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TV Sidekick Hall of Fame

June 4th, 2009 - Uncategorized - 19 Comments »

There isn’t enough being done to celebrate sitcom sidekicks these days. That is why I have taken it upon myself to create the TV Sidekick Hall of Fame. This year’s inductees will receive a glove trophy that holds a baseball, a 15-pack of Juicy Fruit, Marble Madness, and a pair of cut-off jean shorts – all they have to do is contact me.

cockroachWalter “Cockroach” Bradley
The Cosby Show
Actor: Carl Payne
Memorable moment

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bonerRichard Milhous “Boner” Stabone
Growing Pains
Actor: Andrew Koenig
How he got his nickname

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waldoWaldo Geraldo Faldo
Family Matters
Actor: Shawn Harrison
Waldo Dance

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kimmieKimmie Gibler
Full House
Actress: Andrea Barber
Kimmie Montage

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vinnieVinny Delpino
Doogie Howser M.D.
Actor: Max Casella
Interesting Friendship

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Who else should be inducted into the TV Sidekick Hall of Fame?

  • Anna

    Buddy Lembeck (Willie Aames) from Charles in Charge.

  • nate

    i would like to submit casey jones (hockey stick wielding) sidekick of the beloved TMNG, and beau of the lovely april o’neil.

  • http://blog.getapprovedshortsale.com JPursell

    Barney from Andy Griffith Show.
    Norm from Cheers.
    The guy that co-hosted the first year of American idol with Ryan Seacrest, he was so great he retired apparently.

  • John L

    I have two sidekicks that I would like to nominate
    1. Dudley from “Different Strokes”. He was Arnold’s rock. We should all have a Dudley in our lives.
    2. Larry from “Three’s Company”. I should not have to explain this one. His greatness exceeds all descriptions.

  • ben

    Paul Pfeiffer – The Wonder Years
    http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0022365/

  • http://www.adaupdates.blogspot.com scott

    The first one that popped into my head was Jazz from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

  • kyteman4

    B.J. Honeycutt and Trapper John McIntyre were two great sidekicks to Hawkeye Pierce on M*A*S*H.

  • http://www.nickflight.blogspot.com Nick Flight

    I’ll have to go with Kramer and George from Seinfield… I can’t pick between the two though, both are equally important to the show. Kramer because he brought out Jerry’s normal side with his strangeness, and George because he brought out Jerry’s strangeness with his normalness.

  • Joey

    Buddy Lembeck & Paul Pfeiffer are great choices. Being a formerly-huge (until I had kids) Simpsons fan, I’m going to have to go with Millhouse.

  • http://www.tylerthigpen.com Tyler

    I would like to submit Azrael (Gargamel’s cat) from the Smurfs

  • Griffin Lifsey

    Al from quantum leap
    Tc, rick, and higgins from magnum p.I.
    Wilson from home improvement

  • http://www.andreabrown.wordpress.com Andrea

    Gunther from Friends. Anyone willing to put up with that hair for 10 seasons deserves an award of some sort… maybe just a box of hair dye will suffice?

  • Leigh

    Ralph Mouth and Potsie of Happy Days fame . . .
    But the sidekick of all time is Tattoo from Fantasy Island.
    Am I too old to be reading this blog?

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  • http://taftastic.wordpress.com Lee

    Definitely going with Kenny, Rudy's friend on the Cosby show. He had a longer run than Cockroach did.

    And speaking of Cosby Show, how about Theo's friend who was played by Adam Sandler?

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    @justcallmeassinine Just who?

  • http://www.beardsofhope.com Luke Gaul

    Arnold Horshack from Welcome Back Kotter played by Ron Palillo