Five-Man Band/Western Animation A-M

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:

6teen

The boys

The girls

Overall

Adventures from the Book of Virtues

* Note: Abu and Iago are the Team Pets, plus Rajah when he joins the team.

All Grown Up!

The Amazing Chan and The Chan Clan

American Dad

Steve's Friends

Angelina Ballerina

''Animal Mechanicals

Animaniacs

The Warner Brothers and Sister

The Goodfeathers

Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series

Aqua Teen Hunger Force

Avatar: The Last Airbender

Babar

Babar And The Adventures Of Badou

Barnyard (overall franchise)

* Note: Peck is The Chick (No Pun) and Freddy is an Anti-Hero.

Batman: The Animated Series

Bob's Burgers

* Note: Ziv Zulander clearly defined the niches when designing the Boyzz Bots, but usually they have at least one companion in their own niche.

Braceface

Mangled Metal

The Brak Show

Bromwell High

Bro'Town

C Bear and Jamal

Jamal's family

Jamal's friends

Caillou

Caillou's family

Caillou's friends

Captain N: The Game Master

* Note: Actually, Linka and Wheeler form a Lancer/Big Guy duo.

Alternate,

The Cleveland Show

* Note: Jérémie's also the team leader.

Codename: Kids Next Door

Da Jammies

Daria

Darkwing Duck

Normal Team

Dinosaucers

Downtown

Doug

DuckTales

Family Guy

The Griffin family

Peter's group of friends

Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids

'Futurama''

The Get Along Gang

* Note: The series notes the Five Man Band set-up as the other four characters and The Mentor are given titles to go along with The Hero later on.

G.I. Joe: Sigma 6

Gloria, Wilma, and Me

Handy Manny

Tools

Humans

Hey Arnold!

Horseland

The Jellies!

Cornell's family

Cornell's friends

King of the Hill

The family

Hank's Friends

Kuu Kuu Harajuku

The Lebrons

Little Einsteins

Littlest Pet Shop (2012)

The Looney Tunes Show

The Loud House

* Note: Despite the central characters being a band with five people, the show loves to subvert this.

The Mighty B

* Note: Portia, Gwen and Penny are Token Evil Teammates, but Penny is a friend of Bessie.

Mike Tyson Mysteries

Monster High: Adventures of the Ghoul Squad

MP4orce

* Note: On The Muppet Show, their roles aren't cut and dry. In adult form, Fozzie isn't so dumb, and Gonzo and Scooter are both somewhere between The Smart Guy and The Lancer. Besides, The Muppet Show has Loads and Loads of Characters.

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic

Mane Six

My Little Pony: Pony Life

The Mysteries of Alfred Hedgehog