# Character Names you love **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 10, 2025, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-names-you-love/1014138 "2025-02-10T16:35:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2026, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-names-you-love/1014138/141 "2026-09-14T20:47:51Z")
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a full episode of _Leave it to Beaver_, but the name Lumpy Rutherford lives in my brain for some reason. Abbie Normal, from _Young Frankenstein_, is another. I don’t think the _Airplane_! cockpit trio, Roger, Victor, and Captain Oveur, have been mentioned yet. Of course their names are not so much funny in themselves, as funny in the context. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2026, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-names-you-love/1014138/142 "2026-09-14T21:09:27Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > I don’t think I’ve ever seen a full episode of _Leave it to Beaver_, but the name Lumpy Rutherford lives in my brain for some reason. **Trivia Challenge:** What was Lumpy’s real name? 😏 ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2026, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-names-you-love/1014138/143 "2026-09-14T21:16:42Z")
Knobbly? Nah, I know what it is but only because I confirmed that “Lumpy Rutherford” was an actual character name [by searching] before I posted. But others may enjoy demonstrating their knowledge! ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2026, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-names-you-love/1014138/144 "2026-09-14T21:25:37Z")
Holly Golightly ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2026, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-names-you-love/1014138/145 "2026-09-14T21:25:46Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > But others may enjoy demonstrating their knowledge! **Trivia Challenge Ii:** Who played Lumpy’s father, and from what other popular sitcom of the 1960s is he known? (He never referred to his son as “Lumpy,” BTW.) ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2026, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-names-you-love/1014138/146 "2026-09-14T21:26:04Z")
Pacific Rim had some great names: Stacker Pentecost Hercules Hansen Hannibal Chau ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2026, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-names-you-love/1014138/147 "2026-09-14T21:54:25Z")
Chin Ho Kelly (Yes, he had an Irish surname.) Kam Fong Wo Fat Konokapu Kalākaua, aka “Kono” (His full name was shown at least once on a business card.) “Danno” ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2026, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-names-you-love/1014138/148 "2026-09-14T22:04:26Z")
As long as we’re doing this again, I’ll also mention two of my fave characters from “Bored of the Rings”. - Hojo Hominigrits, innkeeper in the village of Whee! - Clotty Peristalt, boggie of the Stye ---
**Author:** ![ricepad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2026, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-names-you-love/1014138/149 "2026-09-14T22:17:18Z")
**Truly Scrumptious** should have been a stripper name. Hard to say Abby Normal was a character, tho. Certainly not a fully fleshed out one, at least. ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2026, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-names-you-love/1014138/150 "2026-09-14T22:55:24Z")
Lumpy Rutherford’s real name was Clarence. Mr Rutherford was played by Richard Deacon, aka Mel Cooley from the Dick van Dyke Show. ---
**Author:** ![Appladay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5fc32e/32.png) [@Appladay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Appladay)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2026, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-names-you-love/1014138/151 "2026-09-14T23:10:37Z")
From The Usual Suspects: Keyser Söze. Great villain. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2026, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-names-you-love/1014138/152 "2026-09-14T23:47:50Z")
Well done! 👍 ---
**Author:** ![ricepad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2026, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-names-you-love/1014138/153 "2026-09-14T23:48:28Z")
Third mention. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2026, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-names-you-love/1014138/154 "2026-09-14T23:58:54Z")
My favorite name of a '70s porn star is Clitoris Leachman. 😏 Sadly, I’m prohibited from posting my favorite name of a Monty Python character, so I’ll just refer to her as “She who exploded, as people do every day.” ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2026, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-names-you-love/1014138/155 "2026-09-15T00:10:08Z")
For some reason, I had the name **Eccentrica Gallumbits** (from one of the Hitchhiker’s Guide books) stuck in my head all weekend. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2026, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-names-you-love/1014138/156 "2026-09-15T04:45:29Z")
> [@ricepad](#): > > **Truly Scrumptious** should have been a stripper name. Given that the novel on which the movie was based was written by Ian Fleming, it would also have been a great name for a Bond Girl. ---
**Author:** ![Mallard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Mallard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mallard)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2026, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-names-you-love/1014138/157 "2026-09-15T04:57:02Z")
Did anyone mention “Bolt Upright” from the Beverly Hillbillies?🤣 ---
**Author:** ![Mallard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Mallard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mallard)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2026, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-names-you-love/1014138/158 "2026-09-15T04:58:15Z")
Can’t forget “Miles Long” 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2026, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-names-you-love/1014138/159 "2026-09-15T05:00:25Z")
I just put a copy of that book in my library bookstore today! I found the concept amusing, too. James Michener’s “Space” had a fake TV preacher (is there any other kind, really?) who dubbed himself Dr. Leopold Strabismus. It also had a fictitious 51st U.S. state called Fremont. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2026, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-names-you-love/1014138/160 "2026-09-15T05:01:04Z")
How about “Dash Riprock”? 😏 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-names-you-love/1014138.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-names-you-love/1014138.md?page=9)