your favourite sitcom characters..

[melly]

(or general TV characters, if you don't like sit-coms).

who is funny and why?

I was reading somewhere that Stevie's favourite shows include General Hospital (I've never had the pleasure- it isn't shown here-, but know it's a daytime soap) and i remember she used to use the treadmill while watching Miami Vice -I wasn't there.. I just read that ;) I never really "got" Miami Vice... too busy watching Moonlighting and LA Law, I guess. I wonder what Stevie watches these days...?

anyway... my favourite sitcom characters would be:

Peter Griffin from The Family Guy, because he's hilarious and obnoxious and the show itself is so clever and has great parodies. One of my favourites is when he gets plastic surgery - "Peter! Did you get a new buttocks?!"

and I love David Brent (The Office). He's a perfect character, I think. There are loads of others but these two just come to mind.


:laugh: thank god for the sitcom

[GateandGarden]

I kind of stole this from the perv thread, but I've always been very fond of both Mary and Rhoda on "Mary Tyler Moore." They're a couple of my all-time faves.

[ontheEdgeof17]

Jack and Karen

Ally McBeal

Debbie from QAF

Rose, Blanche, Dorothy, Sophia

[GypsySorcerer]

Jack and Kare

Rose, Blanche, Dorothy, Sophia

Definitely. :nod: I'd also have to add Sam and Diane from Cheers and Kevin and Winnie from the Wonder Years. I'm still pissed they didn't end up together. :laugh:

[Johnny Stew]

Mary Richards ('Mary Tyler Moore Show')
Will Truman ('Will & Grace')
Antonio ('Wings')
Suzanne Sugarbaker ('Designing Women')
Fran Fine ('The Nanny')
All of the 'Golden Girls'

I watch too much of the Lifetime Network. :o
Or, as my brother calls it, "Television for women -- and gay men."

[Johnny Stew]

Definitely. :nod: I'd also have to add Sam and Diane from Cheers and Kevin and Winnie from the Wonder Years. I'm still pissed they didn't end up together. :laugh:

Is it wrong that I always thought Kevin should have ended up with PAUL on 'Wonder Years,' or that I would have rather seen Cory marry Shaun, on 'Boy Meets World,' instead of Topanga? :o :laugh:

[sunmaiden]

Oh yes, Designing Women, Golden Girls
I'd have to add Lavern and Shirley to that! And the ONE AND ONLY LUCY!

[hayley]

I'm with you on David Brent! Jesus. I can't watch the Office without getting a stomach ache from laughing so hard.

I'm not one for nostalgia, so my favorite sitcom character is current- Gob on Arrested Development. Will Arnett is brilliant. Seriously brilliant.

[GateandGarden]

...and Kevin and Winnie from the Wonder Years. I'm still pissed they didn't end up together. :laugh:I know! That was so unfair! :distress:

[GypsySorcerer]

Is it wrong that I always thought Kevin should have ended up with PAUL on 'Wonder Years,' or that I would have rather seen Cory marry Shaun, on 'Boy Meets World,' instead of Topanga? :o :laugh:

:laugh: Well, Winnie could have married Wayne, I guess. :laugh:

I was in love with Fred Savage as a kid. REALLY obsessed.

[Little Nicki]

1.Stewie from family guy
2. Cartman from South Park
3. Lisa Simpson...or any of the simpsons for that matter

[sunmaiden]

I don't really watch any new sitcoms. There are only a few shows I watch anymore...I am usually listening to music instead.

[GypsySorcerer]

Forgot a couple:
Jack and Chrissy (Three's Company)
Barney Fife (Andy Griffith)
Those two slutty sisters of Just the Ten of Us :laugh:

[GypsySorcerer]

I know! That was so unfair! :distress:

At least Karen stayed with David Schwimmer. :laugh: :thumbsup:

[GateandGarden]

I love Eric from "That 70s Show," too. I think he's hilarious.

[sunmaiden]

I can't believe I forgot Janet and Chrissy! Oh yeah- Patsy and Edwina

[hayley]

Those two slutty sisters of Just the Ten of Us :laugh:

HAA! That's a choice I can get behind. Good call.

[sunmaiden]

Bottle of Stoli?

[Johnny Stew]

I don't like the idea of the sitcom actually, the whole playing for the audience aspect.

Every life needs some levity, Lux. Sometimes there's nothing better than laughing like a fool at some absolutely ridiculous sitcom.
It's good for the soul. (And don't use this opportunity to tell me you don't have a soul -- I know better. :p)

Mentioning Basil Fawlty, reminded me of three of my other favorite sitcom characters... Mrs. Slocombe, Hyacinth Bucket ("it's BOUQUET"), and D.I. Derek Grim ('Thin Blue Line').

[Johnny Stew]

Those two slutty sisters of Just the Ten of Us :laugh:

HI-EEE!!! :wavey:

[GateandGarden]

(And don't use this opportunity to tell me you don't have a soul -- I know better. :p)OMG! :laugh: :lol: :laugh:

[hayley]

I tend to hate sitcoms. The only comedies on TV I regularly watch are Arrested Development and Scrubs, which I don't generally put in that category. Historically, I hate...um, pretty much all sitcoms. HATE Everybody Loves Raymond and that ilk, HATE Seinfeld, am COMPLETELY ambivalent towards Friends, etc. So, oddly enough, I'm with you Lux. I tend to get icked out over canned laugh tracks and watered-down humor.

[amber]

I can't believe I forgot Janet and Chrissy! Oh yeah- Patsy and Edwina
Omigaw, best evah! + Megan Mullally :D

[sunmaiden]

I used to love Will & Grace, but rarely watch it anymore. Funny, though, my EX-best friend (gay) and I used to just happen to catch it all the time when we were watching TV together. I do miss it though

[Johnny Stew]

I tend to hate sitcoms. The only comedies on TV I regularly watch are Arrested Development and Scrubs, which I don't generally put in that category. Historically, I hate...um, pretty much all sitcoms. HATE Everybody Loves Raymond and that ilk, HATE Seinfeld, am COMPLETELY ambivalent towards Friends, etc. So, oddly enough, I'm with you Lux. I tend to get icked out over canned laugh tracks and watered-down humor.

There are some sitcoms that I absolutely despise... many other I can at least tolerate for a couple of laughs. Others I absolutely ADORE and can't get enough of.

'Scrubs' is definitely in the latter category, and I can't wait for the (so far unscheduled) DVD releases.

But I also like 'Raymond' (most of the time) and loved 'Friends.'
'Seinfeld' is a show I had pretty much lost interest in by the time it was cancelled (ironically, I was the first person in my circle of friends to watch it... back when it was called 'The Seinfeld Chronicles'... and I had told everyone else about it).

Life can be such a bitch sometimes, that I just want to watch something goofy and have a laugh. :)

[amber]

I used to love Will & Grace, but rarely watch it anymore. Funny, though, my EX-best friend (gay) and I used to just happen to catch it all the time when we were watching TV together. I do miss it though
it's still hella funny, girl. mark my words. :wavey:

[ontheEdgeof17]

The "Pat" character from SNL.

[hayley]

'Scrubs' is definitely in the latter category, and I can't wait for the (so far unscheduled) DVD releases.

Zach Braff said in his blog this summer that the DVDs would be coming out once the show hits syndication, after this season or next? I dunno. I came in on it only in the last year or so, and there's a lot I want to catch up on and see. Including the episodes with Scott Foley, who is one of my fantasy boyfriends. (along with you, Stewy :xoxo: ;) )

[amber]

The "Pat" character from SNL.
Omigaw! yes! and everything Jan Hooks ever did! :laugh:

[sunmaiden]

Besides the much-missed occasional ER, the only shows I watch anymore are Nip/Tuck, The Dead Zone, X-Files, 24...and uhh....I hate to admit it, but Battle of The Sexes! Although I vehemently despise reality TV shows...

[sunmaiden]

I was about to start on SNL characters...yeah Pat! haha!!! I was always a MCGallagher fan. And always a big fan of Rosanna Danna. Can't forget the Guy That Lives In A Van Down By The River

[Johnny Stew]

Scott Foley, who is one of my fantasy boyfriends. (along with you, Stewy :xoxo: ;) )

Awww... :xoxo: :xoxo: :xoxo:

[hayley]

Stewy, let's you, me, & Scott Foley run off to Vermont!

http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Boulevard/1464/foley/foley5.jpg

:xoxo:

[Johnny Stew]

Stewy, let's you, me, & Scott Foley run off to Vermont!

:xoxo:

Hayley, my dear, I think that is ENTIRELY do-able!!! :nod: ;)

[strandinthewind]

Well, MAUDE - LOVE HER!!!!!!

In fact, I have been known to act like her.

AND - of course, Suzanne Sugarbaker - those who do not see the similarities never will :laugh:

[amber]

has no one yet said...Peg and Al Bundy? for shame.... :laugh:

[wondergirl9847]

Everyone on Coupling

Everyone on Seinfeld

Chandler Bing (Miss Chandandeler Bong LOL) on Friends

[HomerMcvie]

has no one yet said...Peg and Al Bundy? for shame.... :laugh:
Amber, that is so funny!
Seinfeld is my favorite show of all time. Followed CLOSELY by Married, with Children. I think people tend to shun MWC because it seems to cater to the lowest common denominator. I watched "Little Giants" tonight, just because I needed a fix of Ed O'Neill!
So, my votes are:
#1 Michael Richards
#2 Ed O'Neill
#3 Amanda Bearse (Marcy D'Arcy was the perfect foil!)
#4 Jerry Seinfeld
IMO, Jason Alexander, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus(sp) aren't that funny.....they are great though, playing the bitter ****s interacting with the comedians in the show.

[paperdoll]

In no particular order...Patsy and Edina, Megan Mullally, Hyacinth Bucket, Carrie and Doug Heffernen and Charlene Fraizer-Stillfield (Designing Women).

--Amy

[sunmaiden]

Yeah my gay male EX-friend and I were totally like Patsy and EDINA. I was Edina...except he wasn't gettin' it like Patsy was...slut! I think I could almost be Eddy's twin, except for the gaudy clothes!

[estranged4life]

Ed O'Neill as Al "Stinkyfoot" Bundy who is at the top of my list (I dont care for sitcoms much!)

Kinda funny but my older brother Geary reminds me of Al Bundy, His wife is named Peg (I dont remember her being that great of a cook), She doesnt work but stays at home and they have 2 children, A some to be teenager airhead daughter named Kendra & a younger smart "stud muffin" son named Shane (Shane O'Mac has been chasing skirts since he was 3 yrs old...He's 8 now, A chip off the ol' male j. family block!)

Brian j.

[tynan88]

Megan Mullaly from Will and Grace and Cartman from South Park are in a class of their own, when friends of mine hear I watch those two shows they often say "so thats where you get your evil bitchiness from" (true story!).

I don't enjoy any other sitcoms apart from the Simpsons and Will And Grace and South Park (which before this thread I never really considered a sitcom).

Tynan

[Gypsy-Rhiannon]

Samantha from Bewitched
Eddie and Patsy from Ab Fab!

Pip

[DrummerDeanna]

I was in love with Fred Savage as a kid. REALLY obsessed.

Me TOO!!! LOL - I had pics of him on my walls...AND I had Fred Savage book covers for my school books lol....

I just read an old People mag at the gym which said he got married - even now I had a feeling of disapointment at that news :laugh:

[DrummerDeanna]

-Dorothy (Bea Arthur) - the Golden Girls - LOVE her - I love all of them but Dorothy is my fave :D
-Elaine -Seinlfeld
-Debra and Robert-Everybody Love Raymond
-CC and Niles-the Nanny
-and of course - Lucy

[Claudia]

- Archie and Edith Bunker (All In The Family)
- Murphy Brown (Murphy Brown)
- Doug Heffernan and Arthur Spooner (King Of Queens)
- Jerry Seinfeld (Seinfeld)
- Carla (Cheers)

[MirrorInTheSky]

All of the 'Golden Girls'

I watch too much of the Lifetime Network. :o
Or, as my brother calls it, "Television for women -- and gay men."

Stewie, your heart is true, you're a pal and a confidant.

[The Catdancer]

The whole cast of AbFab but especially Patsy. There's one episode when she and Eddie walk in and Saffron is sitting on the stairs.
Patsy:"Oh my God, there's something horrible on the stairs".
Saffy:"It's me".
Patsy:"I'm not blind" :lol: :lol: :lol:

And when they are in France on vacation they don't have any food. Of course they call Saffy to bring them some. She comes over and Patsy goes:"Rosemary's baby is here with the food" :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[golden braid]

Has anyone said Lucy? I love "I Love Lucy." I can watch that show over and over again and still laugh.

I also love Samantha on "Bewitched." Everytime I watch that show I wish I could wiggle my nose and something magical would happen too.

[TheBlueLamp]

Elaine Benes - Seinfeld
Patsy Stone - Absolutely Fabulous
Dorothy, Rose, Blanche & Sofia - Golden Girls
CC Babcock - The Nanny
Jerri Blank - Strangers With Candy
Mary Cherry - Popular (sitcom? drama? somewhere in between?)
Nina Van Horn - Just Shoot Me

[½ ¡Ñ§ÅñË ®]

A long time ago I was into “Wings” but only to watch Crystal Bernard. She reminds me of an old girlfriend. :nod: Seinfeld in its day. :lol:

[GypsySorcerer]

A long time ago I was into “Wings” but only to watch Crystal Bernard. She reminds me of an old girlfriend. :nod:

Someone told me I look like her once. Maybe we dated in a past life. :laugh:

[½ ¡Ñ§ÅñË ®]

Someone told me I look like her once. Maybe we dated in a past life. :laugh:Is that you Cindy? I dont wash windows anymore. :lol:

[Hawkeye]

Robert, Frank, Marie, Debra, and Ray Barone are all tied for #1 best characters EVER.

Gil Grism (not a sitcom but an amazing character who can often be hilarious)



The rest are just in chronoligical order

Fred and Ethel Merz

Dr. Bellows

Archie Bunker

Lou Grant, Ted Baxter and Muary

Hawkeye (Greatest Ledgie ever for sure :laugh: ) Klinger, Frank Burns, Charles Winchester, Henry Blake and Margerate Houlihan

Dorthy, Rose, Sophia and Stan

Cosmo Kramer and George Costanza

Homer and Maggie Simpson

Cartman

Peter Griffin and Brian

[Hawkeye]

HATE Everybody Loves Raymond .

You are now on my don't like list :laugh: Just Kidding but I don't know how you can dislike that show, it's my favorite ever.

[hayley]

You are now on my don't like list :laugh: Just Kidding but I don't know how you can dislike that show, it's my favorite ever.

I'm already on most people's don't like list!

I just think it's boring. Really, really, really, really boring.

[estranged4life]

I just think it's boring. Really, really, really, really boring.

I just cannot watch "Everybody Loves Raymond (Except for Haley & Brian j.)", I tried but it grates my nerves.

[DrummerDeanna]

I just cannot watch "Everybody Loves Raymond (Except for Haley & Brian j.)", I tried but it grates my nerves.

I used to have the same issue - I hated the show - I don't what happened - but all of a sudden I'm hooked _ i have to get home by 7 at night so I can eat dinner by Everybody Loves Raymond :shrug:

[estranged4life]

I used to have the same issue - I hated the show - I don't what happened - but all of a sudden I'm hooked _ i have to get home by 7 at night so I can eat dinner by Everybody Loves Raymond :shrug:

I used to be a fan, Now I avoid it like the plague. Grew tired of the episodes seemingly to repeat story-wise each time (ie-Raymond makes wife mad, Has to make it up to her...His Mother & Father always fighting, His brother's constant stupidness).

[DrummerDeanna]

I used to be a fan, Now I avoid it like the plague. Grew tired of the episodes seemingly to repeat story-wise each time (ie-Raymond makes wife mad, Has to make it up to her...His Mother & Father always fighting, His brother's constant stupidness).

True true - all the episodes are pretty much the same -that's never bothered me in any show though haha...I had a Scooby Doo obsession for the better of half of my life...:p

My love for Raymond only started when I moved to Rochester - perhaps it makes me feel not as far away from my family when I watch - some of the characters remind me of actual family members :eek: - not sure why I randomly became interested in the show - but now I'm hooked...

[golddustwoman77]

I love Everybody Loves Raymond! I think it is because it is just like my family; I guess that could be considered sad or funny. I don't know which. :laugh: Frank is my favorite character on that show. Also, as several people as stated, I love the Golden Girls! Each character is just so perfectly casted. Also, I just love Cartman on South Park. Cartman makes that show to me. Good Choices! :thumbsup:

Now, on with the question at hand: My favorite sitcom character? Well, I don't know if this show could be considered a sitcom, but my favorite comic character is Barney Fife on the Andy Griffith Show. He is just the most genuinely funny character of all times to me.

[HomerMcvie]

IMO, ALL they do is ARGUE on Everybody Loves Raymond. I find that to be tiring, and tiring is not very funny. Again, jmo....your mileage may vary.