I don’t sleep much these days. I am the insomniac’s insomniac.
Being awake for most – or all – of the night on a regular basis means I watch a lot of TV. Lucky for me, there are usually some amazing television characters to keep me company. So I am making a “Kick-Ass Chick” list of television characters I absolutely love. I will add to this list as I think of more of my favorites, but let’s kick it off with these six ladies:
Willona Woods, “Good Times.” The world’s awesomest neighbor! My favorite episode is this one, where Willona and the Evans family learn that their neighbor Gertie is so poor she has to eat dog food. Gertie came over for a dinner party – and brought meatloaf. Willona makes this scene.
Hyacinth Bucket, “Keeping Up Appearances.“ “It’s Bou-quet!” Now, I would not like Hyacinth as a neighbor! Here she is in rare form after seeing a “strange man” in Elizabeth’s house.
Many, many more funny ladies after the jump =>
Samantha Jones, “Sex and the City.” One of my favorite television characters ever. Samantha is the main reason I can watch any episode of this show an unlimited number of times. This scene (with very NSFW language) is one of my favorites ever, all because of Sam – with Charlotte playing a crucial assist.
Blanche Devereaux, “Golden Girls.” Blanche was the original Samantha!
Rhoda Morgenstern, “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.” It occurred to me midway through the first season of “The Real Housewives of New York City” why I liked Bethenny Frankel so much (at the time): She was the real-life version of Rhoda Morgenstern. Rhoda created that mold – the quintessential New Yorker with hilarious, lightning-sharp, biting wit. (I hate Bethenny now, by the way. I actually hate all the housewives. But we’ll save the reality TV train wrecks for another blog post).
Florence Johnston “The Jefferson.” I’ll let the clip speak or itself. Priceless!
Insomniac Theatre: All the funny ladies!
I don’t sleep much these days. I am the insomniac’s insomniac. And that, by and large, is a terrible thing.
Being awake for most of – or all – the night on a regular basis means I watch a lot of TV. Lucky for me there are some television characters who make those long hours much more enjoyable. So I am making a “Kick-Ass Chic” list of television characters I absolutely love. I will add to it as I come across more of my favorites, but let’s kick it off with these six ladies:
Willona Woods. I need Willona as my neighbor. Seriously. Plus, who else in the world could live in the projects, but work n a hip little boutique so her clothes were always stylish.
But my favorite episode is this one, where Willona and the Evans family learn that their neighbor Gertie is so poor she has to eat dog food. Gertie came over for a dinner party – and brought meatloaf. Willona makes this scene.
3http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGHXUk7UlH0#t=02m05s
Hyacinth Bucket. “It’s Bou-quet!” Now, I would not like Hyacinth as a neighbor! Here she is in rare form after seeing a “strange man” in Elizabeth’s house.
3http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-og3Dnb_uwA#t=04m59s
Samantha Jones. One of my favorite television characters ever. Samantha is the main reason I can watch any episode of this show an unlimited number of times. This scene (with very NSFW language) is one of my favorites ever, all because of Sam – with Charlotte playing a crucial assist.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2u57bgUjSM
Blanche Devereaux. Blanche was the original Samantha!
3http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XILz4DHIC0Y
Rhoda Morgenstern. It occurred to me midway through the first season of “The Real Housewives of New York City” why I liked Bethenny Frankel so much (at the time): She was the real-life version of Rhoda Morgenstern. Rhoda created that mold – the quintessential New Yorker with hilarious, lightning-sharp, biting wit. (I hate Bethenny now, by the way. I actually hate all the housewives. But we’ll save the reality TV trainwrecks for another blog post).
3http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7v1GjHW2T00
Florence Johnston. I’ll let the clip speak or itself. Priceless.
3http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HqEXCVLLzg
