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The Greatest Breakout Characters in TV History
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Posted on 01/13/2019 5:43:26 AM PST by Leaning Right
When a television show first starts, the writers of the program already have the star in mind. They write for the characters they think the audience will relate to and like the most and design the show around those characters. However, once the show hits the airwaves, the viewers dont always agree. Sometimes the true star of the show is the unlikeliest candidate. The breakout character is usually a character who was introduced as part of the supporting cast, but for one reason or another became a fan favorite.
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To: Leaning Right
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Kimball Cho from The Mentalist, played by Tim Kang. What a great character! His interrogations of suspects, his stakeouts with partners, and his character in generalalways totally, totally deadpan to the point of hilarity for the viewer. The first time I saw a photo of Tim Kang smiling at a Hollywood event, it blew me awayso different from his super-intense California Bureau of Investigation Agent Kimball Cho character. One of the most handsome men on tv, and I wish there were more Asian-American male characters just being Americans, like Kimball/Tim.
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posted on
01/13/2019 8:36:34 AM PST
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Albion Wilde
("A wall, not because we hate the people outside of it, but because we love the people inside.")
To: skr
Larry was pretty good as the mayor in “Deadwood”.
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posted on
01/13/2019 8:37:29 AM PST
by
fella
("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
To: IronJack
You might say Trapper John from M.A. S. H. too From MASH, I was thinking either Radar O'Reilly or Margaret Houlihan. Or even Max Klinger, originally a one-episode throw-in who became a major member of the team.
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posted on
01/13/2019 8:43:26 AM PST
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ssaftler
(Faux-cahantas/Beto '20. Fake people with fake backgrounds.)
To: del griffith
Long before us young kids knew what homosexuality was, we called Dr. Smith a queer and a fag.
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posted on
01/13/2019 8:46:03 AM PST
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Alas Babylon!
(I can always count on some FReeper to paint a dark cloud above the silver lining. --Moonman62)
To: MrEdd
That’s the night that they hung an innocent man....
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posted on
01/13/2019 8:49:57 AM PST
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Alas Babylon!
(I can always count on some FReeper to paint a dark cloud above the silver lining. --Moonman62)
To: ssaftler
Radar and Hot Lips (played by Sally Kellerman) were both characters in the original MASH movie, albeit Radar was a fairly minor one. So was Klinger. (Who, by the way, had to ditch the cross-dresser schtick because the homo crowd took offense and the show became more and more PC).
To: Magnatron
True. It is interesting that his career basically died after a coupla movies.
To: Leaning Right
To: Leaning Right
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posted on
01/13/2019 9:09:22 AM PST
by
rrrod
(just an old guy with a gun in his pocket)
To: CharleysPride
Yep, when the show started it was supposed to revolve around the parents with the kids being props. You can say the same with the Not Ready for Prime Time Players on the early Saturday Night Live. It was originally about the guest host, the musical act and the various video submissions. There was one early episode where they were not even on. The 2nd show with Simon and Garfunkel I believe.
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01/13/2019 9:15:58 AM PST
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wrcase
To: Leaning Right
They missed 2 that came to mind immediately:
Jeanette Nolan in Dirty Sally, a short-lived Gunsmoke spin-off.
Vickie Lawrence in Mama’s Family, the Carol Burnett comedy hour spin-off.
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posted on
01/13/2019 9:20:20 AM PST
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TomGuy
To: Leaning Right
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posted on
01/13/2019 9:38:18 AM PST
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mountn man
(The Pleasure You Get From Life, Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
To: central_va
I was thinking Marcia, Marcia, Marcia
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01/13/2019 9:42:24 AM PST
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mountn man
(The Pleasure You Get From Life, Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
To: DouglasKC
Exactly right about Fonzie in Happy Days there is no other character that even comes close. Correctamundo!
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posted on
01/13/2019 9:44:40 AM PST
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dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: albie
Bewitched Tabitha
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posted on
01/13/2019 9:45:57 AM PST
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mountn man
(The Pleasure You Get From Life, Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
To: albie
Happy Days Ted whats his name Same guy that played Jefferson D'Arcy on Married With Children. Steve was much better.
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posted on
01/13/2019 9:46:48 AM PST
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dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: be-baw
Never was a fan of NYPD Blues, but Dennis Franz was excellent as an angel who "fell" to earth in the wildly underrated "City of Angels" with the lovely Meg Ryan...before her facial change.
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posted on
01/13/2019 9:46:55 AM PST
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newfreep
("INSIDE EVERY PROGRESSIVE IS A TOTALITARIAN SCREAMING TO GET OUT" - DAVID HOROWITZ)
To: Teacher317
Archie Bunker should get an asterisk.... Norman Lear wanted Archie to be disliked, and an example of the kind of person to NOT be... and instead, Archie was beloved for being who he was. George Jefferson got his own show.
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posted on
01/13/2019 9:47:46 AM PST
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dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: Larry Lucido
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posted on
01/13/2019 9:48:19 AM PST
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dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: TomGuy
Jeanette Nolan played the favorite "loose party girl" at the senior citizens' home in a very funny Night Court episode.
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posted on
01/13/2019 9:50:42 AM PST
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newfreep
("INSIDE EVERY PROGRESSIVE IS A TOTALITARIAN SCREAMING TO GET OUT" - DAVID HOROWITZ)
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