there the breakout characters with the
most staying power Green Deal is the
best school of the entire world
I’m so sorry what I’ve done to it
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
minor TV characters that became series
regulars I’m afraid that’s not good
enough I am relieving for this list
we’re taking a look at TV characters
that were originally intended to have
minimal roles but proved to be such
scene-stealers that their parts were
eventually expanded upon we tried to
help you god damn it now stuff is a net
number 10 Saul Goodman Breaking Bad so
if you want to make more money and keep
the money that you make better call Saul
first introduced in season two of
Breaking Bad this sleazy lawyer becomes
a crucial middleman who hooks Walter up
with major players in the meth business
option a branded takes the deal option B
Brandon goes up to the penitentiary and
gets his rectum resized about yay big
given his tacky TV ads and even tackier
wardrobe Saul might not seem like the
most competent consultant I sense you’re
discussing my client anything you care
to share with me sure your commercials
they suck ass as the series progresses
however he goes from primarily being a
source of comedic relief to being a
voice of reason you’ll be lucky if they
let him bust glue sniffers at the hobby
shop the kids
paging dr. Phil my daddy’s a drug dealer
and my mommy turned him in with street
smarts book smarts and powerful
connections Saul cemented himself as one
of the show’s craftiest characters and
one who was tailor-made for a spinoff
who can you sue try police departments
libraries construction companies
school officials cleaning services
financial institutions local and
international your neighbors your family
members your church synagogue or other
religious institution number nine
Bernadette Rostenkowski the Big Bang
Theory
they all got our gained they’re all
marrying adorable if you want to hear
come closer while Amy Farrah Fowler
remains an invaluable addition to this
show if that was slang I’m unfamiliar
with it
Bernadette Rostenkowski took the first
step forward in expanding upon the male
dominant ensemble with more members of
the fairer sex starting off as a
potential love interest for Howard
Bernadette evolved into a great
character in her own right being sweet
and soft-spoken one minute and spiteful
and loud mouthed the next so Dan you
have a grandson how old is he 7 yeah I
remember him from the picnic one crying
like a Wooster whole time over the years
this petite microbiologist has only
gotten funnier as her voice has become
more high-pitched yeah I should need a
tree baking cookies we couldn’t have
imagined how good this show would get
from the moment that we met you
Bernadette I couldn’t have imagined how
good my life would get
from the moment that I met you
Bernadette number 8
Benjamin Ben Linus lost well I’ve found
sometimes that friends can be
significantly more dangerous than
enemies John initially slated to only
appear in three episodes Michael Emerson
was quickly brought on board full-time
as Benjamin Linus after his first
appearance in season two so you gonna
tell me your story Henry I bother I’ve
already told it to everyone
Jack Locke the big black guy that cut
off his beard and trying to me formerly
known as Henry gale Ben broke out as one
of the show’s most complex and enigmatic
characters well for starters I wasn’t
born on this island always keeping the
audience guessing it was rarely clear if
the mysterious leader of the others was
a diabolical mastermind manipulating
everyone else or another lost soul
searching for answers you probably think
I’m the leader of this little community
but that’s not entirely true we all
answer to someone John all we knew for
sure was that everybody on the island
treated him like a human punching bag
you people have been looking for someone
to punish for everything that’s happened
to you someone to blame and now you’ve
got him whether he deserved it is up to
you you’re looking for this number seven
Frasier Crane Cheers
well we won’t I appreciate your candor
no you don’t you’re right
I feel like striking you after breaking
things off with Sam Malone bar waitress
Diane chambers soon found a new romantic
partner in her psychiatrist dr. Frasier
Crane I’m free of it now pressure I’m
free of so many things I fall in love
with you it would have been easy to make
Frasier a throw away rebound guy but the
show’s writing staff and kelsey
Grammer’s performance molded him into an
immortal character there’s no such thing
as a former patient I think you’ll find
that once you’ve been a patient of mine
I’m always there when you oh great I’ll
bet this is important even after Diane
broke his heart
Frasier still stuck around to provide
the occasional unwanted psychoanalysis
for his less sophisticated friends
you see what you’re doing here you feel
guilty at least subconsciously for
rejecting me and that’s causing you to
act out
then when Cheers ended its historic run
in 1993 Fraser continued to live on with
an equally successful and long-running
series of his own I like her from a
distance you know the way you like the
Sun Maris is like the Sun except without
the world number six
Harley Quinn Batman the Animated Series
right Holly go created by Paul Dini and
bruised him Harley Quinn started off as
a henchwoman for the Joker gonna call in
a specialist boss since debuting in 1992
however this fan favorite has exploded
as arguably the most beloved baddie in
Batman’s rogues gallery to show mr. J I
could really pull up one of his plans
see he could never get these fishies to
smile but then I had the bright idea of
hanging the victim where the other
Dame’s on Batman always looked so
serious Harley was funny ditzy and
surprisingly loveable come you didn’t
say which gun at the same time she could
also be homicidal cunning and posed a
genuine threat to the Caped Crusader –
guys don’t beat me ever and blow me up
Plus Harley possessed one of the show’s
darkest backstories and an identifiable
hopeless devotion to her abusive puddin
sure my puddin’s a little temperamental
but gee what relationship doesn’t have
its ups and downs
number 5 Daryl Dixon The Walking Dead my
Dages is better and better Don this is a
show where almost any character can die
at any time
but Daryl Dixon is one character we all
hope makes it to the end originally
conceived as a redneck loner Daryl got
off to a rocky start with his group no
thanks to his brother Merle doesn’t
matter man I just can’t go with you you
know I may be the one walking away
you’re the one that’s leaving again
since then however this crossbow
wielding survivalist has developed into
a loyal second-in-command and truly part
of the family stay off the main roads
bigger the road the more walk there’s
more households like this one I got him
experienced in hunting and willing to
get his hands dirty when others won’t or
can’t he is somebody we would all want
on our side during a walker apocalypse
I’ll beat your ass
nearly number 4 Elmo Sesame Street Elmo
has a question for you yeah yeah Elmo is
the very epitome of adorableness which
is saying a lot given the other lovable
monsters that populate Sesame Street if
they had a this guy Oscar sneezed in it
and then after do it in his cab Elmo see
a background character for years until
the mid-80s puppeteer Kevin Clash
fashioned Elmo into a timeless character
with childlike innocence and wide-eyed
optimism Omaha ducks quack quick since
his rise to stardom
Elmo has made appearances on talk shows
starred in various TV specials and has
even gotten his own segment on the
long-running educational kid show will
open up your door and be like me open up
your doors and breathe free look at all
the beauty you feel
through Elmo’s World he continues to
teach youngsters all about everyday life
and how to constantly refer to oneself
in the third-person number three Leopold
butters stotch South Park everyone
another character that blended into the
background for a while butters slowly
progressed into one of the series
creators favorite South Park residents
oh you mean like the time you like my
mother that was up for saying not second
photo grandma yeah I needed to hate
myself when Kenny seemingly got killed
off for good in season five this naive
Lackey was a natural choice to fill the
fourth friend spot and do all the kids
at school make fun of you
they sure do Dalisay to me butters
you’re not Teddy but I never said I was
kidding they say Kenny what do this and
Kenny what do that
he has since been shunned by his
so-called pals but is still frequently
used as a pawn in their schemes butters
won’t even put it balls on his chin for
us guess we know where we stand
despite constantly getting ridiculed by
his schoolmates and wrongfully grounded
by his parents but you can just take
those balls off your chin and march
right up to your room yes ma’am
butters remains a cheerful ray of
sunshine that is until professor chaos
shows up prepare little town prepare for
the greatest supervillain you’ll ever
see professor yeah number two Arthur
Fonzie Fonzarelli Happy Days line right
up pick kiss the funds for a buck that’s
a bargain at any price
although we appeared in every episode of
happy days the Fonz was not intended to
be more than a secondary character at
first that old lady happens to be my
grandmother what about as the
personality grew in popularity though he
matured and became Ritchie’s closest
Chum a tenant at the cunningham
household and the series top-billed star
the fact is
I played chess you play with her chest
at one point ABC even suggested
retitling the show Fonzie’s Happy Days
encompassing everything one could want
in a best friend
it isn’t that surprising Fonzie won the
whole world over hey fun hey buddy hey a
new machine all right clear the field
even after jumping the shark he was
still the king of cool
before we promote our top pick here are
some honorable mentions look at me stop
is my sister’s outreach stop
you’ve hit gold save some for the screen
were you happy
stick Benny in there no I was just
making small talk if I find a penny in
there I’m taking it out and the entire
government to Pawnee would like to let
you know that we will do everything we
can to help you did you pass me my itch
stick in fact it’s pretty freakin
unfunny Oh number one
Steve Urkel family matters oh oh why
don’t you ever knock
well if I did nobody would ever let me
in it’s hard to believe Steve Urkel
didn’t appear in the first several
episodes of this long-running show I
tell you mr. Winslow when my dad said
you fixed me out with Laura wife I wet
my pants when the character made a guest
appearance halfway through season 1
however he literally stole the show from
the Winslows I hope you don’t mind if I
stay a while my parents told me not to
come home till 10
through Urkel’s influence Family Matters
became less of a family sitcom and at
times more of a sci-fi comedy face
chemical compound will make me cool the
Winslows remained a major part of the
ludicrous stories with or khals
inventions taking them everywhere from
Paris to back in time it’s my latest
invention you’re looking at the world’s
first time machine but let’s be honest
this iconic nerd is the heart and soul
that kept family matters going for nine
years cute dog I think he likes me
do you agree with our list why choice
what other minor characters rightfully
got upgraded to regulars I just want to
go to a party mom I don’t want changed
the world for more entertaining top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com good
most staying power Green Deal is the
best school of the entire world
I’m so sorry what I’ve done to it
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
minor TV characters that became series
regulars I’m afraid that’s not good
enough I am relieving for this list
we’re taking a look at TV characters
that were originally intended to have
minimal roles but proved to be such
scene-stealers that their parts were
eventually expanded upon we tried to
help you god damn it now stuff is a net
number 10 Saul Goodman Breaking Bad so
if you want to make more money and keep
the money that you make better call Saul
first introduced in season two of
Breaking Bad this sleazy lawyer becomes
a crucial middleman who hooks Walter up
with major players in the meth business
option a branded takes the deal option B
Brandon goes up to the penitentiary and
gets his rectum resized about yay big
given his tacky TV ads and even tackier
wardrobe Saul might not seem like the
most competent consultant I sense you’re
discussing my client anything you care
to share with me sure your commercials
they suck ass as the series progresses
however he goes from primarily being a
source of comedic relief to being a
voice of reason you’ll be lucky if they
let him bust glue sniffers at the hobby
shop the kids
paging dr. Phil my daddy’s a drug dealer
and my mommy turned him in with street
smarts book smarts and powerful
connections Saul cemented himself as one
of the show’s craftiest characters and
one who was tailor-made for a spinoff
who can you sue try police departments
libraries construction companies
school officials cleaning services
financial institutions local and
international your neighbors your family
members your church synagogue or other
religious institution number nine
Bernadette Rostenkowski the Big Bang
Theory
they all got our gained they’re all
marrying adorable if you want to hear
come closer while Amy Farrah Fowler
remains an invaluable addition to this
show if that was slang I’m unfamiliar
with it
Bernadette Rostenkowski took the first
step forward in expanding upon the male
dominant ensemble with more members of
the fairer sex starting off as a
potential love interest for Howard
Bernadette evolved into a great
character in her own right being sweet
and soft-spoken one minute and spiteful
and loud mouthed the next so Dan you
have a grandson how old is he 7 yeah I
remember him from the picnic one crying
like a Wooster whole time over the years
this petite microbiologist has only
gotten funnier as her voice has become
more high-pitched yeah I should need a
tree baking cookies we couldn’t have
imagined how good this show would get
from the moment that we met you
Bernadette I couldn’t have imagined how
good my life would get
from the moment that I met you
Bernadette number 8
Benjamin Ben Linus lost well I’ve found
sometimes that friends can be
significantly more dangerous than
enemies John initially slated to only
appear in three episodes Michael Emerson
was quickly brought on board full-time
as Benjamin Linus after his first
appearance in season two so you gonna
tell me your story Henry I bother I’ve
already told it to everyone
Jack Locke the big black guy that cut
off his beard and trying to me formerly
known as Henry gale Ben broke out as one
of the show’s most complex and enigmatic
characters well for starters I wasn’t
born on this island always keeping the
audience guessing it was rarely clear if
the mysterious leader of the others was
a diabolical mastermind manipulating
everyone else or another lost soul
searching for answers you probably think
I’m the leader of this little community
but that’s not entirely true we all
answer to someone John all we knew for
sure was that everybody on the island
treated him like a human punching bag
you people have been looking for someone
to punish for everything that’s happened
to you someone to blame and now you’ve
got him whether he deserved it is up to
you you’re looking for this number seven
Frasier Crane Cheers
well we won’t I appreciate your candor
no you don’t you’re right
I feel like striking you after breaking
things off with Sam Malone bar waitress
Diane chambers soon found a new romantic
partner in her psychiatrist dr. Frasier
Crane I’m free of it now pressure I’m
free of so many things I fall in love
with you it would have been easy to make
Frasier a throw away rebound guy but the
show’s writing staff and kelsey
Grammer’s performance molded him into an
immortal character there’s no such thing
as a former patient I think you’ll find
that once you’ve been a patient of mine
I’m always there when you oh great I’ll
bet this is important even after Diane
broke his heart
Frasier still stuck around to provide
the occasional unwanted psychoanalysis
for his less sophisticated friends
you see what you’re doing here you feel
guilty at least subconsciously for
rejecting me and that’s causing you to
act out
then when Cheers ended its historic run
in 1993 Fraser continued to live on with
an equally successful and long-running
series of his own I like her from a
distance you know the way you like the
Sun Maris is like the Sun except without
the world number six
Harley Quinn Batman the Animated Series
right Holly go created by Paul Dini and
bruised him Harley Quinn started off as
a henchwoman for the Joker gonna call in
a specialist boss since debuting in 1992
however this fan favorite has exploded
as arguably the most beloved baddie in
Batman’s rogues gallery to show mr. J I
could really pull up one of his plans
see he could never get these fishies to
smile but then I had the bright idea of
hanging the victim where the other
Dame’s on Batman always looked so
serious Harley was funny ditzy and
surprisingly loveable come you didn’t
say which gun at the same time she could
also be homicidal cunning and posed a
genuine threat to the Caped Crusader –
guys don’t beat me ever and blow me up
Plus Harley possessed one of the show’s
darkest backstories and an identifiable
hopeless devotion to her abusive puddin
sure my puddin’s a little temperamental
but gee what relationship doesn’t have
its ups and downs
number 5 Daryl Dixon The Walking Dead my
Dages is better and better Don this is a
show where almost any character can die
at any time
but Daryl Dixon is one character we all
hope makes it to the end originally
conceived as a redneck loner Daryl got
off to a rocky start with his group no
thanks to his brother Merle doesn’t
matter man I just can’t go with you you
know I may be the one walking away
you’re the one that’s leaving again
since then however this crossbow
wielding survivalist has developed into
a loyal second-in-command and truly part
of the family stay off the main roads
bigger the road the more walk there’s
more households like this one I got him
experienced in hunting and willing to
get his hands dirty when others won’t or
can’t he is somebody we would all want
on our side during a walker apocalypse
I’ll beat your ass
nearly number 4 Elmo Sesame Street Elmo
has a question for you yeah yeah Elmo is
the very epitome of adorableness which
is saying a lot given the other lovable
monsters that populate Sesame Street if
they had a this guy Oscar sneezed in it
and then after do it in his cab Elmo see
a background character for years until
the mid-80s puppeteer Kevin Clash
fashioned Elmo into a timeless character
with childlike innocence and wide-eyed
optimism Omaha ducks quack quick since
his rise to stardom
Elmo has made appearances on talk shows
starred in various TV specials and has
even gotten his own segment on the
long-running educational kid show will
open up your door and be like me open up
your doors and breathe free look at all
the beauty you feel
through Elmo’s World he continues to
teach youngsters all about everyday life
and how to constantly refer to oneself
in the third-person number three Leopold
butters stotch South Park everyone
another character that blended into the
background for a while butters slowly
progressed into one of the series
creators favorite South Park residents
oh you mean like the time you like my
mother that was up for saying not second
photo grandma yeah I needed to hate
myself when Kenny seemingly got killed
off for good in season five this naive
Lackey was a natural choice to fill the
fourth friend spot and do all the kids
at school make fun of you
they sure do Dalisay to me butters
you’re not Teddy but I never said I was
kidding they say Kenny what do this and
Kenny what do that
he has since been shunned by his
so-called pals but is still frequently
used as a pawn in their schemes butters
won’t even put it balls on his chin for
us guess we know where we stand
despite constantly getting ridiculed by
his schoolmates and wrongfully grounded
by his parents but you can just take
those balls off your chin and march
right up to your room yes ma’am
butters remains a cheerful ray of
sunshine that is until professor chaos
shows up prepare little town prepare for
the greatest supervillain you’ll ever
see professor yeah number two Arthur
Fonzie Fonzarelli Happy Days line right
up pick kiss the funds for a buck that’s
a bargain at any price
although we appeared in every episode of
happy days the Fonz was not intended to
be more than a secondary character at
first that old lady happens to be my
grandmother what about as the
personality grew in popularity though he
matured and became Ritchie’s closest
Chum a tenant at the cunningham
household and the series top-billed star
the fact is
I played chess you play with her chest
at one point ABC even suggested
retitling the show Fonzie’s Happy Days
encompassing everything one could want
in a best friend
it isn’t that surprising Fonzie won the
whole world over hey fun hey buddy hey a
new machine all right clear the field
even after jumping the shark he was
still the king of cool
before we promote our top pick here are
some honorable mentions look at me stop
is my sister’s outreach stop
you’ve hit gold save some for the screen
were you happy
stick Benny in there no I was just
making small talk if I find a penny in
there I’m taking it out and the entire
government to Pawnee would like to let
you know that we will do everything we
can to help you did you pass me my itch
stick in fact it’s pretty freakin
unfunny Oh number one
Steve Urkel family matters oh oh why
don’t you ever knock
well if I did nobody would ever let me
in it’s hard to believe Steve Urkel
didn’t appear in the first several
episodes of this long-running show I
tell you mr. Winslow when my dad said
you fixed me out with Laura wife I wet
my pants when the character made a guest
appearance halfway through season 1
however he literally stole the show from
the Winslows I hope you don’t mind if I
stay a while my parents told me not to
come home till 10
through Urkel’s influence Family Matters
became less of a family sitcom and at
times more of a sci-fi comedy face
chemical compound will make me cool the
Winslows remained a major part of the
ludicrous stories with or khals
inventions taking them everywhere from
Paris to back in time it’s my latest
invention you’re looking at the world’s
first time machine but let’s be honest
this iconic nerd is the heart and soul
that kept family matters going for nine
years cute dog I think he likes me
do you agree with our list why choice
what other minor characters rightfully
got upgraded to regulars I just want to
go to a party mom I don’t want changed
the world for more entertaining top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com good
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