The 11 Most Memorable Fictional Mail Carriers

The U.S. Postal Service is suspending Saturday mail delivery: here are 11 tireless workers who are losing a day of work.

11. Manic Mailman ("The Simpsons")

FOX

Little is known about the Itchy & Scratchy character Manic Mailman, aside from the fact that he's a rip-off of the USPS's Mr. Zip. Still holding out hope for a spin-off!

10. Agent K ("Men in Black II")

Columbia Pictures

Even retired Men in Black agents need day jobs. For Agent K, that meant donning a postal worker outfit and delivering letters. Thankfully, he's back to protecting Earth from intergalactic invaders.

9. Mr. Wilson ("Dennis the Menace")

Don't worry too much about Mr. Wilson — he's already retired. At this point, all he really has to worry about is Dennis sending him to an early grave. Kids, amirite?

8. The Postman ("The Postman")

Warner Bros.

The titular Postman isn't really out of work, since he lives in a post-apocalyptic wasteland already. Fun fact: The Postman takes place in 2013. Was this 1997 movie predicting the end of Saturday service?

7. Herman Post ("Garfield")

Poor Herman Post: fated into his profession by a surname he didn't choose, and then forced to contend with Garfield, the absolute worst cat any mail carrier has ever encountered.

6. Reba the Mail Lady ("Pee-wee's Playhouse")

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Finally, a female mail carrier. (There's a reason we don't just call them postmen, OK?) Reba delivered mail to perpetual manchild Pee-wee, then became a lieutenant with the NYPD. Chung-chung.

5. Mario Ruoppolo ("Il Postino")

Miramax Films

Mario won't miss Saturday service: he's Italian, his only customer is Pablo Neruda, and he lives in the '50s. Nevertheless, he's a noble mail carrier and belongs on this list — and in our hearts.

4. Willie Lumpkin ("The Fantastic Four")

Marvel

Willie Lumpkin began life as a simple comic strip mailman, but he was thrust into the world of comic book adventure when he began bringing letters to the Fantastic Four. Those guys get a ton of fan mail.

3. Carol ("Paris, je t'aime")

Arguably the saddest mail carrier on this list: Carol's vignette in Paris, je t'aime is the film's high point. Watch it online and prepare to have your heart broken.

2. Newman ("Seinfeld")

NBC

What a poor reflection on the mail carrier profession. Despite taking pride in his work, Newman is terrible at his job, even withholding mail for his own nefarious schemes. Shame.

1. Cliff Clavin ("Cheers")

CBS

Cliff isn't just a postal worker: he's also a Jeopardy! contestant and a Cheers regular. Do all mail carriers spend this much time in bars? Ah, well — when it comes to fictional mailmen, he's everyone's favorite example.