16 TV Characters We Never Actually Saw

13. Bob Sacamano from Seinfeld

George Steinbrenner was not the only character we never saw on Seinfeld. Bob Sacamano was another character who was based on a real life person yet never makes an appearance on screen, although Kramer talked about him often. Apparently the real life Bob was not pleased to be referenced in an episode where the character had a hernia operation go wrong that him with a high-pitched voice. It caused a falling out between Bob and writer Larry Charles.

14. Heather Sinclair from Degrassi

Heather Sinclair was the queen bee of Degrassi school and constantly gossiped about. Co-executive producer and writer Matt Huether explained a good reason why. “It felt very high school to me to see someone’s reputation created through bits and pieces of gossip, without ever meeting the legend herself. If we’d seen her, it’s hard to believe she could have lived up to that reputation.” They ultimately did consider “anyone who was blond and famous from 2007 through 2011” to make a cameo as the character but ultimately decided to keep her identity a mystery.

15. Lars Lindstrom from The Mary Tyler Moore Show

In The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Mary Richards had a landlady named Phyllis (played by Cloris Leachman) who had a husband named Lars. Lars was a dermotologist and he had a big impact on the plot of the show…such as when he got caught cheating with the character Sue Ann Nivens (played by Betty White).