Favorite Characters Of The 1980's

Buscemi · Post by **Buscemi** » June 3rd, 2010, 8:54 pm

Seeing that we haven't been very enthusiastic about Entertainment Weekly's list of the best characters from the past 20 years, I decided to create a better and different list: favorite characters from the 1980's! In this contest, we can pick movie, television, book, video game, any type of character. It just has to fit the criteria of having a 1980's introduction date. 1980's reboots of older characters do not count (meaning 1980's Batman is ineligible).

redraider · Post by **redraider** » June 3rd, 2010, 9:26 pm

MacGyver

undeadmonkey · Post by **undeadmonkey** » June 3rd, 2010, 9:33 pm

but you havent even finished your worst remakes thing

Buscemi · Post by **Buscemi** » June 3rd, 2010, 9:54 pm

People didn't even seem to be interested in it.

This time, I will not use a tournament but a simple ranking system. Everyone posts a list and things get ranked from there.

W · Post by W » June 4th, 2010, 1:43 am

Mario Brothers
Mr. T
The Smurfs
Alf
Gilligan
The Ghostbusters
He-Man
Indiana Jones
Ninja Turtles

Snake Plissken
Yoda (Star Wars was pre-80's, but Yoda wasn't)
Wicket

Boba Fett
Homer Simpson
Bart Simpson
Hannibal Lecter
John Blutarski

Buscemi · Post by **Buscemi** » June 4th, 2010, 1:58 am

John Blutarsky came in 1978. He doesn't count. And Gilligan was a creation of the 1960's.

I may need a second opinion on The Smurfs. The characters have been around since the late 1950's (with an animated feature made in 1976 that wasn't released until 1983 in the US) but the current incarnation didn't start until the 1980's.

numbersix · Post by **numbersix** » June 4th, 2010, 5:22 am

Frank Booth
Indiana Jones
Roy Batty
Rupert Pupkin
Antonio Salieri
Sarah Connor

Shrykespeare · Post by **Shrykespeare** » June 4th, 2010, 9:26 am

John Bender (Breakfast Club)
Lisa (Weird Science)
Chet (Weird Science)
Marty McFly
Emmitt "Doc" Brown
KITT
The Predator
Jack Burton (Big Trouble in Little China)
John McClane
Fletch
Otto (Fish Called Wanda)
Pac-Man

And W, Mr. T is an actor, not a "character". You could do B.A. Baracus if you want though...

W · Post by W » June 4th, 2010, 1:21 pm

Mr. T is a character... have you ever seen the guy?

Ron Burgundy · Post by **Ron Burgundy** » June 10th, 2010, 1:58 am

Anyone that these guys have played:

Eddie Murphy
Sly Stallone
Arnold Swarzenegger

And main characters of the movies from:

David Cronenberg
George Lucas
John Hughes

When was Watchmen made?

And i guess characters from Stephen Kings 'The Stand' dont count?

Yeah i know, im lazy

W · Post by W » June 10th, 2010, 2:06 am

Staypuff Marshmallow Man

Buscemi · Post by **Buscemi** » June 10th, 2010, 3:09 am

Ron Burgundy wrote: When was Watchmen made?

And i guess characters from Stephen Kings 'The Stand' dont count?

Watchmen was written in 1985.

The Stand came in 1978 so it doesn't count.

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