10 Greatest TV Comedy Characters Of All Time

[CaptCleghorn]

But with both the Three Stooges and Laurel & Hardy, were they really "TV characters"? Weren't they more short film theater movie releases that later were shown on TV, as opposed to characters on shows created for TV?

The TV characters mentioned have been running characters in TV shows. While technically, the Stooges and Stan and Ollie starred in short theatrical films, they were basically the same characters in most of their shorts with the same mannerisms and catch phrases. The resulting work was basically episodic comedy.

[MajorHoy]

The TV characters mentioned have been running characters in TV shows. While technically, the Stooges and Stan and Ollie starred in short theatrical films, they were basically the same characters in most of their shorts with the same mannerisms and catch phrases. The resulting work was basically episodic comedy.

But since the title of the questionable list was "10 Greatest TV Comedy Characters Of All Time", I don't know if people would normally include characters from movie shorts just because they were seen in reruns on TV.

[j9ac9k]

- David Brent
- Selina Meyers
- Dr Johnny Fever
- George Costanza
- Fleabag
- Sterling Malory Archer
- Richard Hendricks
- Jean-Ralphio Sapperstein
- Ralph Kramden
- Felix Unger

[CaptCleghorn]

But since the title of the questionable list was "10 Greatest TV Comedy Characters Of All Time", I don't know if people would normally include characters from movie shorts just because they were seen in reruns on TV.

It might be a hoot if we let everybody decide whether they want to depend on the basic idea or adhere to a perceived restriction. The universe is safe if we think Curly qualifies. Probably even Shemp. Joe and Curly Joe however would give me doubt.

[AndrewCrossett]

Well, if we're opening it up to greatest comedy characters in any medium, I'd like to nominate the world's first recorded comedy double act: Dionysus and Xanthias from Aristophanes' The Frogs.

[caj]

Shaggy from Scooby Doo.

[CaptainUniverse]

This was tough because there are a lot of funny characters on TV.

Archie Bunker
Red Forman
Al Bundy
Gilligan
Lucille Ball
George Jefferson
Fred Sanford
Cliff Claven
Barney Fife
Gomer Pyle

[MajorHoy]

It might be a hoot if we let everybody decide whether they want to depend on the basic idea or adhere to a perceived restriction. The universe is safe if we think Curly qualifies. Probably even Shemp. Joe and Curly Joe however would give me doubt.

Hey, all I was doing was responding to this:

The Three Stooges (Shocked they weren't mentioned. By far the greatest comedy act in my books. The Stooges are timeless)

Lucille Ball

Laurel and Hardy

Fred Sanford

and explaining why I thought people may not have named / listed them.

[WestPhillyPunisher]

Here's my top 10, in alphabetical order by surname:

Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced "Bouquet"), Keeping Up Appearances
Al Bundy, Married...With Children
Archie Bunker, All In The Family
Fred Flintstone, The Flintstones
Wilberforce Humphries, Are You Being Served?
George Jefferson, The Jeffersons
Ralph Kramden, The Honeymooners
Lucy Ricardo, I Love Lucy
Fred Sanford, Sanford & Son
Homer Simpson, The Simpsons

[The True Detective]

1. Homer J Simpson
2. Al Bundy
3. Lucy Ricardo
4. Felix Unger
5. Ron Swanson
6. Abed Nadir
7. Jack Donaghy
8. Eddie Haskell
9. Ralph Kramden
10. Stewie Griffin