The 2024 Emmys presenters have been typecasted as their most iconic television roles — a double-edged sword in the acting world. Mekhi Phifer, Mindy Kaling, and Zach Braff stood in a fake hospital set to present Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series, with the latter reminiscing on his struggling-actor meal of 7-Eleven hot dogs in a room full of rich people. Other archetypes gracing the stage tonight included TV dads, moms, lawyers, cops, and villains— yes, they had villains twice! Instead, they could’ve easily opened their mind to the more niche roles cast on television. Vulture staffers got to work and compiled a list of all the archetypes the Emmys missed this year. We salute you.
-Gay assistants (Elliot Park from Young and Hungry, Ronaldo from Modern Family, Darcy Leeds from I Love That tor You)
-Bartenders (Nick from New Girl, Sam from Cheers)
-Sassy little sisters (Selena Gomez from Wizards of Waverly Place, Kady from My Wife and Kids)
-Loser boyfriends (Chris Pratt from Parks and Rec, Ross Geller from Friends, Tariq from Abbott Elementary)
-Drug dealers (Walter White from Breaking Bad, The Guy from High Maintenance, Nancy Botwin from Weeds, Stringer Bell from The Wire)
-Aliens (Alf from Alf, Spock from Star Trek, Colin Farrell from Sugar)
-Siblings who got written out (Morgan from Boy Meets World, Chuck Cunningham from Happy Days)
-Sexy Presidents (Fitzgerald Grant III from Scandal, David Palmer from 24, Mackenzie Allen from Commander in Chief, Selina Meyer from Veep, President Laura Roslin from Battlestar)
-Obnoxious-child characters ( The Kid from Smash, Sheldon from Young Sheldon)
-Neighbors who walk into your home unasked (Kimmy from Full House, Kramer from Seinfeld, Steve Urkel from Family Matters)
-Robots (Data from Star Trek, any of the robots from Westworld)
-Characters with Instagram (Merritt Monaco from The Perfect Couple, Emily from Emily in Paris, Marco Mejia from Glamorous)
-Horses (a horse from Yellowstone, a horse from House of the Dragon, a horse from The Gilded Age)
-Crash survivors (Cast of Yellowjackets, Lost, Manifest, Scavengers Reign, The Wilds, Gilligan’s Island, Flight 29 Down)
-Teachers, a.k.a. the real heroes (Mr. Feeny from Boy Meets World, Janine Teagues from Abbott Elementary, Walter White from Breaking Bad)
-Vampires (Cast of Interview With the Vampire, What We Do in the Shadows, Vampire Academy)
-Nileses (The Nanny, Frasier)
-Divas (Miss Piggy from The Muppets, Jenna Maroney from 30 Rock)
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