It is often believed that sitcom characters are the funniest of the lot that appear on your screen. And while watching funny sitcoms does give you lots of chuckles (hello, Brooklyn Nine-Nine), plenty of funny characters can also be found in other TV shows as well.
Very often the funny factor is not only in the dialogue but also in how the characters in TV shows deliver them and their overall image. With some of the most famous TV characters known for their wit, you would have never guessed they could send you into a fit of laughter if you only judged them by their looks or character descriptions.
For this article, we collected some of the funniest TV show characters and their memorable lines. Upvote the ones that used to make you laugh the most, and if your favorite characters didn’t make the list, give them an honorable mention in the comments.
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#1 Sophia Petrillo - The Golden Girls
“Your heart’s in the right place, but I don’t know where the hell your brain is.”
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26points
#2 Homer Simpson - The Simpsons
“What’s the point of going out? We’re just gonna wind up back here, anyway.”
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25points
#3 Perry Cox - Scrubs
“I’ll tell you there, Bobbo, either this kid has a light bulb up his butt, or his colon has a great idea.”
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24points
#5 Ron Swanson - Parks And Recreation
“When people get too chummy with me, I like to call them by the wrong name to let them know I don’t really care about them.”
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21points
#6 Michael Scott - The Office
“Would I rather be feared or loved? Easy. Both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me.”
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19points
#8 Mr. Bean
“Sometimes I don’t feel like going to work but then I remember I was born cute not rich.”
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19points
#9 Dr. Gregory House - House
“We were both wrong, not equally wrong. You were at least six more wronger than me.”
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17points
#10 George Costanza - Seinfeld
“When you look annoyed all the time, people think that you’re busy.”
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17points
#11 Barney Stinson - How I Met Your Mother
“Actually doing things gets you fired.”
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16points
#12 Phoebe Buffay - Friends
“If you want to receive emails about my upcoming shows, then please give me money so I can buy a computer.”
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16points
#13 Daffy Duck - Looney Tunes
“Help me, please. I’m too moist and tender to retire.”
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15points
#14 Al Bundy - Married... With Children
“Feed me, or feed me to something. I just want to be part of the food chain.”
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14points
#18 Phil Dunphy - Modern Family
“When life gives you lemonade, make lemons. Life’ll be all like ‘what?!’”
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12points
#20 Peter Griffin - Family Guy
“I have an idea so smart that my head would explode if I even began to know what I was talking about.”
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11points