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Homer the great
Homer Simpson has been named the greatest TV and film character of the last 20 years.
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Homer Simpson has been named the greatest TV and film character of the last 20 years, according to an Entertainment Weekly survey that has gained a lot of media attention today.
Matt Groening’s character beat Harry Potter to the top slot. Buffy the Vampire Slayer, played by Sarah Michelle Gellar, came third.
In fourth place was Tony Soprano from The Sopranos, followed by The Joker, played by late Australian actor Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight.
But do to you agree? Who did they overlook? Check out the latest poll on TV Tonight and cast your vote.
Source: BBC
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18 Responses
Homer Simpson is great, but Al Bundy (Married with Children) and Cosmo Kramer (Seinfeld) would be at the top of my list
This is 100% correct. He’s such a great character, but while some may argue that there are better on TV, the length of time that he’s been around for is, in itself, a reflection of how he has retained influence and relevance in such a dynamic landscape.
Simpson, Homer Simpson
He’s The Greatest Guy in His-tor-y
From the, town of Springfield
He’s about to hit a chest-nut tree. Yaahh crash!
Wheres the Doctor?! (Doctor Who)
Of the last 20 years, definitely the title should go to Homer, no one else beats him, but before homer, there were some great characters as well, Archie Bunker, Matt Dillon, Heathcliff Huxtable, right back to Lucy Ricardo and Andy Taylor… today’s characters can barely match even Homer Simpson, let alone Archie Bunker or Lucy Ricardo.
What about Peter Griffin?
Since when was Harry Potter a “TV character”?
Anyway, I think Homer is the best cartoon character, but there are far better on TV, usually where the actor makes the character, such as Steve Carrel as Michael Scott.
Darcy: story did indicate film & tv characters were in the EW report.
As he should be 🙂
Homer can always cheer you up no matter what mood your in
It’s good to see some influential characters there …. they are even more ingrained in pop culture long after they’ve gone (Buffy – she set the way for some great female leads like none before her)
Dunno about being the greatest, but Homer is probably the most well known.
D’oh! So obvious, so true. Homer is the greatest. Homer speaks for the millions of downtrodden and forgotten married men out there, he’s the one person they know who expresses their confusion, pain and angst. The only one who understands, who can make them laugh in the face of a job they hate and a family who seem more mysterious every day.
Newtaste: By 6:17am I suspect there were only a handful of votes to the new poll. The results are all auto-ranked via a poll plug-in and not controlled by me. If I knew how to adjust the glitch of a minus figure I would. Given it only occurs for the first few votes on any poll I guess I can live with it. Hope this clears it up.
George Costanza would be the greatest IMO. Enormous oversight. Kramer would be in the top 10 as well.
For me it would have been Bart rather than Homer.
Woo hoo! Yes! Great choice. Homer rocks! The greatest character in the greatest tv show ever!
Just how accurate is your survey. At 6:17am, Roseanne is -3%. A survey with a minus?
Homer is #1…for sure….if you want a good belly laugh or just to feel good,Homer will do it for you.
Personally anyone from Malcolm comes close (this show gets better & better with each viewing).Hal,Dewey or the grandmother (Cloris Leachman) are just classic characters.