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Noticed in the First Movie Thread that I was the only B Western Guy.
I loved the B Oaters and one reason was the Sidekick.
The Oaters always had the main Hero, Gene, Roy, Hopalong, Lash La Rue, Johnny Mack Brown, etc.
But all those guys always had a Sidekick.
The Sidekick’s job was to add an element of comedy to the serious job of righting wrongs.
When push come to shove-
The Sidekick always backed up the the Hero, he was reliable as your Mother.
So who was your favorite Sidekick?
Mine was Al Fuzzy St John.
Here he is giving Tex Ritter a singing lesson.
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....except for Tonto, although he was not a COMIC sidekick.
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Fred Harmon was a Cowboy Artist from Pagosa Springs, CO.
He drew the Red Ryder Comic Strip.
Red’s Sidekick was Little Beaver, a Jacarilla Apache from nearby Dulce, NM.
Robert Blake and other child actors portrayed Little Beaver.
Little Beaver spoke broken English.
You need to know that the Jacarillas’ Still celebrate Little Beaver.
The annual rodeo event is named for him.
60th Annual Little Beaver rodeo – Navajo Times
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That hat was so re-inforced and heavy, Odd Job could have used it for a weapon.. 10 gallon frisbee, who'd a thunk it.
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And a little more recent...Cledus.
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Tonto and the Lone Ranger.
Or, Zorro's mute manservant. Can't recall his name. Bernardo? He was in the Disney series, with Guy Williams as Zorro. The comedy figure was the dimwitted Sgt. Garcia.
I don't like dufus sidekicks.
What about Cdr. Spock as Capt. Kirk's sidekick? Or the doctor?Leonard McCoy. Hmmm...was T'Pol a sidekick of the captain on, Star Trek Enterprise? She was his executive officer. But loved an engineer. I wanted her to be with the Captain, now on NCIS New Orleans.
If you saw, Sea Patrol, the exec was certainly the sort of sidekick to the captain, although the couple kept their romance a secret. I liked Kate, although she was sometimes a bit too emotional, as was Nikki, the navigator. But I liked Nikki, too.I'm just not sure she was cut out to be a naval officer. Her affair with the enlisted man was taboo, although a big draw for viewers. My favorite female crew member was Bomber, but she wasn't anyone's sidekick. She was the reserve medic, who worked mainly in the galley. Isn't that what sailors call the kitchen?
I really detested Two Dads on that show. He wasn't really comedic; just a train wreck. The Royal Australian Navy was lucky when he deserted.
Oh! What about Frank Smith and Sgt. Joe Friday on, Dragnet?
Many of these aren't in Westerns, but I think the concept fits. And my favorite Westerns usually didn't have sidekicks. Think Paladin or Chris Colt or Cheyenne. Texas Ranger Hobie Gilman on, Trackdown. Josh McQueen and his silly cut - down Winchester on Wanted: Dead or Alive...I liked the newspaper editor with the marshal on, Tombstone Territory. But was he really a sidekick or just a good friend?
Was Penny Sky King's sidekick as well as his niece? I liked them.
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Jake in Support Your Local Sheriff
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How would James Garner have survived... but he's wearing a cross draw holster, you broke the wrong finger.
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But my vote goes to Gabby Hayes, the quintessential sidekick who never seemed to mind getting kicked in the side.
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If you want to stray outside of westerns, my favorite "sidekick" is "The Robot" from Lost in Space. He was everything a good sidekick should be.
And Kent McCord's "Reed" to Martin Milner's "Malloy." Would you call him a "sidekick?" He was sort of the comic to Milner's straight man.
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My favorite was Walter Brennan too. He wasn't always a B movie actor.
I think he won the academy award for his role as judge Bean in THE
WESTERNER. It also starred Gary Cooper. One of my favorite old
westerns. It's a hoot. If you haven't seen it, you should.
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I think his name was Wooster?
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I'm a Hoppy aficionado, probably could tell you more than you'd ever care to hear about my favorite hero. He made 66 movies and I've sen 'em all, at least once...maybe twice...maybe....
So Windy's my fav (he was never known as Gabby till he left Hoppy's side and started backing up that other guy, a Roy Something-or-other).
Then California Carlson wasn't too bad (Andy Clyde) as a comedic sidekick with Hoppy.
Roy Rogers, who took on Windy, now known as Gabby, is a favorite, too. I'm real fond of a lot of the Roy/Trigger/Dale and Buttercup stories, too.
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Eddie "Nugget Clark" Waller......was sidekick to Rocky Lane and Tim Holt
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Anyone else notice how the cowgirl ladies back in the old days always seemed to have smiles on their faces, whereas the new cowgirls always look like someone just expelled gas under their noses? I like the old way better.
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