Your favorite ‘occasional’ characters?

[Zelda Zonk]

Meaning, tv series characters that are not part of the regular cast but have made one to a handful of appearances.

Mine:

The Lovely Loretta (Tortelli) / Cheers, by Jean Kasem
Maryanne / Mad About You, by Cyndi Lauper
Steinbrenner / Seinfeld, by Larry David (voice)
Andrea “Planbee” the efficiency expert / NewsRadio, by Lauren Graham
Dr Leo Spaceman / 30 Rock, by Chris Parnell
Cindy the assistant / Just Shoot Me, by Cheri Oteri
Minna Häkkinen / Veep, by Sally Phillips

 

[HoustonCuse]

Brah-man from Martin
The guy in the pawn shop in Cobra Kai
Smoking Man from X-Files
Jackie Chiles from Seinfeld
Guy in the scrap yard in Breaking Bad

 

[orange79]

Babu Bhatt / Seinfeld, by Brian George

 

[SU in Hershey]

Christine Baranski (Leonard’s Mom)
Laurie Metcalf (Sheldon’s Mom)
Brian Thomas Smith (Zack)

All from Big Bang Theory

 

[bigmike]

Colonel Flag - M*A*S*H

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Q - Star Trek Universe

Anthony DiNozzo, Sr - NCIS

 

[Zelda Zonk]

Christine Baranski (Leonard’s Mom)
Laurie Metcalf (Sheldon’s Mom)
Brian Thomas Smith (Zack)

All from Big Bang Theory

I like Barry from BBT. “When- is- tha whaffle?”

 

[SU in Hershey]

Colonel Flag - M*A*S*H

Thought about this one, too! Good choice!

 

[Vshukla]

I agree with Dr. Spaceman and Colonel Flag.

I'll add a few:
Perd Hapley - Parks and Recreation
Murray the cop - The Odd Couple
Barney Miller/Hiller (The 7 Million Dollar Man) - The Six Million Dollar Man

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

Stuart Margolin/Angel Martin/ Rockford Files
Flo Collins/ Ellie "Sassy" Taylor/ Ted Lasso
The 3 guys in the bar/Ted Lasso
Anthony Head/Rupert Mannion/Ted Lasso
Marta DuBois/Michelle Hue/Magnum

 

[Zelda Zonk]

Stuart Margolin/Angel Martin/ Rockford Files
Flo Collins/ Ellie "Sassy" Taylor/ Ted Lasso
The 3 guys in the bar/Ted Lasso
Anthony Head/Rupert Mannion/Ted Lasso
Marta DuBois/Michelle Hue/Magnum

I love Angel on Rockford, but he was in some 30 episodes—a bit outside of the intended context for this thread. He has 57 Director credits—a lot of different tv shows. He was great.

 

[Zelda Zonk]

Some one-offs:
Madonna on Will and Grace
Kelly Ripa on Broad City
Stephen Hawking, Big Bang Theory
Britney Spears, How I Met Your Mother

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Sting Ray, Cobra Kai
Puddy, Seinfeld
Carl Pavano, Yankees pitching rotation

 

[Zelda Zonk]

I guess I need to watch Cobra Kai….

 

[OttoinGrotto]

I guess I need to watch Cobra Kai….

You really do.

 

[OrangeDW]

J. Peterman - Seinfeld
Richard Lewis - Curb
Ed (the vacuum guy) - Breaking Bad
Butchie - The Wire
Bruh Man - Martin
Tracy - Atlanta
Tim Sacksky - King of Queens

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

Some one-offs:
Madonna on Will and Grace
Kelly Ripa on Broad City
Stephen Hawking, Big Bang Theory
Britney Spears, How I Met Your Mother

Britney was great in that role

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

I love Angel on Rockford, but he was in some 30 episodes—a bit outside of the intended context for this thread. He has 57 Director credits—a lot of different tv shows. He was great.

He also had a good one time on MASH.

 

[HoustonCuse]

J. Peterman - Seinfeld
Richard Lewis - Curb
Ed (the vacuum guy) - Breaking Bad
Butchie - The Wire
Bruh Man - Martin
Tracy - Atlanta
Tim Sacksky - King of Queens

A second for Brah-man!! (spelling is up to the beholder). How funny that he’d be the only person I noticed to be listed twice.

 

[OrangeDW]

A second for Brah-man!! (spelling is up to the beholder). How funny that he’d be the only person I noticed to be listed twice.

I would bet it took a lot of takes to get through his scenes without everyone cracking up. Hustle Man too! Martin couldn’t even come close to keeping a straight face in this one.

 

[Zelda Zonk]

I had forgotten about Bruh-man. Upstairs. Fif flo.
I have been doing that sleepy nod thing with my nephews for a few years without remembering where that came from.

 

[Zelda Zonk]

I would bet it took a lot of takes to get through his scenes without everyone cracking up. Hustle Man too! Martin couldn’t even come close to keeping a straight face in this one.

Wow. Morgan. I did not remember him on that show. Maybe I had checked out before this?

 

[OrangeDW]

Wow. Morgan. I did not remember him on that show. Maybe I had checked out before this?

He was in it sporadically.

Questlove from The Roots used to ask for fan suggestions for walk out music for the guests on Jimmy Fallon. I sent him this clip for when Tracy Morgan was on the show and they actually played it….kazoo’s stuck to their saxophones and all. Lol. Also I can’t believe a “real” clip of this doesn’t exist on YouTube anymore. Must’ve gotten pulled down?

 

[Zelda Zonk]

He was in it sporadically.

Questlove from The Roots used to ask for fan suggestions for walk out music for the guests on Jimmy Fallon. I sent him this clip for when Tracy Morgan was on the show and they actually played it….kazoo’s stuck to their saxophones and all. Lol. Also I can’t believe a “real” clip of this doesn’t exist on YouTube anymore. Must’ve gotten pulled down?

That’s good. Tracy Morgan can be a really funny dood. So many fantastic bits on 30 Rock. That thing he did with “Mr Blue Man” is one I’ll never forget.

 

[OrangeDW]

I think my favorite Bruh Man episode was when Martin got fired and was home, and they ended up watching the afternoon soap operas together. Bruh Man said he keeps up with the soaps because it makes women think he’s “sensitive”. That guy was the best.