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3. Two in one - Alice Kramden and Ed Norton

Reply to clarice (Original post)

Tue Aug 26, 2014, 03:31 PM

Aug 2014

Audrey Meadows and Art Carney in real life. Both were great characters played by wonderful actors.

Jackie Gleason, while really good, could not have carried the show without terrific supporting actors.

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Best second bananas of all time...I'll start.. [View all] clarice Aug 2014 OP

George Burns... SeattleVet Aug 2014 #1

Mr. GreenJeans antiquie Aug 2014 #2

Or maybe Bunny Rabbit Art_from_Ark Aug 2014 #49

Two in one - Alice Kramden and Ed Norton csziggy Aug 2014 #3

I thought of Ed Norton immediately Auggie Aug 2014 #12

Della Street. MerryBlooms Aug 2014 #4

Ed Mcmahon. n/t Tom_Foolery Aug 2014 #5

Yep. hifiguy Aug 2014 #41

Howard Borden and Roger Healey CBGLuthier Aug 2014 #6

+1 geardaddy Aug 2014 #10

Dr. Watson Baitball Blogger Aug 2014 #7

Has to be Watson...though Mr Spock is close... First Speaker Aug 2014 #8

I love Hastings! Aristus Aug 2014 #14

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Reading thru a bunch of Christie's now... Lars39 Aug 2014 #18

Spock had so much in him, they had to split the character into 3 for the reboot muriel_volestrangler Aug 2014 #59

Rhoda Morgenstern geardaddy Aug 2014 #9

I thought of another one - Andy Richter geardaddy Aug 2014 #11

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Captain Arthur Hastings (Poirot) ailsagirl Aug 2014 #15

99 lame54 Aug 2014 #16

She wins my vote. antiquie Aug 2014 #23

That's who I entered the thread to post OriginalGeek Aug 2014 #36

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Tonto pinboy3niner Aug 2014 #19

+1 raven mad Aug 2014 #27

Paul Schaefer vanlassie Aug 2014 #20

Can't top Barney Fife. Marie Marie Aug 2014 #21

Pancho, the Cisco Kid's sidekick Glorfindel Aug 2014 #22

Bullwinkle pinboy3niner Aug 2014 #24

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Kato, maybe? malthaussen Aug 2014 #29

Whew! pinboy3niner Aug 2014 #30

When I was a kid I watched Green Hornet hifiguy Aug 2014 #45

Emma Peel to tie with Agent 99 antiquie Aug 2014 #31

I think Emma Peel had equal billing with Steed Art_from_Ark Aug 2014 #51

Of course. antiquie Aug 2014 #55

"Niles Crane" Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2014 #32

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Stan LAUREL. But upthread Andy RICHTER is very good (as opposed to sublime) UTUSN Aug 2014 #35

I don't think that you could call either Laurel OR Hardy second bananas. They're both great. nt clarice Aug 2014 #37

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In reality.....they WERE.....but since Jackie was supposed to be the big star.... clarice Aug 2014 #39

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I have to make an honorable mention.... clarice Aug 2014 #40

Reginald Jeeves. hifiguy Aug 2014 #42

Buzz Aldrin. nt Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2014 #46

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