TV Guide's 50 Greatest Characters and Nastiest Villains of All Time
This list is a list of the 50 greatest characters and villains in television history. Highlights diversity and epitome of being good and bad within the series. Excluding TV shows with mixed, negative and panned critical reception. No specific ranking. @=Character-50 ^=Villain-50
--Bravo 100 Greatest TV Characters (Self-Version) Non-Late 2000s to present *^=Replace
Archie Bunker All in the Family
Ralph Kramden The Honeymooners
Lucy Ricardo I Love Lucy
*Jed Clampett The Beverly Hillbillies (FonzieHappyDays
Homer Simpson The Simpsons
The Seinfeld Cast Seinfeld
Lt. Columbo Columbo
Mary Richards The Mary Tyler Moore Show
James Kirk Star Trek
Tony Soprano The Sopranos
Carrie Bradshaw Sex and the City
Edith Bunker All in the Family
Buffy Summers Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Hawkeye Pierce M*A*S*H
J.R. Ewing Dallas
George Jefferson The Jeffersons
Jim Rockford The Rockford Files
^Donna Stone The Donna Reed Show (RoseanneConnorRoseanne
*Scooby-Doo Scooby Doo series (EricCartmanSouthPark
Ed Norton The Honeymooners
Spock Star Trek
Richard Kimble The Fugitive
Andy Sipowicz NYPD Blue
Louie De Palma Taxi
Joe Friday Dragnet
Frasier Crane Cheers/Frasier
Ann Marie That Girl
Perry Mason Perry Mason
Alex P. Keaton Family Ties
^Alice Kramden The Honeymooners (LennieBriscoeLaw&Order
Samantha Stephens Bewitched
Scully & Mulder The X-Files
Bret Maverick Maverick
Kermit & Miss Piggy The Muppet Show
Lou Grant The Mary Tyler Moore Show/Lou Grant
Barney Fife The Andy Griffith Show
*Ben Casey Ben Casey(MarcusWelbyMarcusWelbyM.D.
Ernie Bilko The Phil Silvers Show
Theo Kojak Kojak
Fred Sandord Sanford & Son
The Barone Family Everybody loves Raymond
^Kate McArdle & Allie Lowell Kate & Allie (Laverne&Shirley
Thomas Magnum Magnum, P.I.
^Connie Brooks Our Miss Brooks (CliffHuxtableTheCosbyShow
Marshal Matt Dillon Gunsmoke
Cast of Friends Friends
Carmela Soprano The Sopranos
Ted Baxter The Mary Tyler Moore Show
^Hazel Burke Hazel (MaudeFindlayBeatriceArthur
Sam Malone & Diane Chambers Cheers
Murphy Brown Murphy Brown
^Uhura Star Trek (EmmaPeelTheAvengers
Josiah Bartlet The West Wing
Rocky and Bullwinkle The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show
*Dr. Leonard McCoy Star Trek (JeanLucPicardStarTrekGeneration
Mick Belker Hill Street Blues
Rhonda Morgenstern The Mary Tyler Moore Show/Rhonda
Barney Miller Barney Miller
*Ward & June Cleaver Leave It to Beaver (Al&PegBundyMarriedWithChildren
*Joe Mannix Mannix (MorkMork&Mindy
Sonny Crockett & Ricardo Tubbs Miami Vice
Frank Pembleton Homocide: Life on the Street
Andy Taylor The Andy Griffith Show
Jessica Fletcher Murder, She Wrote
John Boy WaltonThe Waltons
Carla Tortelli Cheers
Jim Ignatowski Taxi
Benson DuBois Soap/Benson
David Addison & Maddie Hays Moonlighting
*Jim Anderson Father Knows Best (NilesCraneFrasier
*Sgt. Saunders Combat (DanFieldingNightCourt
Dick Solomon 3rd Rock From the Sun
*Paladin Have Gun Will Travel (JohnnyFeverWKRPinCincinnati
Theodore Beaver Leave it to Beaver
Ally McBeal Ally McBeal
Ellenor Frutt The Practice
Mark Craig St. Elsewhere
Rob & Laura Petrie The Dick Van Dyke Show
*Lucas McCain The Rifleman (CharlesIngallsLittleHouseonthePrairie
*Mark McCain The Rifleman (JackTripperThree'sCompany
Cast of Will and Grace Will & Grace
^Christine Cagney & MaryBeth Lacey (GilGrissom&CatherineWillowsCSI:CrimeSceneInvestigation
*Eddie Haskell Leave It to Beaver (VinnieBarbanrinoWelcomeBackKotter
Bob Hartley The Bob Newhart Show
Napoleon Solo & Illya Kuryakin The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
Maxwell Smart Get Smart
Gomez & Morticia Addams The Addams Family
^Susie McNamara Private Secretary(JamieSommersTheBionicWoman
Lt. Martin Castillo Miami Vice
`Cast of The Wonder Years The Wonder Years (HermanMunsterTheMunsters
*Peter Gunn Peter Gunn (HoratioCaineCSI:Miami
*Lt. Frank Ballinger M Squad (AgentDaleCooperTwinPeaks
Maynard G. Krebs The Many Love of Dobie Gills
Vic Mackey The Shield
^Number 99 Get Smart (DougRossER
Artie The Larry Sanders Show
*Hayden Fox Coach (ZacharySmithLostinSpace
*Danny Williams Make Room for Daddy (SteveUrkelFamilyMatters
Adrian Monk Monk
^Patty Lane The Patty Duke Show (XenaXena:WarriorPrincess
--Bravo 100 Greatest TV Characters (Self-Version) Non-Late 2000s to present *^=Replace
Archie Bunker All in the Family
Ralph Kramden The Honeymooners
Lucy Ricardo I Love Lucy
*Jed Clampett The Beverly Hillbillies (FonzieHappyDays
Homer Simpson The Simpsons
The Seinfeld Cast Seinfeld
Lt. Columbo Columbo
Mary Richards The Mary Tyler Moore Show
James Kirk Star Trek
Tony Soprano The Sopranos
Carrie Bradshaw Sex and the City
Edith Bunker All in the Family
Buffy Summers Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Hawkeye Pierce M*A*S*H
J.R. Ewing Dallas
George Jefferson The Jeffersons
Jim Rockford The Rockford Files
^Donna Stone The Donna Reed Show (RoseanneConnorRoseanne
*Scooby-Doo Scooby Doo series (EricCartmanSouthPark
Ed Norton The Honeymooners
Spock Star Trek
Richard Kimble The Fugitive
Andy Sipowicz NYPD Blue
Louie De Palma Taxi
Joe Friday Dragnet
Frasier Crane Cheers/Frasier
Ann Marie That Girl
Perry Mason Perry Mason
Alex P. Keaton Family Ties
^Alice Kramden The Honeymooners (LennieBriscoeLaw&Order
Samantha Stephens Bewitched
Scully & Mulder The X-Files
Bret Maverick Maverick
Kermit & Miss Piggy The Muppet Show
Lou Grant The Mary Tyler Moore Show/Lou Grant
Barney Fife The Andy Griffith Show
*Ben Casey Ben Casey(MarcusWelbyMarcusWelbyM.D.
Ernie Bilko The Phil Silvers Show
Theo Kojak Kojak
Fred Sandord Sanford & Son
The Barone Family Everybody loves Raymond
^Kate McArdle & Allie Lowell Kate & Allie (Laverne&Shirley
Thomas Magnum Magnum, P.I.
^Connie Brooks Our Miss Brooks (CliffHuxtableTheCosbyShow
Marshal Matt Dillon Gunsmoke
Cast of Friends Friends
Carmela Soprano The Sopranos
Ted Baxter The Mary Tyler Moore Show
^Hazel Burke Hazel (MaudeFindlayBeatriceArthur
Sam Malone & Diane Chambers Cheers
Murphy Brown Murphy Brown
^Uhura Star Trek (EmmaPeelTheAvengers
Josiah Bartlet The West Wing
Rocky and Bullwinkle The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show
*Dr. Leonard McCoy Star Trek (JeanLucPicardStarTrekGeneration
Mick Belker Hill Street Blues
Rhonda Morgenstern The Mary Tyler Moore Show/Rhonda
Barney Miller Barney Miller
*Ward & June Cleaver Leave It to Beaver (Al&PegBundyMarriedWithChildren
*Joe Mannix Mannix (MorkMork&Mindy
Sonny Crockett & Ricardo Tubbs Miami Vice
Frank Pembleton Homocide: Life on the Street
Andy Taylor The Andy Griffith Show
Jessica Fletcher Murder, She Wrote
John Boy WaltonThe Waltons
Carla Tortelli Cheers
Jim Ignatowski Taxi
Benson DuBois Soap/Benson
David Addison & Maddie Hays Moonlighting
*Jim Anderson Father Knows Best (NilesCraneFrasier
*Sgt. Saunders Combat (DanFieldingNightCourt
Dick Solomon 3rd Rock From the Sun
*Paladin Have Gun Will Travel (JohnnyFeverWKRPinCincinnati
Theodore Beaver Leave it to Beaver
Ally McBeal Ally McBeal
Ellenor Frutt The Practice
Mark Craig St. Elsewhere
Rob & Laura Petrie The Dick Van Dyke Show
*Lucas McCain The Rifleman (CharlesIngallsLittleHouseonthePrairie
*Mark McCain The Rifleman (JackTripperThree'sCompany
Cast of Will and Grace Will & Grace
^Christine Cagney & MaryBeth Lacey (GilGrissom&CatherineWillowsCSI:CrimeSceneInvestigation
*Eddie Haskell Leave It to Beaver (VinnieBarbanrinoWelcomeBackKotter
Bob Hartley The Bob Newhart Show
Napoleon Solo & Illya Kuryakin The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
Maxwell Smart Get Smart
Gomez & Morticia Addams The Addams Family
^Susie McNamara Private Secretary(JamieSommersTheBionicWoman
Lt. Martin Castillo Miami Vice
`Cast of The Wonder Years The Wonder Years (HermanMunsterTheMunsters
*Peter Gunn Peter Gunn (HoratioCaineCSI:Miami
*Lt. Frank Ballinger M Squad (AgentDaleCooperTwinPeaks
Maynard G. Krebs The Many Love of Dobie Gills
Vic Mackey The Shield
^Number 99 Get Smart (DougRossER
Artie The Larry Sanders Show
*Hayden Fox Coach (ZacharySmithLostinSpace
*Danny Williams Make Room for Daddy (SteveUrkelFamilyMatters
Adrian Monk Monk
^Patty Lane The Patty Duke Show (XenaXena:WarriorPrincess
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