Cloudcuckoolander's Minder: Difference between revisions

* In ''[[Glee]]'', Santana sometimes functions as this for Brittany early on, but it's increasingly revealed that Brittany's actually mostly capable of taking care of herself, and their relationship becomes more equal over time.

* On ''[[Father Ted]]'', Ted had to try and keep a handle on Dougal, who had a sort of unique interpretation of reality.

* On [[Leverage]], Sophie often serves as a minder for Parker, usually by giving her advice on how to survive in [[No Social Skills|social situations]] and act like a normal person while trying to pull off a con.

** Although all the team members become Cloudcuckoolander midners for Parker at one point or another.

== Western Animation ==

* Leela is this to Fry (being his boss) for the first few episodes of ''[[Futurama]]''. After that, he adapts and stops being a [[Fish Out of Temporal Water]], though she still takes on this role from time to time.

'''Fry:''' So my attempts to establish diplomatic relations with the Cactus People were doomed from the start. }}

** The Planet Express crew frequently plays this role in regards to Professor Farnsworth. Left to his own devices, he probably would have destroyed the Earth, or worse.