Television has brought us many memorable, larger than life characters. Some of them are the cool, suave or attractive ones. Many, however, are dubbed the weird, different or left field characters. You haven't seen a person like them before or after the show ends.
I've been doing some research and have conjured some such characters that changed TV and our culture forever.
1. The Fonz
He was your typical cool motorcycle riding, 50s greaser guy. He never combed his hair (it was already perfect) and didn't need many words. He was a man of image and action. It appeared when Fonzie snapped his fingers or beat on something, it was always something special. Heeey!!!
2. JJ Evans
Dy-no-mite! On a show where it was about hard times in the South side of Chicago ghetto, JJ kept things loose. His antics, style, catchphrases and rhymes captured an audience and a generation.
3. Arnold Jackson
What you talking about Willis? Gary Coleman's iconic character was comedic gold and even made you think seriously during some of the series's special episodes. His diminitive size rarely deterred him and he was always determined and focused.
4. Steve Urkel
Let's all be honest, Family Matters may have not lasted two seasons without these cheese eating, snorting, Laura-loving, super intelligent geek. Urkel had the bifocal glasses, high rise jeans, and was simply comfortable in his own skin. It was cool to be nerdy and weird because Urkel was. Did I do that?
5. Cosmo Kramer
Co-starring on arguably the best sitcom in television history (Seinfeld), Kramer stood out. He never knocked on a door,/always sliding into a scene, and kept various schemes and plots going on, with no visible means of income (similar to Tommy from Martin). The entire cast was powerful, but Kramer was undoubtedly the MVP. There is supposedly a real Kramer in New York City that does bus tours but I'm unsure if he is as funny as the TV Kramer.
6. Sheldon Cooper.
No one knew who Jim Parsons was before The Big Bang Theory premiered. But the extremely intelligent and strange physicist is a huge reason this comedy is still #1 for the past few seasons and has reruns all the time. I have elaborated before about Sheldon. Just make sure you don't sit in his spot or interrupt him on laundry night (Saturdays).
7. Omar
Michael K. Williams was a bad dude on a very awesome TV drama (The Wire). He was the wildcard. He wasn't a crook nor a cop. He simply took care of business and was simply hard. You didn't mess with Omar!
8. Uncle Si Robertson
Yeah I realize Si is an over the top reality show star. But hey (in Si voice), we all know and love his antics. His obsession with sweet tea, bells, Air Bud, and his endless stories about Vietnam are priceless. He is definitely the crazy relative that every family has. That's a fact Jack!
9. Brick Heck
I have recently gotten into The Middle and had I realized how awesome the show and/or Brick is, I would have tuned in long ago. Brick is the oddball youngest sibling in the Heck family. He has little to no friends, reads ALL the time, loves fonts and three syllable words. Don't forget about his various quirks, especially his whispering and whooping. Brick may be an outcast on the show, but would undoubtedly be the life of any real life party.
10. Huck
Scandal may have many dynamic characters and personalities. None are like that of gladiator Huck. He literally rides or dies for those he loves. It is effortless for him to kill for who and what he adored. Plus his super intelligence from the military, CIA and other secret government agencies has equipped him with many tools to hack into and learn about people's lives.
Imagine having all ten of these folks at a dinner party.
Which character do you like the best? Are there any others that should be added?
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