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Greatest sitcom characters of all time?

  • 22-06-2009 06:54PM
    #1
    Madou
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    I'll go out on a limb here, but I've been mulling this over for quite some time, but this is what I've come up with:

    1) George Costanza - Seinfeld

    2) Eric Cartman - South Park

    3) Agent Dale Cooper - Twin Peaks (perhaps pushing the boundaries of what qualifies as a sitcom, but fantastic character)


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  • #2
    krudler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,788 ✭✭✭✭krudler


    Tobias Funke

    /close thread


  • #3
    orlaj
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    it has to be ab fab ... joanna lumley totally brill!!


  • #4
    amacachi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,315 ✭✭✭✭amacachi


    krudler wrote: »
    Tobias Funke

    True dat.


  • #5
    Tzetze
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,143 ✭✭✭Tzetze


    Craig - Ideal.
    Bubbles - Trailer Park Boys.


  • #6
    ScumLord
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    Basal Fawlty.


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  • #7
    Mr E
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    Fr. Dougal McGuire
    Basil Fawlty
    Del Boy
    Barney Stinson (How I Met Your Mother)
    Moss (the IT Crowd)
    Larry David (CYE)


  • #8
    Dman001
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    Michael Scott-The US Office
    Dwight Schrutte-The US Office
    Dr Cox-Scrubs


  • #9
    amacachi
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    Mr E wrote: »
    Barney Stinson

    That guy's awesome.


  • #10
    Dozen Wicked Words
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,325 ✭✭✭✭Dozen Wicked Words


    Murray - Flight of the Conchords.


  • #11
    sqlpod
    Closed Accounts Posts: 248 ✭✭sqlpod


    Trigger (only fool's)
    norm & Cliff (cheer's)
    not the star's but theyhold the show's together,and of course at number one...HOMER !!!


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  • #12
    Crotchety
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    Father Teddy Crilly?


  • #13
    deadhead13
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,034 ✭✭✭deadhead13


    Bernard Black & Manny Bianco.


  • #14
    happyoutscan
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    1st - Ricky (TrailerParkBoys)
    2nd - Buzz (HardyBucks)
    3rd - Jim Lahey (TrailerParkBoys)

    Special mentions - Eric Cartman (SouthPark), George Jefferson (The Jeffersons), Miley (Glenroe), Ross (Friends)

    *Absolutely no thought has gone into this


  • #15
    Crotchety
    Closed Accounts Posts: 693 ✭✭✭Crotchety


    Leo Dowling - Fair City.


  • #16
    ronnie3585
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    Larry David - Curb your Enthusiasm
    Kramer - Seinfeld
    Gob Bluth - Arrested Development
    Bubbles - TPB
    Randy Marsh - South Park
    Buzz - Hardy Bucks


  • #17
    Max Power1
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    South park is hardly a sitcom now is it?

    If we're allowing cartoon characters then brian griffen, if not then Father Ted.


  • #18
    Mr. Presentable
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,495 ✭✭✭Mr. Presentable


    Niles Crane - Frasier


  • #19
    JP Liz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,588 ✭✭✭JP Liz


    Doug Heffernan - The King of Queens

    Chandler Bing - Friends

    Del Boy Trotter - Only Fools and Horses

    Jo Polniaczek-Bonner - Facts of Life

    Sam Malone - Cheers

    Miles Crane - Frasier

    David Brent - The Office UK

    Michael Scott - The Office US

    Barney Stinson - How I Met Your Mother


  • #20
    Mental Mickey
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    Most of the OFAH cast! Pure genius.


  • #21
    Also Starring LeVar Burton
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    Randy - My Name Is Earl
    Jay - The Inbetweeners
    Dougal - Father Ted
    Bernard - Black Books
    Denholm - The IT Crowd
    The Janitor - Scrubs
    Jake - Two and a half Men
    Ross - Friends


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  • #22
    Caprica
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    Larry David - Curb your Enthusiasm
    Bebe - Frasier
    Frasier Crane - Cheers & Frasier
    Jake - Two and a Half Men
    Alan Partridge - Knowing me Knowing you
    Basil Fawlty - Fawlty Towers
    Alice and Owen - The Vicar of Dibley


  • #23
    itsallaboutheL
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    Bernard-Black Books
    Ari Gold-Entourage
    Wollowitz-Big Bang Theory

    Zoidberg FTW

    Wooooop Woooooop Woooooooop Wooooooop


  • #24
    K-9
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    Basil and Cybil Fawlty: Gave him a reason for his madness. Special Mention for the Major.

    David Brent

    Mad Men's Don Draper : What you call love was invented by guys like me, to sell nylons.



  • #25
    razorblunt
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    Basil Fawlty
    Ralph Wiggum
    Classic Homer Simpson
    Simon (Inbetweeners)
    Randy Marsh (South Park)
    Fr Ted
    Quagmire (Family Guy)
    Trigger (OF&H)
    Kreed from the American Office


  • #26
    KnifeWRENCH
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    I could list the whole cast of Arrested Development but special mentions for Tobias Funke and Lucille Bluth.

    Also:
    Murray & Mel (Flight Of The Conchords)
    Pamela, Bryn and Nessa (Gavin & Stacey - can't pick my favourite out of those three)
    Basil Fawlty (Fawlty Towers)
    Bernard Black (Black Books)
    General Melchett (Blackadder Goes Forth)
    Sheldon Cooper (Big Bang Theory)
    Bob Kelso and Janitor (Scrubs - again, can't pick my favourite)
    Rachel Green (the only Friends character who was consistently funny for all ten seasons)


  • #27
    Also Starring LeVar Burton
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    Knife-WREEENCH wrote: »
    Rachel Green (the only Friends character who was consistently funny for all ten seasons)

    Eh.... what about Ross? When was he ever not funny? In fact, I'm adding Ross to my list...


  • #28
    Crotchety
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    CaptainNegative wrote: »
    Eh.... what about Ross? When was he ever not funny? In fact, I'm adding Ross to my list...

    He was acting like a dope. That ain't funny. Always had a smug creamy face on him.


  • #29
    Ruu_Old
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    JP Liz wrote: »
    Doug Heffernan - The King of Queens

    ...

    Jerry Stiller (as Arthur Spooner) in King of Queens also.


  • #30
    Dman001
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    ♫ wrote: »
    He was acting like a dope. That ain't funny. Always had a smug creamy face on him.
    Nah Chandler and Joey were the only two who were funny in all 10 seasons. The others weren't as funny.


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  • #31
    Crotchety
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    Dman001 wrote: »
    Nah Chandler and Joey were the only two who were funny in all 10 seasons. The others weren't as funny.

    Too right. Ross always looked like he had a pair of brass balls slung across his face. Didn't know if he was laughing or crying.


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