Five-Man Band/Live-Action TV/T-Z

Everything About Fiction You Never Wanted to Know.


Taggart (Post Mark MacManus)
The Hero DCI Mike Jardine, later DCI Matt Burke
The Chick DS Jackie Reid
The Big Guy DI Robbie Ross
The Smart Guy DC Stuart Fraser
Tomica Hero Rescue Fire
The Hero Tatsuya Homura/Fire-1/Fire-1X
The Lancer Tsubasa Aoi/Fire-4
The Big Guy Yuma Megumi/Fire-2
The Smart Guy Ritsuka Yuki/Fire-3
The Chick Jun Watari/Fire-5
The Mentor Riku Taiga
Tomica Hero Rescue Force
The Hero Hikaru Todoroki/R1
The Lancer Kyosuke Jinrai/R2
The Big Guy Rei Kozuki/R3
The Smart Guy and The Chick Juri Shiraki/R4 (although various minor characters who work behind the lines could fit The Smart Guy)
The Mentor Eiji Ishiguro/R5
Sixth Ranger Natsuno "Nancy" Nanbu/RU

The Tomorrow People

(Original lineup of the "Old Series")
The Hero John (also sometimes The Smart Guy)
The Big Guy Ginge (also The Lancer)
The Chick Carol
The Smart Guy Tim (also Robot Buddy and Mentor Archetype)
Tagalong Kids Kenny, Steven (both also sometimes The Smart Guy or The Lancer)
(Seasons 7 & 8 of the "Old Series")
The Hero John (also sometimes The Smart Guy)
The Lancer Mike
The Chick Hsu Tai
The Smart Guy Liz (also sometimes The Chick)
Tagalong Kid Andrew (also sometimes The Lancer)
Robot Buddy Tim (also sometimes The Smart Guy and Mentor Archetype)

Torchwood

Series 1
The Hero Captain Jack Harkness
The Lancer Owen Harper
The Big Guy Ianto Jones
The Smart Guy Toshiko Sato
The Chick Gwen Cooper
Team Pet Myfanwy the Pterodactyl
Series 2
The Hero Captain Jack Harkness
The Lancer Gwen Cooper
The Big Guy(s) Ianto Jones, Owen Harper
The Smart Guy/The Chick Toshiko Sato
Sixth Ranger Rhys Williams
Series 4 (Miracle Day)
The Hero Captain Jack Harkness
The Lancer Gwen Cooper
The Big Guy Rex Matheson (doubles as a Lancer to Jack)
The Smart Guy/The Chick Esther Drummond
Sixth Rangers Rhys Williams, Vera Juarez until she died in Episode 5, Oswald Danes (as of episode nine, who doubles as the Token Evil Teammate)
Twin Peaks
The Hero Agent Dale Cooper
The Lancer Sheriff Harry Truman
The Big Guy Deputy Andy Brennan & Deputy Tommy "Hawk" Hill
The Smart Guy/Sixth Ranger Agent Albert Rosenfield
The Chick Lucy Moran
Veronica Mars
The Hero Veronica
The Lancer Wallace (Relaxed and friendly to her edgy and anti-social), Veronica might have been this herself to Lilly)
The Big Guy Logan, Weevil
The Smart Guy Mac, sometimes Veronica herself or Keith
The Chick Wallace, Jackie, Meg, occasionally Mac
Sixth Ranger Jackie,Piz, Parker
The Mentor Keith
The Vampire Diaries
The Hero Stefan
The Lancer Damon
The Big Guy Caroline
The Smart Guy Bonnie
The Chick Elena
The Vampire Diaries Season 3
The Hero Damon
The Lancer Elena/Alaric
The Big Guy Caroline
The Smart Guy Bonnie
The Chick Elena
Token Evil Teammate Stefan
The Voice
The Hero Christina Aguilera
The Lancer Adam Levine
The Big Guy Blake Shelton
The Smart Guy Cee Lo Green
The Chick Carson Daly (no personality, he's kind of just there)
Voicelugger
The Hero Akiko Homura/Voicelugger Ruby
The Heart Haruka Yuuki/Voicelugger Rose
The Smart Guy Tomokazu Daichi/Voicelugger Emerald
The Big Guy Takeshi Tenma/Voicelugger Sapphire
The Mentor Voicelugger Gold
Warehouse 13
The Leader Artie
The Lancer Myka
The Big Guy Pete
The Smart Guy Claudia
The Chick Leena
Welcome Back, Kotter - The Sweathogs
The Leader Vinnie Barbarino (later relegated to The Sixth Ranger when John Travolta's movie career started taking off)
Mr. Laid Back Freddie Washington (seemingly promoted to leader in the final season)
The Muscle Juan Epstein
The Nerd Arnold Horshack
Revolving Door Chicks Rosalie Totsie, Vernajean Williams, Angie Grabowski, Mary Johnson
The Replacement Lancer Beau De LaBarre
The Mentor Gabe Kotter
The West Wing
The Hero President Bartlet
The Lancer Leo
The Big Guy CJ (both job and stature), Josh (serves as Leo's attack dog)
The Smart Guy Toby
The Chick(s) Sam (of the emotional variety)
The Wiggles
The Hero Sam Moran (Originally Greg Page)
The Lancer Anthony Field
The Smart Guy Murray Cook
The Big Guy Jeff Fatt
The Chick Dorothy the Dinosaur
Sixth Ranger Captain Feathersword, Henry the Octopus
Team Pet Wags the Dog
The Wire (Season One)
The Hero Jimmy McNulty
The Lancer William "Bunk" Moreland
The Big Guy Thomas "Herc" Hauk and Ellis Carver (a two-man team of the Leeroy Jenkins variety)
The Smart Guy Lester Freamon
The Chick Shakima "Kima" Griggs
Tagalong Kid Roland "Prez" Pryzbylewski
The Mentor Cedric Daniels
Wishbone
The Hero Joe Talbot
The Lancer / The Chick Samantha Kepler
The Smart Guy David Barnes
Team Pet Wishbone
Team Mom Ellen Talbot
White Collar
The Hero Neal Caffrey/Peter Burke (depending on the episode)
The Lancer Peter Burke/Neal Caffrey (Peter and Neal tend to switch off playing The Lancer to the other's hero. Mozzie's also been known to be The Lancer to Neal's hero.)
The Big Guy The FBI Agents (Jones, Diana, Lauren)
The Chick Elizabeth Burke
The Smart Guy Mozzie
WWE Raw (anti-Nexus faction)
The Hero John Cena
The Lancer Chris Jericho
The Big Guy The Great Khali
The Smart Guy R-Truth
The Chick John Morrison
The Sixth Ranger Edge (When he briefly dropped out of the group, Bret Hart filled this role.)

The X-Files

Seasons 1-7
The Hero Fox Mulder
The Lancer Dana Scully
The Big Guy Walter Skinner
The Smart Guy The Lone Gunmen
The Sixth Ranger Alex Krycek
Seasons 8-9
The Hero John Doggett
The Lancer Dana Scully
The Big Guy Walter Skinner
The Smart Guy The Lone Gunmen
The Chick Monica Reyes
Yo Gabba Gabba!
The Hero / The Smart Guy Plex
The Lancer Brobee
The Big Guy Muno
The Chicks Foofa and Toodie
Mentor Archetype DJ Lance Rock