Laura Prepon in Orange Is the New Black (2013)
Alex (Orange is the New Black)
◄ IMDb Polls
Poll: TV Sidekicks with Kick
Which sidekick, from television, is least content to blend into the background and simply be, well, a sidekick, but rather is unique, determined, and charismatic enough to sometimes even upstage the more central character? Which "sidekick" has the most... kick?*
*According to thesaurus.com, the meaning of "kick" is similar to zest, punch, impact, spirit, and spice.
Make Your Choice
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Peter Dinklage and Jerome Flynn in Game of Thrones (2011)
Bronn (Game of Thrones) -
Jasika Nicole in Fringe (2008)
Astrid (from Fringe) -
#4
Barney Fife (in The Andy Griffith Show) -
Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter in Dexter (2006)
Deb (Debra Morgan in Dexter) -
Lucy Liu in Elementary (2012)
Dr. Joan Watson (Elementary) -
Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatch in Sherlock (2010)
Dr. John Watson (Sherlock) -
David Hyde Pierce in Frasier (1993)
Dr. Niles Crane (from Frasier) -
Jackie Gleason and Art Carney in The Honeymooners (1955)
Ed (in The Honeymooners) -
Ed McMahon
Ed McMahon (The Tonight Show) -
Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Jerry Seinfeld in Seinfeld (1989)
Elaine (from Seinfeld) -
Alan Cumming in The Good Wife (2009)
Eli Gold (from The Good Wife; Peter's sidekick) -
Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance in I Love Lucy (1951)
Ethel Mertz (in I Love Lucy) -
Amaury Nolasco in Prison Break (2005)
Fernando Sucre (Prison Break) -
Ken Curtis in Gunsmoke (1955)
Festus (Gunsmoke) -
Gabrielle Anwar and Jeffrey Donovan in Burn Notice (2007)
Fiona (from Burn Notice) -
"Happy Days" R. Howard, H. Winkler, A. Williams, D. Most 1976 ABC
Fonzie (Happy Days) -
Jerry Seinfeld and Jason Alexander in Seinfeld (1989)
George (in Seinfeld) -
Aaron Paul and Brittany Gustin in Breaking Bad (2008)
Jesse Pinkman (Breaking Bad) -
Archie Panjabi in The Good Wife (2009)
Kalinda Sharma (from The Good Wife) -
"Green Hornet, The" Bruce Lee, Van Williams circa 1966
Kato (played by Bruce Lee on The Green Hornet) -
Paul O'Neill and Michael Richards in Seinfeld (1989)
Kramer (in Seinfeld) -
Jesse Plemons and Zach Gilford in Friday Night Lights (2006)
Landry (from Friday Night Lights) -
Patrick J. Adams in Suits (2011)
Mike (Suits) -
Paul Shaffer
Paul Shaffer (Late Night with David Letterman; Late Show with David Letterman) -
"Mary Tyler Moore Show, The" Mary Tyler Moore, Valerie Harper 1970 CBS
Rhoda (The Mary Tyler Moore Show) -
Brad Garrett and Ray Romano in Everybody Loves Raymond (1996)
Robert (from Everybody Loves Raymond) -
Adam West and Burt Ward in Batman (1966)
Robin (from Batman) -
James Gandolfini, Steven Van Zandt, Michael Imperioli, Vincent Pastore, and Tony Sirico in The Sopranos (1999)
Silvio Dante (The Sopranos) -
Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner in Star Trek (1966)
Spock (Star Trek) -
Kevin McKidd and Ray Stevenson in Rome (2005)
Titus (Rome) -
Jay Silverheels in The Lone Ranger (1949)
Tonto (in The Lone Ranger) -
Sarah Michelle Gellar, Alyson Hannigan, and Nicholas Brendon
Willow (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) -
Robert Sean Leonard in House M.D. (2004)
Wilson (Dr. James Wilson from House, M.D.) -
Sarah Michelle Gellar, Alyson Hannigan, and Nicholas Brendon
Xander (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
