Who is the Best TV Character? (1 Viewer)

[Fariq]

Stanley Roper

I actually knew Norman Fell pretty well. My grandfather's second wife Had a daughter who was married to him. Very nice guy.

My father worked with a guy who lived next door to Jeff Torborg's barber when Torborg managed the Mets.

 

[Hooper31]

Ralph Kramden

Hard to count how many future characters were inspired by Gleason.

 

[Rove!]

Homer Simpson

 

[Fariq]

Fox Mulder.

With Mulder and Beavis now mentioned, anyone I would vote for has already been noted. The top spot for me is between Mulder, Beavis and a few others.

 

[Sarnoff]

Stanley Roper

I actually knew Norman Fell pretty well. My grandfather's second wife Had a daughter who was married to him. Very nice guy.

Great story, bra.

Thank god this thread can now be about Tim.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

George Costanza.

 

[StrikeS2k]

Jim Ignatowski

 

[belljr]

Jim Ignatowski

Louie DePalma

 

[Cyclones]

Lenny Briscoe is also up there for me.

 

[kentric]

Maybe someone can set up a poll based on genre.

Cartoon

Comedy (maybe by decade/period since there are so many choices)

Drama

Other

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

I've been having this conversation with lots of people for years and years... A lot of usual suspects always find their way into the argument, starting all the way back with Ed and Ralph on the Honeymooners and going to present day Family Guy.

For me, I think it has to be Al Bundy and I don't even think it is close... Guy is untouchable, literally, how else do you score 4 touchdowns in one game?

Nominees:

Al Bundy

Walter White

Archie Bunker

Tony Soprano

Homer Simpson

George Costanza

Bret Maverick

Raylan Givens
Sam Malone

Hawkeye Pierce

Tyrion Lannister

Jack Bauer

James T. Kirk

Charles Ingalls

Jean Luc Piccard

Peter Griffin

Frank Reynolds

Ron Swanson

Omar Little

Greg House

Stanley Roper

Eric Cartman

Lucy

Steven Colbert

Coach Eric Taylor

T. Tami Taylor

Sarah Walker

Jay Pritchett

Bugs Bunny

Barney Fife

Special Agent Dale Cooper

Jim Rockford

JR Ewing

Don Draper

Andy Sipowicz

John Munch

Arthur Fonzarelli

Costanza's on there, so is Kirk.

The ones I would add are Matt Dillon, also Ralph Kramden and Ed Norton.

Who are the ones in bold, don't recognize them.

 

[Norman Paperman]

Francis Underwood

Thomas Jayne

Thomas Magnum

Omar Little

Tony Soprano

Archie Bunker

Frasier Crane

Tubbs and Crockett

 

[joffer]

Matt Houston

 

[joffer]

Hannibal Smith

 

[parrot]

I still don't see Al Swearengen on that list.

 

[Gustavo Fring]

Rust Cohle.

 

[brun]

I would add Gilligan to the list of honorable mentions.

However, my top pick would be Bugs Bunny.

 

[Hot Diggity Dog]

Matt Dillon is a great one. He could out draw you in a gun fight, beat your brains in with his fists, dispense fatherly wisdom, had a dry wit, and kept the only single rich woman in town waiting on him for years. A man's man, and a woman's man.

 

[Guest]

Fred Flintstone

Gilligan

Colonel Hogan

 

[Mr. Ected]

If you are going by genre and era, I'd put Sheldon Cooper up for 2000s Comedy.

 

[Bob Loblaw]

If you are going by genre and era, I'd put Sheldon Cooper up for 2000s Comedy.

Saturday morning sitcoms: Zack Morris

 

[Freelove]

I would add Gilligan to the list of honorable mentions.

However, my top pick would be Bugs Bunny.

Not sure Bugs really belongs.

I guess there were some crappy 80's and 90's era TV shows that put a half-assed, post-Blanc Bugs Lite in his own series. But the Looney Tunes stuff he's famous for was theatrical release stuff. Be like putting Darth Vader or John McClane on the list, IMO.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Frank Drebin.

I'm sure that we can handle this situation maturely, just like the responsible adults that we are.

Isn't that right, Mr. Poopy Pants?

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Stanley Roper

I actually knew Norman Fell pretty well. My grandfather's second wife Had a daughter who was married to him. Very nice guy.

My father worked with a guy who lived next door to Jeff Torborg's barber when Torborg managed the Mets.

I once drove by Shea Stadium.

 

[Politician Spock]

Norm Peterson

 

[fantasycurse42]

We have 48... Once we get up to 50, I'll break out the polls and we can argue

Nominees:

Al Bundy

Walter White

Archie Bunker

Tony Soprano

Homer Simpson

George Costanza

Bret Maverick

Raylan Givens
Sam Malone

Hawkeye Pierce

Tyrion Lannister

Jack Bauer

James T. Kirk

Charles Ingalls

Jean Luc Piccard

Peter Griffin

Frank Reynolds
Ron Swanson
Omar Little

Greg House

Stanley Roper

Eric Cartman

Lucy

Steven Colbert
Coach Eric Taylor
T. Tami Taylor
Sarah Walker

Jay Pritchett

Bugs Bunny

Barney Fife

Special Agent Dale Cooper

Jim Rockford

JR Ewing

Don Draper
Andy Sipowicz

John Munch

Arthur Fonzarelli

Al Swearengen

Fox Mulder

Lenny Briscoe

Jim Ignatowski

Rust Cohle

Fred Flintstone

Gilligan

Colonel Hogan

Sheldon Cooper

Zach Morris

Norm Peterson

 

[McGarnicle]

I hope Tim never hung out with Leslie Nielsen.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

I hope Tim never hung out with Leslie Nielsen.

The truth hurts. Maybe not as much as jumping on a bicycle with the seat missing, but it hurts.

 

[fantasycurse42]

I'm adding MIchael Scott to bring it up to 49... Room for one more.

 

[Gr00vus]

Cookie Monster

Dan Fielding (John Laroquette's character on Night Court)

Wonder Woman

 

[Gustavo Fring]

Michael Scofield or T Bag from Prison Break back in the day.

 

[pollardsvision]

Chibs

 

[Brony]

David Brent

 

[Insein]

No wait! I want to change my nomination to...

Kelly Kapowski

Nikki Cox for her emmy worthy work on Unhappily Ever After.

 

[meatwad1]

For my money, the most nuanced take of a television human character in years is Mr. Belding.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

No wait! I want to change my nomination to...

Kelly Kapowski

Nikki Cox for her emmy worthy work on Unhappily Ever After.

That show was a total ripoff of MWC but I'll admit they actually improved the teenage bimbo character.

 

[Gr00vus]

Archer

Ken Reeves

Coolidge

Johnny Fever

Venus Flytrap

 

[timschochet]

I nominate Daisy Duke.

Who can argue with this? https://www.google.com/search?q=daisy+duke+photo&client=firefox-a&hs=HTz&rls=org.mozilla:en-USfficial&channel=fflb&tbm=isch&imgil=l7otBdakVOQ5_M%253A%253Bhttps%253A%252F%252Fencrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com%252Fimages%253Fq%253Dtbn%253AANd9GcSFE2fmkSLY7cf5CQbgE7oF1bOkBqPlSdzJxImjp2dUaq3o5U9p8A%253B1300%253B1940%253BSlxrHY-O0NR_GM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Faddins.whig.com%25252Fblogs%25252Fihavealottowatch%25252F2013%25252F10%25252Fremembering-the-dukes-of-hazzard%25252Fcomment-page-1&source=iu&usg=__VcrfS728g47tx4gMxMRJxfkARbs%3D&sa=X&ei=ysCQU4KmD4n3oASQyoKACw&ved=0CDwQ9QEwDA&biw=1024&bih=639#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=l7otBdakVOQ5_M%253A%3BSlxrHY-O0NR_GM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Faddins.whig.com%252Fblogs%252Fihavealottowatch%252Fwp-content%252Fuploads%252F2013%252F10%252Fcatherine-bach-was-the-original-daisy-duke-e28093-starring-in-seventies-us-television-show-the-dukes-of-hazzard-1980-rax.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Faddins.whig.com%252Fblogs%252Fihavealottowatch%252F2013%252F10%252Fremembering-the-dukes-of-hazzard%252Fcomment-page-1%3B1300%3B1940

 

[Sweet J]

Al Swearingen. My favorite character ever.

 

[Ghost Rider]

Johnny Fever

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1enfo8zn3_g

 

[Insein]

I nominate Daisy Duke.

Who can argue with this? https://www.google.com/search?q=daisy+duke+photo&client=firefox-a&hs=HTz&rls=org.mozilla:en-USfficial&channel=fflb&tbm=isch&imgil=l7otBdakVOQ5_M%253A%253Bhttps%253A%252F%252Fencrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com%252Fimages%253Fq%253Dtbn%253AANd9GcSFE2fmkSLY7cf5CQbgE7oF1bOkBqPlSdzJxImjp2dUaq3o5U9p8A%253B1300%253B1940%253BSlxrHY-O0NR_GM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Faddins.whig.com%25252Fblogs%25252Fihavealottowatch%25252F2013%25252F10%25252Fremembering-the-dukes-of-hazzard%25252Fcomment-page-1&source=iu&usg=__VcrfS728g47tx4gMxMRJxfkARbs%3D&sa=X&ei=ysCQU4KmD4n3oASQyoKACw&ved=0CDwQ9QEwDA&biw=1024&bih=639#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=l7otBdakVOQ5_M%253A%3BSlxrHY-O0NR_GM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Faddins.whig.com%252Fblogs%252Fihavealottowatch%252Fwp-content%252Fuploads%252F2013%252F10%252Fcatherine-bach-was-the-original-daisy-duke-e28093-starring-in-seventies-us-television-show-the-dukes-of-hazzard-1980-rax.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Faddins.whig.com%252Fblogs%252Fihavealottowatch%252F2013%252F10%252Fremembering-the-dukes-of-hazzard%252Fcomment-page-1%3B1300%3B1940

That brought up some brutal ones. Great for the pre internet teen boys but it has been improved upon.

 

[Sweet J]

We have 48... Once we get up to 50, I'll break out the polls and we can argue

By the way, because seeding would be incredibly difficult here, I'd recommend starting with a few polls (i.e., prelimiary voting) and then taking the top few choices from each poll to move on to the next round. Then you can establish the seeding based on the results of the preliminary rounds.

 

[Gr00vus]

Fred Sanford

 

[MattFancy]

Barney Stinson

 

[joffer]

Schneider

 

[timschochet]

On a more serious note:

Gus Fring

John Locke

Jim Rockford

Jed Bartlett

Vic Mackey

Joffrey Baratheon

 

[Henry Ford]

Kwai Chang Caine

 

[joffer]

Vic Mackey

Good one

 

[kentric]

Stanley Roper

I actually knew Norman Fell pretty well. My grandfather's second wife Had a daughter who was married to him. Very nice guy.

My father worked with a guy who lived next door to Jeff Torborg's barber when Torborg managed the Mets.

I once drove by Shea Stadium.

LIAR....

 

[fantasycurse42]

Broken it up into 4 groups, every region is loaded... The 4 winners fight to the death.