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  • huedell
    Museum Ball Eater
    • Dec 31, 2003
    • 11069

    #61
    Originally posted by Adam West
    I don't think so. His role did not play a prevalent part for most of the Cheers series until near the end. Using the logic above, Robin Williams should be on the list since he was on Happy Days and the spinoff Mork & Mindy but I don't think he should make the cut.

    Speaking of which, Ron Howard is another one who seems like he should be on the list. I have to think Opie Taylor and Richie Cunningham are more recognizable to more people than Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

    Maybe because some of the actors like Ted Danson and Ron Howard broke it big into movies, they lost some of their TV icon status but then again George Clooney is on the list so again some of the choices don't seem to make sense to me anyway.

    I guarantee if you were to show a picture of Bugs Bunny to 100 people at random, regardless of age, Bugs Bunny would be more recognizable than Homer Simpson.
    a. Williams only appeared on 2 or 3 episoides of Happy Days---Kelsey Grammer
    appeared on what... a hundred maybe...episodes of Cheers? And Frasier ran a LOT
    longer than Mork & MIndy

    b. I agree with you---omitting Ron Howard seems to be pretty wrong---
    again, I think they are rationaliziong this with the fact that his co-stars
    on both shows were included and that Ron was a successful movie director
    too---not that that is a good philosophy in making this list---remember
    despite certain points I'm trying to make here---I still think this list could
    use a lot of rethinking

    c. I don't think Ted Danson qualifies as breaking "big" into movies---Clooney
    on the other hand...

    and

    d. Bugs is a HUGE icon---but maybe they percieve him more like a film star
    like, say, the THREE STOOGES or THE LITTLE RASCALS (who also spent
    alotta syndicated time on TV but started as film clips)

    Bugs had a LOT of time on the small screen---but a lot of what he did was
    used for the big screen (and still is every few years...Space Jam...Back In
    Action...etc.)

    Fred Flintstone on the other hand...
    "No. No no no no no no. You done got me talkin' politics. I didn't wanna'. Like I said y'all, I'm just happy to be alive. I think I'll scoot over here right by this winda', let this beautiful carriage rock me to sleep, and dream about how lucky I am." - Chris Mannix

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    • Adam West
      Museum CPA
      • Apr 14, 2003
      • 6822

      #62
      Now that I think of it, I remember seeing Julia Child's kitchen from her tv series in the Smithsonian the last time I visited (about a year or two ago).

      She's been doing cooking shows since the 1960's and I still see reruns of some of her shows today. She has been parodied on shows like SNL and was a major pioneer for a channel like the Food Network.

      It's not worth discussing anymore. I'm sure they had their reasons for who they picked but it does appear that there are some icons that have stood the test of time and deserve to be on the list more so than some of the names.
      "The farther we go, the more the ultimate explanation recedes from us, and all we have left is faith."
      ~Vaclav Hlavaty

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      • Adam West
        Museum CPA
        • Apr 14, 2003
        • 6822

        #63
        [QUOTE=huedell;60179]
        c. I don't think Ted Danson qualifies as breaking "big" into movies---Clooney
        on the other hand...
        QUOTE]


        I'm not saying Ted Danson is a huge box office draw but I'd say Three Men and a Baby and Saving Private Ryan were pretty successful. Clooney has had as many stinkers as he has had hits.
        "The farther we go, the more the ultimate explanation recedes from us, and all we have left is faith."
        ~Vaclav Hlavaty

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        • huedell
          Museum Ball Eater
          • Dec 31, 2003
          • 11069

          #64
          [QUOTE=Adam West;60185]
          Originally posted by huedell
          c. I don't think Ted Danson qualifies as breaking "big" into movies---Clooney
          on the other hand...
          QUOTE]
          I'm not saying Ted Danson is a huge box office draw but I'd say Three Men and a Baby and Saving Private Ryan were pretty successful. Clooney has had as many stinkers as he has had hits.
          Danson was so unsuccessful as a movie star that he didn't even have the
          high profile "stinkers" that Clooney was afforded

          We disagree about the perspective there that's cool --- but I am just
          under the impression that if Clooney is a huge movie star raking in millions
          of dollars a flick and if Clooney is a "Sexiest Man Of The Year"
          in recent years for PEOPLE Magazine while Danson lingers more on TV
          reruns than anything else (let alone movies) that Clooney's movie success
          HUGELY overshadows Danson's

          But let's get back to T.V. shall we...

          As far as cooking show stars----as far as icons go---they are pretty
          designated to their respective eras without much bleed thru to the present
          pop icon consciousness----but Martha Stewart (she's "kinda" of a cooking
          icon) now THERE"S a significant overall icon in my opinion
          "No. No no no no no no. You done got me talkin' politics. I didn't wanna'. Like I said y'all, I'm just happy to be alive. I think I'll scoot over here right by this winda', let this beautiful carriage rock me to sleep, and dream about how lucky I am." - Chris Mannix

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          • Hulk
            Mayor of Megoville
            • May 10, 2003
            • 16007

            #65
            Originally posted by Hulk
            Besides pointing out the fact that this list is doing EXACTLY what it is supposed to do (generate buzz and debate), I'd like to point out that there are 3 Megos, one CTVT, and lots of customs on the list.
            Good point Paul!


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            • huedell
              Museum Ball Eater
              • Dec 31, 2003
              • 11069

              #66
              Originally posted by Hulk
              Good point Paul!
              Awww geez.

              Paul ---does it help that I was thinking "Paul made a good post"
              anyways
              "No. No no no no no no. You done got me talkin' politics. I didn't wanna'. Like I said y'all, I'm just happy to be alive. I think I'll scoot over here right by this winda', let this beautiful carriage rock me to sleep, and dream about how lucky I am." - Chris Mannix

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              • Zemo
                Still Smokin'
                • Feb 14, 2006
                • 3888

                #67
                If Huedell watched T.V from 75-99 all the time like you state and have no clue who James Garner is or the Rockford Files, You could not have been watching T.V in North America. No Way.

                And It had of the best theme songs of all time.

                http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5pYtG_jo3o
                Last edited by Zemo; Nov 14, '07, 7:04 PM.

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                • jwyblejr
                  galactic yo-yo
                  • Apr 6, 2006
                  • 11147

                  #68
                  If they have someone like Roseanne and Homer Simpson on this list,why can't they have someone like Bob Denver?

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                  • supes
                    For the love of Mego's!
                    • Jan 19, 2004
                    • 2070

                    #69
                    How does Calista Flockhart get on this list? That just shows the intelligence of those that made the list.

                    For the love of Mego's

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                    • huedell
                      Museum Ball Eater
                      • Dec 31, 2003
                      • 11069

                      #70
                      Bob Denver is a must----I too think they dropped the ball on that one
                      Last edited by huedell; Nov 15, '07, 11:11 AM.
                      "No. No no no no no no. You done got me talkin' politics. I didn't wanna'. Like I said y'all, I'm just happy to be alive. I think I'll scoot over here right by this winda', let this beautiful carriage rock me to sleep, and dream about how lucky I am." - Chris Mannix

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                      • huedell
                        Museum Ball Eater
                        • Dec 31, 2003
                        • 11069

                        #71
                        Originally posted by Zemo
                        If Huedell watched T.V from 75-99 all the time like you state and have no clue who James Garner is or the Rockford Files, You could not have been watching T.V in North America. No Way.

                        And It had of the best theme songs of all time.

                        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5pYtG_jo3o
                        Actually I WAS in N. America during those years, watching a heckload of
                        TV---and interestingly--- although I don't recognize the intro montage to the
                        Rockford Files show----the theme song is very familliar.
                        "No. No no no no no no. You done got me talkin' politics. I didn't wanna'. Like I said y'all, I'm just happy to be alive. I think I'll scoot over here right by this winda', let this beautiful carriage rock me to sleep, and dream about how lucky I am." - Chris Mannix

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                        • The Toyroom
                          The Packaging King
                          • Dec 31, 2004
                          • 16653

                          #72
                          Not sure if this will satisfy some people (myself included) but here's the remainder of the list, 51-100, as published in this week's EW:

                          51. Bob Hope
                          52. Ron Howard
                          53. Ed McMahon
                          54. Florence Henderson
                          55. Fred Rogers
                          56. Betty White
                          57. Charlie Brown
                          58. Don Knotts
                          59. Ted Danson
                          60. Merv Griffin
                          61. Paul Reubens
                          62. Redd Foxx
                          63. Ed Asner
                          64. Phil Donahue
                          65. Pamela Anderson
                          66. Kelsey Grammer
                          67. Tom Selleck
                          68. Don Cornelius
                          69. Barbara Eden
                          70. Bob Denver
                          71. Rosie O'Donnell
                          72. Cher
                          73. Tony Danza
                          74. Joan Rivers
                          75. Peter Falk
                          76. Candice Bergen
                          77. James Garner
                          78. Art Carney
                          79. Angela Lansbury
                          80. Adam West
                          81. Dick Cavett
                          82. Ted Knight
                          83. Isabel Sanford
                          84. Cartman
                          85. Rod Serling
                          86. Jerry Mathers
                          87. Phil Hartman
                          88. Gavin McLeod
                          89. Robert Guillaume
                          90. John Stamos
                          91. Dennis Franz
                          92. Judge Judy
                          93. Neil Patrick Harris
                          94. Melissa Gilbert
                          95. Richard Dawson
                          96. Shannen Doherty
                          97. "In Living Color"
                          98. Meredith Baxter
                          99. Delta Burke
                          100. Marcia Cross
                          Think OUTSIDE the Box! For the BEST in Repro & Custom Packaging!

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                          • jwyblejr
                            galactic yo-yo
                            • Apr 6, 2006
                            • 11147

                            #73
                            The rest of the list isn't much better. How does a show make that list? Looking at you #97.

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                            • The Toyroom
                              The Packaging King
                              • Dec 31, 2004
                              • 16653

                              #74
                              It's similar to Saturday Night Live's "Not Ready For Prime Time Players" making the list (although no where near as talented as the SNL group)...the "In Living Color" cast doesn't have a catchy troupe name though.
                              Think OUTSIDE the Box! For the BEST in Repro & Custom Packaging!

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                              • jwyblejr
                                galactic yo-yo
                                • Apr 6, 2006
                                • 11147

                                #75
                                How does Adam West wind up so low on the list? How many generations know him as Batman? How many high school and college kids know him as the mayor from Family Guy? How many little kids know him as the crazy old guy from Fairly Odd Parents that dresses like a cat? Okay,bad example on the last one but you get my point.

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