# Who are your 3 favorite sidekicks of all time? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 25, 2016, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-3-favorite-sidekicks-of-all-time/758351 "2016-06-25T20:52:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![12mgdaily](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/f08c70/32.png) [@12mgdaily](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/12mgdaily)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2016, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-3-favorite-sidekicks-of-all-time/758351/1 "2016-06-25T20:52:34Z")
Who are your 3 all time favorite side kicks? This can be fictional characters (example: Robin - Batman) or real people (example: Ed McMahon - Johnny Carson) My favorite 3 are - Bullwinkle - Rocky George Costanza - Jerry Seinfeld Ethel Mertz - Lucy Ricardo ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2016, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-3-favorite-sidekicks-of-all-time/758351/2 "2016-06-25T20:55:47Z")
Tonto—The Lone Ranger Pancho—The Cisco Kid Robin—Batman ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2016, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-3-favorite-sidekicks-of-all-time/758351/3 "2016-06-25T20:59:48Z")
Maynard G. Krebs / Dobie Gillis Angel Martin / Jim Rockford Artemus Gordon / Jim West ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2016, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-3-favorite-sidekicks-of-all-time/758351/4 "2016-06-25T21:15:00Z")
Jay Silverheels as Tonto. Marty Feldman’s Eyegor to Wilder’s Young Frahnkensteen. The Dead End Kids gang to Cagney’s Rocky Sullivan in _Angels with Dirty Faces_. ---
**Author:** ![Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90ced4/32.png) [@Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waltzes_with_Cacti)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2016, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-3-favorite-sidekicks-of-all-time/758351/5 "2016-06-25T21:51:37Z")
Sheriff Andy Taylor … Barney Fife Fred Flintstone … Barney Rubble Doug Flutie … Gerard Phelan ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2016, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-3-favorite-sidekicks-of-all-time/758351/6 "2016-06-25T21:53:19Z")
#3) **Sancho Panza** for Don Quixote. For demonstrating that while he played the fool, he actually had a lot of wisdom. #2) **Arthur** for The Tick. Arthur: “I’m the sidekick!” Villain: “Alright, boys. Let’s kick him to the side!” #1) **Chewbacca** for Han Solo. Let the Wookiee win. Special mention to **Dr. Watson** of Sherlock Holmes. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2016, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-3-favorite-sidekicks-of-all-time/758351/7 "2016-06-25T21:54:12Z")
R2-D2 Actually, R2-D2 is my favorite sidekick by such a wide margin I’m having trouble putting two more into the same category. I’ll have to get back to you. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2016, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-3-favorite-sidekicks-of-all-time/758351/8 "2016-06-25T22:40:55Z")
Matthew the raven, sidekick to Morpheus, in _The Sandman._ Paul d’Arnot, sidekick to Tarzan. Captain, later Admiral Piett, sidekick to Darth Vader. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2016, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-3-favorite-sidekicks-of-all-time/758351/9 "2016-06-25T22:41:15Z")
Spock - Kirk Fiona - Michael Westen Zoe - Malcolm Reynolds ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2016, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-3-favorite-sidekicks-of-all-time/758351/10 "2016-06-25T22:56:36Z")
Fred - Super Chicken Kip - Zapp Brannigan Baba Looey - Quick Draw McGraw (and El Kabong) ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2016, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-3-favorite-sidekicks-of-all-time/758351/11 "2016-06-25T23:22:11Z")
Samwise Gamgee. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2016, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-3-favorite-sidekicks-of-all-time/758351/12 "2016-06-25T23:33:53Z")
Felix— Sarah Manning. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2016, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-3-favorite-sidekicks-of-all-time/758351/13 "2016-06-25T23:37:57Z")
-George Costanza -Robin -Jesse Pinkman ---
**Author:** ![Periwinkle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Periwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Periwinkle)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2016, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-3-favorite-sidekicks-of-all-time/758351/14 "2016-06-26T00:05:50Z")
> [@Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](#): > > Sheriff Andy Taylor … Barney Fife > > Fred Flintstone … Barney Rubble > > Doug Flutie … Gerard Phelan I have the same for the first two, but for #3 I’ll say Rhoda (Valerie Harper) to Mary Richards (MTM). ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2016, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-3-favorite-sidekicks-of-all-time/758351/15 "2016-06-26T00:19:37Z")
Andamo to Mr. Lucky. Cpl. Agarn to Sgt. O’Rourke. Bender to Fry. Or is Fry Bender’s sidekick? In fact, I’m going to violate the rules of the OP and add Exidor to Mork. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2016, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-3-favorite-sidekicks-of-all-time/758351/16 "2016-06-26T00:45:09Z")
Gabrielle of Xena and Gabrielle Sally Kimball of Sally and Encyclopedia Brown Shaggy of Shaggy and Scooby-doo. ETA: Chewbacca was a very close 4th. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2016, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-3-favorite-sidekicks-of-all-time/758351/17 "2016-06-26T02:13:33Z")
Jerry Hubbard, co-host for Barth Gimble Concorde, from “…Holy Grail” And…(snare roll)…_easily_ the greatest sidekick/buddy of all time, Alfredo, in “Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia”. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2016, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-3-favorite-sidekicks-of-all-time/758351/18 "2016-06-26T02:13:59Z")
Dr. Watson - Sherlock Holmes C-3PO - R2D2 Tonto - the Lone Ranger ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2016, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-3-favorite-sidekicks-of-all-time/758351/19 "2016-06-26T02:42:05Z")
Not necessarily my very favorite, but my very first thought was for the three guys in El Dorado backing up John Wayne: Bull, Sheriff Harrah, and Alexis Berdillion Trahern. (sp?) Of all of John Wayne’s sidekicks, Bull is my favorite. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2016, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-3-favorite-sidekicks-of-all-time/758351/20 "2016-06-26T02:48:22Z")
Was Archie Goodwin Nero Wolfe’s sidekick or vice versa? Same question for Bertie Wooster and Jeeves. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-3-favorite-sidekicks-of-all-time/758351.md?page=2)