"first three series, while BBC Entertainment provided repeats for Scandinavia. Three of the six series have been released on DVD; two on Region 1 DVD and one on Region 2. Fans have since petitioned the BBC to release the complete series on DVD. George Eamonn Sunday (Ardal O'Hanlon) is an mild-mannered Irish health store shopkeeper, who is the alter ego of ""Thermoman"", a world-famous superhero who hails from the planet Ultron. He inherited his title from his father Seamus Sunday, the original Thermoman, who is retired. George owns a health food store, but tries to avoid attracting customers in order"
"used to make plants grow quickly. As well as all of these powers, Thermoman on multiple occasions, orders additional trial powers from the magazine ""Superhero Monthly"". Other psychic powers include picking lottery numbers before seeing them on television via a series of quick mental calculations he can carry out automatically - although he is forbidden by Ultronian law to use this information. He can also turn the television on and off and rewind it just by waving his finger. After losing his body in a poker game, George adopts the new pseudonym George Monday (James Dreyfus), who blends in to"
"to avoid attention. Only his closest friends know his true identity. He often appears to be an idiot because of his unfamiliarity with Earth culture, and has a tendency to take things literally, such as allowing himself to get hit by a bus to cash in a life insurance policy without realising that he had to die. In the sixth series, he loses his body in a poker game, forcing him to assume a new alter ego, ""George Monday"". George's late mother was Ulrich Sunday. Thermoman has numerous abilities. He is able to both heat and freeze things with ""Thermobreath"","
"playing George Sands by the ""SFX magazine"". In 2011 George was listed on place 33 of ""SFX's"" ""Top Sci-Fi Icons"" list, in front of such characters as Hermione Granger, Sam Winchester, Sarah Jane Smith, Xena, Sookie Stackhouse, Damon Salvatore, Fox Mulder, Iron Man, Indiana Jones, Jack Sparrow, Jean-Luc Picard or Gandalf. In 2011 Tovey won ""SFX magazine""’s ""Cult Hero"" award for playing George. George Sands George Sands is a fictional werewolf in the comedy-drama TV series ""Being Human"", portrayed by Russell Tovey. The male lead for the duration of the show's last first three series appeared in 24 episodes of"
"George Sands George Sands is a fictional werewolf in the comedy-drama TV series ""Being Human"", portrayed by Russell Tovey. The male lead for the duration of the show's last first three series appeared in 24 episodes of the drama, as well as in three Being Human novels. In the prequel’s narrative George is on holiday in Scotland with his fiancé Julia. One day George decides to go for a walk, while Julia stays at the hotel. Outside he meets Andy, who wants to join him. Despite preferring to stay alone George agrees to spent time with Andy. The pair is"
"Sunday (voiced by Finlay Stroud) is the son of George and Janet. He is born at the end of series two, and, like his father, possesses superhuman powers, although they are somewhat limited. The name ""Apollo"" was chosen by Ollie himself during a conversation with Tyler, and is meant to symbolise the link between two ""heavenly bodies"" (either ""Apollo 11"" or ""Battlestar Galactica""). George originally wants to name him Pontius after Pontius Pilate, and Janet opted for Benjamin, until Tyler informed them that Ollie did not like either name. Despite being a baby, Ollie speaks fluent English and has a"
"usually lead to many misunderstandings. Although Thermoman is intrinsically very intelligent, his problem understanding earthly customs makes him look like an idiot to people who don't know who he really is. In 2006, O'Hanlon announced he was stepping down from his role as George Sunday. Following this decision, James Dreyfus was cast as an alter-ego of ""Thermoman"" for the sixth and final series. Although the series gathered consistent viewing figures, figures declined heavily following the appointment of Dreyfus, whose casting was deemed as """"Doctor Who""-esque"" by ""Broadcast Magazine"", and the series was subsequently axed. Across six series, fifty-one episodes were"
"be a werewolf. George is born as George Sands Junior. He has an extraordinary high IQ and is Jewish. George has a lot of self doubts and moral qualms. He struggles a lot with being a werewolf. ""Hollywood.com"" thinks that “Tovey manages to be nerdy and anal retentive but dead sexy.” as George. Brent Hartinger from ""Logo TV"" feels that Russell Tovey’s George is a “very fussy, neurotic character, and he’s also extremely adorkable”. Matt Roush from ""TV Guide"" says that George is played touchingly by Russell Tovey. In 2010 and 2012 Russell Tovey was nominated as best actor for"
"George Reeves in flight, causing the ""S"" shield to appear reversed. However, in many ""Greatest American Hero"" composite flying sequences, Ralph wore a watch and the timepiece alternates from one wrist to the other, especially during extended flying sequences. The main character's name was originally Ralph Hinkley, but after the assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan by John Hinckley, Jr., on March 30, 1981, the character's last name was hurriedly changed to ""Hanley"" in two episodes. In ""Saturday on Sunset Boulevard"", aired within days of the incident, this was accomplished by overdubbing dialogue (i.e. ""Hinkley"" to ""Hanley"") whenever the character's last"
"George Jackson (Brookside) George Edward Jackson is a fictional character in the British soap opera, ""Brookside"", played by Cliff Howells. George first appeared on Brookside Close in Episode 28, the same episode in which resident Gavin Taylor (Danny Webb) died. Later, when Gavin's wife Petra (Alexandra Pigg) died, the Jackson family moved into No. 10. George, his wife Marie (Anna Keaveney), and their twin sons Gary and Little George (Allan and Steven Patterson) later moved into number 10. The Jackson family's tenure on the close was short lived as George was wrongly convicted for a Warehouse Robbery. George was incarcerated"
"full set of formed teeth. By the fifth series, Ollie claims to know virtually all Earth languages. During this series, his character takes more of a back seat as he fights sibling rivalry wars with his newborn sister Cassie. Cassandra ""Cassie"" Sunday (voiced by Madeline Mortimer) is the newest member of the Sunday family, born at the beginning of the fifth series. Her only superpower is that she can see into the future. This proved to be of little use, however, when she informs George that the population of the whole Northern Hemisphere is dead, forcing everyone to flock to"
"of the best actors in the series' cast. Richard Barber of ""People"" lauded Laurie's performance as George as ""hilarious"" and ""brilliant"". David Smith of ""The Guardian"" highlighted the pathos of the performance, writing that Laurie's performance as Lt. George, as he was about to go over the top to his death, ""elicited tears of both laughter and grief"". George (Blackadder) George is a supporting character who appeared in various adaptations of the BBC sitcom ""Blackadder"", played by Hugh Laurie. Each series saw a different incarnation of the character, because each was set in a different period of history. He was"
"George (Blackadder) George is a supporting character who appeared in various adaptations of the BBC sitcom ""Blackadder"", played by Hugh Laurie. Each series saw a different incarnation of the character, because each was set in a different period of history. He was most prominently featured in the third and fourth series. The character was added to the series as a replacement for the Lord Percy Percy character, who did not appear in the third instalment because Tim McInnerny, the actor playing him, feared being typecast. The first incarnation of the character was a caricature of George, Prince of Wales, serving"
"Super Sunday (TV series) Super Sunday (also called Super Saturday) was a 1980s animated television series produced by Sunbow Productions and Marvel Productions. ""Super Sunday"" was a half-hour block with four six-minute matinée segments of ""Jem"", ""Bigfoot and the Muscle Machines"", ""Robotix"", and ""Inhumanoids"". It aired on various television stations in syndication on Sunday mornings from October 6, 1985 to October 1986. In markets that the series aired on Saturday, the series was retitled Super Saturday. It aired originally as ""Super Week""--this was a five-day tryout that featured the first five chapters of ""Robotix"" while beginning ""Bigfoot and the Muscle"
"1962 to 1992. On a ""The Times-Union"" list of the 50 greatest sitcom characters of all time, George was ranked third, behind Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball) from ""I Love Lucy"" and Barney Fife (Don Knotts) from ""The Andy Griffith Show"". In 1999, ""TV Guide"" published a list of the 50 best characters in television history, on which George was ranked 10th. ""The People"" called George the greatest television character on a list of the 100 best television characters. British comedian Ricky Gervais and ""Guardian"" columnist Marina Hyde have both called George ""arguably the greatest sitcom character of all time"". For"
"for a live television broadcast; selling homemade booze; and arranging a stripper for Piers' cousin's stag night. She later reveals that her nasty behaviour towards Piers is ""one of two things that gets her out of bed"". Piers often compares her to the Wicked Witch of the West from ""The Wizard of Oz"" and likens her to a female version of Hannibal Lector. Arnie Kowalski (Lou Hirsch) is George's cousin and confidant. Originally a superhero himself named Polarman, he lost his powers because he began charging for his services. He is portrayed as being greedy, willing to do anything to"
"mission, and starts behaving like a stereotypical old man, even hanging out at the old folks' home (where he poses as one of the resident's nephews). As Information Officer, Tommy is the smartest and most Earth-savvy of the Solomons, and he is charged with gathering information about humans, mainly from television shows and films. Joseph Gordon-Levitt left the series during the final season, so the storyline has his character Tommy away at college. In the episode ""Dick'll Take Manhattan"", in which Dick, Harry and Sally enter into an alternate universe, Tommy is the star of ""Saturday Night Live"", but later"
"Ardal O'Hanlon Ardal O'Hanlon (; born 8 October 1965) is an Irish comedian and actor. He played Father Dougal McGuire in ""Father Ted"", George Sunday/Thermoman in ""My Hero"", and DI Jack Mooney in ""Death in Paradise"". Ardal O'Hanlon was born on 8 October 1965 in Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, the son of politician and doctor Rory O'Hanlon and Teresa Ward. He has five siblings. The episode of ""Who Do You Think You Are?"" which aired on 6 October 2008 revealed that O'Hanlon's paternal grandfather, Michael O'Hanlon, was a UCD medicine student who had joined the IRA during the Irish War of"
"George Smith (Hollyoaks) George Smith (born Andrew Palmer) is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera, ""Hollyoaks"", played by Steven Roberts. George debuted on-screen on 5 September 2011. George was introduced alongside the characters Neil Cooper (Tosin Cole) and Callum Kane (Laurie Duncan); forming a new group of sixth-form college students. George is homosexual and is characterised as a ""sharp tongued fashionista"" with an unusual dress sense. He is best friends with Maddie Morrison (Scarlett Bowman) and Tilly Evans (Lucy Dixon), Roberts has said that George acts like their ""lap-dog"". However, George lacks confidence around the series'"
"and George's eccentric scouse neighbour. Aside from family, he is the only person who knows George's real identity, but often seems to have his own even more bizarre ideas and theories about the universe. For instance, he often claims that Gandalf, Frodo, and other fictional characters are staying in his flat. George initially denies Tyler's claims that he is Thermoman, but later begins to accepts that Tyler knows (mainly because no one would believe him), and gives him a job as his assistant in the health shop, replacing his former assistant, Avril. He is the only human who is resistant"
"and Marie began an appeal to get him out of prison. However, George's appeal proved fruitless and he remained in prison, forcing Marie and the boys to leave the close in 1985. Billy Corkhill (John McArdle) then bought the house and moved in with his family. George Jackson (Brookside) George Edward Jackson is a fictional character in the British soap opera, ""Brookside"", played by Cliff Howells. George first appeared on Brookside Close in Episode 28, the same episode in which resident Gavin Taylor (Danny Webb) died. Later, when Gavin's wife Petra (Alexandra Pigg) died, the Jackson family moved into No."
"featured in the series. She said that it was an added bonus that George did not feel that he belonged in the sixth form group. Sarah Ellis from ""Inside Soap"" said ""George's story proved that sexual exploitation can affect anyone"". She was also ""relieved"" that George managed to escape before anything ""truly terrible"" happened to him. George Smith (Hollyoaks) George Smith (born Andrew Palmer) is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera, ""Hollyoaks"", played by Steven Roberts. George debuted on-screen on 5 September 2011. George was introduced alongside the characters Neil Cooper (Tosin Cole) and Callum Kane"
"her. Voiced by Jimmy Zoppi. Chubba Chubba is the teen babysitter of the Jenkins kids. He is a teenager of around 15 years old, and calls virtually everyone ""Dude"". His interests are science fiction shows/movies (anything on the television for that matter), eating pizza, watching old B movies, listening to punk music and hanging out with the kids. Chubba is a laid-back kind of person and goes strange after too long without TV. He gives the kids information on whatever they ask even if he has no clue. His real name is George, as mentioned in the episode when he"
"characters of Maddie Morrison (Scarlett Bowman), Tilly Evans (Lucy Dixon) and Jono (Dylan Llewellyn). Roberts made his first on-screen appearance as George in the episode broadcast on 5 September 2011. George was described by in a press release as being the best friend and ""fashionista"" to Maddie and Tilly. George gives out fashion advice to his friends even if they do not like it. George does not have any confidence around men and despite his many ""crushes"" he is too afraid to act on them. Roberts told ""AGENT2"" magazine that George is the ""gay best friend"" and a ""good friend"""
"Hackney Empire New Act of the Year. O'Hanlon is married to Melanie, whom he met as a teenager, and with whom he has three children: Emily, Rebecca and Red. He is a supporter of Leeds United. Ardal O'Hanlon Ardal O'Hanlon (; born 8 October 1965) is an Irish comedian and actor. He played Father Dougal McGuire in ""Father Ted"", George Sunday/Thermoman in ""My Hero"", and DI Jack Mooney in ""Death in Paradise"". Ardal O'Hanlon was born on 8 October 1965 in Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, the son of politician and doctor Rory O'Hanlon and Teresa Ward. He has five siblings. The"
"operated by Mark Mander on that programme, although Skelton continued to provide his voice. In October 2017, Zippy, George and Bungle appeared in a Pizza Hut advert. Georges sexuality as possibly being gay has been hotly debated. George (Rainbow) George is an effeminate anthropomorphic pink Hippo and a character of the popular children's television programme ""Rainbow"", voiced by Roy Skelton and operated by Malcolm Lord, Tony Holtham and later Craig Crane. Sporting long eyelashes, George often appeared to be initially outwitted by the more extrovert and egotistical Zippy. However in the manner of The Tortoise and the Hare, George normally"
"George, who has no interest in climbing the social ladder, and also continues to show a lack of interest in sexual relations with Mildred. George and Mildred's next-door neighbours are Jeffrey Fourmile, a snobbish estate agent and his wife Ann. Ann and Mildred become good friends, but Jeffrey is frequently irritated by George, with their spats providing much of the show's humour. The Fourmiles have a young son, Tristram, who gets on well with George, much to the chagrin of Jeffrey (particularly because Jeffrey supports the Conservative Party, while George puts socialist ideas into Tristram's head). In series three, Ann"
"Saturday Supercade Saturday Supercade is an animated television series produced for Saturday mornings by Ruby-Spears Productions. It ran for two seasons on CBS beginning in 1983. Each episode is composed of several shorter segments featuring video game characters from the golden age of arcade video games. The debut characters included: Pitfall! and Q*bert rotated weekly while the other three were weekly. During the second season, Q*bert (now weekly) and Donkey Kong remained while the Frogger, Donkey Kong Jr. and Pitfall! segments were replaced by shorts featuring: Frogger (voiced by Bob Sarlatte) is an ace reporter of the swamp who works"
"hell. The upset hostess leaves him alone only to be confronted by Enfield now impersonating Gerry Adams. George is a stereotypical insensitive plain speaking Yorkshireman; unfortunately he usually finds himself in a position of responsibility requiring creativity and sensitivity. When first introduced it is stated with approval by the other characters in the sketch that ""Integrity is his middle name"", only for them to discover that this is only true in a literal sense. Only featured in 'Harry Enfields Television Programme', Jack, a generic Tory politician and Freddie, a generic Labour Party politician are portrayed as acting like typical infant"
"George (Rainbow) George is an effeminate anthropomorphic pink Hippo and a character of the popular children's television programme ""Rainbow"", voiced by Roy Skelton and operated by Malcolm Lord, Tony Holtham and later Craig Crane. Sporting long eyelashes, George often appeared to be initially outwitted by the more extrovert and egotistical Zippy. However in the manner of The Tortoise and the Hare, George normally won through in the end. George was noted for his fondness of stories from the Rainbow book. George's ""catchphrase"" was his own delayed and elongated goodbye at the end of the show, i.e. Geoffrey, Zippy, Bungle, Rod,"
"George Boswell George Boswell (better known as Chicken George, born September 29, 1958), is an American television personality who was a contestant on the first and seventh seasons of the American version of the CBS reality show ""Big Brother"". A roofer from Rockford, Illinois, he was only one of two contestants on Big Brother 1 to have children. He later appeared on the All Star edition (season 7), starring past players from the previous six seasons. While in the house, Boswell became known as ""Chicken George"" and ""The Chicken Man"" for taking care of the chickens in the house. George"
"a bar, where he finds Mary, performing on stage under the name of ""Kiki"". Dick Solomon Dr. Richard Solomon is a character played by John Lithgow in the late-1990s NBC sitcom ""3rd Rock from the Sun"". Solomon is the High Commander of a highly trained alien unit, sent to Earth by their leader, The Big Giant Head. His crew is made up of Sally Solomon (played by Kristen Johnston), Harry Solomon (played by French Stewart), and Tommy Solomon (played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt). In the first episode, ""Brains and Eggs"", Dick states that he has made a home of a ""third"
"via Amazon.com and their CreateSpace MOD program. Saturday Supercade Saturday Supercade is an animated television series produced for Saturday mornings by Ruby-Spears Productions. It ran for two seasons on CBS beginning in 1983. Each episode is composed of several shorter segments featuring video game characters from the golden age of arcade video games. The debut characters included: Pitfall! and Q*bert rotated weekly while the other three were weekly. During the second season, Q*bert (now weekly) and Donkey Kong remained while the Frogger, Donkey Kong Jr. and Pitfall! segments were replaced by shorts featuring: Frogger (voiced by Bob Sarlatte) is an"