34 Facts About the Creation of Your Favorite TV Characters

So that’s how Nelson Muntz got his name!

Behind every iconic sitcom slacker, moody antihero or disturbingly charismatic meth cook, theres a writer in sweatpants banging out some crazy backstory between slurps of cupped noodles. Then, as if their words are completely frivolous, the actors cast in said roles have some wild ideas of their own. 

Today, were sifting through all that messy character development in the hopes of finding out how our favorite TV characters become the fictional folks we know and love today.

Tina Belcher

Rick

Marge Simpson

The Fonz

Michael Scott

Jack Bauer

Kramer

Birdperson

Gromit

Steve

The Belchers

Luke

Eric Cartman

Supernatural

Foghorn Leghorn

Baby Yoda

Sam Tarly

The Roy Family

Walter

Elizabeth Johnson

Peter Griffin

Nelson Muntz

April Ludgate

Georgia Costanza

The Boulder

Quagmire

BoJack Horseman

Main Characters in The Good Place

Kenny McCormick

Judge Gen

Scooby Gang

Geordi LaForge

Franklin from Peanuts

Cookie Monster

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