Shows with their own page:
- The Addams Family: Fester is Igor meets Curly Howard.
- 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 Avengers (1960s): Patrick Macnee said that John Steed was a mixture of Leslie Howard in The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934), Ralph Richardson in Clouds Over Europe, his own father and his commanding officer in the navy.
- Battlestar Galactica (2003):
- Kara Thrace is Original Starbuck meets Ace.
- Gaius Baltar is Original Baltar meets Dr. Smith.
- 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.
- Bonekickers: Diamanda Hagan described Vivienne "Viv" Davis as a cross between an old-school Doctor Who companion and Wesley Crusher - asking obvious questions on behalf of the audience, while also being more observant than the more experienced characters.
- The Boys:
- The Seven:
- Homelander is Superman meets Captain America meets The Joker.
- Queen Maeve is Wonder Woman meets Rick Sanchez.
- The Deep is Aquaman meets Namor.
- Black Noir is Batman meets Black Panther meets Nighthawk.
- Translucent is a gender-flipped version of Emma Frost meets a gender-flipped version of Invisible Woman.
- A-Train is The Flash meets Quicksilver meets the MCU version of The Falcon.
- Stormfront is Shazam! meets Thor meets Colonel Hans Landa.
- Starlight is Supergirl meets Starfire meets Carol Danvers.
- The Seven:
- 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 very 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:
- Adam is Frankenstein's Monster mixed with The Terminator.
- Warren Mears is, personality-wise, at least, The Scorpion meets Captain Cold, with shades of Dr. Light.
- The Trio of Season Six are the cast of The Big Bang Theory mixed with The Three Stooges.
- 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 meets Hermione Granger meets Wanda Maximoff.
- Faith Lehane was once described as Joan Jett crossed with Ava Gardner.
- 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.
- 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 Second Doctor is Charlie Chaplin meets Columbo.
- The Third Doctor is a mixture of James Bond, John Steed, Adam Adamant, Jason King and Bernard Quatermass.
- The Fourth Doctor is a mixture of Oscar Wilde, The Mad Hatter and Groucho Marx meets Willy Wonka. Robert Holmes described him as a "cross between Professor Quatermass, Sherlock Holmes and George Bernard Shaw".
- The Twelfth Doctor is Malcolm Tucker meets Sherlock Holmes meets Gregory House meets David Bowie.
- 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.
- Adric is The Artful Dodger meets Wesley Crusher.
- 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 meets The Mekon meets Dr. Strangelove meets Stephen Hawking meets Heinrich Himmler.
- The Paternoster Gang are Sherlock Holmes meet The Avengers (1960s) filtered through the Doctor Who universe.
- 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.
- Farscape: John Crichton is Hal Jordan meets Dave Lister.
- Fargo: Lorne Malvo is Hannibal Lecter meets Vincent meets Anton Chigurh.
- Father Ted: Graham Linehan revealed that Father Dougal Maguire was written as a cross between Woody Boyd and Trigger. Adral O'Hanlan drew inspiration from Laurel and Hardy and Manuel.
- 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.
- Game of Thrones: Iwan Rheon has said he based Ramsay Bolton off of Heath Ledger's Joker with bits of Dennis the Menace (UK) and Liam Gallagher's style of walking.
- GARO:
- Kouga Samejima = Shin Kazatsumuri + Ren Akiyama + Takumi Inui + Hajime Aikawa + Yamato Tribe Prince Geki + BullBlack + Demon Hunter Zeek + Tsukumaro Ogami + Ikkou Kasumi
- Rei Suzumura = Joji Yuki + General Shadow + Nobuhiko Akizuki + Ryo Ashihara + Shuichi Kitaoka + Masato Kusaka + Kitazaki + Yamato Tribe Knight Burai + Naoto Takizawa + Mikoto Nakadai
- Kaoru Mitsuki = Mana Kazaya + Mari Sonoda + Nozomi Yamanaka + Miyuki Yoshinaga + Yuka Yamazaki
- Barago = N-Daguva-Zeba + Masashi Sudo + Takeshi Asakura + Kyouji Murakami + Masahiko Minami + Isaka + Great Professor Bias + Captain Ryuya
- Jabi = Miho Kirishima + Hikaru Jo + Shuki + Destructive Messenger Jannu
- 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 + 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 = Kaoru 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
- Get Smart: 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.
- Hyperdrive: Henderson is Dave Lister meets Jean-Luc Picard, while York is Arnold Rimmer meets Worf.
- 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.
- The Inbetweeners:
- Will Mackenzie is Jim Lowenstein meets Mark Corrigan.
- Jay Cartwright is Sid the Sexist meets Glenn Quagmire meets Steve Stiffler.
- Jack-of-All-Trades: Bruce Campbell described Jack Stiles as Zorro as played by Bob Hope.
- 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.
- The Mandalorian: Din Djarin is Oberyn Martell meets The Man With No Name meets Deadshot meets Spike Spiegel meets Kenshiro meets Ogami Ittō meets Neo meets Goblin Slayer.
- 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.
- Modern Family:
- Manny is Edd meets Justin Suarez.
- The Monocled Mutineer: Paul McGann claimed that director Alan Bleasdale told him to play Percy Toplis as a cross between Cool Hand Luke and John Lennon.
- Mr. Bean is Charlie Chaplin meets Stan Laurel meets The Pink Panther meets Lennie Small.
- 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.
- Psych: Shawn Spencer is Sherlock Holmes meets Xander Harris.
- Punky Brewster:
- Punky is Little Orphan Annie meets Dennis the Menace. In the 2020 Peacock revival, she's Punky 1984 meets Ann Romano.
- 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:
- Dave Lister was originally pitched as a cross between Steven Wright and Rev. Jim Ignatowski.
- Danny John-Jules described the Cat as having the body of James Brown, the voice of Little Richard, and the face of Richard Pryor.
- Kryten is C-3PO meets Data.
- Saturday Night Live
- Alex Moffat's impression of Eric Trump is Timothy Bryce meets Chris Griffin.
- Skins: Cassie Ainsworth is basically Luna Lovegood with an eating disorder...on crack.
- Sliders:
- Quinn Mallory is Marty McFly meets Sam Beckett.
- Rembrandt Brown is Lionel Richie meets Winston Zeddemore.
- Maximilian Arturo is Doc Brown meets the First Doctor.
- Maggie Beckett is Tasha Yar meets Jennifer Parker.
- Rickman is the Master meets Dracula meets the original General Ripper.
- The Kromaggs are the Daleks meet the Klingons.
- Spectreman: Doctor Gori is Gorilla Grodd meets the Silver Age version of Brainiac.
- 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:
- "The Outrageous Okona" is supposed to be Han Solo, James Bond and Robin Hood. Supposed to be. SF Debris described him as more a mixture of "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 with a dash of Diane Freeling.
- 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.
- Holly Wheeler is Gertie meets Carol Anne Freeling.
- Barb is Stef Steinbrenner meets Tina Gray.
- 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: Davis Bloome / Doomsday is The Hulk meets Dexter.
- 3rd Rock from the Sun: Harry Solomon is Sheldon Cooper meets Roger.
- 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.
- Torchwood: Captain Jack Harkness is Face meets Han Solo meets Agent Luxury in a Fetish-Fuel Future.
- Twin Peaks: Dale Cooper is Sherlock Holmes meets Clark Kent.
- 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.
- The Young Ones: Vyvyan Basterd is John Lydon meets Guy Gardner meets Itchy the Mouse.
- Xena is Batman meets Wonder Woman.
