# What TV character would you most like to be friends with? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 30, 2010, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-character-would-you-most-like-to-be-friends-with/545071 "2010-06-30T15:12:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2010, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-character-would-you-most-like-to-be-friends-with/545071/41 "2010-06-30T21:18:34Z")
GW Bush. I’m still praying he was just a fictional character and the last 10 years was just a horrible, Dallas-style dream. Other than that, I would hang out with Alf. ---
**Author:** ![Liddle\_Lamsy\_Divey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f04885/32.png) [@Liddle\_Lamsy\_Divey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liddle_Lamsy_Divey)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2010, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-character-would-you-most-like-to-be-friends-with/545071/42 "2010-06-30T22:22:04Z")
Hurley and Ben from _Lost_. Lorelai from _Gilmore Girls_, but only for short periods at a time. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2010, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-character-would-you-most-like-to-be-friends-with/545071/43 "2010-06-30T22:30:30Z")
Can “friend” mean “friend with benefits”? If it can, then I’m gonna grab Richard Alpert from _Lost._ ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2010, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-character-would-you-most-like-to-be-friends-with/545071/44 "2010-06-30T22:35:41Z")
> [@Liddle\_Lamsy\_Divey](#): > > Lorelai from _Gilmore Girls_, but only for short periods at a time. Blasphemy! Lorelai’s only faults are that she loves Luke instead of me, and her maddening habit of not constantly wearing mini-skirts! ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2010, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-character-would-you-most-like-to-be-friends-with/545071/45 "2010-06-30T22:54:46Z")
Dr. Who. Dr. Jonas Venture Jr. I…don’t watch much regular tv. ---
**Author:** ![Mrs.Cake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2acd7d/32.png) [@Mrs.Cake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrs.Cake)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2010, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-character-would-you-most-like-to-be-friends-with/545071/46 "2010-06-30T22:55:55Z")
Moving back in time a bit, I’d probably get along well with Maude from _Maude_. And I’d like to think I’d enjoy knowing Dr. Johnny Fever. Yeah, I haven’t watched much TV since the '70’s. ---
**Author:** ![Fair\_Rarity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fair_rarity/32/153_2.png) [@Fair\_Rarity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fair_Rarity)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2010, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-character-would-you-most-like-to-be-friends-with/545071/47 "2010-06-30T22:58:34Z")
Dexter. I think he’d made some of my bad situations better. And Veronica Mars. Same reason, less bloodbath. ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2010, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-character-would-you-most-like-to-be-friends-with/545071/48 "2010-06-30T23:34:56Z")
Data from Star Trek is definitely the best answer so far. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-character-would-you-most-like-to-be-friends-with/545071/49 "2010-07-01T00:02:06Z")
> [@Hook](#): > > There is only one answer to this question - Jim Rockford. Have you considered the downsides, though? The police would be constantly coming by and asking where he was, he’d probably want to stash Rocky at your place until the heat was off, he’d always cancel fishing trips at the last minute, and there’s a very good chance that somehow your car would get wrecked. ---
**Author:** ![ProfessorX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@ProfessorX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ProfessorX)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-character-would-you-most-like-to-be-friends-with/545071/50 "2010-07-01T00:04:38Z")
Hands down Vincent Chase. Just basking in that overflow ala Johnny Drama while doing nothing is an amazing dream. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-character-would-you-most-like-to-be-friends-with/545071/51 "2010-07-01T00:06:48Z")
Sam from _Burn Notice_; he’s not as dangerous to know as Michael and Fi but can still be very handy to have around, and I’ve got a couple of spare bedrooms that I can trade for his services should he need an overnight safehouse from time to time. Other than the fact I don’t have advanced degrees in science I’d probably get along better than I’d care to admit with Leonard, Raj, and Howard from _Big Bang Theory_. (Only his Meemaw ever got along with Sheldon.) ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-character-would-you-most-like-to-be-friends-with/545071/52 "2010-07-01T00:10:50Z")
[Robin Masters.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Masters) Dibs on the Ferrari! ---
**Author:** ![scamartistry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@scamartistry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scamartistry)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-character-would-you-most-like-to-be-friends-with/545071/53 "2010-07-01T00:18:22Z")
hmm. probably Tommy Bolero from the “West Test Rolling Best” (He is the guy owith his arm in a cast) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-character-would-you-most-like-to-be-friends-with/545071/54 "2010-07-01T00:24:34Z")
If I were a teenager I’d have definitely been friends with Rachel, Kurt and Artie from _Glee_. When I actually was a teenager I used to _dream_ somebody like them would transfer to my school, but as was I was the only one who could appreciate showtunes as even the girls were into country and pop. ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-character-would-you-most-like-to-be-friends-with/545071/55 "2010-07-01T00:29:33Z")
Cliff Clavin (from Cheers) - the man was a fount of knowledge! ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-character-would-you-most-like-to-be-friends-with/545071/56 "2010-07-01T00:35:33Z")
> [@Arnold\_Winkelried](#): > > Cliff Clavin (from Cheers) - the man was a fount of knowledge! You know, Arn, there’s an interesting story about that… the phrase fount of knowledge comes from when they used to open up the heads of brilliant people and let it spray over all the villagers in the hopes that it would make them smart… this was back just before Delaware became a state you see… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-character-would-you-most-like-to-be-friends-with/545071/57 "2010-07-01T00:38:52Z")
Really? No votes for Tim the Toolman Taylor? He’s my own personal jesus! ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-character-would-you-most-like-to-be-friends-with/545071/58 "2010-07-01T01:31:51Z")
Rhoda ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-character-would-you-most-like-to-be-friends-with/545071/59 "2010-07-01T01:35:35Z")
Alex Reiger Elaine Nardo ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-character-would-you-most-like-to-be-friends-with/545071/60 "2010-07-01T01:46:55Z")
What’s up with all the Rockford love? Wasn’t he like a 45 year-old single guy who lived in a trailer (down by the river)? \* \*I barely remember the show [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-character-would-you-most-like-to-be-friends-with/545071.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-character-would-you-most-like-to-be-friends-with/545071.md?page=4)