The most shocking death of a favorite TV character...?

[WillParkinson]

Mine: Jenny Calendar from Buffy. When Angel snapped her neck I cried.

It seems that Buffy's writers always killed off characters I really liked. Jenny, Mom, Tara and even Jonathan.

[opiate69]

1. Col. Henry Blake.....

Still chokes me up after all these years.

[ForrestGump]

2. Yep. Gotta go with Henry.

[HEyHEY]

9. Three for Henry

I think he came back as Mr. Carlson on WKRP :-)

[Bossy Monkey]

15. He wished; The McLean Stevenson Show & Hello Larry lasted 5 minutes each

The latter was about a radio show, though. (Yes, I know you were kidding.)

Another vote for Henry Blake, by the way.

[Jeff in Cincinnati]

42. Stevenson & Harvey Korman...

Korman left the Carol Burnett Show in the same year the Stevenson left M*A*S*H. Korman later joked that the pair shared a special Emmy award that year for "really stupid career moves."

[moof]

10. Henry wins hands down

His plane spun in .... there weren't no survivors.

One of the greatest ends on an episode of TV ever.

[Lindacooks]

12. Yep, definitely

[RoyGBiv]

20. Another Henry vote...

I've never gotten over the first time I saw that.

[montana_hazeleyes]

27. That is the one that came immediately

to mind for me also when I saw this thread.
Just thought of another ... When the family and friends of James on "Good Times" were celebrating and partying his home-comming from I think it was a far away job and Florida gets a telegram saying he'd been killed.

[Bunny]

36. That Good Times episode was very shocking.

And very well acted by the cast. They did a great job of portraying that kicked-in-the-gut feeling when they received the news, and in the immediate aftermath. Even ol' JJ "Dy-no-mite" did a good job.

I'd go with Henry Blake for my vote, but that Good Times one was pretty good, too.

[Crunchy Frog]

29. Another one for Henry

my favorite character on M*A*S*H. It was never the same after that.:(

[ET Awful]

38. Yet another vote for Henry . . .

It was also very well acted for the cast. . . the look of shock but the inability to actually mourn because they were in the middle of saving lives. . . .

[m-jean03]

74. The glint of tears behind the surgical masks...

Yep, there is still a sad place in my heart for poor Henry and his broken hearted friends.:(

[The_Casual_Observer]

3. George Reeves

Sad and questionable suicide

[aquart]

14. That was the actor. Superman, however, lives.

[Fenris]

4. Patrick Duffy. And I was glad.

[dmr]

34. But then Pam woke up and he came to life again.

What a way to run a TV show! :crazy:

For me it was Henry Blake, too. That was so unexpected and painful.

[mitchum]

5. When Fran and Ollie beat Kukla to death

things just got out of hand

[Rabrrrrrr]

37. Yeah, that one was a real shocker

Who'd have thought? I guess the tour schedule and the work load just got to Fran and Ollie and they snapped. Really awful, but yet I'm glad I happened to catch it.

[flowomo]

6. Big Pussy

Nah, not really.... but I always wanted to type Big Pussy and be able to claim I had a good reason....

[rppper]

30. no way...big pussy had it coming...he knew it to....RALPHIE !!!

I know ralph was the most vile, contemptable character on the sopranos, but his death has left an evil void to fill.

i have to say that tony and ralphs battle to the death was one of the funniest "whack" scenes....ralph trying to brain tony with a frying pan, his toupee coming loose....

[Beaker]

32. did you catch tonite's show??

i hope vito uses a strong mouthwash.

[LandOLincoln]

7. Mrs. Landingham. eom

[flowomo]

8. yeah, that WAS shocking...

I agree

[Lindacooks]

13. Ooh, that was a shocker too

[MissMillie]

57. Yes, that one really got me too (n/t)

.

[Mrs. Venation]

67. I Couldn't Believe They Killed Mrs. Landingham

It was a cheap shot; she was an asset to West Wing and such an interesting character.

I was angry and sad when Bertha and I watched that episode.

[LandOLincoln]

76. A lot of people were angry. I was following the West Wing

newsgroup back then, and I remember it filling up with messages saying, in essence--and sometimes literally:

"Die, Aaron Sorkin, DIE!!

[richmwill]

11. Wonder Years

When Kevin's math teacher died- I sobbed.

[Zomby Woof]

16. Henry Blake

Saw it when it originally aired when I was in 2nd grade. We debated at school the next day whether McLean Stevenson died, or was it just the character.

Found out a few years later that it was just McLean Stevenson's career that died.

Most absurd death: George Costanza's fiancé dying because she licked too much toxic glue on the wedding invitation envelopes.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

52. Absurd? What about Maude Flanders?

That was absurd, idiotic, and wrong.

[Mike Daniels]

62. Maude had it coming

Sorry, but Maude seemed to be generally useless in terms of any storyline or plot points. Although, I guess Homer did find her hot which helped generate the marriage retreat episode.

Hell, even the death of Bumblebee Man would be more meaningful than Maude's.

[Zomby Woof]

68. the funeral scene was worth it

NASCAR sponsorship stickers on the casket - brilliant! Does anyone miss Maude? That is why they killed her off.

I was more upset by Bleeding Gums Murphy kicking it.

[Nomad559]

17. Lone Gunman

Henry Blake from M*A*S*H, But I also have to admit to crying when the Lone Gunman from the X-Files were killed off.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

51. Hear hear. That was WRONG.

I refuse to watch that episode (titled, appropriately enough, "Jump the Shark").

[wtmusic]

18. When Gomer Pyle stepped into a time warp on 'Andy of Mayberry',

was transported to the Middle Ages, and was brutally drawn and quartered.

That was shocking!

[Endangered Specie]

19. Being the Trekker I am... Jadzia Dax

:(

[Calico Jack Rackham]

21. Det. Steve Crosetti

on "Homicide". One of the most well put together TV shows ever.



Played by Jon Polito

[Endangered Specie]

23. welcome to DU... I can tell your pretty new...

bc you clicked reply on my post instead of the orgininal thread.

One only clicks reply on a certain post (a reply to the thread) when one wants to reply/add to that specific post. When you are answering (replying) to the threads question, use its reply button.

(I made this mistake when I was new)

[Calico Jack Rackham]

24. My Bad.

Thanks for the advice though.

[Endangered Specie]

26. no prob... Hope you like it here and come often.

[cheezus]

63. Tasha Yar

I cried

but I was 8

[RoyGBiv]

22. Edith Bunker

I already voted for Henry Blake, which was the first thing that came to mind.

But, Edith's death hit me pretty hard too.

[opiate69]

25. Ooooh.. I totally forgot about Edith.. that was kinda shocking too.

[montana_hazeleyes]

28. Didn't think of that one!

I remember some people actually gave donations in Edith's name to NOW,(National Organization for Women) when that happened.

[ronnykmarshall]

73. Jean Stapleton was PISSED about it.

She didn't want to sign to continue the show, which at that time was now called "Archie Bunker's Place".

Norman Lear then said that they would kill off Edith, but wanted her to come back just to play the final shows.

She refused and said "I'm not coming back to die for him".

Lear made a huge mistake by doing this. The show should have not stayed on the air that long.

[DeaconBlues]

78. I remember Archie holding Edith's shoes (was it shoes or slippers?)

and he was sobbing.

It was heartwrenching.

[Beaker]

31. Rosalyn(?) on L.A. Law... elevator, going down-

she got the shaft.

[Beaker]

33. Kenny on South Park.

he's had some pretty shocking deaths.

[dudeness]

35. did Mr ED end up in the glue factory?

:)

[Rabrrrrrr]

39. Racer X putting a bullet in Pops' head in a love duel over Speed Racer

Man, I didn't see that one coming at all.

[NoPasaran]

40. Joe Coffey (Ed Marinaro) on Hill Street Blues n/t

[WillParkinson]

43. He died?

I don't remember that. Of course, I didn't watch the show that much but liked the ones that I did see.

[peekaloo]

47. Captain Freedom made me cry......

not a series regular but a memorable character.

[Shrek]

41. George Costanza's fiance

Poisoned licking envelopes for wedding invitations!

[Misunderestimator]

46. That was darkly humorous!

That was the most uncomfortable I think I've ever been laughing during a sitcom episode.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

44. Adric and the spaceship full of Cybermen.

How shocking! How moving! What terrible clothes!

[Throckmorton]

50. But what excellent math skills.

I wept.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

56. And what fantastic hair.

[WillParkinson]

53. Adric didn't die!

I had a crush on Adric. Seeing as how he was so smart I know he found a way to save himself!

[THUNDER HANDS]

45. When the head muslim guy on 'OZ' died

by the little jewish guy who was posing as a reporter.

THAT was shocking.

[sniffa]

48. mr. hooper

it made me & big bird very sad.

[Whitacre D_WI]

49. That was one of my favorite episodes....

Joss Whedon always had a habit of making sure that no good deed went unpunished on "Buffy." Jenny Calendar had the whole "serving the gypsy curse" thing; but Joyce and Tara had something in common: the lack of moral ambiguity faced by Buffy, Willow, Xander, and Giles.

Joyce and Tara were simply good people, caught up in this war against the minions of hell. They were truly innocent bystanders, and it was they who were chosen to pay. The four "core Scoobies" all lost loved ones (Giles lost Jenny, Buffy lost her mother, Willow lost Tara, and Xander lost Anya), and therefore suffered more greatly than if they had died themselves.

As much as I love his shows; Whedon's really kind of a sick fuck, with the way he inflicts such sadistic abuse on the characters he loves the most. ;)

[WillParkinson]

55. I had one problem with Anya's death...

Xander would have moved heaven and earth to take her with him, dead or no. That whole, "That's my girl..." was kind of strange. I believe she could have come back.

[MissMillie]

54. Peter Horton

on thirtysomething

[soleft]

69. I knew the minute Michael picked up the payphone

At that moment I remembered that in the TV Guide the ad for the show said - Life and Death - and we'd just found out that Nancy was cancer free - and I just went - Oh my God, Gary's Dead!

[SW FL Dem]

75. Same here! n/t

[La Lioness Priyanka]

58. tara on buffy!

that was also overly violent in context of buffy

[WillParkinson]

59. Tara died like Buffy's mom...

Not through magic or demons but by tragic events.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

60. but human violence is so very rare on buffy

it was quite shocking

[Arger68]

61. John Ritter on 8 Simple Rules (eom)

[Insider]

64. ER: Dr. Robert Romano under the chopper

first, the arm. then the look on his mug when that chopper was coming down. priceless.

paul mccrane did a great job with that character. i didn't like romano, but i was shocked when he lost his arm, and more shocked when he met his end. that show is not the same.

[msu2ba]

65. Nichol

In between Maverick and Rockford Files, James Garner had a short-lived series, Nichol.

It really surprised and affected me when he was killed.

[Triple H]

66. Yeah....Jenny was hot. Damn that Angelus!

I was more shocked to see Anya die on the final episode of Buffy.

[soleft]

70. Assistant DA Claire Kincaid on Law and Order

[Beware the Beast Man]

71. Ryan Chappelle-24

Just a couple weeks ago. He was an asshole of a character, but I had no clue they were actually going to go through with killing him off.

[demgurl]

72. Alice Horton

I am a soap opera junkie and watch Days Of Our Lives everyday! Most of you, I bet, never watch it, but the Grandma dying was just awful to me.

[WillParkinson]

77. Mac and Wallingford on Another World!

Both actors died in real life and their characters were written out of the show. Mac's death was especially difficult because it was so sudden.

[Red State Rebel]

80. Don't forget when Vicky's Ryan died....

That was horrible!

[noonwitch]

79. Worse than Disney killing Bambi's mother

The writers of Days will go to hell for that. I'll never watch again.