# Fictional Characters that would make good Dopers. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 28, 2004, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-that-would-make-good-dopers/252482 "2004-06-28T02:45:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2004, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-that-would-make-good-dopers/252482/21 "2004-06-28T17:17:28Z")
The guyzos from “Get Fuzzy”: [ul] [li]Rob - Share Your Lists Of Ads That Are So Bad You Won’t Buy Their Products (MPSIMS)[/li][li]Satchel - Advice Books For Living With Cats Who Hate You? (Cafe Society)[/li][li]Joe Doman - Should My Buddy Have His Cat Declawed? (GD)[/li][li]Bucky - I Hate People (Pit), Dogs Have Fleas! (Pit), Ferrets Are The Root Of All Evil (Pit), Oh Yeah? Take THIS, Pinky! (Pit)[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2004, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-that-would-make-good-dopers/252482/22 "2004-06-28T18:32:37Z")
Merlin, Gandalf, and Dumbledore Hermione Granger and Encyclopedia Brown John Smith (from the Dead Zone) and Harold Lauder (from the Stand) Hannibal Lecter Mycroft Holmes The kid from The Sixth Sense Kilgore Trout Garp Belle (from Beauty and the Beast) ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2004, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-that-would-make-good-dopers/252482/23 "2004-06-28T18:37:36Z")
Fred & George Weasley: IMHO " Party Gags to Play on your Friends" ---
**Author:** ![AbbySthrnAccent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@AbbySthrnAccent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AbbySthrnAccent)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2004, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-that-would-make-good-dopers/252482/24 "2004-06-29T00:10:13Z")
Lamb Chop and Charley Horse (sockpuppets, MPSIMS - This is the thread that never ends, it goes on and on my friend, some people started posting here not knowing what it was and they’ll continue posting here forever just because… This is the thread that never ends, it goes…) ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2004, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-that-would-make-good-dopers/252482/25 "2004-06-29T00:21:09Z")
Michael “Mouse” Tolliver from _Tales of the City_ would be an entertaining poster. ---
**Author:** ![AbbySthrnAccent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@AbbySthrnAccent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AbbySthrnAccent)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2004, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-that-would-make-good-dopers/252482/26 "2004-06-29T00:26:05Z")
Stephanie Plum from the Janet Evanovich novels. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2004, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-that-would-make-good-dopers/252482/27 "2004-06-29T15:02:19Z")
> [@](#): > > Stephanie Plum from the Janet Evanovich novels. Ooooh, an excellent choice, **Ranger** must be added for his one sentance summaries that will make him an instant Og-like star here. **Morelli** for discussion on being an undercover cop and insane Italian Grandmother stories. If you will excuse me now, I have to take a cold shower…::::fans self::::: ---
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2004, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-that-would-make-good-dopers/252482/28 "2004-06-29T15:18:56Z")
> [@Shirley Ujest](#): > > Ooooh, an excellent choice, **Ranger** must be added for his one sentance summaries that will make him an instant Og-like star here. **Morelli** for discussion on being an undercover cop and insane Italian Grandmother stories. Stephanie’s Grandma Mazur would make a hell of a Doper, too. She’d be able to post just about everywhere, too - _especially_ the Pit. Her rants about the FTA’s she’s trying to help Stephanie collect would become classic for their creative new insults. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2004, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-that-would-make-good-dopers/252482/29 "2004-06-29T16:34:36Z")
Stephen Maturin, the naturalist, philosopher, and ship’s medic from the Patrick O’Brian novels. Alex Lustig, Jen Wolling, and Daisy Maclennon (for starters) from David Brin’s _Earth_. Along with Sherlock Holmes, we’ve got to have Laurie R. King’s[Mary Russell](http://www.laurierking.com/beekeep_app.html). ---
**Author:** ![flamingbananas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f4b2a3/32.png) [@flamingbananas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flamingbananas)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2004, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-that-would-make-good-dopers/252482/30 "2004-06-29T16:49:13Z")
Harry Potter. From the books he was always so witty and sarcastic, and he would have some awesome stories to tell. ---
**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:** [June 29, 2004, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-that-would-make-good-dopers/252482/31 "2004-06-29T17:02:55Z")
Dracula–as a Mod. He has the attitude, the aptitude, and can stay online all night. The Perfect Mod!! 🙂🙂🙂 ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2004, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-that-would-make-good-dopers/252482/32 "2004-06-29T17:11:24Z")
Nita and Kit, from the ‘young wizard’ books. Darius Just, “Murder at the ABA” Lunzie Mespil, “Dinosaur planet”/“Death of sleep”/“Generation warriors” and, following others who have nominated TV characters: Willow Rosenberg from ‘Buffy’. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![AbbySthrnAccent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@AbbySthrnAccent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AbbySthrnAccent)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2004, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-that-would-make-good-dopers/252482/33 "2004-06-29T17:31:44Z")
Claire Randall from Outlander and subsequent novels by Diana Gabaldon Inigo and Vizzini from The Princess Bride by William Goldman, can you imagine these two in the pit and Vizzini in answering questions in GQ or in Great Debates. The same thing with Jean Valjean, Javert and Marius in Les Miserables by Victor Hugo. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2004, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-that-would-make-good-dopers/252482/34 "2004-06-29T17:32:59Z")
> [@AbbySthrnAccent](#): > > Stephanie Plum from the Janet Evanovich novels. That’s just who I was thinking of! She could always start a “Ask the Bail Bond Apprehension Agent” thread in MPSIMS. For IMHO: “I need to buy _another_ new car - any suggestions?” or “Where’s the best place to hide a gun in a small apartment?” or “Help me decide between these two guys in my life!” ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2004, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-that-would-make-good-dopers/252482/35 "2004-06-29T17:34:34Z")
> [@AbbySthrnAccent](#): > > Inigo and Vizzini from The Princess Bride by William Goldman, can you imagine these two in the pit and Vizzini in answering questions in GQ or in Great Debates. I’ll add Wesley from PB as well… he’s smarter than Vizzini and has a savage wit when he’s in ‘the man in black’ mode, LOL. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![zoogirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b9bd4f/32.png) [@zoogirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoogirl)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2004, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-that-would-make-good-dopers/252482/36 "2004-06-29T17:55:28Z")
Larry from the “Razors Edge”. He’d be great at Eastern Philophsiphy in GD. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2004, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-that-would-make-good-dopers/252482/37 "2004-06-29T18:11:30Z")
**Peter Venkmen** from Ghostbusters would be pretty sweet in MPSIMS. _Ask the Paranormal Expert_. ---
**Author:** ![RainGrowsBrite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@RainGrowsBrite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RainGrowsBrite)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2004, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-that-would-make-good-dopers/252482/38 "2004-06-29T18:20:26Z")
**Robert Langdon** from **The DaVinci Code** **Milton Waddams** from **Office Space** - we would be entertained for hours about the merry squirrels and the importance of Swingline Staplers (both threads on the IMHO page of course!) ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2004, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-that-would-make-good-dopers/252482/39 "2004-06-29T20:25:05Z")
**Captain Jack Sparrow** would delight and confound everyone in any arena he entered with his logic. ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2004, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-that-would-make-good-dopers/252482/40 "2004-06-30T01:19:11Z")
Just about any of the main characters from **The West Wing**. (If you think they’re too liberal, you can include **Ainsley Hayes**.) **Masterharper Robinton** from the Pern books Any of the **Wiggin** children, from **Ender’s Game**. Ideally, all three, along with **Bean** And, although his presence would pretty much destroy GD, **God** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-that-would-make-good-dopers/252482.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-that-would-make-good-dopers/252482.md?page=3)