“Top 13 Pop Culture Heroes on TV”

I don’t mean “heroes” as in they were the bravest and the best. I mean “heroes” of Pop Culture, in the sense that you actually cheered when they came on screen.

Most of them aren’t the main characters of their shows, but were very popular supporting characters that really added to the entertainment value of their programs. A few of them are main characters that really carried their show.

Some of them are quirky, some are funny, some are cool, and some are just plain weird. Some of them are bad guys you just had to cheer for. All of them stand out as Pop Culture Heroes!

13. Q (Star Trek The Next Generation)

12. Glen Quagmire (Family Guy)

11. Carl Brutananadilewski (Aqua Teen Hunger Force)

10. Norm Peterson (Cheers)

9. Evelyn William “Bill” McNeal (NewsRadio)

8. “The Man From Another Place” (Twin Peaks)

7. George Jefferson (The Jeffersons)

6. Lenny Kosnowski and Andrew “Squiggy” Squigman (Lavern and Shirley)

5. Cosmo Kramer (Seinfeld)

4. Fred Sanford (Sanford and Son)

3. Archie Bunker (All In The Family)

2. Arthur “Fonzi” Fonzarelli (Happy Days)

1. Al Bundy (Married With Children)

Honorable Mention:
Bosco Albert “BA” Baracus/H.M. “Howling Mad” Mudock (A-Team)
Dr. Johnny Fever (WKRP in Cincinnati)
Dwayne Schneider (One Day at a Time)
Eddie Haskell (Leave it to Beaver)
Frederick “Rerun” Stubbs (What’s Happening!!)
Major Roger Healey (I Dream of Jeanie)
Margaret “The Log Lady” Lanterman (Twin Peaks)
Monroe Ficus (Too Close For Comfort)
Montgomery “Scotty” Scott (Star Trek)
Sophia Petrillo (Golden Girls)
Tattoo (Fantasy Island)
Ted Baxter (The Mary Tyler Moore Show)

©2010 Denim McDemus