# Who are your 10 favorite male TV sitcom characters of all time? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\ **Created:** [March 27, 2026, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-10-favorite-male-tv-sitcom-characters-of-all-time/1028821 "2026-03-27T20:38:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2026, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-10-favorite-male-tv-sitcom-characters-of-all-time/1028821/21 "2026-03-27T21:11:02Z")
Dr. Harry Vanderspiegle - Resident Alien Ash Williams - Ash vs. Evil Dead Jay Pritchett - Modern Family Paperboi - Atlanta Ted Lasso - Ted Lasso Jack Doneghy - 30 Rock ---
**Author:** ![Author\_Balk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Author\_Balk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Author_Balk)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2026, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-10-favorite-male-tv-sitcom-characters-of-all-time/1028821/22 "2026-03-27T21:17:11Z")
I had six… I’ll come up with four more later. Archie Bunker - All in the Family Mike Stivik - All in the Family Bill McNeal - Newsradio (making two actors who were killed by family members) Brent Leroy - Corner Gas Balki Bartokomous - Perfect Strangers Niles Crane - Frasier # ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2026, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-10-favorite-male-tv-sitcom-characters-of-all-time/1028821/23 "2026-03-27T21:19:33Z")
Is this going to be the same methodology as for the female sitcom characters? i.e. like a tournament instead of an election? ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2026, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-10-favorite-male-tv-sitcom-characters-of-all-time/1028821/24 "2026-03-27T21:20:53Z")
> [@Locrian](#): > > Dr. Harry Vanderspiegle - Resident Alien > Ash Williams - Ash vs. Evil Dead > Paperboi - Atlanta > Ted Lasso - Ted Lasso Are these sitcoms? Asking because I don’t know. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2026, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-10-favorite-male-tv-sitcom-characters-of-all-time/1028821/25 "2026-03-27T21:21:31Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > Is this going to be the same methodology as for the female sitcom characters? i.e. like a tournament instead of an election? Yes, a March Madness-style series of brackets. mmm ---
**Author:** ![colinfred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colinfred/32/21338_2.png) [@colinfred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colinfred)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2026, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-10-favorite-male-tv-sitcom-characters-of-all-time/1028821/26 "2026-03-27T21:23:41Z")
Additional 4 Ted Crilly (Father Ted) Dave Charnley (Drop the Dead Donkey) Barney Stinson (How I Met Your Mother) Jeff Bingham (Rules of Engagement) ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2026, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-10-favorite-male-tv-sitcom-characters-of-all-time/1028821/27 "2026-03-27T21:23:45Z")
Resident Alien & Ted Lasso are, Ash vs. Evil Dead is more a comedy horror. ---
**Author:** ![Jaycat.again](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat.again/32/11525_2.png) [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2026, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-10-favorite-male-tv-sitcom-characters-of-all-time/1028821/28 "2026-03-27T21:37:43Z")
Barney Fife - Andy Griffith Show Rollo Lawson - Sanford and Son Buddy Sorrell - Dick Van Dyke Show ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2026, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-10-favorite-male-tv-sitcom-characters-of-all-time/1028821/29 "2026-03-27T21:38:16Z")
In no particular order: Rob Petrie, _The Dick Van Dyke Show_ Dr. Johnny Fever, _WKRP in Cincinnati_ Norm Peterson, _Cheers_ Arthur “Fonzie” Fonzarelli, _Happy Days_ Al Borland, _Home Improvement_ Dr. Frasier Crane, _Frasier_ Maxwell Smart, _Get Smart_ Al Bundy, _Married with Children_ Col. Sherman T. Potter, _MASH_ Leonard Hofstadter, _The Big Bang Theory_ ---
**Author:** ![Author\_Balk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Author\_Balk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Author_Balk)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2026, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-10-favorite-male-tv-sitcom-characters-of-all-time/1028821/30 "2026-03-27T21:41:54Z")
My extra 4. If Resident Alien counts: Harry V. Not sure if this counts. Frank Drebin - Police Squad George Jefferson - The Jeffersons Wojohowitz - Barney Miller And replacements for the first 2 if not permitted - in order Klinger - MASH Coach - Cheers ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2026, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-10-favorite-male-tv-sitcom-characters-of-all-time/1028821/31 "2026-03-27T21:44:44Z")
Archie Bunker (All in the Family) Michael Stivic (All in the Family) Corporal Randolph Agarn (F Troop) Basil Fawlty (Fawlty Towers) Mickey Dolenz (The Monkees) Frank Barone (Everybody Loves Raymond) Arthur Dietrich (Barney Miller) Ralph Kramden (The Honeymooners) Ed Norton (The Honeymooners) Bull Shannon (Night Court) These are in no particular order, and my opinion might change at any time. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2026, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-10-favorite-male-tv-sitcom-characters-of-all-time/1028821/32 "2026-03-27T21:54:20Z")
Gomez Addams: _The Addams Family_ Gilligan: _Gilligan’s Island_ Frank Burns: _MASH_ Creed: _The Office_ Siegfried: _Get Smart_ Barney Fife: _The Andy Griffith Show_ Titus Andromedon: _Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt_ Frank Drebin: _Police Squad_ Barth Gimble - _America 2-Night_ Dave Wison - _News Radio_ ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2026, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-10-favorite-male-tv-sitcom-characters-of-all-time/1028821/33 "2026-03-27T21:56:07Z")
> [@Author\_Balk](#): > > Not sure if this counts. Frank Drebin - Police Squad It only had 6 episodes, but it was absolutely a 30-minute network TV sitcom. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2026, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-10-favorite-male-tv-sitcom-characters-of-all-time/1028821/34 "2026-03-27T22:06:11Z")
My plus four Buddy Sorrell, _The Dick van Dyke Show_ Capt. Stephen Peacock, _Are You Being Served?_ Ted Baxter, _The Mary Tyler Moore Show_ Mork, _Mork and Mindy_ Nanoo, nanoo! ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2026, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-10-favorite-male-tv-sitcom-characters-of-all-time/1028821/35 "2026-03-27T22:29:10Z")
Mr. Haney (Green Acres) George Costanza (Seinfeld) Cliff Clavin (Cheers) Ron Swanson (Parks & Rec) Manuel (Fawlty Towers) Herb Tarlek (WKRP in Cincinnati) Dwight Schrute (The Office - US) Gareth Keenan (The Office - UK) Jimmy James (NewsRadio) Maxwell Smart (Get Smart) ---
**Author:** ![GenerationJones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@GenerationJones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GenerationJones)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2026, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-10-favorite-male-tv-sitcom-characters-of-all-time/1028821/36 "2026-03-27T22:31:24Z")
My first six: Archie Bunker (_All in the Family_) Niles Crane (_Frasier_) Mork from Ork (_Mork and Mindy_) Mr. Roper (_Three’s Company_) Felix Unger (_The Odd Couple_) Charles Emerson Winchester III (_M.A.S.H._) ed. typo ---
**Author:** ![Deanna\_D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e495f1/32.png) [@Deanna\_D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deanna_D)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2026, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-10-favorite-male-tv-sitcom-characters-of-all-time/1028821/37 "2026-03-27T23:08:15Z")
This is tougher than I thought, but here goes: Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith Show) Archie Bunker (All in the Family) Arthur Spooner (King of Queens) Bob Newhart (Bob Newhart Show) Chandler Bing (Friends) George Costanza (Seinfeld) Jack Tripper (Three’s Company) Johnny Fever (WKRP in Cincinnati) Lou Grant (Mary Tyler Moore Show) Niles Crane (Frasier) ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2026, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-10-favorite-male-tv-sitcom-characters-of-all-time/1028821/38 "2026-03-27T23:30:56Z")
Cosmo Kramer (Seinfeld) Phil Dunphy (Modern Family) Jack Donaghy (30 Rock) Larry David (Curb Your Enthusiasm) Sam Malone (Cheers) Archie Bunker (All in the Family) Michael Scott (The Office) Frank Costanza (Seinfeld) GOB Bluth (Arrested Development) George Costanza (Seinfeld) ---
**Author:** ![dorvann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2026, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-10-favorite-male-tv-sitcom-characters-of-all-time/1028821/39 "2026-03-28T00:05:13Z")
Harry Stone (Harry Anderson) –_Night Court_ Gilligan (Bob Denver) – _Gilligan’s Island_ Maynard G Krebs (Bob Denver) – _The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis_ Screech (Dustin Diamond – _Saved By the Bell_ Mr Furley (Don Knotts) – _Three’s Company_ Alex Keaton (Michael J Fox) – _Family Ties_ Arthur “Fonzie” Fonzarelli (Henry Winkler) – _Happy Days_ ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2026, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-10-favorite-male-tv-sitcom-characters-of-all-time/1028821/40 "2026-03-28T00:18:56Z")
> [@Locrian](#): > > Ash Williams - Ash vs. Evil Dead We’re going to call this one ineligible.. mmm [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-10-favorite-male-tv-sitcom-characters-of-all-time/1028821.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-10-favorite-male-tv-sitcom-characters-of-all-time/1028821.md?page=3)