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{{quote|'''The Doctor''' ''(addressing the TARDIS)'': What do you think, dear? Where shall we take the kids this time? |
{{quote|'''The Doctor''' ''(addressing the TARDIS)'': What do you think, dear? Where shall we take the kids this time? |
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'''Amy:''' It's always you and her, isn't it? Long after the rest of us have gone. A boy and his box, off to see the universe. |
'''Amy:''' It's always you and her, isn't it? Long after the rest of us have gone. A boy and his box, off to see the universe. |
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'''The Doctor:''' You say that like it's a bad thing. But honestly, it's the best thing there is.|''[[Doctor Who]]'', "[[Doctor Who/Recap/S32 |
'''The Doctor:''' You say that like it's a bad thing. But honestly, it's the best thing there is.|''[[Doctor Who]]'', "[[Doctor Who/Recap/S32/E04 The Doctors Wife|The Doctor's Wife]]"}} |
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A heartwarming story told through the ages: Something unique enters a young man's (or woman's) life, and they form a bond that changes them forever, usually starting them down the path to adulthood. |
A heartwarming story told through the ages: Something unique enters a young man's (or woman's) life, and they form a bond that changes them forever, usually starting them down the path to adulthood. |
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* [[Robert A. Heinlein]]'s ''[[The Star Beast]]'': <s>A Boy and His Giant Talking Space Lizard</s> A Giant Talking Space Lizard and Her Boy. |
* [[Robert A. Heinlein]]'s ''[[The Star Beast]]'': <s>A Boy and His Giant Talking Space Lizard</s> A Giant Talking Space Lizard and Her Boy. |
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** Similarly, in ''Red Planet'': A Martian Larval Form and Her Boy. |
** Similarly, in ''Red Planet'': A Martian Larval Form and Her Boy. |
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** ''[[Have Space |
** ''[[Have Space Suit—Will Travel]]'': An Extragalactic Alien Peacekeeper and Her Two Wards. |
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* In one of [[Robert Rankin]]'s ''Brentford'' stories Omally (always spelled without the apostrophe, for some reason) refuses to die without his faithful Marchant. Pooley [[Lampshade Hanging|comments,]] "A boy and his bike! I feel sick!" |
* In one of [[Robert Rankin]]'s ''Brentford'' stories Omally (always spelled without the apostrophe, for some reason) refuses to die without his faithful Marchant. Pooley [[Lampshade Hanging|comments,]] "A boy and his bike! I feel sick!" |
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* Christopher Paolini's ''[[Inheritance Cycle]]'': A Boy and His Dragon. |
* Christopher Paolini's ''[[Inheritance Cycle]]'': A Boy and His Dragon. |
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* ''[[Skippy the Bush Kangaroo]]'': A Boy (Sunny) and his Kangaroo (Skippy). |
* ''[[Skippy the Bush Kangaroo]]'': A Boy (Sunny) and his Kangaroo (Skippy). |
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* For a lot of fans, [[Doctor Who]] ([[Genre Busting|along with a lot of other things]]) is the story of a Time-Lord and his sentient police box shaped Time-Machine. |
* For a lot of fans, [[Doctor Who]] ([[Genre Busting|along with a lot of other things]]) is the story of a Time-Lord and his sentient police box shaped Time-Machine. |
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** The trope is even called out by name in [[Doctor Who/Recap/S32 |
** The trope is even called out by name in [[Doctor Who/Recap/S32/E04 The Doctors Wife|The Doctor's Wife]]: |
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{{quote|'''Amy''': It's always you and her, isn't it? A boy and his box, off to see the universe.}} |
{{quote|'''Amy''': It's always you and her, isn't it? A boy and his box, off to see the universe.}} |
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* Boxey and his robotic dog Muffit in the classic ''[[Battlestar Galactica Classic|Battlestar Galactica]]''. |
* Boxey and his robotic dog Muffit in the classic ''[[Battlestar Galactica Classic|Battlestar Galactica]]''. |