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{{quote|'''The Doctor''' ''(addressing the TARDIS)'': What do you think, dear? Where shall we take the kids this time?
'''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.
'''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
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.
** Similarly, in ''Red Planet'': A Martian Larval Form and Her Boy.
** ''[[Have Space
* 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!"
* 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).
* 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.
** The trope is even called out by name in [[Doctor Who/Recap/S32
{{quote|'''Amy''': It's always you and her, isn't it? A boy and his box, off to see the universe.}}
* Boxey and his robotic dog Muffit in the classic ''[[Battlestar Galactica Classic|Battlestar Galactica]]''.
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