Shows with their own page:
- Andi Mack:
- The titular character = Lizzie McGuire + Amy Jeurgens (non-teen mom traits)
- Buffy Driscoll = Miranda Sanchez + Lauren Treacy
- Cyrus Goodman = David "Gordo" Gordon + Benjamin "Ben" Boykevich + Henry "Hank" Miller
- Jonah Beck = Ethan Craft + Richard "Ricky" Underwood
- Amber = Kate Sanders + Adrian Lee
- Rebecca "Bex" Mack = Spencer Shay + Amy Jeurgens (Teen mom traits)
- Celia Mack = Pearl (Serious mom traits) + George Juergens
- A.N.T. Farm:
- Chyna Parks is Raven Baxter, Carly Shay, and Tori Vega combined as a middle schooler.
- Olive Doyle is what happens if you get Lilly Truscott and Sam Puckett combined.
- Fletcher is essentially Freddie Benson combined with Screech.
- The A-Team:
- Captain H. M. "Howling Mad" Murdock is Jim Carrey meets Johnny Depp (retroactively, at least) and the Doctor.
- Austin & Ally: Chuck is Jackson Stewart meets Mr. Laritate.
- The Big Bang Theory:
- Sheldon Cooper is Spock meets the Doctor (no particular incarnation) meets Dexter meets Roger.
- Alternatively Wesley Crusher meets Mr. Bean
- A human Dick Solomon.
- Spock meets Kent.
- Penny is Saki Kasukabe meets Bulma and Rachel Green.
- Alternatively Penny is Bridget Hennessy meets Kerry Hennessy.
- Leonard is a scientist version of Larry Appleton
- Howard Wolowitz is Glenn Quagmire meets Rob Petrie meets Johnny Horton.
- Sheldon Cooper is Spock meets the Doctor (no particular incarnation) meets Dexter meets Roger.
- Blindspot:
- Jane Doe is Lady Sif meets Jason Bourne.
- Breaking Bad:
- Walter White:
- The show's creator compared him to being like Tony Montana meets Mr. Chips.
- Alternately, Michael Corleone meets The Nutty Professor.
- Or, Tony Soprano meets Bill Nye the Science Guy.
- Also, Brad Fletcher meets Kang In-goo.
- In terms of physical appearance, he is Hal Wilkersonnote meets Ned Flandersnote or Gordon Freemannote .
- Gustavo Fring:
- Overall, he's Colonel Sanders meets Pablo Escobar
. - Amusingly enough, he bears a strong physical resemblance to Barack Obamanote , and eventually Harvey Dent as wellnote .
- Overall, he's Colonel Sanders meets Pablo Escobar
- Walter White:
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer:
- Warren Mears is, personality-wise, at least, The Scorpion meets Captain Cold, with shades of Dr. Light.
- Rupert Giles was John Constantine, but he grew out of it, and is now mostly Obi-Wan Kenobi, but more honest.
- Willow Rosenberg is Hitomi Tono meets Jean Grey.
- Burn Notice: Michael Westen is John "Hannibal" Smith meets Batman.*
- Cimarron Strip: Screamer from the episode "Journey to a Hanging" is Charlie from High Noon meets Kikuchiyo.
- Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Rebecca Bunch is Kimmy Schmidt meets Scarlett O'Hara.
- Daredevil (2015): Matt Murdock is basically blind Batman... if he went to Mass and law school.
- Dexter:
- Dexter Morgan is Johnny C. meets Frank Castle meets Jigsaw meets your everyday Serial Killer.
- Alternatively, he's Norman Bates meets Batman.
- Dexter Morgan is Johnny C. meets Frank Castle meets Jigsaw meets your everyday Serial Killer.
- Disco:
- Ilja Richter is what you get when you mix Michael Palin's charm with early Spongebob's.
- Doctor Who:
- The Doctor:
- Batman and Mr. Spock.
- Gandalf + Batman = The Doctor.
- Yoda meets James Bond meets Space Gandalf.
- Also Sherlock Holmes meets Zaphod Beeblebrox ramped Up to Eleven (literally!)
- As well as The Mad Hatter meets Sherlock Holmes.
- Also described as C. S. Lewis meets H. G. Wells meets Father Christmas.
- William Hartnell once described him as a cross between Father Christmas and The Wizard of Oz.
- The Third Doctor is a mixture of James Bond, John Steed, Adam Adamant and Bernard Quatermass.
- The Fourth Doctor is a mixture of Oscar Wilde, The Mad Hatter and Groucho Marx. Robert Holmes described him as a "cross between Professor Quatermass, Sherlock Holmes and George Bernard Shaw".
- He is the entire Magnificent Seven of the Justice League in one: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash (sometimes more Barry Allen, sometimes more Wally West, depending on the Doctor), Green Lantern (sometimes more Hal Jordan, sometimes more John Stewart, sometime more Guy Gardner, sometimes more Kyle Rayner), Aquaman, and, of course, Martian Manhunter. (The Wonder Woman influence is also stronger with the Thirteenth Doctor since that incarnation is a woman.)
- River Song is Lara Croft meets Catwoman meets The Time Traveler's Wife.
- Leela was pitched as a cross between Eliza Doolittle and Emma Peel.
- Romana is Mr Darcy meets Jadzia Dax and Harriet Vane.
- Rory Williams is Shaggy meets Chuck Norris.
- The Master is Lex Luthor meets The Joker meets Doctor Doom. Sometimes more Lex Luthor, sometimes more The Joker, sometimes more Doctor Doom. Missy, the female incarnation, adds Mary Poppins to this formula.
- Clara Oswald: Sarah Jane Smith meets Mary Tyler Moore.
- Davros is Darkseid meets Apocalypse.
- The Doctor:
- Family Matters:
- Steve Urkel is Julius Kelp meets Gilligan.
- Documentary Now!: In Gentle and Soft: The Story of The Blue Jean Committee, the title band at the height of their popularity sounds like Steely Dan meets America.
- Fargo: Lorne Malvo is Hannibal Lecter meets Vincent meets Anton Chigurh.
- Firefly: Mal Reynolds is Han Solo meets Jesse James.
- The Flash:
- Fringe: Walter Bishop is like Dr. Frankenstein with a bit of Bill Nye the Science Guy.
- GARO (Ryuga-verse)
- GARO The One Who Shines In The Darkness
- Ryuga Dougai/GARO the Golden Knight = Kouga Saejima + Raiga Saejima + Takumi Inui + Dan Moroboshi + Daigo Madoka + Ultraman Zero + [[Soul Series Siegfried Schtauffen]
- Takeru Jakuzure/ZEN the Flame Sword Knight = Crow + Gai Ikari + Ren Akiyama + Kosuke Nitoh + Shin Asuka + Jean-Bot + Jean-Nine
- Aguri Kusagami/GAI the Sky Bow Knight = Rei Suzumura + Tsubasa Yamagatana + Sakuya Tachibana + Yuto Sakurai + Glen-Fire + Mirror Knight
- Rian = Mitsuki + Rena Yanase + Ryo Yumimura
- GARO Gold Storm Sho
- Jinga = Barago + Tousei Kaneshiro + N-Daguva-Zeba + Takeshi Asakura + Tsukasa Kadoya (Violent Emotion) + Alien Empera + Ultraman Belial + Dark Lugiel + Cervantes de Leon + Nightmare
- Amily = Maya + Medusa
- GARO Kami No Kiba JINGA
- Jinga Mikage = Ryuga Dougai + León Luis + Wilhem 'Sword' Ragnvald + Daigo Madoka + Riku Asakura + Tsukasa Kadoya + Emu Hojo + Ivy Valentine
- GARO The One Who Shines In The Darkness
- Word of God is that Maxwell Smart was conceived as James Bond meets Inspector Clouseau. Once Don Adams was cast, he tossed his previous TV character Byron Glick (from The Bill Dana Show) into the mix.
- In The Good Wife, Jackie Florrick is Eunice Douglas meets Emily Gilmore.
- Heroes:
- Sylar: Dr. Manhattan meets the Thing meets Jason Voorhees meets Alex Mercer made more believable.
- House: Gregory House is Sherlock Holmes meets Perry Cox.
- iCarly
- Carly Shay is Lizzie McGuire meets Ranka Lee.
- Freddie Benson is David "Gordo" Gordon meets Alto Saotome minus the Dude Looks Like a Lady tendancies.
- Sam Puckett is Megan Parker (which is ironic, given who plays the title character) meets Peter Griffin.
- Or Valeria or Belit meets Lizzie McGuire.
- Or Revy meets Lizzie McGuire.
- Spencer Shay is Rivalz meets Lord John Marbury.
- Jack-of-All-Trades: Bruce Campbell described Jack Stiles as Zorro as played by Bob Hope.
- Jessica Jones: Jeri Hogarth is basically Aria T'Loak meets Annalise Keating, and not just because Carrie-Anne Moss played the former.
- LazyTown:
- Robbie Rotten looks like Ace Ventura crossed with Dick Dastardly playing Jim Carrey's The Grinch.
- Sportacus is Artie the Strongest Man in the World meets Kronk.
- The Librarians 2014:
- Flynn Carsen is the Doctor meets Indiana Jones.
- Cassandra Cillian is Luna Lovegood meets Sherlock Holmes
- Mad Men: Don Draper is Jay Gatsby meets Jack Donaghy meets Lamont Cranston.
- M*A*S*H:
- Hawkeye Pierce is Ben Casey meets Groucho Marx.
- Frank Burns is General Jack Ripper meets Jack Chick.
- Henry Blake is Sgt. Bilko meets Lou Grant.
- Match Game:
- Gene Rayburn was an early Howard Stern meets John Daly.
- Richard Dawson was Henry Morgan meets Groucho Marx
- Brett Somers was Kitty Carlisle meets Lucille Ball.
- Charles Nelson Reilly was Paul Lynde meets Dorothy Parker.
- Mystery Science Theater 3000:
- Joel Robinson is Freeman Lowell meets MacGyver meets Achim.
- Tom Servo is Kowalski meets Radio.
- Crow is Charlie McCarthy meets Lampy.
- Mike Nelson is Arthur Dent from Wisconsin.
- The Nanny:
- Fran Fine is Mary Poppins meets Maria von Trapp meets Lucy Ricardo meets Pamela Finklestein.
- Maxwell Sheffield is George Banks meets Captain Von Trapp meets Phillip Banks.
- Niles is Mr. Belvedere meets Geoffrey.
- C.C. Babcock is Baroness Schroeder meets Alexis Carrington Colby meets Daffy Duck.
- Gracie Sheffield is Jane Banks meets Lisa Simpson.
- Power Rangers Dino Thunder
- Tommy Oliver is a Shell-Shocked Veteran mixed with Becoming the Mask.
- Kira Ford is Dr. Ellie Sattler meets Black Canary.
- Jack Landors from Power Rangers S.P.D. is Agent J meets Aladdin.
- Psych: Shawn Spencer is Sherlock Holmes meets Xander Harris.
- Punky Brewster:
- Punky is Little Orphan Annie meets Dennis the Menace.
- Allen is Dennis the Menace meets Gilligan.
- Margaux is Veruca Salt meets Veronica Lodge.
- Cherie is Little Orphan Annie meets Betty Rubble.
- Henry is Daddy Warbucks meets Henry Mitchell.
- Red Dwarf: Danny John-Jules described the Cat as having the body of James Brown, the voice of Little Richard, and the face of Richard Pryor.
- Skins: Cassie Ainsworth is basically Luna Lovegood with an eating disorder...on crack.
- Stargate SG-1: Oma Desala is effectively Achi Chokyi Drolma meets Yoda.
- Star Trek: Enterprise:
- Jonathan Archer is James T. Kirk meets Sam Beckett.
- T'Pol is Spock meets Seven of Nine.
- Malcolm Reed is Miles O'Brien meets James Bond, minus the people skills.
- Charles "Trip" Tucker is Dr. McCoy meets Scotty.
- Dr. Phlox is The Doctor meets Neelix.
- Hoshi Sato is Hikaru Sulu (notice the initials) meets Deanna Troi.
- Star Trek: The Next Generation: In his review of "The Outrageous Okona", SF Debris talked about the titular Captain Okona:He's some asshole in a puffy shirt, but everyone acts like he's equal parts Han Solo, James Bond and Robin Hood, when he's really equal parts Keanu Reeves, Pauly Shore and Chris Kattan in A Night at the Roxbury.
- Q is Trelane meets Mister Mxyzptlk
- In Stranger Things, Joyce is Christine Collins meets Park Gang-du.
- Mike Wheeler is Mikey Walsh meets Bill Denbrough
- Eleven is Sloth meets Charlie McGee.
- Dustin is Clark "Mouth" Devereaux meets Lawrence "Chunk" Cowen meets Ben Hanscomb.
- Lucas is Richard "Data" Wang meets Stan Uris.
- Supernatural:
- Dean Winchester is Face and Han Solo meet Angel, Bo Duke and an enormous puddle of angst.
- Castiel is Leo plus dashes of the Tenth Doctor, Spock, and the Vision, with the tiniest bit of the DCAU version of Mister Freeze.
- Smallville:
- 3rd Rock from the Sun: Harry Solomon is Sheldon Cooper meets Roger.
- Torchwood: Captain Jack Harkness is Face meets Han Solo meets Agent Luxury in a Fetish-Fuel Future.
- White Collar:
- Neal Caffrey is Faceman meets Frank Abagnale Jr.
- Likewise, Peter Burke is Hannibal Smith meets Mal Reynolds meets Leroy Jethro Gibbs.
- Wilfred: Wilfred is Tyler Durden meets Hobbes meets Frank and maybe part Pookah.
- Continuing Hyperdrive's theme from above, Henderson is Dave Lister meets Jean-Luc Picard, while York is Arnold Rimmer meets Worf.
- Titus:
- Christopher Titus (the character, not the comedian who plays him) is Philip J. Fry meets Richard Pryor.
- His brother Dave is Wally West meets David Hasselhoff.
- The Young Ones: Vyvyan Basterd is John Lydon meets Guy Gardner meets Itchy the Mouse.
- John Crichton is Hal Jordan meets Dave Lister.
- Xena is Batman meets Wonder Woman.
