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Side characters who made their shows work
Posted on 9/23/24 at 4:50 pm
Posted on 9/23/24 at 4:50 pm
Was thinking about this while watching Everybody Loves Raymond recently. Man, I just don’t know if that show works without Brad Garrett’s performance as Robert. I feel like every big laugh I got from that show came from him.
Any other side characters that fit that bill in your mind?
Any other side characters that fit that bill in your mind?
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Posted on 9/23/24 at 4:53 pm to BranchDawg
In regard to sitcoms, The King of Queens wouldn't have been as great of a show without Arthur Spooner. RIP Jerry
Edit: You could argue he was a main character, but oh well.
Edit: You could argue he was a main character, but oh well.
This post was edited on 9/23/24 at 4:54 pm
Posted on 9/23/24 at 4:56 pm to BranchDawg
Don Knotts in Andy Griffith Show
eta- The episodes he’s not in are almost unwatchable.
eta- The episodes he’s not in are almost unwatchable.
This post was edited on 9/23/24 at 5:16 pm
Posted on 9/23/24 at 4:56 pm to BranchDawg
If we can agree that Jack was the main character in Three’s Company, then we can agree that the show lost a lot when it changed its dynamic and its name.
WKRP doesn’t work without Johnny Fever IMHO.
WKRP doesn’t work without Johnny Fever IMHO.
Posted on 9/23/24 at 4:57 pm to tigerfan84
quote:OMG yes. How was this not my first thought?
Don Knotts in Andy Griffith Show
Posted on 9/23/24 at 5:01 pm to BranchDawg
Boyd Crowder in Justified.
Posted on 9/23/24 at 5:03 pm to tonydtigr
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Boyd Crowder in Justified.
Inarguably a main character and not a side character
ETA although to be fair, Brad Garrett is also definitely a main character of everyone loves Raymond
This post was edited on 9/23/24 at 5:10 pm
Posted on 9/23/24 at 5:13 pm to BranchDawg
Adding Leon as a recurring character was the best decision in all of Curb.
Posted on 9/23/24 at 5:14 pm to BranchDawg
Festus in Gunsmoke
Chloe in "24"
Wilson in Home Improvement
Chloe in "24"
Wilson in Home Improvement
This post was edited on 9/23/24 at 5:18 pm
Posted on 9/23/24 at 5:18 pm to wildtigercat93
Now we are starting to split hairs, just to split hairs.
Boyd is not "The" main character. The main character is Raylan. He could be construed as "A" main character easily, but the OP did not distinguish a group of "main characters" in his post and set them apart.
Unless otherwise specified, the OP's premise implies anyone who is not the main character is a side character by default.
Boyd is not "The" main character. The main character is Raylan. He could be construed as "A" main character easily, but the OP did not distinguish a group of "main characters" in his post and set them apart.
Unless otherwise specified, the OP's premise implies anyone who is not the main character is a side character by default.
Posted on 9/23/24 at 5:21 pm to tonydtigr
Agree to disagree, there’s no way I would consider Boyd Crowder a side character. He’s completely integral to the plot, theme, and characters of the entire show, even more than Rayland in is some aspects
Posted on 9/23/24 at 5:22 pm to tigerfan84
quote:This is the template. Andy Griffith was smart enough to see that if he switched to being the straight man that Barney (and in a smaller part the other townsfolk) would elevate the show beyond what Griffith alone could muster.
Don Knotts in Andy Griffith Show
Jerry being the least funny person on Seinfeld, Bob Newhart giving his casts full rein to be insane, it all starts with Griffith.
ETA: The opposite would be the dads on Good Times and Family Matters being pissed that the shows had to rely on J.J. and Urkel to make the shows popular.
This post was edited on 9/23/24 at 5:25 pm
Posted on 9/23/24 at 5:37 pm to Fewer Kilometers
Lowell Mather from Wings.
That show crashed after THC left.
That show crashed after THC left.
Posted on 9/23/24 at 5:41 pm to Fewer Kilometers
quote:
ETA: The opposite would be the dads on Good Times and Family Matters being pissed that the shows had to rely on J.J. and Urkel to make the shows popular.
Or when Alex Karras and his wife threw a fit that the show "Webster" revolved around a Gary Coleman knockoff instead of focusing on them. It's like, dude, you're a former football player whose only acting experience was punching a horse in Blazing Saddles and Different Strokes is the most popular show on TV. What did you think was going to happen with that show?
Posted on 9/23/24 at 5:42 pm to Fewer Kilometers
New Girl is crap without these exact three guys:
True side character:
And Ben fricking Linus
True side character:
And Ben fricking Linus
This post was edited on 9/23/24 at 5:49 pm
Posted on 9/23/24 at 5:50 pm to BranchDawg
Without NoHo Hank, Henry Winkler's character and Fuches, Barry would have been way too dark
Posted on 9/23/24 at 6:04 pm to BranchDawg
I’ll throw out another Walton Goggins roll…Shane Vandrell on the Shield.
Posted on 9/23/24 at 6:10 pm to BranchDawg
I always lapped up every scene big Dan Doherty was in. Street fight in the mud was legendary. Don’t think Al accomplishes half of anything without Dan as muscle
Posted on 9/23/24 at 6:11 pm to BranchDawg
Taxi - Danny Devito, the Louie DePalma
This post was edited on 9/23/24 at 6:12 pm
Posted on 9/23/24 at 6:20 pm to Esquire
Came here to post Leon from Curb but someone beat me to it.. I’d say the janitor from Scrubs as well
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