I'm not gonna lie to you guys: this is something I've wanted to do for a long time. I love sitcoms - they're pretty much all I watch on TV, in fact - and now, I want to determine who the most popular sitcom characters are on GameFAQs! Welcome to Best. Sitcom Character. Ever.
RULES:
1) You'll receive fifteen nominations to use: thirteen ordinary ones, and two "double nominations." As the name implies, each double nomination is worth two ordinary ones!
2) You can nominate up to four characters per series.
3) Only characters from primarily comedic programs are eligible. You can nominate characters from half-hour sitcoms, animated comedies, Adult Swim's 15-minute comedies… even characters from light "dramedy" programs, such as Monk and Chuck. Characters from drama programs aren't eligible, however; though those shows have some funny characters (Dr. House, for instance), having them in a contest like this would just be weird.
4) This contest will be held on four different boards: GameFAQs Contests (Board 8), Poll of the Day, Television: Broadcast TV and Television: Cable and Satellite. Only submit your nominations in one of the threads.
5) You can change your nominations as often as you like. Don't edit your original post, though - make a new post detailing the change(s)!
6) No alts.
7) Nominations will last for a week. Depending on how many nominations we get, this will either be a 64 or 128 character bracket - we'll have to wait and see, I guess!
I think that about covers it! Fire away!
-- CRAZY DAVE (PLANTS VS. ZOMBIES) Your Character Battle IX champion.
I'll start off with ten of my nominations (the double nominations are bolded):
1) Sterling Archer (Archer) 2) Oscar Bluth (Arrested Development) 3) Michael Bluth (Arrested Development) 4) Archie Bunker (All in the Family) 5) Leslie Knope (Parks and Recreation) 6) Cosmo Kramer (Seinfeld) 7) Dr. Frasier Crane (Cheers/Frasier) 8) Hal (Malcolm in the Middle) 9) Krusty the Clown (The Simpsons) 10) Robert Freeman (The Boondocks)
-- CRAZY DAVE (PLANTS VS. ZOMBIES) Your Character Battle IX champion.
1) Henchmen 21 (The Venture Bros) <Double> 2) Coach McGirk (Home Movies) <Double> 3) George Oscar Bleuth (GOB) (Arrested Development) 4) Killface (Frisky Dingo) 5) Toki Wartooth (Metalocalypse) 6) Pierce Hawthorne (Community) 7) Sterling Archer (Archer) 8) George Costanza (Seinfeld) 9) Charlie Kelly (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia) 10) Dr. Perry Cox (Scrubs) 11) The Monarch (The Venture Bros) 12) Dr. Byron Orpheous (The Venture Bros) 13) Ron ****ing Swanson (Parks and Recreation)
Maurice Moss (The It Crowd) Kryten (Red Dwarf) Dave Lister (Red Dwarf) Arnold Rimmer (Red Dwarf) Holly (Red Dwarf) Earl Hickey (My Name is Earl) Stewie Griffin (Family Guy) Homer Simpson (The Simpsons) Zapp Brannigan (Futurama) Fry (Futurama) Bender (Futurama) Dr Zoidberg (Futurama) Uncle Phil (Fresh Prince of Bel Air) Geoffrey Butler (Fresh Prince of Bel Air) Carlton Banks (Fresh Prince of Bel Air)
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if a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it do the other trees laugh?
1. Al Bundy (Married with Children) 2. Homer Simpson (The Simpsons) 3. John Dorian (Scrubs) 4. Perry Cox (Scrubs) 5. The Janitor (Scrubs) 6. Barney Stinson (How I met your mother) 7. Marshall Erikson (How I met your mother) 8. Bender (Futurama) 9. Phillip J. Fry (Futurama) 10. Arthur Spooner (King of Queens) 11. Sheldon Cooper (Big Bang Theory) 12. Shawn Spencer (Psych) 13. Bert "Sock" Wysocki (Reaper)
I guess Psych and Reaper should both fall under the "light dramedy" category.
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Troy Barnes (Community) Abed Nadir (Community) George Feeny (Boy Meets World) Barney Stinson (How I Met Your Mother) Marshall Ericsson (How I Met Your Mother) Leslie Knope (Parks & Recreation) Chris Traeger (Parks & Recreation) Ron Swanson (Parks & Recreation) Cliff Clavin (Cheers) Sam Malone (Cheers) Chuck Bartowski (Chuck) Bill McNeal (NewsRadio) Shawn Spencer (Psych) Burton Guster (Psych) Eric Matthews (Boy Meets World)
I think I'll go all old-school, because the older shows aren't getting enough love.
Yes, of these 15 nominations, a grand total of two came from a show that I actually watched while it was still airing new episodes; so what? Classics are classics.
Reverend Jim Ignatowski (Taxi) Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce (M*A*S*H) (if M*A*S*H isn't eligible, although I looked across all four threads before posting and only decided to go with it after seeing that someone else had nominated characters from the series, move the next name on this list up to a double nomination) Cody Lambert (Step by Step) Walter "Radar" O'Reilly (M*A*S*H) Lowell Mather (Wings) Antonio Scarpacci (Wings) Det. Stanley Wojciehowicz (Barney Miller) Sgt. Nick Yemana (Barney Miller) Sgt. Ron Harris (Barney Miller) Sgt. Philip K. Fish (Barney Miller) Benson (Soap) Waldo Geraldo Faldo (Family Matters) Steve Urkel (Family Matters) (Honestly, how can you have this contest without Urkel?) Lorelai Gilmore (Gilmore Girls) Michel Gerard (Gilmore Girls)
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Ulti (in one of his Post-Contest Analyses): God of War turned a 5 hour deadlock into a total laugher Anagram: Oh God, Tidus and Yuna were involved?
George Costanza (Seinfeld) Homer Simpson (The Simpsons) Ralph Wiggum (The Simpsons) Barney Stinson (How I Met Your Mother) Perry Cox (Scrubs) GOB (Arrested Development) Buster Bluth (Arrested Development) Cosmo Kramer (Seinfeld) Bender (Futurama) Hal (Malcolm in the Middle) Abed Nadir (Community) Bender (Futurama) Ron Swanson (Parks & Rec) Sideshow Bob (The Simpsons) The Janitor (Scrubs)
Carlton Banks (The Fresh Prince of Bel Air) Phillip Banks AKA Uncle Phil (The Fresh Prince of Bel Air) Doctor Cox (Scrubs... if that counts) Turk (Scrubs) Gob Bluth (Arrested Development) Homer Simpson (The Simpsons) Robert Barone (Everybody Loves Raymond) Sheldon (The Big Bang Theory) Barney Stinson (How I Met Your Mother) Shawn Spencer (Psych) Burton Guster (Psych) Morgan (Chuck) Chandler Bing (Friends)
More later.
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Chant the name of BlAcK TuRtLe, winner of the 2010 Guru Challenge! NEXT TIME!
Barney Stinson (How I met your mother) DOUBLE Marshall Ericsson (How I met your mother) Homer Simpson (The Simpsons) Bart Simpson (Double) (The Simpsons) Al Bundy (Married with Children) Kelly Bundy (Married with Children) Larry David (Curb your enthusiasm) Sheldon (The Big Bang Theory)
3. Cosmo Kramer (Seinfeld) 4. Frankie Heck (The Middle) 5. Oscar Madison (The Odd Couple) 6. Dick Solomon (3rd Rock From the Sun) 7. Claire Dunphy (Modern Family
That is all for now.
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Great Calamity Kittens! http://www.unikgamer.com/members/degradingseeker-314.html
Kenny Powers (Eastbound & Down) Stan Smith (American Dad) Brendon Small (Home Movies) Jason (Home Movies) Father Ted Crilly (Father Ted) Larry David (Curb Your Enthusiasm) Louise Belcher (Bob's Burgers) Hank Hill (King of the Hill) Liz Lemon (30 Rock) Jonathan Ames (Bored to Death) Tim (The Life and Times of Tim) Peggy Hill (King of the Hill) Dennis Reynolds (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia) Leon Black (Curb Your Enthusiasm) Lucille Bluth (Arrested Development)
Chandler Bing (Friends) Barney Stinson (HIMYM) Fraser Crane (Fraser) Niles Crane (Fraser) Arnold Rimmer (Red Dwarf) Will McKenzie (The Inbetweeners) John Dorian (Scrubs) Perry Cox (Scrubs The Janitor (Scrubs) Earl Hickey (My Name is Earl) Bert "Sock" Wysocki (Reaper) Geoffrey Butler (Fresh Prince of Bel Air) Charles Emerson Winchester III (MASH) Sheldon Cooper (Big Bang Theory) Officer Don (3rd Rock From the Sun)
Double noms in bold, if not obvious.
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Mer_Mer_Yes_Mer posted... Also you should totally go for a 256 character bracket.
It's tempting. :P
In all seriousness, I'm thinking it'll be 128 as opposed to 64. These threads are getting a lot more nominations than I expected... particularly on Poll of the Day!
-- CRAZY DAVE (PLANTS VS. ZOMBIES) Your Character Battle IX champion.
Yeah, someone tried to do this same contest a few months back (and completely didn't follow through) and the amount of nominations recieved was just ridiculous. 256 is definitely the way to go.
Mer_Mer_Yes_Mer posted... Yeah, someone tried to do this same contest a few months back (and completely didn't follow through) and the amount of nominations recieved was just ridiculous. 256 is definitely the way to go.
Huh, really? Dang, I thought this was an original idea. :P
I can't rule out 256 or anything... but if I were to do that, I have a feeling there'd be a ton of obscure characters in the bracket, and people would lose interest in the contest as a result. But it might be possible to pull it off if these threads get a consistent stream of nominations for the next few days.
-- CRAZY DAVE (PLANTS VS. ZOMBIES) Your Character Battle IX champion.
1. Christopher Titus (Titus) 2. Ken Titus (Titus) 3. Shawn Spencer (Psych) 4. Burton Guster (Psych) 5. Adrian Monk (Monk) 6. Dennis Finch (Just Shoot Me!)
That's it for now.
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Ted Mosby (How I Met Your Mother) Marshall Eriksen (How I Met Your Mother) Barney Stinson (How I Met Your Mother) Corey Matthews (Boy Meets World) Shawn Hunter (Boy Meets World) Eric Matthews (Boy Meets World) George Feeny (Boy Meets World) Jeff Winger (Community) Troy Barnes (Community) Abed Nadir (Community) Annie Edison (Community) Tobias Funke (Arrested Development) George Oscar Bluth (Arrested Development) Michael Bluth (Arrested Development)