Poor Tasha Yar. Glad to see another fan.

After much deliberation and soul-searching I've managed to narrow it down to 10 characters, 5 from drama and 5 from comedy.

Drama:

Lady Marjorie Bellamy (Rachel Gurney) - "Upstairs, Downstairs"

Elizabeth Bellamy Kirbridge (Nicola Pagett) - "Upstairs, Downstairs"

Hazel Forrest Bellamy (Meg Wynn Owen) - "Upstairs, Downstairs"

Kate Rowan (Niamh Cusack) - "Heartbeat"

Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham (Maggie Smith) - "Downton Abbey"

Comedy:

Jessica Tate (Katherine Helmond) - "Soap"

Hyacinth Bucket (Patricia Routledge) - "Keeping Up Appearances"

Geraldine Granger (Dawn French) - "The Vicar of Dibley"

Karen Walker (Megan Mullally) - "Will & Grace"

Amy Farrah Fowler (Mayim Bialik) - "The Big Bang Theory"

An all-female list, but I've always liked female characters better than men for some reason.

Geraldine Granger is a worthy addition to any list.

My favorites from "Dibley," though, are Owen Newitt (Roger Lloyd-Pack) and Hugo Horton (James Fleet).

Donna Paulsen - Suits

And in no particular order for the rest

Juliet Burke - LOST

Irina Derevko - Alias

Fiona Glenanne - Burn Notice

Regina Mills - Once Upon a Time

Lois Lane - Lois and Clark: The New Adventues of Superman

Karen Walker - Will and Grace

Loralei Gilmore - Gilmore Girl

Mozzie - White Collar

The Penguin BATMAN

Ralph THE HONEYMOONERS

John Locke LOST

Carol WALKING DEAD

Ilythia SPARTACUS

Tywin GoT

Frank Costanza SEINFELD

Mrs Peel AVENGERS

Ted Baxter MTM

Anthony Blanche BRIDESHEAD

So many great characters, but if I had to narrow it down these are my 20 faves (not in any particular order):

Archie Bunker (Carroll O'Connor - All In The Family & Archie Bunker's Place)

Edith Bunker (Jean Stapleton - All In The Family & Archie Bunker's Place)

Lt. Columbo (Peter Falk - Columbo)

[Khan, I promise I'm not just copying your entire post. ]

Barney Miller (Hal Linden - Barney Miller)

David Addison (Bruce Willis - Moonlighting)

Denny Crane (William Shatner - The Practice & Boston Legal)

Bill Gillespie (Carroll O'Connor - In The Heat Of The Night)

Ralph Kramden (Jackie Gleason - The Honeymooners)

Frank Furillo (Daniel J Travanti - Hill Street Blues)

Suzanne Sugarbaker (Delta Burke - Designing Women)

Basil Fawlty (John Cleese - Fawlty Towers)

Jim Rockford (James Garner - The Rockford Files)

Jessica Tate (Katherine Helmond - Soap)

Benson DuBois (Robert Guillaume - Soap & Benson)

Jeffrey Geiger (Mandy Patinkin - Chicago Hope)

Bob Hartley (Bob Newhart - The Bob Newhart Show)

Aunt Esther Anderson (LaWanda Page - Sanford and Son)

Maxwell Smart (Don Adams - Get Smart)

Maude Findlay (Bea Arthur - Maude)

Jane Lucas (Maureen Lipman - Agony & Agony Again)

Amanda Blake -Miss Kitty - Gunsmoke

Some of my favs.

Sawyer, Frank, Jack-LOST

Samatha-Bewitched

Pete Linc Julie-The Mod Squad

Illya Kuryakin-The Man From Uncle

Robin, Penquin-Batman

Joe Cartwright-Bonanza

Chekov-Star Trek

Jim Reed-Adam 12

Archie Bunker-All In The Family

Maude-Maude

Dorothy, Blanche Sometimes Rose, Sofia-The Golden Girls

Roseanne Darlene-Roseanne

Larry Darryl Darryl -Newhart

Pete Brady-The Brady Bunch

Keith Partridge-The Partridge Family

Fred Sanford, Esther-Sanford and Son

The Jeffersons

Happy Days

Steve McGarrett-Hawaii Five-O (60's)

Laverne and Shirley

Steve Kiley-Marcus Welby

Mary, Phyliss-The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Hawkeye Pierce-MASH

Mork-Mork and Mindy

Louie De Palma-Taxi

Vinnie Barbarino-Welcome Back Kotter

Johnny Fever Jennifer Marlowe Andy Travis-WKRP In Cincinnati

Buffy and Hildy-Bosom Buddies

John Hannibal Smith Templeton Faceman Peck-The A Team

The characters in Cheers except for Rebecca. Liked Diane better...lol

Alex P. Keaton-Family Ties

Ralph Hinkley-Greatest America Hero

MacGyver

Sonny Crockett, Tubbs, Gina, Lt. Martin Castillo-Miami Vice

Murphy Brown

Dan Fielding-Night Court

Sam Beckett-Quantum Leap

Tom Hanson Douglas "Doug" Penhall Sgt. Harry Truman Ioki/Vinh Van Tran-21 Jump Street

Marie and Frank Barone-Everybody Loves Raymond

Frasier Niles Eddie-Frasier

Jack Bauer Tony Almeida-24

Bobby Simone-NYPD Blue

Reddington-The Blacklist

Sam Winchester-Supernatural

Alan Shore Shirley Schimdt Denny Crane-Boston Legal

Dr. Gregory House-House MD

The Kid, William F. Cody, James Butler Hickcok Buck Cross-The Young Riders

Ezra Standish, Chris Larabee, Buck Willmington-The Magnificent Seven

Dirk Blackpool-Wizards and Warriors

Captain Hook Regina-Once Upon A Time

Miles Matheson Sebastian Monroe-Revolution

Ron Harris Fish Barney-Barney Miller

Kojack

Vinnie Terranova-Wiseguy

The Tates, The Campbells-SOAP

Ray Lucca-Crime Story

Detective Cameron Quinn Jimmy Murtha-EZ STREETS

Edited March 4, 201510 yr by reallyhateskateonlost

Benson (Soap/Benson)

Jessica Tate (Soap)

Maude (Maude)

Frasier (Cheers/Frasier)

Diane Chambers (Cheers)

Vivian Banks and her sisters (They needed a spin-off) (Fresh Prince of Bel-Air)

Clair Huxtable (The Cosby Show)

Marion Gilbert (A Different World)

Adele Wayne (A Different World)

Kimberly Reese (A Different World)

Rose Nylund (The Golden Girls)

Peal Shay (227)

Overton Jones (Living Single)

Hakeem (Moesha)

The entire cast of Sanford and Son