Five Greatest Fictional TV Bowlers

5. Fred Flinstone:

Team Name: The Water Buffalo Lodge.
Nickname: "Twinkle Toes"
Career Highlight: Defeating house champion Blowhard Sandstone with help from Barney, who had turned invisible.

4. Archie Bunker

Team Name: The Cannonballers
Career Highlight: Archie waited six years for his chance to try out for the team because they had kickass yellow shirts with a big picture of a cannon shooting down pins on the back. But since the team was in trouble for discriminating, Archie loses out to a black guy.
Memorable Quote: Head Cannonballer Moose Hansen tells him, "You have to admit, Archie. He really looks good in yellow."

3. Ralph Kramden

Team Name: The Hurricanes (of the Raccoon Lodge)
Career Highlight: In the very first Honeymooners episode ever, he gets his thumb stuck in his ball, and by the time he gets it out, he thinks it's too swollen to bowl with. Until Alice points out he bowls with his other hand. And somehow, the sitcom is born.
Memorable Quote: Ralph: Why should I give up bowling? It's my only relaxation. Besides, the exercise is good for me to keep my weight down."
Alice: "You don't need anything to keep your weight down. You need something to hold it up."

2. Homer Simpson

Team Name: Pin Pals
Career Highlight: Homer lets Mr. Burns buy his way onto the team during an ether hallucination, but he sucks. Still, they manage to beat the DMV Regulation Kings (Patty & Selma) and the Springfield Police Framers (Wiggum, Lou, Eddie and Snake) to make it to the finals against the Holy Rollers (the Lovejoys and the Flanders). With Burns bowling in the final frame, Otto knocks over a claw machine and knocks down two pins for the victory. But Burns keeps the trophy for himself.
Memorable Quote: "I guess some people never change. Or, they quickly change and then quickly change back."

1. Al Bundy

Team Name: Gary's Angels
Career Highlight: After being tied up by burglars at the shoe store, Al files a disability claim saying he's afraid of shoes. When the insurance company sends a private eye to follow him, he gives up the money by lacing up the bowling shoes to bowl for the championship.
Memorable Quote: "In ten days we bowl for the championship which means we start intense training Twinkies, Ding Dongs and Beer are in, protect your bowling arm at all times Sex before the match is out ... Unless of course you can keep it secret from the wives."