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Memorable sidekicks Sometimes you need a sidekick to have a successful hero. But, what kind of sidekick that would be? Well, there are many, and we can not remember all of them. Some are good and some are bad, but they all do their job. And sometimes we can not even remember some hero without his sidekick, or that sidekick is more successful than hero himself. Doctor Watson - Sidekick of Sherlock Holmes One of the first sidekicks. Watson is a physician of some experience. He had served in the British Army medical corps in Afghanistan, but was discharged following an injury received in the line of duty during the Battle of Maiwand. 
Watson was almost killed in the long and arduous retreat from the battle, but was saved by his orderly, Murray. He is not a stupid man (he is, after all, a medical doctor, and one whose talents Holmes holds in the highest esteem), but he does not have Holmes' insight. 
He serves as a foil to Holmes: the ordinary man against the brilliant, emotionally-detached analytical machine that Holmes can sometimes be. Teddy - Sidekick of Mr. Bean Teddy is Mr. Bean's teddy bear, generally regarded as Mr. Bean's best friend. 
Although inanimate, the bear is often party to Mr. Bean's various schemes and doubles as a good dish cloth or paint brush in an emergency. 
The bear is a dark brown, knitted oddity with button eyes and sausage-shaped limbs and invariably ends up broken in half or in various other states of destruction. 
Who wouldn't love a sidekick that endures almost everything, that his hero puts upon his little back. Waylon Smithers - Sidekick of Mr. Burns Waylon J. Smithers, Jr.He is the self-proclaimed best friend and personal assistant of Mr. Burns and serves as assistant administrator at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant. He is usually referred to as Smithers. He is obviously gay, but closeted. 
He is also a very strong member of the Springfield's Republican Party, whose handful of members meet at Burns' creepy mansion. He has been seen campaigning for Burns for Governor against incumbent Mary Bailey. 
He also has campaigned for Sideshow Bob for Mayor against Diamond Joe Quimby a.k.a. Mayor Quimby in Sideshow Bob Roberts; he tipped Bart and Lisa Simpson that Bob did not win fairly, as “Sideshow Bob’s ultraconservative views conflict with his choice of lifestyle.” Loyal sidekick that would everything for his "her", and I mean everything. Gromit - Sidekick of Wallace Gromit is a dog who lives with Wallace. His birthday is February 12, and he graduated from "Dogwarts University". 
He likes knitting, reading the newspaper, his alarm clock, bone, brush and framed photo of himself with Wallace. He is also very handy with electronic equipment, and is sensitive, intelligent and resourceful.  Gromit holds a genuine affection for his master and remains loyal to him, even at his own expense or when Wallace's contraptions inevitably blow up in his face. Donkey - Sidekick of Shrek Little is known of Donkey's upbringing, or indeed of any of his life prior to his friendship with Shrek: owned by a somewhat unpleasant old lady, Donkey found his freedom after escaping while she was attempting to negotiate his handover to agents of Lord Farquaad.  Donkey is known to have a fear of rickety old bridges, enjoy parfaits, and be something of a hypochondriac. He is scrupulously honest, and enjoys singing. Some find him irritating, perhaps because they find his enthusiasm overarching. He does not have any toes, and is colorblind. 
Ben/Choda Boy - Sidekick of Orgazmo Inventor who's in the porn business because he has an overactive sex drive. He uses his wide array of modified sex toys, to help Orgazmo fight crime. He's also a master of "Hamster Style" Kung Fu.  
Penfold - Sidekick of Danger Mouse The anthropomorphic hamster is DangerMouse's loyal comic sidekick and is usually by his side. Penfold stands just over half the height of DangerMouse, and always wears thick round glasses and a blue suit with a yellow and black stripey tie.  He is very timid, rather clumsy and often scared, saying his trademark "Crumbs!" when things go wrong; DangerMouse frequently tells him; "Penfold Shush!". He appears in every episode and often needs rescuing from one situation or another by Dangermouse. 
Samwise Gamgee - Sidekick of Frodo Here's the hero complex again. Frodo was brave and true… and kinda bland, honestly. Especially in Peter Jackson's films, in which his primary purpose was to have the biggest, saddest, most soulful, most suffering eyes in the film.  Meanwhile, his buddy Sam made the exact same exhausting cross-Middle-Earth trip on less food and water, with less complaint, and with nothing in mind but love and loyalty. And he managed to not get his lame hobbit ass captured by orcs.  Chubby, sincere, and so loyal he's willing to almost drown himself to keep a promise. Without Sam, Frodo would never have been able to fulfill his quest. |
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