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Favourite Sitcom Character

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  • #92
    BK5
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,681 ✭✭✭BK5


    Jaime Pressley as Joy in My Name is Earl, another who had to balance between being horrible and likeable at the same time.



  • #93
    bogmanfan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,741 ✭✭✭bogmanfan


    George Costanza from Seinfeld

    Jenna Maroney from 30 Rock

    Niles Crane from Frasier

    Del Boy from Only Fools & Horses

    Sir Humphrey Appleby from Yes Minister


    All brilliantly written and acted



  • #94
    Put It In H
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 247 ✭✭Put It In H


    Murray Hewitt, Flight of the Conchords

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXyc0iS1yEo


  • #95
    pavb2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭pavb2


    Tom & Barbara were the lead characters in The Goode Life but if you were to ask I think most people would choose Margot as their favourite. Penelope Keith who played her then went on to ‘The Manor Born.’



  • #96
    Ash.J.Williams
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 22,803 ✭✭✭✭Ash.J.Williams


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123602208#Comment_123602208

    His stunt work was absolutely insane and probably taken for granted in those days, its michael bay level!

    https://youtu.be/lFLpwRMS00g?si=lCNOovM_ucER4O9U


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  • #97
    AyeGer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,545 ✭✭✭AyeGer


    Richie form Bottom, Eddie was great too in that show. As mentioned before Al Bundy was very good.

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  • #98
    Larbre34
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,883 ✭✭✭✭Larbre34


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123601387#Comment_123601387

    Correct.

    In fact, RIP to most of 'em. Alan Alda, Mike Farrell, Jamie Farr and Gary Burghoff are the only ones left, and all are between 86 and 91.

    M*A*S*H is the best TV show ever made.



  • #99
    cj maxx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 17,611 ✭✭✭✭cj maxx


    Dougal from Fr Ted



  • #100
    A City rising
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21 ✭A City rising


    Bob Sacamento for me.

    Don't think Seinfeld would have worked otherwise



  • #101
    fonecrusher1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,964 ✭✭✭fonecrusher1


    Brian Cowen.



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  • #102
    10000maniacs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,809 ✭✭✭10000maniacs


    Stacey from Gavin and Stacey.

    Cute and funny.

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  • #103
    Fathom
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 9,510 CMod ✭✭✭✭Fathom


    2021 series favorite. Professor Jasper Tempest, played by Ben Miller in "Professor T."



  • #104
    New Home
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 79,614 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123608251#Comment_123608251

    Oh that was brilliant!



  • #105
    Rubberchikken
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,303 ✭✭✭Rubberchikken


    Hawkeye in mash.

    Fr ted.

    Del boy.

    Niles crane.

    Love em all. Couldn't pick a 1 so they're all my no 1.



  • #106
    RobbingBandit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,545 ✭✭✭✭RobbingBandit


    Charlie and Berta Two and a half Men, Barney HIMYM and Chandler Bing Friends.



  • #107
    angel eyes 2012
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 996 ✭✭✭angel eyes 2012


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123600969#Comment_123600969
    https://youtu.be/h-wfO6_eq-A?si=sH3ay-Vd1vlLXIjf

    OFAH musical was brilliant. Loved that they included Uncle Albert at the end. "During the War..."

    For me it has to be Del Boy.

    Also love the Office, both versions and the leads David Brent and Michael Scott.



  • #108
    silliussoddius
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,115 ✭✭✭silliussoddius


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123607277#Comment_123607277

    I was a huge fan of Bottom in the mid 90’s, I was a bit reluctant to rewatch it as I thought the crude, childish humor may have aged badly. Did it f***!



  • #109
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Ross in Friends….his sarcasm was great.

    Robert in ELR….ditto



  • #110
    BaywatchHQ
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 751 ✭✭✭BaywatchHQ


    It is hard to pick, I watched Seinfeld for the first time this year and liked Kramer and George. George was somewhat of an incel by 90's standards

    I like Cliff and Norm from Cheers. I recently received 2 signed photos from John Ratzenberger in the post.

    Albert Steptoe.

    George Roper.



  • #111
    pavb2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭pavb2


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123612982#Comment_123612982
    https://youtu.be/7N2BBD94faU?si=s8CMIHUape6uy-vz

    Albert mobilising his pensioner friends in The Seven Steptoerai and the kung fu fighting part in slow motion just like the programme Kung Fu was brilliant

    Post edited by pavb2 on


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  • #112
    Immortal Starlight
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,288 ✭✭✭Immortal Starlight


    I love Freddie from Vicious played by the brilliant Ian McKellen. Also love Jack from Still Game Hyacinth from Keeping Up Appearances and of course Delboy from Only Fools.



  • #113
    pavb2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭pavb2


    On another note there’s so much going on in Fr Ted it’s only when I look back and see a compilation and couple of reruns the insightful observation of Irish society manifested in the characters of John & Mary is brilliant

    Post edited by pavb2 on


  • #114
    All in all
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 462 ✭✭All in all


    Loved ‘Early Doors’, some great characters Ken, Duffy, Joe, Eddie and Tommy.



  • #115
    orourkeda1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 936 ✭✭✭orourkeda1


    Super Hans from Peep Show.

    https://www.orourkeda.blog



  • #116
    orourkeda1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 936 ✭✭✭orourkeda1


    Mr Gilbert from the inbetweeners.

    https://www.orourkeda.blog



  • #117
    Bargain_Hound
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 571 ✭✭✭Bargain_Hound


    Most have already been mentioned already but here’s my 2c

    I only started watching Seinfeld this year on the back of Curb your enthusiasm. Absolute comedy gold. George (& his father), Jerry, Kramer and Elaine are such great characters.

    Ross from friends, I think he is very underrated but could not think of the show without him. Monica is great also. I enjoy chandlers Witt too, I very much feel that was part of is real demeaner (RIP)


    Phil from Modern family.


    Ted from fr. Ted

    Basil fawlty.


    moss in IT crowd



  • #118
    pavb2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭pavb2


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123619153#Comment_123619153

    it’s interesting with Friends that the two most contrived or exaggerated characters Phoebe & Joey seem to be the least popular



  • #119
    Put It In H
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 247 ✭✭Put It In H


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123620113#Comment_123620113

    As the show went on they dumbed Joey down way too much that he basically became a child (while simultaneously being a bit of a creep around women).

    They also made Phoebe very bitchy in the later seasons, particularly in the way she treats Chandler and Ross; in real life they would not want to be friends with her. Meanwhile Monica's whole personality just became being loud and obsessively clean, while Ross turns into a borderline psycho.

    It's a shame because all of the characters had some great moments in the earlier seasons..



  • #120
    New Home
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 79,614 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    One of my favourite episodes of Friends is the one where Phoebe meets Mike's parents. Her line"Sooo, where does everyone summer?", delivered EXACTLY like Katharine Hepburn would have done it, was Oscar-worthy.



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  • #121
    pjohnson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,592 ✭✭✭✭pjohnson


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123620113#Comment_123620113
    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123620524#Comment_123620524

    Aswell as Joey becoming insufferably stupid, I think he also suffered by almost turning into a straight man character for Chandler to bounce off.

    It was when Perry died and there was various Chandler compilations I realised a lot of Chandlers best moments involved Joey's stupidity.



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