TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Characters of All Time

IMBD ^ | 29 Jun 2011 | Raisley Gordon

[jonascord]

"Perfect. Also, what was the name of Edina's blonde friend?"

Patsy

[fatnotlazy]

Or Arthur Carlson

“As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly.”

[W.]

Oh man, the Spaz Bros! The slapstick would’ve been epic!

[dfwgator]

Archie Bunker should be Number One, hands down, end of story.

[dfwgator]

Anyone who ever watched The Avengers would not forget Emma Peel anytime soon.

[csvset]

The idiots who made the list have a picture of Steve Martin for Sgt. Bilko!

Sad, isn't it?

From wikipedia: The 1962 film The Manchurian Candidate used the names of several people associated with Sgt. Bilko for the members of a Korean War patrol - Cpl. Allan Melvin, Pvt. Silvers, Pvt. Hiken, and Pvt. Lembeck.

I did not know that.

In 1987 a British tourist visiting Tibet wearing a Phil Silvers "Sgt. Bilko" T-shirt had Chinese soldiers attempt to rip it off her because they thought the picture was the Dalai Lama.

LOL

Fwiw:

[dfwgator]

I would add “Number Six” from “The Prisoner.”

[Fresh Wind]

“Don’t you people get it? It was the phone cops!”

[Homer1]

Terrible list

[grania]

It's a pretty good list. But where are the misfits from WKRP in Cincinnati?

[dfwgator]

Basil Fawlty.

[MayflowerMadam]

Festus was more interesting.

[Fresh Wind]

Misfits? I always thought Loni Anderson was a perfect fit (or at least her dresses were)!

[grania]

You guys are slowing down. It took over three minutes for someone to comment on Loni Anderson’s physical attributes.

[dead]

Carl Kolchak, Boyd Crowder, Oscar Madison

[JoeProBono]

[Las Vegas Ron]

You guys are slowing down. It took over three minutes for someone to comment on Loni Anderson’s physical attributes.

And there is STILL no mention of Ginger or Marry Ann!

[Cecily]

They included Buddy Sorrell but not Rob Petrie (Dick Van Dyke himself)?

I know Bill Cosby is unpopular these days, but Heathcliff Huxtable ranks higher than any number of the characters listed.

[Steely Tom]

Who was slimier, Rockford’s Angel or Hooterville’s Mr. Haney?

[TomGuy]

Some of the names listed at the website are questionable. Some of the series ran only one season. Several of those I never watched nor heard of the character.

There are many other series that have much more recognizeable characters, as those series lasted for several-to-many seasons. Many of them are STILL in reruns on various TV channels.