Top 5 Lists

Being a long time fan of lists, I have decided to do a rare Friday afternoon blog made up of with lists. There are ten lists, with categories ranging from my favorite movies to my favorite pasta. Each list features my top 5 favorites with several honorable mentions. As always, I encourage feedback. Feel free to let me know what your favorites are in the different categories. Also, don’t hold back from telling me how whacked you think my choices are. I will be anxious to hear what you think.

FAVORITE MOVIES

1. Bang The Drum Slowly
2. We’re No Angels
3. Slap Shot
4. My Cousin Vinny
5. Breakfast Club

Honorable Mention: Untamed Heart, My Bodyguard, The Jerk, A League Of Their Own and Roadhouse.

FAVORITE PASTA

1. Rigatoni
2. Gnocchi
3. Ravioli
4. Lasagna
5. Linguine

Honorable Mention: All the rest!

FAVORITE WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAYS? PERFORMERS (BBC)

1. Tony Slattery
2. Ryan Stiles
3. Colin Mochrie
4. Greg Proops
5. Michael McShane

Honorable Mention: Brad Sherwood, Chip Esten, Josie Lawrence and Clive Anderson.

FAVORITE NFL UNIFORMS

1. Green Bay Packers
2. Kansas City Chiefs
3. Dallas Cowboys
4. Indianapolis Colts
5. Chicago Bears

Honorable Mention: Pittsburgh Steelers (The Condensed Futura font has to go!)

KENOSHA PIZZA

1. Luigi’s
2. Jimano’s
3. Villa De Carlo
4. Ruffolo’s
5. Pa’s Pizzeria

Honorable Mention: Infusino’s and DeRango’s.

FAVORITE BANDS

1. The Who
2. R.E.M.
3. Queen
4. BoDeans
5. Alice Cooper

Honorable Mention: World Party, U2 and The Rolling Stones.

FAVORITE TV SHOWS OF ALL TIME

1. The Wire
2. The Sopranos
3. Northern Exposure
4. Survivor
5. Monk

Honorable Mention: Leave It To Beaver, Seinfeld, Are You Being Served?, Hell’s Kitchen, After You’ve Gone, The Match Game, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Wings, The Bob Newhart Show, WKRP In Cincinnati and The Andy Griffith Show.

FAVORITE TMJ4 “CHICKS”

1. Diane Pathieu
2. Susan Kim
3. Melissa McCrady
4. Lauren Leamancyzk
5. Melanie Stout

Honorable Mention: Courtny Gerrish, Heather Shannon and Carole Meekins.

FAVORITE ATHLETES

1. Paul Hornung – Packers
2. Prince Fielder – Brewers
3. Robin Yount – Brewers
4. John Anderson – Packers
5. Gino Cavallini – Admirals

Honorable Mention: Randy Hundley – Cubs, Mark Brouhard – Brewers, Ray Nitschke – Packers, Bart Starr – Packers, Dorothy Hamill – Skater and Jaromir Jagr – Penguins.

FAVORITE SITCOM CHARACTERS

1. Dr. Bob Hartley – The Bob Newhart Show
2. Eddie Haskell – Leave It To Beaver
3. Barney Fife – The Andy Griffith Show
4. “Coach” Ernie Pantuso – Cheers
5. Lowell Mather – Wings

Honorable Mention: Lou Grant – The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Louie DePalma – Taxi, Dan Fielding – Night Court, Buddy Sorrell – The Dick Van Dyke Show, Larry Mundello – Leave It To Beaver, Granny Clampett – The Beverly Hillbillies, George Owens – Mr. Belvedere and many, many more.

There you have it! Top five lists of ten of my favorite things. You can leave your feedback in the comments section of this blog or on facebook. Until next time…from the booth.