Caddyshack's characters: Five top heroes, villains, bit players

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Judge Smails (Ted Knight) and Ty Webb (Chevy Chase) on friendly terms? Who would've thought that?

Jul. 26, 2010
By PGATOUR.COM staff

Caddyshack's top five heroes

	1. CARL SPACKLER Dumb, unpredictable, a bit sleazy -- and usually spaced out from his own concoction of Kentucky Bluegrass, Featherbed Bent, and Northern California Sensemilia -- the assistant greenskeeper still had higher aspirations and a good heart. We're just glad he never actually killed any gophers (that we know of).
	2. TY WEBB His wealth (he owned a few lumber yards, not that he ever visited them) allowed him to spend his days playing golf (not that he ever kept score). His zen approach kept him grounded. Mysterious and quirky, he was the man's man at Bushwood.
	3. AL CZERVIK Real estate tycoon who did whatever he pleased, said whatever was on his mind and didn't worry about offending anybody. And he had the coolest golf bag on the planet. Alas, he could use a few more sailing lessons.
	4. LACEY UNDERALL If you were a teenage kid who had to sneak into the theater to see the movie (it was rated R when it was released), you probably had a crush on Lacey. Oh, and she's an excellent springboard diver (luckily she didn't slip from all that oil she was soaked in).
	5. DANNY NOONAN Among Bushwood's caddies, he was the standout. Terrific golfer, smart for his age and willing to step up in the whole Maggie-may-be-pregnant situation. Points deducted for kissing up to Judge Smails, but he eventually regained his moral compass.

Caddyshack's top five villains

	1. JUDGE SMAILS We could forgive him for being uptight. We might even forgive him -- maybe -- for being a rage-aholic. But cheating in golf? Not paying off his lost bets? Unforgiveable.
	2. SPAULDING SMAILS Spoiled rotten. Picks his nose. Can't make up mind when ordering food. Steals drinks that contain cigarette butts ... then throws up in Porsches. Hey, Spaulding, hope you've enjoyed living alone the last 30 years.
	3. TONY D'ANNUNZIO Belongs more in the Bronx than Bushwood. Always looking to pick a fight. Cigarette usually dangling from his lips. And hopefully that was the last Speedo ever seen at the Bushwood pool.
	4. DR. BEEPER Bushwood's, ahem, club champion, he spends way too much time at the course ... and not enough time attending to, oh, medical emergencies. And was that a pith helmet he was wearing? No wonder Ty calls him Dr. Frankenputz.
	5. LOU LOOMIS Was he too tough on the caddies? Judging by their childish behavior -- and inability to keep the caddyshack grounds clean -- maybe he needed to offer a stern hand. But no fair raising the price of Cokes just because he's losing at the track.

Caddyshack's top five bit characters

	1. SMOKE PORTERHOUSE If you get on his bad side, you don't want him shining your shoes. Right, Judge Smails?
	2. THE BISHOP A man of the cloth whose faith was shattered when the heavy stuff -- including a bolt of lightning -- finally came down. Too bad about that course record.
	3. SANDY McFIDDISH The prototypical Scottish greenskeeper (The Simpsons' Groundskeeper Willie has nothing on this guy). And yeah, we also thought he said to kill the "golfers."
	4. MR. WANG Any friend of Al's is a friend of ours, even if we have to question his "Jewish" heritage.
	5. MAGGIE O'HOOLIGAN Actually, not really sure that this Irish lass fits in any of our categories. Not really a hero. Certainly no villain. And given her amount of screen time, she's hardly a bit player. If nothing else, she was Mary Ann to Lacey Underall's Ginger.