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re: Mount Rushmore of TV characters

Posted on 3/19/13 at 1:13 pm to
Posted by Byron Bojangles III
Member since Nov 2012
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Posted on 3/19/13 at 1:13 pm to
It's impossibruuuuuu.

But mine would be

Shawn Spencer
Burton Guster
GOB Bluth
Coach Eric Taylor
This post was edited on 3/19/13 at 1:26 pm
Posted by alajones
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Member since Oct 2005
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Posted on 3/19/13 at 1:14 pm to
Who are 4 people who have never been in my kitchen?
This post was edited on 3/19/13 at 1:15 pm
Posted by Ace Midnight
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Posted on 3/19/13 at 1:20 pm to
quote:

It's not, and thusly says so in the OP. It can be longevity or iconic stature or whatever.


Okay - these are my personal television Mount Rushmores:

CHARACTERS

Lucy Ricardo (of I Love Lucy)

Captain James Tiberius Kirk (from The Original Series)

Archie Bunker

Dr. Frasier Crane

Honorable Mention: The Fonz

ACTORS

Lucille Ball

Andy Griffith

Michael Landon

Bob Newhart

Honorable Mention: Richard Belzer
This post was edited on 3/19/13 at 1:21 pm
Posted by theone
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Member since Nov 2005
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Posted on 3/19/13 at 1:21 pm to
Mount Roushmore is all dudes...so...

Homer - Cartoon Entry

Tony Soprano - HBO/SHO Entry (wave of the future)

George - Comedy Sitcom Entry

The detective that was on Law and Order Forever - Network Drama Entry
Posted by SG_Geaux
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Member since Aug 2004
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Posted on 3/19/13 at 1:21 pm to
Lucile Ball
Cosmo Kramer
Homer Simpson
The Fonz
This post was edited on 3/19/13 at 1:23 pm
Posted by tigerinthebueche
Member since Oct 2010
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Posted on 3/19/13 at 1:28 pm to
Carrol O'Connor- Archie Bunker
Kelsey Grammer- Frasier Krane
Lucy
Alan Alda- Hawkeye Pierce M*A*S*H
Posted by alajones
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Member since Oct 2005
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Posted on 3/19/13 at 1:51 pm to
Okay, so I know you have all been on pins and needles and I think I have it narrowed down.

Objective Mt. Rushmore- TV actors only

Lucille Ball
Jackie Gleason
Andy Griffith
Michael Landon (I'm sorry Fonz)


My personal favorite TV actors

Kelsey Grammer
Bob Newhart
Andy Griffith
Fred Rogers

Posted by GumBro Jackson
Raleigh
Member since Mar 2011
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Posted on 3/19/13 at 2:08 pm to
Lucille Ball is a lock from the early days of TV

Archie Bunker from All in the Family. Was the most popular show in the country for years and also had more political content than a lot of earlier shows.

Heathcliff Huxtable (Bill Cosby) was very popular for years and one of the more important AA roles on TV

Homer Simpson I think is more representative of the Simpsons than Bart (the show started more about Bart, but became more about Homer).


Seinfeld was arguably the greatest sitcom ever. George and Kramer are wackier, but the show revolved around Jerry.

Tony Soprano is arguably the icon for the modern golden age of high production value cable productions

Honorable mention to Sheriff Andy Taylor (played by Andy Griffith) was incredibly popular in his day
Posted by AstroTiger
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Member since Oct 2007
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Posted on 3/19/13 at 2:21 pm to
I'm not exactly a connoisseur of pop culture and all-time tv shows, but when I first read this thread title these 2 names came to mind:

Homer Simpson
Jerry Seinfeld


Also, Lucille Ball and Tony Soprano are solid picks for the other 2 IMO
Posted by LSUFanNTX
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Member since May 2005
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Posted on 3/19/13 at 3:52 pm to
No love for Marshall Dillon from Gunsmoke?
Posted by MetryTyger
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Member since Jan 2004
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Posted on 3/19/13 at 4:01 pm to
Lucy Ricardo
Ralph Kramden
Andy Taylor
Jerry Seinfeld

Possibilities: (chronlogically)

Uncle Milty (Milton Berle)
Perry Mason
Ben Casey
Mr. Ed
Lassie
Dr. Kildare
Marshall Matt Dillon
Steve Douglas
Ben Cartwright
Rob Petrie
Oliver Wendell Douglass
Mr. Phelps
Captain James T. Kirk
Dr. Robert Harley
Archie Bunker
Arhtur Fonzarelli
Mary Richards
Lou Grant
Maude
JJ Evans
Fred Sanford
Hawkeye Pierce
Sonny Crockett
Dr. Huxtable
Homer Simpson

This post was edited on 3/19/13 at 4:06 pm
Posted by SoFla Tideroller
South Florida
Member since Apr 2010
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Posted on 3/20/13 at 12:27 am to
Lucille Ball
Matt Dillon
Archie Bunker
Homer Simpson
Posted by CtotheVrzrbck
WeWaCo
Member since Dec 2007
37538 posts
Posted on 3/20/13 at 1:59 am to
quote:

Jackie Gleason


was my first thought.


I don't know if it can be narrowed down to just 4 characters.


There's just too damn many of them. How can you leave off the Fonz? or Andy Griffith, or Archie Bunker, or Granny Clampett, or Hawkeye, or Mr. T, or Marshall Matt Dillon, or Boss Hogg, or Optimus Prime, or Dave Chapelle's Tyrone Biggums, Clayton Bigsby, or slutty Carrie, or even Dr. Sheldon Cooper?
Posted by CocomoLSU
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Member since Feb 2004
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Posted on 3/20/13 at 7:04 am to
quote:

I don't know if it can be narrowed down to just 4 characters.

Well it is a Mount Rushmore..
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