Comments on: There are two Uncle Jesse's, How many other TV uncles are there?

Question: There are two Uncle Jesse's, How many other TV uncles are there?

JFunk2800 — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 17:25:41 -0800

I'm trying to create a list of tv characters with the relation as part of their name. For example, Cousin Itt or Uncle Jesse. Please post any that come to mind.

By: turtle42

turtle42 — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 17:31:50 -0800

Aunt Bea on Andy Griffith, Auntie Em, Uncle Joe on Petticoat Junction, Uncle Bill on Family Affair

By: srah

srah — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 17:35:43 -0800

Cousin Oliver!

By: i love cheese

i love cheese — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 17:37:22 -0800

Uncle Charlie from My Three Sons
Grandpa Munster

By: Guy Smiley

Guy Smiley — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 17:38:30 -0800

Uncle Junior (from the Sopranos)

By: utsutsu

utsutsu — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 17:42:19 -0800

Grandpa Simpson

By: scottymac

scottymac — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 17:42:54 -0800

Aunt Bea from The Andy Griffith Show.

By: lilnemo

lilnemo — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 17:47:17 -0800

Uncle Fester.

By: Servo5678

Servo5678 — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 17:50:14 -0800

Uncle Leo and Cousin Jeffrey from Seinfeld

By: jeribus

jeribus — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 17:52:19 -0800

Aunt May from the Spiderman cartoons. For that matter, Uncle Ben too.

By: cerebus19

cerebus19 — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 17:53:25 -0800

Aunt Harriet, from the old Adam West "Batman" TV show and movie.

By: Robot Johnny

Robot Johnny — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 17:55:13 -0800

Granny

By: Robot Johnny

Robot Johnny — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 17:55:45 -0800

and Granny

By: cerebus19

cerebus19 — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 18:06:26 -0800

There's always Grandmama from the Addams Family, in addition to the two characters already mentioned,

By: Gary

Gary — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 18:08:15 -0800

Larry's Brother Darryl and his other brother Darryl from Newhart.

Aunt Patty and Aunt Selma on the Simpsons.

By: Gary

Gary — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 18:22:33 -0800

Wikipedia can help you look, though some get a bit obscure. Some notable:

Uncle Scrooge from Ducktales (and other disney shows)
Uncle Arthur from Bewitched

By: cabingirl

cabingirl — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 18:26:49 -0800

Cousin Larry?

By: clh

clh — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 18:28:02 -0800

Mama from Mama's Family.

By: chococat

chococat — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 18:32:06 -0800

Pa on Little House on the Prairie?

Bewitched is full of them...Aunt Clara, Uncle Arthur, Aunt Esmerelda

By: Malor

Malor — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 18:32:30 -0800

My brother Daryl, and my other brother Daryl.

By: lowlife

lowlife — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 18:39:21 -0800

"TV's Uncle Jerry."

By: tellurian

tellurian — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 18:49:56 -0800

This episode of Maverick had a Cousin Jim, Cousin Hope, Cousin Plinney, Cousin Elisabeth, Cousin Elmo, Cousin Lonnie and Cousin Milford!

By: fumbducker

fumbducker — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 19:06:38 -0800

balky (bronson pinchot), i forget his cousin, but he always called him cousin...

By: fumbducker

fumbducker — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 19:07:00 -0800

aunt esther (forget that show)

By: fumbducker

fumbducker — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 19:08:08 -0800

uncle floyd (maybe on tv in jersey only)

By: fumbducker

fumbducker — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 19:09:25 -0800

do priests and nuns count?

By: Mitheral

Mitheral — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 19:14:57 -0800

Mom

By: yellowbinder

yellowbinder — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 19:17:39 -0800

Baby Sinclair from Dinosaurs.

This is kind of embarassing, but I remember an episode where it was finally time to name the baby. The dinosaur who gave out names died during the naming, so Baby was named "Eegh, Aggh, I'm dying you idiot." Eventually they figured out a way to have him (her?) officially named Baby Sinclair.

By: buggzzee23

buggzzee23 — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 19:30:25 -0800

Grandpa Amos McCoy

Uncle Joe Carson

By: lemuria

lemuria — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 19:51:49 -0800

Junior Gorg on Fraggle Rock.

By: kittyprecious

kittyprecious — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 19:58:24 -0800

Cousin Geri

By: Alison

Alison — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 20:30:42 -0800

Mother and (briefly) Father from the 1960's series the Avengers.

By: Monster_Zero

Monster_Zero — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 21:15:12 -0800

Mother Winslow from Family Matters!! What do I win

By: shokod

shokod — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 21:40:21 -0800

Uncle Oscar from 'Arrested Development'
Uncle Phil from 'Fresh Prince of Bel Air'

Does "Mom" from Futurama count?

By: JMOZ

JMOZ — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 21:51:03 -0800

If you're willing to branch out into movies, there's also:

Grandpa Joe, Grandma Josephina, Grandpa George, and Grandma Georgina from Charlie (or Willie Wonka) and the Chocolate Factory.

By: nakedcodemonkey

nakedcodemonkey — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 22:49:05 -0800

Uncle Teddy

By: faceonmars

faceonmars — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 22:57:47 -0800

Granpa Jones from Hee Haw.

By: Clay201

Clay201 — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 23:12:34 -0800

Weren't all of the Berenstain Bears each known only by their "relational name" (Brother, Sister, Mom, and Papa)? Of course, I think of them mostly as a childrens' book franchise, but they have been on TV as well.

There's also Uncle Mike from the late 80s/early 90s TV show Wiseguy. He was not, however, an actual uncle. That was just his cover.

By: IndigoRain

IndigoRain — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 00:16:41 -0800

Cousin Audra, also from the Berenstain Bears (it was Mama, not Mom); Baby Bear from Sesame Street has Mama and Papa, though sister Curly doesn't fit; Grandpa Simpson...

By: vagabond

vagabond — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 01:14:44 -0800

Uncle Jesse from Full House

By: plinth

plinth — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 06:11:52 -0800

My Mother the Car.

By: amtho

amtho — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 06:41:09 -0800

Papa Smurf

By: booksandlibretti

booksandlibretti — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 07:01:46 -0800

You can't have Uncle Jesse without Uncle Joey. (And Aunt Becky . . . sort of.)

By: lampoil

lampoil — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 07:54:30 -0800

Joey wasn't their uncle.

By: penchant

penchant — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 08:06:30 -0800

Brother Justin from Carnavale. But, well, he was a priest...

By: booksandlibretti

booksandlibretti — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 08:07:17 -0800

Not biologically, but I thought he had the honorary title. Didn't they call him "Uncle Joey"? I can't believe I'm thinking about this.

By: orangemiles

orangemiles — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 09:56:21 -0800

Fes - Foreign Exchange Student - on That 70's Show-- sort of?

By: lampoil

lampoil — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 11:17:47 -0800

Pretty sure no, they didn't call him Uncle Joey. But I feel like there has been an "Uncle Joey" on something I watch. But I can't think of it or find it so maybe not.

By: hooves

hooves — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 14:19:12 -0800

Dog, of "Dog the Bounty Hunter," refers to one of his daughters as "Baby Lisa." It's a reality show, so this may not be what you are looking for.

By: vanoakenfold

vanoakenfold — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 02:17:51 -0800

It seems like Joey was called Uncle Joey to me also. I can't really recall any of the girls calling him just "Joey" before.

By: lampoil

lampoil — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 09:45:32 -0800

OK, I can't believe I'm doing this, but check out this script from an episode of Full House. An Apple-F search for "Uncle Joey" doesn't come up with anything, and a quick skim does yield this exchange:

DJ: Guys, Joey can't make that, that's camp food. Besides, no one can make it like greasy Abe.
Danny: That's funny, I don't remember any greasy Abe on the brochure.
Jesse: Well, what's important is that we're all together and and all having a great time. Right, munchkin ?
Michelle: Uncle Jesse, could you please not call me munchkin anymore ?

DJ calls Joey "Joey," Michelle calls Jesse "Uncle Jesse." I think this is one of those cases where people are collectively misremembering something.

I will now allow this thread to die a natural death, as I probably should have in the first place.

By: sjrotts

sjrotts — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 23:13:05 -0800

Aunt Pearl on The Beverly Hillbillies – Jethro's mom on the first few seasons, played by Bea Benederet (Petticoat Junction, original voice of Betty Rubble)