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The Funniest TV Characters of All Time

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These are the funniest television characters ever created, as determined by the votes and selections of Ranker users. Lots of things make up a truly iconic, timelessly funny character... the actor, the writing, the supporting cast... but in the end, it's just the character that makes you laugh yourself weak. These are the characters that still make you roll on the floor no matter if they are on TV right or if you are watching reruns from 20 years ago. Vote for your funniest picks and add any characters you see missing. If you want to really impact this list's order, make your own ranking and add it!
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    Anthony DiNozzo

    NCIS
  2. 252
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    Sue Sylvester

    Glee
  3. 253
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    Abed Nadir

    Community
  4. 254
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    Saul Goodman

    Breaking Bad
  5. 255
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    David Addison Jr.

    Moonlighting
  6. 256
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    Waylon Smithers

    The Simpsons
  7. 257
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    Dr. Spaceman

  8. 258
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    Lucille Bluth

    Arrested Development
  9. 259
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    Reverend Jim Ignatowski

  10. 260
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    Phil Dunphy

    Modern Family
  11. 261
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    Earl Hickey

    My Name Is Earl
  12. 262
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    Carla Tortelli

    Cheers
  13. 263
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    Phil Fish

  14. 264
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    Mary Richards

    The Mary Tyler Moore Show
  15. 265
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    Radar O'Reilly

    W*A*L*T*E*R, M*A*S*H
  16. 266
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    Daria Morgendorffer

    Beavis and Butt-head
  17. 267
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    Dorothy Zbornak

    The Golden Girls
  18. 268
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    April Ludgate

    Parks and Recreation
  19. 269
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    Ollie Williams

  20. 270
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    Coach McGurk

  21. 271
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    Ethel Mertz

    I Love Lucy
  22. 272
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    Dean Winchester

    Supernatural The Animation, Supernatural
  23. 273
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    Ted Mosby

    How I Met Your Mother
  24. 274
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    Dan Fielding

    Night Court
  25. 275
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    Laverne DeFazio

    Laverne & Shirley in the Army
  26. 276
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    Bull Shannon

    Night Court
  27. 277
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    Mr. Bill

  28. 278
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    Officer Barbrady

  29. 279
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    Adam West

  30. 280
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    Randy Hickey

    My Name Is Earl
  31. 281
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    Fat Tony

  32. 282
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    Venus Flytrap

    WKRP in Cincinnati
  33. 283
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    Robert Hartley

    The Bob Newhart Show, Newhart
  34. 284
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    Boss Hogg

    Dukes of Hazzard
  35. 285
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    Gareth Keenan

    The Office
  36. 286
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    Karen Walker

    Will & Grace
  37. 287
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    Herb Tarlek

  38. 288
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    Troy Barnes

    Community
  39. 289
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    Hank Kingsley

  40. 290
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    Frank Barone

    Everybody Loves Raymond
  41. 291
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    Monarch

  42. 292
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    Leo

    added by: PeteBoyle
  43. 293
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    Dennis Reynolds

    It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
  44. 294
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    Balki Bartokomous

  45. 295
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    Thurston J. Howell III

    Gilligan's Island
  46. 296
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    The Todd

    Scrubs
  47. 297
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    Pierce Hawthorne

    Community
  48. 298
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    Darnell Turner

    My Name Is Earl
  49. 299
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    Mr. Slave

  50. 300
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    Willow Rosenberg

    Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Buffy the Animated Series

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    1. Ewa Ciufo
      The Funniest TV Characters of All Time at 11/10/2012 7:30 PM
      Excellent Funniest TV Characters, eh?
    2. Dane Castellow
      The Funniest TV Characters of All Time at 7/23/2012 12:30 AM
      Excellent funny characters, mandude.
    3. KirkSaw
      The Funniest TV Characters of All Time at 4/10/2012 3:59 AM
      I always found Arthur Carlson to be the funniest character on WKRP. You have Johnny Fever, Herb and Les but no big guy. I'd have also included Schultz, Klink and others from Hogan's Heroes. Chico (Freddie Prinze) from Chico and the Man, Sgt Bilko (Phil Silvers), Fred Flintstone, everyone from The Honeymooners, Krusty the Clown, Zigfried from Get Smart, J.J from Good Times, almost every character from Soap, Mr. Roper, Mr. Furley and Jack Tripper, Flo from Alice, Felix and Oscar from The Odd Couple, Gilligan and Mr. Howell from Gilligan's Island, Sally and Buddy from The Dick Van Dyke Show-- all worth LOTS of consideration!
    4. Pallknowing1
      The Funniest TV Characters of All Time at 12/07/2011 6:18 PM
      That 70's show Steven Hyde Red Forman?
    5. Hellion
      The Funniest TV Characters of All Time at 10/25/2011 9:24 AM
      No Roseanne, no Tim Allen and no Bill Cosby??? Is everyone that voted on this subject 12 years old? Come on, a guy from friggin Parks and Recreation in the top ten all time??? Come on.
    6. CatrionaRollo
      Michael Scott at 10/25/2011 1:18 AM
      How is he not higher!
    7. kkkn3
      Eric Cartman at 10/22/2011 7:13 PM
      the best!
    8. Anonymous
      Eric Cartman at 10/19/2011 2:24 AM
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