# List your five favorite sitcom characters, in order. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 13, 2010, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-five-favorite-sitcom-characters-in-order/528815 "2010-02-13T04:01:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Carmady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f04885/32.png) [@Carmady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carmady)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-five-favorite-sitcom-characters-in-order/528815/41 "2010-02-14T03:04:51Z")
Bill McNeal (Newsradio) Gob Bluth ( Arrested Development) Michael Bluth (Arrested Development) George Costanza (Seinfeld) Dave Nelson (Newsradio) ---
**Author:** ![ShadiRoxan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@ShadiRoxan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadiRoxan)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-five-favorite-sitcom-characters-in-order/528815/42 "2010-02-14T03:08:21Z")
Abed (Community) Darlene Connor (Roseanne) Dan Fielding (Night Court) Edith Bunker (All in the Family) Maxwell Smart (Get Smart) ---
**Author:** ![BMada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@BMada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMada)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-five-favorite-sitcom-characters-in-order/528815/43 "2010-02-14T04:48:05Z")
i dont think i can put them in order and i don’t wanna repeat popular choices. Doug Heffernan (King of Queens) overall funny fat guy with physical comedy. Mimi Bobeck (Drew Carey Show) her come backs are funny. The Todd (Scrubs) I love seeing his creepiness on camera and those fives he makes up. Charlie Kelly (Always Sunny in Philadelphia) illiterate guy with some funny ideas. Hal (Malcolm in the Middle) lovable doofus dad that gets in his own hijinks. ---
**Author:** ![Erdosain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/erdosain/32/7284_2.png) [@Erdosain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erdosain)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-five-favorite-sitcom-characters-in-order/528815/44 "2010-02-14T05:06:22Z")
I already went, but I want to give honorable mentions to people who haven’t been mentioned: Count Blah (Greg the Bunny) Dr. Zoidberg (Futurama) Jerry Blank (Strangers With Candy) ---
**Author:** ![BMada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@BMada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMada)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-five-favorite-sitcom-characters-in-order/528815/45 "2010-02-14T05:19:36Z")
> [@Erdosain](#): > > Dr. Zoidberg (Futurama) him being the target of unexpected hate is some of the funniest stuff out there, lol. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-five-favorite-sitcom-characters-in-order/528815/46 "2010-02-14T05:40:53Z")
> [@Carmady](#): > > Bill McNeal (Newsradio) > Gob Bluth ( Arrested Development) > Michael Bluth (Arrested Development) > George Costanza (Seinfeld) > Dave Nelson (Newsradio) Shit…I called it “Talk Radio” earlier upthread…crap… ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-five-favorite-sitcom-characters-in-order/528815/47 "2010-02-14T06:34:16Z")
> [@Serenata67](#): > > 1. Basil Fawlty, _Fawlty Towers_ At last! Basil is my 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, and 1e. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-five-favorite-sitcom-characters-in-order/528815/48 "2010-02-14T17:13:23Z")
Edmund Blackadder (Blackadder) Sally Solomon (Third Rock from the Sun) Venus Flytrap (WKRP in Cincinnati) Jack Donaghy (30 Rock) Sue Ann Nivens (The Mary Tyler Moore Show) ---
**Author:** ![zoog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7ea924/32.png) [@zoog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoog)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-five-favorite-sitcom-characters-in-order/528815/49 "2010-02-14T17:48:52Z")
All these excellent responses, and no love for Al Bundy? OK, he might make my honorable mention list. My faves: Carla Tortelli (Cheers) Jim Ignatowski (Taxi) George Michael Bluth (Arrested Development) Tobias Funke (Arrested Development) Frank Burns (M_A_S\*H) ---
**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:** [February 14, 2010, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-five-favorite-sitcom-characters-in-order/528815/50 "2010-02-14T18:13:16Z")
Niles Crane Dr. Sheldon Cooper Lt. Arthur Detrich Gomez Addams Buddy from Night Court ---
**Author:** ![Mrs.Cake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2acd7d/32.png) [@Mrs.Cake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrs.Cake)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-five-favorite-sitcom-characters-in-order/528815/51 "2010-02-14T18:16:36Z")
Edina Monsoon - _Absolutely Fabulous_ Moss - _The IT Crowd_ Jim Ignatowski - _Taxi_ Jane - _Coupling_ Jeff - _Coupling_ ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-five-favorite-sitcom-characters-in-order/528815/52 "2010-02-14T19:17:42Z")
Al Bundy hawkeye pierce Eric Cartman John Monroe Johnny fever Monroe was from “My World and Welcome To it.” I was the only fan of the show. ---
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2010, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-five-favorite-sitcom-characters-in-order/528815/53 "2010-02-15T01:07:05Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > Al Bundy > hawkeye pierce > Eric Cartman > John Monroe > Johnny fever > > Monroe was from “My World and Welcome To it.” I was the only fan of the show. I was the only other one.😃 ---
**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2010, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-five-favorite-sitcom-characters-in-order/528815/54 "2010-02-15T02:32:00Z")
> [@handsomeharry](#): > > I was the only other one.😃 And Shakes makes three. Among the James-Thurber character quotes that live forever: “I hate women, they know where things are”. William Windom is still with us - **woo hoo!** Kids, when you start to get old, check out the Night Gallery episode, “They’re Tearing Down Tim Riley’s Bar”. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2010, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-five-favorite-sitcom-characters-in-order/528815/55 "2010-02-15T04:23:51Z")
Previously I DID nominate the entire cast of Married With Children, but Al Bundy is The Man. ---
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2010, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-five-favorite-sitcom-characters-in-order/528815/56 "2010-02-15T14:48:53Z")
> [@F.U.Shakespeare](#): > > And Shakes makes three. Among the James-Thurber character quotes that live forever: “I hate women, they know where things are”. > > William Windom is still with us - **woo hoo!** > > Kids, when you start to get old, check out the Night Gallery episode, “They’re Tearing Down Tim Riley’s Bar”. William Windom is one of those guys that should have been a giant, instead of just a character actor. It broke my heart seeing him play second fiddle to Angela Lansbury, (moreso to see him mouthing that inane dialogue) but, OTOH, good to know that he could find a job! hh ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2010, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-five-favorite-sitcom-characters-in-order/528815/57 "2010-02-15T14:55:40Z")
Wasn’t William Windom the other captain who took over the Enterprise in that space-funnel-of-death episode? He did a memorable job. ---
**Author:** ![GreatStuffMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f04885/32.png) [@GreatStuffMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreatStuffMan)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2010, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-five-favorite-sitcom-characters-in-order/528815/58 "2010-02-15T15:35:06Z")
1. Charlie Kelly (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) 2. Dr. Bob Kelso (Scrubs) 3. Mayor Adam West (Family Guy) 4. Chandler Bing (Friends) 5. Cosmo Kramer (Seinfeld) ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2010, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-five-favorite-sitcom-characters-in-order/528815/59 "2010-02-15T15:45:47Z")
1. Bailey Quarters from _WKRP in Cincinnati_ 2. Chandler Bing from _Friends_ 3. Mary Ann Summers from _Gilligan’s Island_ 4. Charlie Moore from _Head of the Class_ 5. Prof. Roy Hinckley from _Gilligan’s Island_ ---
**Author:** ![Lethal\_Babydoll](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3be4f8/32.png) [@Lethal\_Babydoll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lethal_Babydoll)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2010, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-five-favorite-sitcom-characters-in-order/528815/60 "2010-02-15T17:07:42Z")
> [@middleman](#): > > Hermans Head was great. My god! all these years I’ve forgotten about Herman’s Head and how much I loved that show. Got to see if it’s on DVD. Thanks for the reminder, middleman! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-five-favorite-sitcom-characters-in-order/528815.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-five-favorite-sitcom-characters-in-order/528815.md?page=4)