Greatest TV Icons
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Newhart really shoud've been in the top 10.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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Problem is, this has nothing to do with taste... or quality.
Can't Say Carson is a bad number 1 honestly.
Can't Say Carson is a bad number 1 honestly.
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Oh absolutely. But I'd say that the top 3 are spot-on. I think I'd put Bob Newhart at #4.
And shouldn't Groucho Marx be on the list somewhere?
And shouldn't Groucho Marx be on the list somewhere?
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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No, I don't believe it is. I loathe Rosanne, but there's no question that she was a TV icon for a decade, and deserves a high spot on the list.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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True, but "You Bet Your Life" was pretty big in its day.Cagliostro wrote:I don't think people tend to think of him on the television as much. He's more of a movie icon.Cail wrote: And shouldn't Groucho Marx be on the list somewhere?
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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Ohhhhhh, good call.Esmer wrote:and did I miss something? NO 3 Stooges? WTF?I call shenanigans. That's a slap in the face
to a show thats been on tv prolly longer than any other......
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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I get your point, but the stooges have been shown on TV at least as long as Lucy has. Longevity is a trademark of the television icon, and by that argument they should be on this list.Menolly wrote:What I mean was that the Stooges shorts weren't made for t.v., but recycled on it. Whereas Rosie had her own t.v. talk show and was on others made specifically for t.v.
Being resurrected from Hollywood's scrap pile as endless repeats does not lessen the legend.
That's what syndication is all about.ItisWritten
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But Lucy made shows specifically for television.
You could claim the same about Laurel and Hardy, Abbott and Costello, etc. The Stooges were shown longer and more often in syndication, but they were all not originally for television.
If they have made even one orginal season of shows for broadcast on t.v. then I would say then a huge error was made. But I don't think they ever did.
I may be wrong as I am not a huge fan though.
You could claim the same about Laurel and Hardy, Abbott and Costello, etc. The Stooges were shown longer and more often in syndication, but they were all not originally for television.
If they have made even one orginal season of shows for broadcast on t.v. then I would say then a huge error was made. But I don't think they ever did.
I may be wrong as I am not a huge fan though.
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Most women don't like or get the Stooges anyway, so that's understandable-I believe one "era" of the 3 Stooges was made specifically for TV with Joey Besser--or whoever the funky "Curly" replacement was. Laurel and Hardy may have had bits in syndication, but those were clips from their movies and didn't run that long. The Abbott and Costello Show was made for TV and without it I don't think they could have funded the "A & C meet..." movies, great show. I hope that George Burns and Jack Benny made it because they belong there with Gleason, Skelton, Kovacs and Groucho for unforgetable personalities.
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