# two TV characters you like to see argue
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-tv-characters-you-like-to-see-argue/736168
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [October 30, 2015, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-tv-characters-you-like-to-see-argue/736168 "2015-10-30T12:53:29Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@danderson400](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danderson400)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2015, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-tv-characters-you-like-to-see-argue/736168/1 "2015-10-30T12:53:29Z")
which TV characters would you like to see argue? mine would be Nurse Colleen McMurphy from _China Beach_ and DA Hamilton Burger from _Perry Mason_- there would be some fireworks with those two!
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### Author:  [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2015, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-tv-characters-you-like-to-see-argue/736168/2 "2015-10-30T13:25:48Z")
Two characters that could have, but unfortunately never did, argue (or even appear in the same scene) would be Joey Herrick and Alan Shore on **The Practice**. John Larroquette played Joey Herrick, and was cast on **Boston Legal** , a spinoff of **The Practice** , but was cast as a different character.
Hey, maybe Joey Herrick can show up on **The Blacklist** … (Under a different name if they don’t have rights to the character.)
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### Author:  [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2015, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-tv-characters-you-like-to-see-argue/736168/3 "2015-10-30T16:55:40Z")
Spock’s and McCoy’s arguments were almost always entertaining.
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### Author:  [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2015, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-tv-characters-you-like-to-see-argue/736168/4 "2015-10-30T17:02:11Z")
Sheldon Cooper and Donald Trump.
One way or another, someone’s head is going to explode.
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### Author:  [@Gothic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gothic)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2015, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-tv-characters-you-like-to-see-argue/736168/5 "2015-10-30T17:09:20Z")
I wish I could have seen Spock and McCoy argue with Londo and G’Kar.
Kelsey Grammar & James Spader?
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### Author:  [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2015, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-tv-characters-you-like-to-see-argue/736168/6 "2015-10-30T19:21:02Z")
If you are talking about any two shows, I would like to put Dr. House and President Bartlett in a room together.
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### Author:  [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2015, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-tv-characters-you-like-to-see-argue/736168/7 "2015-10-30T19:32:44Z")
> [@Quimby](#):
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> If you are talking about any two shows, I would like to put Dr. House and President Bartlett in a room together.
MY head just asplode.
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### Author:  [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2015, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-tv-characters-you-like-to-see-argue/736168/8 "2015-10-30T20:07:57Z")
Abed from Community and Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory.
Julia from Designing Women and Lois from Malcolm in the Middle.
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### Author:  [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2015, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-tv-characters-you-like-to-see-argue/736168/9 "2015-10-30T20:27:30Z")
> [@danderson400](#):
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> which TV characters would you like to see argue?
Any character played by John Cleese
and
any character who isn’t.
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### Author:  [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2015, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-tv-characters-you-like-to-see-argue/736168/10 "2015-10-30T20:39:00Z")
George Costanza and Tony Soprano.
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### Author:  [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2015, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-tv-characters-you-like-to-see-argue/736168/11 "2015-10-30T22:32:19Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#):
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> Any character played by John Cleese
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> and
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> any character who isn’t.
I’m thinking something like Basil Fawlty against Bob Hartley from _The Bob Newhart Show_. Couldn’t do it on either of their own shows, though; too much of an advantage. Ideally, this would take place on neutral ground somewhere, like an episode of _Night Court_.
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### Author:  [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2015, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-tv-characters-you-like-to-see-argue/736168/12 "2015-10-30T22:36:20Z")
> [@Dendarii\_Dame](#):
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> Two characters that could have, but unfortunately never did, argue (or even appear in the same scene) would be Joey Herrick and Alan Shore on **The Practice**. John Larroquette played Joey Herrick, and was cast on **Boston Legal** , a spinoff of **The Practice** , but was cast as a different character.
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> Hey, maybe Joey Herrick can show up on **The Blacklist** … (Under a different name if they don’t have rights to the character.)
John Larroquette is busy on the Librarians at the moment, so probably not.
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### Author:  [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2015, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-tv-characters-you-like-to-see-argue/736168/13 "2015-10-31T01:12:05Z")
Rob and Laura Petrie. Millions of times funnier than Lucy and Ricardo.
Also Dr. Smith and the Robot.
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### Author:  [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2015, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-tv-characters-you-like-to-see-argue/736168/14 "2015-10-31T02:37:29Z")
> [@Colibri](#):
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> George Costanza and Tony Soprano.
George would end up in the trunk of a car somewhere.
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### Author:  [@guitario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guitario)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2015, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-tv-characters-you-like-to-see-argue/736168/15 "2015-10-31T06:55:53Z")
Dr House and Cal Lightman from ‘Lie to Me’ would have been fun. Apparently set in the same universe and was rumoured to have a crossover planned at one stage… don’t know how true that is.
Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead are unofficially set in the same universe, but even thought the timelines can never match, I would have enjoyed seeing the present Rick Grimes vs Gus Fring in a confrontation. True battle of styles.
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### Author:  [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2015, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-tv-characters-you-like-to-see-argue/736168/16 "2015-10-31T07:04:21Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> George would end up in the trunk of a car somewhere.
Exactly. That’s what makes it so appealing. 😃
Kramer and Tuco from _Breaking Bad_.
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### Author:  [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2015, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-tv-characters-you-like-to-see-argue/736168/17 "2015-10-31T15:41:03Z")
Sheldon Cooper and Spencer Reid.
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### Author:  [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2015, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-tv-characters-you-like-to-see-argue/736168/18 "2015-10-31T15:42:58Z")
Spencer Reid and Sheldon Cooper vs. Abby Sciuto and Penelope Garcia. Something for everybody, male, female, trans, straight, bi, gay, or even asexual.
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### Author:  [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2015, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-tv-characters-you-like-to-see-argue/736168/19 "2015-10-31T16:09:15Z")
Ralph Cramdon and Nurse Jackie.
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### Author:  [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2015, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-tv-characters-you-like-to-see-argue/736168/20 "2015-11-02T22:59:46Z")
Shirley from Laverne and Shirley and Mary Anne from Gilligan’s Island…I believe, however, that shortly into the argument diabetes meds would have to issued because it would be way toooo sweet for normal consumption.
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