In their latest issue, Entertainment Weekly posted their version of the greatest TV icons of all time. I'm printing the list here--for debate of course.

1. JOHNNY CARSON
2. LUCILLE BALL
3. OPRAH WINFREY
4. BILL COSBY
5. WALTER CRONKITE
6. CAROL BURNETTE
7. MARY TYLER MOORE
8. JERRY SEINFELD
9. HOMER SIMPSON
10.**** CLARK
11.ROSEANNE BARR
12.**** VAN DYKE
13.JACKIE GLEASON
14.ED SULLIVAN
15.NOT READY FOR PRIME TIME PLAYERS
16.DAVID LETTERMAN
17.BOB NEWHART
18.WILLIAM SHATNER
19.ANDY GRIFFITH
20.CARROL O'CONNOR
21.KERMIT THE FROG
22.MILTON BERLE
23.BARBARA WALTERS
24.MICHAEL LANDON
25.HEATHER LOCKLEAR
26.FARRAH FAWCETT
27.REGIS PHILBIN
28.HOWARD COSELL
29.JOHN RITTER
30.ALAN ALDA
31.SARAH JESSICA PARKER
32.HENRY WINKLER
33.ELLEN DeGENERES
34.BOB BARKER
35.MICHAEL J. FOX
36.DIAHANN CARROLL
37.GEORGE CLOONEY
38.BEA ARTHUR
39.JENNIFER ANISTON
40.SALLY FIELD
41.JON STEWART
42.JAMES GANDOLFINI
43.FLIP WILSON
44.SUSAN LUCCI
45.SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR
46.LASSIE
47.SIMON COWELL
48.JIMMY SMITS
49.CALISTA FLOCKHART
50.LARRY HAGMAN
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.**** CAVETT
82.TED KNIGHT
83.ISABEL SANFORD
84.ERIC 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.SHANNON DOHERTY
97.IN LIVING COLOR CAST
98.MERIDITH BAXTER
99.DELTA BURKE
100.MARCIA CROSS

And there you have it. Well, I'm waiting. I want to hear what you think of this list--and what's right/wrong with it. I'll post later with my feelings, but there's one thing I'd like to say right now:

WHERE'S BILL BIXBY?????

In my opinion, there's NO WAY you can do a top 100 TV icons list and NOT include this man. His body of TV work speaks foritself. One of the best remembered and most loved TV stars of all time.

Ok, here's my thoughts on the "100 Greatest TV Icons".

1. JOHNNY CARSON
2. LUCILLE BALL
3. OPRAH WINFREY--top 20 maybe, but too high here
4. BILL COSBY
5. WALTER CRONKITE
6. CAROL BURNETTE
7. MARY TYLER MOORE
8. JERRY SEINFELD
9. HOMER SIMPSON--what's a cartoon CHARACTER doing here?
10.**** CLARK
11.ROSEANNE BARR--top 100, but WAY too high here
12.**** VAN DYKE
13.JACKIE GLEASON
14.ED SULLIVAN
15.NOT READY FOR PRIME TIME PLAYERS
16.DAVID LETTERMAN
17.BOB NEWHART
18.WILLIAM SHATNER
19.ANDY GRIFFITH--WAY too low. Should be in the top 5
20.CARROL O'CONNOR
21.KERMIT THE FROG--see Homer
22.MILTON BERLE
23.BARBARA WALTERS
24.MICHAEL LANDON
25.HEATHER LOCKLEAR--not top 100, in my opinion.
26.FARRAH FAWCETT
27.REGIS PHILBIN
28.HOWARD COSELL
29.JOHN RITTER
30.ALAN ALDA
31.SARAH JESSICA PARKER--about 50 spots too high
32.HENRY WINKLER
33.ELLEN DeGENERES--not top 100 material
34.BOB BARKER
35.MICHAEL J. FOX
36.DIAHANN CARROLL--breakthrough actress. Should be top 20
37.GEORGE CLOONEY--short time on one show. Not enough to be here.
38.BEA ARTHUR
39.JENNIFER ANISTON
40.SALLY FIELD
41.JON STEWART
42.JAMES GANDOLFINI--memorable character on HBO. Not a memorable actor. WAY too high
43.FLIP WILSON
44.SUSAN LUCCI
45.SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR--once again, way too high.
46.LASSIE
47.SIMON COWELL-doesn't belong anywhere near any top 100 list.
48.JIMMY SMITS
49.CALISTA FLOCKHART--see #47
50.LARRY HAGMAN--top 30 at the worst, top 15 is more like it.
51.BOB HOPE--should be top 10
52.RON HOWARD
53.ED McMAHON
54.FLORENCE HENDERSON
55.FRED ROGERS
56.BETTY WHITE
57.CHARLIE BROWN--once again, see Homer Simpson
58.DON KNOTTS--about 35-40 spots too low. Should be top 20.
59.TED DANSON
60.MERV GRIFFIN
61.PAUL REUBENS--Known more for a character than as an actor. Doesn't belong on here.
62.REDD FOXX
63.ED ASNER
64.PHIL DONAHUE
65.PAMELA ANDERSON--worst actor on here. See Simon.
66.KELSEY GRAMMER
67.TOM SELLECK
68.DON CORNELIUS
69.BARBARA EDEN
70.BOB DENVER
71.ROSIE O'DONNELL
72.CHER--here for fame with Sonny. He should be listed here with her.
73.TONY DANZA
74.JOAN RIVERS
75.PETER FALK
76.CANDICE BERGEN
77.JAMES GARNER
78.ART CARNEY
79.ANGELA LANSBURY
80.ADAM WEST--See Paul Ruebens.
81.**** CAVETT
82.TED KNIGHT--most underrated comic actor on the list.
83.ISABEL SANFORD--Sherman Helmsley should be listed with her.
84.ERIC CARTMAN--Once again, see Homer Simpson.
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.SHANNON DOHERTY
97.IN LIVING COLOR CAST
98.MERIDITH BAXTER
99.DELTA BURKE
100.MARCIA CROSS--How?

Well, there's my opinions. Pretty much an all right list. On a scale of 1-10, I'll give it a 7.

Knox's list of 10 who shouldv'e made the list:

1.BILL BIXBY
2.BUDDY EPSEN
3.ELIZABETH MONTGOMERY
4.JIM BACKUS
5.ANN SOUTHERN
6.DON ADAMS
7.ED O'NEIL
8.JEAN STAPLETON
9.VIVIAN VANCE
10.MR.T

Rosie O'Donnell should be removed from the list!

Hi Knoxman,

Another icon that should've made the list is none other than:

JACK BENNY

Funny, funny man

Oh, I failed to add one of my all time favorites


RED SKELTON

Oh, man, Thursie , I totally forgot those two!

The tragic part is that, even as a small child, I remember watching Red Skelton and enjoying that show.

Hey, here's another one I forgot:

PHIL SILVERS!

Oh come on, why SHOULDN'T an actor belong on the list just because of one character? If anything, the popularity of that single character should only ENHANCE the actor's status of a TV icon.

Put West and Rubens higher on that scale! *lol*

And where, pray tell, is Optimus Prime? HE belongs to be on the list as much as anyone.

That list is a freaking joke. That is all I have to say.

Optimus Prime? No way, for the same reason Homer Simpson and Charlie Brown shouldn't be on this list: They're CHARACTERS. This is NOT a "top 100 TV CHARACTERS" list.

Batman was big for a VERY short while. West did nothing of signifigance before or after. Reubens deserves to be on this list less than West does. Mention the name "Paul Reubens" to 100 people, any age, and 95 of them are guaranteed to say, "Who?".

Another name that should be on the top 100 list:

DAVID JANSSEN.

Goofball:

This WAS Entertainment Weekly's list.

But, why do YOU think it's a joke? And who would your top 10 be?

I know it was there, and I love to read that mag. But everytime they do a list they always put people in that do not belong or are rated to high. I mean, George Clooney? Are you freaking kidding me? I'll have to work on my top 10, but I do know that Andy Griffith would be in it.

Charlie Brown is a TV icon tho, every holiday I look forward to the Peanut speicals.

Other than that I totally agree with your thoughts about Don Knots and Andy Griffith being too far down on the list. And evil Oprah is wayyy to high on the list. And why are the Desperate House wives on there!? And Simon!? And how the fark did pam anderson beat Barbra Eden!? Barbra is still hotter than Pam, even if she is 70!

This is why I'd rather watch TV Land rather than anything new on TV (besides discovery and animal planet) lol

As long as cartoon characters are included, where's

FRED FLINTSTONE ???

Going along with Goofball...

I vote for Big Bird!

Bob Barker is wayyyyyyyy to low on that list. That man is the King when it comes to game shows.

mr.knoxman, what are the full names in 10th, 12th and 81st positions?

The OP has long ago deactivated.

The first names of those 3 are Dick (which had been censored)

lol, they're the D icks

And one of the D icks is a Dyke.


GOODNITE EVERYBODY!!!

This thread was revived because why?