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debm55

(57,892 posts)
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 11:14 AM Jan 16

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

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

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Who is/was your favorite co-star on a television show.? Sometimes they are/were more interesting then the stars.Mine was (Original Post) debm55 Jan 16 OP
Steve Urkel on Family Matters Whyisthisstillclose Jan 16 #1
Thank you Whyisthisstillclose. debm55 Jan 16 #4
Illya Kuryakin... MiHale Jan 16 #2
Thank you MiHale. I think he carried the whole show. debm55 Jan 16 #5
Absolutely! 3catwoman3 Jan 16 #26
Loved him and the show! lark Jan 17 #91
Vince Korsak (Bruce McGill) on "Rizzoli and Isles" Ritabert Jan 16 #3
Thank you very much, Ritabert. debm55 Jan 16 #6
Uncle Arthur/Paul Lynde on "Bewitched" no_hypocrisy Jan 16 #7
Thank you very much, Two great choices. no_hypocrisy. debm55 Jan 16 #9
The Fonz on Happy Days macwriter Jan 16 #8
So True. Thank you for including The Fonz, macwriter. debm55 Jan 16 #10
Barney Fife The Wizard Jan 16 #11
Agree. with you, Thank you very much, The Wizard for sharing with us. debm55 Jan 16 #12
Don Knots was in a whole different class! Thunderbeast Jan 17 #73
Dawn Wells from Gilligan's Island! displacedvermoter Jan 16 #13
Yes, sweet Mary Ann. Thank you displacedvermoter. debm55 Jan 16 #16
Spock on Star Trek KitFox Jan 16 #14
You got that right. Thank you very much KitFox. debm55 Jan 16 #17
Live long and prosper.🖖 FalloutShelter Jan 16 #54
Oh, yes. Me also. Morbius Jan 17 #76
Chip and Tramp on My Three Sons. Polly Hennessey Jan 16 #15
I loved Chip and Tramp. Did not like Ernie. Thank you very much, Polly Hennessey. debm55 Jan 16 #18
I have a few, but showing my age here. MichMan Jan 16 #19
Tonto. multigraincracker Jan 16 #20
Don't worry, everyone is showing their age on this thread AZJonnie Jan 16 #25
AHHAHAHAHHHA , agree.AZJonnie. debm55 Jan 16 #34
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 debm55 Jan 16 #33
Otis MichMan Jan 16 #41
Thank you, MichMan debm55 Jan 16 #43
Rhoda on the Mary Tyler Moore show. MIButterfly Jan 16 #21
I agree with you MIButterfly. Mary was great, but I liked Rhoda's quirkiness. I watched her own show. but I really debm55 Jan 16 #45
I like her so much I named my first dog after her. lark Jan 17 #92
Belker on Hill Street Blues lpbk2713 Jan 16 #22
Agree, I loved watching Belker. He was a quirky character.that the audience loved. debm55 Jan 16 #46
Buddy Sorrell. boonecreek Jan 16 #23
And Sally. I liked the scenes at the office better then the home scenes. They were fun, debm55 Jan 16 #35
Morey Amsterdam! displacedvermoter Jan 17 #90
Lucy Liu 4TheArts Jan 16 #24
Thank you very much, 4TheArts debm55 Jan 16 #47
Felix in the series Orphan Black, made by BBC America (2013-2017) AZJonnie Jan 16 #27
Thank you very much, AZJonnie.for your recommendation. I am on Netflix, so will look for it. debm55 Jan 16 #48
Maybe read my little DU review to see if it'll be your cup of tea, but yeah, I recommend! (nt) AZJonnie Jan 16 #69
Rhoda on the Mary Tyler Moore show Diamond_Dog Jan 16 #28
I really liked the first Bob Newhart Show and the characters. I didn't like the second show. Thankyou Diamond_Dog. debm55 Jan 16 #66
Deb, I agree 100% about the second BN show. The one where he ran a hotel. I thought it was stupid. Diamond_Dog Jan 17 #88
Agree debm55 Jan 17 #89
T'leac on Stargate SG-1 GreenWave Jan 16 #29
Thank you GreenWave. agree. debm55 Jan 16 #67
Hoss on Bonanza SWBTATTReg Jan 16 #30
Totally agree. The show lost its soul when Dan Blocker died. In my opinion. debm55 Jan 16 #64
Mine is a tie Grim Chieftain Jan 16 #31
Agree, I thank you for that, and Martin's dog. Loved those three. debm55 Jan 16 #51
Eddie was great, a real scene stealer. Grim Chieftain Jan 16 #56
Sure was, Thank you Grim Chieftain for the name. Brain fog here. debm55 Jan 16 #59
Art Carney as Ed Norton on "The Honeymooners" Permanut Jan 16 #32
Thank you very much, Pernanut, for sharing Ed Norton to us. I remember the Honeymooners. debm55 Jan 16 #40
As an adult, Munch from Homicide: Life on the Street and SVU, and as a child, Chester from Gunsmoke. Dorothy V Jan 16 #36
Thank you very much, Dorothy V. for sharing with us. debm55 Jan 16 #39
A couple of characters LogDog75 Jan 16 #37
Thank you very much for sharing your selection of characters for us. LogDog75. debm55 Jan 16 #38
Norm! WestMichRad Jan 16 #42
Agree. Thank you very much, WestMichRad, NOOORM debm55 Jan 16 #44
It's interesting how... WestMichRad Jan 16 #60
Interesting. Was a last name ever given on the show? debm55 Jan 17 #80
Diana Rigg as Mrs. Peel. Harker Jan 16 #49
Agree. with you Harker. Diana Rigg was tough. Loved the show only with her in it. debm55 Jan 16 #50
I have yet to see the earlier ones with Honor Blackman, but subsequent ones weren't as good. Harker Jan 16 #52
That would be a darn hard choice, Harker. debm55 Jan 16 #63
Ross Martin chowmama Jan 16 #53
I really liked Ross Martin in the Wild Wild West. He was the show. debm55 Jan 16 #57
Edie. Peter Gunn's girlfriend. So cute chicoescuela Jan 16 #55
Thank you very much chicoescuela. Agree.. debm55 Jan 16 #58
David Hyde Pierce on Frasier. tanyev Jan 16 #61
Thank you tanyev. I agree. I never liked the Fraser character on Cheers. However, I really liked the other characters debm55 Jan 16 #62
Barbara Feldon Earl_from_PA Jan 16 #65
Oh yes, Barbara Feldon was the looks and brains of the group.Thank you Earl_from_PA debm55 Jan 16 #68
Vivian Vance! sunnybrook Jan 16 #70
I so loved, Viv, Thank you very ,sunnybrook debm55 Jan 16 #72
Sergeant Schulz on "Hogan's Heroes". Ironically, John Banner, who plays the German sergeant was a U.S. sergeant artemisia1 Jan 16 #71
Thank you very much for the information. artemisia1 debm55 Jan 17 #85
Jonathan Quayle Higgins III OC375 Jan 17 #74
Thank you very much, OC375, I remember that. debm55 Jan 17 #86
John Larroquette madamesilverspurs Jan 17 #75
Thank you very much, madamesilverspurs. I really liked him on Night Court. debm55 Jan 17 #87
Everybody BUT Raymond. sueh Jan 17 #77
Thank you very much, sueh.I agree with you. debm55 Jan 17 #81
Kato in The Green Hornet 1960's TV show Rigpa108 Jan 17 #78
You do know that was Bruce Lee, right? StoolPigeon Jan 17 #79
Thank you very much for sharing with us, Rigpa108 debm55 Jan 17 #84
Alan Shore (James Spader) on Boston Legal Emile Jan 17 #82
Thank you very much for sharing with us, Emile. debm55 Jan 17 #83
debm55........ Upthevibe Jan 17 #93
Thank you very much, Upthevibe. debm55 Jan 17 #94

MichMan

(16,875 posts)
19. I have a few, but showing my age here.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 12:26 PM
Jan 16

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

debm55

(57,892 posts)
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
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 03:22 PM
Jan 16

MichMan for sharing with us.

MIButterfly

(2,311 posts)
21. Rhoda on the Mary Tyler Moore show.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 12:30 PM
Jan 16

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.

debm55

(57,892 posts)
45. I agree with you MIButterfly. Mary was great, but I liked Rhoda's quirkiness. I watched her own show. but I really
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 08:48 PM
Jan 16

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

lark

(25,959 posts)
92. I like her so much I named my first dog after her.
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 10:43 AM
Jan 17

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

debm55

(57,892 posts)
35. And Sally. I liked the scenes at the office better then the home scenes. They were fun,
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 03:51 PM
Jan 16

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AZJonnie

(3,214 posts)
27. Felix in the series Orphan Black, made by BBC America (2013-2017)
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 01:14 PM
Jan 16

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.

Diamond_Dog

(40,085 posts)
28. Rhoda on the Mary Tyler Moore show
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 01:21 PM
Jan 16

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!

debm55

(57,892 posts)
66. I really liked the first Bob Newhart Show and the characters. I didn't like the second show. Thankyou Diamond_Dog.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 10:53 PM
Jan 16

Diamond_Dog

(40,085 posts)
88. Deb, I agree 100% about the second BN show. The one where he ran a hotel. I thought it was stupid.
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 09:25 AM
Jan 17

The first one was comedy perfection.

Grim Chieftain

(1,414 posts)
31. Mine is a tie
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 02:00 PM
Jan 16

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

Permanut

(8,135 posts)
32. Art Carney as Ed Norton on "The Honeymooners"
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 02:01 PM
Jan 16

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."

LogDog75

(1,166 posts)
37. A couple of characters
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 04:23 PM
Jan 16

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)


WestMichRad

(3,069 posts)
60. It's interesting how...
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 10:04 PM
Jan 16

… 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!

Harker

(17,556 posts)
52. I have yet to see the earlier ones with Honor Blackman, but subsequent ones weren't as good.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 09:43 PM
Jan 16

I jilted Shari Lewis for Mrs. Peel.

tanyev

(48,867 posts)
61. David Hyde Pierce on Frasier.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 10:11 PM
Jan 16

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.

debm55

(57,892 posts)
62. Thank you tanyev. I agree. I never liked the Fraser character on Cheers. However, I really liked the other characters
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 10:24 PM
Jan 16

on the show Fraser.

sunnybrook

(1,273 posts)
70. Vivian Vance!
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 11:08 PM
Jan 16

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.

artemisia1

(1,552 posts)
71. Sergeant Schulz on "Hogan's Heroes". Ironically, John Banner, who plays the German sergeant was a U.S. sergeant
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 11:19 PM
Jan 16

(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.

OC375

(546 posts)
74. Jonathan Quayle Higgins III
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 12:38 AM
Jan 17

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

madamesilverspurs

(16,482 posts)
75. John Larroquette
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 12:47 AM
Jan 17

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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