Favourite Television Character

[efwa4life]

1. Archie Bunker (All In The Family)

2. Peter Griffin (Family Guy)

3. Homer Simpson (The Simpsons)

4. Eric Cartman (South Park)

5. Vic Mackie (The Shield)

6. George Feeney (Boy Meets World)

7. Duane Chapman (Dog The Bounty Hunter)

8. Adrien Monk (Monk)

9. Michael "Meathead" Stivick (All In The Family)

10. Cory Matthews (Boy Meets World)

[Ananas]

A few not yet named, off the top of my head in no order:

Mason (Dead Like Me)

George Findlay (The Newsroom)

Max Denby (Norm)

Daniel Desario and Bill Haverchuck (Freaks & Geeks)

Johnny Drama (Entourage)

Davis Quinton and Hank Yarbo (Corner Gas)

[Plankton]

Even though the character is a shell of its former self, Homer Simpson. I don't think any one character has had so many consistently funny and geuinely sentimental moments (at least for a time). I'm sure there are other characters that could be well argued as being better, but Homer always hits the right note for me.

Currently though, I am really enjoying Locke (Lost). The development of his character and how his past experiences have dictated his current actions making him incredibely compelling.

[Gazz]

Harold Mutherf'n Bishop!!

All round nice guy, and pillar of the community, but cross him, and he is one evil sonofabitch!

[Guest Koupa Troopa]

(Insert all of Bruce Campbell's TV roles here)

Yeah those are the best ones.

[Timmoru Suzuki]

Homer Simpson

GOB Bluth (but with honourable mentions for Michael, Tobias and George-Michael)

Karl Kennedy (Neighbours. Plenty of other good characters over the years)

Tony Almeida (24. Tony>Jack)

Picard and Data from Star Trek:TNG

I watch way too much TV, so there are millions more, but thats just a starter list.

[MDK]

I echo the Homer Simpson love. Who doesn't love him? He is an everyman. And the episode about the missing pictures of Maggie always gets me. 'Do it for her'. I love it.

Fry from Futurama. I just love him, he reminds me of myself sometimes. And he too can be sweet in episodes like 'The Sting' and 'Jurrasic Bark'.

Dave Lister. Man, he might as well be me. Thats it.

[Liam]

Karl Kennedy

GOB Bluth

Dr Cox

Dr House

Yeah, I'm too cool for reasonings also.

[Skummy]

(Insert all of Bruce Campbell's TV roles here)

Yeah those are the best ones.

[MalaCloudy Black]

Probably Gil Grissom. It seems like there's more depth to his character than any of the characters in any CSI.

Monk, too.. and House.

Edited August 26, 2006 by CloudStrife888 changes his name

[Lord Nibbler]

Some that haven't been mentioned;

Robert Goren (Criminal Intent)

Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

Anya "Anyanka" Jenkins (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

George Costanza (Seinfeld)

Frank Costanza (Seinfeld)

Kosmo Kramer (Seinfeld)

Larry David (Curb Your Enthusiasm)

Susie Greene (Curb Your Enthusiasm)

Morris "Moe" Szyslak (The Simpsons)

Gil (The Simpsons)

Mark Corrigan (Peep Show)

Edited August 26, 2006 by Hipster Doofus

[thatshortguy]

Is it wrong that I have a soft spot for Porkchop from Doug?

Also add to this post Kryten.

No problem with Porkchop. Skeeter and Porkchop were my two favorite characters from that show.

Obviously, my list is skewed towards comedies and animation, since that's practically all the fiction-based television shows I watch.

10. Bender Bending Rodriguez (John DiMaggio, Futurama)

9. Dr. Gregory House (Hugh Laurie, House)

8. Master Shake (Dana Snyder, Aqua Teen Hunger Force)

7. Balki Bartokomous (Bronson Pinchot, Perfect Strangers)

6. Lisa Simpson (Yeardley Smith, The Simpsons)

5. Martin Crane (John Mahoney, Frasier)

4. Dave Lister (Craig Charles, Red Dwarf)

3. George Castanza (Jason Alexander, Seinfeld)

2. Red Foreman (Kurtwood Smith, That 70s Show)

1. Arnold Rimmer (Chris Barrie, Red Dwarf)

[ROC]

(Insert all of Bruce Campbell's TV roles here)

Yeah those are the best ones.

[Pesci]

HOUSE~! is the correct answer.

[Hewey]

Maurice "Bosco" Boscorelli (Third Watch)

Monte "Doc" Parker (Third Watch)

Jack Bauer (24)

Sheriff Don Lamb (Veronica Mars)

Ryan O'Reily (Oz)

Eric Cartman (South Park)

Angel (Angel)

Drusilla (Buffy The Vampire Slayer)

Connor (Angel)

Dr. Temperance Brennan (Bones)

[The Future]

Heres my list Homer tops it for all his antics and Kareem Sayid from Oz comes second the guy oozed charisma.

10.Bart Simpson

9.Chandler(Friends)

8.Tobias Beecher(Oz)

7.Ryan O Reiley(Oz)

6.Tony Soprano(The Sopranos)

5.Miguel Alvarez(Oz)

4.Locke(Lost)

3.Sawyer(Lost)

2.Kareem Sayid(Oz)

1.Homer Simpson(The Simpsons)

[ROC]

Random favorites, I suppose.

Ari Gold (Entourage) - The guy is an agency prick with fast-talking lines and ridiculous promises. His lines make Entourage what it is...CUNTMUSCLE.

Johnny Drama (Entourage) - Even more so than Ari, Drama makes the shows by showing both idiocy and pensions for fighting. His moments are often the most hilarious moments on the show (think: Seth Green fight, feud with James Woods, 9-Iron moment)

Dr. John "J.D." Dorian (Scrubs) - While I should show my love for Dr. Cox, I think Zach Braff's character is the most underrated on the show for how well Braff plays the everyman. His character is probably the most relatible on the show for his wide-eyed inexperience and growth into a solid doctor. Sure, like the show itself, he does off-the-wall things, but at the end of the day, he reminds us of first experiences and growth in anything.

I have more, which I'll add to later...

[TMM]

I think I could pick any "non throw-away" character from either Buffy or Angel because they all have something great about them.

Wesley Wyndam-Pryce (Angel) - For the reasons everybody else has stated basically. Wesley has got to be the character that has underwent to biggest growth out of any character I can think of on any TV show.

Captain Malcolm Reynolds (Firefly) - He's Han Solo from A New Hope. Only more of a bastard. He's just such a great character and greatly brought to life by a the legend that is Nathan Fillion.

Those are my two favourite characters, but I can't go without mentioning these.

Miles O'Brien - Star Trek: DS9

Angel - Angel

Xander Harris - Buffy

Lorne - Angel

Daniel Jackson - Stargate SG1

Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace - Battlestar Galactica

[Lowerdeck]

Sheriff Don Lamb (Veronica Mars)

You would put Lamb over Veronica and Keith? Wow.

Along with the Mars duo, I'd also say Bender, Tony Almeida and Jack Bauer, Ken Titus, perhaps Stan Smith from American Dad and Dave Gold from The War at Home.

Edited August 26, 2006 by Lowerdeck

[Guest Bosstown Boy]

Eric Cartman from South Park, or maybe even Butters from South Park. I also liked Patrick from Spongebob Squarepants when I was younger. While on my animation kick, Heffer from Rocko's Modern Life was the shit too. As for non-animated people, Dr. Gregory House is the man on House.