The parent company got innovative yesterday, debuting a promotional campaign starring baseball legend and fictional d**khead Kenny Powers to push their new TubesK shoe, the titular feature being some amalgamation of moon boots and gummy worms that serves the same general function as Shape Ups without being hideous or overpriced.

HBO has been bringing quality shows to premium cable subscribers for years. Each year, they sweep the Emmys with their highly original programming and gain legions of loyal followers in the process. The good folks at the cable giant do this by continually introducing a cast of memorable characters across their plain of weekly shows. Ladies and germs, we present to you the a recap of the 5ive most interesting and entertaining HBO characters of 2009.