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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.

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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).

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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

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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. smile.png ]

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)

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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
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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

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