Who are your most memorable sitcom characters?

[davem4616]

We don't watch a lot of TV anymore, but every once and a while a certain television character, or a scene from an old sitcom will come to mind, and bring a smile...

I'm not sure who my all time favorite character is...but, the following stand out:

The stoic/gruff performance of Ed Asner as Lou Grant in the Mary Tyler Moore show

Peter Faulk as Columbo

James Garner as Jim Rockford in the Rockford Files

George Wendt as Norm on Cheers

Carol Burnett...in her variety show

Goldie Hawn as the airhead blonde in Laugh-In

Lucy and Ethel, working on the chocolate candy assembly line

Audrey Meadows, just standing there, with her hand on her hip, watching Ralph rant and rave


And who didn't belly laugh at Harvey Korman and Tim Conway in that skit in the dentist chair?

Or the "Elephant Story" on the Carol Burnett show when Conway went totally off script when they were live, and the rest of the cast couldn't keep a straight face

"The Music Box"...Laurel and Hardy won an Academy Award for Best Short Subject Comedy for this one...The boys struggle to deliver a piano up a long flight of stairs. The stairs are still there...I climbed them while on a trip to Hollywood a few years back

[manaboutown]

Jack Tripper on Three's Company

Alex P. Keaton on Family Ties

Laura Petrie in Dick Van Dyke show

Frazier Crane, Martin Crane and Daphne Moon on Frazier

Jerry Seinfeld and Elaine Benes on Seinfeld

[tophcfa]

Hands down, Al Bundy, Married With Children. Honorable mention, Archie Bunker, All In the Family.

[BigSteph]

Larry, Daryl, and,.... that other guy...

We don't watch a lot of TV anymore, but every once and a while a certain television character, or a scene from an old sitcom will come to mind, and bring a smile...

I'm not sure who my all time favorite character is...but, the following stand out:

The stoic/gruff performance of Ed Asner as Lou Grant in the Mary Tyler Moore show

Peter Faulk as Columbo

James Garner as Jim Rockford in the Rockford Files

George Wendt as Norm on Cheers

Carol Burnett...in her variety show

Goldie Hawn as the airhead blonde in Laugh-In

Lucy and Ethel, working on the chocolate candy assembly line

Audrey Meadows, just standing there, with her hand on her hip, watching Ralph rant and rave


And who didn't belly laugh at Harvey Korman and Tim Conway in that skit in the dentist chair?

Or the "Elephant Story" on the Carol Burnett show when Conway went totally off script when they were live, and the rest of the cast couldn't keep a straight face

"The Music Box"...Laurel and Hardy won an Academy Award for Best Short Subject Comedy for this one...The boys struggle to deliver a piano up a long flight of stairs. The stairs are still there...I climbed them while on a trip to Hollywood a few years back

[JMintzer]

Hands down, Al Bundy, Married With Children. Honorable mention, Archie Bunker, All In the Family.

Al Bundy was reincarnated as "Jay" on Modern Family...

He is my "Spirit Animal" and the grandfather I hope to be... :bigbow::bigbow::bigbow:

[Stu from NYC]

Norm on Cheers, followed by Coach
Newman on Seinfeld
Archie on All in the Family

[Boomer]

My favorite of all time? — the entire cast of 3rd Rock from the Sun.

When we see Lithgow as Winston Churchill in The Crown or a serial killer in Dexter, we can see what a brilliant dramatic actor he is.

But Lithgow’s comedic genius as Dick, the alien in his human form — as an arrogant, confused college professor — makes me laugh out loud. The rest of his “family” does, too.

And Mrs. Dubcek, their aging, horny landlady, with her cigarette holder and her tacky, exotic wardrobe is a classic.

I think 3rd Rock from the Sun has one of the best casts ever put together for a sitcom. And some of the topics will take you down memory lane to the 1990s.

Thanks for the question, OP. I am a fan of sitcoms, but there are not many good ones anymore. Young Sheldon is the only sitcom I watch now. I always liked Big Bang Theory, maybe because I know some people like those lovable, clueless geeks.

Boomer

[New Englander]

George Costanza on Seinfeld.

[fdpaq0580]

My drastically pared down group.
Al and Peggy Bundy
Fred Sanford
The Kingfish
Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced "Bouquet")
Rose (second incarnation on Keeping Up Appearances)
Entire cast of The I. T. Crowd
Miranda
Compo and Nora Batty (Last of the Summer Wine)
Almost forgot Captain Binghamton

[CWGUY]

:)
Gladys Kravitz and her husband Abner from "Bewitched". Understand she retired and moved to The Villages. ;)

[ThirdOfFive]

Hands down, Al Bundy, Married With Children. Honorable mention, Archie Bunker, All In the Family.
Archie for sure. Also Col. Potter of M.A.S.H.

[Decadeofdave]

Uncle Joe Petticoat Junction
Jim Rockford
Danny Devito on Taxi
Arnold Ziffel on Green Acres
Hank Kimball on Green Acres
Huggy Bear on Starsky and Hutch
Ernest T. Bass on Andy Griffith
Gruber (Carl Ballantine) McHales Navy
Bob Conrad on Wild West
Vic Morrow on Combat
Robert Stack on the Untouchables
Mr. Petterman on Seinfeld aka John O Hurly
And on and on.....

[CFrance]

Bob Newhart on both of his sitcoms, pus the pilot on the first one.

[GpaVader]

Red from That's 70's Show
The cast of Taxi...

[jbartle1]

Two and a half men, Rose, Alan, Berta, hilarious

[Boomer]

How could I have forgotten my all-time favorite favorite — The Vicar of Dibley. Every character in the cast.

Boomer

[triflex]

Newman & Gilligan

[JMintzer]

:)
Gladys Kravitz and her husband Abner from "Bewitched". Understand she retired and moved to The Villages. ;)

No, she lives next door to me up in MD... :icon_wink:

[CWGUY]

:)
Gladys Kravitz and her husband Abner from "Bewitched". Understand she retired and moved to The Villages. ;)

No, she lives next door to me up in MD... :icon_wink:

:shrug: Then who is it down here looking out her window at people sitting in lawn chairs, in the street, smoking cigarettes ? Abner come here and look at this. :1rotfl:

[Madelaine Amee]

My favorite of all time? — the entire cast of 3rd Rock from the Sun.

When we see Lithgow as Winston Churchill in The Crown or a serial killer in Dexter, we can see what a brilliant dramatic actor he is.

But Lithgow’s comedic genius as Dick, the alien in his human form — as an arrogant, confused college professor — makes me laugh out loud. The rest of his “family” does, too.

And Mrs. Dubcek, their aging, horny landlady, with her cigarette holder and her tacky, exotic wardrobe is a classic.

I think 3rd Rock from the Sun has one of the best casts ever put together for a sitcom. And some of the topics will take you down memory lane to the 1990s.

Thanks for the question, OP. I am a fan of sitcoms, but there are not many good ones anymore. Young Sheldon is the only sitcom I watch now. I always liked Big Bang Theory, maybe because I know some people like those lovable, clueless geeks.

Boomer

Yes, 3rd Rock (have you read the satyrical books Lithgow wrote on a certain political figure?).
Loved Taxi, brilliant cast.

Loved Mary Tyler Moore and whole cast. Genius writing.

So many really good sitcoms, not too much around now.:ohdear:

[Chi-Town]

Frank Gallagher on Shameless.
Ed Norton on The Honeymooners.
Leon Black on Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Percy Dovetonsils on Ernie Kovacs.

[Davonu]

Jethro Clampett drives up in front of the mansion with a bunch of canines in the bed of the pickup. Jed ponders it for a bit and finally slowly says…

“Weeelllll dogies.” My quiet, soft spoken, never let anything ruffle his feathers father just about busted a gut. One of the fondest memories of my childhood. ������

And Elly May wasn’t bad either. :D

[JGVillages]

William Shatner as Denny Crane in Boston Legal
Alan Alda as Hawkeyes Pierce in Mash
John Larroquette as Dan Fielding in Night Court
Ray Romano as Ray in Everybody Loves Raymond

[coffeebean]

My favorite of all time? — the entire cast of 3rd Rock from the Sun.

When we see Lithgow as Winston Churchill in The Crown or a serial killer in Dexter, we can see what a brilliant dramatic actor he is.

But Lithgow’s comedic genius as Dick, the alien in his human form — as an arrogant, confused college professor — makes me laugh out loud. The rest of his “family” does, too.

And Mrs. Dubcek, their aging, horny landlady, with her cigarette holder and her tacky, exotic wardrobe is a classic.

I think 3rd Rock from the Sun has one of the best casts ever put together for a sitcom. And some of the topics will take you down memory lane to the 1990s.

Thanks for the question, OP. I am a fan of sitcoms, but there are not many good ones anymore. Young Sheldon is the only sitcom I watch now. I always liked Big Bang Theory, maybe because I know some people like those lovable, clueless geeks.

Boomer

Agree about Third Rock From the Sun......LOVE French Stewart in his role.

[coffeebean]

Two and a half men, Rose, Alan, Berta, hilarious

Yes, yes, yes. Charlie Sheen was better than Ashton Kutcher. LOVE that show.

[coffeebean]

How could I have forgotten my all-time favorite favorite — The Vicar of Dibley. Every character in the cast.

Boomer

Must be a British show. I looked it up on IMDb and it stars Dawn French.

[Woodbear]

Daisy Duke - Dukes of Hazzard

Yvonne DeCarlo - Lilly Munster

Lynda Carter - Wonder Woman

Erin Gray - Buck Rogers

[DaleDivine]

Betty White Golden Girls
Archie Bunker
Charlie Sheen Two and a Half Men.
Barney Andy Griffith

:clap2::clap2:

[coconutmama]

Betty White Golden Girls
Archie Bunker
Charlie Sheen Two and a Half Men.
Barney Andy Griffith

:clap2::clap2:

Another vote for Barney! The show was never the same after Don Knotts left

And also another vote for “Denny, Denny Crane”

[La lamy]

Frasier Crane!!!

[Madelaine Amee]

Must be a British show. I looked it up on IMDb and it stars Dawn French.

I believe it is available on Prime Streaming. Very funny, very British, very entertaining.

The Vicar of Dibley is streaming on Prime.

[jbrown132]

To me there there are many but the one who stands out the most is Carroll O’Connor as Archie Bunker

[mkjelenbaas]

Why would you want that info?

[Annie66]

Love the cast of Boston Legal, especially James Spader.

[Petersweeney]

Night court anyone?

[xmasbabyboy]

Second vote for Third Rock from the Sun. Also Niles in Frazier.

[PugMom]

otis campbell

[stevemac]

Andy Kaufman (aka Latka) on Taxi.
Arte Johnson (the German soldier, the dirty, old man on the park bench with Ruth Buzzi) on Laugh-in.

[fdpaq0580]

Why would you want that info?

For our secret government profile, of course. Such fun!
😃😋😁

[jimjamuser]

We don't watch a lot of TV anymore, but every once and a while a certain television character, or a scene from an old sitcom will come to mind, and bring a smile...

I'm not sure who my all time favorite character is...but, the following stand out:

The stoic/gruff performance of Ed Asner as Lou Grant in the Mary Tyler Moore show

Peter Faulk as Columbo

James Garner as Jim Rockford in the Rockford Files

George Wendt as Norm on Cheers

Carol Burnett...in her variety show

Goldie Hawn as the airhead blonde in Laugh-In

Lucy and Ethel, working on the chocolate candy assembly line

Audrey Meadows, just standing there, with her hand on her hip, watching Ralph rant and rave


And who didn't belly laugh at Harvey Korman and Tim Conway in that skit in the dentist chair?

Or the "Elephant Story" on the Carol Burnett show when Conway went totally off script when they were live, and the rest of the cast couldn't keep a straight face

"The Music Box"...Laurel and Hardy won an Academy Award for Best Short Subject Comedy for this one...The boys struggle to deliver a piano up a long flight of stairs. The stairs are still there...I climbed them while on a trip to Hollywood a few years back
Maynard G. Krebs

[fgaba1949]

love VEEP

[fgaba1949]

We don't watch a lot of TV anymore, but every once and a while a certain television character, or a scene from an old sitcom will come to mind, and bring a smile...

I'm not sure who my all time favorite character is...but, the following stand out:

The stoic/gruff performance of Ed Asner as Lou Grant in the Mary Tyler Moore show

Peter Faulk as Columbo

James Garner as Jim Rockford in the Rockford Files

George Wendt as Norm on Cheers

Carol Burnett...in her variety show

Goldie Hawn as the airhead blonde in Laugh-In

Lucy and Ethel, working on the chocolate candy assembly line

Audrey Meadows, just standing there, with her hand on her hip, watching Ralph rant and rave


And who didn't belly laugh at Harvey Korman and Tim Conway in that skit in the dentist chair?

Or the "Elephant Story" on the Carol Burnett show when Conway went totally off script when they were live, and the rest of the cast couldn't keep a straight face

"The Music Box"...Laurel and Hardy won an Academy Award for Best Short Subject Comedy for this one...The boys struggle to deliver a piano up a long flight of stairs. The stairs are still there...I climbed them while on a trip to Hollywood a few years back


And Barney Fife....

[jimjamuser]

Maynard G. Krebs
Captain Video

[jimjamuser]

Captain Video
Butthead and Beavis

[jimjamuser]

Butthead and Beavis
Howdy Doody

[jimjamuser]

Howdy Doody
Gumby

[jimjamuser]

Gumby
Anything done by Sid Ceasar

[jimjamuser]

Anything done by Sid Ceasar
Art Carney ............worked in the sewers

[B-flat]

Hands down, Al Bundy, Married With Children. Honorable mention, Archie Bunker, All In the Family.

Topcha I’ll take that as a complement. On more than one occasion people have said you look like Al Bundy and I thought wow what an insult. Going way back when I was in my 20s I called on an account and there were people there who said I look like “meathead” on all in the family.

[Westie Man]

from Cheers

[shideg]

Jim Ignatowski on Taxi

[Jeffery M]

Everybody on Green Acres. I also loved, Sledge Hammer. A parody of Dirty Harry.

[Holly Jane]

To me there there are many but the one who stands out the most is Carroll O’Connor as Archie Bunker
Hands down Archie Bunker.
All in the Family forever changed American sitcoms.

[rmd2]

Everybody on Green Acres. I also loved, Sledge Hammer. A parody of Dirty Harry.

My favorite from Green Acres was Arnold (the talking pig).

[Khougham]

We don't watch a lot of TV anymore, but every once and a while a certain television character, or a scene from an old sitcom will come to mind, and bring a smile...

I'm not sure who my all time favorite character is...but, the following stand out:

The stoic/gruff performance of Ed Asner as Lou Grant in the Mary Tyler Moore show

Peter Faulk as Columbo

James Garner as Jim Rockford in the Rockford Files

George Wendt as Norm on Cheers

Carol Burnett...in her variety show

Goldie Hawn as the airhead blonde in Laugh-In

Lucy and Ethel, working on the chocolate candy assembly line

Audrey Meadows, just standing there, with her hand on her hip, watching Ralph rant and rave


And who didn't belly laugh at Harvey Korman and Tim Conway in that skit in the dentist chair?

Or the "Elephant Story" on the Carol Burnett show when Conway went totally off script when they were live, and the rest of the cast couldn't keep a straight face

"The Music Box"...Laurel and Hardy won an Academy Award for Best Short Subject Comedy for this one...The boys struggle to deliver a piano up a long flight of stairs. The stairs are still there...I climbed them while on a trip to Hollywood a few years back
Frazier and Niles Crane.

[Worldseries27]

hands down, al bundy, married with children. Honorable mention, archie bunker, all in the family.
i will never, ever forget al using his tv remote control to shut off peggy's overpowering libido. He pointed and pressed all of the buttons to no avail

[Eg_cruz]

George Costanza on Seinfeld.
“I was in the pool”

[billethkid]

Dagwood Bumstead!

:duck:

[eweissenbach]

Cosmo Cramer and Frank Costanza - Seinfeld
Lou Grant and Ted Baxter - Mary Tyler Moore Show
Norm and Cliff - Cheers
Ted Lasso

[fdpaq0580]

Everybody on Green Acres. I also loved, Sledge Hammer. A parody of Dirty Harry.

Sledge Hammer was one of several short lived sitcoms that we often overlook, like Herman's Head, where you could hear what he was really thinking when no one else could.

[Topspinmo]

George Costanza on Seinfeld.

Kramer and Neuman

[Topspinmo]

Old Charlie Harper and Berta 2 /12 men. Role made for Charlie sheen, taking about acting naturally!

[Boomer]

Luther on Coach and. . .

Somebody mentioned Corner Gas in a different thread a few weeks ago. We started watching it. It has become one of my favorite sitcoms. I think it has 6 seasons so it can entertain us for a while. (Thank you to the TOTV poster who wrote about it.)

Favorite Corner Gas character(s): Wanda, Hank, and Oscar

Boomer