# What one object would you most strongly associate with a tv character?

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**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")\
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Primtive hominids - the monolith

Dave Bowman - pod

Joe - a fun lamp and LUGGAGE!

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Michael Knight’s Trans-Am  
K.I.T.T.'s pet human

The Lone Ranger’s six-guns with silver bullets  
Zorro’s sword  
Logan 5’s Weapon

Superman’s homemade diamonds  
Billy Batson’s and Mentor’s Winnebago

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Indy - whip

Daniel - stargate

Morpheus - robot

Han - blaster

Luke - light saber

John McClain - bloody feet

Holly - watch (gift)

Hans Gruber - Holly’s watch (yippie kai yeay)

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C3P0 - R2D2

R2D2 - C3P0

🤪

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Major The Hon. John Wickham Gascoyne Beresford Steed’s bowler hat.

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Emma Peel’s catsuits.

Dorothy Gale’s leather catsuits.

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Sorry, _Cathy_ Gale’s leather catsuits.

Dorothy Gale wore gingham.

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This would make a nice parlor/party game, like hand out a list of things and ask for the person/equivalent associated with them.

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Steve Austin’s bionic eye.

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On reread of OP, i see i strayed into some movies…

Shaggy - Scooby snack

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Since we’ve included movie characters too, (which is fine) Mad Eye Moody’s eye, too.

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Chevy Corvette convertible: Tod Stiles and Buzz Murdoch (Route 66)

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Peri - headbands or bosoms

Suzzane Sugarbaker - tiarra or pig

Johnboy - journal

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Gary (_Veep_): leather man-bag

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Hercule Poirot’s swan-handled walking stick.

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Sheldon Cooper - _Flash_ t-shirt

Leonard Hofstadter - hooded t-shirt under a jacket

Howard Wolowitz - dickey

Rajesh Koothrappali - ugly sweater

Barney Stinson - suit

Cliff Huxtable - HBCU sweatshirt

Dr. Johnny Fever - sunglasses

Les Nessman - Band-Aid

Herb Tarlek - white shoes

Bailey Quarters - Johnny Fever’s black t-shirt

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> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#):
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> Herb Tarlek - white shoes

And belt.

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Dr,.Johnny Fever’s sunglasses.

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Omar Little’s shotgun

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> [@dorvann](#):
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> Picard—Tea, Earl Grey, hot.

Worf – _bat’leth_  
Riker – chairs, just for that weird way he sits down  
Troi – chocolate cake  
Crusher – medical tricorder  
LaForge – his visor, as was already mentioned in this thread

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