TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Characters of All Time

Internet Movie Database ^ | 29 Jun 2011 | Raisley Gordon

[Leaning Right]

1. Louie De Palma
2. Ed Norton
3. Lucy Ricardo
4. Arthur 'Fonzie' Fonzarelli
5. Archie Bunker

[wildbill]

Am I amnesiac or have dementia? Who is Louie De Palma?

[central_va]

Marshal Matt Dillon : James Arness not on the list?

Granny Clampett? Jethro? Lurch? Jeanie? List is bogus.

[proud American in Canada]

Yes! Love Gibbs!

[blueunicorn6]

I thought that the grey Tribble on Star Trek was perhaps the greatest actor ever.

[central_va]

Played by Danny Devito the show “Taxi”. Great theme song.

[schaef21]

They’re missing one of the great second bananas in TV history..... Angel Martin played by Stuart Margolin on the Rockford Files.

[BuffaloJack]

I can’t believe Gilligan didn’t make the list.

[Mr Rogers]

Steve Martin’s picture for Sgt Bilko (#17)?

Some interesting choices, though.

[turfmann]

I think that we could come up with a better list if we drew names out of a bowl. Holy cow, I know that lists like this are subjective but this one is just nuts. Louis DePalma beats out Lucy Ricardo? I wonder if DeVito would even agree with this.

[central_va]

Barney Rubble what an actor!

[Stosh]

The picture for Sgt. Bilko is incorrect

And add to the list:

Reggie van Gleason

Ernie Kovacs as a member of The Nairobi Trio

[Bob]

Mr. Spock being on the list is only logical. :=)

[Cecily]

The list contains Buddy Sorrell but not Rob Petrie himself? Elliot Carlin but no Dr. Robert Hartley? Mary Richards and Ted Baxter, but no Lou Grant (Lou was a great character)?

[Phlap]

Taxi.

[wildbill]

oH, ok. All the rest had explanations or were instantly recognizable under their real names.

I think that might move Devito down the list for me.

[EQAndyBuzz]

“Am I amnesiac or have dementia? Who is Louie De Palma?”

Taxi.

I won’t read the article. Is “Watchoo talkin bout Willis?” on the list?

[niteowl77]

Thurston Howell III and Colonel Klink wuz robbed!

[Leaning Right]

No “Dr. Smith” from “Lost in Space”? Oh, the pain. The pain.

LOL, he was the main reason to watch that show. Interestingly enough, there are quite a few YouTube videos dedicated to Dr. Smith and his insults.

I read somewhere that most of Dr. Smith's insults were not in the script. Jonathon Harris thought them up the night before the filming.

[fella]

But he was always with the negative vibes, man.

[Phlap]

Ed might be #2 but Ralph should be #1. Just MHO.