. Cuz I love that show.


No, for me, agent Mulder.
 
On of my favourites is Nigel Hawthorne as Sir Humphrey
 
rjay said:
I remember Carol O'Connor saying in an interview that it was Jackie Gleeson he borrowed from, to create the Archie character
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That helps exlpain the great similarity.
 
Can't have a single.........these two guys were joined at the hip.

Norm & Cliffy from Cheers!

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Hikigaya Hachiman, king of snark, bitterness and cynicism:



Or maybe Madarame, who takes pride in being a nerd:

 
A few names that would be on my list have already come up but -

Chuck Connors as Lucas McCain
Andy Griffith as Andy Griffith (actually, that whole cast belongs on the list)
Andy Kaufman as Latka Gravas in Taxi
Robin Williams as Mork
Robert Conrad as Pappy Boyington in Black Sheep Squadron (or as Jim West)
David Rasche as Sledge Hammer
Bob Newhart as Bob Newhart
Harry Anderson as Judge Harry Stone
 
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The original and best.

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The deeply flawed.

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The brilliant lowlife seedy landlord.

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The utterly brilliant.
 
Rowdy Yates, Rawhide.
Jodie Dallas, Soap
Sgt Mick Belker, Hill St Blues.
Alf Garnett (the original Archie Bunker) was a poor working-class misogynist racist little-Englander, a self-hating jew conservative voting monster! Much to the distress of the actor and the writer some saw him as a hero!
 
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Oh yeah, here's another.

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These two go together: Diana Rigg as Mrs. Emma Peel, spy, and Patrick Macnee as John Steed, British Intelligence, in the original Avengers, a TV series from 1961 to 1969 - and I didn't miss a single action-packed one! :mrgreen:
 
polgara said:
These two go together: Diana Rigg as Mrs. Emma Peel, spy, and Patrick Macnee as John Steed, British Intelligence, in the original Avengers, a TV series from 1961 to 1969 - and I didn't miss a single action-packed one! :mrgreen:
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Good evening Lady P,

Thanks for the reminder - I absolutely loved that show - great choices
 
Fletch said:
Ive gotta go with Columbo. Kirk is a close second. A couple others who haven't been mentioned are Col. Hogan and Steve Austin. a lot of great ones out there. Its really hard to pick just one.
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Every time I watch the show I know the first half hour will have the murder, and then follow the killer as they revel in their belief that they got away with it... And then Columbo shows up and I laugh because I know the killer is in for a painful journey as Columbo plays to their vanity and raises then up just to make sure the fall hurts more.
 
Another for us old timers - Barbara Stanwyck in The Big Valley - The westerns were a great staple of early TV and this was one of the very best.

I also loved The Wild Wild West with Robert Conrad as James West and Ross Martin as Artemus Gordon
 
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CanadaJohn said:
Another for us old timers - Barbara Stanwyck in The Big Valley - The westerns were a great staple of early TV and this was one of the very best.

I also loved The Wild Wild West with Robert Conrad as James West and Ross Martin as Artemus Gordon
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Speaking of which, Charles Ingals is who I want to be when I grow up.
 
jmotivator said:
Speaking of which, Charles Ingals is who I want to be when I grow up.
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The real one, or the former Little Joe Cartwright who played "Pa" in the Little House series?

You made me think of Bonanza - another great Sunday night must in my house growing up.
 
It all depends on what the yardstick is but so far as characters that I come back to again and again without getting bored I think I go with either Archie Bunker or Hawkeye Pierce.

For ones that stick in my mind as WOW I'll go with Kojak, Fred Sanford, Mork and Ralph Kramden

EDIT: I see that I dont include any women. I wonder what that is about. For a female I would go with Flo on Alice in the WOW category.
 
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Hawkeye10 said:
It all depends on what the yardstick is but so far as characters that I come back to again and again without getting bored I think I go with either Archie Bunker or Hawkeye Pierce.

For ones that stick in my mind as WOW I'll go with Kojak, Fred Sanford, Mork and Ralph Kramden

EDIT: I see that I dont include any women. I wonder what that is about. For a female I would go with Flo on Alice in the WOW category.
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My list of great female characters would start with Lucy, Mary Richards and Laura Petrie
 
Mike Ehrmantraut Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad
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edged out Jim Ignatowski of Taxi
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and a contender
Les Nessman of WKRP
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this was the moment when he realized turkeys could not fly
 
CanadaJohn said:
Good evening Lady P,

Thanks for the reminder - I absolutely loved that show - great choices
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Greetings, CJ. :2wave:

A few years ago, when I was still working full time and could afford it :shock: I bought the entire series from Amazon.com, so I can re-watch them any time I want - and they are still more exciting than lots of shows offered today! I guess I enjoy fast-moving thrillers! :thumbs:
 
jmotivator said:
My list of great female characters would start with Lucy, Mary Richards and Laura Petrie
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Aunt Bea - Frances Bavier
Wonder Woman - Lynda Carter
Daisy Duke - Catherine Bach
Gidget - Sally Field
Jennifer Marlowe - Loni Anderson
"Flo" from Alice - Polly Holliday
 
CanadaJohn said:
Another for us old timers - Barbara Stanwyck in The Big Valley - The westerns were a great staple of early TV and this was one of the very best.

I also loved The Wild Wild West with Robert Conrad as James West and Ross Martin as Artemus Gordon
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YES! :thumbs:
 
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