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1. snoopy888 October 17, 2012 at 10:21 pm -

   Frances from Winners and Losers Australia’s answer to Sex and the City’s Miranda Hobbes they have similarities in that they are both Mums looking after a kid.

2. David Knox October 17, 2012 at 8:00 pm -

   Have you seen me blog on ads? Not my thang.

3. idiotbox October 17, 2012 at 7:44 pm -

   David, I’m just wondering if there should be a category for best fictional character in a TV commercial? If so, I nominate Rhonda and Ketut from the AAMI ads I’ve seen the ad 100 times and still LOL every time I hear Rhonda say “Kiss me Ketut”

4. Walt October 17, 2012 at 7:05 am -

   Best Sitcom Character – Matron Dorothy Conniving-Bitch (Let the Blood Run Free)
   Best Sketch Comedy Character – Tim & Debbie (Australia You’re Standing In It)
   Best Soap Character – Maggie Cameron, Don Finlayson (Both Number 96)
   Best Drama Character (ie. other adult drama)
   Best Kid’s TV character – Mrs Flowerpots (Adventure Island)
   Best Live Animal Character – Woodrow (WonderWorld)
   Best Variety Character – Mary Hardy
   Best Pay TV Character – Tabitha (Graveyard Shift)

5. David Knox October 16, 2012 at 1:07 pm -

   Ummmmm…..

6. Banger October 16, 2012 at 12:52 pm -

   Best Sitcom Character: Kevin Rudd
   Best Sketch Comedy Character: John Laws (a la 730)
   Best Soap Character: Margie ‘Blitzkrieg’ Abbott
   Best Drama Character (ie. other adult drama): Craig Thomson
   Best Kid’s TV character: Karl Stefanovic
   Best Live Animal Character: Sam Newman
   Best Variety Character: Ahn Doh
   Best Pay TV Character: Brian Walsh

7. cg0308 October 16, 2012 at 12:15 pm -

   Bea Smith

8. jwmcd October 16, 2012 at 11:40 am -

   Is Leo Wanker politically correct in 2012…..

9. Butterfly Carnage October 16, 2012 at 8:34 am -

   Can’t believe we’ve forgotten: “My Names McGooley, What’s yours?” Stellar cast Gordon Chatter, John Mellion, Judi farr, Nolene Brown. Also Frank Fring in”Up the Convicts”. What about “Let the Blood run Free”. All giants of the comedy genre. Anything Graham Kennedy did. This is going to be hard…

10. steveany 2.0 October 15, 2012 at 8:27 pm -

    I’ver had a bit of a think…

    Best Variety Character/s category:
    Roy Slaven (John Doyle) and HG Nelson (Greig Pickhaver)

    Best Comedy Character:
    Mike Moore (Rob Sitch in Frontline)

11. Steve Brogo October 15, 2012 at 12:44 pm -

    Best Sitcom Character –
    Maggie Bear (Ruth Cracknell) Mother and Son

    Best Sketch Comedy Character
    Pixie Anne Wheatley (Magda Szubanski) Fast Forward

    Best Soap Character
    Charlene Mitchell (Kylie Minogue) Neighbours

    Best Drama Character (ie. other adult drama)
    Joan “The Freak” Ferguson (Maggie Kirkpatrick) Prisoner

    Best Kid’s TV character
    Aggro – Cartoon Connection

    Best Live Animal Character
    Fatso – A Country Practice

    Best Variety Character
    Plucka Duck

    Best Pay TV Character
    Pam Ann

12. Matt F October 15, 2012 at 11:03 am -

    Umm… David McGahan.. anyone ?

13. David Knox October 14, 2012 at 10:13 pm -

    Loz: Alf Stewart has been suggested and will be on the survey list. This is just a preliminary stage before voting begins, because I wanted to hear suggestions.

14. Loz October 14, 2012 at 10:03 pm -

    Drama – Nina & Billie Proudman, The whole Rafter family, Jenny Gross

    Best live animal character – Bobby (Toadie’s dog on Neighbours)

    Actually Toadie would be another soap character and Lou, Susan and Karl.

15. Loz October 14, 2012 at 9:59 pm -

    Why on earth is Alf Stewart not on this list??

16. DragonLass October 14, 2012 at 4:48 pm -

    Best Sitcom Character >> Maggie Beare (Mother & Son)
    Best Sketch Comedy Character >> Kath Day-Knight (Fast Forward)
    Best Soap Character >> Bea Smith (Prisoner)
    Best Drama Character >> Sargeant Tom Croydon (Blue Heelers)
    Best Kid’s TV character >> Mr Squiggle
    Best Live Animal Character >> Fatso (A Country Practice)
    Best Variety Character >> Norman Gunston

17. upatmidnite October 14, 2012 at 3:05 pm -

    Australian horror icon Deadly Earnest.

18. JJ October 14, 2012 at 12:43 pm -

    Scott and Charlene from Neighbours. Carly Morris and Bobby Simpson from Home and Away. Special mention to Dexter from Perfect Match.

19. Brad33 October 14, 2012 at 7:22 am -

    best soap character – Joan “The Freak” Ferguson
    Kids Tv Character – Humphrey Bear
    Sketch comedy character – Kylie Mole

20. bender October 14, 2012 at 1:32 am -

    best sitcom – ted bullpit/kingswood country
    best sketch comedy – chenille/fast forward
    best soap – bea smith/prisoner
    best drama – nina proudman/offspring
    best kids – agro/cartoon something
    best live animal- bouncer/neighbours
    best variety – straunie/ before the game

21. dan October 13, 2012 at 10:23 pm -

    @David sorry I forgot to say hunch Steve vizard fast forward sorry again

22. jonno October 13, 2012 at 10:08 pm -

    Hoges, Strop, Fatso the Wombat, Bouncer, Woodrow, Dickie Knee.

23. j October 13, 2012 at 9:55 pm -

    Would you consider Farscape to be Australian? Aeryn Sun or Chiana would be worth consideration, but maybe they’re too much of a cult interest.

24. The Other Adam October 13, 2012 at 9:36 pm -

    Love the comments.. can’t wait for the poll.. can’t really add much to it unless I added every chris lilley character

    Anyone said dame Edna?

25. alex October 13, 2012 at 7:55 pm -

    Sister Scott – The Young Doctors
    Sonny Bennett and Mr Bad – E Street
    Danni Francis – Cop Shop
    Pippa – Home & Away

26. idiotbox October 13, 2012 at 7:14 pm -

    Best Sitcom Character – Ted Bullpit from Kingswood Country
    Best Sketch Comedy Character – Kerry Anne Kennel (Gina Riley) from Fast Forward
    Best Soap Character – Joan Fergusson (The Freak) from Prisoner
    Best Kid’s TV character – Claude the Crow and Norm the Kangaroo from Shirl’s Neighbourhood
    Best Variety Character – Bob Downe (Mark Trevorrow)

27. mason October 13, 2012 at 6:30 pm -

    Best soap character has to be Molly from a country practice. The country actually mourned. Her death scene was riveting tv although no death scene shown.
    Bet drama character is Rake.
    And Magda in the neck brace in fast forward for sketch comedy.

28. jimbo k October 13, 2012 at 5:44 pm -

    Oh, and i got one more…

    Although non-speaking and not that ”livable”, do the likes of Fatso the Fat-Arsed Wombat (from The Dream with Roy and HG) and any of the ”characters” (Big Ted, Jemima, etc) on Play School count by any means?

29. steveany 2.0 October 13, 2012 at 5:18 pm -

    @David K. – he’s not my favourite any more but at the time I thought the Steve Vizard ‘Come fly with me” gay steward was fairly amusing.
    Fortunately ones’ tastes change as one moves towards maturity.

    @Andrew – I remember that too! I think my gag was a bald-faced rip-off, actually. But Ray Martin (aka “Mr Australia”) was an actual fictional character portrayed by Eric Bana in Full Frontal (or Fast Forward). Incredibly Banal he was too.

30. stevie g October 13, 2012 at 5:06 pm -

    Mrs Jessup – The Sullivans, the predessor to Mrs Mangle and played by the same actress.

31. David Knox October 13, 2012 at 5:00 pm -

    Which Steve Vizard character?

32. dan October 13, 2012 at 4:51 pm -

    Maggie bear mother and son
    Steve vizard fast forward
    Molly jones a country practice
    Dave Sullivan the sullivans
    Fatso a country practice

33. Andrew October 13, 2012 at 4:34 pm -

    @steveany 2.0: That list reminds me of a sketch from Big Girls Blouse many years ago

    Filling out a Logie voting coupon…

    Best Actor: Gary Sweet
    Best Newcomer: Gary Sweet
    Best Actress in a Mini Series: Gary Sweet
    Best Producer: Gary Sweet

    you get the idea

    Actually, David there was one or two names I think could also go on your short list

    Drama: Nina Proudman! Billie Proudman!

34. Ann October 13, 2012 at 4:12 pm -

    What great memories

    I would say

    Norman Gunston
    Con the Fruiterer
    Humphrey B. Bear
    Skippy the Bush Kangaroo

    are the shortlist

35. alina October 13, 2012 at 3:50 pm -

    Russell Coight

36. steveany 2.0 October 13, 2012 at 3:45 pm -

    Best Sitcom Character – Ray Martin
    Best Sketch Comedy Character – Ray Martin
    Best Soap Character – Ray Martin
    Best Drama Character – Ray Martin
    Best Live Animal Character – Charlie The Wonder Dog. (D Generation)
    Best Variety Character – Ray Martin

    @ Dr Rudi here – Holy crap! Are you the Dr Rudi? I thought you were simply paying homage to that character with your user name.
    Absolutely, Life Support was my fav of that comedy genre. An absolute cack. Well done with that outrageous Sth African accent BTW

37. snoopy888 October 13, 2012 at 3:19 pm -

    Without Gunston You wouldn’t have Ali G otherwise known as Borat.

38. alex October 13, 2012 at 2:27 pm -

    Mrs Mangel from Neighbours.

39. Goatracer October 13, 2012 at 1:45 pm -

    @Dr_Rudi,forgot about that show used to have a secret crush on Penne.
    Aunty Jack was a perennial favorite for all us old farts but truly all the cast and characters of Fast Forward up until the Full Frontal change were classics,funniest piece of Australian comedy was the Moon/Vizard Kung Fu scene where he goes through the different names in the end I was laughing hysterically just watching them both trying not to laugh.

40. randwick October 13, 2012 at 1:43 pm -

    Humphrey B. Bear – Legend!

41. jimbo k October 13, 2012 at 1:27 pm -

    Best Sitcom Character – Arthur MacArthur (Hey Dad)
    Best Sketch Comedy Character – Poida (Eric Bana’s role in Full Frontal)
    Best Soap Character – Toadie (Neighbours)
    Best Drama Character – Cleaver Greane (Rake)
    Best Kid’s TV character – B1 and B2 (Bananas in Pyjamas). I couldn’t split the two up. lol
    Best Variety Character – Dickie Knee / Plucka / Ossie Ostritch (Hey Hey it’s Saturday)

42. Andrew October 13, 2012 at 12:43 pm -

    Soap: Susan Kennedy, Neighbours

    Drama: Von Ryan, All Saints

    Live Animal: Charlie The Wonderdog, The Late Show

    Sketch Comedy: Pixie Anne Wheatley, Fast Forward

43. Secret Squirrel October 13, 2012 at 12:34 pm -

    She didn’t start on the TV but Dame Edna Everage has hosted a number of “celebrity chat” series on the small screen plus appeared in numerous other shows.

44. JJ October 13, 2012 at 12:07 pm -

    Vinegar Tits and The Freak.

45. harrypotter1994 October 13, 2012 at 12:06 pm -

    Soap Character: Sally Fletcher and Alf Stewart of course
    Drama: Frank from All Saints

46. mellowman October 13, 2012 at 12:04 pm -

    uncle arthur and milo kerrigan

47. NthQld October 13, 2012 at 11:27 am -

    Best Sitcom Character >> Wayne Lovett (All Together Now)
    Best Sketch Comedy Character >> Chenille the Beautician (Fast Forward)
    Best Soap Character >> Dorrie Evans/Pat the Rat/Bea Smith/Alf
    Best Drama Character >> Terri Sullivan (All Saints)
    Best Kid’s TV character >> Mr Squiggle (showing my age)
    Best Live Animal Character >> Skippy
    Best Variety Character >> Plukka Duck

48. deedeedragons October 13, 2012 at 11:18 am -

    Alf Stewart is, was & always will be more interesting than Ned Flanders come to life Harold Bishop.

49. trev October 13, 2012 at 11:14 am -

    How do you catergorise Norman Gunston?
    I’ve never forgotten him interviewing celebrities at the USA benefit for playwright Neil Simon years ago. When refused permission to enter the theatre he asked the doorman, “Would it be OK if I stuck my microphone inside the door while he’s singing Bridge over Troubled Waters?” Classic.

50. trev October 13, 2012 at 11:04 am -

    Don’t forget the multi talented Milo Kerrigan, an absolute shoe in as best sketch comedy character.

51. gebri0 October 13, 2012 at 10:05 am -

    Best Sketch Comedy Character : Kylie Mole

    Best Soap Character Bea Smith

    Best Kid’s TV character Agro

    Best Live Animal Character ; Skippy

    best Sitcom Character : Ja’mie King from summer heights high and we could be heroes

52. J Bar October 13, 2012 at 9:57 am -

    Betty, Hey Dad
    Pat the Rat, Sons & Daughters
    Tom Croydon, Blue Heelers
    Bob Jelly, SeaChange
    Fat Cat
    Bouncer, Neighbours
    Henry Mallet, Spirited

53. DianneA October 13, 2012 at 9:03 am -

    Can’t believe you left off Alf from Home and Away – Best Soap Character.

54. Magical October 13, 2012 at 8:45 am -

    Best Drama Character:

    Rachel Rafter
    Julie Rafter

55. Dr_Rudi October 13, 2012 at 7:13 am -

    Ahem.

    Best Sketch Comedy Character: Dr Rudi, Todd, Penne, Sigourney

56. TM October 13, 2012 at 6:48 am -

    How could you leave off flamin ‘ Alf Stewart!

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