The Top 9 Most Awesome Characters on TV, ever

NickThe man, myth, and legend keeps whining about the Top 9, and I'm wasting time until The Office starts.

[Thx for that intro, Neal. See, I was going to do a Top 9 about Ninja Assassin because Justique and I caught an advance screening of it tonight... but Instead, Neal decided to start a Top 9 without me and left me with 2/3s of the work. Classic! Suffice to say that you'll have to wait until AudioShocker Podcast #107 on Nov 24th to find out just how awesome Ninja Assassin was (hint: it was really awesome). As for Neal's Top 9 TV characters? I'll play along. However, I've noted who chose what (mostly because I don't endorse Neal's selections). Sorry, Neal! - Nick]

9. Aang, the Avatar - What's an AudioShocker TV favorites list without some Avatar? Answer: LAME! [Nick]

8. Sergeant Frank Drebin, Detective Lieutenant Police Squad - Many peeps don't know this, but Leslie Nielsen's slapstick superstar cop started out on TV's Police Squad! before he moved to film in the Naked Gun series. [Nick]

7. Sarah Palin - Man, she sure is a character. Thank god it's all an act. (It is an act, right? Right???) [Obama]

6. The Great Gonzo - "Thank you. Tonight ladies and gentlemen, I will eat this rubber tire to the music of The Flight of the Bumblebee. Music, maestro!" [Nick]

5. Homer Simpson - His character is oh so endearing. [Justique]

4. Stewie Griffin - Matricidal maniac. I'd burp that. [Neal]

3. ALF - A.K.A. Gordon Shumway [Nick]

2. Brock Samson - Actually, any character that Patrick Wharburton voices is pretty fucking awesome. [Neal]

1. Gob Bluth - Did you really think I wasn't going to take it back to Arrested Development? [Neal]

Why the Top 9? Because 10 is too many and 9 is better. 3 X 3 = Awesome. (Sadly, that’s what Nick calls math.)

3 Responses to “The Top 9 Most Awesome Characters on TV, ever”


  1. 1 neal

    As Andrew Carnegie would have said, "My heart was not in the work"

    But whatever, I knew Nick wanted to talk about ALF and Aang, so I was just trying to pass him an alley-oop. Also, I kind of want to see Ninja Assassin before Nick goes all Top 9 on it.

  2. 2 nick marino

    i should add that i saw the Book of Eli trailer before Ninja, and it looks AWESOME. totally blew me away.

  3. 3 neal

    yeah i saw that trailer too, could be cool.

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