Characters by network
FOX sitcom characters
FOX has a habit of backing sitcoms that do things a little differently, from the fourth-wall-breaking Malcolm in the Middle to the dense, joke-a-second Arrested Development. That '70s Show, New Girl, and Brooklyn Nine-Nine round out the list.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Arrested Development both found second homes elsewhere, on NBC and Netflix, but each started on FOX.
40 characters on this list.
That '70s Show(8)
FOX, 1998 to 2006
- Eric FormanLeadPlayed by Topher GraceThe skinny, sarcastic, Star Wars-loving teenager at the center of That '70s Show, whose basement in Point Place, Wisconsin…
- Donna PinciottiMain castPlayed by Laura PreponEric Forman's smart, tomboyish girl next door in Point Place, Wisconsin, whose on-again, off-again romance with Eric anchors That '70s Show from the…
- FezMain castPlayed by Wilmer ValderramaThe girl-crazy foreign exchange student of That '70s Show, whose home country is never named and who spends eight seasons pining for Jackie Burkhart.
- Jackie BurkhartMain castPlayed by Mila KunisThe spoiled, self-absorbed rich girl of That '70s Show who starts out as Kelso's demanding girlfriend and slowly grows into a loyal friend…
- Kitty FormanMain castPlayed by Debra Jo RuppEric Forman's cheerful, doting mother in That '70s Show, a hardworking nurse who mothers every kid in the basement and keeps her husband Red from…
- Michael KelsoMain castPlayed by Ashton KutcherThe handsome, hopelessly dim member of the That '70s Show gang, a lovable goofball whose pranks, falls off the water tower…
- Red FormanMain castPlayed by Kurtwood SmithEric Forman's gruff, no-nonsense father in That '70s Show, a Navy veteran and Packers fan who threatens to put his foot in everyone's backside but…
- Steven HydeMain castPlayed by Danny MastersonEric Forman's cool, cynical best friend in That '70s Show, a sunglasses-wearing rebel who distrusts authority and ends up living with the Formans as…
Malcolm in the Middle(6)
FOX, 2000 to 2006
- MalcolmLeadPlayed by Frankie MunizThe genius middle son of a loud, broke, chaotic family, whose 165 IQ lands him in the gifted Krelboyne class and whose running commentary straight…
- DeweyMain castPlayed by Erik Per SullivanThe odd, quiet youngest brother for most of the series, who survives years of torment from Malcolm and Reese and grows into a musical prodigy and…
- FrancisMain castPlayed by Christopher Kennedy MastersonThe rebellious eldest brother, shipped off to military school before the series begins, whose lifelong war of wills with Lois carries him from…
- HalMain castPlayed by Bryan CranstonThe loving, excitable, and hopelessly impulsive dad of the family, who adores his wife Lois, ducks responsibility whenever he can…
- LoisMain castPlayed by Jane KaczmarekThe fierce, loud, and fiercely loving mother who runs the household, works at the Lucky Aide drugstore, and battles her destructive sons with…
- ReeseMain castPlayed by Justin BerfieldMalcolm's older brother, a gleefully violent, not-so-bright school bully who is grounded almost constantly…
Arrested Development(9)
FOX, 2003 to 2019
- Michael BluthLeadPlayed by Jason BatemanThe level-headed widowed son who has no choice but to keep his wealthy, wildly dysfunctional family together after his father is arrested…
- Buster BluthMain castPlayed by Tony HaleThe youngest Bluth son, a sheltered, anxious mama's boy with years of scattered college courses and no life skills…
- George Bluth Sr.Main castPlayed by Jeffrey TamborThe scheming patriarch of the Bluth family and founder of the Bluth Company, whose arrest for financial crimes in the pilot sets the whole series in…
- George Michael BluthMain castPlayed by Michael CeraMichael Bluth's earnest, painfully awkward teenage son, who runs the family frozen banana stand and spends years quietly agonizing over a crush on…
- Gob BluthMain castPlayed by Will ArnettThe eldest Bluth son, a vain, Segway-riding failed magician whose illusions always go wrong and whose desperate need for his father's approval fuels…
- Lindsay Bluth FunkeMain castPlayed by Portia de RossiThe glamorous, self-absorbed Bluth daughter, raised as Michael's twin, who champions trendy causes mostly for the image…
- Lucille BluthMain castPlayed by Jessica WalterThe icy, cocktail-loving matriarch of the Bluth family, a master manipulator who keeps her children competing for her approval while living as if…
- Maeby FunkeMain castPlayed by Alia ShawkatLindsay and Tobias's shrewd, neglected daughter, a gifted teenage con artist who bluffs her way into a job as a movie studio executive while her…
- Tobias FunkeMain castPlayed by David CrossLindsay's oblivious husband and Maeby's father, a former psychiatrist who lost his license and now chases an acting career with boundless…
New Girl(6)
FOX, 2011 to 2018
- Jess DayLeadPlayed by Zooey DeschanelA bubbly, quirky teacher from Portland who moves into a Los Angeles loft with three single guys after a bad breakup and turns their lives…
- Cece ParekhMain castPlayed by Hannah SimoneJess Day's fiercely loyal best friend since childhood, a street-smart fashion model whose on-and-off romance with Schmidt becomes one of New Girl's…
- CoachMain castPlayed by Damon Wayans Jr.Ernie "Coach" Tagliaboo, the loud, intense former athlete who lives in the loft when Jess moves in, leaves after one episode…
- Nick MillerMain castPlayed by Jake JohnsonA grumpy, financially hopeless bartender from Chicago who shares the loft with Jess, Schmidt, and Winston and slowly falls for the new roommate he…
- SchmidtMain castPlayed by Max GreenfieldThe loft's vain, neat-freak marketing man from Long Island, Schmidt hides a lot of insecurity behind expensive products and bad pickup lines…
- Winston BishopMain castPlayed by Lamorne MorrisNick's childhood friend and the loft's prank-loving wild card, Winston comes home from pro basketball in Latvia, drifts between jobs…
Brooklyn Nine-Nine(11)
FOX, 2013 to 2021
- Jake PeraltaLeadPlayed by Andy SambergThe brilliant but wildly immature star detective of Brooklyn's 99th Precinct, a Die Hard-quoting prankster who slowly grows up under the eye of his…
- Amy SantiagoMain castPlayed by Melissa FumeroThe fiercely competitive, rule-loving, binder-organizing detective of the 99th Precinct, who desperately wants Captain Holt's approval and slowly…
- Charles BoyleMain castPlayed by Joe Lo TruglioJake Peralta's devoted, eager, and endlessly enthusiastic best friend and partner, a nervous but hardworking detective and passionate foodie whose…
- Gina LinettiMain castPlayed by Chelsea PerettiThe 99th Precinct's sardonic, phone-obsessed civilian administrator and Captain Holt's assistant, a gloriously self-absorbed force of nature who is…
- Michael HitchcockMain castPlayed by Dirk BlockerThe lazy, crude, and gleefully clueless veteran detective of the 99th Precinct and Norm Scully's inseparable partner…
- Norm ScullyMain castPlayed by Joel McKinnon MillerThe sweet, sleepy, endlessly ailing veteran detective of the 99th Precinct and Hitchcock's lifelong partner…
- Raymond HoltMain castPlayed by Andre BraugherThe stoic, deadpan, fiercely principled commanding officer of Brooklyn's 99th Precinct, an openly gay Black captain who finally gets his first…
- Rosa DiazMain castPlayed by Stephanie BeatrizThe tough, intensely private, leather-jacketed detective of the 99th Precinct who terrifies nearly everyone she works with…
- Terry JeffordsMain castPlayed by Terry CrewsThe enormously muscular, yogurt-loving, deeply devoted family man who supervises the 99th Precinct's detectives…
- Doug JudySide characterPlayed by Craig RobinsonThe smooth, charming, pop-culture-loving car thief known as the Pontiac Bandit, Jake Peralta's slippery arch-nemesis who keeps escaping him and…
- Kevin CoznerSide characterPlayed by Marc Evan JacksonCaptain Holt's husband, a precise and wonderfully dry Columbia classics professor who is just as formal and private as Holt…
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