Again, not in any particular order, but here's almost the last installment. I decided to save my top five for the very last part. Enjoy!








76. Roseanne

I liked her right from the beginning. She said what every woman on the planet was whispering to themselves while the laundry piled up, the kids yelped in the background, and the dishes piled up in the sink. She knew she had a weight issue but she didn’t obsess over it. All she wanted was a few minutes peace, and a toilet that flushed.

Portrayed by: Roseanne
Favorite episode: Roseanne has a dream that she murders her mother, played by the miraculous Estelle Parsons.



77. Mr. Spock

He was a complete and utter amalgamation. Logic battling emotion. Half human, half Vulcan. He considered Kirk more than just his friend, yet found the attraction and the need repulsive and nonsensical. He made me think. About everything.

Portrayed by: Leonard Niamey (3 Emmy Award Nominations)
Favorite episode: Spock’s father comes in for a visit.



78. Hazel

Always helping out “Mr. B.” and attempting to keep the house and still fix the world. Everyone must be happy in Hazel’s world and if they weren’t, she did everything she could to rectify that. A happy, rich smile and a voice like a cello. A Fireball.

Portrayed by: Shirley Booth (2 Emmy Awards)
Favorite episode: Hazel thinks she has won the lottery. Commence wackiness.







79. Louis Depalma

You know that voice in your head that tells you you can’t do anything but you’re still kinda hot while you’re failing? That’s Louie. Delicious.

Portrayed by: Danny DeVito (1 Emmy Award, 1 Golden Globe Award)
Favorite episode: Elaine loses a bet and finally is forced to go out on a date with Louis. A wonderful look into Louie’s true personality. The last 3 minutes are heartbreaking while he’s out in the hallway reliving the evening.



80. Homer Simpson

Hapless, and hungry, Homer is ever man on the planet. Whether or not they want to admit it, every guy ha s a Homer inside them somewhere. Content to sit in front of the TV with a beer, the remote, a hot dog, and 2 day old underwear, he loved his family and was unwavering in his devotion to Marge. Deep down, Homer is what all men are: sweet, caring, and little boys.

Portrayed by: Dan Castellaneta
Favorite episode: Homer and Marge split up temporarily. Homer moves in with two gay guys. Watching Homer challenge his own sexuality was fall down funny.







81. Richard Kimble

Forever punished and forever searching. I loved this guy. I love ordinary people forced to act extraordinary. Innocent and on the run, Richard was merely searching for the truth, and unfortunately being chased by the law. He had only his hope and his determination to sustain his faith. He was one of the strongest characters on Television.

Portrayed by: David Janssen (1 Golden Globe Award)
Favorite episode: Dr. Kimble finally comes within inches of the one armed man. They both meet each other atop the Eiffel Tower.





82. Eric Cartman

People called him one of the filthiest kids on the tube. Having been with kids and taught kids, I can’t ell you, he’s nothing compared to the living breathing ones. Kids say what they want, and ask for what they want, and the only thing that drives them, is their need to win. And get ice cream. Eric was all of those things, and yet knew at the end of each episode what he did wrong and not to try and attempt it again. He always did of course, but that’s what made him funny as hell. That, and the way he whined: “Mooooom.”

Portrayed by: Trey Parker
Favorite episode: The boys buy weapons illegally and then proceed to play Ninja’s. The episode is beautifully drawn and has a wonderful message about play stations, and kids playing with ammo. Also- Cartman gets caught naked.



83. Jim Rockford

An ex con turned privet eye that specialized in cold cases. Always in over his head and always in dangerous situations when he’d much rather be fishing. I always thought he and I could have gone out on a boat together, and even if the bad guys showed up, Rockford would not only take care of them, but catch the fish for that night’s dinner. Even though he’d rather be somewhere else when trouble showed up, I never thought of him as a coward.

Portrayed by; James Garner (1 Emmy Award, 1 Golden Globe Award)
Favorite episode: Jim is forced to look for his female suspect at a local ladies tennis club. In order to fit in, he dresses up as……well, you get it, don’t you?



84. Cagney and Lacey

Speaking of cool cops, where was there a more opposite team than these two? With absolutely nothing in common, Cagney being the lithe blonde with a sense of individuality and a small temper, and Lacey being the Erath Mother carrying the surprise pistol in her purse. I knew them, and I loved them. They fought for what they thought was right, and were fraught with foibles. Never perfect but always idealistic in their search for what was right and what made sense.

Portrayed by: Sharon Gless and Tyne Daley (Gless: 1 Emmy Award, I Golden Globe Award: Daley: 4 Emmy Awards, 3 Golden Globe Awards)
Favorite episode: Cagney finally breaks down and stays at home for an entire month of continuous drinking. Lacey finds here, there’s a brilliant scene between the two and she agrees she finally has a problem.







85. George Jefferson

He was one of the few Black men that actually made it. I loved him. I loved his strut, his marriage, and especially his way with Florence, The Maid. George was a bundle of confusion and he got in his way most of the time, but at the end of the day, he learned right from wrong. Usually from “Ouis-ey”.

Portrayed by: Sherman Helmsley (2 Emmy Award Nominations)
Favorite episode: George’s only son decides to marry his long time white girlfriend.



86. Chico

One of the funniest mechanics on the planet. He had such a great smile and he always seemed that no matter what was happening around him, he never lost his sense of humor, or his sense of identity. I loved when he would go off in his native language; it always reminded me of Ricky Ricardo. He was the guy down the street that I could bop on over and visit and hang out with. I never thought I’d be bothering him.

Portrayed by: Freddie Prinze (1 Golden Globe Nomination)
Favorite episode: Chico goes out on a search for his biological Mother. Heartbreaking.



87. Edith Bunker

I can’t say enough about her. There isn’t enough room and there isn’t enough time. She is glorious, beautiful, smart, funny, kind, generous, and she has an attitude about the human race that’s not only unique it’s necessary. She is that part of us we all wished we owned, and yet few of us enact. A bubbling pot of joy that makes every day Christmas. Always settling fights, always keeping people in line and loving Archie more than any person within 10 feet could possible love him. She is one of the good ones. You need something? You go to Edith Bunker. She’ll have it. And if she doesn’t have it, she’ll get it for you. Free.

Portrayed by: Jean Stapelton (3 Emmy Awards, 2 Golden Globe Awards)
Favorite episode: Edith prepares for Gloria’s birthday. She goes next door to see if the birthday cake is read, and a rapist enters, forces his way in, and attempts to rape her. I can still feel the audience cheering as Edith throws the hot cake in his face and runs screaming to the locked front door. Astounding television.







88. Carrie Bradshaw

I have to admit, I resisted this show for the longest time. Mitchell is actually to blame for me falling in love with her. I thought of these women as man hungry, egocentric stereotypes. However, Carrie has grown on me. She is lost. She’s searching, and caught up in a man’s world struggling with the ideas that she must be married, be dating, or be having sex. She wasn’t a woman who “didn’t understand men” (that’s cliché, and tired), she understood them, she just didn’t particularly agree with them. I love her now. I want to have coffee with her, and go shoe shopping.

Portrayed by: Sarah Jessica Parker (1 Emmy Award Nomination, 1 Golden Globe Award)
Favorite episode: Carrie finally hooks up with her one true love: Mr. Big in Paris. One of the most romantic episodes on television.



89. Tony Soprano

I guess I saw him as a great big fuzzy bodyguard. Just this ordinary guy who happened to kill people for a living. I loved the fact that he was brave enough to actually go to a psychiatrist. His relationships usually ended up in a screaming match, but I still understood him. He was an okay guy. I think if I could befriend him, he’d protect me in a dark alley. In fact, he’d probably revel in it.

Portrayed by: James Gandolfini
Favorite episode: Tony and Carmella finally split up.



90. Arthur Fonzerelli (The Fonz)

“AAAaaayyyyy!”

I think I had a little crush on The Fonz. It doubled the closer he got to Mrs “C”. When she began calling this gruff, leather jacket wearing, girl magnet “Arthur” and he allowed it, I wanted him to pick me up and take me out to a drive in. I would have been his. Instantly.

Portrayed by: Henry Winkler (2 Golden Globe Awards)
Favorite episode: Fonzie falls in love with Pinky Tuskadero. Nothing better.







91. Phoebe Figalilly (The Nanny)

I was never really sure what her powers were. Was it ESP? Witch-y stuff? She didn’t live in a bottle. She didn’t twitch anything. Even though I didn’t understand what was happening she never frightened me. Everything that had her power connected to it came from some place sweet and comforting. It seemed to me like she was so much in love and there was so much love around her, that things came easier to her than it came to anyone else. I also loved the great music that played whenever one of her premonitions would come true. I just loved her. She was a unique and fascinating woman.

Portrayed bevy: Juliet Mills (1 Golden Globe Nomination)
Favorite episode: The Professor finally professes his undying love for Nanny.



92. Lt. Columbo
“How much did you pay for those shoes?”

He snuck up on the murderer. His job was to catch the guy and he never failed. I knew he’s always win in the end; it was all about getting there. He was always so casual and so easy going. Even when the bad guy was 5 feet in front of him holding the gun, Columbo was there, accusatory finger pointed and cigar planted firmly in teeth.

Portrayed by: Peter Falk (4 Emmy Awards, 1 Golden Globe Award)
Favorite episode: Columbo meets the girl of his dreams, and she turns out to be a psychopath.



93. Batman and Robin

The dynamic duo fought for justice and the American way by means of ropes, utility belts, a cool car, and later, a really hot chick in a black, leather suit. It was all done tongue in check, but I remember my Batgirl outfit with fondness. In MY world, Batman and Robin worked for ME. And I looked fetching in the red wig.

Portrayed by: Adam West and Burt Ward
Favorite episode: Mr. Freeze (a brilliant George Sanders) comes to town and puts our two heroes in a giant ice cube. Batgirl arrives to save the day.







94. Ralph Kramden

Although I thought the show was a bit too much, I appreciated Ralph. He was the guy at the bottom always scrambling to get his head above water. He was a dreamer. Eyes wide open, and mouth constantly flapping. He and Alice had an understanding: Mother/Child, Lover/Partner/, Accomplice/Escapist. He was never really on the mark, but it was his bellowing and his attempt I always found endearing.

Baby, he’s the greatest.

Portrayed by: Jackie Gleason (1 Emmy Award Nomination)
Favorite episode: Ralph dresses up as a man from space for a costume party. The makeshift gun? Still cracks me right the hell up.



95. J.R.Ewing

The villain of all villains. He was ruthless. He never let an opportunity pass him by and he never lost one either. He was a piranha in search of his ultimate lover: Glory. I loved every inch of him.

Portrayed by: Larry Hagman (1 Emmy Award, 2 Golden Globe Award Nominations)
Favorite episode: Someone shoots J.R.