sidekick
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Johnny and his sidekick, Ed McMahon, gave adults a relaxing reprieve from the stresses of everyday living by offering light humor without any negative slants.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
Characters are caricatures, be it a villain that feels plucked from a cartoon western, complete with a purring raccoon for a sidekick, to a greedy wannabe politician of a bank manager.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
The Chicago area native previously lived in New York — where he first found fame as Conan O’Brien’s sidekick on “Late Night” — before moving to Los Angeles in 2001.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
“The advent of consumer AI platforms is a chance to put an expert-level sidekick on your computer or phone, 24/7,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
“That’s right,” said his sidekick, renowned librarian Helen Burnham.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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