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To: Leaning Right

Danny DeVito? Heck, I didn’t even WATCH Taxi and had to look him up. I’m sorry, but the rest of the Top Ten (plus the missing Gracie Allen) run rings around him, and he’d probably be the first to admit it. Or is it fixed, like in his movie “The Ratings Game”?

And Perry Mason (played by Raymond Burr) should have made the list.


3 posted on 12/28/2015 7:26:22 AM PST by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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To: Dr. Sivana
I wasn't a big Taxi fan, but my impression is that Danny DeVito's character was sort of an on-the-job version of Archie Bunker.
6 posted on 12/28/2015 7:28:06 AM PST by Steely Tom (Vote GOP: A Slower Handbasket)
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Raymond Burr should have made the list for Perry Mason and Ironside.
8 posted on 12/28/2015 7:29:29 AM PST by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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To: Dr. Sivana
And Perry Mason (played by Raymond Burr) should have made the list.

I disagree most with #8, Emma Peel. And I should have added to my post: Please feel free to offer alternatives.

And yep, I would have replaced Emma Peel with Perry Mason.

20 posted on 12/28/2015 7:32:49 AM PST by Leaning Right (Why am I holding this lantern? I am looking for the next Reagan.)
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To: Dr. Sivana

I would have chosen Chris Lloyd over Danny DeVito.


22 posted on 12/28/2015 7:33:01 AM PST by freepertoo
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To: Dr. Sivana

Perry Mason certainly beats Louie DePalma and I loved Taxi.

Ironside should be on there somewhere. I haven’t seen the list yet.


69 posted on 12/28/2015 7:56:59 AM PST by wally_bert (I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
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To: Dr. Sivana

It is really a poorly assembled list, there are many other great characters that should be up there but TV Guide has to stay within a range that the young pups can relate to.


106 posted on 12/28/2015 9:12:52 AM PST by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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