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Top 100 Greatest TV Characters of All Time

Decades of television has given us so many memorable characters! I looked at television characters from as far back as the 1950s all the way up to today, and ranking the best of them all. From TV characters from shows such as "Supernatural", "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "Dallas," and more! Who do you think is the greatest TV character ever?
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Walter White
Walter White
1
Tony Soprano ("The Sopranos")
Tony Soprano ("The Sopranos")
2
Lucy Ricardo (I Love Lucy)
Lucy Ricardo (I Love Lucy)
3
Homer Simpson
Homer Simpson
4
The Doctor (Doctor Who)
The Doctor (Doctor Who)
5
George Costanza ("Seinfeld")
George Costanza ("Seinfeld")
6
Omar Little ("The Wire")
Omar Little ("The Wire")
7
Fonzie (Happy Days)
Fonzie (Happy Days)
8
Bugs Bunny
Bugs Bunny
9
Archie Bunker (All in the Family)
Archie Bunker (All in the Family)
10
Don Draper (Mad Men)
Don Draper (Mad Men)
11
Tyrion Lannister ("Game of Thrones")
Tyrion Lannister ("Game of Thrones")
12
Murphy Brown
Murphy Brown
13
Frasier Crane (Cheers/Frasier)
Frasier Crane (Cheers/Frasier)
14
Gregory House ("House")
Gregory House ("House")
15
Benjamin Franklin Pierce (Hawkeye) Mash
Benjamin Franklin Pierce (Hawkeye) Mash
16
Dwight Schrute ("The Office")
Dwight Schrute ("The Office")
17
Jean-Luc Picard
Jean-Luc Picard
18
Buffy Summers ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer")
Buffy Summers ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer")
19
SpongeBob Squarepants
SpongeBob Squarepants
20
Mulder & Scully
Mulder & Scully
21
Saul Goodman (Better Call Saul)
Saul Goodman (Better Call Saul)
22
MacGyver - MacGyver
MacGyver - MacGyver
23
Jack Bauer ("24")
Jack Bauer ("24")
24
Jessica Fletcher (Murder She Wrote)
Jessica Fletcher (Murder She Wrote)
25
Frank Underwood (House of Cards)
Frank Underwood (House of Cards)
26
Eric Cartman . South Park
Eric Cartman . South Park
27
Steve Urkel (Family Matters)
Steve Urkel (Family Matters)
28
John Locke - Lost
John Locke - Lost
29
J.R. Ewing (Dallas)
J.R. Ewing (Dallas)
30
Tommy Shelby
Tommy Shelby
31
Daenerys Targaryen
Daenerys Targaryen
32
Sheldon Cooper - The Big Bang Theory
Sheldon Cooper - The Big Bang Theory
33
Thomas Magnum ("Magnum P.I.")
Thomas Magnum ("Magnum P.I.")
34
Fleabag
Fleabag
35
Kermit the Frog
Kermit the Frog
36
Mary Richards
Mary Richards
37
President Josiah Bartlet (The West Wing)
President Josiah Bartlet (The West Wing)
38
Samantha Jones (Sex and the City)
Samantha Jones (Sex and the City)
39
Dexter Morgan - Dexter
Dexter Morgan - Dexter
40
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