Best ensemble cast?

It's weird that, arguably, the Seinfeld cast member with the most success post-Seinfeld has been Puddy. That guy is everywhere these days.

 

They're voiced by robots?

Of course, after I posted that I went and looked at their IMDB pages and see that Dan Castellaneta and Nancy Cartwright have both had solid careers as working actors for the last 25 years.
So kids, the lesson as always, is look before you post.

 

Julia Louis-Dreyfus is too busy counting all her post-Seinfeld Emmys to even respond to this.

 

I was about to say that they had both done a good bit of work, though it's easy to miss when so much of it is voice only.

 

And if we're including Puddy, then I assume we're including Whatley as well so Bryan Cranston would like a word with Batman after Louis-Dreyfus is done.

 

Of all of the suggestions so far, none of them beats Taxi. What a cast.

 

I was talking about the regulars. Cranston was only in one or two episodes, right?
Also didn't realize Louis-Dreyfus had done that well. Maybe I need to go lay down for a while.

 

Puddy was in 10 episodes. Whatley was in five. Outside of the main four who were credited for all 172 episodes: Newman was in 45, Susan 28, George's mom 27, George's dad 26, Jerry's mom 21, Jerry's dad 20 and J. Peterman 20.

 

Julie Kavner has been pretty busy dating back to the '70s, when she won an Emmy for playing Rhoda's sister.

 

I still disagree.
The original premise of the show is reflected in its construction. It's conceived as a star vehicle and the stand-up segments reflect that.
But the segments decreased over time. In seasons 8 and 9, they were gone entirely.

I don't think it's accurate to count the show title, payment or other extraneous factors when judging whether a show featured an 'ensemble cast.'
The proof show be in the show, in the writing and the performances. Are the characters/actors given equal time and importance?

Jerry is the titular character, but by season 2, the first full season, George drives the A plot in almost half the episodes.
'The Dog,' the fourth episode in season 3, even has a B plot that pokes fun at the notion that Jerry has to be the focus of everything.

In fact, I'd say 'Seinfeld' became an ensemble show faster than 'Cheers' did.

 

I didn't mean the actors who do the voices -- but the characters. There HAVE been many, many episodes in which side players are the main players for an episode. Marge's sisters. Skinner. Moe. Millhouse and/or Ralph. Etc etc.

 

Looked quickly but did not see in the previous eight pages so I am
nominating Evening Shade. Not as high profile as some other shows
but a pretty good cast in
Burt Reynolds
Michael Jeter
Marilu Henner
Charles Durning
Ossie Davis
Hal Holbrook
Elizabeth Ashley