| 100% | MRBEAN | 6 | Classic British sitcom character inspired by Jacques Tati |
| 38% | MONSIEUR | 8 | & 25A Character played by Jacques Tati in films Playtime, Mon Oncle and Trafic |
| 36% | DRNO | 4 | Character inspired by Fu Manchu |
| 35% | THEODDCOUPLE | 12 | Classic TV sitcom inspired by a Neil Simon play about two divorced men sharing an apartment |
| 35% | KANE | 4 | Title character inspired by Hearst |
| 35% | SIMBA | 5 | Disney character inspired by Bambi |
| 34% | HULOT | 5 | Movie ''Monsieur'' played by Jacques Tati |
| 34% | URSULA | 6 | "The Little Mermaid" character inspired by Divine |
| 32% | MORK | 4 | Sitcom character who curses by shouting "Shazbot!" |
| 32% | PLAYTIME | 8 | 1967 comedy starring, directed and co-written by Jacques Tati |
| 32% | JOURDEFETE | 10 | 1949 film comedy starring, written and directed by Jacques Tati |
| 31% | JOURDEFETE | 10 | 1949 film comedy starring, co-written and directed by Jacques Tati |
| 31% | SAWYER | 6 | Tom __, Rush song inspired by a character |
| 31% | ELAINE | 6 | Sitcom character who dates Keith Hernandez (played by Keith Hernandez) |
| 31% | NAENAES | 7 | Does a dance inspired by a Martin character |
| 30% | MAD | 3 | ___ Hatter, DC supervillain inspired by a Lewis Carroll character |
| 30% | ALF | 3 | Title sitcom character voiced by Paul Fusco |
| 29% | IROBOT | 6 | 2004 sci-fi thriller inspired by a classic 1950 book |
| 29% | MARIANA | 7 | Tennyson poem inspired by a character from “Measure for Measure” |
| 29% | MGS | 3 | Classic British sports cars founded by Cecil Kimber |
| 29% | OTIS | 4 | Kanye West/Jay-Z single inspired by a classic soul singer |
| 29% | BEWITCHED | 9 | Classic sitcom commemorated by a statue in Salem, Massachusetts |
| 29% | LUIGI | 5 | Classic video game character portrayed by John Leguizamo (1993) |
| 28% | MONONCLE | 8 | 1958 comedy film starring, directed and written by Jacques Tati; 1959 Best Foreign Language Film Oscar winner |
| 28% | ARE | 3 | "___ You Being Served?" (classic British sitcom) |
| 28% | ELAINE | 6 | Sitcom character whose idea for a muffin-top shop is stolen by her former boss |
| 27% | DONQUIXOTE | 10 | Classic character whose exploits inspired the phrase in this puzzle's circles |
| 27% | COSMOKRAMER | 11 | Character played by Michael Richards in a sitcom about "nothing" (2 wds.) |
| 27% | MOUSETRAP | 9 | Classic board game inspired by Rube Goldberg machines |