Heard But Not Scene: Name a TV Character That Never Appeared on Camera

[Floyd R. Turbo]

Juanita Down at the Diner

[LisaM]

1. Vera in "Cheers".

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Also, Niles' wife Maris in "Frasier" (I know I snuck in two, but I figured the shows were related).


Corrected to Maris from "Mavis", oops!

[Floyd R. Turbo]

3. Cool!

[hlthe2b]

6. actually, Maris (Nile's first never-seen wife)... but a good one

[LisaM]

48. Maris! Maris! I knew I had it a little off.

I'll fix it.

[Sneederbunk]

160. Maris was never heard.

[Doug the Dem]

96. Vera was my first thought!

Came to me immediately.

[LisaM]

98. How about Nina's friend Binnie on "Just Shoot Me"?

There was one scene where someone was sitting there with her head swathed in bandages from a facelift, but I don't think we ever actually saw her.

[Roland99]

131. Vera kinda did.But her face was hidden by a pie!

[MrScorpio]

2. "Chef" on Enterprise

[Floyd R. Turbo]

7. Good one!

[PJMcK]

23. Not quite!

In the final episode of the series, Commander Ryker, (from TNG), takes the role of Chef (I know, it's on the holodeck).

[MrScorpio]

29. That wasn't really Chef, no one other than Riker was real in that simulation

And yet, even if there was an image of "Chef" in subjective mode not played by Riker, it still wouldn't count, he wasn't real. No one knew what he actually looked like.

[PJMcK]

32. Fair enough!

It wasn't a great episode anyway.

[Control-Z]

4. Howard Wolowitz' mother.

Big Bang Theory

[Floyd R. Turbo]

8. Excellent!

[herding cats]

149. This was my first thought, too!

[guillaumeb]

5. Did "Juanita" have proper documentation?

Perhaps she was afraid to appear on camera.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

10. I'll forward your inquiry to Deputy Fife! 😏

[Sneederbunk]

161. Juanita was never heard.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

165. I know! I exercised a bit of poetic license! 😏

[PJMcK]

9. Carlton the Doorman

On "Rhoda," Lorenzo Music voiced the doorman who was never seen. Mr. Music was also a producer of the show.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

14. A classic!

[50 Shades Of Blue]

11. Carlton the doorman on Rhoda (his voice was heard but he was never shown)

[Floyd R. Turbo]

16. Absolutely!

[Lifelong Protester]

12. Maris on Frasier is a good one!

[Floyd R. Turbo]

17. Yep!

[underpants]

13. Bob Sacamano. Mrs. Columbo. Orson.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

18. Very good!

[Corvo Bianco]

55. I love me some Bob Sacamano.

[WinkyDink]

107. (oops)

[Lifelong Protester]

110. Would love to see Bob Sacamano!

[flor-de-jasmim]

15. Charley, in Charley's Angels

[Floyd R. Turbo]

21. Another classic!

[benld74]

19. M A S H The voice over the camp loud speakers,,, was NOT always Radar

[Floyd R. Turbo]

22. Wow!

[OriginalGeek]

97. On a very related note

Unseen PA announcer Sal Viscuso on Children's Hospital was a direct homage to the PA Announcer on M*A*S*H. Voiced by Michael Cera (George-Micahel Bluth on Arrested Development), the character was named for the actor who did the PA announcements (when it wasn't Radar) on M*A*S*H.

[no_hypocrisy]

20. The wife of the urologist on The Bob Newhart Show (1970s)

Tippi. She always seemed to be screaming over the phone at Dr. Bernie Tupperman.

Loved the alliteration of her name, Tippi Tupperman.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

24. Very good!

[TBA]

25. I don't think we ever heard "Pickles"

but Buddy on the Dick Van Dyke she spoke of her often. She was his wife.

Actually I stand corrected -

Fiona Conway "Pickles" Sorrell (Barbara Perry/Joan Shawlee) – Buddy's slightly nutty wife and former showgirl. She becomes an off-screen character after season two

[Floyd R. Turbo]

35. Nice one!

[madamesilverspurs]

26. "The Millionaire"

[Floyd R. Turbo]

36. John Beresford Tipton

[3catwoman3]

60. OMG!

I am old enough to remember that!

[Floyd R. Turbo]

69. Welcome to the club!

[FSogol]

27. Charlie Brown's teacher. n/t

[Floyd R. Turbo]

37. YES!

[VMA131Marine]

28. Wilson on Home Improvement

Close call, you never saw his face.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

38. Yep!

[sakabatou]

41. Actually he DID appear on camera for the last episode.

[FSogol]

30. Robin Masters on Magnum PI. (Tom Selleck's character lived in his guest house). n/t

[Floyd R. Turbo]

39. Bravo!

[NightWatcher]

47. In the last episode Higgins tells Magnum that he's actually Robin

Sure, he later took it back but Thomas, TC, and Rick had long suspected this was the case.

[FSogol]

49. Did you ever see Tom Selleck's pre-Magnum appearance as a detective on the Rockford Files?

I still laugh every time I remember that episode.

[NightWatcher]

56. Well now I've got to go find it.

[lapfog_1]

74. You should see him

do a casting session for Indiana Jones (Raiders).

There would never have been a sequel.

[csziggy]

111. Wasn't his name Lance White?

YES!

And the two episodes of The Rockford Files were:
White on White and Nearly Perfect (1978)
Nice Guys Finish Dead (1979)
http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0079574/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_50

[lapfog_1]

31. wilson W. Wilson, jr.

Home Improvement.

Loved the fact that he was a junior.

[sakabatou]

42. He did appear in full for the finale.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

45. Indeed!

[MrScorpio]

33. Mrs. McGillicuddy on "The Little Rascals"

[Floyd R. Turbo]

46. WOW!

[louis-t]

70. I think it was 'Miss" McGillicuddy.

[Dream Girl]

94. Didn't Spanky and Alfalfa both have assive crushes on her

As I recall she was a comely blond with thin eyebrows and finger waves. Didn't she leave the school because she got married? The things I remember. But just ask me today's date...

[Montauk6]

34. Lars Lindstrom?

I don't think we ever met up close and personal the loving hubby of Mary's neighbor Phyllis.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

50. Right you are!

[Montauk6]

40. Mr. Shotz

The owner of the brewery Laverne & Shirley worked for.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

51. Yep!

[sakabatou]

43. Charlie of Charlie's Angels

Though, it's been said he was seen on a beach.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

52. Classic!

[Thirties Child]

44. Maris. Niles wife on Fraser.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

53. Yes!

[FM123]

57. Stan Walker from "Will and Grace"

[shenmue]

59. Yes

[Floyd R. Turbo]

64. Nice!

[3catwoman3]

58. Hawkeye's father on M*A*S*H.

B.J. Hunnicutt's wife, Peg.

Ferret Face Frank's wife.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

65. Good ones!

[Orrex]

75. Ahem. Both wives appeared in the series

Peg was featured in a home movie sent to BJ for their anniversary, as well as in a dream sequence in a later episode.

Frank's wife likewise appeared in a home movie.

However, Winchester's sister Honoria was heard in a reel-to-reel recording, but she was never seen.

[3catwoman3]

81. I bow to your...

...superior recall!

[hlthe2b]

99. Mrs. Potter never appeared, though...

nor Trapper's wife...

but, I remember the tapes with Charle's sister. That was a touching episode.

[Orrex]

103. Mildred Potter's voice appeared in the Dreams episode as well

And of course her photo was on the Colonel's desk.

You're right about Trapper's wife.


And the Honoria episode, featuring the soldier who struggled with a stutter, was indeed very touching. I didn't like Charles much when I was younger, but as I grew older I appreciated him more and more.

[Thor_MN]

145. Wasn't that Col. Potter's mother's voice?

"Sherman, time for dinner."
"They couldn't have waited 5 minutes? It's been years since I tasted..."

[Orrex]

163. Whoa.

Mind. Blown.

[Thor_MN]

164. I remembered it right, except for what he tasted.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreams_(M*A*S*H)

Sherman T. Potter has the least distressing dream in the episode. He dozes off at his desk, and is roused by his horse, Sophie, who enters the room in full saddle and bridle. He grabs his hat and mounts Sophie, riding into an open field. A pair of Koreans in the shrubbery throw a grenade at Potter, who effortlessly knocks it away with a polo mallet, resulting in a spectacular fireworks display. Potter then comes upon a familiar site: his childhood home. A younger Sherman Potter is riding on a horse outside, and a female voice is calling him to dinner. At this point, Klinger abruptly awakens Potter, much to his regret; "It's been a long time since I've tasted one of her home-baked muffins."

[jmowreader]

118. The PA announcer on MASH was never seen

Here's one for you: Horshack's mother in Welcome Back, Kotter.

[whistler162]

61. Carlton on Rhoda

[Floyd R. Turbo]

66. Indeed!

[Tommy_Carcetti]

62. Dr. Claw from the 1980s Inspector Gadget cartoon?

I watched that growing up and it killed me we never saw his face....or at least I don't remember seeing his face.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

67. Sweet!

[krispos42]

171. Dammit, that's was the only one I could think of...

...and you stole it!



Damn kids today, with their time machines...

[Doreen]

63. The dispatcher on "Haven" did not show up until

the last couple of episodes.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

68. Very good!

[Doreen]

71. I just remembered her name was Laverne.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

84. Cool!

[Adsos Letter]

72. "Your mission, should you choose to accept it..."

The tape dude from Mission Impossible.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

85. Yes!

[justhanginon]

73. Meredith McGiver. Often referenced on the ongoing

Trump Reality Sh*t Show sometimes referred to as the "Trump Administration". Not sure if she was ever heard,

[rusty quoin]

76. God on The 700 Club

[Generic Other]

78. Owe me new keyboard

True and funny at the same time.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

86. !

[Floyd R. Turbo]

87. Urp!

[Coventina]

100. DUzy!!!

[VOX]

122. hahahah PERFECT.

[rzemanfl]

151. You win the thread. n/t

[Donkees]

77. 'Man at the Door' - Soupy Sales

[Floyd R. Turbo]

88. Very good!

I recall a video of Soupy getting pranked. A knock at the door and when Soupy opens it, it's a naked lady!

[WinkyDink]

106. YES! I thought I'd be the only one for this example!

[AJT]

79. The moon faced woman, Antonio's girl friend, on Wings

[Floyd R. Turbo]

89. Yep!

The big face girl!

[lunamagica]

80. Tino in "My So Called Life"

[Floyd R. Turbo]

90. Good one!

[flotsam]

82. MASH

Captain Tuttle.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

91. Excellent!

[jmowreader]

119. Hawkeye's "eulogy" for Tuttle was excellent

"There's a little of Captain Tuttle in all of us. You might say that all of us made up Tuttle."

[Thor_MN]

146. I don't think Captain Tuttle was ever heard, he was fictional.

They made him up to give his pay and benefits to the orphanage.

[flotsam]

150. You are correct...

But EVERYBODY claimed to have heard him...

[FiveGoodMen]

83. Norm's wife, Vera, on Cheers. Howard's mother on Big Bang Theory

The one time that Vera appeared on camera, her face was covered with pie.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

92. Yes and yes!

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

93. Howard Wolowitz's mom on Big Bang Theory

[Floyd R. Turbo]

95. Yep! 👍🏻

[JuJuYoshida]

101. Beat me to it!

[mikeargo]

102. Anyone else remember "Hot l Baltimore"

"Moose" the reclusive son of Charlotte Rae's was never seen, but one time the "Moose" got loose.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

112. Great series!

[Corvid]

104. Well formed legs

From long ago.

Peter Gunn's receptionist, only her legs are ever seen and her voice heard. Years later she became very famous. Mary Tyler Moore.

Also there was an un-seen character named "Mother"... I think. Have not seen an episode in the last 50 years or so. I believe that Henry Mancini did the theme music but I cannot be sure. Music was bluesy.

cheers

[Floyd R. Turbo]

113. MTM was actually Sam the receptionist with the legs on Richard Diamond.

On Peter Gunn Mother owned the club where Gunn hung out and his main squeeze Edie Hart was a singer. Mother was portrayed by two actresses, Minerva Urecal and Hope Emerson.

Peter Gunn is currently available on Amazon Prime.

[Ptah]

105. My Mother the Car - - - mother, Gladys (voiced by Ann Sothern).

[Floyd R. Turbo]

114. Good call! 👍🏻

[WinkyDink]

108. The Neighbor over the Fence on "Home Improvement."

[Floyd R. Turbo]

115. Yes! 👍🏻

[FM123]

109. The mother from "How I Met Your Mother"

[Floyd R. Turbo]

116. Nice catch!👍🏻

[lame54]

117. The final season featured her in many episodes

[FM123]

120. That explains it....I never made it to the last few seasons

[VOX]

121. Vintage entry: Gladys Porter on "December Bride," 1954-59

She was a bit of a prototype for Vera on "Cheers" and Maris on "Frasier."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_Bride
"December Bride centered on the adventures of Lily Ruskin, a spry widow played by Spring Byington, who was not, in fact, a "December" (rather old) bride but very much desired to become one if the right man would come along. Aiding Lily in her search for this prospective suitor were her daughter Ruth Henshaw (Frances Rafferty) and son-in-law Matt Henshaw (Dean Miller), and her close friend Hilda Crocker (character-actress Verna Felton). A next-door neighbor, insurance agent Pete Porter (Harry Morgan), was frequently seen. Married miserably himself, according to his constant complaints about his unseen wife Gladys..."

We finally meet Gladys in a spin-off, "Pete and Gladys," 1960-62, played by actress Cara Williams.

[Sneederbunk]

162. Never heard.

[JonLP24]

123. Larry David as George Steinbrenner in Seinfeld

[mainstreetonce]

124. The one armed man

On the Fugitive

[WinkyDink]

126. He was shown, last episode.

[tymorial]

127. Peggy's mother on Married With Children

[Floyd R. Turbo]

133. Oh! Good one!👍🏻

[The Blue Flower]

128. White Fang and Black Tooth on Soupy Sales

For us oldsters

[Floyd R. Turbo]

134. I resemble that remark!😏

[sweetloukillbot]

129. Carlton the Doorman?

[Floyd R. Turbo]

135. Yep!👍🏻

[The_REAL_Ecumenist]

130. Charlie Brown's Teachers & Parents.....

[Floyd R. Turbo]

136. Right you are!👍🏻

[Initech]

132. The Narrator from Arrested Development

[Floyd R. Turbo]

137. Opie!👍🏻

[Initech]

140. One of my favorite scenes from the whole show:

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[Alpeduez21]

138. Harvey the white rabbit

Never really heard from, either, but a central character in the movie.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

139. Ah yes! The Pooka! 👍🏻

[Mendocino]

141. Waylon Jennings

He was the "Balladeer" on the Dukes of Hazzard. He did play a single episode but as a Duke relative, not as the narrator.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

143. Nice one! 👍🏻

[NotASurfer]

142. Al from Naked Gun

Kind of the opposite of Wilson from Home Improvement, he was only seen from the neck down. His head was always out of frame off the top of the screen

[Floyd R. Turbo]

144. Oh yeah!

[gratuitous]

147. How about characters without last names?

I'll start with Penny on Big Bang Theory, and follow it up with the whole family on Malcolm in the Middle.

[herding cats]

148. Sparky from M A S H. nt

[underpants]

153. Sgt. Pryor

[herding cats]

154. Was that him?

I must have forgotten that, but I was a little kid when I watched it. I just remembered always wondering what he looked like. Now I know!

Thanks!

[underpants]

155. Yes apparently so

I'm a MASH fan

[Catmusicfan]

152. The dad from Out of this World

Voiced but Burt Reynolds

[Floyd R. Turbo]

166. Wow! 👍🏻

[gopiscrap]

156. Thing from the Adams Family

Boo Radley? "To Kill a Mockingbird"

[Floyd R. Turbo]

167. Good ones! 👍🏻

[Rollo]

157. Magic Voice on Mystery Science Theater 3000

[Floyd R. Turbo]

168. Nice! 👍🏻

[Rollo]

158. The Bubble Boy on Seinfeld...

[Floyd R. Turbo]

169. Yep! 👍🏻

[Rollo]

159. Sheridan Bucket on "Keeping Up Appearances"...

It's pronounced, "Bouquet!"


.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

170. Nice! 👍🏻