This is a list of fictional post office employees with a significant role in notable works of fiction.
- Il Postino - Italian postman in the movie of the same name[1]
- Carl Schliff - a letter carrier in Dead Rising 2 who was more concerned with completing his route then getting bit by a zombie
- Choo-Choo Curtis (sometimes "Chug-Chug Curtis") - Pogo comic
- Gordon Krantz - the eponymous protagonist of The Postman[1]
- Gordon Smith - See Spot Run
- International Express Man - Good Omens; played by Simon Merrells in the show
- Jack Danger (pronounced Donger) - an obnoxious postal inspection worker in season 2 of Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
- Jamie - the postman in Steven Universe.
- Mary Minor 'Harry' Harristeen - postmistress of Crozet in a series of mystery novels by Rita Mae Brown
- Mr. Wilson - retired mail carrier from the American comic strip Dennis the Menace[1]
- Norris Cole - postmaster at The Kabin newsagents and post office, Coronation Street
- Parcel Mistress - also known as PM from Homestuck
- Pat Clifton - Postman Pat in the eponymous children's television series (postman)
- Pete - the mail carrier in Animal Crossing.
- Ray the mailman- recurring character on 227
- Rita Sullivan - postmistress at the Kabin newsagents and post office, Coronation Street
- Sam Porter Bridges - the player-character in Death Stranding, portrayed by Norman Reedus.
- Snail - A Year with Frog and Toad
- Special Delivery Kluger - Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (1970)
- Stan - the postman in Wizadora
- Stanley Stupid - The Stupids
- The Courier - the player-character in Fallout: New Vegas.
- Vince Parker - a postman played by Peter Brookes and featured in the television soap opera Crossroads
- Viv Hope - postmistress at the village post office in Emmerdale
- Clive James - writer and broadcaster; had a walk-on part in Neighbours as Ramsay Street's postman
- Jamie Hope - Emmerdale
- Herman Post - Jon Arbuckle's mailman, whom Garfield constantly torments in the Garfield comic strip[1]
- Masood Ahmed - EastEnders
- Mr. Zip - a cartoon character used by the United States Postal Service
- Shabnam Masood - EastEnders
- Zainab Masood - EastEnders
- Evil Mailman - Olive, the Other Reindeer
- George the tortoise - Playhouse Disney's The Koala Brothers
- Lag Seeing - delivery boy from the manga and anime Tegami Bachi
- Manic Mailman - cartoon mailman on Itchy & Scratchy, Bart Simpson's favorite show on The Simpsons[1]
- Miss Maccalariat - Going Postal
- Mr. Beasley - Blondie
- Myron Larabee - Jingle All the Way[2]
- Pechkin - Three from Prostokvashino
- Reba - the mail woman in Pee-wee's Playhouse[3]
- Sam Drucker - Petticoat Junction and Green Acres; runs a post office in his general store
- Agent K - played by Tommy Lee Jones in Men in Black II;[1] within the MiB universe, most postal workers are aliens
- Stanley Howler - Going Postal
- Cliff Clavin - Cheers[3]
- Denise Fox - EastEnders
- Anghammarad - Going Postal
- Tolliver Groat - Going Postal
- Henry Chinaski - Charles Bukowski's alter ego in the book Post Office
- Moist von Lipwig - Going Postal (postmaster)
- Mr. McFeely - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood[3]
- Mrs. Goggins - Postman Pat (postmistress)
- Newman - Seinfeld[3]
- Willie Lumpkin - mailman of the Fantastic Four in Marvel Comics[1]
- Jheng Jhi-tao - Story Palace
- UPS Guy - Legally Blonde[3]
- Harvey - Hey Arnold! (voiced by Lou Rawls)[2]
- Jesper - Klaus (voiced by Jason Schwartzman)[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g Peitzman, Louis (2013-02-06). "The 11 Most Memorable Fictional Mail Carriers". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ a b c "Memorable mail carriers in pop culture, including Cliff on 'Cheers,' 'Blues Clues' Mailbox". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ a b c d e Fremont, Maggie (2019-02-04). "Pop Culture Mail Carriers Who Really...Deliver". Quirk Books. Retrieved 2024-11-20.