It guessed some pretty obscure ones of mine (non-sitcoms):

Ainsley Hayes from West Wing (2nd person to pick her)
Callaigh from CSI Miami
Polly from Fawlty Towers
Buster from Arrested Developement (7th person to pick)

It allows people to enter new characters that it does not know. Originall it was just sitcoms, but that was a long time ago. Now you can choose just about any television character...

... except the two you chose, it seems.

I tried to be nice with this one, and it got it pretty quickly:
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3rd to pick Allison from Medium
4th to pick Sara Sidle from CSI

It got Phlox from Enterprise. I guess it really isn't limiting itself to sitcoms anymore.

well one wrong answer could throw it off. Picking obscure characters can lead to some guesswork on some of the questions. I think I tried Phil from Cheers. The old guy in the background, so that would take some serious guesswork since his charater was never really developed.

Wow, this is pretty neat. So far, it's gotten:

*Max Klinger from M*A*S*H
*Charlie from Lost
*Greg the Bunny from Greg the Bunny (der).
*Hawkwoman from Justice League

Especially when the questions are yes/no and poorly formed. There are many questions that could be answered both ways based on what part of the series is being considered.

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Exactly. I picked Oswald from The Drew Carey Show. Throughout the entire run of the show he did various jobs, but at the bought and ran a bar. It asked if he worked in a bar, and I wasn't sure how to answer. But it narrowed it down eventually.

While there definitely are some questions that are tough to answer, there isn't just one path that you can take to get to a particular character. Chances are, if the character isn't too minor, you'll get there eventually no matter which answer you pick (as long as you don't pick a totally wrong answer).

I chose Christopher Titus from Titus. Stumped it, but I couldn't remember if his girlfriend worked ina hospital, so I may have cheated.

I then picked Fez from That 70s Show - took a long time, but it finally got it.

It got the Shah of Iran on only 14 questions.

If you just answer NO again and again, it gets pretty insulting.

I win again! You are player number 3 to have chosen Jamie from Malcom in the Middle. I knew you were Jamie from Malcom in the Middle from the start, but I strung you along for a while to make it seem more sporting. I hope that one day you will overcome the powerful sense of humiliation that you now feel. Until then, good luck.

I picked Marie Barone from Everybody Loves Raymond, and it guessed it after about 20 questions, although "Barone" was spelled wrong.

The reason that non-sitcom characters are included, and why the questions are so poorly formed is because this is a simple yes/no tree/database that is grown by the USERS themselves. If it gets to a point where it guesses your character INCORRECTLY (either through bad questions, bad answers, or simply a lack of data), it asks you for a yes/no question that could be answered by your character, and future people (who followed your EXACT path) will get one MORE question (your question) before the program offers a guess.

Because this is such a huge database tree, you could even answer one of the questions WRONG. If enough people did the same thing as you in the past, but eventually supplied a question leading back to your character, then this system would still get it right eventually.

My assumption is that even though it might say "You're person # 187 to choose (Judy Jetson, for example)", all that REALLY means is "You're person #187 to follow this exact path". You could probably answer the questions DIFFERENTLY as Judy Jetson, have the program figure you out still, and get the response "You're person # 88 to choose Judy Jetson" this time.

It wasn't easy, but I won this time. You are player number 21 to have chosen judy from family matters. judy from family matters was a tough one, but I've had a lot of practice. Thanks for giving me something to do. Please visit again soon.

Just tried again, and it didn't get Ralph Hinckley from Greatest American Hero. Don't know if that qualifies as a sit-com (probably not), but I figured I'd try it anyway.

It wasn't easy, but I won this time. You are player number 74 to have chosen wanda from the bernie mac show. wanda from the bernie mac show was a tough one, but I've had a lot of practice. Thanks for giving me something to do. Please visit again soon.

Can't believe they got this one:

It wasn't easy, but I won this time. You are player number 8 to have chosen lindsey from freaks and geeks. lindsey from freaks and geeks was a tough one, but I've had a lot of practice. Thanks for giving me something to do. Please visit again soon.

Sounds right to me. I remember showing the site to some friends and when they chose the same character as I did it gave them a different # at the end even though we were the same person and it guessed it right.

That quiz is too funny

"Well, I win this round. You are player number 18 to pick bj mckay from bj and the bear, and what a clever choice it was! You almost had me for a while, but you let your guard down. Don't worry, it happens to all of us sooner or later. Please play again, and next time I'll be ready for you, bj mckay from bj and the bear."

That actually raises a good idea. Go through and answer the questions as yourself and see who it thinks you are. See what sitcom character your life most resembles. Or...I wonder who on this board would get "I guess that you are Pol Pot."

Oh, alright.

I guess that you are Stephen Hyde from That '70s Show! Am I right?

Uh, how about no?