Top 10 TV Characters in Secondary or Lesser Roles

[notbornyesterday]

If you like "Hogan's Heroes," "The Andy Griffith Show," "Green Acres" and other shows from that era, you might also like reading the very, uhm, "imaginative" (and very subjective) character profiles in The Punditty Project's Countdown of the Top 10 TV Greats in Secondary or Lesser Roles. Think The Onion meets Psychology Today meets the most fawning, overly dramatic journalist you've ever read. It's satire that someone like Johnny Fever from "WKRP in Cincinnati" or Chris the DJ from "Northern Exposure" might appreciate.

If that sounds funny to you, you'll probably like these little vignettes (scroll down), complete with embedded You Tube videos (Granny smokes a cig for a cast ad in No. 9!).

Excerpt from countdown announcement report:

"For the most part, though, Punditty doesn’t bother with TV much at all anymore unless there’s a good rerun on TV Land. Sure, he'll watch a DVD if someone drops by with the latest documentary on the metaphysical ramifications of applied quantum mechanics as they relate to the multiplicity of time-space dimensions predicted by String Theory, but who wouldn't? And yes, he has been known to make time to watch a baseball game here and there.

So, if you’re thinking Punditty’s list of characters seems a little dated, you’re right. No matter. The list spans at least 15 years of TV history and honors the achievements of those who entertained America and the world in a bygone era. Inclusion in the Punditty Pantheon is not something to be taken lightly."

Punditty Project announces countdown of TV greats
http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/1340939-tv-gr...

10. Sgt. Carter, "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C."
http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/1340942-panth...

9. Granny, "Beverly Hillbillies"
http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/1340943-bever...

8. "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, wrestler
http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/1340961-dusty...

7. Warren Coolidge, "The White Shadow"
http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/1340964-warre...

6. Chief, "Get Smart"
http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/1340966-edwar...

5.Pearl Bailey, various
http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/1363589-pearl...

4.Eddie Haskell, "Leave it to Beaver"
http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/1366765
(warning: Haskell commentary contains satire related to George W. Bush)

3. Riddle and Phelps, "Hee-Haw"
http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/1366855-effen...

2. Barney Fife, "The Andy Griffith Show"
http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/1384453-barne...

1. Mr. Kimball, "Green Acres"
http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/1385457-hank-...

Honorable Mentions (11-25) in Punditty TV Greats Pantheon
http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/1366873-tv-gr...

Punditty:
http://www.allvoices.com/users/Punditty
Offering opinions, observations and general punditry on a variety of issues, non-issues and sporting events. For Ditty and Humanity!

 

[anaconda]

This is fascinating, actually.

 

[Andrew Ryan]

0.1. Mayor Adam West, "Family Guy"

 

[Mach]

I started watching Green Acres as a kid and Mr.Kimball was always my favorite, I guess you could say I have some Kimball Energy in me, both Micro and Macro, fighting against one another on a distant.... well.... not exactly distant... more like........

It's not a bad thing to fight against yourself sometimes, it keeps you on your toes!

 

[notbornyesterday]

That's good to hear...

...well, I guess "good to read" would be more accurate...

 

[revolutionman]

Jeremy Piven on Entourage as Ari Gold.

 

[notbornyesterday]

old tv shows...

...are still the best. Check out some of the TV series mentoined in the thread above.