Thinking Styles of Characters from
Television Comedies
(According to Allan Stewart)
In an effort to help people understand the twelve LSI styles a little better, we have
compiled the following list of comedic characters from Television. Of course, the writers
have exaggerated the flaws of these characters for entertainment value, and as a result,
the developed personalities of the characters make the characters even funnier. For this
reason, caution should be observed in sharing these observations with your client. The
vice-president of a major corporation who is a perfectionist may not appreciate being
compared to the hilarious characters, Major Burns and Monica Gellar.
Please use this list for the purpose that it was intended – to help you understand the styles
a little better, in an amusing way. It is not meant as a definitive study, nor is it meant to
make any feel bad about their particular thinking style.
Pos
Style
Name
1 Humanistic Encouraging Father Mulcahy
2 Affiliative
Ned Flanders
Doug Heffernon
3 Approval Seeking
Marge Simpson
Major Burns
4 Conventional
Principal Skinner
Major Burns
5 Dependent
Waylon Smithers
“Hot Lips” Hoolihan
6 Avoidance
Homer Simpson
Chandler Bing
7 Oppositional
Bart Simpson
Frank (the Dad)
Romano
8 Power
Montgomery Burns
Colonel Flagg
Carrie Heffernon
9 Competitive
Monica Gellar
Ray Romano
10 Perfectionistic
Major Winchester
Monica Gellar
11 Achievement
Klinger
12 Self-Actualization
Lisa Simpson
Hawkeye Pierce
Phoebe Boufé
Show / Title
Mash
Simpsons
King of Queens
Simpsons
Mash
Simpsons
Mash
Simpsons
Mash
Simpsons
Friends
Simpsons
Everybody Loves
Raymond (ELR)
Simpsons
Mash
King of Queens
Friends
E.L.R.
Mash
Friends
Mash
Simpsons
Mash
Friends