Greatest sitcom character (split from BnB)

Rodafowa · **Posted:** Thu Dec 11, 2008 11:43

Doctor GlyNadolig wrote:

davprezzie wrote:

American sit-coms are founded on the concept (... Seinfeld....)

George, who I claim is possibly the greatest sit-com character of all time...

Hmmmm...

Sir Humphrey Appleby?
Arnold Judas Rimmer?

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38597

Can I vote Homer Simpson... certainly a great character, long running show, well-loved, but is it a sit-com?

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Dec 11, 2008 11:49

Ding Dong from nightinggales.

Kern · **Posted:** Thu Dec 11, 2008 11:51

Niles Crane.

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Dec 11, 2008 11:52

Kern wrote:

Niles Crane.

andyb · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 489

Norman Stanley Fletcher

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16610

It depends I guess if best means made you laugh the hardest or made you laugh most. I'd have to say Alan Partridge in "I'm Alan Partridge" probably made me laugh the hardest, I mean proper genuine LOLs, but I'm not sure that's even a sitcom. American sitcoms I find to be consistently entertaining, gently amusing but short of genuine hilarity. I can remember watching Cheers and Frasier loads and really enjoying them but can't recall very many of the actual laughs.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38597

I reckon british sitcoms are often a bit more on the Hyper-Real side, with absurd situations and exaggerated characters. US sitcoms are quite formulaic and pretty 'realistic' by comaprison.

myp · **Posted:** Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:04

Basil Fawlty.

Malc · **Posted:** Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:04

Surely it's delboy, I mean remember that time, he went to lean on the bar and the flap was up, and he fell right through?

Comdey gold? Or when he held the dust sheet under the wrong chandelier, or when he dressed up as batman?

The character is a genius!

Malc

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38597

Spinglo All The Way! wrote:

Surely it's delboy, I mean remember that time, he went to lean on the bar and the flap was up, and he fell right through?

Comdey gold? Or when he held the dust sheet under the wrong chandelier, or when he dressed up as batman?

The character is a genius!

Malc

I can't figure if your being sarcastic there malc...

myp · **Posted:** Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:08

Malc is always sincere.

Malc · **Posted:** Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:08

davprezzie wrote:

Spinglo All The Way! wrote:

Surely it's delboy, I mean remember that time, he went to lean on the bar and the flap was up, and he fell right through?

Comdey gold? Or when he held the dust sheet under the wrong chandelier, or when he dressed up as batman?

The character is a genius!

Malc

I can't figure if your being sarcastic there malc...

The best bit is, neither can I!

I mean, I laughed at all of those things when I saw them for the first time, but, the national treasurenes of it all seems a but OTT imo

Malc

AceAceBaby · **Posted:** Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:08

Mange tout, Rodney, mange tout.

Rodafowa · **Posted:** Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:09

Kern wrote:

Niles Crane.

I did think about him but he's a bit of a one-joke character, isn't he?

Plus I hold it against him that Frasier's last couple of seasons were unbearably shit.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:09

Alan Partridge - Probably my fave

Also ran: Father Dougal McGuire, Victor Meldrew.

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:10

Timebomb from No heroics.

Morte · **Posted:** Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:14

Another vote for Niles Crane. Yes he was somewhat 'one note' but we are talking about sit coms here.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38597

Arkwright. Loved him, the racist, misogynistic, tight-fisted old codger. In fact, I don't think there was a Ronnie Barker character that I didn't love.

myp · **Posted:** Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:16

davprezzie wrote:

Arkwright. Loved him, the racist, misogynistic, tight-fisted old codger. In fact, I don't think there was a Ronnie Barker character that I didn't love.

Even Clarence?

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:16

jaqui Smith

Malc · **Posted:** Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:18

Joy from Drop the Dead Donkey.

Hawkeye from M.A.S.H.

Norm from cheers.

Blackadder

Malc

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38597

myoptinsel wrote:

Even Clarence?

Yeah, only six episodes so yeah. I man-love Ronnie B.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

MaliA wrote:

Timebomb from No heroics.

He is, to be fair, excellent.

But come on, George from Seinfeld is an awesome character. Ricky Gervais thinks so. Festivus! Quitting his job on Friday, only to return on Monday and pretend that it was just a joke! Building a bed under his desk! Calzones!

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38597

Spinglo All The Way! wrote:

Blackadder

In all his guises (except series 1. That was shit)

myp · **Posted:** Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:19

davprezzie wrote:

myoptinsel wrote:

Even Clarence?

Yeah, only six episodes so yeah. I man-love Ronnie B.

Even Plantagenet Evans?

Series 1 of Blackadder was awesome. I hate you.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38597

Doctor GlyNadolig wrote:

Ricky Gervais thinks so

That is not the way to convince people, Doc.

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:20

Gareth from the office.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49237

Blackadder-as-lisping-idiot was pretty awful.

myp · **Posted:** Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:20

davprezzie wrote:

Doctor GlyNadolig wrote:

Ricky Gervais thinks so

That is not the way to convince people, Doc.

I'd forgotten about Gervais. Love him or hate him, David Brent is the work of twisted genius.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38597

myoptinsel wrote:

Even Plantagenet Evans?

Since I have not seen that one... yes. Man-love remember? Stop reading IMDB

Quote:

Series 1 of Blackadder was awesome. I hate you.

Brian Blessed? No.

Runcle · **Posted:** Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:22

Tobias Fúnke from Arrested Development.

myp · **Posted:** Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:23

davprezzie wrote:

Brian Blessed? No.

Brian Blessed is amazing - you're fast becoming my nemesis.

Even Renaissance Man?

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38597

Runcle Scrooge wrote:

Tobias Fúnke from Arrested Development.

The accented 'u' confooses me

myp · **Posted:** Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:24

Foonke, I think.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38597

myoptinsel wrote:

Brian Blessed is amazing - you're fast becoming my nemesis.

Brian Blessed is a hairy foghorn who decided to hide his talent under a beard and a loud voice.

Quote:

Even Renaissance Man?

See: Plantagenet Evans

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38597

myoptinsel wrote:

Foonke, I think.

As in, "I'm soooo Funk-eeeeee!"

Retch. Pass

myp · **Posted:** Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:30

Even Various Roles? (Stop that now - Ed)

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38597

myoptinsel wrote:

Even Various Roles? (Stop that now - Ed)

I knew it!

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:32

Jonny from Two Pinst of (BANG!)

RuySan · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3542

I agree on george from Seinfeld. Also:

Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory, because he's so goddamn funny

Lucius Vorenus from Rome, because he's such a badass

Claire from Six Feet Under, because she's gorgeous and overall a very real and likeable character

Plissken · **Posted:** Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:38

Spinglo All The Way! wrote:

Joy from Drop the Dead Donkey.

Joy Merryweather, in fact. With added would.

Has to be Norman Stanley Fletcher, mind. But where would he be without Mr Mackay?

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38597

Plitzen wrote:

Has to be Norman Stanley Fletcher, mind. But where would he be without Mr Mackay?

Free?

Dudley · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8679

Spinglo All The Way! wrote:

Joy from Drop the Dead Donkey.

I nearly posted her, just rewatching the entire run of that.

Plissken · **Posted:** Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:48

Dudley wrote:

Spinglo All The Way! wrote:

Joy from Drop the Dead Donkey.

I nearly posted her, just rewatching the entire run of that.

One of the bits I always wanted to see - there is a bit where Joy is given a surprise in the office. Possibly some kind of strippogram or something. I remember Henry booming out "JOY MERRYWEATHER... " and there is a look on Joys face and I'm not convinced the following scene is scripted, because she looks too surprised all the way through.

That sounds really very vague.

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:51

Plitzen wrote:

Dudley wrote:

Spinglo All The Way! wrote:

Joy from Drop the Dead Donkey.

I nearly posted her, just rewatching the entire run of that.

One of the bits I always wanted to see - there is a bit where Joy is given a surprise in the office. Possibly some kind of strippogram or something. I remember Henry booming out "JOY MERRYWEATHER... " and there is a look on Joys face and I'm not convinced the following scene is scripted, because she looks too surprised all the way through.

That sounds really very vague.

I have all 3 series here, but buggared if i'm going to watch them all today.

LaceSensor · **Joined:** 2nd Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 3137

Chandler Bing

Jim Royle

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16610

LaceSensor wrote:

Chandler Bing

Best ever? As in funniest?

Crikey.

Plissken · **Posted:** Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:58

LaceSensor wrote:

Chandler Bing

Oh. My. God.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16610

Maybe it was a joke but he forgot to post the little "that was a joke" dwiddly guitar bit.

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