| 100% | FONZ | 4 | TV character who jumped the shark, with "the" |
| 86% | FONZ | 4 | TV character who literally jumped the shark, with “the” |
| 83% | FONZ | 4 | With "the," TV character who first jumped the shark--literally |
| 69% | THEFONZ | 7 | TV character who famously "jumped the shark" |
| 67% | FONZ | 4 | 1970s-'80s TV character to whom the phrase "jumped the shark" originally referred |
| 55% | HOMERSIMPSON | 12 | TV character who says "It's 1 a.m. Better go home and spend some quality time with the kids" |
| 53% | ELMO | 4 | TV character who refers to himself in the third person |
| 52% | FAUST | 5 | Goethe character who makes a pact with the devil |
| 51% | FAUST | 5 | Classic literary character who makes a deal with the devil |
| 51% | KRUSTY | 6 | With 21-Across, "The Simpsons" character who is a children's TV host |
| 51% | ELMO | 4 | Kids' TV character who refers to himself in the third person |
| 51% | FELIX | 5 | With 7-Across, TV character who was famously fastidious |
| 50% | ELMO | 4 | Children's TV character who refers to himself in the third person |
| 50% | ALIG | 4 | TV character with the catchphrase "Booyakasha!" |
| 50% | MRED | 4 | TV character who said "Time to hit the hay ... oh, I forgot, I ate it!" |
| 49% | MOE | 3 | TV character with the last name Szyslak |
| 49% | SNL | 3 | TV show with the character Debbie Downer |
| 49% | ELMO | 4 | Children's TV character who's the only non-human to testify before Congress |
| 49% | MEREDITHGREY | 12 | Ellen Pompeo's "colorful" TV character who married the doctor nicknamed "McDreamy" (2 wds.) |
| 48% | BRASI | 5 | The Godfather character who sleeps with the fishes |
| 48% | TONTO | 5 | TV character who said "Him a beauty. Like mountain with snow - silver-white" |
| 48% | AGATHA | 6 | With 46-Across, Pam Ferris character who was the tough headmistress in "Matilda" |
| 48% | URKEL | 5 | TV character with the catchphrase "Did I do that?" |
| 47% | ALF | 3 | Sitcom character who lived with the Tanners |
| 47% | BILLNYE | 7 | TV "Science Guy" who appeared on "Dancing With the Stars" in 2013: 2 wds. |
| 46% | MRBEAN | 6 | British TV character who once drove his car from a chair on the roof |
| 46% | ALICE | 5 | Character who has tea with the Mad Hatter and the Cheshire Cat |
| 46% | DORA | 4 | ___ the Explorer, Nickelodeon character who is celebrated with a National Day |
| 45% | DOROTHY | 7 | Character who sings with the Scarecrow in "If I Only Had a Brain" |
| 45% | GUNSMOKE | 8 | Old TV western with the characters Matt Dillon and Miss Kitty |