#3: George is Belovedly Bumbling

In Why Is George So Funny? Morris refers to George Costanza as "as ingenious, inventive, opportunistic, neurotic, bumbling, confused employee." He does whatever he can to stay afloat in a sea of corporate sharks without really knowing much about business. He lied and cheated his way into his job by composing an almost entirely false resume. In "The Fatigues" he does anything possible to avoid reading a book on risk management. Arguably it was a large book but he could not bring himself to even scan the pages. You would think that knowing as little as he did about his job he would do anything possible to seem knowledgeable. Most people would, but not George. Another popular character similar to George is Chandler Bing from Friends. He also had a job that he knew little to nothing about. In one episode he even gets a job for his actor friend Joey and tells him that all he has to do to make it is act like he knows what he is talking about. Chandler constantly complains about how much he hates his job and how boring and pointless it is. Finally, he gives up and quits to go on a search for a job he really cares about. Both George and Chandler shared equally negative characteristics but somehow kept their audiences tuning in every week and loving them more and more.