Where Steve Carell's Michael Scott was a buffoon, Gervais's David Brent, the form of boss who could turn any workplace interaction into a lesson in humiliation, was a terror. By now, Grey's Anatomy has survived as a result of many incarnations and any selection of certainly crazy plotlines, but when all else fails, you know you can flip to Meredith for a feeling of regularity. Meredith Grey belongs on this record partly thanks to mere longevity.