I've got to agree with farmerman on this one....Barny....all the way.
Somebody agrees with me , Im unable to comment. Im speechless. I Aam without speech.
All the tv pundits agree, that when Barney left the show, the whole thing jumped the shark.... Gomers cousin Goober was only good when he had Gomer to urge him on to do "JUDYJUDYJUDY", and if Barney wasnt there with hizzown idiocy, hed be a master at standing there and watching the character speaking . This was a scene stealing act that he had perfected.
Yeah, it sucked after he left.
I rate Barney highly, also. There are several more I want to mention later on.
I just thought of Cloris Leachman in Phyllis. I can't remember another character in the show, and that's probably because she was it. She was funny.
10 - 3
Ten sitcom characters, three dramatic.
Mr. Spock in "Star Trek" (the original series).
farmerman wrote:This was a scene stealing act that he had perfected.
That is very true about Don Knotts as Barney Fife. But equal to that, maybe even better, was Art Carney as Ed Norton!
I grew up on M.A.S.H....never understood why I was hooked on it, because I was probably 7 when I started watching it...But I didn't miss an episode all the way up to its final show. I even had to watch the spin-off, which I can't remember the name of now....
All in the Family, Good Times, The Jeffersons, and The Cosby Show...all four were basically groundbreaking shows, and very enjoyable.
Someone mentioned, "Sanford & Son"...lol, I loved it..."EeeeLizaBeth....I'm comin'...." (I always accused my MIL of pulling a Fred Sandford!)
I miss the days of television shows like those....
And I agree on Don Knotts...whimsical!
Letty wrote:Let's not forget Sanford and Son. Loved it! and yes, All in the Family broke all the rules. Especially liked the Quincy Jones music behind Red Foxx's show.
Have you guys seen the British shows there two were copies of?
Hey, Deb. No, I haven't seen them, but I know they both are American versions of Steptoe and son and Til Death do us Part.
wandeljw wrote:farmerman wrote:This was a scene stealing act that he had perfected.
That is very true about Don Knotts as Barney Fife. But equal to that, maybe even better, was Art Carney as Ed Norton!
You're so right!
Knotts and Carney, both had comic genius.
dlowan wrote:
Have you guys seen the British shows there two were copies of?
seen steptoe and son, but not the other, steptoe was a much grittier nasty version, quite enjoyable
John Ratzenberger and (Fred?) Wendt of "Cheers" were also good , but of course,when you have an ensemble , you dont need to have a go-to guy like Barney Fife or Ed Norton. So I guess Im saying that Barney and Ed were pulling really triple duty as co-stars, comedy underpinning, and a total opposite to which the main character plays off
Art Carney's schtick on golf was a classic which i doubt will ever be topped . . .
"Hello, Ball ! ! !"
Ive forgotten the
"Address the ball" !
Ralph Cramden ain't so bad hissownself.
But wait!
We're forgetting Grampa Munster!
Uh.....no, I guess not, sorry...
My nomination is Norman Gunston, but you'd have to be Australian to know who he is. Outrageous.
And Basil Fawlty (John Cleese) from Fawlty Towers. Only 12 episodes were produced but we never seem to tire of them. Brilliant.
