I’m going with Brain on this one.
Posted by karaloveskate@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 182 comments
Posted by karaloveskate@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 182 comments
MetalLinkachu@reddit
Fuck this. I choose Nami!
karaloveskate@reddit (OP)
Nami?
the2nddoctor111@reddit
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Every....single....time...
CaptServo@reddit
Brain was the actual hero, Penny was the sidekick and Gadget was the diversion
0sometimessarah0@reddit
The Inspector has the power of arrest so he's kinda like a useful tool lol
CookieBarfspringer@reddit
Gadget was the bungling middle-aged white guy who got all the public acclaim, while a behind-the-scenes team of competent minorities did all the actual work.
dontbajerk@reddit
I will say the one episode where he is completely by himself is maybe the best of the series. Legitimately funny too.
JimmyHatsTCQ@reddit
As a middle aged white man I find this... accurate.
British_Rover@reddit
Extension_Resolve264@reddit
I choose Lookee
jdw1977@reddit
Justice for Slimer! 🦠
CaptinEmergency@reddit
Brain is the only correct answer.
WilHunting2@reddit
Orko is a goddamn wizard.
How is Brain a better sidekick than a wizard?
BooBeeAttack@reddit
He doesn't talk so often and annoyingly that you would rather strangle the sidekick instead of whomever you were fighting.
Orko is powerful, but Orko is obnoxious.
And I like Orko, but totally understand how he can be grating on the nerves.
BlackLioConvoy@reddit
Orko created/ contributed to a lot of the shows problems.
VicFantastic@reddit
But also solved a good amount of problems with magic
Pretty standard wizard shit
MireLight@reddit
Wizards...the cause of and solution to all our problems
TheVenetianMask@reddit
Wizards: No sense of right and wrong.
DrMcJedi@reddit
ElusiveWhark@reddit
Sure, blame the wizards...
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hamburgler26@reddit
Sapphires? With those I could open the Gate of Kerash!
BooBeeAttack@reddit
This is why most prefer to stay in towers and avoid others.
Brain is best sidekick. Loyal to a fault, smart, and never talks ao much you wanna punt them from the Gadget Mobile mid conversion.
He and Penny were the only effective heroes of that show.
DrMcJedi@reddit
He’s Schrödinger’s wizard.
TheVenetianMask@reddit
Orko gots the chops to run for President.
odin_the_wiggler@reddit
Orko was a real POS in the writer's room.
D2Dragons@reddit
Also depending on which dimension you are his magic is completely useless. He’s powerful in his home dimension but his magic fizzles in Eternia, that’s half the jokes in the show!
-Ailynn-@reddit
Wasn't Orko a bit of a bumbling wizard, though? I may be remembering incorrectly, but I thought a lot of his spells go wrong.
9for9@reddit
I remember them going wrong in the best ways.
WilHunting2@reddit
Aren’t all wizards bumbling, though?
At the end of the day, a wizard is a wizard.
-Ailynn-@reddit
You have a good point. 😅
Bytowneboy2@reddit
Consistency and competence. Orko is fine when he’s effective, but there is a lot of time wasted and successes are only sometimes intentional. Brain gets shit done.
Mueryk@reddit
Brain is intelligent and effective and doesn’t screw up for comedic purposes.
Orko is the opposite and often quite annoying.
lorenzo463@reddit
Brain is a dog who once put on a coconut bra and hula’d so convincingly that a grown adult man thought he was an actual hula girl.
If that’s not wizardry, show me what is.
WilHunting2@reddit
Valid point.
MyNameCannotBeSpoken@reddit
Orko fucks up on the daily
MajorMiners469@reddit
Orko always fukt up his first few attempts. Turned me into a newt!
ShibaInuDoggo@reddit
I hope you got better
CaptinEmergency@reddit
If it’s for like actual quests/missions and shit then yeah I’d go with the goddamn wizard.
Aronacus@reddit
Orko vs Presto you had to pick one which?
GutsAndBlackStufff@reddit
Brain can’t talk.
karaloveskate@reddit (OP)
Tie between snarf and scrappy for the worst.
hitliquor999@reddit
“Why, snarf, didn’t you, snarf, choose Snarf? Snarf snarf.”
Caftancatfan@reddit
I almost reflexively downvoted this. That character was insufferable.
The_Abjectator@reddit
I'm dropping him off with the Smurfs.
I think they all may be pokemon.
Emperor_85@reddit
I'm dropping him off at Gargamel's
Diarrhea_Beaver@reddit
Snarf was definitely a closet Pokemon. It was a different time and Pokemon weren't accepted yet, so its understandable
gnark@reddit
Snarf was written by someone who hates cats.
bakeranders@reddit
Bruh don’t be ragging’ on Scrappy like that!! Lil bruh would be clutch
brakeb@reddit
I thought I was the only one who hated Scrappy doo as a kid... That sog needed duct tape and restraints
geese_moe_howard@reddit
Snarf would freak me out all the time. What is he? A bearded lizard cat?
Brain would be the most useful but Orko would probably be the most fun.
Crans10@reddit
Brain I know will save me for sure. I trust him with my life.
Hedgehogosaur@reddit
The only competent answer anyway
SydNorth@reddit
Truly, the only one that would help
tinglep@reddit
I love that Penny was one of Cree Summers first voiceovers
MyNameCannotBeSpoken@reddit
Cuz he doesn't fuck up all the time
bout-tree-fitty@reddit
He’s the only one that doesn’t make thing worse when he tries to help
Jerkrollatex@reddit
I agree. The rest of them are a problem.
Azuras_Star8@reddit
You say "problem", I say "side quest creator."
deephurting66@reddit
He's the only non obnoxious one of the bunch
JazzlikeAd1555@reddit
Agreed the rest were annoying screw ups lol
Super_Direction498@reddit
Brain is by far the most competent and least annoykng
Staninator@reddit
Definitely the least annoying.
spooninthepudding@reddit
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Never forget Glomer!
Creepy_Throat8335@reddit
Brain or Orko
ddiknosaj@reddit
Brain or T-Bob
Ltimbo@reddit
Slimmer for sure. He’s a handful to deal with but he has ghost powers.
karaloveskate@reddit (OP)
Like what? All I ever saw him do was eat and slime people.
Ltimbo@reddit
He can go through walls. And he can fly.
theluzah@reddit
Snarf 8000%
karaloveskate@reddit (OP)
KeepYaWhipTinted@reddit
Well it's not gonna be Snarf is it, the useless irritating prick
karaloveskate@reddit (OP)
You just described Scrappy as well.
yowza_wowza@reddit
My husband sometimes uses the name Snarf Thundercat to sign up for free trials. He forgot to cancel once and had to have a long convo a call center rep who called him Mr. Thundercat through the whole thing. It was genuinely hilarious.
"Am I speaking with Snarf?"
"Thank you, Mr. Thundercat."
Literally the funniest thing that ever happened.
karaloveskate@reddit (OP)
He should have tried to do Snarf’s voice while on the phone.
strawberrylemonapple@reddit
I had an Inspector Gadget book when I was a kid (like one of those Little Golden Books) and when my mom would read it to me, she always pronounced his name as “Brian.”
Also I have no idea who Orko, Snarf, or T-Bob are. Is this one of those things I missed out on because we didn’t have the Disney Channel?
karaloveskate@reddit (OP)
Orko is from He-Man, and Snarf is from ThunderCats. Neither of which are Disney
LEGOMyBrick@reddit
These guys were the heavy hitters on Saturday morning cartoons on network TV.
ImpossibleJob5788@reddit
I just showed my six year old Inspector Gadget for the first time and she demanded to know why Penny and Brain even needed Uncle Gadget.
karaloveskate@reddit (OP)
Valid question
jikt@reddit
Slimer. I'm not going to explain why.
forbothofus@reddit
Slimer is inspired by John Belushi, no better wingman in history
R0botDreamz@reddit
I used to ride my bike to school and would pretend Slimer was my sidekick floating along side me. Slimer is the answer.
aimademedia@reddit
The real answer right here. Slimer for the win.
Scrodnick@reddit
Okay, but didn’t he help the ghostbusters capture ghosts on the show? Doesn’t that mean that Slimer is a Quisling?
chriskulture@reddit
100%. Who needs a genius when your friend can walk through walls and make everything gross?
Need to look smart? Slimer is unliving proof of life after death.
Need to look tough? Slimer can knock over your opponent and make them miserable.
Need to beat Joey Chestnut at Nathan's hot dog eating contest? Slimer's got you.
RineMetal@reddit
hightower242@reddit
My guess is when the ABC network executives pushed the "Slimer and Real Ghostbusters" timeframe.
kjbolin@reddit
Ecto Cooler's back on the menu, boys!
Doja_Gnat@reddit
I know Brain is the right answer but I can’t just abandon Orko like that.
deekamus@reddit
If the team is allowed to expand to a trio, Orko is #2 pick for support and being a generally cool dude.
Doja_Gnat@reddit
And mysterious! What even is he under that scarf? Is he just a gaseous cloud of animate vapour?
deekamus@reddit
IIRC, Orko's people are just very private...
Doja_Gnat@reddit
I ended up down a rabbit hole of the fan wiki. Was surprisingly faster than last week’s Smurf deep dive.
But yes! Showing their face is considered an intimacy like humans kissing.
Illegal_Ghost_Bikes@reddit
Magician Orko? With the power of teleportion, Orko? The same Orko that can summon objects at will from his hat?
Brain is a cool dog, but I'm going with the being closest to a god for a sidekick.
Kgby13@reddit
I don’t remember t bob but fk scrappy doo
TollyVonTheDruth@reddit
I read "Brain" then saw the image of "Brain", but it wasn't the "Brain" I pictured because I forgot about that "Brain"
digitaljestin@reddit
I mean, T-Bob can be ridden, but Brain is obviously the most help. But frankly, Brain isn't actually sidekick material. He is the hero. I'd have to be the sidekick.
MaxPower836@reddit
I’m going Orko. If he focuses he can one shot all these guys
karaloveskate@reddit (OP)
That’s the problem with him, he struggles to focus.
hellllllsssyeah@reddit
Wait till I shove 40mg of Adderall down his throat
MortgageRegular2509@reddit
He has a throat?
Tabord@reddit
abd1tus@reddit
I guess you’d just toss them anywhere into the black void around his eyes.
djseifer@reddit
One "Power Word: Kill" and the majority of He-Man's plot is solved.
ShibaInuDoggo@reddit
Good news! ADHD meds are easy to get. He'll do great with a fidget spinner and a fistful of Stratera
Designer_Chicken_832@reddit
Scrappy.
Emperor_85@reddit
Brain all day mvp sidekick A tier.
the-icarus-77@reddit
NOT Scrappy Doo, that lip bastard! 😆
an0m1n0us@reddit
Narf!
smokythejoker@reddit
Snarf sucks.
Ultimate-Flexionator@reddit
T-Bob and it's not even close. He turns into a robot motorized unicycle. And is a robot. And this is all MASK adjacent tech so I don't know, I'm assuming if not Illusion tech than at least distress beacons signalling heavy hitters in the area.
tideshark@reddit
What was he from? He’s the only one on here I have absolutely zero clue what he’s from.
Ultimate-Flexionator@reddit
M.A.S.K. Best theme song of the 80s.
Cael_NaMaor@reddit
Looks interesting. Watching ep 41... first I found.
tideshark@reddit
I gotta look it up later. These was my early childhood cartoons I watched daily for years and Tbob and/or MASK are ringing any bells. Fairly sure I’ll know as soon as I see it tho.
silversunshinestares@reddit
Ugh, begrudgingly, I have to say Scrappy-Doo. He's annoying as fuck, but he's eager, and actually a lot of the time he ultimately found the clue that solved the case.
sarithe@reddit
Depends on the universe I'm in.
Orko is 100% the strongest character here by a landslide, but if we're talking about being in our world, then Brain is the better choice because he has more knowledge of this world and can apply that knowledge to figure out how to solve basically any problem this world can throw at him.
ialsohaveadobro@reddit
I choose whoever has the stomach to take all of them out for me.
therealpopkiller@reddit
T-Bob, he’s a friend and transportation. Next best thing to KITT
ErnieBochII@reddit
Obviously. The rest of them are liabilities and will get you into trouble that YOU will have to get out of.
LasagnahogXRP@reddit
Brain is the only competent one if the group
Difficult-Republic57@reddit
Slimer is the only one who got his own mini show
Difficult-Republic57@reddit
Don't like slimer?
Difficult-Republic57@reddit
aaronwintergreen@reddit
I like Scrappy
Destron81@reddit
Definitely Brain. Smart, reliable, and talented.
-Ailynn-@reddit
DEFINITELY good boy Brain.
Sufficient_Two_5753@reddit
Given the choices, brain is the least annoying. So him.
Orc_face@reddit
Brain the only non annoying guy in the lineup
Fair-Cookie@reddit
Brain or Orko FTW.
2PM2@reddit
Brain cuz he’s has one. The rest are a bunch of troublesome doofuses.
mysocalledmayhem@reddit
Brb
Gonna drink an Ecto-Cooler before I make a decision
SuperModes@reddit
Brain is the only one who won’t make everything worse.
sonsofthedesert@reddit
Orko
Cutthechitchata-hole@reddit
But you can ride on t bob's bek!
nanneryeeter@reddit
Scrappy Doo because my first act will be to toss him into a wood chipper.
Garrwolfdog@reddit
Brain! We need someone competent on the team!
zipty842@reddit
That picture of Brain has been the face of my Apple Watch for years
Frosty_Cloud_2888@reddit
Snarf
thatsnotchocolatebby@reddit
Scrappy is gonna get you in some trouble
solemn_penguin@reddit
I see a lot of love for Brain, but you always have a ride with T-Bob around.
WHRocks@reddit
Huh, I'm absolutely unfamiliar with T-Bob.
reillan@reddit
I am too, and I was a huge fan of MASK. I must've blocked him from my memory.
safetyCircuit@reddit
He belongs to the son of the guy that drives the flying Camaro. They were the wrong place at the wrong time comedy relief characters. TBob would change to scooter mode and they'd ride off to the safety of gas station mountain.
kjbolin@reddit
He turns into a scooter.
WHRocks@reddit
I looked up the show and thought it would jog my memory...it did not, lol. I've never seen that show before.
yukonhoneybadger@reddit
Yeah the show wasn't on that long but the toys will great
Eledridan@reddit
You missed out. Illusion is the ultimate weapon.
OscarDivine@reddit
Yeah somehow feeling oddly left out of this one too.
Kain347@reddit
The Black Mage from Final Fantasy 1 reminds me of Orko
dogtweredog@reddit
Brain. Gadget would be dead a thousand times over if it weren't for him and Penny. Imagine Dr. Claw's reaction if he realized that his plans were being consistently thwarted by a little girl and a puppy dog and not the cyborg detective he thought was his adversary.
RedSix2447@reddit
Can’t decide either orko or brain. lol depends on what needs to be done. If you need a real sidekick for actual anything brain is the choice. lol
Wild-Drag1930@reddit
Brain
cheerful_cynic@reddit
The fluffy guy from rainbow brite
ryaca@reddit
Slimer. And an ecto cooler, please.
Azuras_Star8@reddit
Scarf gives me easy access to Cheetarah. Hellooooooo nurse!
Nicuzn@reddit
I don't know T-Bob and not super familiar with Orko, so I gotta go with Brain. Brain got shit done.
oriondracowolf@reddit
Brain every time
SergeantPsycho@reddit
I feel like Scooter from the Gobots should be here.
Zerostar39@reddit
I remember having a T-Bob toy but I had no idea where it was from.
Efficient_Shame_8539@reddit
I mean yeah, Brain, duh of course is my pick.
But Orko... If my boy just got some confidence, or got a new wand, he would be unstoppable. Who wouldn't want a wizard at their side?
Greedy_Ad_3814@reddit
How do I not know who T-Bob is?
Acslaterisdead@reddit
Orko or Brain. Scrappy was annoying.
Entire_Log_4160@reddit
AnotherCannon@reddit
One can argue that Brain wasn’t a sidekick…
drewbaccaAWD@reddit
I'm going to stick with my initial impression that this is choosing a team, one from each column, and I'm taking Snarf, Slimer, and Brain for my team.
Brain is definitely the mastermind here. Slimer will take care of being a distraction. Snarf is there to balance things out and maintain a sense of caution. I suppose Scrappy could be a good distraction too but he's out of control without Uncle Scooby.
critic2029@reddit
I’ll be honest. I don’t care what anyone says. I wanted t bob because he could turn into a scooter.
issi_tohbi@reddit
I’m breaking out and choosing Glomer from the Punky Brewster cartoon
ArchSchnitz@reddit
Brain was the only one of these (that I know) that didn't cause more problems than he fixed. In fact, Brain was on of the more competent members of the team.
I think if I had him with me, particularly with his "I Am The IOT" level of integration, I'd be unstoppable. Unfortunately that way lies supervillainy.
MapleSugar228@reddit
Snarf, just because I love ThunderCats.
Eledridan@reddit
You know he’d love you and take care of you. Snarf is being unjustly ignored in these comments.
Pmood@reddit
Same
thisistherevolt@reddit
Scrappy needs to be Old Yeller'ed.
Ralinor@reddit
Thrilled to see some T-Bob action there.
GallowsGrove@reddit
I would chose either Orko or Snarf, but because of that I really need Brain. but if I need a dog to keep me from accidentally killing myself then I truly deserve Slimer....but if i really think about it most of my friends are Scrappy. I really didn't need to think this hard about this, but I did
DBE113301@reddit
Definitely not Scrappy Doo. Even as a child, I hated that dog.
karaloveskate@reddit (OP)
Same here
CaptServo@reddit
i love that they made him the villain *spoiler* in the live action movie 25 years ago
Geebeeskee@reddit
Right? What a tool.
WherestheTac0s@reddit
Yeah, T-Bob would be great for free transport, but only when the weather is nice. The rest of the time he’s telling bad jokes and being overly protective. Orkos magic is too unreliable. I think Brain is the best choice.
Rivetlicker@reddit
T-bob, because free transport
Fun_Skirt8220@reddit
Brain knows how to use and activate the tech while looking cute and helpless (it's just a dog! )