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Two minor side characters who act as a mundane GreekChorus, providing in-universe commentary on the events of the show. They may or may not be [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] and unlike the Greek Chorus, they don't [[BreakingTheFourthWall break the fourth wall]] very often (if at all).

[[SocialCircleFiller Some pairs become involved in the plot less and less as the series progresses]], especially [[CerebusSyndrome if the plot becomes more serious]]. Given what usually happens to people involved in the plot, it's probably for the best. However, it's not uncommon for Those Two Guys to also become [[EnsembleDarkHorse popular and even iconic characters]] in the series.

Usually they have a [[OppositesAttract sharp contrast]] in either personality (e.g. [[RedOniBlueOni calm/hyper]], jock/geek) or appearance (e.g. [[BigGuyLittleGuy short/tall]], [[FatAndSkinny thin/fat]]). When they don't, they will be exactly the same. They might even wear CoordinatedClothes. Their names are often esoteric (either too complex or too simple to stand out), plus their non-involvement with the plot usually results in them being called "Those Two Guys". Occasionally, we get a LowerDeckEpisode from their point of view. Expect to ask someone who they are after a few episodes.

May overlap with OverlyPolitePals and CatchPhraseSpoutingDuo. Compare and contrast BumblingHenchmenDuo, a pair of hilariously incompetent baddies, and BanteringBaddieBuddies, a pair of goons engaging in witty conversation.
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!!Examples:
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[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
* In ''Anime/{{FLCL}}'', we have Gaku (a.k.a. Mr. SMOOOOOOOCH~!) and Masaki, two OddCouple/ RedOniBlueOni classmates of Naota who, when they show up, also serve the unique dual-role purpose of being the GreekChorus, as they comment on the truly bizarre events of the series.
* The shadow players in ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena''. Two girls (later joined by a third) who are only ever seen together while performing shadow plays that metaphorically describe the theme or lesson of the day's episode. At first they are presented as a out of universe GreekChorus, but then the Black Rose Arc has Utena making snarky retorts to their story, and later on in the series the main characters attend one of their plays.
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[[folder:Comic Books]]
* Sam and Twitch, NYPD homicide detectives, from the ''ComicBook/{{Spawn}}'' series. Sam Burke was a large and headstrong man, with a tendency for foul language. "Twitch" Williams, on the other hand, was thinner, bespectacled, and was usually the brains of the group.
* ''ComicBook/WhiteSand'' has Jon Acron and Cynder, a linguist and culturologist (though good luck keeping track of who is who) who accompany Khriss and who constantly bicker with each other to the point they're pretty much indistinguishable.
* ''ComicBook/TheAvengersJonathanHickman'' has the mutants [[ComicBook/NewMutants Cannonball]] and ComicBook/{{Sunspot}}. The two best friends spent a lot of time on the sidelines making funny banter, were rarely seen without the other, and were shown in side-stories to deal with wackier missions while the rest of the Avengers handled the serious threats. This changed after the events of ''ComicBook/TimeRunsOut'', when Sunspot stepped up as a leader of one of the splintered Avengers factions, with Cannonball leaving for space with his wife and child (though also still serving as Sunspot's right-hand man).
* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Volume 1]]: The tomboyish Bobby Strong and fashion conscious Glamora Treat are best friends and two of the most commonly recurring Holliday Girls. In all but one appearance their only real function is to act as set dressing and make snarky commentary on the bizarre situations and powers they keep running into.
* ComicBook/BoosterGold and [[ComicBook/BlueBeetle Ted Kord]] often serve as this to the titular team in ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueInternational'', as well as for the DC Universe in general.
* ''ComicBook/GiraffesOnHorsebackSalad'' has [[Creator/MarxBrothers Groucho and Chico Marx]], whose duties consist of an equal balance between fulfilling the Surrealist Woman's requests and making nonstop jokes at the people and situations around them.
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[[folder:Eastern European Animation]]
* ''Animation/MashaAndTheBear'' has the two wolves who [[LivesInAVan live in an old ambulance van]].
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[[folder:Fan Works]]
* ''WebAnimation/ReturnToKrocodileIsle'': In addition to the original duo of Klump and Krusha, the short pairs up its new Krew members Klampon and Klubba as a comedic duo, with Klampon's snark mixing with Klubba's tough stoicism.
* ''Fanfic/TheStoryOfApolloDaphneAndLucaAnItalianTragedy'': [[PlatonicLifePartners Bianca and Carlos]] are rarely seen being apart from each other.
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[[folder:Films — Animated]]
* Lumiere and Cogsworth (the candlestick and the clock) from ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'' are the contrasting type: Lumiere is the tall romantic, and Cogsworth the short grumpy one. Both are servants in the Beast's household providing commentary on Belle and the Beast's developing relationship.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}}'': A pair of castle maids, usually seen with Maudie, don't have any other characterization.
* The rats Nick and Fetcher from ''WesternAnimation/ChickenRun'' provide commentary on the chickens' wild and far-fetched attempts to escape in addition to their more plot-relevant role in sourcing useful items for said attempts.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'': Timon the meerkat and Pumbaa the warthog are inseparable, contrast each other visually and personality-wise, and act as comic relief in an otherwise fairly serious story. They generally provide funny comments, such as singing about how they are aghast that Simba and Nala have reunited in "Can You Feel the Love Tonight".
* ''WesternAnimation/TheRoadToElDorado'': Tulio and Miguel. The entire idea behind the film was to take ThoseTwoGuys and make them into main characters instead of putting them in their normal sidekick role. While the bigger plot revolves around Cortez seeking conquer the New World, which runs parallel to Miguel and Tulio's quest to find El Dorado.
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[[folder:Films — Live-Action]]
* Jay and Silent Bob in ''Film/{{Clerks}}'' and other Creator/KevinSmith films. Two friends, one skinny, one fat, who hang around together making mundane observations and occasionally dispensing wisdom to the protagonists. Despite their minimal plot importance, they were popular enough to eventually received spinoff works.
* ''Film/CrimesOfTheFuture2022'': Berst and Dani, who work for the company that made Tenser's BioPunk technology as technicians ([[ProfessionalKiller supposedly]]), are never seen apart and have a friendly rapport.
* ''Film/FearClinic:'' [[MrFixit Gage]] and [[OrderliesAreCreeps Bauer]], who were in prison together, have some banter to this effect whenever they share a scene.
* ''Film/{{Go}}'': Adam and Zack have a lot of comical banter and share their screen time. [[spoiler:They're also a gay couple.]]
* ''Film/TheGrandSeduction'': The two elderly switchboard operators who eavesdrop on Paul's calls share all of their scenes and provide a lot of comedy and very little drama.
* ''Film/HaroldAndKumarGoToWhiteCastle'' and its sequels have the two Jewish guys, Rosenberg and Goldstein, direct {{Expy}}s of the titular characters from ''Rosencratz and Guildenstern Are Dead''. They're minor characters who get only a few scenes but provide humorous reactions and half-baked advice to the main characters.
* ''Film/TheKillers:'' Swede's coach and trainer always appear together and provide some PluckyComicRelief with how chatty they are.
* ''Film/MoneyMonster:'' The two Icelandic hackers share all of their screen time and provide some comic relief.
* Two of the sibling pairs in ''Film/NoKidding'' - Hassan and Suleiman, and Margaret and Eileen - are always seen together.
* In the ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' series there are two sets of these. The Royal Marines Murtogg and Mullroy who eventually join Barbossa's crew, and the pirates of the Black Pearl crew Pintel and Ragetti.
* A very early film example are "Charters and Caldicott" from ''Film/TheLadyVanishes'' (and a half dozen other movies of the early 40s) who spend their on screen time mostly obsessed with the current cricket scores.
** They have their very own adventure in Charters and Caldicott by Stella Bingham. The pair are still obsessed by cricket and go from lunch at their club to Caldicott's flat to settle a point in dispute with his 'Wisden' a Cricket reference work. They discover the body of a young woman on Caldicott's bedroom floor. Her purse identifies her as the daughter of an old friend. But then another young woman appears claiming to be the * real* daughter and that her father has been murdered — then it starts getting complicated.
** They were meant to appear in ''Film/TheThirdMan'' but were replaced by Wilfred Hyde-Whites' character Crabbin instead.* ''Film/RaisingTheWind'': Sid and Harry, a pair of music publishers, are always seen together.
* C-3PO and R2-D2 in the Franchise/StarWars canon.
* ''Film/TheRocketeer'': The FBI agents are always together and have a lot of humorous banter.
* ''Film/TheTournament'' has Eddie and Rob, the two techs charged with keeping track of the players and monitoring their progress. They provide a running commentary and act as GreekChorus on the action.
* ''Series/UpPompeii'' films:
** In ''Film/UpPompeii'', Odius and Villanus, Prosperus Maximus' two strong-arm men, are never seen apart from each other.
** In ''Film/UpTheFront'', Colonel von Gutz's henchmen, Donner and Blitzen, are never seen apart.
* ''Film/WatchYourStern'':
** Captain Foster and Commander Fanshawe share most of their scenes, as they are the two highest-ranking men onboard the Terrier.
** Ranjid and the other civilian electrician are always seen together.
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[[folder:Literature]]
* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'': Sergeant Frederick "Fred" Colon and Corporal Cecil Wormsborough St. John "Nobby" Nobbs of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch often perform this role in books which are not focused on the Watch but do take place in the city, especially the earlier ones. When the Watch is the focus of the story they become somewhat more relevant to the plot than is usual for ThoseTwoGuys, but still evoke the trope in their interactions on a regular basis.
* ''Literature/FullMetalPanic'' has Shinji and Kyoko, best friends of Sousuke and Kaname respectively and often pair them up as a GreekChorus. ''Anime/FullMetalPanicFumoffu'' expands the roster using (the pre-existing but very minor characters) Mizuki and Onodera to give Kaname (Kyoko and Mizuki) and Sousuke (Shinji and Onodera) each a pair of their own Those Two Guys.
* ''Literature/HolmesOnTheRange'': Wentworth and Mead, the junior paleontologists in ''Hunters of the Dead''. Wentworth is always making stupid or condescending comments and being told to shut up by Mead. [[spoiler:This takes on a darker turn after TheReveal that Wentworth is the killer and Mead is his GuiltRiddenAccomplice who hates him for turning them into criminals and being too selfish and stupid to even care.]]
* ''Literature/RebuildWorld'':
** The top lieutenants in Sheryl’s gang Erio and Alicia start out like this as boyfriend and girlfriend, but Erio gets more directly involved as he TookALevelInBadass from the equipment and training he receives.
** The tailor sisters Kashua and Celene serve as minor working class commentators on the rising wealth and social statuses of Akira and Sheryl. Kashua is a ConsummateProfessional and Celene is BrilliantButLazy.
* ''Literature/TrappedInADatingSimTheWorldOfOtomeGamesIsToughForMobs'':
** Daniel and Raymond, two of Leon’s fellow poor noblemen friends also trampled upon by LadyLand, serve as this commentating on the shifting political situation for poor nobles and changes in Leon’s social status, being VitriolicBestBuds with him.
** Angelica’s father and brother Vince and Gilbert Redgrave often serve as this both for Angelica’s romantic feelings as well as Leon and her political positions. Although Vince does play an active role in the Kingdom’s politics.
* ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'': In the first year of the "first generation" stories, we have inseparable freshman roommates Peeper (loud, abusive, lazy) and Greasy (quiet, polite, talented photographer and inventor). As shock jocks on student-run radio WARS, their schtick ranges from topical and current events to raunch. Retribution is often swift and well-deserved, as when their commentary on Fall Combat Finals is interrupted by [[ItMakesSenseInContext a velociraptor with heavy-duty duct tape]]. Early in their sophomore year, Greasy realizes he doesn't have to play minion to a JerkAss like Peeper and [[BreakingTheFellowship walks out on-air]].
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[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
* ''Series/TheAfterparty'''s ensemble of suspects is rounded out by the Jennifers, a pair of obnoxious side characters who have the same name and are even pregnant at the same time. They're not treated as serious suspects and mainly give catty, mean-girl commentary to the night's events.
* ''Series/BlakesSeven'' would often have a couple of Terran Federation flunkies discussing the local situation, not only to provide exposition but also to demonstrate the PunchClockVillain nature of the military or bureaucracy.
* ''Series/BrooklynNineNine'' has Detectives Scully and Hitchcock. Both [[ProfessionalSlacker lazy]], [[FatSlob obese and slobby]], [[PoliceAreUseless dimwitted inspectors]] who mostly hang around the office to eat, gross other people out, do paperwork (so never leave their desks) and annoy the other members of the force. They both show flashes of being [[ObfuscatingStupidity smarter than they pretend to be]] but hide it because [[BrilliantButLazy they don't want to do any work]].
** They have similar but not exactly the same personalities, Scully is sweeter and socially awkward bordering on {{adorkable}} at times. Hitchcock is meaner and [[CasanovaWannabe thinks his a hit with the ladies... he's not]].
* ''Series/{{Ramy}}'': Ramy's best friends Mo and Ahmed, whose roles mainly consist of following him around and offering commentary on his life, sometimes humorously. Lampshaded in early in the second season. After Ramy asks them how they're doing, they react in shock because Ramy never does that.
* ''Series/ReservationDogs'': Mose and Mekko, two Native American dwarfs who provide commentary on the feud between the Reservation Dogs and the NDN gang. They are also into rap and are fans of Bear's rapper father.
* ''Series/{{Rome}}'' has Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo, who get up into all sorts of adventures amidst a background of largely {{Historical Domain Character}}s during UsefulNotes/JuliusCaesar's conquest of Rome.
* ''Series/RutherfordFalls'': Wayne and Sally, two Minishonkan employees at the casino, who always show up as a duo to make fun of Reagan.
* ''Series/GilmoreGirls'':
** Madeline and Louise are those two gals, Rory's classmates from Chilton. They always appear together.
** Finn and Colin, Logan's pals from Yale. Almost always paired and hard to distinguish.
** Rory's "artsy" friends, Olivia and Lucy from the final season, who are better known as Madeline and Louise Lite. Their personalities are pretty identical, although the latter two are more annoying.
* The ''Series/LookAndRead'' series ''Earthwarp'' has Mrs Grant and Mrs Ramsden, a pair of elderly guests at the Rowlands' hotel, whose job it is to comically react to the strange goings on around them. [[spoiler: At least until the half way point, when a late night encounter with a [[AmusingAlien sleepwalking Ollie]] makes Mrs Grand decide to cut her holiday short while Mrs Ramsden chooses to stay a while longer.]]
* ''Series/ControlZ'':
** Darío and Ernesto, the two less prominent members of the popular clique, seem to always be together.
** Valeria and Regina, the only girls who aren't part of the clique ''per se'', but are popular themselves.
* {{Subverted|Trope}} ''brutally'' in the first episode of ''Series/SquidGame'': players 250 and 324 are introduced and set up to be like this, being given a significant amount of screentime and personality for minor characters, showing them bantering and sharing jokes on who's gonna win the first challenge. [[SacrificialLion They're the first to die]].
* ''Series/TheFallAndRiseOfReginaldPerrin'' has the [[YesMan yes-men]], Tony and David. They are rarely seen apart, and are known for their [[CharacterCatchphrase catchphrases]]: "Great" and "Super".
* ''Series/ReggiePerrin'' also has [[YesMan yes-men]], Steve and Anthony who are together practically all the time. When Anthony gets promoted, Steve has trouble adjusting to not being "Those Two Guys" and Anthony wants to go back to his old job, which does happen.
* ''Series/TheWire'' has Herc and Carver for the police and Bodie and Poot for the Barksdale organization, with many scenes highlighting their similar dynamics -- Bodie and Carver being the more mature and responsible ones and Herc and Poot being more immature. Underlined by couple of VillainsOutShopping moments when the two duos bump into eachother at the Eastside vs Westside basketball game and at the movie theatre.
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[[folder:Puppet Shows]]
* ''Series/TheMuppetShow'' has Statler and Waldorf, two identically-dressed grumpy old men known for their back and forth exchanges where they heckle the performers and criticize the sketches they just watched. They are best known for providing TheStinger at the end of episodes. They perform a similar service [[JustForFun/StatlerAndWaldorf here on TV Tropes]] as well.
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[[folder:Radio]]
* ''Series/TheJackBennyProgram''’s telephone operators 'Gertrude' and 'Mabel' always appear together and never advance the plot, being there solely to mock 'Mister Thinks-he’s-so-important' )or variations of such) as they delay his attempt to reach someone by telephone. (Note: telephone operators used to be vital for any telephone connexion further than close-by.) (Note: the 'telephone' was a wired appliance used for vocal communication.)
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[[folder:Theater]]
* In ''Theatre/CesareIlCreatoreCheHaDistrutto'', each of the student associations have backup members that are more or less this, but the Florentine association's Marco, Pietro, and Ricardo are this exactly, performing backup for MrExposition Roberto, and backup/flattery for association leader Giovanni de'Medici (the 16-year-old future Pope Leo X).
* ''Theatre/MammaMia'' -- Sophie's two friends Ali and Lisa serve this function. Her mother, Donna, also has former bandmates Tanya and Rosie. While they have their own subplots, their main purpose is to be Donna's funny longtime friends to whom she confides her troubles. They back her up (often dramatically and for comic relief) throughout the show.
* Salerio and Solanio in ''Theatre/TheMerchantOfVenice'' are pretty much this; narrating what happens between events and standing alongside characters as they try to explain their situation. They aren't always together on stage; Salerio seeks out Bassanio to warn him of Antonio's plight while Solanio comforts Antonio in the days before his trial.
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* The ''Franchise/FireEmblem'' series traditionally has sets of two characters who are (almost) always recruited together, the most common ones being the Cain and Abel (Cavaliers) and the Bord and Cord (axe fighters). These tend to be friends and/or rivals with each other due to their contrasting personalities, with one being calm and serious and the other more laidback and sometimes reckless.
* ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'': Mature and Vice, two-thirds of Team Yagami (and also the signature teammates of series staple [[Characters/TheKingOfFightersIoriYagami Iori Yagami]]), are rarely seen away from each other. At least until ''VideoGame/SNKVsCapcom'' for Vice, and ''KOF XII'' for Mature.
* ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'': Done with the {{Mauve Shirt}}s that make up your crew. They are each seen in pairs in different parts of the ship: Patel and Rolston in crew quarters, Goldstein and Hawthorne in the mess, Hadley and Matthews on the bridge, and Daniels and Donnelly in Engineering. You can only talk with Daniels and Donnelly, but the others chat with each other about events in the game or things happening off screen. [[spoiler:If you take too long to rescue your crew, at least one member of each pair will die. It serves as an effective way making your ship look more empty and reminding of the cost of the mission, as the survivor will typically mention the fallen one]].
* ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' has Westmoreland and Campbell, always seen together guarding TheWarRoom. Unlike the pairs from ''2'', they serve as the GreekChorus.
* ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilRevelations'' has Quint and Grinder, whose sections are separate from the main plot and serve to dump exposition on plot twists.
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[[folder:Visual Novels]]
* [[SpiritedCompetitor Shizune]] and [[LargeHam Misha]] of ''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo'' become this in nearly every route but their own, frequently pestering Hisao to do work for the Student Council or [[ShipperOnDeck commenting on his love life]].
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[[folder:Webcomics]]
* ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'': The early chapters of the comic feature two separate pairs of unnamed girls, each of which are always together and can frequently be seen following Heartful Punch around or commenting on what she's up to. When [[https://www.sleeplessdomain.com/comic/chapter-4-page-20 the two groups are seen together]], the AltText {{lampshade|Hanging}}s their role -- "Those Two Girls x 2 = Those Four Girls?" However, where most pairs of this sort tend to be put OutOfFocus over time, all four girls are later given proper introductions and names, and gradually grow into major side characters.
* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', Rich and Larry have this role being a [[FatAndSkinny fat and thin]] pair [[https://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/parable-025 who]] [[https://www.egscomics.com/comic/2010-04-16 comment]] [[https://www.egscomics.com/comic/2010-12-27 on]] [[https://www.egscomics.com/comic/2014-04-29 the]] [[https://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/2015-07-20 main]] [[https://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/2017-05-24-ellen-demo-2 characters]].
* ''Webcomic/LetsGetDivorced'': Bang and Ji-won, two minor coworkers of Baek-hui, who talk about her love life. Ms. Bang is also a romance author who takes inspiration from Baek-hui's love life, lampshading the various tropes along the way.
* ''Webcomic/NextSoundOfTheFuture'': Mimi and Momo were the classmates of main protagonist Shine. They are together in every scene they're in, have very little difference in personality, and have very similar sounding names. Their only role in the story is to be Shine's [[spoiler: former friends who went from commentating on her humorous behavior to judging her for her worsening singing ability]].
* The unnamed ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' roaches become "Those Two Dictyoptera" as they always appear in pairs to spur on commentary or to perform sight gags such as FlippingTheTable.
* ''Webcomic/VampireGirl'':
** Season 1 gives us Vampire Hunter and Goofy Idiot Sidekick, who are the FatAndSkinny variety, with Vampire Hunter being relatively thin, while Goofy Idiot Sidekick is morbidly obese.
** Season 2 gives us Saul and Paul, a pair of trenchcoat and fedora-wearing hoodlums, who appear to be a BigGuyLittleGuy variation, with Paul about the same height as many of the comic's other characters, while Saul dwarves all of them.
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[[folder:Web Original]]
* Pumice and Piss Wizard serve as this for ''WebVideo/SBIRust'', despite Piss Wizard not speaking. Pumice has enough commentary on the server's happenings for the two of them.
* Sneeg and Poke in ''WebVideo/SMPLive'' are frequently seen together and banter in this manner, although sometimes bordering on falling into HeterosexualLifePartners.
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle'' has Chauncey and Edgar, two men who for some reason are always reading newspapers right next to whatever antics the main characters are getting up to. They provide [[UnusuallyUninterestingSight understated commentary on the fantastic events they're witnessing]] and then disappear, never to be seen until the next thing happens.
-->'''Edgar:''' "Now there's something you don't see everyday, Chauncey."
-->'''Chauncey:''' "What's that, Edgar?"
-->'''Edgar:''' "[something ridiculous involving Moose and Squirrel]"
-->'''Chauncey:''' "Oh, I don't know, Edgar. [{{Pun}}]"
* On ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'', Buford and Baljeet began as the stereotypical Bully and Nerd combo, but beginning in season three, they developed into this, providing humorous commentary and asides during Phineas and Ferb's endeavors.
* Lenny and Carl from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' fall under this trope, as well as being [[HeterosexualLifePartners heterosexual life partners.]] They are frequently mistaken for each other or are [[MistakenForGay mistaken for a gay couple.]]
--> "Lenny = White, Carl = Black"
* WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers absolutely ''loves'' this trope. Pete White and Billy Quizboy, Henchmen 21 and 24, Watch and Ward, Mr Doe and Mr Cardholder, Even Hank and Dean in the early seasons of the show; there always seems to be a pair of people who either exclusively hang out together or almost exclusively, and show up to comment on the situation at hand.
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-->'''[[TheStinger Waldorf]]''': I don't want to believe we have!
-->'''[[MemeticMutation Both]]''': Do-ho-ho-ho-hoh!
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