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Who is Your Favorite Classic TV Housekeeper/Servant?  

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  1. 1. You've Inherited a Mansion, Who are you Hiring to Run your Household?

    • Mr. French (Family Affair)
      2
    • Hazel (Hazel)
      1
    • Aunt Bea (Andy Griffith Show)
      1
    • Lurch (Aadams Family)
      6
    • Florence (The Jeffersons)
      3
    • Charles (Charles in Charge)
      0
    • Uncle Charlie/Bub (My Three Sons)
      0
    • Alice (Brady Bunch)
      4
    • Alfred (Batman)
      5
    • Mr. Belvedere (Mr. Belvedere)
      1
    • Benson (Soap/Benson)
      2
    • Geoffrey (Fresh Prince of Bel-Air)
      5
    • Niles (The Nanny)
      1
    • Daphne Moon (Fraiser)
      4
    • Jeannie (I Dream of Jeannie)
      17
    • Max (Hart to Hart)
      0
    • Tony (Who’s the Boss)
      3
    • Kato (Green Hornet)
      3

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  He's not among your choices and I probably could not afford him even if I had a mansion but Alfred (Alan Napier) from Batman.  I don't think that I have ever seen an episode of Hazel as much as it was talked about when I was a kid.  If Aunt Bea can be a choice then so should Alice from the Brady Bunch who I would seriously consider.  

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8 minutes ago, RochesterRob said:

  He's not among your choices and I probably could not afford him even if I had a mansion but Alfred (Alan Napier) from Batman.  I don't think that I have ever seen an episode of Hazel as much as it was talked about when I was a kid.  If Aunt Bea can be a choice then so should Alice from the Brady Bunch who I would seriously consider.  

I thought I had Alice in there already. I added her and Alfred. Thanks for the suggestions.

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30 minutes ago, ChevyVanMiller said:

This is a hard one for me. I'm going to wait to vote and see if any of you can sway me with your arguments.

 

If you think of anyone I've omitted, let me know and I'll add him/her.

 

Chevy...I don't know how long you want to make your list. Here are a few you may or may not want to add:

 

'Benson' ('Soap' & 'Benson')

'Bub' (pre-'Uncle Charlie' - 'My Three Sons')

'Geoffrey' ('The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air')

'Niles' ('The Nanny')

'Mr. Lynn Belvedere' ('Mr. Belvedere')

 

I'm going off the board and voting for 'Jeannie' ('I Dream of Jeannie'). She was a genie, served Tony Nelson, and even called him 'Master' in early seasons of the show. Plus, Barbara Eden. ❤️

 

Retrospace: The Boob Tube #51: I Dream of Jeannie (S5 E13) 

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12 minutes ago, ExWNYer said:

 

Chevy...I don't know how long you want to make your list. Here are a few you may or may not want to add:

 

'Benson' ('Soap' & 'Benson')

'Bub' (pre-'Uncle Charlie' - 'My Three Sons')

'Geoffrey' ('The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air')

'Niles' ('The Nanny')

'Mr. Lynn Belvedere' ('Mr. Belvedere')

 

I'm going off the board and voting for 'Jeannie' ('I Dream of Jeannie'). She was a genie, served Tony Nelson, and even called him 'Master' in early seasons of the show. Plus, Barbara Eden. ❤️

 

Retrospace: The Boob Tube #51: I Dream of Jeannie (S5 E13) 

I added them all (Made Uncle Charlie and Bub a combo) plus added the beautiful Daphne Moon.

Thanks!

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48 minutes ago, Gugny said:

Jeannie for me, hands down.  Great character and I think Barbara Eden in her prime was one of the most beautiful women in the world.

 

Good one! She was beautiful & a great character in the show.

 

Never understood Larry Hagman's character though -- she was always offering to do whatever he commanded, but he never mentioned what was on the mind of every guy watching the show.

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1 hour ago, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said:

Lurch Rules!!! 

 

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  Coincidence that I read something most interesting and previously unknown to me until today about actor Ted Cassidy.  Early in his career he was a DJ on a Dallas radio station and was on the air the day JFK was assassinated.  

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1 hour ago, Sherlock Holmes said:

I'd hire 3 butlers cause I'm a baller like that... Lurch, Alfred and Geoffrey

 

Maybe this preference explains my confusion about the behavior (or lack thereof) of Hagman's character in the show.

 

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6 hours ago, ExWNYer said:

 

Chevy...I don't know how long you want to make your list. Here are a few you may or may not want to add:

 

'Benson' ('Soap' & 'Benson')

'Bub' (pre-'Uncle Charlie' - 'My Three Sons')

'Geoffrey' ('The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air')

'Niles' ('The Nanny')

'Mr. Lynn Belvedere' ('Mr. Belvedere')

 

I'm going off the board and voting for 'Jeannie' ('I Dream of Jeannie'). She was a genie, served Tony Nelson, and even called him 'Master' in early seasons of the show. Plus, Barbara Eden. ❤️

 

Retrospace: The Boob Tube #51: I Dream of Jeannie (S5 E13) 

 

Somebody took Aunt Bea over Jennie. I try not to judge. 

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7 hours ago, ChevyVanMiller said:

This is a hard one for me. I'm going to wait to vote and see if any of you can sway me with your arguments.

 

If you think of anyone I've omitted, let me know and I'll add him/her.


great thread! 
 

what about Max the butler on the TV Show “Hart to Hart”? Not sure he will be getting a ton of votes, but he was solid. 
 

edit: oh, and how about Tony Miceli on “who’s the boss?” He May actually get my vote!! 

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Come on.....how can this be a question.

 

Downstairs - Alfred

Upstairs - Jeannie

 

 

8 minutes ago, PastaJoe said:

How about Kato (Bruce Lee), man servant, driver, and bodyguard to Britt Reed (Green Hornet).

 

Still laugh at those Pink Panther movies with Peter Sellers and his 'little yellow friend' trashing their apartment in those epic fights.

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5 hours ago, Bulldog said:

 

Good one! She was beautiful & a great character in the show.

 

Never understood Larry Hagman's character though -- she was always offering to do whatever he commanded, but he never mentioned what was on the mind of every guy watching the show.

Classic Dice-man (NSFW)

 

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1 hour ago, JR in Pittsburgh said:


great thread! 
 

what about Max the butler on the TV Show “Hart to Hart”? Not sure he will be getting a ton of votes, but he was solid. 
 

edit: oh, and how about Tony Miceli on “who’s the boss?” He May actually get my vote!! 

 

1 hour ago, PastaJoe said:

How about Kato (Bruce Lee), man servant, driver, and bodyguard to Britt Reed (Green Hornet).

Added. Thanks, gentlemen.

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4 hours ago, KD in CA said:

Come on.....how can this be a question.

 

Downstairs - Alfred

Upstairs - Jeannie

 

 

 

Still laugh at those Pink Panther movies with Peter Sellers and his 'little yellow friend' trashing their apartment in those epic fights.

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A lot of good choices here for the McMansion—but I settled on Niles from The Nanny, because I feel like at the same time that he’s fetching my slippers and evening tea, he’ll always be able to say something just snarky and pithy enough to keep me grounded and from getting too snobbish! :flirt:

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