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* ''Series/FeelGood'': Maggie wants to be this for Mae, and the pair want to try to bypass the support group and just deal with addiction together.
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* In the ''ComicBook/IronMan'' story ''Demon in a Bottle'', Tony Stark had a stint where he gave up the suit and wallowed in booze and despair for a while. Fortunately, his then-girlfriend, Bethany Cabe, picked him up and got him back in the game.

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* In the ''ComicBook/IronMan'' story ''Demon in a Bottle'', ''ComicBook/DemonInABottle'', Tony Stark had a stint where he gave up the suit and wallowed in booze and despair for a while. Fortunately, his then-girlfriend, Bethany Cabe, picked him up and got him back in the game.



* William Hurt's character in ''Film/ChangingLanes'' is The Sponsor for Doyle (played by Creator/SamuelLJackson). He shows genuine concern for Doyle throughout the film, even going so far as to bail him out of jail during Doyle's EscalatingWar with Creator/BenAffleck's character. Near the end he finally gets fed up with Doyle's increasingly unhinged antics, delivering this [[ReasonYouSuckSpeech scathing commentary]]:

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* William Hurt's Creator/WilliamHurt's character in ''Film/ChangingLanes'' is The Sponsor for Doyle (played by Creator/SamuelLJackson). He shows genuine concern for Doyle throughout the film, even going so far as to bail him out of jail during Doyle's EscalatingWar with Creator/BenAffleck's character. Near the end he finally gets fed up with Doyle's increasingly unhinged antics, delivering this [[ReasonYouSuckSpeech scathing commentary]]:



* Richard Dirks is Daryl Poynter's sponsor in ''Clean and Sober''.

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* In Season 2 of ''Series/IronFist2017'', Ward Meachum is attending Narcotics Anonymous, but is having sex with his sponsor instead of confronting his issues. He has a HeelRealisation after getting her pregnant, but she rejects him; pointing out she will have enough problems raising a child and dealing with her own addiction without sorting him out as well.
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* Since this version of the character is a recovering drug addict, SherlockHolmes in ''Series/{{Elementary}}'' has one: Alfredo Llamosa, a [[ReformedCriminal reformed car thief]] turned security consultant for car companies. Alfredo proved [[EnsembleDarkhorse rather popular with the fanbase]], and there was much joy from the fandom when he reappeared in a later episode.

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* Since this version of the character is a recovering drug addict, SherlockHolmes Literature/SherlockHolmes in ''Series/{{Elementary}}'' has one: Alfredo Llamosa, a [[ReformedCriminal reformed car thief]] turned security consultant for car companies. Alfredo proved [[EnsembleDarkhorse rather popular with the fanbase]], and there was much joy from the fandom when he reappeared in a later episode.
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The Sponsor is a specific type of {[[MentorIndex mentor]] who specializes in helping a character, usually the protagonist, deal with the trials and tribulations of recovering from an addiction. A [[RecoveredAddict former addict]] himself, The Sponsor is in a perfect position to give others the benefit of his experience and help keep them on the straight and narrow. The shared struggle between sponsor and sponsee can give the former shades of OlderAndWiser.

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The Sponsor is a specific type of {[[MentorIndex [[MentorIndex mentor]] who specializes in helping a character, usually the protagonist, deal with the trials and tribulations of recovering from an addiction. A [[RecoveredAddict former addict]] himself, The Sponsor is in a perfect position to give others the benefit of his experience and help keep them on the straight and narrow. The shared struggle between sponsor and sponsee can give the former shades of OlderAndWiser.
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The Sponsor is a specific type of {{mentor|s}} who specializes in helping a character, usually the protagonist, deal with the trials and tribulations of recovering from an addiction. A [[RecoveredAddict former addict]] himself, The Sponsor is in a perfect position to give others the benefit of his experience and help keep them on the straight and narrow. The shared struggle between sponsor and sponsee can give the former shades of OlderAndWiser.

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The Sponsor is a specific type of {{mentor|s}} {[[MentorIndex mentor]] who specializes in helping a character, usually the protagonist, deal with the trials and tribulations of recovering from an addiction. A [[RecoveredAddict former addict]] himself, The Sponsor is in a perfect position to give others the benefit of his experience and help keep them on the straight and narrow. The shared struggle between sponsor and sponsee can give the former shades of OlderAndWiser.



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* In the ''ComicBook/IronMan'' story ''Demon in a Bottle'', Tony Stark had a stint where he gave up the suit and wallowed in booze and despair for a while, but his then-girlfriend Bethany Cabe picked him up and got him back in the game.

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* In the ''ComicBook/IronMan'' story ''Demon in a Bottle'', Tony Stark had a stint where he gave up the suit and wallowed in booze and despair for a while, but while. Fortunately, his then-girlfriend then-girlfriend, Bethany Cabe Cabe, picked him up and got him back in the game.



* ''Film/TheAlphabetKiller'': Though it is not drug related, head of DefectiveDetective Paige's support group Richard Ledge acts in a TheSponsor-like capacity for her, giving her advice on dealing with the resurgence of her visions and even helping her out when she later gets in trouble with the police.

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* ''Film/TheAlphabetKiller'': Though it is not drug related, drug-related, head of DefectiveDetective Paige's support group Richard Ledge acts in a TheSponsor-like capacity for her, giving her advice on dealing with the resurgence of her visions and even helping her out when she later gets in trouble with the police.
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* In the ''IronMan'' story ''Demon in a Bottle'', Tony Stark had a stint where he gave up the suit and wallowed in booze and despair for a while, but his then-girlfriend Bethany Cabe picked him up and got him back in the game.

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* In the ''IronMan'' ''ComicBook/IronMan'' story ''Demon in a Bottle'', Tony Stark had a stint where he gave up the suit and wallowed in booze and despair for a while, but his then-girlfriend Bethany Cabe picked him up and got him back in the game.
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* A version on ''Series/OneLifeToLive'' when Todd Manning is ordered to attend sex offender counseling as a condition of his parole. His counselor is himself a convicted rapist.
* After ''Series/WithoutATrace'''s Martin Fitzgerald finally admits to having become addicted to painkillers and joins his friend/fellow agent Danny Taylor at an AA meeting, the next episode has him telling Danny that he met someone at another meeting who offered to be this to him.

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See {{Mentors}} for comparison with characters whose function is not related to addiction. Sponsors who get in too deep run the risk of provoking RageAgainstTheMentor or MentorOccupationalHazard.

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See {{Mentors}} for comparison with characters whose function is not related to addiction. Sponsors who get in too deep run the risk of provoking RageAgainstTheMentor or MentorOccupationalHazard.
MentorOccupationalHazard. For a character who monetarily sponsors a team, see TheTeamBenefactor.
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* Walon, Bubbles' NA sponsor on ''Series/TheWire''.

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* Walon, Bubbles' NA sponsor on ''Series/TheWire''. Played by actual recovering addict Music/SteveEarle.
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* Richard Dirks is Daryl Poynter's sponsor in ''Film/CleanAndSober''.

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* In the commentary of Film/IronMan2 John Favreau reveals that [[Creator/SamuelLJackson Nick Fury]] was written as Tony Stark's sponsor. He even went to AA meetings and talked to various sponsors to make sure his dialogue was right.
** He extends this role in Film/TheAvengers to include [[CaptainAmerica Steve Rogers]] who has shut himself off from the world since awakening.

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* In the commentary of Film/IronMan2 ''Film/IronMan2'' John Favreau reveals that [[Creator/SamuelLJackson Nick Fury]] was written as Tony Stark's sponsor. He even went to AA meetings and talked to various sponsors to make sure his dialogue was right.
** He extends this role in Film/TheAvengers ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' to include [[CaptainAmerica [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica Steve Rogers]] who has shut himself off from the world since awakening.
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* [[TheFlintstones Fred Flintstone]] once joined Eaters Anonymous, and his sponsor would grab whatever food Fred got a hold on while giving the group's secret call, "Gobble, gobble, gobble!"

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* [[TheFlintstones ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'' Fred Flintstone]] Flintstone once joined Eaters Anonymous, and his sponsor would grab whatever food Fred got a hold on while giving the group's secret call, "Gobble, gobble, gobble!"
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* On ''TheJohnLarroquetteShow'', John had as his AA sponsor David Crosby, perhaps the Poster Boy for rock star addicts. Once at the start of a meeting Crosby admitted he had had fallen off the wagon, leading John to respond: "My ''sponsor'' needs a '''sponsor'''?"
* ''ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'': Charlie's court-ordered AA meetings become a lot more voluntary when The Waitress offers to be his sponsor. Unfortunately she's only doing it to get closer to Dennis and drops Charlie when it doesn't work out.

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* On ''TheJohnLarroquetteShow'', ''Series/TheJohnLarroquetteShow'', John had as his AA sponsor David Crosby, perhaps the Poster Boy for rock star addicts. Once at the start of a meeting Crosby admitted he had had fallen off the wagon, leading John to respond: "My ''sponsor'' needs a '''sponsor'''?"
* ''ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'': ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'': Charlie's court-ordered AA meetings become a lot more voluntary when The Waitress offers to be his sponsor. Unfortunately she's only doing it to get closer to Dennis and drops Charlie when it doesn't work out.



* In ''TheMentalist'' episode "Jolly Red Elf", the bizarre death of a Santa-suit clad alcoholic lead Jane to seek out his AA sponsor, who was later revealed to have been in love with the victim.
* On ''PartyDown'' Ron joins AA and gets a sponsor, who is a plumber. When he needs a plumber at a party, he calls the sponsor, who comes to the alcohol-filled party and promptly falls OffTheWagon. Then ''his'' sponsor shows up. And that's how Ron got kicked out of AA.

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* In ''TheMentalist'' ''Series/TheMentalist'' episode "Jolly Red Elf", the bizarre death of a Santa-suit clad alcoholic lead Jane to seek out his AA sponsor, who was later revealed to have been in love with the victim.
* On ''PartyDown'' ''Series/PartyDown'' Ron joins AA and gets a sponsor, who is a plumber. When he needs a plumber at a party, he calls the sponsor, who comes to the alcohol-filled party and promptly falls OffTheWagon. Then ''his'' sponsor shows up. And that's how Ron got kicked out of AA.



* Though never seen onscreen in {{Warehouse 13}} Pete mentions that every other artefact requires him to call his since so many of them cause effects akin to intoxication (or in one occasions body swapping with a slightly drunk Myka).
* Walon, Bubbles' NA sponsor on ''TheWire''.

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* Though never seen onscreen in {{Warehouse 13}} ''Series/{{Warehouse 13}}'' Pete mentions that every other artefact requires him to call his since so many of them cause effects akin to intoxication (or in one occasions body swapping with a slightly drunk Myka).
* Walon, Bubbles' NA sponsor on ''TheWire''.''Series/TheWire''.



* In the Season 4 episode of ''TheSimpsons'' "Marge in Chains", Lionel Hutz also calls upon David Crosby when he's tempted by "...that bottle of delicious bourbon. Brownest of the brown liquors..."

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* In the Season 4 episode of ''TheSimpsons'' ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' "Marge in Chains", Lionel Hutz also calls upon David Crosby when he's tempted by "...that bottle of delicious bourbon. Brownest of the brown liquors..."

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