# The Great TV Sitcom Battle, Male Characters, Round 2. Choose your favorites **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\ **Created:** [April 3, 2026, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-tv-sitcom-battle-male-characters-round-2-choose-your-favorites/1029013 "2026-04-03T23:09:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-tv-sitcom-battle-male-characters-round-2-choose-your-favorites/1029013/1 "2026-04-03T23:09:05Z")
This is Round Two of the Great TV Sitcom Battle, Male Characters edition. Rankings are based on input gathered in another thread. Vote for your favorite character in each of the following 16 head-to-head battles. Polls will close when the voting starts tapering off. _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-tv-sitcom-battle-male-characters-round-2-choose-your-favorites/1029013/1))_ _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-tv-sitcom-battle-male-characters-round-2-choose-your-favorites/1029013/1))_ _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-tv-sitcom-battle-male-characters-round-2-choose-your-favorites/1029013/1))_ _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-tv-sitcom-battle-male-characters-round-2-choose-your-favorites/1029013/1))_ _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-tv-sitcom-battle-male-characters-round-2-choose-your-favorites/1029013/1))_ _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-tv-sitcom-battle-male-characters-round-2-choose-your-favorites/1029013/1))_ _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-tv-sitcom-battle-male-characters-round-2-choose-your-favorites/1029013/1))_ _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-tv-sitcom-battle-male-characters-round-2-choose-your-favorites/1029013/1))_ _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-tv-sitcom-battle-male-characters-round-2-choose-your-favorites/1029013/1))_ _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-tv-sitcom-battle-male-characters-round-2-choose-your-favorites/1029013/1))_ _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-tv-sitcom-battle-male-characters-round-2-choose-your-favorites/1029013/1))_ _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-tv-sitcom-battle-male-characters-round-2-choose-your-favorites/1029013/1))_ _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-tv-sitcom-battle-male-characters-round-2-choose-your-favorites/1029013/1))_ _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-tv-sitcom-battle-male-characters-round-2-choose-your-favorites/1029013/1))_ _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-tv-sitcom-battle-male-characters-round-2-choose-your-favorites/1029013/1))_ _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-tv-sitcom-battle-male-characters-round-2-choose-your-favorites/1029013/1))_ ---
**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:** [April 4, 2026, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-tv-sitcom-battle-male-characters-round-2-choose-your-favorites/1029013/2 "2026-04-04T01:02:22Z")
So Round 1 voting is over? ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2026, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-tv-sitcom-battle-male-characters-round-2-choose-your-favorites/1029013/3 "2026-04-04T01:14:48Z")
Yes. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Coriolanus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coriolanus/32/18769_2.png) [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2026, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-tv-sitcom-battle-male-characters-round-2-choose-your-favorites/1029013/4 "2026-04-04T02:14:20Z")
Fun to be the “current swing vote,” yet the first two that came to mind overall were Dan Fielding and Archie. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2026, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-tv-sitcom-battle-male-characters-round-2-choose-your-favorites/1029013/5 "2026-04-04T23:44:13Z")
I voted for the one I knew, not the one I thought was better, on most of these. Didn’t vote on three of them, because I didn’t know either of the two. Why are there only 16, instead of 24? Who was summarily ejected, and why? ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2026, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-tv-sitcom-battle-male-characters-round-2-choose-your-favorites/1029013/6 "2026-04-05T00:04:33Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > Why are there only 16, instead of 24? Who was summarily ejected, and why? Never mind. I’m confused. ---
**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:** [April 5, 2026, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-tv-sitcom-battle-male-characters-round-2-choose-your-favorites/1029013/7 "2026-04-05T03:03:18Z")
I’m confused too. I’m seeing characters who I thought lost in Round 1 return. I’m not sure I understand the methodology here. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2026, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-tv-sitcom-battle-male-characters-round-2-choose-your-favorites/1029013/8 "2026-04-05T11:18:12Z")
Yes, some of the head-to-head battles in Round 1 have made it into round 2. There were 25 round 1 winners and I needed a bracket of 32 (16 battles) in round 2. So I added seven round 1 losers to accomplish this. I did it based on how many votes they got in round 1. the seven-highest vote getters amongst the losers advanced. They were seeded in this bracket based on their original rankings. Sorry, I should have explained this from the get-go. It should be smooth sailing from here on. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-tv-sitcom-battle-male-characters-round-2-choose-your-favorites/1029013/9 "2026-04-06T00:00:17Z")
Can we get someone to break the George Costanza/Gomez Addams deadlock? If it doesn’t happen in the next 12 hours or so, I will advance the higher seed of the two (which would be Mr. Costanza). mmm ---
**Author:** ![Author\_Balk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Author\_Balk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Author_Balk)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2026, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-tv-sitcom-battle-male-characters-round-2-choose-your-favorites/1029013/10 "2026-04-06T10:42:20Z")
I undid my vote for Gomez Addams. I only voted for him because I don’t like Seinfield. I don’t know either character. But, if it becomes a tie again, then add a vote for Gomez. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2026, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-tv-sitcom-battle-male-characters-round-2-choose-your-favorites/1029013/11 "2026-04-06T11:18:09Z")
Thank you for your service, Mr. or Ms. Balk. And now we have a different tie. I will advance the higher seed lest we be here forever. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2026, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-tv-sitcom-battle-male-characters-round-2-choose-your-favorites/1029013/12 "2026-04-06T11:39:22Z")
[Round 3 polls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-tv-sitcom-battle-male-characters-round-3-the-sweet-sixteen-choose-your-favorites/1029061) are now live. Further votes in this thread will not count. mmm