# What six FICTIONAL people would you invite to dinner? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 17, 2003, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-six-fictional-people-would-you-invite-to-dinner/155591 "2003-02-17T07:11:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Second\_Guest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@Second\_Guest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Second_Guest)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-six-fictional-people-would-you-invite-to-dinner/155591/21 "2003-02-17T18:46:55Z")
In no particular order, and subject to change: 1. Dr. John H. Watson 2. Dot (_Sunday in the Park with George_) 3. Dr. Henry Jekyll 4. Circe Berman (Vonnegut’s _Bluebeard_) 5. – this space left empty for a potential drop-in – (they are often more interesting than invited guests) 6. Jessica Fletcher (_Murder, She Wrote_), because she’s intelligent, warm, friendly and would probably speak to me even if the others wouldn’t. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-six-fictional-people-would-you-invite-to-dinner/155591/22 "2003-02-17T18:54:41Z")
Homer Simpson Invader Zim Strong Bad of [Homestar Runner](http://www.homestarrunner.com) fame Johnny Bravo Patrick Star of _SpongeBob Squarepants_ fame Brak A veritable Alagonqin Round Table of idiots, maniacs, and people who just plain make me laugh. ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-six-fictional-people-would-you-invite-to-dinner/155591/23 "2003-02-17T19:22:14Z")
1. Spike _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_ 2. Spike _Cowboy Bebop_ 3. Rhett Butler _Gone with the Wind_ 4. Lorne _Angel_ 5. Mr. Spock. 6. Jean-Luc Picard. ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-six-fictional-people-would-you-invite-to-dinner/155591/24 "2003-02-17T19:25:17Z")
From _Callahan_’s: 1. Mike Callahan 2. Doc Webster 3. Jake From elsewhere: 4) Gandalf (the Grey) 5) Jame (from _Godstalk_) 6) Kerowyn (from Lackey’s Valdemar novels) I figure there’s no way the conversation could fail to be fascinating, not to mention entertaining. Of course, if Jame showed up, I would probably fall in love with her and soon die a horrible death… ---
**Author:** ![SpaceGhostofArrakis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@SpaceGhostofArrakis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpaceGhostofArrakis)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-six-fictional-people-would-you-invite-to-dinner/155591/25 "2003-02-17T19:37:27Z")
1. Gandalf 2. Dumbledore 3. Dr. Strange 4. Adam Warlock 5. Captain Marvel(Genis-vell, insane) 6. Thor (Marvel, Lord of Asgard) It would be quite a meal. I would love to see the three sorcerors/wizards try to out-do each other. ---
**Author:** ![Rubystreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-six-fictional-people-would-you-invite-to-dinner/155591/26 "2003-02-17T19:48:04Z")
Leto Atreides II (before he fell) Death of the Endless Darl Bundren (pre-train ride) David Bowman aka The Starchild Gandalf (grey or white, either is fine) Randle Patrick McMurphy ---
**Author:** ![lamafish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e56c9b/32.png) [@lamafish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lamafish)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-six-fictional-people-would-you-invite-to-dinner/155591/27 "2003-02-17T19:49:07Z")
1. Whatever character Kirsten Dunst played in Spiderman 2. Whatever character Kirsten Dunst played in Bring it On 3. Yoda 4. Maaaaaaaaaatlock 5. Any other characters Kirsten Dunst has played 6. Groundskeeper Willie ---
**Author:** ![UnwrittenNocturne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/6de8d8/32.png) [@UnwrittenNocturne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UnwrittenNocturne)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-six-fictional-people-would-you-invite-to-dinner/155591/28 "2003-02-17T20:00:57Z")
Paul Atreides (Frank Herbert) Jubal Harshaw (Robert Heinlein) Ragnar Danneskjold (Ayn Rand) Spike Siegel (Cowboy Bebop) Auron (Final Fantasy X) Friday (Robert Heinlein again) ---
**Author:** ![UnwrittenNocturne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/6de8d8/32.png) [@UnwrittenNocturne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UnwrittenNocturne)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-six-fictional-people-would-you-invite-to-dinner/155591/29 "2003-02-17T20:02:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Rubystreak \* > \*\*Leto Atreides II (before he fell) > Death of the Endless > Darl Bundren (pre-train ride) > David Bowman aka The Starchild > Gandalf (grey or white, either is fine) > Randle Patrick McMurphy \*\* I just have to ask **Rubystreak** since you mentioned Leto Atreides II before the fall. YOu mean McMurphy _before_ the lobotomy right/😉 ---
**Author:** ![KidCharlemagne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-six-fictional-people-would-you-invite-to-dinner/155591/30 "2003-02-17T20:16:04Z")
All the dwarves but Sleepy. ---
**Author:** ![IThinkNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ce73a5/32.png) [@IThinkNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IThinkNot)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-six-fictional-people-would-you-invite-to-dinner/155591/31 "2003-02-17T22:09:51Z")
1. Dr. Frankenstein (_Frankenstein_) 2. Captain Benjamin “Hawkeye” Pierce (_M_A_S_H\*) 3. Lara Croft (_Tomb Raider_) 4. Trinity (_The Matrix_ —kick ass movie) 5. Alan Parrish (older version, with Robin Williams intact, _Jumanji_) 6. Father Andrew Kiernan (_Stigmata_) I think the conversation between #6 and #1 would be cool. #4 and #3, too. They’re both big-gun-and-black-leather women.😃 ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-six-fictional-people-would-you-invite-to-dinner/155591/32 "2003-02-17T23:02:08Z")
Thinking about characters that would make for a lively party 1. Austin Powers 2. Moll Flanders 3. Jerry Cornelius (Michael Moorcock) 4. Father Xmas 5. Cat Ballou 6. Barbarella Cheers, Bippy ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-six-fictional-people-would-you-invite-to-dinner/155591/33 "2003-02-17T23:09:53Z")
Cecil… wait… nevermind. ---
**Author:** ![silkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@silkstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silkstar)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-six-fictional-people-would-you-invite-to-dinner/155591/34 "2003-02-17T23:34:44Z")
1. Phoebe Bouffee 2. Monica Geller 3. Ross Geller 4. Rachel Green 5. Joey Tribbiani 6. Chandler Bing. ---
**Author:** ![Super\_Gnat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@Super\_Gnat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Super_Gnat)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-six-fictional-people-would-you-invite-to-dinner/155591/35 "2003-02-17T23:51:20Z")
1. Gandalf 2. Dumbledore 3. Lazarus Long (so I could bash his head in with a stick) 4. Leto Atreides (I) 5. Spike (BtVS) 6. Zaphod Beeblebrox After I killed Lazarus, no. 3 would be Q, Judi Dench version. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-six-fictional-people-would-you-invite-to-dinner/155591/36 "2003-02-17T23:53:56Z")
1. Vlad Taltos (_Jhereg_, _Yendi_, et al)–especially if I could get him to cook! 2. DEATH (from Discworld) 3. Val Con yos’Phelium (_Partners in Necessity_, et al) 4. Jess Custer (_Preacher_) 5. Han Solo 6. Taylor Greer (_The Bean Trees_) ---
**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2003, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-six-fictional-people-would-you-invite-to-dinner/155591/37 "2003-02-18T00:16:30Z")
[list=1] [li]David Addison (from TV’s _Moonlighting_)[/li][li]Murphy Brown[/li][li]Jean-Luc Picard[/li][li]Nero Wolfe[/li][li]Archie Goodwin (Nero Wolfe’s right-hand man)[/li][li]Kelly Bundy (just for the window dressing)[/li][/list=1] ---
**Author:** ![greatZebu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ed655f/32.png) [@greatZebu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greatZebu)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2003, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-six-fictional-people-would-you-invite-to-dinner/155591/38 "2003-02-18T00:40:37Z")
[list=1] [li]Fox Mulder[/li][li]Hannibal Lecter[/li][li]Kilgore Trout[/li][li]The main character from Memento[/li][li]Hiro Protagonist (Neil Stephenson)[/li][li]Crow T. Robot (Mystery Science Theater 3000)[/li][/list=1] Should make for an interesting meal, one way or another. ---
**Author:** ![Muad\_Dib](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2003, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-six-fictional-people-would-you-invite-to-dinner/155591/39 "2003-02-18T02:03:33Z")
These threads are not very interesting if virtually no one supplies reasons for their choices. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2003, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-six-fictional-people-would-you-invite-to-dinner/155591/40 "2003-02-18T02:29:21Z")
I would invite Hannibal Lector to see who else he invited. (And I’d bring a sandwich.) 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-six-fictional-people-would-you-invite-to-dinner/155591.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-six-fictional-people-would-you-invite-to-dinner/155591.md?page=3)