10 Of The Best Cartoon Sidekicks

These banana and apple (or bapples as they call them) loving creatures are fiercely loyal to Gru and Dr. Nefario. The Minions are eager to please, and very funny. After such success and popularity in "Despicable Me, 1 and 2", the Minions have their own movie coming out in 2015.

Dory and her short term memory provide loads of laugh out loud moments. She helped Marlin find his son in, "Finding Nemo" and taught us, 'When life gets you down you have to, just keep swimming, just keep swimming'. "Finding Dory" will be in theaters in 2016.

It's all in a name. Patrick Star, Sponge Bob Square Pants dimwitted best friend may have mastered the "art of doing nothing," he's also mastered the art of keeping us laughing.

Donkey, the fun loving, talkative, dramatic, happy-go-lucky, bff to Shrek, husband to Dragon, and Dad to the Dronkey's. We can't get enough of the comedic noble steed.

Brian Griffin is Stewie's intelligent family pet and closest friend. This jazz loving pooch adds logic, and sarcastic humor to the show.

Winnie-the-Pooh's timid, flower loving pal, Piglet, stole our hearts with his warm ability to face his fears and help others.

Shaggy is a food loving hippie that can run faster than a speeding bullet when he's afraid. Zoinks! Scooby-Doo's best buddy is like totally awesome dude,

Garfield's kind-hearted, slobbering best friend, deserves to be on this list for putting up with Garfield's constant insults and harsh treatment. What we love most about Odie, is that he always wears a smile.

Waylon Smithers is Mr. Burns devoted assistant, on The Simpsons. Smithers would do anything for his long admired boss.

Bullwinkle J. Moose is the best bud of Rocky and always optimistic.