# What one object would you most strongly associate with a tv character? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\ **Created:** [January 19, 2022, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-object-would-you-most-strongly-associate-with-a-tv-character/958084 "2022-01-19T23:37:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-object-would-you-most-strongly-associate-with-a-tv-character/958084/1 "2022-01-19T23:37:47Z")
The thread title is exactly what it says on the tin, for example: Fonzie: Black leather jacket Radar O’Reilly: Teddy Bear Laverne DeFazio: One of her iconic “L’s” (Or a glass of milk and Pepsi) Nick Yemana: a white mug full of awful coffee Barney Fife: One lone bullet Can you think of any others? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-object-would-you-most-strongly-associate-with-a-tv-character/958084/2 "2022-01-19T23:38:56Z")
Who has a police box? ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-object-would-you-most-strongly-associate-with-a-tv-character/958084/3 "2022-01-19T23:43:10Z")
Dr. Gregory House: A cane Dr. John Dorian: A penny The Doctor: A TARDIS or a sonic screwdriver The Little Man from Another Place: A red suit Killer BOB: A denim jacket ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-object-would-you-most-strongly-associate-with-a-tv-character/958084/4 "2022-01-19T23:44:26Z")
> [@janis\_and\_c0](#): > > Radar O’Reilly: Teddy Bear Also that “Jeep” wool hat, they even call that a Radar hat now. Nero Wolfe- an orchid. Vera- that hat. ---
**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-object-would-you-most-strongly-associate-with-a-tv-character/958084/5 "2022-01-19T23:46:16Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Vera- that hat. Speaking of hats, another MASH one: Henry Blake’s fishing hat. ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-object-would-you-most-strongly-associate-with-a-tv-character/958084/6 "2022-01-19T23:47:16Z")
I am trying to think of something for Sam Malone that isn’t the bar, itself. Hair, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-object-would-you-most-strongly-associate-with-a-tv-character/958084/7 "2022-01-19T23:48:13Z")
Angus MacGyver- A monogrammed Swiss army knife ---
**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-object-would-you-most-strongly-associate-with-a-tv-character/958084/8 "2022-01-19T23:50:43Z")
Dunno about Sam, but Carla’s would be a bar towel. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-object-would-you-most-strongly-associate-with-a-tv-character/958084/9 "2022-01-19T23:53:34Z")
Archie Bunker’s chair ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-object-would-you-most-strongly-associate-with-a-tv-character/958084/10 "2022-01-19T23:57:14Z")
> [@GreysonCarlisle](#): > > Dr. John Dorian: A penny And Ted’s would be flop sweat. RIP Sam. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-object-would-you-most-strongly-associate-with-a-tv-character/958084/11 "2022-01-19T23:57:32Z")
Captain Kirk’s “We come in peace” phaser pistol. Dr McCoy’s salt-shaker medical scanner. Spock’s circular slide rule. Scotty’s three-pronged thingamajig. Uhura’s earplug. Yeoman Rand’s tricorder. ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-object-would-you-most-strongly-associate-with-a-tv-character/958084/12 "2022-01-19T23:57:56Z")
> [@janis\_and\_c0](#): > > Dunno about Sam, but Carla’s would be a bar towel. Diane’s would be a book of poetry. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-object-would-you-most-strongly-associate-with-a-tv-character/958084/13 "2022-01-19T23:59:17Z")
Norm’s would be a bottomless beer mug. Cliff’s would be a mailbag. ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2022, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-object-would-you-most-strongly-associate-with-a-tv-character/958084/14 "2022-01-20T00:00:55Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Norm’s would be a bottomless beer mug. What’s going on, Mr. Peterson? Let’s talk about what’s going in Mr. Peterson. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2022, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-object-would-you-most-strongly-associate-with-a-tv-character/958084/15 "2022-01-20T00:01:21Z")
BamBam has a club. Meg Griffin has a hat Lisa Simpson has pearls ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2022, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-object-would-you-most-strongly-associate-with-a-tv-character/958084/16 "2022-01-20T00:03:13Z")
Mister Eko’s Jesus stick. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2022, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-object-would-you-most-strongly-associate-with-a-tv-character/958084/17 "2022-01-20T00:04:31Z")
“Let me give you a fresh beer”—even though he’s only taken two sips of the one he already has. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2022, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-object-would-you-most-strongly-associate-with-a-tv-character/958084/18 "2022-01-20T00:06:53Z")
Marge’s hair. Homer’s can of Duff’s beer. ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2022, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-object-would-you-most-strongly-associate-with-a-tv-character/958084/19 "2022-01-20T00:10:08Z")
Louise’s bunny ears (Bob’s Burgers). ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2022, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-object-would-you-most-strongly-associate-with-a-tv-character/958084/20 "2022-01-20T00:10:53Z")
Jim Rockford’s Pontiac. Toss-up between Columbo’s raincoat/cigar/Peugot/dog. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-object-would-you-most-strongly-associate-with-a-tv-character/958084.md?page=2)