Homer, Peter Griffin or Cartman

Waylander

Was having an arguement with a few freinds the other night about who was the best character. I think Homer wins it hands down for longevity and also general amusement. The choices, as the thread title may suggest are Homer, Peter Grifiin (Family Guy ) or Cartman (Southpark). We were discussing these three characters specifically that is why there is no other option in the poll.

cashback

Homer, in his heyday, for me anyway.

TerrorFirmer

Peter Griffin!

"Dance with me lois, dance the dance of life!"

Dances around and crashes into a shelf, knocking himself unconsious and the shelfing falls on top of him.

Creamy Goodness

Homer in his prime
cartman
peter

even though peter is last doesn't mean he ain't funny

Kazaanova

"I'm just laying around jacking it"
"Jacking it? Jacking what?"
"Why my big hot spicy boner of course, Dad."
Cartman if my favourite character. Although I have to admit that Peter is funnier and Homer used to be funny.

Dinner

Peter is the best, then Homer, then Cartman.

Tusky

Peter: It's a beautiful baby girl!
Carol: Oh, a girl! I'm so happy!
Peter: But it has a penis. (Picks up scalpel.) I'll take care of that.
Lois: Peter, No!

Chris: Dad, what's the blow-hole for?
Peter: I'll tell you what it's not for, son. And when I do, you'll understand why I can never go back to Sea World.

Peter: Oh my god, Brian, there's a message in my Alphabits. It says, 'Oooooo.'
Brian: Peter, those are Cheerios.

User45701

Im not voting i cant

there all different charactors

Peter is a asshole
Homer is a moron (shares that in common with peter)
cartman is a evil evil person remember scot tennerman

i cant pick which 1

kittenkiller

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Pigman II

Cartman - is still funny

Homer - used to be funny

Peter - never was funny to begin with

Tusky

Pigman II wrote:

Peter - never was funny to begin with

In your opinion...which is wrong.

Pigman II

Tusky wrote:

In your opinion...which is wrong.

It is my opinion and as such it by definition cannot be 'wrong' :rolleyes:

Roar

After watching cartman make scott tenorman eat his own parents in a bowl of chilli, he became my favourite character in any tv show or movie EVER

Chong

For me its gotta be cartman.

pwd

Tusky wrote:

Peter: It's a beautiful baby girl!
Carol: Oh, a girl! I'm so happy!
Peter: But it has a penis. (Picks up scalpel.) I'll take care of that.
Lois: Peter, No!

Chris: Dad, what's the blow-hole for?
Peter: I'll tell you what it's not for, son. And when I do, you'll understand why I can never go back to Sea World.

Peter: Oh my god, Brian, there's a message in my Alphabits. It says, 'Oooooo.'
Brian: Peter, those are Cheerios.

the first too are hilarious

Stark

The old Homer. Peter Griffin has some very funny lines but his voice seriously irritates me.

marshmallow

homer was really funny, not so much now..

peter griffin for me but homer came close 2nd

Tusky

Peter: I'll handle it, Lois. I read a book about this sort of thing once.
Brian: Are you sure it was a book? Are you sure it wasn't nothing?
Peter: Oh yeah.

Peter: I got an idea, an idea so smart my head would explode if I even began to know what I was talking about.

Lois: Peter, theres a hooker on the bed!
Hooker: Hi.
Peter: Stand perfectly still Lois, their vision is based on movement.
(Pause)
Hooker: Where'd you go?

Lois: A woman is not an object.
Peter: Your mother is right, son. Listen to what it says.
Lois: Peter!

tvnutz

Pigman II wrote:

Cartman - is still funny

Homer - used to be funny

Peter - never was funny to begin with

i dont remember homer or cartman having a 10 minute fight with a man in a chicken suit over a bad coupon!

Classic! Peter all the way!

Tristram

Homer had me at doh.

Kazaanova

Homer is extremely funny, and somtimes when I watch the old episodes he'll still make me laugh. But theres no point lying about it, Peters rendition of "Cant Touch This" is probably funnier than everything Homers said and done in the past 9 seasons of the Simpsons combined.

Police Officer: Hey. That's Against the law. You're coming with me.
Peter Griffin: [singing to the tune of U Can't Touch this] Ah ah ah. Can't Touch Me/ Can't Touch me/ Ja ja ja ja just like the bad guy/ from Lethal Weapon 2/ I've got diplomatic Immunity/ so Hammer, you can't sue/ I can write graffiti even jay-walk in the streets/ I can Riot, loot, not give a hoot, and touch your sister's teat/ Can't touch me/ Can't touch me/
Adam West: What in God's name is he doing?
Peter Griffin: Can't Touch me.
Cleveland: I believe that's the worm.
Peter Griffin: [still singing] Can't touch me/ STOP, Peter time/ I'm a big shot, there's no doubt/ light a fire then pee it out/ Don't like it, kiss my rump/ Just for a minute, let's all do the bump/ Can't touch me/ Yeah, do the Peter Griffin Bump/ Can't touch me/ I'm Presidential Peter/ Interns think I'm hot/ Don't care if you're handicapped, I'll still park in your spot/ I've been around the world/ from Hartford to Back Bay/ It's Peter, Go Peter, I'm so Peter, Yo Peter, Let's see Regis rap this way/ Can't touch me.

Also I really love:
[Peter has to come up with a fake name on the spot, so he looks around the room to get inspiration]
Peter Griffin: Uh... my name is...
[he sees a pea]
Peter Griffin: Pea...
[he sees a woman crying]
Peter Griffin: ... tear...
[he sees a Griffin fly by]
Peter Griffin: ... Griffin. Peter Griffin.

I'll have to stop, theres too many. Cartman is still my favourite though.

goin'_to_the_PS

homer isn't that funny....

TerrorFirmer

Kazaanova wrote:

Also I really love:
[Peter has to come up with a fake name on the spot, so he looks around the room to get inspiration]
Peter Griffin: Uh... my name is...
[he sees a pea]
Peter Griffin: Pea...
[he sees a woman crying]
Peter Griffin: ... tear...
[he sees a Griffin fly by]
Peter Griffin: ... Griffin. Peter Griffin.

Oh god yeah, that was absolutely classic. Its when he was in rehab or something, wasn't it? Haven't watched that episode in awhile!

OfflerCrocGod

Homer in his prime.....I find Family Guy ok but it's not really on the same cleverness level as the Simpsons when they were in top shape.

- Marge, quick, how many kids do we have have? No time, I'll just estimate. 9!

(Marge): Homer, is this the way you pictured married life?
(Homer): Yup, pretty much. Except we drove around in a van solving mysteries.

You never know when an old calendar might come in handy! Sure, it's not 1985 right now, but who knows what tomorrow will bring.

It's not easy to juggle a pregnant wife and a troubled child, but somehow I managed to fit in 8 hours of TV a day.

Getting out of jury duty is easy. The trick is to say you're prejudiced against all races.

(Homer singing): When a fire starts to burn, there's a lesson you must learn. Something, something, then you'll see, you'll avoid catastrophe ... DOH!

(Lisa): Dad, please, for the last time, I beg you: don't lower yourself to the level of the mob!
(Homer): Lisa, maybe if I'm part of that mob, I can help steer it in wise directions. Now, where's my giant foam cowboy hat and airhorn?

(Marge): Lisa, Bart, what did you two learn in Sunday School today?
(Lisa): The answers to deep theological questions.
(Bart): Yeah, among other things, apes can't get into heaven.
(Homer): What? Those cute little monkeys? That's terrible. Who told you that?
(Bart): Our teacher.
(Homer): I can understand how they wouldn't let in those wild jungle apes, but what about those really smart ones who live among us? Who roller-skate and smoke cigars?

(Homer): You know, when I was a boy, I really wanted a catcher's mitt, but my dad wouldn't get it for me. So I held my breath until I passed out and banged my head on the coffee table. [cheerily] The doctor thought I might have brain damage.
(Bart): Dad, what's the point of this story?
(Homer): I like stories.

(Lisa): Dad, we did something very BAD!
(Homer): Did you wreck the car?
(Bart): No.
(Homer): Did you raise the dead?
(Lisa): Yes!
(Homer): But the car's OK?
(Bart & Lisa): Uh-huh.
(Homer): Alright then.

I think we can see quite clearly that Hommy is the man and Peter is a wannabe.

Stark

OfferCrocGold wrote:

(Homer): You know, when I was a boy, I really wanted a catcher's mitt, but my dad wouldn't get it for me. So I held my breath until I passed out and banged my head on the coffee table. [cheerily] The doctor thought I might have brain damage.
(Bart): Dad, what's the point of this story?
(Homer): I like stories.

Probably my favourite Simpsons piece of all time.

Tusky

[Family is talking about Peter's Drinking problem]
Brian Griffin: And remember the time when you had an Irish Coffee before we went to see "Philadelphia?"
[Shows them in a movie theater]
Peter: Ah, yeah. It's the guy from "Big." Tom Hanks Everything he says is a riot.
Tom Hanks: I have AIDS.
[Peter starts laughing uncontrollably]

tvnutz

Peter a wannabe? Please!

Family Guy is better than the Simpsons now because the simpsons just sucks donkey balls,but even the simpsons in its prime wasnt as funny as Family Guy.FG can have you laughing hysterically for minutes on end whereas the simpsons had you laughing for a few seconds.
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Peter Griffin: You know those Germans; if you don't join the party, they come get you.

Peter Griffin: Holy crip, he's a crapple.

Lois Griffin: You should spend some time with our kids, Peter. And with me.
Peter Griffin: Uh, what could me and you do together?
[Lois giggles]
Peter Griffin: Lois. You've got a sick mind.
Lois Griffin: Peter, I'm talking about making love.
Peter Griffin: Oh. I thought you wanted us to murder the children and harvest their organs for beer money.

Peter Griffin: Okay, okay, wait, here's another one. Why do women have boobs? So you got something to look at while you're talking to them.
[everybody laughs]
Man: Good one Peter.
Man 2: That's what they're for all right.
Lady: Are you telling jokes? I love jokes.
Peter Griffin: All right, then you'll love this one, okay. Why do women have boobs?
[she stares at him angrily]
Peter Griffin: So you got something to look at while you're talking to them
[she's shocked, then Peter laughs]
Peter Griffin: So you got something you look at while you're talking to them
[laughs]
Peter Griffin: So you got - Y-you want to see me, Mr. Weed?

Peter Griffin: Come on. Let's go drink till we can't feel feelings any more.

and so on...

tvnutz

also FG is just far more daring than the Simpsons,and it doesnt have all the touchy feely crap! How damn annoying is Lisa?? and they always have a bonding happy ending blah blah. Meg walks in on her family reading her diary and they continue!

Also I dont recall the simpsons ever having a pervert Geppeto,Walt Disney making Minnie Mouse strip,Ted Turner having sex with a dog and producing puppies with Ted Turner heads,Samuel L Jackson in a porn movie,Adam West as mayor etc!

Roar

not a peter moment but reading this thread reminded me of this...

(police auction)

officer: our first is this pair of panties we took from a prostitute
quagmire: FIFTY BUCKS!!!
officer: she had 9 stds...
quagmire:................... 45 BUCKS!
officer: when we arrested her she wet herself
quagmire:....... 50 bucks!!!

tvnutz

lol ye Quagmire is brilliant.

this also isnt Peter but its damn funny if you know about American TV Networks.

Chris Griffin: Where do you think you go when you die?
Southern boy/girl: I learned from church that if you're good you go to heaven but if you're bad, you go to a place where the dead believe they're still living and they pray for death but death won't come.
Chris Griffin: UPN?

tinkerbell

Homer Homer Homer Homer!

Nobody can beat Homer

flamin moe

homer easily, then cartman and trailing a long way behind is peter.

bought the three series of family guy on dvd about three months ago, still on series 2, will only watch it if i'm really bored because it is barely average in comparison to even to latest simpsons

vector

tvnutz wrote:

lol ye Quagmire is brilliant.

diggigity diggigity, all right

tvnutz

flamin moe wrote:

homer easily, then cartman and trailing a long way behind is peter.

bought the three series of family guy on dvd about three months ago, still on series 2, will only watch it if i'm really bored because it is barely average in comparison to even to latest simpsons

is that a joke? because it sounds like one! the latest simpsons arent even funny,not even a little bit. In fact they ruin what the simpsons once was. Even people who used to love the simpsons can see that. Let it go! and for the love of God let the show die!

Family Guy Forever! its even beating the simpsons in the ratings now!

Mossy Monk

Peter Griffin by a mile
old Homer
Cartman

the Homer of today is **** (most of the time)

Creature

No character will ever come close to Homer. Cartman certainly is hilarious but still no Homer. Peter....meh.

DapperGent

I reckon Homer is the better character, but Family Guy the better series. I actually think Cartman is a better stand alone character than Peter.

Family Guy is more of an ensemble thing, every character is a foil really, and far funnier and cleverer than the Simpsons ever was, even at it's best.

TerrorFirmer

Tusky wrote:

[Family is talking about Peter's Drinking problem]
Brian Griffin: And remember the time when you had an Irish Coffee before we went to see "Philadelphia?"
[Shows them in a movie theater]
Peter: Ah, yeah. It's the guy from "Big." Tom Hanks Everything he says is a riot.
Tom Hanks: I have AIDS.
[Peter starts laughing uncontrollably]

[Eating ice-cream]
Peter : Butterscotch rum is my favourite.
[Takes one lick and crashes unconscious through a table.]

Stalfos

Wow, never though people would say they hate FG but there you go. It's Definitely better than new simspons imo

Anyway i think
old Homer
Peter Griffin
Cartman

Also i think a futurama character should have been included. Just cause the show is cancelled does'nt mean it's shouldnt be talked about. I'd put bender in and he'd be second to old homer.

jcoote

peter cos he's just a dirtbag...gotta love the dirtbagery

CivilServant

Peter Griffin: A guy at work bought a car out of the paper. Ten years later, Bam! Herpes.

jcoote

Peter: Now kids, Daddy only drank so the Statue of Liberty would take her clothes off.


Peter: Y2K? What are you selling, chicken or sex jelly?

Peter (to Lois): "That's because Christians don't believe in gravity."

Peter: My dad worked at that factory for sixty years. That's almost eighty years

Chris: Dad, can you help me with my math homework?
Peter: Math. Math my dear boy is nothing more than the lesbian sister of biology.


what more needs to be said

flamin moe

tvnutz wrote:

is that a joke? because it sounds like one! the latest simpsons arent even funny,not even a little bit. In fact they ruin what the simpsons once was. Even people who used to love the simpsons can see that. Let it go! and for the love of God let the show die!

Family Guy Forever! its even beating the simpsons in the ratings now!

i just find family guy mildly amusing - a sort of immature repetitive comedy, good for a chuckle now and then, but overall the laughs are thin on the ground, and the humour is a bit aimed for a 15-18 year old market imo

Jazzy

well Cartman helped proove the point that taking drugs in sport is just like pretending to be handicapped in the special olympics....*cough - Michelle De Brun - *cough

I dont know why ppl arent considering cartman more, he has had so much classic moments in South Park, and unlike Homer... the cartman in more recent episodes is actually better then the older one, now Homer sux and is REALLY annoying... classic one is still brilliant though.

and lets not forget peter saying to Lois - "If you strike me down Lois I will become more powerfull than you can possibly imagine" classic stuff

MrPinK

flamin moe wrote:

and the humour is a bit aimed for a 15-18 year old market imo

An lot of references go way over the head of your average 15-18 year old. Not many of them would have got the jokes about the GI Joe cartoon, Blues Brothers or You Can't Do That On Television. And that's just from the new episodes. Family Guy is definitely aimed at the twenty-somthing audience.

eljono

While I love Peter and Homer, two of the best characters ever, I have to give first place to Cartman. He is just such an evil, selfish, manipulating character in an eight year old's body, that you have to laugh.
Without Cartman, I doubt South Park would have made it. For Cartmans best performance I think you have to watch the Special Olympics episode. Very un-P.C. but it's a classic. It cracks me up every time I see it.

petals

That's a really really tough one. They are all funny but I go cartman cos of the voice.

"I'm not fat I'm just big boned"

tvnutz

flamin moe wrote:

i just find family guy mildly amusing - a sort of immature repetitive comedy, good for a chuckle now and then, but overall the laughs are thin on the ground, and the humour is a bit aimed for a 15-18 year old market imo

i was mainly talking about how the hell you could think any new simpsons ep would be funny but now that you mention that,i think you are totally wrong,15-18? its more adult than the simpsons by a long shot.

flamin moe

tvnutz wrote:

i was mainly talking about how the hell you could think any new simpsons ep would be funny but now that you mention that,i think you are totally wrong,15-18? its more adult than the simpsons by a long shot.

think we'll have to agree to disagree, simpsons best jokes have have subtlety about them, wheras family guy humour is a lot more like 'there's something about mary' humour - which fom time to time i'd find very funny, but never to make it all time classic in a series

Tusky

flamin moe wrote:

think we'll have to agree to disagree, simpsons best jokes have have subtlety about them, wheras family guy humour is a lot more like 'there's something about mary' humour - which fom time to time i'd find very funny, but never to make it all time classic in a series

'Family guy' humour & 'Something about Mary' humour similiar ? You're way off there buddy.

TheGreatOne

Homer
Peter
Cartman

Homer has put in so many more hours of classic TV that he has to come out on top, its like comparing Wayne Rooney to George Best, its pointless and there's no contest. But in ten years, then we'll see.