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Of course, since there needs to be a plot ([[Rule of Funny|or at least some gags]]), [[Failure Is the Only Option]]. If the person in question is completely dependent, then this is [[The Caretaker]]. [[The Cuckoolander Was Right|Expect their roles to be reversed at least once.]]
Related tropes include [[Straight Man]], [[Beleaguered Assistant]], [[Nerd Nanny]], [[Battle Butler]], [[Savvy Guy, Energetic Girl]], [[Old Retainer]], [[Only Sane Man]], [[Only Sane Employee]], [[The Caretaker]] (who looks after someone who wouldn't look after themselves), [[Living Emotional Crutch]], [[Translator Buddy]] (a friend who translates for him), [[The Reliable One]], and [[The Friend Nobody Likes]] (if watching over that person is a chore).
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* In ''[[Fringe]]'' Peter, Olivia, and Astrid are this to Walter.
* As befits their status as [[Expy|expies]] to [[Sherlock Holmes|Watson and Holmes]], Dr. Wilson generally serves as this to Dr. [[House (TV)|House]]. Dr. Cuddy also served as one of these until leaving the show for the final season.
* Sometimes, on ''[[
** In the [[Made for TV Movie]] in which Eight appeared, his companion actually tried to dispense with all this rubbish and have him put in the psych ward (mostly because he [[Cassandra Truth|tried to tell her]] about the imminent [[The End of the World As We Know It]], although acting like a lunatic probably didn't help his credibility any). She also explained away his odd behavior to strangers as a result of his being British.
* ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]'' Penny and Leonard often are this to [[Man Child|Sheldon]] [[Insufferable Genius|Cooper]].
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* In ''[[Dragon Age 2]]'', Varric serves this role for his older brother Bartrand, who lacks social skills. Later on, he also serves this role for Merrill as she tries to adapt to life in the city.
* In the beginning of ''[[Tales of Symphonia (Video Game)|Tales of Symphonia]]'', Genis serves as this for Lloyd. Raine also takes this roll with regard to Collette, to a degree.
* In ''[[Portal 2 (Video Game)|Portal 2]]'', this is [[My Master, Right or Wrong|Caroline]]'s relation to [[Mad Scientist|Cave]] [[Large Ham|Johnson]].
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