Favorite TV sidekick

DCWilson · Aug 2, 2012

But Mrs. Peel was the primary, and Steed was the sidekick! As I remember the series, anyway.

Looking further back, I have to go with either Pancho or Jingles. Leo Carillo and Andy Devine -- two great entertainers whose abilities and interests were far greater than their sidekick roles allowed them to show.

In print, definitely Clete Purcell.

Honorable mention to Gene Sheldon (Bernardo in the Disney Zorro series with Guy Williams) and Harry Morgan -- not just for Bill Gannon, but also Col. Potter; who knew that a superior officer could be a sidekick?

Yeah, old. Heck.

S. Hammer · Aug 2, 2012

smithnframe said:
How about the boy wonder Robin!

Nah, I'll go with Batgirl.

red14 · Aug 2, 2012

Mingo (Ed Ames), from Daniel Boone.

Swissman · Aug 2, 2012

....or what have you expected?

Swissman

JJEH · Aug 2, 2012

Lucky Luke...

Wyatt Burp · Aug 2, 2012

vytoland said:
i have two..................

al st john, aka......fuzzy q jones, sidekick to buster crabbe & lash larue

leo carrillo, aka.....pancho, sidekick to cisco kid

Al St. John was related to Fatty Arbuckle and costarred in many of his silent films. St. John was the funniest guy in silents I ever saw. And that's including Chaplin and Keaton. Oh. Fave. T.V. sidekick? Barney Fife for sure. Atemus Gordon was pretty good, too.

haggis · Aug 2, 2012

Mortimer Snerd?

Clarabell?

A10 · Aug 2, 2012

Superchicken had Fred
Dudly Doright had Daisy
George of Jungle had Ape

You get my drift.....

DeathGrip · Aug 2, 2012

A10 said:
Superchicken had Fred
Dudly Doright had Daisy
George of Jungle had Ape

You get my drift.....

Johnny Quest had Hadji and Bandit

Speed Racer had Trixie

Yogi had Boo Boo

Onomea · Aug 2, 2012

Bill Cosby as Alexander Scott, trainer to tennis pro Kelly Robinson, AKA Robert Culp.

(Had to look that up as the only name I could recall from that TV show, I Spy, was Bill Cosby.)

TAROMAN · Aug 2, 2012

Another Vote For Mrs. Peel

And, she sometimes carried a S&W revolver:

wbraswell · Aug 2, 2012

Mrs. Peel, Bill Cosby in I Spy, Illya, Chester, Spock, Bullwinkle, Boo Boo, and I would consider Granny, Uncle Jed's sidekick.

mc5aw · Aug 2, 2012

I go with Quick Draw's side kick ...

cowart · Aug 2, 2012

Bruce Dern played the character E. J. Stocker
Warren Oates' character was named Ves Painter

calmex · Aug 2, 2012

Well, my favorite sidekick IS a Vulcan, but it's sure not Spock. You might have to be stranded for an indefinite amount of time on a beachfront planet with your sidekick. You want Spock? Clothing can get pretty skimpy after the passage of time. I would not choose Spock.

No, not me. I want T'Pol. She would be the one in the foreground if you didn't watch Enterprise. Not the two sour Spock-type-looking Vulcans in the background.

Or...if you need your Vulcan sidekick to be in an Original Series uniform...she looks great either way.
T'Pol was not the coolest Vulcan, I suppose, but she was definitely the hottest.

mc5aw · Aug 2, 2012

I'll add Vicki Lawrence and Tim Conway to the list. They were brilliant #2s next to Carol Burnett and Harvey Korman.

DeathGrip · Aug 2, 2012

mc5aw said:
I'll add Vicki Lawrence and Tim Conway to the list. They were brilliant #2s next to Carol Burnett and Harvey Korman.

Tim Conway was also great as Ensign Parker in McHale's Navy.

That's one of my all time favorite shows.

jag312 · Aug 2, 2012

bloo said:
How about Rags the tiger. Remember him?

Ted

I sure do. And he would be with Crusader Rabbit.

mc5aw · Aug 2, 2012

Does Edith count as a sidekick to Archie?

DeadAye · Aug 2, 2012

Mr. Greenjeans
or maybe

Temperance

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