Ev'ry hero needs a sidekick.
Ev'ry captain needs a mate. (Aye, aye!)
Ev'ry dinner needs a side dish
On a slightly smaller plate.
Ev'ry captain needs a mate. (Aye, aye!)
Ev'ry dinner needs a side dish
On a slightly smaller plate.
— The Book of Mormon, "You And Me (But Mostly Me)"
You've got to have a sidekick, unless you're doing something a bit more serious and important, and you want the total focus, like I normally do. Damn! I never got the total focus, there was always some damn sidekick!
— Adam West, Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle
I do what he does, only slower.
I always thought that if I were a superhero, the last thing in the world that I would want to do was pal around with some teenage kid! I mean, at the very least people would talk!
— Stan Lee, Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle
Night Boy (now Darkwing 2): I was Night Boy, his assistant.
Invincible: Assistant? Wait, you mean sidekick?
Night Boy: We don't use that term. It's degrading.