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Share your favorite comedic TV badass ladies whose characters are under 25 (at the time their show was on the air) in the comments. Make sure to include the show they were on. Assume I live under a rock and have never heard of any of these people. Here are a few to get us started:
Lucy Ricardo from I Love Lucy (I’m guessing that character was under 25 when the show started, please feel free to argue otherwise!)
Clarissa, from Clarissa Explains it All.
Penny, Bernadette and Amy Farrah Fowler from The Big Bang Theory.
Blossom, from Blossom.
Darlene Conner from Roseanne.
Reminder: Buffy and Willow from BtVS, Jane Lane from Daria, and Leslie Knope from Parks and Recreation are sadly ineligible because they were in the final four last year. In future brackets, these lovely women may be eligible again, but not this one.
I expect a few tough calls, like the women of Friends, where we’re not entirely sure of the character ages, but we’ll discuss it all out, like we do.
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Facts of Life definitely. Â What about cast of “Rags to Riches”?
Having watched an obscene amount of Friends whilst enduring various moments of ill health, I’ll throw in the fact that Rachel turns 30 in season 7, and in said episode, the others reflect on having turned 30, too.
Do the Gilmore Girls ladies count as comedy or drama? Hmn.
I count them as comedy because the show doesn’t become *dramatic* until season 6 really, and at that point I kind of stop watching cause I get so mad at the writers…
In that case I’m nominating the Gilmores!
The way the series changes is odd – my favourites are the first three.
Mine too plus the middle of season 5, you know post-dean-debacle and pre-Rory’s freak-out.
I second Carly, and Sam, from iCarly, and I would like to add Jennifer Mosley from Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide.
She may be a total newcomer, but I would also like to nominate Mabel from Gravity Falls. She is all Mabel, all the time and she is awesome. Grappling Hook!
Interesting that two characters were actually played by the same woman.
Lori Beth Denberg (Best female comic on “All That”, blew Amanda Bynes out of the water IMO…though Amanda Bynes could probably be on here too)
Alex Mack (played by Larissa Oleynik on “The Secret World of Alex Mack”)
Evie Garland (played by Maureen Flannigan on “Out of This World”). Just a reminder – she could FREEZE TIME, you guys!
Jackie Burkhart (played by Mila Kunis on “That 70’s Show”)
And then has no one mentioned Hilary Banks (played by Karyn Parsons on “Fresh Prince”)?! She was hilarious.
Jess from New girl ,but she might be older than 25 not sure
Lisa Turtle ,Kelly Kapowski,Jessie Spano-Saved by the Bell
Topanga-Boy meets World
Carly- iCarly (yes I,a grown-ass woman, freely admit to watching that show on purpose and if you haven’t you should its adorable)
Annie-Community
Man, I’d forgotten about iCarly! That’s such a good show. :) I’m going to have to add Sam to the list too.
Princess Bubblegum from Adventure Time
Seconding Punky Brewster and Clarissa. They were my childhood style icons as well as being awesome.
Princess M-F Bubblegum.
good call.
Lindsay Weir – Freaks and Geeks (If Freaks and Geeks was a comedy. I’m never sure how to classify it).
Betty Suarez – Ugly Betty
And I know April Ludgate’s already been mentioned, but she’s my top choice too.
Yes, Betty Suarez!
I’m sad that I’m stumped that I can’t think of any under 25’s in comedy? Â Is it because I don’t have children?
I just figured it’s because I don’t watch a lot of comedy. But my lack of children could factor in.
George Lass (Dead Like Me)
Yes! She’s hilarious.
I loved this show so much.
Okay, so I went through yesterday’s lists and pulled everyone I knew to be under 25 and comedic off the list so we’d have a starting point for today’s nominations. Sorry if I forgot anyone.
June Colburn (Don’t Trust the B in Apartment 23)
Ashley Spinelli (Recess)
Sarah Jane Smith (Early Doctor Who)
April (Parks and Recs)
Santana Lopez(Glee)
Myka and H.G. Wells (Warehouse 13)
Annie Edison (Community)
Lisa Simpson (The Simpsons)
Daria Morgendorffer (Daria)
Jane Lane (Daria)
And I’d also like to add Ms. Piggy (The Muppet Show)
April!! I love all of these, but need to add Sue Heck from The Middle.
Jane from Daria is ineligible this year.
I would like to nominate Punky Brewster. (From Punky Brewster.)
I know, I just copied everyone in this bracket over from yesterday’s comments so no one would have to go back and forth. The only edit I made was removing duplicates.
Also, I totally second Punky Brewster.
Little kid me just squealed! Â I love Punky Brewster.
On that note, what about Tina Yother’s character, Jennifer, from Family Ties. Â She was pretty funny. Â OH! Â What about the Facts of Life ladies?
Going out myself as a super nerd here, but Myka from Warehouse 13 graduated high school in 2000 which makes her roughly 30. I think H. G. is over the 25 year mark too. Claudia Donovan (still the same show btw) would be a good fit though.
Good to know. I’ve never seen the show and was just going off someone else’s nomination from the other night.
I love you! You just saved me an hour this weekend. Let’s be friends always. : )
:D I’m happy to help. Plus, it let me procrastinate studying for a little bit.