My brother posted something fun on Facebook, his top ten all time favorite fictional characters. While I intend to post on Facebook, I thought it would be fun to include the list here on my blog because I can make the list longer, and I can make comments.
1. Mr. Akins (Paul Lynde) in Send Me No Flowers -movie (Seriously, if you haven't seen this movie and you like comedy, you should; it's hysterical. And Paul Lynde does a hilarious job of an oily salesman, but it's what he sells that makes it soooooo funny.)
2. Melanie Hamilton - Gone with the Wind - book, not movie (I always wanted to be Melanie, but alas! no amount of effort seems to overcome my innate sense of un-Melanie-ness.)
3. Elinor Dashwood - Sense and Sensibility - book and movie, mostly the book (I don't know if I've ever related to a character more.)
4. Peppermint Patty from Peanuts comic strip by Charles Shulz (Unfortunately, I also relate to her -- especially when it comes to math, but not sports.)
5. Kermit the Frog during the Sesame Street years (How my childhood heart sympathized with him! I felt I was also in a world gone crazy and trying to bring some sense to it!)
6. Barney Fife acted by Don Knotts From the Andy Griffith Show (Especially when he gets to put his bullet in his gun or when he's in charge or when he's got his hair slicked back and his bow tie on to go courting or... okay, I guess he's funny all the time.)
8. Clem Kadiddlehopper created by Red Skelton - ("FROGS! FROGS!..." Classic.)
9. Bertie Wooster - P.G.Wodehouse's Wooster and Jeeves series - books and BBC production (Truly, I love how cheerful he is.)
10. The Mother in Family Dog from Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories (I loved her as a teen when I first saw her, but I had no idea how much like her I would eventually become, it makes me want to go jump off a bridge somewhere....)
11. Miss Julia in the books written by Ann B. Ross (I adore when she says, "Far be it from me to judge..." and then she proceeds to judge. Makes me laugh every time. Every time. It's like when people say, "no offense, but..." and then they proceed to say the most offensive thing you can imagine --and of course, they think you are obligated not to be offended because they put that little disclaimer on there.)
12. Miss Marple of Agatha Christie fame. (Nemesis is my favorite)
13. Flavia De Luce in the series written by Alan Bradley (The more any particular book in the series makes me laugh, the more I like it.)
14. Horton in the Dr. Seuss book, Horton Hatches the Egg (He's reliable. How many real people can you say that about?)
15. Samwise Gamgee in the Lord of the Rings series by J.R.R. Tolkien (Seriously? Do I need to comment about this one? It should be obvious.)
Okay, so you'll notice most of these fictional characters are humorous in some way. That should surprise no one.11. Miss Julia in the books written by Ann B. Ross (I adore when she says, "Far be it from me to judge..." and then she proceeds to judge. Makes me laugh every time. Every time. It's like when people say, "no offense, but..." and then they proceed to say the most offensive thing you can imagine --and of course, they think you are obligated not to be offended because they put that little disclaimer on there.)
12. Miss Marple of Agatha Christie fame. (Nemesis is my favorite)
13. Flavia De Luce in the series written by Alan Bradley (The more any particular book in the series makes me laugh, the more I like it.)
14. Horton in the Dr. Seuss book, Horton Hatches the Egg (He's reliable. How many real people can you say that about?)
15. Samwise Gamgee in the Lord of the Rings series by J.R.R. Tolkien (Seriously? Do I need to comment about this one? It should be obvious.)
Now, I know people are looking at this blog. You can't fool me. I don't know who you are, but I know you're there. You don't want to admit to checking up on it (can't say as I blame you -- it is an odd one), and you don't want to comment, but I would love to see other people's favorite character lists. It doesn't have to have 15, it could just be top 5 or 3 or 20 or whatever, so be brave! Write a list! If you want to be really daring, post it in the comments! Gasp!
