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hifiguy

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43. They were the most perfect comedy duo ever.

Reply to clarice (Reply #37)

Wed Aug 27, 2014, 03:00 PM

Aug 2014

Though Stan was the brains of the partnership, as Ollie readily admitted.

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Best second bananas of all time...I'll start.. [View all] clarice Aug 2014 OP

George Burns... SeattleVet Aug 2014 #1

Mr. GreenJeans antiquie Aug 2014 #2

Or maybe Bunny Rabbit Art_from_Ark Aug 2014 #49

Two in one - Alice Kramden and Ed Norton csziggy Aug 2014 #3

I thought of Ed Norton immediately Auggie Aug 2014 #12

Della Street. MerryBlooms Aug 2014 #4

Ed Mcmahon. n/t Tom_Foolery Aug 2014 #5

Yep. hifiguy Aug 2014 #41

Howard Borden and Roger Healey CBGLuthier Aug 2014 #6

+1 geardaddy Aug 2014 #10

Dr. Watson Baitball Blogger Aug 2014 #7

Has to be Watson...though Mr Spock is close... First Speaker Aug 2014 #8

I love Hastings! Aristus Aug 2014 #14

+1 cyberswede Aug 2014 #26

Reading thru a bunch of Christie's now... Lars39 Aug 2014 #18

Spock had so much in him, they had to split the character into 3 for the reboot muriel_volestrangler Aug 2014 #59

Rhoda Morgenstern geardaddy Aug 2014 #9

I thought of another one - Andy Richter geardaddy Aug 2014 #11

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Captain Arthur Hastings (Poirot) ailsagirl Aug 2014 #15

99 lame54 Aug 2014 #16

She wins my vote. antiquie Aug 2014 #23

That's who I entered the thread to post OriginalGeek Aug 2014 #36

Oates Enrique Aug 2014 #17

Tonto pinboy3niner Aug 2014 #19

+1 raven mad Aug 2014 #27

Paul Schaefer vanlassie Aug 2014 #20

Can't top Barney Fife. Marie Marie Aug 2014 #21

Pancho, the Cisco Kid's sidekick Glorfindel Aug 2014 #22

Bullwinkle pinboy3niner Aug 2014 #24

I think Rocky ended up being Number 2 Art_from_Ark Aug 2014 #50

Robin cyberswede Aug 2014 #25

Imogene Coca - played opposite Sid Caesar on Your Show of Shows pinboy3niner Aug 2014 #28

Kato, maybe? malthaussen Aug 2014 #29

Whew! pinboy3niner Aug 2014 #30

When I was a kid I watched Green Hornet hifiguy Aug 2014 #45

Emma Peel to tie with Agent 99 antiquie Aug 2014 #31

I think Emma Peel had equal billing with Steed Art_from_Ark Aug 2014 #51

Of course. antiquie Aug 2014 #55

"Niles Crane" Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2014 #32

+1 woo me with science Aug 2014 #33

So good the Simpsons brought him in to play Sideshow Bob's brother. Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2014 #48

Yep. GoCubsGo Aug 2014 #53

Brock . Venture Brothers kentauros Aug 2014 #34

Stan LAUREL. But upthread Andy RICHTER is very good (as opposed to sublime) UTUSN Aug 2014 #35

I don't think that you could call either Laurel OR Hardy second bananas. They're both great. nt clarice Aug 2014 #37

Agree. After posting I thought they were more like co-equals. But then, weren't GLEASON & CARNEY? UTUSN Aug 2014 #38

In reality.....they WERE.....but since Jackie was supposed to be the big star.... clarice Aug 2014 #39

They were the most perfect comedy duo ever. hifiguy Aug 2014 #43

In a similar vein, Lou Costello KamaAina Aug 2014 #44

I have to make an honorable mention.... clarice Aug 2014 #40

Reginald Jeeves. hifiguy Aug 2014 #42

Buzz Aldrin. nt Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2014 #46

Kissinger to Nixon The Second Stone Aug 2014 #47

Gilligan! eShirl Aug 2014 #52

Race Bannon to Benton Quest Art_from_Ark Aug 2014 #54

The Edge! Sedona Aug 2014 #56

Joe! Sedona Aug 2014 #57

Tony Randall -- Hell Hath No Fury Aug 2014 #58

Somebody has to mention Jerry Lewis pinboy3niner Aug 2014 #60