the greatest tv characters of all time

Fred Mertz - I Love Lucy
Capt. Murphy - Sealab 2021
Arnold Judas Rimmer - Red Dwarf
Jim Rockford - The Rockford Files
Higgins - Magnum P.I.
Dr. McCoy - Star Trek
Scotty - Star Trek
The Doctor (Tom Baker's being at the top of the list) - Doctor Who
Rick Simon - Simon & Simon

Here's some...

Angel- Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel
Stewie Griffin- Family Guy
James West- The Wild Wild Wild West
Fox Mulder- The X-Files
Alf- ALF
Duncan McCloud- Highlander
Worf- Star Trek- The Next Generation
Willow- Buffy the Vampire Slayer
MacGuyver- MacGuyver
Bo Duke- The Dukes of Hazzard

Lenny Briscoe, LAW AND ORDER
Jim Rockford, ROCKFORD FILES
Eunice, THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW
Laura Petrie, DICK VAN DYKE SHOW
Granny, THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES
Will Robinson, LOST IN SPACE
Spock, STAR TREK
Rod Serling as himself, THE TWILIGHT ZONE
Ted Baxter, MTM
Les Nessman, WKRP IN CINCINNATI

Peter Griffin- Family Guy
Detective Vic Mackey- The Shield
Tommy Gavin- Rescue Me

Damn, that is all I can think of without getting into favorites or someone that is already posted.

Chrissy Snow, THREE'S COMPANY
Karl Kolchak, THE NIGHT STALKER
Steve Austin, THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN
Lt. Col Henry Blake, M*A*S*H
John Boy Walton, THE WALTONS
Lt. Frank Furillo, HILL STREET BLUES
The Wild and Crazy Guys, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (see our bulges...)

I'm going for the iconic characters that everyone rips off:

Police Shows: Sgt. Joe Friday
Sitcom Lead (female): Lucy Ricardo
Sitcom Lead (male): Ralph Kramden
Sitcom Sidekick (male):Barney Fife
Sitcom sidekick (female): Ethel Mertz
Animated Lead: Homer Simpson
Western lead: Matt Dillon, Gunsmoke

Jack O'Neill - Stargate SG-1

From Mash:

Capt. Benjamin Franklin 'Hawkeye' Pierce

Capt. John Francis Xavier 'Trapper John' McIntyre

Lt. Col. Henry Braymore Blake

Maj. Margaret 'Hotlips' Houlihan

Maj. Frank Burns

Cpl./Sgt. Maxwell Q. Klinger

Dr. Sidney Freedman

Col. Samuel Flagg

And, from Babylon 5:

Susan Ivanova

Londo Mollari

Some offbeat choices:

Chris Peterson - Get a Life
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog - Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The Masturbating Bear - Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Optimus Prime - Transformers
Cobra Commander - G.I. Joe
Brain - Pinky and the Brain
Waspinator - Beast Wars

I don't care if someone named them or not....

Hawkeye Pierce (MASH)
Col. Henry Blake (MASH)
Dr. Frasier Crane (Cheers/Frasier)
The Doctor (Doctor Who)
Dr. Perry Cox (Scrubs)
Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy (Star Trek)
Chandler Bing (Friends)
Lucy Arnez (I Love Lucy)
Thomas Magnum (Magnum P.I.)
Homer Simpson (The Simpsons)

And, really, shouldn't a guy like Kelsey Grammar (Frasier) be in a catagory unto himself? He's, like, the longest running prime time character ever played by a single actor (Twenty years...with the finale of Cheers, the pilot of his own series debuted the exact next Thursday, in the same time slot, thus, there was never a break between shows).

I cant be arsed to see if any of these have been posted already:

BA Baracus-The A-Team
Frank Drebin-Police Squad
Fred Gumby-Monty Python
Edmund Blackadder-Blackadder
Vyvian Bastard-The Young Ones
Spike-Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Sam Beckett-Quantum leap
Duncan Macleod-Highlander
Michael Knight-Knightrider
Dave Starsky-Starsky & Hutch
Huggy Bear-Starsky & Hutch

Oh & that guy Mick something or other from Hill Street Blues.
Cant remember his second name right now but he was the guy who growled a lot!

Sydney Bristow-Alias
Jack Bristow- Alias

Arvin Sloane - Alias

I loved the first season of that show also. I just love smallville more. Maybe we will find out who is right (me) after the vote?

Max the butler from Hart to Hart

Carlton the doorman from Rhoda

Sam the Butcher from the Brady Bunch

Ernest T Bass the psychotic man from The Andy Griffith Show

Larry Budd Melman from Late Night with David Letterman

The cop from the time travelling episode of GET A LIFE who said "Hey Borden...your cockfights suck you bastard"

Fish from Barney Miller

CPO Sharkey from CPO Sharkey....

More...

Crow T. Robot- Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mr. McMahon- Monday Night Raw
David Xanatos- Gargoyles
Launchpad McQuack- Ducktales
Wesley-Wyndham Pryce- Angel
Faith- Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Bender- Futurama
Mitch Buchanon- Baywatch
Little Joe- Bonanza
Gomez Addams- The Addams Family

Esther from Sanford and Son

The bicycle repairman from Different Strokes

Flo from Alice

Schneider from the Monkees

Yakko-Animaniacs
Wakko-Animaniacs
Dot-Animaniacs
Zack-Saved By The Bell

Riff Raff from Underdog

Mr Whopee from Tenesse Tuxedo

The Horse from Dudley Do Right

Malamutt from Klondike Kat

Running Board from Go Go Gophers

Moe from the Robotic Stooges

Sylvester Sneekly from The Perils of Penelope Pitstop

Uncle Arthur from Bewitched

Mildew Wolf from Cattanooga Cats

Naopleon Solo - Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Illya Kuryakin - Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Jack Bristow - Alias

Lancelot Link from Secret Chimp

Master Shake and Carl of Aquateen Hungerforce

Guy Smiley from Sesame Street

Barney from Far Out Space Nuts

Mummy-Man from Drak Pak

Drake Mallard from Darkwing Duck

Max from Goof Troop

FowlMouth from Tiny Toons

Rudy - Survivor season 1
Omarosa - The Apprentice
Frenchie Davis - American Idol
William Hung - American Idol
Flavor Flav - The Surreal Life
Evan Marriott - Joe Millionaire
Paul Hogan - Joe Millionaire
Regis Philbin - Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Laurie Dhue - Fox News Channel
Michael Jackson - various news reports

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THE Franta said:
The bicycle repairman from Different Strokes

Played by the late, great Dayton, OH, native Gordon Jump.

Mr. Carlson, of WKRP IN CINCINNATI

J.R. Ewing - Dallas
Alexis - Dynasty
Dr. Johnny Fever - WKRP

sorry if I missed them before.

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Basil Fawlty - Fawlty Towers

Second.

I don't have time to look through all the nominations, so I'll just throw out a couple that I'd expect not to be named yet:

Jimmy James - NewsRadio

Zoidberg - Futurama

Phillip J. Fry - Futurama

Eric Duckman - Duckman

Jay Sherman - The Critic

Pointy-haired Boss - Dilbert

Wally - Dilbert

George Owens - Mr. Belvedere

any of the four major characters on Seinfeld not named yet

...and finally, SpongeBob SquarePants.

Captain James T. Kirk
Mr. Spock
The Lone Ranger
Lucy
Sherrif Andy Taylor
Sam Malone
Hawkeye Pierce
Dr. Frasier Crane
Fonzie
Crockett and Tubbs
Thomas Magnum
Jim Rockford
Charles Ingalls and family
Marshall, Will and Holly
Bugs Bunny
Big Bird
Cookie Monster
Mr. Rogers
Easy Reader

Andy Sipowicz - NYPD Blue
John Irvin - NYPD Blue. Gets all the best lines.
Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge Stewart - Doctor Who

KITT - (Knight Rider) Like nothing before him. Like nothing since.
Kramer (Seinfeld) Surprised I didn't see him listed already.
Chester (Sifl and Olly Show) The Crescent Freshest motha fucka alive, bitches!
Optimus Prime (Transformers) He is beyond explanation.
Kermit the Frog (Various) He could go from the kid-themed Sesame Street to the adult-themed Muppet Show, to movies seemlessly and always entertain.
C. J. Parker (Baywatch) The sole reason that show became number one in the world.
Data (Star Trek: The Next Generation) Helped make that show what it was.
The Fonz (Happy Days) 'eyyyyyyyyyyyy!
Ali G (Da Ali G Show)

Whoever put that collage together forgot Kup.

Clayton Bixby-Chapelles show
Wayne Brady-Chapelles show
Charlie Murphy(darkness)-Chapelles show

David Banner - Incredible Hulk
Worzel Gummidge - Worzel Gummidge
Timothy Claypole - Rent a Ghost
Mr Bennet - Take Hart
Fourth Doctor - Doctor Who
Christoper Morris - Day today & Brasseye
Terry Nutkins - Animal Magic & Really Wild show

Doozers!

Timothy fucking Claypole!

Now that was a quality choice my friend!

No 1:
TV's Frank from MST3K
in no order:
Dana Scully from X-Files (just cause I think she is HOT!)
Jack Kolchak the Nightstalker
Agent Cooper from Twin Peaks
Dr Zoidberg from Futurama
Murray Bozinksy from Riptide (?, you know, the one with the 3 detectives where he was the nerd of the group)
Cousin It from the Addams Family

I totally forgot about Mystery Science Theater 3000! Any character from that show(well, at least any character around before Dr. Clayton Forrester left) could be on this list.

Kojak

Columbo

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Kristogar Velo said:
I totally forgot about Mystery Science Theater 3000! Any character from that show(well, at least any character around before Dr. Clayton Forrester left) could be on this list.

Uhh... I already posted Crow as a candidate. Try to keep up.

And I already posted that I don't have time to comb over everybody else's lists.

Then don't make broad generalizations when you're clearly missing information.

...what in Gob's name are you blubbering about? therealdeadshot's post reminded me that any character from MST 3K could be on this list, what information am I missing?

Snarf:

I'd expect such nonsense from a lying deleter such as yourself...

You're lucky I'm not mod of this forum, or I'd delete that post so fast...

Rob, did we do all this work for you for nothing?

i'm building suspense!

Adding my list. Don't care if they've been posted before.

Tony Soprano- The Sopranos

Christopher Moltisanti- The Sopranos

Nate Fisher- Six Feet Under

David Fisher- Six Feet Under

Wesley Wyndham-Price- Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel

Phillip J. Fry- Futurama

Lex Luthor- Smallville

Brian Griffin- Family Guy

Homer Simpson- The Simpsons... when it was good.

Dr John Carter- ER

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When are we getting that Max forum Kampy?

Forgot a couple.

Joshua Lyman- The West Wing

Toby Ziegler- The West Wing

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in a few weeks, we'll be starting a tournament of tv's greatest characters of all time.

heh

Ralph Hinkley, the Greatest American Hero
Bill Maxwell, the Greatest American Hero
Rick Simon, Simon and Simon
AJ Simon, Simon and Simon

Angel, Buffy/Angel
Buffy Summers, Buffy
Spike, Buffy/Angel
Wesley Wyndam-Price, Angel

John Chrichton, Farscape

I'm gonna shy away from the animated stuff for this list.

Bill Mcneal - NewsRadio (Phill Hartman arrogance is always gold--Especially for this character.)

Vic Mackie - The Shield (Level-headed smart individual, definitely a leader. Submerging him knee deep in his own shit and watching him go through the verses of cleaning it up whilst life keeps adding to the pile is a truly grueling test for one such leader. And that makes for good television.)

Jack Bauer - 24 (Demonstrates with cold honesty what it takes to be a true patriot as well as a heroic individual.)

Fox Mulder - X-Files (A person who's open to any explanation surely has a bunch worth listening to in kind.)

Dana Scully - X-Files (Shows exactly why religion is on the same level as science rather than making it out to be a juxtaposition.)

John Crichton - Farscape (He's so cray-zeh!)

Al Bundy - Married With Children (A true representative of the working man. The very backbone of capitalism that shows it can take a lickin' but keep on tickin'.)

Data - Star Trek: The Next Generation (One of the true triumphs of TNG was blurring the lines between man and machine. Data's presence on the show and his striving to be human accomplished that just fine.)

Vancome Lady - MAD TV (The funniest act in all of sketch comedy.)

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r3x29yz4a said:
Angel, Buffy/Angel
Buffy Summers, Buffy
Spike, Buffy/Angel
Wesley Wyndam-Price, Angel

... I love you.

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Pariah said:
Vic Mackie - The Shield (Level-headed smart individual, definitely a leader. Submerging him knee deep in his own shit and watching him go through the verses of cleaning it up whilst life keeps adding to the pile is a truly grueling test for one such leader. And that makes for good television.)

Hell fucking yeah.
Probably my favorite right now.

James West- The Wild, Wild, Wild West
Artemus Gordon- Ditto.

It's a damn shame not many other folks my age know this show. I'll reference it, and after the blank stare, I explain it's from the Wild Wild Wild West, they either still have no idea, or worse, say "You mean that Will Smith movie?"

Since they made that travesty, along with Cedric the Entertainer in the Honeymooners, I say it's only fair that Hollywood make a "Good Times" movie with an elderly Asian woman playing the role that Jimmy Walker made famous.

Now that I'm a mod, I'm taking this over.
I'll take suggestions until friday, then we will start narrowing it down.

But first, some changes to the rules.
Only actors from real shows can be nominated, no reality show characters, or talk show hosts and such.
Also, if their is enough characters to do so, I will split the cartoon characters off into a different category.

Cliff Huxtable

Clair Huxtable

Sam Malone

Ralph Cramden

Ed Norton

Detective Eliot Stabler (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit)

Detective Olivia Benson (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit)

David Puddy (Hell, the four main Seifeld cast members should be nominated)

This is a decent place to start, off the top of my head...

yes

You have until midnight pacific time to make your suggestions.
After that you're out of luck.

Ellen - Ellen. I can't say that I liked her, or the stupid show....but the 'big event' raised a lot of social conciousness. She was more than a tv character...she was a mini revolution.

Hawkeye Pierce

Lennie Briscoe

ten minutes

Done.
I'll have the full list up shortly.

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Done.
I'll have the full list up shortly.

heh

Damnit.

Has anybody mentioned Snyder yet from one Day at a Time? Or Mel from Alice?

I'll add it to the list.

Which I do have on my computer.

don't list'em!

make a 4 round tournament of the 64 finalists -- 4 seperate "divisions" in 4 seperate threads. ... and not all on the same day!

I just read through and can't remember if I've seen Duncan Macleod.

He's from highlander, I'd take him off the list anyhow.