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Barney Rubble
Barney Rubble (Bernard Matthew Rubble) is the deuteragonist of The Flintstones (ABC, 1960-1966), Fred Flintstone's best friend, Betty's husband, Bamm-Bamm's adoptive father; modeled on Ed Norton, voiced by Mel Blanc, and also Cockney slang for trouble.
Bart Simpson
Bart Simpson (Bartholomew JoJo Simpson), Matt Groening's mischievous 10-year-old from The Simpsons, debuted April 19, 1987 in a Tracey Ullman short, is voiced by Nancy Cartwright, and sparked 1990s T-shirt bans and Bush criticism.
Baymax
Baymax is an inflatable healthcare companion robot from Disney's Big Hero 6 (2014), voiced by Scott Adsit, redesigned from Marvel's 1998 synthformer via Carnegie Mellon soft robotics research; also in Baymax! (2022) and Kingdom Hearts III.
Bea Pollard
Bea Pollard, played by Ronni Ancona, is a fictional EastEnders character introduced 7 January 2026 as Linda Carter's school acquaintance; her obsession with Honey Mitchell led to fraud, kidnapping, and arrest on 7 July 2026, ending her 59-episode stint.
Beam me up, Scotty
"Beam me up, Scotty" is a Star Trek catchphrase attributed to Captain Kirk that was never actually spoken in the original series; closest lines include "Scotty, beam us up" and "Beam us up, Scotty" (animated, 1973), with print use from 1975.
Bebop and Rocksteady
Bebop and Rocksteady are the mutant warthog and rhinoceros henchmen of Shredder in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, created for the 1987 cartoon via Playmates Toys, later reimagined in the 2012 series, IDW comics, and Out of the Shadows.
Beetlejuice (franchise)
Beetlejuice franchise: Tim Burton's 1988 dark-comedy film, its 1989–1991 animated series (94 episodes), the 2018 Broadway musical, and the 2024 sequel Beetlejuice Beetlejuice; Warner Bros.-owned afterlife comedy brand with 400+ licensees.
Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII (ビフォア クライシス ファイナルファンタジーVII)
Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII (ビフォア クライシス ファイナルファンタジーVII) is Square Enix's 2004 Japan-only mobile game, the first Compilation of Final Fantasy VII title, casting players as Turks six years before FFVII; later retold in Ever Crisis.
Bela Talbot
Bela Talbot (real name Abby) is a Supernatural season 3 thief and con artist played by Lauren Cohan, who sold supernatural objects after a crossroads demon deal and died by hellhound in 2008.
Belinda Chandra
Belinda Chandra (Bel) is a fictional nurse from Croydon and the Fifteenth Doctor's companion in Doctor Who's 2025 season, played by Varada Sethu, introduced in "The Robot Revolution" (12 April 2025) across eight episodes.
Ben Linus
Ben Linus is a fictional character on ABC's Lost, portrayed by Michael Emerson; introduced as Henry Gale, leader of the Others, main villain of Seasons 2-3 turned anti-hero, with a 2009 Emmy for Emerson and a DVD epilogue.
Benjamin Sisko
Benjamin Lafayette Sisko is the lead character of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999), played by Avery Brooks; he commands the station Deep Space 9, serves as the Bajoran Emissary of the Prophets, and is Trek's first Black captain to lead a televised series.
Berlin (Money Heist)
Berlin (Andrés de Fonollosa) is the Money Heist character played by Pedro Alonso, mastermind of the Royal Mint heist who dies in part 2; subject of the Netflix prequel Berlín (2023) and Berlin and the Lady with an Ermine (2026).
Bert and Ernie
Bert and Ernie, Sesame Street Muppet roommates, first appeared in the 1969 test pilot teaching the number two. Originally performed by Jim Henson (Ernie) and Frank Oz (Bert); now Eric Jacobson and Steve Whitmire.
Beth Greene
Beth Greene is a fictional character on AMC's The Walking Dead, portrayed by Emily Kinney, the youngest daughter of Hershel Greene who dies in the fifth season.
Beth Harmon
Beth Harmon is the fictional chess prodigy created by Walter Tevis for the 1983 novel The Queen's Gambit, played by Anya Taylor-Joy in the 2020 Netflix series; an orphaned Kentucky girl who conquers competitive chess while battling tranquilizer and alcohol addiction.
Betty Draper
Betty Draper (Betty Francis, née Elizabeth Hofstadt) is January Jones's fictional housewife character in AMC's Mad Men (2007–2015), Don Draper's wife, later Henry Francis's, embodying Friedan's Feminine Mystique and dying of cancer in the final season.
Big Bird
Big Bird is the 8-foot-2-inch yellow canary Muppet of Sesame Street, designed by Jim Henson, performed by Caroll Spinney 1969–2018 and Matt Vogel since, written as a 6½-year-old child.
Bill Potts (Doctor Who)
Bill Potts is a Doctor Who companion played by Pearl Mackie, the Twelfth Doctor's Series 10 (2017) companion and the show's first openly gay one, introduced in "The Pilot" and leaving in "Twice Upon a Time" after Cyber-conversion and rescue by Heather.
Billy Cranston
Billy Cranston is the original Blue Ranger of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993), played by David Yost, named per Bryan Cranston; last original Ranger in Zeo, later Cranston Tech founder in Once & Always and Cosmic Fury.
Bix Caleen
Bix Caleen is a fictional mechanic and salvage-yard owner on Ferrix in the Star Wars series Andor, played by Adria Arjona; Cassian Andor's on-and-off partner, tortured by the ISB in Season 1, recovering from PTSD in Season 2, and last seen with their baby on Mina-Rau.
Black Mesa Research Facility
The Black Mesa Research Facility, colloquially Black Mesa, is the fictional New Mexico desert complex where a disastrous resonance cascade triggers the Black Mesa Incident in Valve's 1998 game Half-Life.
Black Vulcan
Black Vulcan: Hanna-Barbera-created electric superhero of the Super Friends (1977 onward), voiced by Buster Jones, built as a royalty-avoiding substitute for DC's Black Lightning.
Blade Runner (franchise)
Blade Runner (franchise): science fiction media franchise from Ridley Scott's 1982 film, adapted from Philip K. Dick's 1968 novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, spanning Blade Runner 2049, Black Lotus, Titan Comics, the 1997 Westwood game, and the Prime Video series Blade Runner 2099.
Blair Waldorf
Blair Waldorf (Blair Cornelia Waldorf) is the scheming Upper East Side heroine Cecily von Ziegesar created for the 2002 Gossip Girl novels, played by Leighton Meester in the 2007–2012 TV series; a 2027 sequel novel was announced.
Blink (character)
Blink (Clarice Ferguson) is a Marvel Comics mutant teleporter created in 1994's Phalanx Covenant; her Age of Apocalypse counterpart led the Exiles and appeared in Days of Future Past and The Gifted.
Bliss (The Powerpuff Girls)
Bliss, full name Blisstina Francesca Francia Mariam Alicia Utonium, is the fourth Powerpuff Girl and older sister added to the 2016 reboot in the 2017 "Power of Four" special, created with Chemical W, voiced regionally by Olivia Olson, Toya Delazy, and others.
Bo Brady and Hope Williams
Bo Brady and Hope Williams (Hope Williams Brady) are the supercouple of Days of Our Lives, played by Peter Reckell and Kristian Alfonso since 1983, marked by the 1985 England wedding, baby switches, deaths, resurrections, and a 2025 reunion.
Bobby Hill (King of the Hill)
Bobby Hill, full name Robert Jeffrey Hill, is the son of Hank and Peggy Hill in the animated sitcom King of the Hill, voiced by Pamela Adlon.
Bobby Singer
Bobby Singer (Robert Steven Singer) is a fictional hunter and surrogate father to Sam and Dean Winchester on Supernatural, played by Jim Beaver in all 15 seasons; named after producer Robert Singer, killed in Season 7, repeatedly revived as ghost and Heaven resident.