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Slow Day TV Character Poll

Which TV character did you dislike the most?

Chachi	2 votes
Oliver	3 votes
Mork	3 votes
Jenny Piccolo	0 votes
Any character from Full House	4 votes
Kirk (Bob Newhart Show)	0 votes
Other	3 votes

cooby Mar 28 2006 01:19 PM

Voting is fine, comments welcome

KC Mar 28 2006 01:28 PM

Who's Oliver?

Johnny Dickshot Mar 28 2006 01:29 PM

I think she means 'Cousin Oliver' from the BB.

Willets Point Mar 28 2006 01:30 PM

Other: George Costanza. Who is Jenny Piccolo? The name rings a bell but google searches just bring up a punk band.

cooby Mar 28 2006 01:31 PM

Oliver: Evil cousin on Brady Bunch Jenny Piccolo: Joanie's best friend. (Joanie, god love her, had some horrible sidekicks)

Benjamin Grimm Mar 28 2006 01:32 PM

I voted for Full House, because of Joey Gladstone and Kimmy. I did think of a few write-in candidates: Jack from Three's Company, Monica from Friends, Rebecca from Cheers, Scrappy Doo, Ann Romano and Schneider from One Day at a Time, and Big Bird.

Willets Point Mar 28 2006 01:33 PM

Is she the one who was always trying to get Fonzie to date her in a manipulative fashion?

Johnny Dickshot Mar 28 2006 01:33 PM

In terms of descending annoyingness: Kirk (Bob Newhart Show) Chachi -- Not annoying, just an artificial dork Oliver -- Pretty annoying Jenny Piccolo -- hardly ever on, but a million times better as an unseen character. All I can recall was they made her like a Valley Girl or something. Mork -- Pretty much the definition of annoying Any character from Full House -- They all sucked

cooby Mar 28 2006 01:33 PM

Jenny Piccalo: (I had it spelled wrong) I see some other very good candidates being suggested :)

KC Mar 28 2006 01:36 PM

Cousin Oliver, of course.

Willets Point Mar 28 2006 01:40 PM

I am never wrong sometimes

DocTee Mar 28 2006 01:40 PM

Larry and his brothers Darryl from Newhart

metirish Mar 28 2006 01:54 PM

The entire Friends cast, I hated that show, especially Joey.

Benjamin Grimm Mar 28 2006 01:59 PM

Danny Partridge. Barney Heffner.

Johnny Dickshot Mar 28 2006 02:01 PM

Danny was a pretty cool TV character. His little sister Tracy was a lot more annoying IMO.

MFS62 Mar 28 2006 02:04 PM

Joxer. What an annoying twerp. http://www.xena.com/cast/joxer/ Later

sharpie Mar 28 2006 02:05 PM

I don't watch enough TV. Mork was the only one that I recognized.

cooby Mar 28 2006 02:07 PM

Not even Chachi, wow...

Edgy DC Mar 28 2006 02:17 PM

Danny Partridge was in inspiration --- a dozen years before Alex Keaton also. We seem to lean toward replacement characters or late additions.

Frayed Knot Mar 28 2006 02:24 PM

I don't know any of the non-Mork ones either. I mean, I guess I know that Chachi was some Happy Days spinoff geek (Fonzie's nephew? ... protege?) but I never saw his show. Am clueless on the others.

cooby Mar 28 2006 02:28 PM

Good god, I forgot Latka. I'm changing my vote

Benjamin Grimm Mar 28 2006 02:34 PM

A year ago I knew nothing about Full House. My kids recently went through a kick when they were watching it a lot. Thankfully that's past. I loved the Bob Newhart show, but I don't remember Kirk. Was he one of Bob Hartley's patients? Oliver was a sign that the end was near for the Brady Bunch. It's always bad news when a little kid gets added to an established show. I think a little girl got added to the Cosby cast after Rudy older and less cute. (I had long stopped watching by then, though.) And don't get me started on All in the Family's Stephanie.

Edgy DC Mar 28 2006 02:36 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Mar 28 2006 03:05 PM

Oliver is annoying, but historically so important. A blonde male, not to mention clever in sea of dullards, he was in every way an anti-Brady allowed under the same roof. He was like a fifth columnist in the hermetically sealed Brady universe. And don't tell me about the Alice precedent, because she didn't eat at the same table or sleep on the same floor. Oliver proved that the Bradys could be infiltrated.* It was their first sign of weakness, and then they were destroyed. The show was off the air and the singing group had broken up. * It had something to do with his imperviousness to tragedy. The Brady household had six kids who lost at least one parent, yet they never paused in their hijnks to reflect upon their losses. Similarly, Cousin Oliver seemed to have lost his whole family. He never thought the how of it was worth a mention, though. Recognizing themselves in his heartless stoicism, the Bradys welcomed him in. Suckers.

KC Mar 28 2006 02:37 PM

Latka was a great character. Watching Taxi re-runs, they had to be the most stoned cast of people in TV sit-com history.

Benjamin Grimm Mar 28 2006 02:39 PM

I liked Latka, hated Simka.

cooby Mar 28 2006 02:41 PM

Kirk owned the Minuteman Cafe. I referred to the wrong Newhart show. This is the Vermont one

Benjamin Grimm Mar 28 2006 02:44 PM

Oh, okay. I think I remember him. Gone after the first season, if I remember correctly. How about Joe Rockhead? Nah, I have no problem with Joe Rockhead. I just wanted to be the first person ever to give him a CPF mention.

Willets Point Mar 28 2006 02:48 PM

]Is she the one who was always trying to get Fonzie to date her in a manipulative fashion? Who is this character? It's driving me crazy!!!! There was one episode with a costume ball on a ship and Fonzie and this girl pretend to get married but since the fake wedding was done by the ship's captain the girl insists they're married and moves in to the Cunningham's garage apartment. It's nowhere on the net. I didn't make this up I know I saw it!!!!!

MFS62 Mar 28 2006 02:53 PM

The Fonz's "girl friend? Wasn't it Pinky something? Later

Edgy DC Mar 28 2006 03:19 PM Edited 5 time(s), most recently on Sep 11 2006 12:34 PM

Jenny was Joanie's unseen friend from the early years who was always causing concern among Howard and Marion when Joanie would report the sordid adult things (kissing and such) that Jenny would share. (An on-going sub-theme in Happy Days is the Itialian Catholic-American and Jewish-American and African-American and Asian-American and Hoodlum-American influence being the change agent in the receding fifties Anglo-Protestant ascendency, the influence that the good Cunninghams have the sense to embrace, albeit reluctantly.) After Richie and Ralph disappeared, Jenny --- the references to whom had long since declined with Joanie's maturity --- was made a present and regular character as Joanie's role expanded. (They originally consdered bringing back Chuck, but thought wiser of it and created the Ted McGinley character Roger.) It wasn't so much Fonzie that Jenny was hot for, she was just kind of hot to trot, but had little luck at establishing a relationship like Joanie's and Chachi's. Her romantic woes provided her with room for self-effacing zingers, like a teenage Rhoda, but her self-pity had a comic tinge. In one episode (referred to by Willets) she was having bad luck and getting a hard time from a catty rival. Joanie and Chachi convinced Fonzie to be her date at a costume ball, going as a bride and bridegroom --- a platonic date, but one that would give her instant romantic cred. The ball was on a boat, and when the rival upped her abuse of Joanie and Jenny from catty to bitchy, Fonz got sympathetic and asked the captain of the boat, dressed as a minister, to perform a mock wedding ceremony. The bitch's goat was gotten, but a short while later Roger realizes that a wedding ceremony officiated by the captain of a boat may in fact be legally valid. This made the Fonz worry, but Jenny delighted and tried to carry on as if she was actually married to the Fonz, and with his consent. Not cool, Jenny. But hijinks ensued. The type of hijinks that occur on a show running on vapors.

Edgy DC Mar 28 2006 03:28 PM

By the way, Cathy Silvers, the actress who played Jenny, was the daughter of Phil Silvers.

cooby Mar 28 2006 03:30 PM

Actually, when her character was finally introduced on the show, I thought she was a lot prettier than we were led to believe

cooby Mar 28 2006 03:34 PM

MFS62 wrote: The Fonz's "girl friend? Wasn't it Pinky something? Later Pinky Tuscadero or whatever and her lame sister/cousin//whatever Leather were other romantic interests of Fonzies. By that time my interest in the show had long since waned. I only know this stuff from reading Jump the Shark.com

TheOldMole Mar 28 2006 03:38 PM

Can we widen this from sitcoms to include Festus?

Edgy DC Mar 28 2006 03:45 PM Edited 2 time(s), most recently on Mar 28 2006 05:24 PM

Pinky and he were to be married. Didn't work out. Pinky's sister, Leather, was later a semi-regular character for a year. She was never romantically linked to Fonzie, as far as I know, but she did have an ill-advised assignation with Ralph Malph. Leather was played by British chick rocker Suzi Quatro, who clearly took the job to get into the US market. It didn't work so great, as her only US hit was a country duet with Chris Norman of Smokie ("Stumbin' In," speaking of one-hit wonders). When Richie crashed his motorcycle and went into a coma, it not only produced the watermark moment of the Fonz crying, but it led Leather to sit at the piano and sing a sad song about how everybody was sad that Richie was in a coma --- a ballad which drove the rest of America into comas, and ABC to get rid of her and move on. Poor Donnie Most.

Edgy DC Mar 28 2006 03:51 PM

Fonzie did rate her as a thumbs-up, however.

OlerudOwned Mar 28 2006 05:04 PM

Full House, because of the number of times I've had someone add "Uncle" to my name in reference to John Stamos' character. John Stamos sucks. Nice mullet, asshole

cooby Mar 28 2006 07:08 PM

Leather was okay, but that thigh slapping thing was a little odd

Johnny Dickshot Mar 28 2006 07:45 PM

I'm pretty sure Leather was a dyke.

HahnSolo Mar 29 2006 08:11 AM

I voted for Chachi. If I stumble across a Happy Days rerun, I give it one test as to whether I'll watch: Is it a Chachi episode? No Chachi, I watch. Chachi, I'm gone.

Willets Point Mar 29 2006 08:13 AM

Bless you Edgy. Now I can rest in peace.

cooby Mar 29 2006 08:16 AM

="TheOldMole"]Can we widen this from sitcoms to include Festus? Festus was a pain in the butt, but I was always fascinated by the way he jingled when he walked

Edgy DC Mar 29 2006 08:21 AM

Does it have to be a Chachi-centered plot to kill it, or does a mere Chachi appearance do the trick? Because Chachi was on eight out of 11 years. So if it's the latter (any Chachi appearance is a killer), I guess he's saved you a lot of time. Scott Baio, for being a Chachi, has a pretty legendary romantic history: Pamela Anderson (engaged, before Tomy Lee swept in), Brooke Shields, Heather Locklear (right back atcha, Tommy), Liza Minelli (crack kills, Scott) and Ornella Muti (Princess Aura).

Willets Point Mar 29 2006 08:27 AM

Warning: Do not do a Google image search for Ornella Muti if you are at work.

HahnSolo Mar 29 2006 08:27 AM

Just an appearance usually does it for me, but I would guess the first few of those 8 seasons he was not really a central character. He'd have maybe one scene per episode. "Hey Fonz, check her out. Waa waa waa." So I might be able to handle some of those shows if I had to. But as the series went on, he seemed to be there more and more. I think Chachi also pillowed Nicole Eggert (of Charles in Charge, Baywatch, and fake boob fame).

cooby Mar 29 2006 08:30 AM

The thing about Chachi is, he had a cute face but a tough guy he was not. My cat has bigger biceps

Johnny Dickshot Mar 29 2006 08:32 AM

Fonzie's other young cousin, Spike, was way cooler than Chachi and could probably kick his ass.

Edgy DC Mar 29 2006 08:40 AM

Yabbut Spike never broke through Shortcake's outer defenses. Chachi persevered.

KC Mar 29 2006 08:40 AM

What about .... That's a lovely dress you have on, Mrs. Cleaver.

Edgy DC Mar 29 2006 08:43 AM

Latter-day Spike:

cooby Mar 29 2006 08:45 AM

Eddie Haskell was Alice Cooper, you know...

Willets Point Mar 29 2006 08:47 AM

="KC"]What about .... That's a lovely dress you have on, Mrs. Cleaver. "Cut me som' slac' jak! Chump don wan no help, chump don git no help. Jive ass dude don got no brains anyhow."

Centerfield Mar 29 2006 08:58 AM

Most Annoying Character - Sitcom: Uncle Joey - Full House Most Annoying Character - Drama: House M.D. He is so annoying in the promos I can't bring myself to watch even one episode. Most Annoying Character - Cartoon: The aforementioned Scrappy Doo. And this is saying something considering the show also featured Fred and Scooby Dumb. Most Annoying Character - Comic Strip: Odie Most Annoying Character - Movie: Jar Jar Binks Most Annoying Character - Movie that didn't otherwise suck: Dana Delaney's character in Tombstone. Most Annoying Character that I ended up liking anyway: David Caruso's character Horacio in CSI: Miami. I can't explain it...he's so comically bad he makes you watch. At times you swear that he's not being serious and that it is actually a parody of bad acting. His facial expressions, his overdramatic presentations of the obvious. Some Other Guy (we'll call him Frank): Horacio, witnesses say there were five perps. We've nabbed two of them. Horacio: Good work Frank. Frank: Do you want to talk to the two guys in custody? Horacio (looking off into the horizon): No Frank. (Puts on sunglasses). I want to talk to the three....(Caruso Pause)....who are not.

HahnSolo Mar 29 2006 09:06 AM

Caruso definitely has taken the mantle as television's most comically bad actor that was held for so long by Bill Shatner as TJ Hooker.

MFS62 Mar 29 2006 09:16 AM

HahnSolo wrote: Caruso definitely has taken the mantle as television's most comically bad actor that was held for so long by Bill Shatner as TJ Hooker. ding! ding! We have a winner. Mr. Solo, please come to the front desk to pick up your prize. Later

Johnny Dickshot Mar 29 2006 09:16 AM

It's too bad Elizabeth Rohm as the ADA Serena Sutherland in Law & Order couldn't last, or she'd shirley give Caruso (who I don't watch) a run for his money. She had to have the most wooden delivery in the biz. She was also the hottest of Jack McCoy's dozen partners, so I guess she got that going for her.

cooby Mar 29 2006 09:19 AM

Really? You like her better than that dark haired gal? (Abby) I think he is horrible:

Johnny Dickshot Mar 29 2006 09:25 AM

I came across Serena while she was shooting a scene for L&O in Madison Square Park a few years ago. Very hot in person, though she was bitching to her agent on her cellphone.

cooby Mar 29 2006 09:27 AM

Prolly heard she was about to get axed!

Edgy DC Mar 29 2006 09:28 AM

Dickshot neglected to use his favorite parenthetical.

Benjamin Grimm Mar 29 2006 09:31 AM

We'll have to assume he meant that one literally.

Willets Point Mar 29 2006 09:32 AM

Edgy DC wrote: Dickshot neglected to use his favorite parenthetical. Which is?

Johnny Dickshot Mar 29 2006 09:32 AM

I like that I made that joke so many times that it's only funny when I don;t make it. And I did.

Benjamin Grimm Mar 29 2006 09:33 AM

Willets Point wrote: ="Edgy DC"]Dickshot neglected to use his favorite parenthetical. Which is? "came across"

HahnSolo Mar 29 2006 12:27 PM

Come now, I can't be the only person here who hates Chachi.

cooby Mar 29 2006 12:30 PM

I was surprised at that myself

Willets Point Mar 29 2006 12:34 PM

According to urban legend, Koreans love Chachi.

cooby Mar 29 2006 12:36 PM

Pretty funny, my boss is looking at me

Edgy DC Mar 29 2006 12:40 PM

]Come now, I can't be the only person here who hates Chachi. This statement could stand to be infused with the Dickshot parenthetical as well. Hate is an ugly emotion. Chachi (to say nothing of his thigh-bandana) is as good a symbol as any of the degradation of the once-ambitious Happy Days. I was talking to Nostradamus the other day, and he said, "In the late seventies, Henry Winkler will star in the biggest show on television." I said, "Winkler...? Naaaaah...." "...Chachi, maybe." ---Gilbert Gottfried

cooby Mar 29 2006 08:14 PM

Chachi got another vote; Hahn will be pleased

Benjamin Grimm Mar 29 2006 08:22 PM

This was a great thread for a slow day, cooby. Nice going!

cooby Mar 29 2006 08:58 PM

Yes, it passed some time :)

TheOldMole Mar 30 2006 06:38 AM

I don't think "any character from Full House" should count. It gives Full House an unfair advantage. A game my stepdaughter and I used to play when Arick was little enough to still be in this phase was "who's the most annoying kid on whichever Barney video we were watching?"

ScarletKnight41 Mar 30 2006 07:05 AM

I hate Barney. Not hat. Hate!

Iubitul Mar 30 2006 07:23 AM

ok - true story - When my cousin, who now lives in CA, and works in the business (he's worked on The Larry Sanders Show) first went out there to find work, he made a little detour to Texas. He had an interview to work on a new children's show that was being film at the local PBS affiliate there. He told me afterward that there was no way he could take that job, that after a few months, he would probably be hiding in a tower somewhere picking people off.... ...it was the beginning of Barney....

Willets Point Mar 30 2006 07:31 AM

Hard to believe that Barney comes out of Texas.

cooby Mar 30 2006 07:32 AM

Texans are very kind

Benjamin Grimm Mar 30 2006 07:33 AM

Texas has given us Barney and George W. Bush. It would have been so much better had Texas remained property of Mexico.

Edgy DC Mar 30 2006 07:50 AM

Perhaps, but probably not for those reasons.

Frayed Knot Mar 30 2006 07:54 AM

]Most Annoying Character - Drama: House M.D. He is so annoying in the promos I can't bring myself to watch even one episode. House's misanthropic obnoxiousness is what makes him a great character. "Why are you always sad, House?" "I'm not sad, I'm complicated. Chicks dig that"

Benjamin Grimm Mar 30 2006 08:06 AM

House is a great character. It did take me a few episodes to get used to him, though. At first glance he can seem a little cartoonish, the wise-cracking but nasty doctor. But there's definitely depth there. Good show. I suspect sometimes that the title doesn't come from the name of the main character, but from the fact that in almost every episode the doctors break into a patient's house to look in their medicine cabinet.