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[[Large Ham|"DON'T YOU DARE CHANGE THE CHANNEL!"]]
== Shows Worth Their Own Pages ==
* [[Large Ham/Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]
* [[Large Ham/Star Trek|Star Trek]]
== More Must Ham TV
* George Takei of ''[[Star Trek]]'' fame never quite left the ham behind, as evidenced [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4s1iQODC5OI here]. And a recent [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hSnAxvRdmY ad for new TV technology] features Takei who is necessary in this ad for basically nothing ''but'' the ham and the [[Stealth Pun]] (see page for details).
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** Jimmy James, who was actually part of the regular cast.
** Bill McNeil is the bigger ham on the show. Nobody else in television has actual lines like "BEGONE!!!"
* Virtually '''all''' of the [[Stargate SG-1|Goa'uld System Lords]] were bonded to this trope at a subatomic level. Apophis, Anubis and Ba'al are probably the three standouts, though Chronos, Sokar and Yu are right up there. The ''real'' fun came from mixing character tropes: Anubis was a [[Large Ham]] and a [[Complete Monster]], while Ba'al was an [[Affably Evil]] [[Large Ham
* The [[
** Todd did have a few hammy moments, most notably in the episode ''Vegas'':
{{quote|"''I know your destiny''...JOOOOOOHN SHEPAAAAAARRD!!!"}}
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** The Master, a powerful vampire who seems to live off scenery, not blood.
{{quote|"Yes, shake, Earth! This is a sign! We are in the final days! My time is come! Glory! GLORY! [[Beat Panel|*pause*]] [[Mood Whiplash|What do you think? 5.1?]]"}}
** Then there is Angelus. He relished in making everything he
** Adam, the First, and Caleb also qualify. The First in particular is rather hammy. It's the [[Ultimate Evil|source of all evil]], and ''knows'' it.
** Olaf the Troll from the episode "Triangle". All his lines were written in ALLCAPS, and it came across onscreen. The actor is clearly having a blast.
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"'''''[[Back to The Future|GREAT SCOTT!]]'''''"<br />
"'''''[[That Guy With The Glasses|I WAS]] [[Suburban Commando|FROZEN TODAY!]]'''''" }}
** An episode of ''[[Amazing Stories (TV series)|Amazing Stories]]'' is about a pair of teenagers who decide to kill their English teacher, who is played by our dear Mr. Lloyd. If his over-the-top performance as Mr. Beanes ([[Mr. Bean|no relation]]) wasn't enough for you, the kids realize their mistake and try to resurrect him but accidentally tear the needed photo of him in half at the neck. [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|So yes,]] he spends half the episode carrying his head as he chases them around, all the while threatening them with school work and flinging [[Incredibly Lame Pun|family-friendly]] head-related puns as fast as he can. Which, this being Christopher Lloyd, means he's chewing the scenery like it was made of Laffy Taffy. The episode ends with a fantastically [[
* As befitting a town where pigs play a vital role in the local ecosystem, ''[[Deadwood]]'' is absolutely packed to the gills with Large Hams:
** Calamity Jane: "''Cocksuckers''!"
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* From ''[[F Troop]]'', Larry Storch as Corporal Agarn.
* Stuck-up producer Gustavo Rocque of ''[[Big Time Rush]]'' hams it up quite a bit.
* ''[[Gossip Girl]]'' episodes where Chuck Bass deals with the death of his father have Ed Westwick either chewing very large [[
* ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'': Barney Stinson. Everything he does is a big chunk of ham.
** Lily Aldrin too, though not as frequently.
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* Jeremy Brett's brilliant performance as ''[[Sherlock Holmes]]'' was rife with ham, his version of Holmes having [[No Indoor Voice]] and tendency towards rambling and manic-depressiveness, much like his original book counterpart.
* [[Alex Kingston]] as Mrs Bennett in ''[[Lost in Austen]]''. Kingston is more than capable of giving a [[ER|subtle]], nuanced performance (and has even done so on Show Of Ham ''[[Doctor Who]]'' most of the time) - but she chucked it all out the window and went to town as Mrs Bennett. Although to be fair, anyone who ''doesn't'' play Mrs Bennett as an over-the-top piece of smoked, delicious ham is doing it wrong.
** To be fair, she has her hammy moments on [[Doctor Who]] as well, such as her opening scene from "The Time of Angels":<ref>Although let it be noted that it is debatable whether it is ''Kingston'' who is being the Ham, or ''River''.</ref>
{{quote|'''River''': "You might want to find something to hang onto."}}
* [[Dee Bradley Baker]] as Olmec on ''[[Legends of the Hidden Temple]]''.
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