# Best Cameo in a Television Series **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 17, 2009, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cameo-in-a-television-series/517874 "2009-11-17T03:08:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cameo-in-a-television-series/517874/61 "2009-11-18T14:53:31Z")
> [@don\_t\_ask](#): > > Milton Berle as himself in _Fine Tuning_ an episode of Steven Spielberg’s 1986 show _Amazing Stories_. Is that the one where the three little aliens come down in Hollywood and go star-struck because they’ve been intercepting television signals for the last 50 years? ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cameo-in-a-television-series/517874/62 "2009-11-18T17:26:21Z")
That reminds me. There was another Amazing Stories episode _Remote Control Man_, where characters from TV come to life and fill up some guy’s living room. It had cameos by Gary Coleman as Arnold, Lou Ferrigno as The Hulk, and Dirk Benedict as Face, among others. ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cameo-in-a-television-series/517874/63 "2009-11-18T18:37:48Z")
> [@Jim\_s\_Son](#): > > I haven’t see this episode since it was broadcast 40 years ago. But there is an episode of “I Dream of Jeannie” where at the end Major Healey says he wished he was the funniest man in the world. Jeannie immediately changes him into Groucho Marx. There was also a pretty hilarious episode with 2 Sammy Davis, Jrs. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cameo-in-a-television-series/517874/64 "2009-11-18T23:08:19Z")
George Clooney as the gay dog on South Park. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cameo-in-a-television-series/517874/65 "2009-11-18T23:53:29Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > Stephen Hawking’s three appearances on “The Simpsons”. And on _Star Trek: TNG._ ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2009, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cameo-in-a-television-series/517874/66 "2009-11-19T00:10:32Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > And on _Star Trek: TNG._ Somehow, I managed to misread this as a response to **Sampiro** ’s post, and was left wondering what episode of Star Trek featured George Clooney as a gay dog. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2009, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cameo-in-a-television-series/517874/67 "2009-11-19T00:14:17Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Somehow, I managed to misread this as a response to **Sampiro** ’s post, and was left wondering what episode of Star Trek featured George Clooney as a gay dog. Shades of Grey :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Joe\_Kerrman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/45deac/32.png) [@Joe\_Kerrman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joe_Kerrman)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2009, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cameo-in-a-television-series/517874/68 "2009-11-19T02:27:23Z")
Dharma and Greg was an OK series, sometimes funny, sometimes not. But how in the world did they get Bob Dylan to do a [cameo](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJg92CV3SF8) on it? Pretty funny, too. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2009, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cameo-in-a-television-series/517874/69 "2009-11-19T02:38:46Z")
> [@tumbleddown](#): > > Totally on Team Pleshette. The thing is, she’s STILL nearly that hot. From _The Birds_ til now, Suzanne has owned my heart. Er, her and Jill St John. ---
**Author:** ![Koxinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2009, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cameo-in-a-television-series/517874/70 "2009-11-19T02:49:48Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > The thing is, she’s STILL nearly that hot. From _The Birds_ til now, Suzanne has owned my heart. Hate to break it to you, but she [passed away early last year](http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article3230805.ece). ---
**Author:** ![Indistinguishable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/90ced4/32.png) [@Indistinguishable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indistinguishable)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2009, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cameo-in-a-television-series/517874/71 "2009-11-19T02:52:13Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > The thing is, she’s STILL nearly that hot. [Eh, our tastes may vary a bit…](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzanne_Pleshette) ---
**Author:** ![Jim\_s\_Son](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19adc/32.png) [@Jim\_s\_Son](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_s_Son)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2009, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cameo-in-a-television-series/517874/72 "2009-11-19T03:34:47Z")
The “Batman” tv series of the 1960s had a number of “Batclimb Cameos”. Batman and Robin would be climbing up the side of a building, a window would open and a famous actor/character would have a brief conversation with the Dynamic Duo. I particularly remember Edward G Robinson say “Who knows, the woman who posed for the Mona Lisa might have been the evilest woman in the world. But what a smile!”. Unfortunately these cameos maybe one of the many factors keeping this series from coming out on DVD. > **[Batman (TV series)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_%28TV_series%29#Guest_appearances)** > > Batman is an American live-action television series based on the DC Comics character of the same name. It stars Adam West as Bruce Wayne/Batman and Burt Ward as Dick Grayson/Robin—two crime-fighting heroes who defend Gotham City from a variety of archvillains. It is known for its camp style, upbeat theme music, and its intentionally humorous, simplistic morality (aimed at its largely teenage audience). This included championing the importance of using seat belts, doing homework, eating vege Batma... ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cameo-in-a-television-series/517874/73 "2009-11-20T15:20:31Z")
Dennis Rodmen on _3rd Rock frm the Son_ ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cameo-in-a-television-series/517874/74 "2009-11-25T14:08:26Z")
After years of hearing about Chandler Bing’s transvestite father, _Friends_ scored a real coup by having him played by Kathleen Turner. ---
**Author:** ![Icerigger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icerigger/32/432_2.png) [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cameo-in-a-television-series/517874/75 "2009-11-25T15:25:48Z")
> [@](#): > > The “Batman” tv series of the 1960s had a number of “Batclimb Cameos” Col. Klink of Hogan’s Heroes was another one. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2009, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cameo-in-a-television-series/517874/76 "2009-11-26T06:05:29Z")
> [@Icerigger](#): > > Col. Klink of Hogan’s Heroes was another one. Who also cameod as Klink/an angel on THE SIMPSONS. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2009, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cameo-in-a-television-series/517874/77 "2009-11-28T07:27:55Z")
> [@Joe\_Kerrman](#): > > Dharma and Greg was an OK series, sometimes funny, sometimes not. But how in the world did they get Bob Dylan to do a [cameo](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJg92CV3SF8) on it? Pretty funny, too. There was also a weird cameo with Dick Clark on that show, something about him hanging out with Dharma’s weird friends and someone being designated “the watcher”. In the end it turns out Dick Clark is supposed to lick the watcher, and he’s REALLLLY into it… The watcher, not so much. Speaking of Dick Clark, he also had a really funny cameo on Mad About You. The whole episode was about New Year’s Eve, and Paul does something to cause the ball drop to be delayed, thus delaying the New Year. In the cameo, Dick is lamenting that this is the one year he decided to take the night off. It was funny at the time, it might be less so now that his health has gotten bad and he has had to miss some years, and really cut back what he does on the ones he’s since shown up for, but I haven’t seen the episode since then. And for a non-Dick Clark cameo, how about that Cylon (original model, nice and chrome, as Cylons should be!:p) walking by Face in the A-Team opening credits? (And for anyone that doesn’t know Face = Starbuck, original version) ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2009, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cameo-in-a-television-series/517874/78 "2009-11-28T08:14:08Z")
TBG, you win! That Cylon/A-Team appearance? Just checked it out…blew my mind! I can’t believe I didn’t know that. Sweet! ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2009, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cameo-in-a-television-series/517874/79 "2009-11-28T14:13:04Z")
Speaking of Mad About You, I remember a caemo from Jerry Lewis that had me laughing my ass off. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cameo-in-a-television-series/517874.md?page=3)