TT Top Characters Telly Talk's Favourite TV Characters of the 1960s - The Result

[Emelee]

1. Melker Melkersson, Vi på Saltkråkan (aka Seacrow Island)
2. Morticia Addams, The Addams Family
3. Laura Horton, Days of Our Lives
4. Columbo, Columbo
5. The Pink Panther, The Pink Panther Show
6. The Inspector, The Inspector
7. Fred Flintstone, The Flintstones
8. Pippi Longstocking, Pippi Longstocking
9. Astro, The Jetsons
10. Cookie Monster, Sesame Street
11. Britta, Alla vi barn i Bullerbyn
12. Scooby-Doo, Scooby-Doo Where Are You
13. Lisa Grimaldi, As the World Turns
14. Victoria Lord, One Life To Live
15. Rachel Davis, Another World
16. Flipper, Flipper
17. Herman Munster, The Munsters
18. Simon Templar, The Saint
19. The Doctor, Doctor Who
20. Jim Phelps, Mission Impossible


I forgot about ATWT for the 1950s. So here’s an honorable mention to Nancy Hughes played by Helen Wagner from 1956-2010.

 

[Victoriafan3]

1 Minnie Caldwell Coronation St

2 Jimmy HR Pufnstuf

3 Basil Brush the Basil Brush Show (or the Three Scampie’s if you want his very first actual appearance)

4 Julie Olson Williams Days of our Lives

5 Margie Harris (Rowena Wallace) You Can’t See Round Corners)

6 Clarence the cross eyed Lion (as long as he was treated well in real life or please drop this vote) Daktari

7 Daphne Scooby Doo where are you

8 Ginger Gilligans Island

9 Jeannie I Dream of Jeannie

10 Samantha Bewitched

11 Snuffleupagus Sesame Street

12 Audra Barkley The Big Valley

13 Wilma Flintstone the Flintstones

14 Pink Panther The Pink Panther Show

15 Emma Peel Avengers

 

[Karin Schill]

Too bad we can't vote for more than one characters from each show.

But since we can't these are my favorite 1960s characters.

1. Pippi Långstrump from Swedish TV-series Pippi Långstrump (1969)
2. Tjorven from Swedish TV-series "Vi på Saltkråkan" (1964)
3. Dr. Bellows from "I Dream Of Jeannie" (1965-1970)
4. Gladys Kravitz from "Bewitched" (1964-1972)
5. Lisa from Swedish TV-series "Alla Vi barn i Bullerbyn" (1962)

Naturally I would have voted for Jeannie, Tony, Roger, Samantha and Darrin too if we had been allowed more characters from the same show. But since we aren't I wanted to spotlight the supporting characters like Dr. Bellows and Gladys Kravitz who did create a lot of the humor on those shows!

 

[Sarah]

A couple of questions that came to me this morning. I’m curious what all your answers will be.

1. What decade are you looking forward to?
2. What decade do you think will be your hardest?

For me, I’m looking forward to the 70s and I think 00s will be the one I will struggle with the most.

Very much looking forward to the 70s and 80s -they are my eras. Like you I will struggle with the 00s, and am struggling with the 60s. No idea about the 50s!

 

[Emelee]

Too bad we can't vote for more than one characters from each show.

But since we can't these are my favorite 1960s characters.

1. Pippi Långstrump from Swedish TV-series Pippi Långstrump (1969)
2. Tjorven from Swedish TV-series "Vi på Saltkråkan" (1964)
3. Dr. Bellows from "I Dream Of Jeannie" (1965-1970)
4. Gladys Kravitz from "Bewitched" (1964-1972)
5. Lisa from Swedish TV-series "Alla Vi barn i Bullerbyn" (1962)

Naturally I would have voted for Jeannie, Tony, Roger, Samantha and Darrin too if we had been allowed more characters from the same show. But since we aren't I wanted to spotlight the supporting characters like Dr. Bellows and Gladys Kravitz who did create a lot of the humor on those shows!

Oh, right. Those Astrid Lindgren series!! Must edit my list!!

Edit: Edit completed

 

[bmasters9]

Naturally I would have voted for Jeannie, Tony, Roger, Samantha and Darrin too if we had been allowed more characters from the same show.

And I would have done it for Jane, Judy, Elroy and Rosie from The Jetsons; Dan Williams, Kono Kalakaua and Chin Ho Kelly from Hawaii Five-O; and Dr. Steven Kiley and Nurse Consuelo Lopez from Marcus Welby, M.D., had the rules afforded such votes.

 

[Karin Schill]

Oh, right. Those Astrid Lindgren series!! Must edit my list!!

Edit: Edit completed

Cool. I love your new number one choice!
"Farbror Melker, varför badar du alltid med kläderna på?"

 

[Emelee]

Cool. I love your new number one choice!
"Farbror Melker, varför badar du alltid med kläderna på?"

I have a tattoo with a quote I first heard Melker refer to in the series. Denna dagen ett liv. It reminds me of my idea of the idyllic summer in the archipelago.

 

[Long Lashes]

1. Hilda Ogden – Coronation Street
2. Captain James T. Kirk – Star Trek
3. The Doctor - Doctor Who
4. Richard Barrett - The Champions
5. Lieutenant Columbo – Columbo
6. Terry Collier – The Likely Lads
7. Top Cat – Top Cat
8. Mr 'Windy' Miller - Camberwick Green
9. Morticia Adams – The Addams Family
10. Dylan – The Magic Roundabout
11. Granny - The Beverly Hillbillies
12. Fireman Barney McGrew - Trumpton
13. Virgil Tracy - Thunderbirds
14. Billy Blue Cannon – The High Chaparral
15. Tarzan - Tarzan

 

[Karin Schill]

I have a tattoo with a quote I first heard Melker refer to in the series. Denna dagen ett liv. It reminds me of my idea of the idyllic summer in the archipelago.

That's a great quote from that show too!

 

[Seaviewer]

I'm on much stronger ground in the 60s.
1. Maxwell Smart (Get Smart)
2. Batman (Batman)
3. Napoleon Solo (The Man From UNCLE)
4. Tony Nelson (I Dream of Jeannie)
5. Mike Nesmith (The Monkees)
6. Ben Casey (Ben Casey)
7. Gomez Addams (The Addams Family)
8. Patty Lane (The Patty Duke Show)
9. Simon Templar (The Saint)
10. Samantha Stevens (Bewitched)
11. Daffy Duck (The Bugs Bunny Show)
12. Columbo (Columbo)
13. Spock (Star Trek)
14. Gilligan (Gilligan's Island)
15. Top Cat (Top Cat)
16. Richard Kimble (The Fugitive)
17. Mister Ed (Mister Ed)
18. Odie Cologne (King Leonardo)
19. Victoria Barkley (The Big Valley)
20. Jan Brady (The Brady Bunch)
The order is a bit arbitrary toward the end and I'm sure I've forgotten a lot.

 

[bmasters9]

4. Tony Nelson (I Dream of Jeannie)

One of the signature roles of our friend Larry Hagman (who, come 9/21 of this year, will have his posthumous 90th).

 

[Ome]

Our mission has the potential of becoming epic according to telly talkers. Our first round started off with lots of promise, with 9 members voting on 68 characters. The second round proved even more popular with 16 members joining in to vote on 148 characters. Due to the number of characters this time, I have capped it at the top 30. That alone has taken nearly 3 hours to complete and I do have a lot of things to be getting on with today, so let’s press on…

Here is our second result.
The 1960s​

1. Columbo – COLUMBO = 91
2. Samantha Stephens – BEWITCHED = 85
3. Morticia Addams – THE ADDAMS FAMILY = 83
4. Batman/Bruce Wayne – BATMAN = 72
5. The Doctor – DOCTOR WHO = 71
6. Jeannie – I DREAM OF JEANNIE = 64
7. Steve McGarrett – HAWAII 5-0 = 63
8. Herman Munster – THE MUNSTERS / Fred Flintstone – THE FLINTSTONES = 47
9. Spock – STAR TREK / Pink Panther – THE PINK PANTHER SHOW = 42
10. Simon Templar – THE SAINT / Dr. Marcus Welby = MARCUS WELBY, M.D. = 41
11. Hilda Ogden – CORONATION STREET = 38
12. Annie Walker – CORONATION STREET / Maxwell Smart – GET SMART = 37
13. George Jetson – THE JETSONS = 36
14. Captain James T Kirk – STAR TREK = 35
15. Barney Fife - THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW = 34
16. Top Cat – TOP CAT / Pippi Longstocking – PIPPI LONGSTOCKING = 33
17. Emma Peel – THE AVENGERS / Lucille Carmichael - THE LUCY SHOW = 32
18. Lurcio – UP POMPEII! / Penelope Pitstop – WACKY RACES = 31
19. Terry Collier – THE LIKELY LADS = 30
20. Chief Robert T Ironside – IRONSIDE = 29
21. Andy Taylor – THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW = 28
22. Catwoman – BATMAN = 26
23. Audra Barkley - THE BIG VALLEY / Ginger – GILLIGAN’S ISLAND = 25
24. Rachel Davis Matthews – ANOTHER WORLD = 24
25. Dr Richard Kimble – THE FUGITIVE / Scooby-Doo – SCOOBY-DOO, WHERE ARE YOU? = 23
26. Grandpa – THE MUNSTERS = 22
27. Dr Zachary Smith – LOST IN SPACE / Jimmy – H.R. PUFNSTUF / Carolyn Russell - PEYTON PLACE / Melker Melkersson - Vi på Saltkråkan / Minnie Caldwell – CORONATION STREET = 20
28. Napoleon Solo – MAN FROM UNCLE / Laura Petrie - THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW / Dino – THE FLINTSTONES / The Kid/Number 48 - THE PRISONER / Tjorven - Vi på Saltkråkan = 19
29. Aunt Clara – BEWITCHED / Victoria Lord Riley – ONE LIFE TO LIVE / David Hunter – CROSSROADS / Aunt Belle - JOURNEY TO THE UNKNOWN / Laura Horton – DAYS OF OUR LIVES / Basil Brush – THE THREE SCAMPIES / Dr. Bellows – I DREAM OF JEANNIE = 18
30. Olive Rudge – ON THE BUSES / Big John – HIGH CHAPARAL / Lily Munster – THE MUNSTERS / David Collins - DARK SHADOWS / Julie Olson Williams / DAYS OF OUR LIVES / Gladys Kravitz – BEWITCHED / Richard Barrett – THE CHAMPIONS / Tony Nelson – I DREAM OF JEANNIE = 17

Thank you for voting and sharing some of your favourite characters from the 1960s, let’s get on with the 1970s. ​

 

[Angela Channing]

1. Columbo – COLUMBO = 91

One of my favourite shows of all time. Great choice Telly Talkers.

 

[Mel O'Drama]

Here is our second result.
The 1960s​

1. Columbo – COLUMBO = 91

A very deserving winner!!


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