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King Riptor

Shorty wrote: »

ron is a libertarian as imagined by a very optimistic and reasonable liberal

no real-life libertarian is anything like Ron Swanson, especially after the first season

I feel like Ron just identifies as libertarian because initially he feels like he deserves to be alone and not rely on others. He pushes people away. I think thats why he begrudgingly mentors April so he can keep her from ending up like him.

WiseManTobes

Serious lack of Cheers and Frasier characters on these lists

Raijin Quickfoot

Both of those shows seem like the strength lies in the ensemble, not necessarily individual pieces.

Raijin Quickfoot

This isn't the movie thread

WiseManTobes

Raijin Quickfoot wrote: »

Both of those shows seem like the strength lies in the ensemble, not necessarily individual pieces.

counter argument, Martin Crane

edit: Oh oh, can I nominate Hal and Lois as a single entry?

Raijin Quickfoot

I'm watching the new Double Dare. Marc Summers isn't the host... He's kind of like... The color man?

Other than that the show seems to be identical.

One of the kids keeps dabbing though and I want to punch him.

minor incident

Don't punch children, Raijin. It can only end badly for you.

Lindsay Lohan

Both of tonight's episodes of Double Dare were won by the wrong teams.

Rorshach Kringle

A Dabble Of Thelonius wrote: »

Wife and I just marathoned A.P. Bio. And I now have to do some rearranging on my favorite sitcom characters list.

Speaking of.

What would y'all have for your top, oh let's say five?

a.j. - married
robert california - the office
garry shandling - it's garry shandling's show
chris peterson - get a life
jill tyrell - nighty night

this took hours to pare down

King Riptor

Lindsay Lohan wrote: »

Both of tonight's episodes of Double Dare were won by the wrong teams.

Then it captures the spirit of the original

3cl1ps3

Rorshach Kringle wrote: »

A Dabble Of Thelonius wrote: »

Wife and I just marathoned A.P. Bio. And I now have to do some rearranging on my favorite sitcom characters list.

Speaking of.

What would y'all have for your top, oh let's say five?

a.j. - married
robert california - the office
garry shandling - it's garry shandling's show
chris peterson - get a life
jill tyrell - nighty night

this took hours to pare down

i imagine you in a candlelit room, neglecting the rest of your life, thinking furiously as the moon slowly rises in the background

Rorshach Kringle

nah i just kept typing names, sipping vodka, and angrily striking them out

then i screamed at my neighbor for letting their dog poop in the hall

then i eliminated runner up carl winslow

Maddoc

I don't know what the problem is

There's six Friends, and one of them is Ross

Rorshach Kringle

Maddoc wrote: »

I don't know what the problem is

There's six Friends, and one of them is Ross

how dare you

tynic

ok - and I realise as I think this through that not only do I hate most sitcoms, but I want pretty much everyone in them to die painfully

tied for first: Marsha+Brian from Spaced
Sue White, Green Wing
Ben Wyatt, Parks and Rec
Eleanor, The Good Place

Ron, Chidi, Leslie, and all three Goodies are all very close runners up.

Dr. Flamingo

Abed Nadir
April Ludgate
Tahani Al-Jamil
Steven Hyde
Barney Stinson

It's... been awhile since I've seen How I Met Your Mother, so it's possible Barney might not have
made the list if I had seen it recently.

Maddoc

HIMYM was nine seasons too long

knitdan

The character of Barney Stinson has not aged well, no

Tube

Many of barney’s schemes would qualify as rape in some states

knitdan

Anyway my favorite sitcom characters are

The dog from Frasier
Steve Holt!
Robin Scherbatsky
Leslie Knope
Titus Pullo

Librarian's ghost

I finished season 2 of Series of Unfortunate Events and man does NPH act the hell out of
Count Olaf.

McFodder

I'm not going to begin making a list right now because I've got work to do (catching up while a job prints), but when I do Joel Hammond from Santa Clarita diet is gonna be on it.

Dr. Flamingo

Oh. Well, then. I just realized I forgot to put anyone from Don't Trust The B In Apartment 23, so replace Barney with Chloe, then.

I would put someone from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend on my list, but that might just lean closer to Not A Sitcom. Too many characters to choose from, anyway.

3cl1ps3

Y'all weren't kidding about this Hannah Gadsby special, holy fuckin' fuck.

This special is important.

Rorshach Kringle

the three hardest people to cut were james vanderbeek, phillip banks, and carl winslow

3cl1ps3

Rorshach Kringle wrote: »

the three hardest people to cut were james vanderbeek, phillip banks, and carl winslow

Because him playing a wholly ridiculous version of himself is just the best.



this was my cover photo on facebook for a very long time, until it became Michael Bolton riding an eagle.

Crimson King

i only watched venture bros. recently and my list is now just dr. mrs. the monarch five times

Poorochondriac

It's kinda fucked up how many great characters Venture Bros. has, given its origins as a crude, fifteen-minute Johnny Quest parody

Like, imagine how wild it'd be if Sealab 2021 suddenly decided to become a meditation on failure with a complex mythology and a cast of dozens

Rorshach Kringle

Poorochondriac wrote: »

It's kinda fucked up how many great characters Venture Bros. has, given its origins as a crude, fifteen-minute Johnny Quest parody

Like, imagine how wild it'd be if Sealab 2021 suddenly decided to become a meditation on failure with a complex mythology and a cast of dozens

it sounds like someone didn't quite get tornado shanks

Donovan Puppyfucker

Rorshach Kringle wrote: »

nah i just kept typing names, sipping vodka, and angrily striking them out

then i screamed at my neighbor for letting their dog poop in the hall

then i eliminated runner up carl winslow

That's okay though, because Reginald VelJohnson wins best movie cop for Die Hard. Yes, Sgt. Al Powell is even better than Axel Foley or Freddy Heflin.

Raijin Quickfoot

Here is my real list

Buck from Married With Children
Eddie from Frasier
Santa's Little Helper from The Simpsons
Speedy from The Drew Carey Show
Murray from Mad About You

Sorce

Ya'll are sleeping on Justified.

For a looser definition of 'sitcom'.

Cheeseliker

Did everyone forget about Raymond Holt??????

King Riptor

Cheeseliker wrote: »

Did everyone forget about Raymond Holt??????

Um he was on my list.

Wimble

going with live-action only and no multiple picks from the same show made me end up with these top fools:

Philip Banks
Dennis Reynolds
Brad Williams
Fran Fine
Christopher Turk

Would be wildly different if I didn't knit this together in ten minutes while at work, I am sure

honovere

Would splitting live action into multi can and single cam make it easier?

Grey Ghost

honovere wrote: »

Would splitting live action into multi can and single cam make it easier?

I still don't know what this distinction means

Kyougu

I'm surprised no one has mentioned Al Bundy.

King Riptor

Grey Ghost wrote: »

honovere wrote: »

Would splitting live action into multi can and single cam make it easier?

I still don't know what this distinction means

Um basically think of it as how Friends was shot versus Malcom in the middle.

Platy

The only character I remember from 90s sitcoms is Steve Urkel