Your favourite sitcom characters

Be interested to see peoples favourite sitcom characters from TV shows past/present. It could be your fav,worst,sexiest,ugliest etc

The following 2 are my fav characters ever on a show.

Del Trotter-Only Fools and Horses 1980-2003


Derek Trotter, or Del Boy, is a loveable Cockney rogue and wheeler dealer. He spent the 1980s and early 1990s slaving away in the Peckham badlands with his market stall creaking under the weight of dodgy gear.

However his luck changed in 1996 when an antique watch hidden in his garage made him an overnight millionaire. He lived the high life for 5 years before losing it all in 2001 due to a stock market crash.BBC

Famous Quotes

Lovely Jubbly
Cushty
Rodney, you plonker
This time next year we'll be millionaires!
And all manner of Cockney rhyming slang.


David Brent-The Office 2001-2003


David Brent was the Regional Manager based at the Slough Office of Wernham Hogg. He is a philosopher to rival Descartes, a musician to rival Texas, a dancer to rival MC Hammer - and has an acute grasp of political correctness. Yet the BBC documentary crew that filmed him at work in The Office stitched him up and portrayed him as the 'boss from hell'. BBC

Famous Quotes
Avoid employing unlucky people - throw half of the pile of CVs in the bin without reading them.

If at first you don't succeed, remove all evidence you ever tried.

If you treat the people around you with love and respect, they will never guess that you're trying to get them sacked.

Being more into tv drama than comedy, there are only a handful of characters I truly love and the very first one that came to mind after reading this thread is Reverend Jim Ignatowski of "Taxi". I just loved that character. Week after week, and with him being only a co-star, I waited for the sometimes only one hilarious line, but he kept me in stitches. The kind of character you just look at and crack up (hence, the picture I posted)

TIS

Cant see to see you picture

Can you see a picture now? I don't know what happened. I previewed and the picture showed and then when I submitted it, it didn't. I just got another picture.


TIS

Thats better,isn't that Christopher Lloyd.

There were some great sitcoms. One of the funniest ever was Redd Foxx as Fred Sanford. He and the woman who played Aunt Esther could make me pee my pants.

Best line ever? Fred to Aunt Esther - You're so ugly that we could press your face in some dough and make gorilla cookies!

I love watching the reruns on Lifetime. Sophia cracks me up.

Dorothy: Blanche, are you sure you're pregnant?
Blanche: I just did a home pregnancy test - it's right here.
Rose: It looks like a perfume sample.
Dorothy: Put it behind your ears, Rose
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Dorothy: Hi, ma. Where are you going?
Sophia: To the boardwalk. I like to watch the old guys rearrange themselves when they come out of the water.
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Sophia: My hiney's asleep.
Dorothy: Fine, we'll keep our voices down



Sanford and Son was great SB.
Aunt Esther: Woodrow and I are going to have a baby.
Fred Sanford: Well somebody better call the zoo.
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Aunt Esther: Today is my lucky day.
Fred Sanford: Why? Did you look at yourself in the mirror and it didn't break?

Del Boy-Only fools and horses
David Brent-The office
Alan Partridge-Im Alan Partridge
Kevin James- in King of queens
Ted danson-Cheers
Ray Romano-Everybnody loves Raymond
Kelsy Grammer-Fraiser
Martin Clunes-Men Behaving Badly

TIS, great character! I wish I thought of him first. My favorite moment was when he was at a fancy party Elaine was hosting and the piano player didn't show up. So Jim offers to play. Elaine is freaking out but when he sits down he starts to play a beautiful classical song, then pauses and says "I must have taken lessons"

Two characters that pop into my mind right away are Norm and Cliff from Cheers. I loved all the characters on that show, but I was always waiting for one of Norm's funny comments, or Cliff's ridiculous trivia for everyone to laugh at.

i love cheers its a classic i recently purchased the first series on DVD so i am in the process of watching it now, im going to try and collect every series, does anybody know how many there were?

11 seaasons (270)eps according to IMDB.

Cheers mate

i was going to buy King of Queens season 1 until i saw the price 55 pounds just for season 1!!

i like it but not that much

Good topic DE NIRO!

For me, I'll break it down a bit.

For a comedy sitcom I'm going with The Italian Stallionette on that one -




Jim Ignatowski from Taxi. The guy would crack me up just by walking into the scene. Christopher Loydd was just incredible. "What does a yellow light mean?"

For a drama series sitcom,



Tony Soprano hands down. Gandolfini did such a fantastic job with the character, making you like him one week, feel sorry for him the next, despise him the following week, and laugh with him the next one. Definitley a character that kept me interested because while I enjoyed watching him, at the same time I enjoyed trying to figure him out.

Honorable mention for a drama series character :



Jack Bower (Keifer Sutherland) from '24'

and



Sonny Steelgrave (Ray Sharkey) from 'Wiseguy.'



For a comedy -




Danny DeVito as Louie DePalma in 'Taxi.'

Hello, Newman

I hope this works. Here is the "yellow Light" scene with Jim at the DMV. Also, check out the "Lumberjack" scene. I forgot about it. Real short, but hilarious. I'm laughing so hard I'm crying.

TIS



Taxi

In no particular order:

Art Carney as Ed Norton in "The Honeymooners".

Norman Fell as Mr. Roper in "Three's Company" (he used to do a "look" in each episode - usually after he made a joke about Mrs. Roper. It cracks me up every time I see it).

Ed O'Neill as Al Bundy in "Married With Children".

Bob Denver as Maynard G. Krebs in "Dobie Gillis".

Christopher Lloyd as Jim Ignatowski in "Taxi".

Lucille Ball as Lucy Ricardo in "I Love Lucy".

Homer Simpson in "The Simpsons".

Nicholas Colasanto as Coach in "Cheers".

Oh TIS! My sides are hurting from laughing so hard.

I probably posted this once before, but I once watched a show that had the cast being interviewed, and they said that in real life, while shooting the scene, they were really laughing (watch Tony Danza) and because it was so real, the director decided to leave it the way that it was shot!

"What does a yellow light mean?"

"Slow Down"

"WHAAAAAT-------DOEEEESSSSS-------AAAAA-------YEELLLLL------OOOOOO----LIIIIIGHT---------MEAN?"



I still have tears in my eyes from laughing so hard!!

Thank you TIS!

Isn't the word sitcom short for 'situation comedy'? Is it possible to have a drama sitcom?

Elaine Benes from Seinfield and my favorite Elaine moment was her dance in the ep The Little Kicks. Her dance and he fight with George's father later in the episode makes this one my favorite.

i just dont find seinfield funny,whats the attraction?

I'm with you on this one.

Technically you are right, but not 100%.

Derived forms of sitcoms / type of sitcoms are comedy, television program, television show, TV program, TV show, or a humorous drama based on situations that might arise in day-to-day life.

So technically a show like The Sopranos is considered a sitcom.

And for my two runner ups, I did refer to them as drama series. Not sitcoms.

DC, you're erm, corrupting the term, and with it, the thread.

(As good as 24 and The Sopranos are, there's a time and place, yo'! )

BLASPHEMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I actually go through my every day life and am constantly reminded of stuff joked about in that show. I think because the show makes fun of little things that are apart of all of us, like strange relationship quirks to having difficult bosses, or whatever possible little thing you can think of.

Despite the racist remarks by Michael Richards, I still think Kramer is one of the funniest sitcom characters ever.

Two more great characters I just thought of are from an older British show called Fawlty Towers. I wonder how many here know of this classic short-lived show. John Cleese as Basil Fawlty, the hotel owner, and Andrew Sachs as Manuel, the spanish speaking waiter/bellhop were great sitcom characters!

If anyone hasn't seen this show I suggest trying to rent on dvd. It truly is a classic show!

Hey! I finally get to corrupt a thread!

Maybe it will get locked now?

I give you permission.

Nah, let's wait until SC sees what I've done.

Anyway, for my own input, I'd have to say all six from Friends. There's not a scene goes by in any of that show's episodes where I'm not laughing. Great, consistent acting - and the scripting's good too.

I know it's NOT a sitcom (am I being a corrupting influence ), but Tim Conway and Harvey Corman (sp?) on the old Carol Burnett show. I recently saw this clip of them in a dentist sketch that I found hilarious.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Q9T8i4FkNVo

And who could forget Carol's defining moment as Scarlett wearing the green velvet drapes?? Can't seem to find a clip of it, but it was unbelievably funny.

Well fuck me silly and call me Harry: why limit this to TV?

My favourite sitcom is definitely The Godfather.

Don't forget Schindler's List. Situational Comedy at it's best.

I was in a meeting the other day and there is a doctor at my job with the last name of Schindler and he made a comment about his list, I started laughing but no one else got it

OK, Harry, I thought Part III was a whole lot funnier!

Shouldn't it be The Godfather SAGA?

One rule for Mods and one rule for others again is it shitting on other people threads,ill come and do it to yours shell i.

Huh???

Well its clearly gone off topic by peoples joking about.Im not trying to make trouble, just annoyed that people get banned for nothing,but others should be banned for telling crappy jokes which have nothing to do with the thread;

People don't get "banned for nothing" despite what you may believe, but yet you want to ban people for telling jokes that take a thread off-topic???

Ok whatever.Ill leave it as that as i don't really want to be banned.

Anyway back on topic kevin James as Doug in King of Queens as is Jerry stiller as Arthur its not really been to popular in the UK but i think its great

Arthur Spooner: Sure, Douglas, you're white hot. You rode the frog to the top, but lady luck can be a fickle whore.


Doug Heffernan: Why fart and waste it, when you can burp and taste it?

never a truer word spoken

Another fav of mine is Duke Edmond from Blackadder, classic show..

Okay, back on topic guys:

My favourite sitcom character ever is Jack Bauer.

I ashamed to say that ive never seen a ep of 24..

How about Jack Tripper from Three's Company? I know this show has been so overplayed (at least here), but you can't deny John Ritter's talent for physical comedy.

One episode in particular, where he mixed some cold medication with alcohol. Anyone remember? His facial expressions and energy were pricless.

TIS

If you're looking for a sitcom, don't bother.

My favorite sitcom characters tend to be the second fiddles, many of whom have bben named, such as Ed Norton from "The Honeymooners, Kramer from "Seinfeld", Jim Ignitowski from "Taxi" and Norm and Cliff from "Cheers." but my all-time favorite hasn't been mentioned yet....Barney Fife from the Andy Griffith Show.

I also have to put Archie Bunker high on the list too.

Huh??

The Sopranos is not a sitcom! Where'd you get that definition from? "A sitcom = a TV show"?? It's primarily a drama, not primarily a comedy. Despite the fact that most dramas introduce comedic elements into the story, that doesn't make them comedies. These are sitcoms.

Peter Griffin - Family Guy
Stewie Griffin - Family Guy
Homer Simpson - The Simpsons
Ray Barone - Everybody Loves Raymond
Frasier Crane - Frasier
Niles Crane - Frasier
Doug Heffernan - King of Queens
Arthur Spooner - King of Queens
J.D - Scrubs
Perry Cox - Scrubs
John Becker - Becker

i also love all those charecters

For those who don't think Seinfeld is funny, I thought the same thing after watching only one or two episodes. I really didn't watch the show regularily for the first couple years. Then, I started watching the repeats, got to know wthe characters, and loved it. Now it's one of my favorites. They call it the show about "nothing" which is true, but it had "something" that made it hilarious and kept fans tuned in every week. I loved all the characters except George and his dad. Dont' ask me why, but they were so unlikeable and/or irritating. I know, I'm all alone with that opinion.


TIS

Benjamin Franklin Pierce-Mash
Homer Simpson-The Simpsons
Archie Bunker-All in the Family
Stewie and Brian Griffin-The Family Guy
Doctor Johnny Fever-WKRP in Cincinatti

I forgot about Archie Bunker. He was a real piece of work wasn't he? I remember not going out til 9:30 on Saturday nights, because we had to see All In The Family First.



TIS

Great Show!Important Show-Back when TV was Great! It could make you laugh and move you-TV today(WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE SOPRANOS AND HOUSE) SUCKS!

I still have my personal favorites, but yea, I do wish the Sopranos was still on. As far as House, I've never seen it, but someone here has posted before that it is a good show. I'm guessing it's opposite of one of my regular shows, but I'll try to check it out sometime.


TIS

Oh, I forgot about WKRP! That was a very funny show.

My two favorite episodes (sorry, can't do just one):

When Mr. Carlson threw the Thanksgiving turkeys out of the helicopter.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=XzRmwNwKVw8

AND

When Johnny Fever took a test, taking a drink and then checking his reflexes. The more he drank, the better his reflexes got!

Well I didn't make it up, try searching like I did.

And stop joking around, you're going to upset DE NIRO!
SC might have to ban one of us!

What? You missed Carol Burnett at 10?

Oh yeah her and the Tarzan yell. That show was very funny.

I don't have to search to see whether "TV show" means the same thing as "sitcom" Of course sitcoms are (usually now) TV shows, but, that doesn't mean all TV shows are sitcoms!

And if SC wants to ban me, then he can go right ahead!!

No, wait....

It's okay, DC, my favorite sitcom is THE WALTONS. No food, no money, no work.

Ha, ha...

Arthur Spooner vs. Frank Costanza.

Who's the craziest Jerry Stiller tv dad?

Someone who knows what he's doing set up a poll for computer challenged Pizzaboy.

Between those two I would choose Frank Costanza. Spooner didn't invent a holiday... Festivus! for the rest of us!

They're quite similar, but the edge goes to Arthur, when he finds Carrie's birth control. "What do you need this for? Does he TOUCH you!!!"

Did anybody like Maude?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

I watched it every now and then. Not one of my favs. This is one of my favs:

A couple more woth mentioning

Mr Bean



The series followed the exploits of Mr. Bean, described by Atkinson as "a child in a grown man's body" in solving various problems presented by everyday tasks and often causing disruption in the process.BBC



Andy and Lou-Little Britain



In Herby City live Andy and his carer Lou. Lou selflessly dedicates his life to looking after wheelchair-bound Andy and Andy selfishly dedicates his life to making things as difficult as possible for Lou.

What Lou doesn't know is that there's nothing wrong with Andy's legs, and whenever he turns his back, Andy's off out of his chair and gambolling about like a fat, balding, semi-naked spring lamb.
BBC

In no particular order and off the top of my head

"Jim" from Taxi
"Dietrich" from Barney Miller
"Hawkeye" and "Henry Blake" from MASH
"Les Nessman" from WKRP
"Kramer" from Seinfeld
"Dwight" from The Office
"Norm" and "Coach" from Cheers
Larry David as himself in Curb Your Enthusiasm
"Dan" (John Larroquette) from Night Court
"Lowell" from Wings

Ah, Goombah! You've made my day!

That show is full of great characters, with my other favorites being Jim and Michael, but I've completely fallen in love with Dwight. He never ceases to amaze me.

The english version is much better.

i have never seen the american version,i cant imagine anyone else playing the part other than ricky gervais

I havn't, i just know it isn't better.

That is one of my all time favorite scenes on TV! I just played it and people are walking by my office looking at me like I am nuts!

This would crack my daughter up about this scene when I was teaching her to drive. Every time we came to a yellow light, I would ask, "What does a yellow light mean?", and she would get hysterical laughing. Perhaps not the best teaching method, but....