Top 10 Most Unusual Occupations for a TV Character
Today being Election Day, I thought I'd share another one of the "Top 10" lists related to classic television that I used to do for The Ronn Owens Program and The Tony Trupiano Show. Be sure to check out No. 1... and of course, if you'd like to add to this list, by all means you're invited to do so. In the meantime, enjoy!
Top 10 Most Unusual Occupations for a TV Character
(occupations other than cop, lawyer, private eye or doctor)
10. Letter Turner (Vanna White, Wheel of Fortune)
9. Shoe salesman (Al Bundy, Married . . . with Children)
8. College football coach (Hayden Fox, Coach)
7. Radio talk show host (tie) (Frasier Crane, Frasier; Janey Munroe, Talk to Me; Larry Alder, Hello, Larry)
6. Manager of a public television station (Steven Keaton, Family Ties)
5. Secret agent (Maxwell Smart, Get Smart)
3. (tie) Propane salesman (Hank Hill, King of the Hill; Nuclear power plant worker (Homer Simpson, The Simpsons)
2. Mortician (Herman Munster, The Munsters)
1. President of the United States (tie) (David Palmer, 24; Mackenzie Allen, Commander in Chief; Josiah Bartlett, The West Wing; Samuel Tresch, Mr. President; George W. Bush, That's My Bush and Li'l Bush)
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