Who Is Your Favorite T.V. Icon Of All Time?

@Rozie37 (15499)
Turkmenistan
October 26, 2007 8:56pm CST
I recieved the Entertainment Weekly Magazine today. In there, is an ad asking you to go to EW.com and vote for your favorite t.v. icon of all time. Nominations close on Friday, November 9. On the full page ad, they have pictures of a lot of the favorites. I do not recognize them all but, let's see. There is, Lucille Ball, Oprah Winfry, Mr.T, Roseanne Barr, Barbara Walters, Kirk Cameron, Bill Cosby, just to name a few. But, wait before you go, I want to know who it is you are voting for and why? At first, I could not decide between Roseanne Barr and Lucille Ball, but then I had to go with Lucy. Her show was wholesome and funny from beginning to end. While, there are episodes of Roseanne's show that I would never want to see again.
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@AmbiePam (93952)
• United States
27 Oct 07
While Lucille Ball and Johnny Carson are undeniable icons, I tended to vote for my favorites who were also legitimate TV icons. I listed my top three choices as: Betty White, Bill Cosby, and Scully and Mulder. Betty White has been on three hit TV series, and still guest stars on shows today. Bill Cosby has also been on TV often, but The Cosby Show was one of the top TV comedies of all time. And I listed the characters names in The X-Files, Scully and Mulder, but of course their real names are David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson. They made sci-fi cool again, spawned a spinoff TV show, and are about to do their second movie. Even their reruns still do well on television.
@Rozie37 (15499)
• Turkmenistan
27 Oct 07
I said you had to pick just one. You picked like ten, LOL.
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@AmbiePam (93952)
• United States
27 Oct 07
No, the top three were my picks, the others weren't ones I would actually pick, I just think other people would. But my top pick would be be the person at the number one position, Betty White.
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@mansha (6298)
• India
27 Oct 07
I love Oprah as well as ellen too. I can not choose between the two of them. I feel both of them are remrkable in themselves. I love Bill cosby too-he is so good with kids and really nmakes them spit out their wisdom pearls with so much ease. He is a king of his art too in his own way.
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@Rozie37 (15499)
• Turkmenistan
30 Oct 07
Yeah, I like Bill Cosby too. But he tried to charge my ex-boyfriend who tried to get his autograph for me.
@Shaun72 (15959)
• Palatka, Florida
27 Oct 07
Mine are out of Kirk Cameron , Lucille Ball becaus she had a great show and Roseanne Barr because her show is funny. I sit down yesterday afternoon and watched "I Love Lucy" on Tvland.It is still a great show to watch no cussing or nothing bad just good comedy.
@Rozie37 (15499)
• Turkmenistan
27 Oct 07
That is why she is my favorite. Just good old comedy. I never get tired of her.
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@Springlady (3986)
• United States
30 Oct 07
Lucille Ball definately! I love "I Love Lucy"! Great show and makes me laugh even if I've seen the same episode a hundred times!
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@Rozie37 (15499)
• Turkmenistan
31 Oct 07
I am the same way. I watch her over and over and it never gets old.
@raychill (6525)
• United States
27 Oct 07
Soleil Moon Frye. She was Punky Brewster. I doubt she's in the contest but I totally loved her when I was a little kid. I think most little girls wanted to be like Punky Brewster. She was all alone with nothing but a dog but she was the most confident girl ever. Something girls really need to be, confident in who they are. Of the ones you mentioned I'd go with Lucille Ball too. Because who didn't love lucy, the show was I Love Lucy after all!
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@Rozie37 (15499)
• Turkmenistan
30 Oct 07
Well now Vivian Vance said that you didn't love Lucy right away. You had to learned to love Lucy.
@jts706 (21)
• United States
27 Oct 07
I have to go for bill cosby. I really liked his show and found him to be very entertaining. Also, I like his values and think he is actually one of the few funny comedians out there.
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@Flight84 (3048)
• United States
28 Oct 07
Lucy is an icon for me and I think for clean, American television. She was humorous and a classy lady back in her day. My mom raised me on Lucy and that is one thing we shared that is still very important to us. I read several of the books about Lucy before I was even in middle school. I just think the show brought wholesome fun to many families and you know she has to be an icon if people my age and younger dig her, even now. I know Roseanne isn't liked by many people, but I also used to love that show. It featured a family that was like many that I know. Struggling to make ends-meet and blue collar. I still watch it. Lucy gets my top vote though.
@xboxboy (5576)
28 Oct 07
i guess i would go for Sgt Bilko. Topcat is a close second. did you know topcat and his gang were based on Bilko?
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@Rozie37 (15499)
• Turkmenistan
30 Oct 07
I am not sure that I have ever heard of this show or the charactors.
• United States
27 Oct 07
Hi Rozie... My vote is for Lucille Ball, hands down. lol What a fun post, thanks.
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