Five-Man Band/Western Animation N-Z



The Five-Man Band is a group of characters whose members fall into archetypes which all complement one another. They are a very specific team with skills that contribute to the group in a unique way. Here are some places where the trope occurs in animation:

Neo Yokio

The New Archies

The Next Avengers

The Nutshack

The Oblongs

Paw Paws

Peanuts

Pelswick

The Penguins of Madagascar

Phineas and Ferb

* Note: In Summer Belongs To You, Adyson takes charge in Isabella's absence. Unnamed Brunette is a Eighth Ranger in one episode, and later Unnamed Blond is a Eighth Ranger in few episodes.

Plum Landing

The Powerpuff Girls

* Note: Blossom isn't that smart in the anime.

The Proud Family

The Puppy's Further Adventures

Real Monsters

Recess

Rick and Morty

The Smith-Sanchez family

Roary the Racing Car

Sagwa the Chinese Siamese Cat

The main cast

Humans

School for Vampires

The Secret of NIMH

The Simpsons

The Simpsons Family

* Note: Since that episode included evil counterparts of all six kids, there's also an example of a Five-Bad Band.

Sonic the Hedgehog

Season 2

Alternate,

South Park

The Boys

The Girls

SpacePOP

SpongeBob SquarePants

Stargate Infinity

Station Zero

Steven Universe

Steven Universe: Future

Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures

Street Frogs (from The Comic Strip)

Supernoobs

Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!

Super Why!

SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron

Taz-Mania

Teen Titans (2003 series)

Teen Titans Go!

Titan Maximum

Total Drama World Tour: Before they were voted off

* Note: During the Five Man Band Concert in "Picnic at Hanging Dork", Heather is The Hero who is the lead singer, Courtney is The Lancer who is playing a guitar, Gwen is The Big Guy who is on the drums, and Sierra is The Chick who is the squealing groupie on Shear the Sheep.

Totally Spies

* Dinobot, Rhinox, and Rattrap can actually be seen as a triangle of hybrids, based on their versatile abilities and behavior. Dinobot = Lancer / Big Guy; Rhinox = Big Guy / Smart Guy; Rattrap = Smart Guy / Lancer.

Trollz

The girls

The boys

The Ancients

Waynehead

Wheel Squad

Wild Grinders

Winx Club

WITCH

Wombat City

* Note: That if Jack Spicer were ever to undergo a successful Heel Face Turn, he'd fill The Smart Guy role perfectly. In final episode, Raimundo becomes The Hero of the Xiaolin Warriors, Omi is The Lancer instead.