Pop Culture's best buddies

fafa Sun, Aug 19, 2007 at 09:00 PM EST

Shaun Ryder & Bez.

Yeaaahhh! Thu, Aug 16, 2007 at 10:21 PM EST

Brian and stewie from family guy

Yeaahhh! Wed, Aug 15, 2007 at 09:39 PM EST

"You get a kick out of stroking your" "You can't say that on Tv" "What ego" "Nevermind"
"You might thing we're in sync but we're not as a duo"
Anybody who read this and want's to know who the best buddies are has 24 hour to post before i release a name or eailer depending on if some on get's it

Yeaaahhh! Wed, Aug 15, 2007 at 03:11 PM EST

Ennis and Jack I wish i could quit you and Clay Aiken

kelsey Wed, Aug 15, 2007 at 03:06 PM EST

why has no one thought of Wallace and Gromitt? There's a great duo if there ever was one.

lt Tue, Aug 14, 2007 at 01:54 PM EST

I second Pete and Pete....where is season three on DVD btw?

Tue, Aug 14, 2007 at 11:57 AM EST

Garfield and Odie

maura Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 11:59 PM EST

Oscar and Felix! Let's get real here.

H2 Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 11:21 PM EST

I would have thought that Frodo and Sam were a classic hero/side-kick pairing. Where do these people come up with these lists? Anyway, what about Dilbert and Dogbert. Luke and Han. Han and Chewbacca.

For the more obscure, how about Charters and Caldicott?

n Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 07:53 PM EST

Pete and Pete. Of course.

CV Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 07:14 PM EST

Seconding House & Wilson and West & Gordon from WWW (the TV one - the real one), and Mulder & Scully.

Add Napoleon & Illya from Man From UNCLE

Nick Nolte & Eddie Murphy from 48 HRS

Rebekah Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 05:22 PM EST

JD and Turk on "Scrubs" are by far the best. Both Jack and Will & Jack and Karen on "Will & Grace" were always great teams.

Julie Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 05:18 PM EST

Don't forget Joey and Chandler

Silver Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 03:50 PM EST

Beyonce and Kelly Rowland

Stephanie T. Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 03:39 PM EST

Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck

"It's Duck Season!
"Rabbit Season!"
"Duck Season, FIRE!!"

Tom and Jerry

Heckyl and Jekyl

Rocky and Bullwinkle

Peabody and Sherman

Bugs and Elmer Fudd/Yosmeite Sam/Marvin the Martian

Mr. Rogers and Mr. McFeely

Captian Kangaroo and Mr. Moose(ping- pong balls included)

Wyld E. Coyote and The Road Runner

Sylvester the Cat and Tweety Bird

ronaldo Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 03:12 PM EST

Nathan - the Odd Couple first came to mind; no way any list should exclude them. as far as the Flintstones and Honeymooners, the article clearly excludes larger ensemble groups. The List is BS - no Abbott and Costello or Laurel and Hardy, yet claims to represent Pop Culture history.

Stephen Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 02:30 PM EST

Tina Fey and Jimmy Fallon
No one has done Weekend Update justice like that since Akroyd and Curtin.

Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 02:22 PM EST

Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Dilford
Lennon and McCartney

Ceballos Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 01:55 PM EST

I haven't seen this pair mentioned on the boards too much yet (sorry if I overlooked you), and I don't think they were on the list. Also, I believe they fit the list's strict criteria.

Jay and Silent Bob!

L. Bassett Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 01:50 PM EST

Hepburn & Tracy
Lucy & Desi
Taylor & Burton
Burns & Allen

Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 01:37 PM EST

Busom Buddies
Statler and Waldorf

Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 01:36 PM EST

George Michael and Andrew Ridgley
Dave Wakeling and Ranking Rodger
Debbie Harry and Chris Klein
Shirley Manson and Butch Vig

nathan Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 01:32 PM EST

Bret and Jemaine of The Flight of the Conchords, not classic, but total pop culture.

Catherine Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 01:03 PM EST

Pinky and the Brain...If you ahve seen the Christmas episod whane the Brain offers the world to Pinky, you know why they deserve to be in that list.

nathan Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 12:59 PM EST

Felix Unger and Oscar Madison
Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble
Ralph Kramden and Ed Norton

Craig Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 12:55 PM EST

How about the two cop buddies from Hot Fuzz. Get characters, great film

Nix Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 12:42 PM EST

FRODO AND SAM? PLATONIC?!??

mike Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 12:24 PM EST

I agree with Jakeem about Steed and Emma Peel. She was as equal to her partner as a woman could have been on television in 1965.

Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 11:49 AM EST

Will and Grace

Danny Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 11:38 AM EST

Michael Jackson and Bubbles

Jakeem Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 11:34 AM EST

Definitely missing are John Steed and Mrs. Peel. He rarely resorted to violence and an umbrella was his only weapon. She was a karate-chopping mama in sleek catsuits that are still envied by the Daniel Radcliffes of the world.
Steed had partners before her and after her, but she was the unforgettable one!

Jackie Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 11:22 AM EST

Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie of "A Bit of Fry and Laurie", "Jeeves and Wooster" and "Blackadder"? British comedy geniuses.

Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant? Couldn't really have either of The Office-s without them.

Fred and George Weasley? Come on. Twins. Best Friends. Prank geniuses and overall AMAZING characters.

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck? Granted Matt's ok on his own, but when they're paired together whether writing or acting, they're amazing.

Siskel/Ropert and Ebert?

Bonnie and Clyde? (Greaaaaat movie.)

Jim and Pam (conspiring against Dwight, etc etc etc).

That really was a terrible list.

Mulder and Scully?

Bones and Booth from "Bones"? Hello. Sexual tension, crime fighting, skeleton identifying? I think yes.

Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 11:17 AM EST

Cageny and Lacey, Bruce Willis and Cybil Shepheard on Moonlighting, and Cybil Shepheard and Christine Buranski on Cybil

Tipper Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 11:11 AM EST

My vote's for Nero Wolfe & Archie Goodwin - I can't think of a pair of detectives written previously who were as dependent on each other as these two. Since they were created, though, there's been plenty (Starsky & Hutch, Simon & Simon, Crockett & Tubbs, Mulder & Scully...different pair dynamics but all equally dependent on each other).

Joe C Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 11:08 AM EST

Paris and Nicole, anyone?????

Stephanie Travitsky Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 10:58 AM EST

Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect From The Hitchikers Guide to The Galaxy-BBC and Book versions.

Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders aka: Patsy and Adina- Absolutely Fabulous

Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry

Peter Cook and Dudley Moore

Ren and Stimpy

Bevis and Butthead

Jane Lane and Daria Morgendorffer

Bart Simpson and Milhouse Van Houht

Big Bird and Mr. Snuffelupagus

Cheri O'Teri and Will Ferell aka: The Spartan Cheerleaders

Meg Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 10:57 AM EST

Paul Rudd and Seth Rogen... in 40 YO Virgin and Knocked Up... and the real life dynamic that comes across in interviews

mad madam m` Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 10:41 AM EST

I second the nominations for JD and Turk and add Seth and Ryan from that fabulous county down in southern California!

NICHOLE Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 10:16 AM EST

WHAT ABOUT MERIDITH AND CHRISTINA ON GREY'S?

Auriana Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 10:04 AM EST

Not happy with that list at all. I second Abbot and Costello, Crosby and Hope, Laurel and Hardy, R2D2 and 3PO, Lucy and Ethel...I can't believe none of them are on there. Also, Blackadder and Baldrick.

Shamrock Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 09:54 AM EST

Jack Black and Kyle Gass in Tenacious D

Mandy Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 09:53 AM EST

How about JD and Turk from Scrubs? Their guy love is a beautiful thing to behold!

trigrrrcut Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 09:51 AM EST

Jack and Meg White, Duh?
Also Scharpling and Wurster the most inventive comedy team of the last half century or so.

No Brand Woman Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 09:45 AM EST

Lucy and Ethel? Hello??? How did they not make the list?
I'd also go for Pedro and Napolean from Napolean Dynamite. Also, how about Cona O'Brien and Andy Richter? And it doens't get much better than Pinky and the Brain.

bebop Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 09:42 AM EST

House and Wilson! Yes!

jill Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 09:30 AM EST

How about Marty McFly and Doc Brown?

Rose Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 09:02 AM EST

Doctors House and Wilson. There is a great balancing act going on it that relationship. Monk and Natalie. The Doctor(Who that is) and Rose, sorry Martha it just isn't the same. And from my favorite guilty pleasure, Stacey and Clinton of What Not to Wear. They match each other snark for snark.

Letterdavidman Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 09:00 AM EST

Well, since KJ already stated my first choice, I'll have to go with Seth Bullock and Sol Star from DEADWOOD. They perfectly balanced each other out.

monk Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 08:53 AM EST

I setup a caption for the laurel and hardy photo about What's really going on in the photo:
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Jaclyn Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 08:49 AM EST

Alan Shore (James Spader) and Denny Crane (the Shat), Boston Legal

jordan Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 08:21 AM EST

Jim West and Artemus Gordon.

Matt Frost Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 08:20 AM EST

Amen to C-3PO and R2-D2.

Honeybee Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 07:57 AM EST

Yes, I was trying to think of "grown up" buddies and Vorenus and Pullo are perfect examples! On the kiddie side, Timon and Pumbaa of the "Lion King" work very well. I was also happy to see Laverne and Shirley make the list.

Rebecca Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 07:55 AM EST

How could you do a list like this and leave out C-3PO and R2-D2?

KJ Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 06:34 AM EST

Pullo and Vorenus from Rome. Granted there is a larger ensemble, but the heart of the series was always the dynamic between these two men and their fierce loyalty to one another. I could always forgive the fact that they were murdering people left and right because in the end, they were often doing it to protect the other.

Anne Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 05:31 AM EST

Yayyy! I'm so glad to see Thelma and Louise on that list!