Best TV show characters

[Chief]

Was watching Frasier last night and realized the main reason I enjoy that show is Niles Crane. That character cracks me up. One of my favorite lines from him: while jealously sizing up Daphne's new boyfriend, "He has community college written all over him." :laugh2:

Anyway, who are some of the best/funniest/most interesting TV show characters? Here are a few that I think are outstanding.

Archie Bunker

Barney Fife

Newman

Eddie Haskell

Norm Peterson

 

[JohnnyHopkins]

In the last decade, John Locke and Tony Soprano come to mind...

 

[Number82]

My current favorite is Ari Gold. He makes that show.

 

[Kevinicus]

Walter from Fringe is awesome.

Half the cast of Chuck (Casey, Morgan, Jeffster, Awesome, and Sarah if you're talking physical character)

Cartman

Roxy & Mason were great on Dead Like Me

Almost everyone from Firefly (especially Jayne)

 

[couchscout]

Michael Weston

 

[Cowboy Brian]

Hank Hill.
Dale Gribble
Mike Weston
Sam Axe
Fiona Glenanne
Everyone in Chuck & Fringe.

 

[Concord]

 

[ethiostar]

Too many to think of and list but the following jump right at me

Hawkey from Mash
Most of the characters played by Tim Conway on the Carol Burnett show
Colombo
Alex P. Keaton
Andy Sipowicz
Sam Malone and Norm
Homer Simpson
Eric Cartman
Tony Saprano
Dexter
House
Adrian Monk

Edit: Forgot about Archie Bunker

 

[vta]

I'd have to agree with Archie Bunker. Simply unforgettable.
Felix and Oscar along with Ralph and Norton were great.

Tony Soprano and Uncle Junior. I see these types every day in real life.

Colonel Potter, Hawkeye Pierce, Kilinger, etc just about everyone from M*A*S*H.

 

[trickblue]

It begins and ends here...

 

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[BrAinPaiNt]

There are some shows where I might like one character but overall don't care for the show because of other characters.
I never could stand to watch Archie Bunker because of the Wife and Daughter...their voices just grated on my ears like someone putting nails to a chalkboard. Loved Barney Fife/Don Knotts but just did not like the andy griffith show for whatever reason (I know that is probably blasphemy for some).

Then there are other shows where I just did not like the main character but the rest of the actors and the shows writing made up for it...prime example is Seinfeld.

As for favorites...I would say most have already named the great ones.

I don't know if Jackie and Art were named from the Honeymooners yet, Don't know if some of the cast of MASH have been named yet but if they have not...they should be IMO.

 

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[Concord]

Loved Barney Fife/Don Knotts but just did not like the andy griffith show for whatever reason (I know that is probably blasphemy for some).

...There is a place for people like you.

 

[Chief]

Marie Barone

Lowell Mather

 

[JohnnyHopkins]

I might have missed it on someone else's posts, but I really loved George Jefferson in both the Archie Bunker Show and the Jeffersons.

 

[BehindEnemyLinez]

Fred G. Sanford (the G stands for God, he was funny)
JJ Evans
Archie Bunker
Woody (Cheers)
Jack Tripper
George Jefferson
George Costanza
Stewie

 

[zrinkill]

 

[theebs]

My favorites through the years.

Officer Tom Hansen
Al Bundy
Eric Foreman
Brandon Walsh
Larry David
Tony Soprano
everyone on arrested development!