Who are your 10 favorite male TV sitcom characters of all time?

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Please limit your input to just 6 male TV sitcom characters.

Also include the names of the shows.

Live action only, no animated characters (sorry, Homer).

Polls and brackets will appear once sufficient nominees have been obtained.

REMEMBER, SUBMIT NO MORE THAN 6

Also, don’t be afraid to duplicate previous nominations - the more nominations, the higher that character’s bracket seed.

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The FINAL Great Sitcom Battle, Female Characters. Choose your favorite
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Ron Swanson (Parks and Recreation)
Sir Humphrey Appleby (Yes Minister/Yes Prime Minister)
Douglas Richardson (Cabin Pressure)
Niles Crane (Frasier)
Cliff Clavin (Cheers)
Jack Donaghy (30 Rock)

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Dr. Johnny Fever, WKRP in Cincinnati
Dr. Hawkeye Pierce, MASH
Maxwell Smart, Get Smart
Basil Fawlty, Fawlty Towers
Gomez Addams, The Addams Family
Barney Fife, The Andy Griffith Show

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Archie Bunker – All in the Family
Arthur Dietrich – Barney Miller
Maxwell Smart – Get Smart
Sherman Potter – MASH
Niles Crane – Frasier
Barney Fife – The Andy Griffith Show

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Jim Parsons- Big Bang Theory
Jerry Seinfeld- Seinfeld( I hope this counts)
Fred Gwynne- Munsters
Kelsey Grammar- Frazier
Ty Burrell - Modern Family
Matthew Perry- Friends

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Er, I’m assuming you mean Sheldon, Herman, Frasier, Phil, and Chandler?

:grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

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Lou Grant (Mary Tyler Moore Show)

Cosmo Kramer (Seinfeld)

Arthur Dietrich (Barney Miller)

Dr. Johnny Fever (WKRP in Cincinnati)

Jack Donaghy (30 Rock)

Latka Gravas (Taxi)

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Dr. Johnny Fever (WKRP in Cincinnati)
Phil Fish (Barney Miller)
Bob Hartley (The Bob Newhart Show)
Burt Campbell (Soap)
Bull Shannon (Night Court)
Norm Peterson (Cheers)

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Characters, not actors. :wink:

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D’oh! :woman_facepalming: What a maroon

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Dewey, Malcolm in the Middle
Charlie Kelly, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Norm Peterson, Cheers
Creed Bratton, The Office
Ron Swanson, Parks and Recreation
Wilson, Home Improvement

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Reverend Jim, Taxi
Dr. Johnny Fever, WKRP in Cincinnati
Maxwell Smart, Get Smart
Louie De Palma, Taxi not likable, but always funny.
Abed Nadir, Community
Janitor, Scrubs

Adding 4 more:
Sgt Shultz, Hogan’s Heroes
Coach, Cheers
Lou Grant, Mary Tyler Moore Show
Dan Fielding, Night Court

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“Home Improvement.” “Tool Time” was the in-show television series hosted by Tim Taylor (Tim Allen).

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Yes, I should have thought about that for two more seconds before posting. (blush.) This was within the edit window, so I fixed it. Thank you, good sir.

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Thou art most welcome!

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Ya know what, let’s give everybody 10 nominations, just because.

I will flag mods to request title change.

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No worries, I gotcha.

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My additional four:

Maxwell Smart, Get Smart
Les Nessman, WKRP in Cincinnati
Arthur Dietrich, Barney Miller
Arthur “Fonzie” Fonzarelli, Happy Days

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Ron Swanson, Parks and Recreation
Niles Crane, Frasier
Frank Contanza, Seinfeld
Dr. Cox, Scrubs
Basil Fawlty, Fawlty Towers

Those were my original 5 that I’d already thought of before this thread opened. If we all get 10 I need to do some more thinking.

ETA: My additional 5:

George Costanza, Seinfeld
Kevin Malone, The Office
Hal, Malcolm in the Middle
Norm Peterson, Cheers
Barney Fife, The Andy Griffith Show

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My additional four:

Earl Hickey, My Name Is Earl
Lou Grant, The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Gregory Eddie, Abbott Elementary
Abed Nadir, Community