# Best sidekick? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 30, 2002, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sidekick/126316 "2002-08-30T16:01:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![decafe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7993a0/32.png) [@decafe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/decafe)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2002, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sidekick/126316/41 "2002-09-08T06:56:34Z")
PAL-18 or Boo (The Minature Gigantic Space Hamster) ---
**Author:** ![New\_Improved\_Scott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f17d59/32.png) [@New\_Improved\_Scott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/New_Improved_Scott)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2002, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sidekick/126316/42 "2002-09-09T07:29:30Z")
Well, the tops of the Sidekick list has to go to Rick Jones, who has partnered with the Hulk, Captain America and the Avengers, and Captain Marvel. ---
**Author:** ![Joe\_Cool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecb155/32.png) [@Joe\_Cool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joe_Cool)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2002, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sidekick/126316/43 "2002-09-09T07:41:42Z")
Spot the cat, sidekick to Hong Kong Phooey. Or maybe Fred the Lion, sidekick to Super Chicken. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![I\_am\_Sparticus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c68b51/32.png) [@I\_am\_Sparticus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_am_Sparticus)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2002, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sidekick/126316/44 "2002-09-09T19:01:47Z")
Gotta go with Larry and Curly. But I’d prefer to be Groucho than Moe. ---
**Author:** ![I\_am\_Sparticus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c68b51/32.png) [@I\_am\_Sparticus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_am_Sparticus)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2002, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sidekick/126316/45 "2002-09-09T19:04:40Z")
But if I only get one sidekick, I’d go with Curly over Larry. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2002, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sidekick/126316/46 "2002-09-09T20:32:49Z")
Hawk, from the Spenser novels/TV show. Totally amoral, but absolutely willing to do whatever needed to help Spenser. And Spenser for him. He evolved from a hired gun when SPenser needed backup to being the one person Spenser could count on at any time. StG ---
**Author:** ![Threadkiller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aca169/32.png) [@Threadkiller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Threadkiller)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2002, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sidekick/126316/47 "2002-09-09T21:30:22Z")
Gromit ---
**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2002, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sidekick/126316/48 "2002-09-10T00:02:43Z")
Sorry Thread, Gromit’s not a sidekick, he’s a Co-Star. I’d say it’s a toss up between Little Wooden Boy, and the bot’s on MST3K. I loved Tom Servo leading the All Tom Servo Choir. ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2002, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sidekick/126316/49 "2002-09-10T00:31:34Z")
Vivian Vance as Ethel Mertz. then there are a lot of other ones who could be considered for the runner-up position. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sidekick/126316.md?page=2)