I really didn’t realize how many famous people or stars on TV that all share a pretty common name. When you hear the name “Larry” who do you think of first? For me, it would be Larry Bird from the Boston Celtics and now has a front office job with the Indiana Pacers NBA team. I am a big NBA fan, so my mind goes north and chooses the #33 as the first person that comes to my mind; once I hear the name Larry. From there it’s pretty wide open, because I have thought of about 10 different people that have the name Larry. I can’t give you a true or honest answer on which person I think of after Larry Bird, because so many good ones come rushing-in to my head.
A Larry that has been on my mind recently is the Larry that has his own country diner on the RFD-TV Network. This would be Larry’s Country Diner and for me, I would have to add him in on one of my top 10 Larry’s and you really got to tune in one day and catch Larry’s Country Diner. This is one of the cleanest TV shows on today and it has a good gospel and family atmosphere. Another TV Larry that comes to mind from the decade of the 80′s would be the Larry on the Bob NewHart Show. I don’t think anyone could forget this funny Larry that had the two brothers. The famous skit that would appear on most Newhart Shows went like this: “Hi, my name is Larry. This is my brother Daryl. And this is my other brother Daryl.” That was the whole line this funny Larry from the 1980′s would do nightly; while co-starring with his 2 Darryl brothers on the Bob Newhart Show. You don’t see many TV shows claiming to be in the state of Vermont and this did seem like the perfect U.S. State to choose; while looking for a place to own a bed and breakfast.
There is really no shortage of funny Larry’s and I got two more in mind that has made us all laugh at one time or another. The first one would be way back in the black and white television days. This Larry was also in a grouping of 3 men, but not just any men, probably the most famous trio of men in history. Yes, the 3 Stooges were huge back in their day and continue to be huge for the rest of the 20th century. It seems those guys have slipped a little and hard to find them on TV now, but when we do get a chance to see them, we know the one named Larry from the 3 Stooges will be one of our top Larry vote getter’s for this Larry Contest. However, what on Earth would we do if we didn’t include this over-sized hillbilly in on our favorite Larry of all time contest. This Larry is usually running around Hollywood these days trying to make movies, just whatever you do, don’t let him work on your cable! That’s right, let’s go ahead and add Larry the Cable Guy to our Larry contest and see how this brainless wad of nothing does in a contest for simply having the same name as so many other famous people. Now that I think about it, I believe Larry the Cable Guy might just be the toughest one to beat? If he ever was going to win a contest in his life, this would certainly be one that he might have the skills to win. We will have to see how the votes come in on this Larry contest to find the greatest Larry of all time.
Ok let me list the Larry contestants I have already mentioned and then I will add in a few more Larry’s that should have a chance to get in on this contest to find the Best, Greatest, Funniest, Richest, or just Most Loved Larry of all time. If you think you know your Larry’s; then you really should stick around and get your votes in for the best Larry ever!
1. Larry Bird from the Boston Celtics/Indiana Pacers
2. Larry from the Diner on RFD-TV
3. Larry the Cable Guy
4. Larry from the Bob Newhart Show (with 2 brothers named Darryl)
5. Larry from the 3 Stooges
6. Larry King from CNN
7. Larry from Three’s Company (Jack’s best friend)
8. Larry Holmes the Boxer
9. Larry Gatlin from the Gatlin Brothers
10. Larry Hagman from Dallas and I Dream of Jeanie
Now it’s time for you to vote. Go ahead and leave your reply and you have multiple ways you can vote on the best Larry contest. You have 3 different ways you can leave your vote, so it will be counted.
1) Vote for only 1 Larry out of the 10 on the list.
2) Rank 1-3 Your Top 3 Larry’s of All Time with 1 Being a Better Larry than 3
3) Rank 1-5 Your Top 5 Larry’s of All Time and 1 Being a Better Larry than 5