Hm, not sure I could have gotten into the show as much as I did if I disliked Howard and Sheldon. When I have recommended this show it is always with the caveat - - if after 5 minutes you can't stand Sheldon, don't bother.

@poptop-3 said:

Hm, not sure I could have gotten into the show as much as I did if I disliked Howard and Sheldon. When I have recommended this show it is always with the caveat - - if after 5 minutes you can't stand Sheldon, don't bother.

That was why I really didn't get into the show on a regular basis. I would watch the reruns & if Sheldon was the focus I would put the TV on mute.

Ha. Well, there was something about Jerry Seinfeld that didn't click with me when that show was originally on but because of re-runs something finally did. Now I have lots of Seinfeld's I've yet to see.

@bratface said:

@poptop-3 said:

Hm, not sure I could have gotten into the show as much as I did if I disliked Howard and Sheldon. When I have recommended this show it is always with the caveat - - if after 5 minutes you can't stand Sheldon, don't bother.

That was why I really didn't get into the show on a regular basis. I would watch the reruns & if Sheldon was the focus I would put the TV on mute.

I understand your dislike of Sheldon but don't understand how you can watch the show and avoid him. He is always there and you could be missing a good rare take down of Sheldon by one of the others.

The take-downs of Sheldon weren't all that rare, one of the best things about the show.

@bratface said:

This was my order of preference:

Raj

Leonard

Penny (funniest, I suppose)

The other two were quite funny at times, but the humor was 'self deprecating', so not as funny?

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Bernie

Amy

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I tried putting the guys way, way down (so far down they would be on a different page), but with the sites ridiculous formatting it wouldn't let me.

Howard

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Sheldon

I guess it just depends on what tickles your funnybone. I liked all of the characters and found them all funny, but the quirky and outlandish things that Sheldon and pre-Bernie Howard would say made me laugh much harder than the things the more "normal" characters said. Keep in mind, though- that doesn't mean I'd want to hang out with someone like Sheldon or old Howard in real life. I just think their characters were so out of touch with reality that what they said was hilarious from that standpoint.

@Lemons said:

@bratface said:

This was my order of preference:

Raj

Leonard

Penny (funniest, I suppose)

The other two were quite funny at times, but the humor was 'self deprecating', so not as funny?

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Bernie

Amy

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I tried putting the guys way, way down (so far down they would be on a different page), but with the sites ridiculous formatting it wouldn't let me.

Howard

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Sheldon

I guess it just depends on what tickles your funnybone. I liked all of the characters and found them all funny, but the quirky and outlandish things that Sheldon and pre-Bernie Howard would say made me laugh much harder than the things the more "normal" characters said. Keep in mind, though- that doesn't mean I'd want to hang out with someone like Sheldon or old Howard in real life. I just think their characters were so out of touch with reality that what they said was hilarious from that standpoint.

I kind of understand your point of view, but Sheldon was somebody that made me really angry (also at the others for letting him act the way he did). He never had to take responsibility for the awful things he said or did. Everybody always made excuses for him.

Maybe that's a bigger problem for people who didn't start with the beginning, when seeing Sheldon just once a week for less than half a year, is easier to take. If you started late and binge-watched a bunch in a row, I can see how Sheldon could become too much.

But whichever is the case, the opening theme for MST3K (Mystery Science Theater 3000) might be helpful:

In the not-too-distant future --

Next Sunday A.D. --

There was a guy named Joel,

Not too different from you or me.

He worked at Gizmonic Institute,

Just another face in a red jumpsuit.

He did a good job cleaning up the place,

But his bosses didn't like him

So they shot him into space.

We'll send him cheesy movies,

The worst we can find (la-la-la).

He'll have to sit and watch them all,

And we'll monitor his mind (la-la-la).

Now keep in mind Joel can't control

Where the movies begin or end (la-la-la)

Because he used those special parts

To make his robot friends.

Robot Roll Call: (All right, let's go!)

Cambot! (Pan left!)

Gypsy! (Hi, girl!)

Tom Servo! (What a cool guy!)

Croooow! (He's a wisecracker.)

If you're wondering how he eats and breathes

and other science facts (la la la),

Then repeat to yourself, "It's just a show,

I should really just relax

For Mystery Science Theater 3000!"

The funniest person in the show was Daphne of Scooby Doo, I mean Buffy, I mean Sarah Michelle Gellar for actually going to the ceremony with Raj.

Actually it's hard to say who was funniest, as the funny comes from the interactions between characters.

Yes, that's why I especially don't agree with those who say Jim Parsons/Sheldon is the funniest. His character only allowed others to be funny.

@BobPeters61 said:

Actually it's hard to say who was funniest, as the funny comes from the interactions between characters.

I think that's a very good point, Bob. These are two of my favorite Howard scenes from the whole series, but they're not just funny because Howard says them, they're funny because he says them to Penny.

@Lemons said:

Sheldon or Howard?

Sheldon ,albeit unintentionally.