# TV Sidekick Hall of fame **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 9, 2005, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-sidekick-hall-of-fame/307656 "2005-06-09T22:10:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-sidekick-hall-of-fame/307656/1 "2005-06-09T22:10:41Z")
Inspired by [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=320097) thread, who do you think the best sidemen from tv history are? Some obvious choices: Ethel Mertz - “I Love Lucy” Ed Norton - “the Honeymooners” Maynard G. Krebbs - “the Many Loves of Dobie Gillis” Emma Peel - “the Avengers” Robin / Dick Grayson - “Batman” Agent 99 - “Get Smart” Tattoo - “Fantasy Island” Gabrielle - “Xena, Warrior Princess” Patsy Stone - “Absolutely Fabulous” Xander Harris - “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” ---
**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-sidekick-hall-of-fame/307656/2 "2005-06-09T22:14:02Z")
Bruce Lee as Kato. ---
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-sidekick-hall-of-fame/307656/3 "2005-06-09T22:14:51Z")
Kato… **The Green Hornet** ---
**Author:** ![Sweetums](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Sweetums](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sweetums)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-sidekick-hall-of-fame/307656/4 "2005-06-09T22:14:54Z")
Kato: “The Green Hornet” ``` Played by none other than Bruce Lee! ``` ---
**Author:** ![Sweetums](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Sweetums](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sweetums)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-sidekick-hall-of-fame/307656/5 "2005-06-09T22:16:15Z")
Wow! seems like I wasn’t alone! ---
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-sidekick-hall-of-fame/307656/6 "2005-06-09T22:17:41Z")
> [@Art Vandelay](#): > > Inspired by [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=320097) thread, who do you think the best sidemen from tv history are? > > Some obvious choices: > > Ethel Mertz - “I Love Lucy” > Ed Norton - “the Honeymooners” > Maynard G. Krebbs - “the Many Loves of Dobie Gillis” > Emma Peel - “the Avengers” > Robin / Dick Grayson - “Batman” > Agent 99 - “Get Smart” > Tattoo - “Fantasy Island” > Gabrielle - “Xena, Warrior Princess” > Patsy Stone - “Absolutely Fabulous” > Xander Harris - “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” Kelly Robinson/Alexander Scott “I Spy” ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-sidekick-hall-of-fame/307656/7 "2005-06-09T22:22:06Z")
> [@Art Vandelay](#): > > Emma Peel - “the Avengers” Harumph. I wouldn’t call the celestial Mrs. Emma Peel a “sidekick.” ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-sidekick-hall-of-fame/307656/8 "2005-06-09T22:39:32Z")
Lamont Sanford - "_Sanford & Son_ Sharona Fleming - “_Monk_” ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-sidekick-hall-of-fame/307656/9 "2005-06-09T22:42:20Z")
**Diane** - _Twin Peaks_ ---
**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-sidekick-hall-of-fame/307656/10 "2005-06-09T22:51:01Z")
LOl. I have never been part of a triple simulpost before. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-sidekick-hall-of-fame/307656/11 "2005-06-09T22:54:26Z")
Patrick Star, _Spongebob Squarepants_ Carl, _The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron_ ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-sidekick-hall-of-fame/307656/12 "2005-06-09T22:54:59Z")
> [@JThunder](#): > > Harumph. I wouldn’t call the celestial Mrs. Emma Peel a “sidekick.” Despite being one of the very best female crimefighters ever to appear on tv, she was (by the series’ own description) “a talented amateur” assistant to the professional secret agent John Steed. Steed also was the star of the show, and had other assistants before & after Mrs. Peel. Thus in the strictest sense, she _is_ a sidekick. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-sidekick-hall-of-fame/307656/13 "2005-06-09T22:57:12Z")
Bill Gannon, _Dragnet_ ---
**Author:** ![Soylent\_Gene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@Soylent\_Gene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Gene)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-sidekick-hall-of-fame/307656/14 "2005-06-09T23:26:32Z")
Miss Hathaway Barney Fife Eddie Haskell George Costanza ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-sidekick-hall-of-fame/307656/15 "2005-06-09T23:28:34Z")
Tonto? ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-sidekick-hall-of-fame/307656/16 "2005-06-09T23:29:06Z")
Cpl. Agarn–"F Troop"Newton the Centaur–“Adventures of Hercules” cartoons Oswald & Louis–“Drew Carey Show” ---
**Author:** ![Soylent\_Gene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@Soylent\_Gene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Gene)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-sidekick-hall-of-fame/307656/17 "2005-06-09T23:33:55Z")
ouch! I cant believe I couldn’t come up with Agarn (aka Larry Storch). Thats right in my wheelhouse. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-sidekick-hall-of-fame/307656/18 "2005-06-09T23:44:00Z")
Mr. Spock ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-sidekick-hall-of-fame/307656/19 "2005-06-09T23:56:19Z")
> [@Duke of Rat](#): > > Tonto? Yes—first one I thought of. Al Borland - “Home Improvement” Vanna White - “Wheel of Fortune” Andy Richter - “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” Garth Algar - “Wayne’s World” Chumley the Walrus - “Tennessee Tuxedo” ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2005, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-sidekick-hall-of-fame/307656/20 "2005-06-10T00:02:42Z")
My favorite sidekick of all time is Illya Kuryakin of _The Man from U.N.C.L.E._, played by the yummy David McCallum. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-sidekick-hall-of-fame/307656.md?page=2)