# Who are your 5 favorite female sitcom characters of all time?

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Ignoring all my childhood crushes (Mary Ann, Jeanie, 99, Catwoman, Laurie Partridge…) I’ll go with:

Kimmie Schmidt (Unbreakable Kimmie Schmidt)  
Maw Maw (Raising Hope)  
April Ludgate (Parks and Recreation)  
Jenna Maroney (30 Rock)  
Lucy Ricardo (I Love Lucy)

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