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I was watching this special last week about favorite classic television characters and it inspired this week’s Thursday Thirteen about some of my favorite television bosses from over the years. These bosses may not be the best, kindest, or most thoughtful, but they are among the funniest and most infamous in television history. These individual are in no particular order and feel free to share some of your favorite television bosses. Oh yeah, I am well aware that three of these bosses are cartoon characters (smile). 1. Montgomery Burns (Simpsons)  2. Louie De Palma (Taxi) – Portrayed by Danny De Vito  3. Khadijah James (Living Single) – Portrayed by Queen Latifah 
4. Cosmo Spacely (The Jetson)
5. Sam Malone (Cheers) – Portrayed by Ted Danson  6. Sylvester Nate George Oscar Slate [Mr. Slate](The Flintstones)
7. Jack Donaghy (30 Rock) – Portrayed by Alec Baldwin
8. Wilemena Slater (Ugly Betty) – Portrayed by Vanessa L. Williams  9. Adrian Monk (Monk) – Portrayed by Tony Shaloub  10. Tim Taylor (Home Improvements) – Portrayed by Tim Allen
11. Anita Van Buren (Law & Order) – Portrayed by S. Epatha Merkerson  12. Simon Cowell (American Idol)  13. Miranda Bailey (Grey’s Anatomy) – Portrayed by Chandra Wilson
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33 comments:
I loved the Jetsons and Flintstones when I was a little girl! That brought back a lot of memories!
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The Flintstones were great. And what do we have now? Simon Cowell, straight out of the Stone Age himself :-)
No. 4 is my guy!
The Jetsons, and the Flintstones were my faves too! Good thing bosses are not really like those two...well they are not supposed to be. ;)
Happy TT and have a great rest of the week!
Mine would have to be Michael on the Office. You forgot him :)
Aw man, that clip had me laughing my ass off! When Alec imitated Tracy's dad, it reminded me of Fred Sanford. The closing line about Howard Cosell was classic!
As for some of my favorite bosses:
Milburn Drysdale- The Beverly Hillbillies
The Chief of CONTROL- Get Smart
Dr. Perry Cox and Dr. Bob Kelso- Scrubs
J. Peterman- Seinfeld
PS
I never knew Mr. Slate's full name.
Great list. Chandra Wilson is a total boss. Happy TT.
We watched part of that program too, between commercials from the baseball game. LOL
Anyone but Simon. Ewwwwwww.
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Spacely would me my favorite. Happy TT
Love the list!
Nice eclectic list. Happy TT.
You know, that Alec Baldwin clip kind of rubs me the wrong way. But hey, different strokes. You've got one real "boss" list here (smile).
Gosh, shown together like that, these bosses have so much in common. That's a little scary, isn't it? Great list!
Happy TT!
Whoa. What a cool topic! And great bosses, too, especially from the older shows.
I love Mr. Burns! :) He's just so wicked. (and stingily bad!)
My Thursday Thirteen is up. 13 things I learned about Japanese motorcycle gangs ;) Ah the joy of ex-pat life~
so happy you remembered Louie Depalma! hahaha
He is one of my all time favorite characters!
great list! :)
Great list...does Simon really count? I thought he was just a critic;) Happy TT.
Chelle y., Thanks for visiting.
anthonynorth, cute observation about Cowell.
sandycarlson, Thanks for stopping by.
sue, A lot of bosses are like Slate and Spacely.
our happy happenings, I didn't forget him, I don't watch the show.
Malcolm, I knew you would like that one. I also knew some would find it to be politically incorrect. The first time I saw it I almost choked. The Cosell line is a classic.
hailey's mommy, I like Miranda too.
hootin' anni, I really enjoyed the show.
b boys mom, thanks for visiting.
patty, thanks for visiting.
pussreboots, thanks for stopping by.
Lori, I am glad you enjoyed the list. I didn't expect everyone to like that clip and I can see how it would rub some people the wrong way. I just found Alec Baldwin's imitation of Fred Sanford and Tracy Morgan to be too funny.
on a limb with claudia, I didn't notice that many commonalities until you pointed it out.
susan helene gottfried, The older shows are the best.
angelle, My son does a mean imitation of Mr. Burns.
lucy, I love Louie
Lori, Simon owns Idol, so he is the boss.
Oh I loved Spacely lol Jetsons was one of my fav cartoons. Happy T13!
I would have to opt for Simon Cowell or Tim Allen...I think!
I think one of my fave TV bosses was Lou Grant from The Mary Tyler Moore show. This is a great idea for a list!!! Still working on mine!
Happy TT
Jessica
Great list!
Love the Jetsons & Flintstones!
Louie De Palma and the boss from the Flinstones always reminded me of each other.
I loved Sam Malone.
This was a fun TT
Thanks, Maribeth
Loved the Jetsons...now I have that stupid song in my head.
OMG - that clip was friggin hilarious. We never watch 30 Rock but maybe we should start watching it. I loved Tracy Morgan on SNL when he played "Brian Fellows" and he just makes me laugh.
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Great list, but that Alec Baldwin just creeps me out. I don't know what it is, just ugh!
I always like Cheers. Woody Herrelson played such a great part.
Fun list. Happy TT.
Love, love 30 Rock !!
I have to tell you that I only recognized the "cartoon" ones. If you hadn't included those, I wouldn't have known any of them.
Happy TT!
I've worked for people who thought they were all of the above.
I would have Dr. Gregory House on my list :) And the Pinoy Big Brother too!Haha.
I enjoyed going through your TT, hope you have time to visit mine. :)
Awesome list! I love Dr. Bailey, she is the best-- keeps those interns on their toes ;)
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