# Favorite television uncle. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 12, 2012, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-television-uncle/640737 "2012-11-12T00:44:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2012, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-television-uncle/640737/1 "2012-11-12T00:44:21Z")
I like Uncle Leo. [Hello](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1gl4dPPRR1qza49co1_500.png). ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2012, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-television-uncle/640737/2 "2012-11-12T00:56:10Z")
Fester. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2012, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-television-uncle/640737/3 "2012-11-12T00:56:57Z")
Who was that Uncle they sang about on South Park? Aw nevermind, I forget. Uncle Charley from My Three Sons was a good fella. Cantankerous, but that’s part of the uncle job description. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2012, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-television-uncle/640737/4 "2012-11-12T01:42:29Z")
Napoleon Solo. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2012, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-television-uncle/640737/5 "2012-11-12T01:57:42Z")
[Uncle Martin](http://www.the60sofficialsite.com/images/antenna%20-%20My%20Favorite%20Martian.jpg), closely followed by [Uncle Fester](http://www.addamsfamily.com/addams/light.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2012, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-television-uncle/640737/6 "2012-11-12T03:51:39Z")
The Man From… ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2012, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-television-uncle/640737/7 "2012-11-12T03:54:57Z")
Uncle Joey. Cut! It! Out! ---
**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:** [November 12, 2012, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-television-uncle/640737/8 "2012-11-12T03:58:26Z")
[Uncle Arthur](http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0048122/) from **Bewitched** (played by Paul Lynde) is memorable. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2012, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-television-uncle/640737/9 "2012-11-12T04:00:48Z")
What’s up with all the wacky uncles? So all these straight-laced leading characters just happen to have a wacky brother? Really? Now that’s over, Fester. ---
**Author:** ![Tapiotar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3be4f8/32.png) [@Tapiotar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapiotar)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2012, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-television-uncle/640737/10 "2012-11-12T04:09:18Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > Napoleon Solo. Ilya Kuryakin. ---
**Author:** ![Tapiotar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3be4f8/32.png) [@Tapiotar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapiotar)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2012, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-television-uncle/640737/11 "2012-11-12T04:11:00Z")
[quote=“Happy\_Lendervedder, post:1, topic:640737”] I like Uncle Leo. As in Leo G. Carroll, aka Mr. Waverly? ---
**Author:** ![I\_Made\_French\_Toast\_For\_You](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/858c86/32.png) [@I\_Made\_French\_Toast\_For\_You](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Made_French_Toast_For_You)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2012, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-television-uncle/640737/12 "2012-11-12T04:30:53Z")
Junior Soprano, also known as [Uncle Jun](http://i.lv3.hbo.com/assets/images/series/the-sopranos/character/junior-soprano-1024.jpg). Uncle-like ridiculousness, but with a side of malice. ---
**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:** [November 12, 2012, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-television-uncle/640737/13 "2012-11-12T05:55:19Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > What’s up with all the wacky uncles? So all these straight-laced leading characters just happen to have a wacky brother? Really? > > Now that’s over, Fester. NB: In the original TV series, Fester was Morticia’s uncle, not Gomez’s brother. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![audit1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@audit1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/audit1)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2012, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-television-uncle/640737/14 "2012-11-12T11:29:39Z")
Uncle Martin MY FAVORITE MARTIAN ---
**Author:** ![TV\_time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f17d59/32.png) [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2012, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-television-uncle/640737/15 "2012-11-12T15:22:29Z")
A rather obscure one, Bret and Bart’s, Uncle Bent (Bentley) Maverick. ---
**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 12, 2012, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-television-uncle/640737/16 "2012-11-12T15:23:42Z")
The Simpsons’ Uncle Herb. ---
**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 12, 2012, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-television-uncle/640737/17 "2012-11-12T15:25:08Z")
Tonoose ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2012, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-television-uncle/640737/18 "2012-11-12T19:44:09Z")
> [@Tapiotar](#): > > > [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > > > I like Uncle Leo. > > As in Leo G. Carroll, aka Mr. Waverly? As in Jerry Seinfeld’s Uncle Leo. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2012, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-television-uncle/640737/19 "2012-11-12T20:32:49Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > The Simpsons’ Uncle Herb. Good one. ---
**Author:** ![pythonzzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9e8a1a/32.png) [@pythonzzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pythonzzz)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2012, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-television-uncle/640737/20 "2012-11-12T20:46:54Z")
Uncle Bill - _Family Affair_ [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-television-uncle/640737.md?page=2)