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[Closed] Stw, I need help, fictional character?

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 Moe
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I have a task to do for my Portuguese language class (in Portugal) for literature week.
This is the instruction:

“Discovering a character” - Choose your favorite character from a book or TV series and present it, in a video with a maximum of 3 minutes, making the reasons for your choice very clear.

I had thought of Al Swearengen from Deadwood who is an amazingly well constructed and played character.... but a little too earthy and violent to be presented in a high school environment.
I know I've read and seen lots of books and dramas with some really great characters but I am struggling to recall them! Any suggestions welcome ...
Cheers

 
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If you tell me [i]"your favorite character from a book or TV series "[/i] then I will suggest them. Until then, we are all just guessing

 
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Hong Kong Phooey

 
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Jack Reacher?

 
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WCA from the "Are you bored enough" series 🙂

 
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Do you own homework 😉 !!!

OK, i'll play... Erm, Jack Reacharound?

DrP

 
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God

 
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The bartender from The Simpsons. Inventor of the famous flaming cocktail.

 
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Tony Soprano

 
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Mr Bump

 
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Tech@singletrackworld.com

 
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Godot

 
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Lister from Red Dwarf

 
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Harry Bosch or Charlie Parker.

 
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What's the name of the character in Memento? Him.

 
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Roger Mellie the man on the Telly

 
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Magical Trevor

 
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Spock

 
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Magical Trevor

Oh, so clever.

 
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"Boris" Johnson

 
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Hong Kong Phooey

My favourite character from my childhood...

...ooooh or Mr Ben :o)

 
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Wile E. Coyote

 
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Bill S. Preston esq.

 
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Mr G

 
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Godot

No good, he's still waiting for him...

Axel Foley?

 
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Homer Simpson.

Sooty.

 
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Hong Kong Phooey

My favourite character from my childhood…

Only 16 episode though. How can that be - it was always on! There were even fewer Mr Benn episodes, iirc.

 
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Hong Kong Phooey

Only 16 episode though. How can that be – it was always on!

Really? My childhood memories are of watching it daily for years.

 
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The bartender from The Simpsons. Inventor of the famous flaming cocktail.

Oh, I just got this! Yeah, definitely that.

Interestingly, Rich Hall, the comedian he is reputedly based on is the son in law of my bike club's president.

 
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Larry, Curly, and whatever the third stooge was called.

 
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Donald Trump. Acked surprised if anyone tells you he's actually real.

You could always invent your own. Captain Angus Bartholomew McSpork, protagonist of the chart-topping McSpork trilogy soon to become a Steven Speilberg blockbuster. Private detective, international secret agent and cutlery salesman.

 
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Mint Sauce?

 
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Verses, Lister is a good shout! Mint Sauce too! 😃

Funnily enough, The Mandalorian had come to mind too!

 
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What was her name again?

 
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If we're getting in to kids tv then this is my fave cahracter from Bod. Farmer....something

 
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Jimmy McNulty

 
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Farmer….something

Barleymow.

 
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The Little Mermaid

 
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Mr Bean
Baldrick
Alan Partridge
Del Boy

 
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Alan Partridge

 
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– What’s your favourite character?

“My favourite character is Dory from Finding Nemo.”

– Why do you like her?

“Why do I like who?”

 
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Dave Robicheaux
Duggee from Hey Duggee

 
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Pepe Le Pew

 
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Dafyyd

 
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Cougar! Genius, I may well just go with that! I wonder if the humour will translate....

 
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Needs the feed lines to work, though.

I've just realised, you said it had to be "a maximum of 3 minutes". You could go "I like this character because they're great" then sit down again, you've met the criteria.

 
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Lesley Knope

I find her to be the most lovable and inspiring of conflicted and dislikable narcissists

“I have two brains in my body. I've never felt so dumb."

"I am big enough to admit that I am often inspired by myself."

 
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Are you allowed to use props?

Goldilocks

 
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Dougal from The Magic Roundabout, for his grouchiness
Windy Miller, for his calmness (iirc it was a long time ago).

 
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Hugh Bullshot Crummond

 
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Posted : 08/03/2022 9:51 pm
 Moe
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P7eavan, yes, she is a similarly well written character to Swearengen, you shouldn't like them but you do because there are little elements that remind you of yourself....? ... Not that I'm about to cut anyone's fingers off!

Thanks for (mostly) for the other suggestions, I'll have a look.

 
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Dave Angel
Eco Warrior

 
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