50 All-time Greatest Characters in Television History: #37-39

#39: Roger Sterling, Mad Men

Born: 1910-1917

Where he is now: 99% sure he is dead by now… He was born before 1918, and he had a bad heart.

Roger has only adulterated with 6 women, a mere 2/5 of Don Draper’s tally. Of course, he is older than Don, so we’re pretty sure he bagged quite a few of them before 1960, the year of the first season. He is sharp and witty, but his crankiness and uptight nature shows when he suffers from a bruised ego. We rarely see him without a drink in his hand, and his presence automatically makes his scenes more powerful.

 #38: Arthur "The Fonz" Fonzarelli, Happy Days

Born: Unknown, but Henry Winkler was born in 1945 and the show begins in 1974

Where he is now: Probably still involved in his charitable way of life

The producers of "Happy Days" never meant to make Fonzie into a main character on the show, because they believed viewers would look upon the character that once belonged to two different gangs, the Demons and the Falcons, as a hoodlum. Instead they just looked on Henry Winkler as cool, like Elvis or James Dean. As the show continued, Fonzie was always looked on as cool and different than anyone else, but people began to forget about his past and the fact he was a high school dropout. He came to be looked on as a pillar in the community, as he not owned his own business fixing cars but also was a part owner of Arnold's Drive-in, and even taught school (auto mechanics, of course). Henry Winkler as Fonzie even adopted a young orphan in the final season of the show.

       #37: Special Agent Dale Cooper, Twin Peaks

Born: April 19, 1959

Where he is now: Unclear, but probably trapped inside the Black Lodge

Cooper's strongest relationship outside of the townspeople is that of his friendship with his colleague, Agent Albert Rosenfield. Though he has strong respect and admiration for Rosenfield's medical skills, and is seemingly undaunted by Rosenfield's sarcastic manner, he has little tolerance or patience for Rosenfield's treatment of the town's citizens — most particularly his animosity towards Sheriff Truman (which notably thaws over time).










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