# TV characters who have "J." as their middle initial

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**Created:** [March 4, 2003, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-characters-who-have-j-as-their-middle-initial/159025 "2003-03-04T16:50:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Scarlax](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlax/32/2927_2.png) [@Scarlax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlax)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2020, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-characters-who-have-j-as-their-middle-initial/159025/42 "2020-08-31T18:15:32Z")

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Joey JoJo Junior Shabadoo

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**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2020, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-characters-who-have-j-as-their-middle-initial/159025/43 "2020-09-07T05:33:37Z")

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> [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker from way back 17 years ago](#):
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> Simple J. Malarkey

Lest anyone need a refresher on who this was, he was a character in a Pogo story arc, a satire of Sen. Joseph McCarthy. Entire story here:

> **[Simple J Malarkey, by Walt Kelly](http://dallapoza.blogspot.com/2009/07/1.html)**
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> 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.

Another short-lived animated series that few probably remember was Calvin And The Colonel, a parody of Amos And Andy, featuring Colonel Montgomery J. Klaxon, which lasted for all of portions of two seasons. Here is Season 1, Episode 1:

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/B4Y-MlOkiDo/hqdefault.jpg "Calvin & the Colonel "The TV Job" (1st episode Rare color episode)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4Y-MlOkiDo)

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**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2020, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-characters-who-have-j-as-their-middle-initial/159025/44 "2020-09-07T05:43:52Z")

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J Wellington Wimpy.

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**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2020, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-characters-who-have-j-as-their-middle-initial/159025/45 "2020-09-07T06:48:45Z")

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John Jacob Jingleheimer-Smith.

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**Author:** ![Pantastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3bc359/32.png) [@Pantastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pantastic)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2020, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-characters-who-have-j-as-their-middle-initial/159025/46 "2020-09-07T08:07:14Z")

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J Jonah Jameson from Spiderman comes to mind (he’s been on cartoons on TV several times even if he’s primarily a comic character).

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**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2020, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-characters-who-have-j-as-their-middle-initial/159025/47 "2020-09-07T09:49:44Z")

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Possibly James ‘J.J.’ Evans, Jr. from the show Good Times. I don’t know what the second J in ‘J.J.’ is though, perhaps it’s just Jr.

Jimmie ‘J.J.’ Walker who played him does not have a real middle initial J, his middle name is Carter.

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**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2020, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-characters-who-have-j-as-their-middle-initial/159025/48 "2020-09-07T12:51:09Z")

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And yet it’s Jesus H. Christ.

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