# The most famous non-existent people on TV

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-famous-non-existent-people-on-tv/389340>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 24, 2007, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-famous-non-existent-people-on-tv/389340 "2007-01-24T23:53:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Boulter\_s\_Canary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Boulter\_s\_Canary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boulter_s_Canary)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2007, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-famous-non-existent-people-on-tv/389340/61 "2007-01-25T22:55:18Z")

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Two from Britain:

Elizabeth Mainwaring (‘Dad’s Army’)  
Mrs Daley a.k.a. 'Er Indoors (‘Minder’)

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**Author:** ![The\_Dumbest\_Guy\_in\_the\_Room](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5fc32e/32.png) [@The\_Dumbest\_Guy\_in\_the\_Room](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Dumbest_Guy_in_the_Room)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-famous-non-existent-people-on-tv/389340/62 "2007-01-26T01:34:49Z")

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[QUOTE=Tracy Lord]  
Have we yet seen Bob Vance of Vance Refrigeration?  
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Yes several times. He has a habit of adding his company to the end of his name _every_ time he says it.

You’ve got a lot to learn, **Tracy**

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**Author:** ![Shawn1767](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Shawn1767](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shawn1767)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-famous-non-existent-people-on-tv/389340/63 "2007-01-26T01:48:04Z")

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What about Nina Van Horn’s partying partner “Binnie” from “Just Shoot Me?”

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**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-famous-non-existent-people-on-tv/389340/64 "2007-01-26T04:59:33Z")

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[QUOTE=Max Carnage]  
We did see Clarence eventually. He was a midget.  
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Really? It must have occurred after the shark jump.

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**Author:** ![Shawn1767](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Shawn1767](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shawn1767)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-famous-non-existent-people-on-tv/389340/65 "2007-01-26T05:00:56Z")

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And I don’t think anyone has mentioned Karen’s husband Stan on “Will and Grace.”

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**Author:** ![kath94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/67e7ee/32.png) [@kath94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kath94)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-famous-non-existent-people-on-tv/389340/66 "2007-01-26T06:21:14Z")

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Jimmy Durante’s “Mrs. Calabash?”

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