R.I.P. Larry Hagman

[Slingin' Sammy]

He created one of the greatest characters in the history of television. I'd be interested to hear everybody's thoughts on the other characters that could be in that discussion: Archie Bunker, Fonzie, Tony Soprano, Homer Simpson, Kramer, Barney Fife all come to my mind:

http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-larry-hagman-20121124,0,5294713.story

 

[SwissArmyFrog]

Anyone who can drink 4 bottles of champagne a day and survive cirrhosis of the liver, and cancer of the liver, and a liver transplant, did very well to live to 81.

 

[TopFrog]

But I liked Barbara Eden better.

 

[Opintel]

But I liked Barbara Eden better.

Oh, man... :wub:
Make a wish?



Hard to beat the J. R. character, even with a body like that. He was a good actor, and brought that fun spark to his roles. Old J. R. was a real [ Finebaum ], but somehow still likeable.

RIP

 

[TCUSA]

Yeah--other than op's list, seriously can't think of another character that was so universally known. Mr. Spock or Captain Kirk, maybe?

 

[Frog-in-law1995]

But I liked Barbara Eden better.

Yessir.

RIP Major Nelson.

 

[NubomTurk]

But I liked Barbara Eden better.

Beat me to it. Hottest woman of all time.

Yeah, I said it. I said it right here on KF.c.

The. Hottest.

 

[PurpleBlood87]

Does Kristen Shepherd have an alibi?

 

[QuilterFrawg]

Does Kristen Shepherd have an alibi?

"I did it!"

 

[2314@work]

[quote name='Slingin' Sammy' timestamp='1353792130' post='1301236']
He created one of the greatest characters in the history of television. I'd be interested to hear everybody's thoughts on the other characters that could be in that discussion: Archie Bunker, Fonzie, Tony Soprano, Homer Simpson, Kramer, Barney Fife all come to my mind:

http://www.latimes.c...0,5294713.story
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Funny, buyt Larry Hagman is a symbol of Dallas, yet he was born in Fort Worth
Kind of funny like the symbol of UT, DK Royal, is an OU grad.

 

[More Frogs the Better]

I can't even think of another character that comes close. JR was the man.

I also always found the character interesting from a cultural standpoint. My out of state relatives and people I would meet who live in other parts of the country could never understand why we Texans thought JR was funny and even somewhat likeable. When I was a kid watching the show and would laugh at JR, I'm sure several of my aunts and uncles were worried I'd grow up to be a serial killer or something.

 

[tcudoc]

[quote name='Slingin' Sammy' timestamp='1353792130' post='1301236']
He created one of the greatest characters in the history of television. I'd be interested to hear everybody's thoughts on the other characters that could be in that discussion: Archie Bunker, Fonzie, Tony Soprano, Homer Simpson, Kramer, Barney Fife all come to my mind:

http://www.latimes.c...0,5294713.story
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Lucy
Fred Sanford
Cliff Huxtable
George Jefferson
Frasier Crane

are a few that come to mind to add to your group. I think Archie Bunker wins all time greatest i my book. A character as subtly and obliviously offensive as him will probably never be seen again on network television.

 

[Scott]

Got to spend about 30 minutes with Larry, back in 1994. He was very kind & bounced my daughter on his knee, for a long time. He talked of his mother, Mary Martin, and her love for TCU.

 

[Deep Purple]

Funny, buyt Larry Hagman is a symbol of Dallas, yet he was born in Fort Worth

Weatherford actually.

I never could get into that show. I watched maybe 4 or 5 episodes during the first season, but being neither a fan of Dallas the city nor of soap opera as entertainment, I just never saw the appeal. The characters weren't characters -- they were caricatures. It was a TV version of Mary Worth. Yawn.

 

[Sangria Wine]

As a side note, the Weatherford oilman/entrepreneur that Larry Hagman modeled the JR Ewing character after died about 15 months ago.

 

[Frog-in-law1995]

Lucy
Fred Sanford
Cliff Huxtable
George Jefferson
Frasier Crane

are a few that come to mind to add to your group. I think Archie Bunker wins all time greatest i my book. A character as subtly and obliviously offensive as him will probably never be seen again on network television.

Archie #1, followed closely by Ralph Kramden. I'm a Jim Rockford fan, so he's up there, though Columbo might deserve a higher spot. Perry Mason, Kirk/Spock, Mary Richards/Lou Grant/Ted Baxter/Murray Slaughter/Rhoda what-her-name, Hawkeye, Laverne/Mork and Jessica Fletcher.

More recently, Karen Walker, Eric Cartman, Carla Tortelli, Jed Bartlett and Jack McCoy.

 

[tcudoc]

I would probably also put George Costanza in my list of all time favorites. He was about as insecure and despicable a person as they come and hilarious in the process. Kind of odd that Seinfeld played the straight man for the rest of the cast who were funnier than he was.
Another all time favorite is any character played by Jerry Stiller (Seinfeld and King of Queens especially). He doesn't stray far in his roles. They all seem to be the exact same character and he is always hilarious.

 

[toadallytexan]

Walter White (Breaking Bad).
Gus McCrea (Lonesome Dove)
Matt Dillon and Chester Good (Gun Smoke)

 

[QuilterFrawg]

Rob and Laura Petrie.
Carol Burnett (multiple characters).
Carrie Bradshaw.

 

[My Buddy Steve]

As a side note, the Weatherford oilman/entrepreneur that Larry Hagman modeled the JR Ewing character after died about 15 months ago.

Who was that?