I've Seen Pickles
Character: Debbie Wolowitz (Howard's mother)
Show: The Big Bang Theory
Portrayed by: Carol Ann Susi
Episodes where she appears:
The Engagement Reaction (family pictures on the wall)
The Thanksgiving Decoupling (seen very briefly as she walks into the kitchen)
Trivia: They posted a picture on Leonard & Sheldon's refrigerator after the actress passed away. Frequently heard yelling at Howard, apparently this is the only way they communicate; both Melissa Rauch and Simon Helberg do excellent impressions
Character: Morn
Show: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Portrayed by: Mark Allen Shepard
Episodes where he's heard:
The Nagus (laughter only)
Trivia: Although we never hear him speak, the other characters say he's very talkative and has a great sense of humor; his character is meant to mirror Norm from Cheers including his name which is an anagram of Norm
Character: Teller (part of Penn & Teller)
Details: When he performs with Penn Jillette he's almost never heard. He does grunt once and say sh*t once, but no other vocalizations are ever heard. It's speculated that Penn and Teller have an agreement that he never speaks when they perform together
Where can you hear him:
The Bow Tie Asymmetry (The Big Bang Theory)
The Conjugal Configuration (The Big Bang Theory)
The Consumation Deviation (The Big Bang Theory)
Trivia: Changed his name legally to just Teller early in his career; in the Big Bang episodes his character is totally amazed at Howard's tricks
Character: Maris Crane (Niles' first wife)
Show: Frasier
Portrayed by: (never cast)
Episodes where she appears:
Voyage of the Damned (shadow only)
Rooms With a View (face obscured)
Trivia: Allergic to many foods; believe her allergy to chocolate gives her the right to park in handicapped spaces
Character: Vera Peterson (Norm's wife)
Show: Cheers
Portrayed by: Bernadette Birkett
Episodes where she appears:
Thanksgiving Orphans (face obscured)
Fairytales Can Come True (shown, in a different role)
Trivia: Bernadette Birkett is George Wendt's wife
Character: Morty Fine (Fran's Father)
Show: The Nanny
Portrayed by: Steve Lawrence
Episodes where he appears:
Ma'ternal Affairs
The Finale, Part I
Trivia: Actor sang "Time after Time" (by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne) in The Finale, Part I
Have you ever noticed that a lot of shows have characters that are mentioned frequently but never, or almost never, seen? A classic example is Pickles Sorrell, Buddy's wife on The Dick Van Dyke Show. Other cases the characters are seen frequently, but never heard. On this page I expose some of these characters.
Character: Pickles Sorrell (Buddy's wife)
Show: The Dick Van Dyke Show
Full Name: Fiona Conway Sorrell
Portrayed by: Barbara Perry (shown)/ Joan Shawlee
Episodes where she appears:
Sally is a Girl
The Sam Pomerantz Scandels
My Husband is a Check Grabber
Trivia: Where she grew up everyone named Fiona went by Pickles. (She was the only one named Fiona.)