TT Top Characters Telly Talk’s Favourite Character of all time

[Willie Oleson]

I received a reminder, discreetly disguised as a "what's trending on tellytalk" email. Hadn't received one in ages so it wasn't difficult to read between the lines.
"Log in your scheming ass and send me your votes!" Which I did, of course.

 

[Ome]

Thank you for all your votes.

Today will see the final result of this entertaining and exciting mission.

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[Ome]

This is it!

We are finally here.

Here is what I have for you to begin with.

Telly Talk’s Favourite Character of all time​

Here is the story in full.

• 1950 (and before) – 9 members vote on 68 characters
• 1960 – 16 members voted on 148 characters
• 1970 – 21 members voted on 211 characters
• 1980 - 22 members voting on 252 characters
• 1990 – 21 members voting on 237 characters
• 2000 - 16 members voting on 212 characters.
• 2010 – 16 members voting on 220 characters.
• The 20th Century Vote – 22 members voting on 110 characters.
• The 21st Century Vote – 16 members voting on 90 characters.
• TT Favourite Character – 21 members vote on 54 Characters.

• 1 Character represented the 1950s.
• 5 characters represented the 1960s.
• 7 characters represented the 1970s.
• 11 characters represented the 1980s.
• 13 characters represented the 2000s
• 17 characters represented the 2010s

No characters appeared in the final countdown from the 1990s

• Male Characters – 19.
• Female characters - 34.
• The Doctor – 1.

Of all the different categories, four of our characters that finished first DID NOT make the top 20




We have 54 characters taking up 50 places in our final countdown and starting with who finished in 50th Place…



I will begin to post these in stages.

 

[Ome]

50
Bette Davis – FEUD = 5

Bette came 11th in our 2010 battle.
Bette came 17th in our 21st century battle.
Receiving a total number of 7 votes throughout



49
Laverne DeFazio – LAVERNE & SHIRLEY = 15

Laverne came 15th in our 1970s battle.
Receiving a total number of 8 votes throughout



48
Diane Lockhart – THE GOOD WIFE / Bum – DALLAS = 21

Diane Lockhart
Diane came 17th in our 2000s battle.
Diane came 19th in our 21st century battle.
Receiving a total number of 10 votes

Bum
Bum came 17th in our 2010s battle.
Bum came 19th in our 20th century battle.
Receiving a total number of 9 votes.




47
Annalise Keating – HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER = 22

Annalise came 11th in our 2010s battle.
Annalise came 17th in our 21st century battle
Receiving a total number of 9 votes




46
Elena Ramos – DALLAS - 23

Elana came 16th in our 2010s battle.
Elane came 16th in our 21st century battle.
Receiving a total number of 8 votes.




45
Elizabeth Bligh – A PLACE TO CALL HOME = 24

Elizabeth came 16th in our 2010s battle.
Elizabeth came 17th 21st century battle.
Receiving a total of 7 votes





44
Carol Peletier – THE WALKING DEAD - 26

Carol came 16th in our 2010 battle.
Carol came16th in our 21st century battle
Receiving a total number of 6 votes




43
June Osborne – THE HANDMAID’S TAIL = 27

June came 11 in our 2010 battle.
June came 14th in our 21st century battle.
Receiving a total number of 9 votes




42
Lorelei Gilmore – GILMORE GIRLS = 29

Lorelei came 6th in our 2000 battle.
Lorelei came 20th in our 21st-century battle.
Receiving a total number of 6 votes




41
Sheldon Cooper – THE BIG BANG THEORY = 30

Sheldon came 10th in our 2000 battle.
Sheldon came 10th in our 21st-century battle.
Receiving a total number of 11 votes

 

[Ome]

40
Dexter Morgan – DEXTER = 34

Dexter came 5th in our 2000 battle.
Dexter came 14th in our 21st-century battle.
Receiving a total number of 13 votes.





39
Victoria Grayson – REVENGE = 36

Victoria came 10th in our 2010 battle.
Victoria came 15th in our 21st-century battle.
Receiving a total number of 9 votes





38
Rob Lake – BODIES = 37

Rob came 9th in our 2000 battle.
Rob came 17th in our 21st-century battle.
Receiving a total number of 8 votes





37
David Fisher – SIX FEET UNDER / Stella Gibson THE FALL = 38

David came 4th in our 2000 battle.
David came 12th in our 21st-century battle.
Receiving a total number of 13 votes


Stella Gibson - THE FALL
Stella came 12th in our 2010 battle.
Stella came 8th in our 21st-century battle.
Receiving a total number of 12 votes





36
David Budd – THE BODYGUARD / Susan Mayer – DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES / Tyrion Lannister GAME OF THRONES = 40

David came 12th in our 2010 battle.
David came 17th in our 21st-century battle.
Receiving a total number of 9 votes.

Susan Mayer – DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
Susan came 17th in our 2000 battle.
Susan came 2nd in our 21st-century battle.
Receiving a total number of 15 votes.


Tyrion Lannister GAME OF THRONES
Tyrion came 11th in our 2010 battle.
Tyrion came 18th in our 21st-century battle.
Receiving a total number of 11 votes




35
Sydney Bristow – ALIAS = 42

Sydney came 4th in our 2000 battle.
Sydney came 5th in our 21st-century battle.
Receiving a total number of 10 votes.




34
John Locke – LOST = 43

John came 6th in our 2000 battle.
John came 13th in our 21st-century battle.
Receiving a total number of 8 votes


33
DI Alec Hardy – BROADCHURCH = 44

Alec came 12th in our 2010 battle.
Alec came 17th in our 21st-century battle.
Receiving a total number of 9 votes





32
Prince Philip – THE CROWN = 45

Philip came 16th in our 2010 battle.
Philip came 11th in our 21st-century battle.
Receiving a total number of 9 votes.





31
Gabrielle Solis – DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES = 46

Gabrielle came 3rd in our 2000 battle.
Gabrielle came 3rd in our 21st-century battle.
Receiving a total number of 16 votes

 

[Ome]

30
Jesse Pinkman – BREAKING BAD = 47

Jesse came 8th in our 2000 battle.
Jesse came 8th in our 21st-century battle.
Receiving a total number of 13 votes







29
Richard Hillman – CORONATION STREET = 50

Richard came 12th in our 2000 battle.
Richard came 12th in our 21st-century battle.
Receiving a total number of 11 votes






28
Batman/Bruce Wayne – BATMAN = 53

Batman came 4th in our 1960s battle.
Batman came 19th in our 20th-century battle.
Receiving a total number of 17 votes






27
Lindsay Denton - LINE OF DUTY = 56

Lindsay came 2nd in our 2010 battle.
Lindsay came 9th in our 21st-century battle.
Receiving a total number of 15 votes







26
Annie Walker – CORONATION STREET = 58

Annie came 11th in our 1960s battle.
Annie came 20th in our 20th-century battle.
Receiving a total number of 13 votes






25
Shane Vendrell – THE SHIELD = 59

Shane came 1st in our 2000 battle.
Shane came 6th in our 21st-century battle.
Receiving a total number of 12 votes





24
Hilda Ogden – CORONATION STREET = 67

Hilda came 10th in our 1960s battle.
Hilda came 17th in our 20th-century battle.
Receiving a total number of 15 votes





23
Judith Ryland – DALLAS = 69

Judith came 6th in our 2010 battle.
Judith came 4th in our 21st-century battle.
Receiving a total number of 16 votes





22
Lucy Ricardo - I LOVE LUCY = 70

Lucy came 1st in our 1950s battle.
Lucy came 20th in our 20th-century battle.
Receiving a total number of 17 votes





21
Norma Bates – BATES MOTEL = 72

Norma came 1st in our 2010 battle.
Norma came 1st in our 21st-century battle.
Receiving a total number of 18 votes.

 

[Ome]

20
Ted Hastings – LINE OF DUTY = 74

Ted came 6th in the 2010 battle.
Ted came 7th in our 21st-century character.
Receiving a total number of 15 votes






19
Lance Cumson - FALCON CREST = 78

Lance came 16th in our 1980s battle.
Lance came 18th in our 20th-century battle.
Receiving a total number of 20 votes






18
Mary Beth Lacey – CAGNEY & LACEY = 88

Mary Beth came 8th in our 1980s battle.
Mary Beth came 10th in our 20th-century battle.
Receiving a total number of 21 votes





17
The Doctor – DOCTOR WHO = 91

The Doctor came 5th in the 1960s battle.
The Doctor came 12th in our 20th-century battle.
Receiving a total number of 18 votes






16
Dorothy Zbornak - GOLDEN GIRLS = 97

Dorothy came 4th in our 1980s battle.
Dorothy came 7th in our 20th-century battle.
Receiving a total number of 26 votes.






15
Fallon Carrington – DYNASTY = 99

Fallon came 12th in our 1980s battle.
Fallon came 15th in our 20th-century battle.
Receiving a total number of 20 votes.






14
Patricia Hamilton – SONS AND DAUGHTERS = 102

Patricia came 7th in our 1980s battle.
Patricia came 13th in our 20th-century battle.
Receiving a total number of 17 votes








13
Sheila Grant – BROOKSIDE = 106

Sheila came 6th in our 1980s battle,
Sheila came 12th in our 20th century battle.
Receiving a total number of 17 votes.






12
Basil Fawlty – FAWLTY TOWERS = 111

Basil came 2nd in our 1970s battle.
Basil came 14th in our 20th-century battle.
Receiving a total number of 24 votes.



11
Columbo – COLUMBO = 125

Columbo came 1st in our 1960s battle.
Columbo came 11 in our 20th-century battle.
Receiving a total number of 27 votes.

 

[Ome]

10
Karen Fairgate – KNOTS LANDING = 130



Karen came 6th in our 1970s battle.
Karen came9th in our 20th-century battle.
Receiving a total of number 27 votes


9
Sable Colby – THE COLBYS = 134



Sable came 5th in our 1980s battle.
Sable came 16th in our 20th-century battle.
Receiving a total number of 27 votes

 

[Ome]

8
Katherine Wentworth – DALLAS = 136



Katherine came 2nd in our 1980s battle.
Katherine came 5th in our 20th-century battle.
Receiving a total number of 30 votes





7
Valene Ewing – KNOTS LANDING = 141



Valene came 7th in the 1970s battle.
Valene came 8th in the 20th century battle.
Receiving a total number of 26 votes

 

[Julia's Gun]

Val: "See Karen, I can make the coffee as well as you can, and I got voted 3 places higher."
Karen: "Only because of your babies Val, and i'm the one who got them back."

 

[Ome]

6
Angela Channing – FALCON CREST = 148



Angela came 10th in the 1980s battle.
Angela came 6th in the 20th-century battle.
Receiving a total number of 25 votes




5
Alexis Colby – DYNASTY = 163




Alexis came 3rd in our 1980s battle.
Alexis came 9th in our 20th-century battle.
Receiving a total number of 29 votes

 

[Ome]

4
Pam Ewing – DALLAS = 180



Pam came 9th in the 1970s battle.
Pam came 2nd in our 20th-century battle.
Receiving a total number of 29 votes







3
Abby Cunningham – KNOTS LANDING = 185



Abby came 1st in our 1980s battle.
Abby came 4th in our 20th-century battle.
Receiving a total number of 34 votes.

 

[Ome]

2
Sue Ellen Ewing – DALLAS = 193



Sue Ellen came 12th in the 1970s battle.
Sue Ellen came 3rd in the 20th-century battle.
Receiving a total of 31 votes.













1
J.R. Ewing – DALLAS = 237



J.R. came 1st in our 1970s battle.
J.R. came 1st in our 20th century battle.
Receiving a total number of 33 votes.

 

[Julia's Gun]

This result is controversial....
Abby came 3rd, but received the most number of votes: 34.

Do we need a re-match? Abby has got James Westmont looking into it right now...

 

[Emelee]

Only the big 4 primetime soaps on the Top 10. Extremely expected, of course. That's why I celebrate Columbo and Basil Fawlty as the biggest winners!


Here's how I voted:

1. Basil Fawlty – FAWLTY TOWERS
2. Sheldon Cooper – THE BIG BANG THEORY
3. J.R. Ewing – DALLAS
4. Tyrion Lannister - GAME OF THRONES
5. Columbo – COLUMBO
6. Dorothy Zbornak - GOLDEN GIRLS
7. Gabrielle Solis – DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
8. Pam Ewing – DALLAS
9. Victoria Grayson – REVENGE
10. Diane Lockheart – THE GOOD WIFE
11. Judith Ryland – DALLAS
12. Susan Mayer – DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
13. Fallon Carrington – DYNASTY
14. Karen Fairgate – KNOTS LANDING
15. DI Alec Hardy – BROADCHURCH
16. Katherine Wentworth – DALLAS
17. Alexis Colby – DYNASTY
18. Sable Colby – THE COLBYS
19. Lance Cumson - FALCON CREST
20. Val Ewing – KNOTS LANDING

 

[Karin Schill]

Yay JR won again!

I think it's interesting to see how some of the characters have slipped to some lower numbers while others are rated higher than before.

Over all I think the conclusion we can draw from this is that among the people who voted on this board the 80s primetime soaps characters still rules!
Maybe not so strange as many of us grew up with watching these characters so they still hold a special place in our hearts and are memorable to us.

Thanks for doing this @Ome

P.S. Another interesting observation. The number one character is a guy, but the rest of the top ten are all made up of strong women.

 

[Daniel Avery]

The number one character is a guy, but the rest of the top ten are all made up of strong women.

....and that guy either flirted with, slept with, or infuriated half of those women.

 

[Mel O'Drama]

Here's how I voted.

1. Elizabeth Bligh – A PLACE TO CALL HOME
2. Patricia Hamilton – SONS AND DAUGHTERS
3. Mary Beth Lacey – CAGNEY & LACEY
4. Columbo – COLUMBO
5. Val Ewing – KNOTS LANDING
6. Abby Cunningham – KNOTS LANDING
7. Basil Fawlty – FAWLTY TOWERS
8. Dorothy Zbornak - THE GOLDEN GIRLS
9. Sheila Grant – BROOKSIDE
10. Batman/Bruce Wayne – BATMAN
11. Alexis Colby – DYNASTY
12. Sable Colby – THE COLBYS
13. Annie Walker – CORONATION STREET
14. Karen Fairgate - KNOTS LANDING
15. Hilda Ogden – CORONATION STREET
16. Sue Ellen Ewing – DALLAS
17. Pam Ewing – DALLAS
18. The Doctor – DOCTOR WHO
19. Angela Channing – FALCON CREST
20. JR Ewing - DALLAS

Only the big 4 primetime soaps on the Top 10. Extremely expected, of course. That's why I celebrate Columbo and Basil Fawlty as the biggest winners!

Same here. The Top Seven non-Big-Four characters (from Columbo to Mary Beth) were all in my list, and six of those were in my Top Ten, so I'm happy with that.

 

[colbyco]

my vote --- by the way: we need
another round were we can vote for 20 people without a limit on any show

01. Alexis Colby – DYNASTY
02. Lance Cumson - FALCON CREST
03. Angela Channing – FALCON CREST
04. Sable Colby – THE COLBYS
05. Lorelei Gilmore – GILMORE GIRLS
06. Abby Cunningham – KNOTS LANDING
07. Dorothy Zbornak - GOLDEN GIRLS
08. Pam Ewing – DALLAS
09. Fallon Carrington – DYNASTY
10. Norma Bates – BATES MOTEL

11. Victoria Grayson – REVENGE
12. Mary Beth Lacey – CAGNEY & LACEY
13. Sue Ellen Ewing – DALLAS
14. Val Ewing – KNOTS LANDING
15. Karen Fairgate – KNOTS LANDING
16. Katherine Wentworth – DALLAS
17. Sheldon Cooper – THE BIG BANG THEORY
18. Bette Davis – FEUD
19. Batman/Bruce Wayne – BATMAN
20. Judith Ryland – DALLAS

 

[Angela Channing]

This is how I voted; I resisted voting for more than one character from any one show:

1. Columbo – COLUMBO
2. Angela Channing – FALCON CREST
3. J.R. Ewing – DALLAS
4. John Locke – LOST
5. June Osborne – THE HANDMAID’S TAIL
6. Annalise Keating – HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER
7. Batman/Bruce Wayne – BATMAN
8. Abby Cunningham – KNOTS LANDING
9. Norma Bates – BATES MOTEL
10. Sheila Grant – BROOKSIDE
11. Lucy Ricardo - I LOVE LUCY
12. David Fisher - SIX FEET UNDER
13. Ted Hastings - LINE OF DUTY
14. Mary Beth Lacey – CAGNEY & LACEY
15. Dorothy Zbornak - GOLDEN GIRLS
16. Patricia Hamilton – SONS AND DAUGHTERS
17. The Doctor – DOCTOR WHO
18. Gabrielle Solis – DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
19. Sheldon Cooper – THE BIG BANG THEORY
20. Laverne DeFazio – LAVERNE & SHIRLEY

The origins of this forum is very apparent in how the final results shaped up so in some ways the top ten is not a total surprise although maybe the order of the characters is a bit unexpected in some cases.