Top 5 television characters

[swingline]

Put your shoes on, Grady. Your feet stink.

 

[da man]

The one I saw was driving in Maryland like an asshole.

That could be anyone.

 

[da man]

Fred Sanford

That's Fred G. Sanford, period. The G stands for "Gonna give you five across yo' lip."

 

[da man]

Oh, and, uh... one more thing.

Lieutenant Columbo.

 

[outofplace]

Josiah "Jed" Bartlet
Toby Ziegler
Hawkeye Pierce
Andy Sipowicz
C.J. Cregg

Yes, I could make an entire list from The West Wing, damnit.

 

[Batman]

Transporter plates are used by the transportation industry to transport unregistered vehicles from one point to another (usually from the manufacturer to a dealer lot). These plates may be moved from vehicle to vehicle.

Interesting. Thought maybe they were for people in a different industry:

:

 

[Wenders]

Three pages in and not a mention of Ron Swanson? For shame.

My others:
Archie Bunker
Lucy Ricardo
Karen Walker
Rose Nyland

 

[misterbc]

Can't believe the most famous banker in TV history, Milburn Drysdale of the Beverley Hillbillies, isn't appreciated more for his unashamed ass kissing and compulsive love of money.
I'm in the camp of liking all the offbeat types, Cliff Calvin, Frank Burns, George Costanza, Lionel Hutz, Niles Crane, etc.

 

[Wenders]

Niles Crane is another good one, @misterbc.

 

[PCLoadLetter]

Off the top of my head...

Basil Fawlty
Omar
David Brent
Moira Rose
Angel (Rockford Files)

 

[tapintoamerica]

Det. Frank Pembleton
Steve McGarrett
Det. Lennie Briscoe
Det./Sgt. John Munch

 

[micropolitan guy]

Somehow I forgot Jed Bartlett. Shame on me. And everyone on "Homicide" was great.

I know David Caruso gets a lot of grief here but there was no better character on TV in the late 20th century than detective John Kelly on the first and part of the second seasons of 'NYPD Blue." He just killed it.