The greatest sitcom characters ever
Posted on March 17th, 2005 by JTkPosted in Fun |
Over at Davenetics there was a post about the greatest sitcom characters ever and while I don’t consider myself avid tv watcher I read every damn comment ( and therefore everybody’s top 3 ) to the post. I’m not sure why this particular piece of pop culture fascinated me, but it did.
Here were mine:
Bill McNeal - could have been Jimmy James, or even the yummy Lisa Miller - News Radio was my favorite sitcom ever even though it lost its mojo with the tragic death of Phil Hartman.
Latka Gravas - Andy Kaufman was a genius, and I was in on the joke.
Arthur Dietrich - Barney Miller was one of the best sitcoms ever produced even though it is ralery talked about as such. Could have picked Fish or even Wojciehowicz, but Steve Landesberg cerebral conterpoint was as good as it gets for me.
Well I have been an avid TV watcher most of my life, and here are my three:
Jimmy James - I have to agree that News Radio was an awesome sitcom, and Jimmy James would have been a great boss to work for.
Putty - Saying Kramer, George or Elaine would be too obvious, so Elaine’s on-again, off-again, face-painting boyfriend is my choice.
Lilith - How could you not love Lilith?
And, as an honorable mention, I have to add:
Patsy - Absolutely Fabulous is one of my favorite sitcoms, and Patsy was too funny. You know she was a man for awhile, “until it fell off.”
Kramer, of course Kramer, what are you thinking.
Chanadler Bing
Mork from Ork
Fred Sanford
J.J. Walker, aka “Kid Dyno-Might”
and the eternal pimp, Sam Malone. (I also dig his older, balder, alter-ego Dr. John Becker)
I choose:
Tim Taylor
Woody - beat the crap out of Sam Malone
Niles Crane