Greatest Sidekick of All Time

[Raph's Girl]

Greatest sidekick of all time? According to Entertainment Weekly, in the issue hitting newsstands Monday, it's Johnny Carson's longtime couch-warmer, Ed McMahon. The magazine picked what it deemed an all-time top-50 of second bananas.

Want to guess?

Rounding out the top five, in order: Robin (Batman's boy wonder),
Jerry Seinfeld's pal George Costanza, Han Solo's buddy Chewbacca and Lucy Ricardo's partner-in-crime and sometimes slime, Ethel Mertz.

We'll give you one more guess. No. 6?

Elementary, dear reader: Dr. Watson, Sherlock Holmes' faithful companion. Speaking of which, Tonto, Lone Ranger's riding buddy, is, somehow, not on the list.

A few others who did make the list: The diminutive Tattoo, of "Fantasy Island" fame (No. 9); Howard Stern's second-in-command, Robin Quivers (13); Napoleon Dynamite's best bud, Pedro Sanchez (22) and
Art Garfunkel, of Simon &... (25).

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060714/ap_en_tv/sidekicks_list

Raph's Girl note: Heyoooo!

[ThemanthatwouldbeRaphael]

Robin(Dick Grayson and Tim Drake) is the greatest sidekick hands down. Dick because he succeded in breaking free from his former mentor's shadow and becoming his own man. And Tim because he's more than just Batman's sidekick, he's a young hero in his own right.

But anyway, did Boo Boo, Baba Louey, and Miles "Tails" Prower make the list?

[Jester]

What about Barney "Nip it in the bud" Fife? Or for that matter Barney "Hey, Fred!" Rubble.

[Space Lieutenant Josh]

HEYYYOOO!

How about Ed "hey Ralph" Norton, the original Barney Rubble? Best sidekicks... what a weird concept. The best person on the list is still second best, by definition.