Who is/was your favorite co-star on a television show.? Sometimes they are/were more interesting then the stars.Mine was

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Michael J , Fox on Family Ties. . Credit to displacedvermoter for this thread

[Whyisthisstillclose]

1. Steve Urkel on Family Matters

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4. Thank you Whyisthisstillclose.

[MiHale]

2. Illya Kuryakin...

Man From U.N.C.L.E.

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5. Thank you MiHale. I think he carried the whole show.

[3catwoman3]

26. Absolutely!

Any day of the week.

[lark]

91. Loved him and the show!

[Ritabert]

3. Vince Korsak (Bruce McGill) on "Rizzoli and Isles"

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6. Thank you very much, Ritabert.

[no_hypocrisy]

7. Uncle Arthur/Paul Lynde on "Bewitched"

and Grandpa/Al Lewis on “The Munsters”.

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9. Thank you very much, Two great choices. no_hypocrisy.

[macwriter]

8. The Fonz on Happy Days

He was never intended to be the star he turned out to be

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10. So True. Thank you for including The Fonz, macwriter.

[The Wizard]

11. Barney Fife

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12. Agree. with you, Thank you very much, The Wizard for sharing with us.

[Thunderbeast]

73. Don Knots was in a whole different class!

[displacedvermoter]

13. Dawn Wells from Gilligan's Island!

Mary Ann💘

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16. Yes, sweet Mary Ann. Thank you displacedvermoter.

[KitFox]

14. Spock on Star Trek

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17. You got that right. Thank you very much KitFox.

[FalloutShelter]

54. Live long and prosper.🖖

[Morbius]

76. Oh, yes. Me also.

[Polly Hennessey]

15. Chip and Tramp on My Three Sons.

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18. I loved Chip and Tramp. Did not like Ernie. Thank you very much, Polly Hennessey.

[MichMan]

19. I have a few, but showing my age here.

Howard McNear (Floyd Lawson) on Andy Griffith

Edgar Buchanon (Uncle Joe Carson) on Petticoat Junction. Just found out a little while ago that he was a practicing dentist.

Pat Buttram (Mr. Haney) on Green Acres

You only had 3 to 4 channels back then, so everyone watched the same shows

[multigraincracker]

20. Tonto.

[AZJonnie]

25. Don't worry, everyone is showing their age on this thread

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34. AHHAHAHAHHHA , agree.AZJonnie.

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33. I remember all three. so prominent on their shows What was name of the drunk that slept it off in a jail cell?Thank you

MichMan for sharing with us.

[MichMan]

41. Otis

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43. Thank you, MichMan

[MIButterfly]

21. Rhoda on the Mary Tyler Moore show.

Of course, I liked Mary (who didn't? She turned the world on with her smile), but I liked Rhoda just a little bit more. Then she got her own show and it wasn't as funny but everybody watched it because they liked Rhoda.

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45. I agree with you MIButterfly. Mary was great, but I liked Rhoda's quirkiness. I watched her own show. but I really

didn't like it, Rhoda lost her quirkiness and it was just another bland situation comedy.

[lark]

92. I like her so much I named my first dog after her.

Roda was half german shepherd and half over the fence, but we think it was coyote.

[lpbk2713]

22. Belker on Hill Street Blues

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46. Agree, I loved watching Belker. He was a quirky character.that the audience loved.

[boonecreek]

23. Buddy Sorrell.

On the Dick Van Dyke Show.

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35. And Sally. I liked the scenes at the office better then the home scenes. They were fun,

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90. Morey Amsterdam!

[4TheArts]

24. Lucy Liu

She played Dr. Watson on the series Elementary - a marvelous version of the Sherlock Holmes story.

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47. Thank you very much, 4TheArts

[AZJonnie]

27. Felix in the series Orphan Black, made by BBC America (2013-2017)

The main character Sarah Manning's gay foster brother, played by Canadian Jordan Gavaris.

He's FABULOUS in the show.

It's (finally!) on Netflix. I made a post about it (in retrospect, it's pretty long-winded lol) in the Streaming forum. https://www.democraticunderground.com/114322811

I recommend avoiding even reading Netflix's blurb about the show and just hitting play. The more that's a mystery about it going in, the cooler it is.

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48. Thank you very much, AZJonnie.for your recommendation. I am on Netflix, so will look for it.

[AZJonnie]

69. Maybe read my little DU review to see if it'll be your cup of tea, but yeah, I recommend! (nt)

[Diamond_Dog]

28. Rhoda on the Mary Tyler Moore show

All the supporting characters on The Bob Newhart Show (Emily, Jerry, Carol, Howard, Mr. Carlin)

I agree with just about all of the ones already mentioned especially Illya Kuryakin!

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66. I really liked the first Bob Newhart Show and the characters. I didn't like the second show. Thankyou Diamond_Dog.

[Diamond_Dog]

88. Deb, I agree 100% about the second BN show. The one where he ran a hotel. I thought it was stupid.

The first one was comedy perfection.

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89. Agree

[GreenWave]

29. T'leac on Stargate SG-1

Indeed!

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67. Thank you GreenWave. agree.

[SWBTATTReg]

30. Hoss on Bonanza

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64. Totally agree. The show lost its soul when Dan Blocker died. In my opinion.

[Grim Chieftain]

31. Mine is a tie

I loved Niles and Martin Crane on Fraiser. Strangely enough, they were polar opposites, but both were stellar.

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51. Agree, I thank you for that, and Martin's dog. Loved those three.

[Grim Chieftain]

56. Eddie was great, a real scene stealer.

I loved that cutie.

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59. Sure was, Thank you Grim Chieftain for the name. Brain fog here.

[Permanut]

32. Art Carney as Ed Norton on "The Honeymooners"

Norton worked in the sewer; one day he said,

"Ya know, Ralph, sometimes after a hard day in the sewer, I feel like I've had it up to here."

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40. Thank you very much, Pernanut, for sharing Ed Norton to us. I remember the Honeymooners.

[Dorothy V]

36. As an adult, Munch from Homicide: Life on the Street and SVU, and as a child, Chester from Gunsmoke.

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39. Thank you very much, Dorothy V. for sharing with us.

[LogDog75]

37. A couple of characters

Elaine Benes on Seinfeld

Larry, Darryl, and his other brother Darryl on Newhart

Dr. Johnny Fever from WKRP in Cincinnati

Starbuck from Battlestar Galactica (2004)

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38. Thank you very much for sharing your selection of characters for us. LogDog75.

[WestMichRad]

42. Norm!

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44. Agree. Thank you very much, WestMichRad, NOOORM

[WestMichRad]

60. It's interesting how...

… he often played only a very minor role in a given episode, but he always had at least one really good line… and everyone knows him by just his first name!

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80. Interesting. Was a last name ever given on the show?

[Harker]

49. Diana Rigg as Mrs. Peel.

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50. Agree. with you Harker. Diana Rigg was tough. Loved the show only with her in it.

[Harker]

52. I have yet to see the earlier ones with Honor Blackman, but subsequent ones weren't as good.

I jilted Shari Lewis for Mrs. Peel.

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63. That would be a darn hard choice, Harker.

[chowmama]

53. Ross Martin

In both Mr. Lucky and Wild Wild West.

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57. I really liked Ross Martin in the Wild Wild West. He was the show.

[chicoescuela]

55. Edie. Peter Gunn's girlfriend. So cute

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58. Thank you very much chicoescuela. Agree..

[tanyev]

61. David Hyde Pierce on Frasier.

In fact, I was more interested in all the supporting cast on that show than I was in the main character. And that was long before I paid much attention to politics.

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62. Thank you tanyev. I agree. I never liked the Fraser character on Cheers. However, I really liked the other characters

on the show Fraser.

[Earl_from_PA]

65. Barbara Feldon

Agent 99 in Get Smart.

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68. Oh yes, Barbara Feldon was the looks and brains of the group.Thank you Earl_from_PA

[sunnybrook]

70. Vivian Vance!

On both I Love Lucy and The Lucy Show. Her acting was so extremely natural and believable. I realize that Lucy was a comedic genius but Vivian Vance was outstanding. I lost interest later when they gave her other co stars and sidekicks. Viv was the best.

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72. I so loved, Viv, Thank you very ,sunnybrook

[artemisia1]

71. Sergeant Schulz on "Hogan's Heroes". Ironically, John Banner, who plays the German sergeant was a U.S. sergeant

(Army) in WW2.

Given what a dirtbag Bob Crane, who played the star, Colonel Hogan, was, I am pleased to have Bannister's character as my favourite.

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85. Thank you very much for the information. artemisia1

[OC375]

74. Jonathan Quayle Higgins III

Magnum & Higgins one upping each other with pranks, or bartering favors for tennis court privileges was always a great part of the show.

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86. Thank you very much, OC375, I remember that.

[madamesilverspurs]

75. John Larroquette

on "The Librarians" -- way different from any other roles. That said, the whole cast was quirkily delightful. I miss that show, and IMHO its attempted replacement was abysmal.

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87. Thank you very much, madamesilverspurs. I really liked him on Night Court.

[sueh]

77. Everybody BUT Raymond.

I enjoyed all of Ray's co-stars. But Ray? Not so much.

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81. Thank you very much, sueh.I agree with you.

[Rigpa108]

78. Kato in The Green Hornet 1960's TV show

He could kick some ass!

[StoolPigeon]

79. You do know that was Bruce Lee, right?

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84. Thank you very much for sharing with us, Rigpa108

[Emile]

82. Alan Shore (James Spader) on Boston Legal

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83. Thank you very much for sharing with us, Emile.

[Upthevibe]

93. debm55........

Great post!

Karen and Jack on Will and Grace!