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The Fifty Greatest Characters on TV...EVER!
TV Guide: October, 1999

Sitemaster note: If you find yourself disagreeing with some of the names on this list and thinking of people who should be on this list (like Bub on "My Three Sons" or Fred Mertz on "I Love Lucy"...vivat William Frawley!!), you needn't worry. The people who made this list up probably did so in about half an hour over coffee and cigarettes. While some of their choices are on target, there are plenty of candidates that don't make the list.

  1. Louie De Palma, "Taxi"

  2. Ed Norton, "The Honeymooners"

  3. Lucy Ricardo, "I Love Lucy"

  4. Fonzie (Arthur Fonzarelli), "Happy Days"

  5. Archie Bunker, "All In the Family"

  6. Mr. Spock, "Star Trek"

  7. Lt. Columbo, "Columbo"

  8. Emma Peel, "The Avengers"

  9. Barney Fife, "The Andy Griffith Show"

  10. George Costanza, "Seinfeld"

  11. J.R. Ewing, "Dallas"

  12. Felix Unger, "The Odd Couple"

  13. Ralph Kramden, "The Honeymooners"

  14. Homer Simpson, "The Simpsons"

  15. Lilly Harper, "I'll Fly Away"

  16. Sgt. Bilko, "The Phil Silvers Show"

  17. Alex P. Keaton, "Family Ties"

  18. Theo Kojak, "Kojak"

  19. Maxwell Smart, "Maxwell Smart"

  20. Eddie Haskell, "Leave It to Beaver"

  21. Mary Richards, "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"
  22. Maynard G. Krebs, "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis"

  23. Andy Sipowicz, "NYPD Blue"

  24. Paladin, "Have Gun, Will Travel"

  25. Jim Rockford, "The Rockford Files"

  26. Roseanne, "Roseanne"

  27. Steve Urkel, "Family Matters"

  28. Edina Monsoon, "Absolutely Fabulous"

  29. Ted Baxter, "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"
  30. Frank Pembleton, "Homicide: Life On The Street"

  31. Niles Crane, "Frasier"

  32. Jim Ignatowski, "Taxi"

  33. Diane Chambers, "Cheers"

  34. Mork, "Mork & Mindy"

  35. Kramer, "Seinfeld"

  36. Fred Sanford, "Sanford and Son" (Shut up, Dummy!)

  37. Hawk, "Spenser: For Hire"

  38. Jane Hathaway, "The Beverly Hillbillies"

  39. Artie, "The Larry Sanders Show"

  40. Alexis Carrington, "Dynasty"

  41. Dr. Mark Craig, "St. Elsewhere"

  42. Bill Bittinger, "Buffalo Bill"

  43. Adam, "Northern Exposure"

  44. David Addison, "Moonlighting"

  45. Jane Tennison, "Prime Suspect"

  46. Xena, "Xena: Warrior Princess"

  47. Douglas Wambaugh, "Picket Fences"

  48. Miles Drentell, "Thirtysomething"

  49. Elliot Carlin, "The Bob Newhart Show"

  50. Maurice "Buddy" Sorrell, "The Dick Van Dyke Show"
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