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  • Jimmy, Carl, and Sheen from The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius.
  • Ace and Gary of the "Ambiguously Gay Duo" segments from Saturday Night Live. An audio commentary from the actors said that they thought the funniest outcome would be to have only one of the Duo be gay, but couldn't agree on which one.
  • Finn and Jake from Adventure Time, though raised as brothers, and referring to each other as 'brother', are this to a T.
  • Allen Gregory has an especially disturbing example, with Jeremy, who is literally the heterosexual life partner of Richard. It's made very clear that Jeremy is not gay and has no genuine affection for Richard, who stalked and coerced him into leaving his wife and children for him.
  • Gumball and Darwin from The Amazing World of Gumball. They would spend nearly almost all their time together and have a very close bond, though justified since they're both family and the two often consider themselves "brothers".
  • Steve Smith and "Snot" on American Dad!.
  • Amphibia: Anne Boonchuy, Sasha Waybright, and Marcy Wu are a variation. Although they are like this before the events of the show, once they were transported to the titular world, their friendship started to wane. The series is partly about them rekindling their friendship, and by the end of the series, their friendship has become even stronger than ever.
  • Norbert and Daggett of The Angry Beavers. Being brothers helps.
  • Badger and Mole of The Animals of Farthing Wood are inseparable and they often worry about each other when one of them goes missing with Mole being the most emotional about it often bursting into tears, in fact after Mole dies Badger just can't accept the fact he mistakes Mole's son Mossy for him as they look alike and he goes along with it because he was told it would break his heart he remains his companion until Badger passes away of old age.
    • It was different in the books however. Badger never died, but Mossy did. Badger found the body and as such, it's pretty clear that he can't go into denial a second time.
  • Arcane: Jayce and Viktor, deeply trusting and caring for each other ever since Viktor saved Jayce's life and became Jayce's partner in Hextech, with Jayce openly stating that Viktor was like a brother to him. This relationship is what spurs Jayce to leave Mel's bed when he learns of Viktor collapsing, as well as force Heimerdinger into retirement when he pushes back against Viktor's work with the Hex Core, as it might just save his closest friend's life.
  • In Arthur, of all the show's characters, Arthur and Buster represent this the most as they hang out and interact with each other more than most of their classmates and family. The complexity of their friendship becomes deeper when the episode Arthur's Faraway Friend kick starts an entire sub plot where Buster moves away to travel with his dad, leaving Arthur behind and having him living life without his best friend. Needless to say, it's a pretty sad episode in an otherwise upbeat kid's show. In fairness to Buster, he has only his mother for company at home. Sometimes Arthur invites Buster along when traveling, as well.
  • Avatar:
    • Avatar: The Last Airbender:
      • By the end of the series, Sokka and Prince Zuko were headed this way, even though they didn't get a whole lot of on-screen interaction.
      • Arguably, Mai and Ty Lee as well.
      • It's confirmed that, in between the original series and the sequel series, Avatar Aang and Zuko became this.
  • The Backyardigans: Pablo and Tyrone. As one official web page put it, "Any problem that Pablo can imagine, Tyrone can solve." They are best friends, and on those grounds, Tasha and Uniqua also count as an example.
  • Given that the founders of Hanna-Barbera started out making a series about enemies that are sometimes buddies and formed a whole studio of their own, this shows up a lot within their shows to the point it's actually one of the charming hallmarks.
  • Barbie and Teresa (and their story colunterparts Liana and Alexa) in Barbie & The Diamond Castle.
  • Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn in Batman TAS, one of the few villain team ups that is based on friendship, rather than mutual gain. Though the Word of Gay probably strikes out the "heterosexual" part.
  • Beavis And Butthead (though in "This Book Sucks", it's explained that they're half brothers).
  • Ben and Rook in Ben 10: Omniverse.
  • Buddy Thunderstruck and his mechanic Darnell Fetzervalve. The two of them are always together, to the point where they even live and race together. Prolonged separation from Darnell is even seen to cause anxiety and depression in Buddy.
  • Rudy and Snap from ChalkZone, nevermind the fact that Snap is Rudy's drawing that came to life.
  • Chip and Dale
    • Arguably Monty and Zipper as well.
  • Clarence and Sumo.
  • Diadoro and Gomez in Combo Niños.
  • The Crumpets has the girls Caprice and Cassandra who hang out numerous times. Seasons 3 and 4 also have the boys Marylin and Pfff, a rock music duo who are respectively the girls' main love interests.
  • Dan and Chris from Dan Vs..
  • Daria: While there's never even any subtext of romantic involvement (Jane's sexual questioning in Is It Fall Yet? notwithstanding), Daria and Jane otherwise fit this trope, especially the way Daria gets intensely jealous of Jane's boyfriends.
    • The romantics angle is joked about by the show; one of the "Daria Day" marathon host segments features them as husband and wife, and in another host segment with Daria as a nude model, Jane cracks that she can paint Daria's form "from memory".
  • Darkwing Duck and Launchpad McQuack. Darkwing called Launchpad his "sidekick", but the dynamic was different. There's even less explanation for his living in DW's civilian house, plus Launchpad didn't even bother with a Secret Identity. However, Launchpad keeps his status as a Chick Magnet from DuckTales (1987) (one episode even focuses on him almost marrying an alien queen) and Darkwing has a steady girlfriend, Morgana McCawber, who he was to have married had the series continued.
  • Mandrake and Lothar have this type of relationship in Defenders of the Earth. Throughout the series, they are shown to be fiercely loyal to each other and are rarely seen apart. Also, Lothar will often go out of his way to rescue Mandrake from life-threatening situations, though the roles do get reversed a couple of times. In the original "Mandrake the Magician" comic strips, the two characters had a master/servant relationship; the fact that they (plus LJ and Kshin) were living together before the Defenders were formed is almost certainly a relic of this.
  • The Dragon Prince: Lord Viren says to King Harrow that he's like a brother to him and would do anything for him.
  • Dax and Boaragon from Dragamonz are a pair of different Dragamonz who secretly spend some time battling with each other without their tribes (Stormclaw and Wildthorn respectively) knowing. When Dax is tasked with restoring the Crystal of the Five Corners to its rightful place, Boaragon is the first one to join Dax in his quest.
  • Spencer and Billy from Dude, That's My Ghost! have a very strong bromance.
  • Following the series' return, Stewie Griffin in Family Guy seems to have abandoned his plans for world domination just to have more time to hang out with Brian Griffin, formerly his arch rival. "Brian & Stewie" even has them admit that they love each other as friends.
  • Fanboy and Chum Chum are two best friends who live together in a water tower with no parents whatsoever. Taken to the extent that the very stability of the fabric of the universe depends on them being together.
  • Fangbone!: The title character and his Muggle Best Friend Bill Goodwin are friends till the end, or as they would call themselves "battle-brothers".
  • Mac and Bloo from Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends. Never mind the fact that Bloo is a figment of Mac's imagination... Although, to be fair, most of the supporting cast are figments of the imagination. Back to Mac and Bloo, Mac has made a deal with Madame Foster to meet with Bloo every day so that he'll never get adopted while he lives at Foster's. It's even a plot point in some episodes.
  • Franklin: Bear and Franklin; in fact, on the former's side, he spends most of his time exclusively with Franklin.
  • Futurama had Fry and Bender, who are practically inseparable due to being roommates and coworkers as well as the closest of friends, and who were both entirely alone in the world when they met each other to boot. Bender is also extremely possessive and jealous, and gets angry/weepy when he can't live with Fry, or when Fry spends more time with his girlfriend than with Bender in the second movie. There's been more than one Platonic Declaration of Love.
    • Professor Farnsworth and Dr. Zoidberg were revealed to have this kind of friendship in "The Tip Of The Zoidberg".
  • Oscar and Wilde from George and Martha can qualify for this even though they are named after a British author who had a questionable orientation, have never flirted with anyone, and there was some Ho Yay going on towards them. However, the show never goes into detail on the nature of their relationship
  • Max and PJ on Goof Troop are extremely close friends. They do everything they can together in both the show and the movies, and they — especially PJ — often become very upset when they are separated. The few times their friendship is threatened (always due to an interfering third party) one or both of them always put in a lot of effort to make sure they can stay friends. Their relationship is, while not perfect, structured on giving each other support, being honest with each other, and helping each other out of tough situations. They did both have a Friendless Background, and Max acted as PJ's Living Emotional Crutch, to which he responded with Undying Loyalty (Max himself struggles with it). Interestingly, they are not at all upset when the other one gets a girlfriend—quite the opposite in fact. By An Extremely Goofy Movie, they have added Bobby to the mix as well.
  • Russel Hobbes of Gorillaz actually described his best friend Del as his soulmate - he was, since Del's ghost lived in Russel's brain for several years. Russel is the only one of the three living male band members who doesn't have numerous illegitimate offspring, and we've never heard about any women in his life, so, um...
  • Gravity Falls
    • Dipper Pines and Soos Ramirez as they go on a lot of adventures together. Soos has also specifically referred to them as being "bros".
    • Agent Powers and Agent Trigger also qualify, too.
  • Gumby and Pokey from the early age of American television.
  • Heckle and Jeckle. The two even share the same bed in at least two cartoons ("The Power Of Thought," "Ten Pin Terrors"). However, it’s worth noting that they averted this trope in their first cartoon, where they’re instead played as a married couple.
  • Arnold and Gerald, as well as Helga and Phoebe in Hey Arnold!.
  • Ami and Yumi in Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi are like this. They live in the same dwelling... but it's a tour bus, which they travel the world in, along with their manager Kaz. Though there are times at which they appear to be a little too close not to be doing each other, they have both shown strong interest in men and fought over a male nerd, labeling them as bona fide Heterosexual Life Partners. (No Bisexuals?)
    • After deciding they won't fight over boys anymore they hug under a rainbow. Make of that what you will.
  • In Invader Zim, The Almighty Tallest Red and Purple. An unfinished episode reveals they were hanging around each other even before being appointed co-rulers of the Irken Empire. One could also argue Zim and Dib, in a weird, twisted sort of way.
    • Zim and Gir!
      • Or for that matter, Gir and Tacos.
  • Jimmy Two-Shoes and Beezy Heinous.
  • Johnny Test:
    • Johnny and Dukey count; they spend a lot of time together.
    • Twin sisters Susan and Mary Test are this, too, as they love doing science together and have a crush on Gil.
    • Mr. Black and Mr White are examples of this as well, and want to go on vacation to Fiji to.
  • Al and Bob in The Jungle Bunch are very close.
  • Kaeloo: Stumpy and Quack-Quack are inseparably close friends to the point where one episode showed that their friendship could quite literally transcend the boundaries of space and time, and another stated that they regularly hang out for more than twelve hours at a stretch. Stumpy also calls Quack-Quack his "brother" and aspires to be the best man at Quack-Quack's future wedding and be the fun uncle to his kids. In one episode he got jealous of Quack-Quack spending more time with his girlfriend Eugly than with him, but it is repeatedly made clear that Stumpy's feelings for Quack-Quack are only platonic.
  • The Canadian cartoon Kevin Spencer features the characters of Porn Man and Afro Man, who not only co-star in the adult films they act in, but also share a swinging bachelor pad. There's no Ho Yay between them, though, since they get more than enough action both in their day jobs and at the wild parties they host in their free time.
  • Bobby and Joseph on King of the Hill.
    • Hank, Bill, Dale, and Boomhauer have these moments between each other. One episode even dealt with a feud between Dale and Bill over a littered beer can being seen as a couple having marital problems.
  • Kulipari: An Army of Frogs
    • Darel and Gee are stated to be best friends. Darel even goes as far as attempting to rescue Gee from the scorpion army for three whole episodes.
    • King Sergu and Yabber. Yabber stated that he and Sergu were as close as "surf and turf" and "sand and sea". The fact that Yabber is Sergu's best student helps.
  • In The Life and Times of Juniper Lee, June has this with Jody and, to a lesser extent, Ophelia.
  • Vinnie and Sunil from Littlest Pet Shop (2012), especially since the second season. They often watch horror movies together with plenty of Security Clinging.
  • Roxie and Jade from Littlest Pet Shop: A World of Our Own. They both live together as a pair of best friends and Roxie is known to have a crush on another dog named Austin.
  • Mac and Tosh otherwise known as the Goofy Gophers from Looney Tunes they are super polite to each other and agree with what the other says, many people have mistaken them for gay but in several cartoons they have fallen in love with female gopher disguises.
  • Skwisgaar Skwigelf and Toki Wartooth from Metalocalypse are a fairly good example of this trope. While they constantly bicker over Toki's role in the band and Skwisgaar is just generally a Jerkass to him in almost all of their interactions, they often choose to hang out with each other exclusively and once in a blue moon they will come to the other's defense (Skwisgaar in "Dethrace", for example). They've also waxed philosophical together about subjects such as family and women (well as philosophical as you can get with this show). Considering that Toki has stolen Skwisgaar's clothes to emulate him in a Dethklok tribute band, offered him a blowjob in exchange for not getting kicked out of the band, and dated a girl that looked exactly like a female version of Skwisgaar, some fans would argue that Toki is or was actually nursing something of a Tsundere-esque crush on him.
    • It's worth noting that when Toki hangs out with another guitarist in Dethlessons, Skwisgaar's confrontation almost sounds like someone finding their spouse with another partner. And Toki's line "I've always hated you, Skwisgaar" in the first season finale is met with an almost affectionate sounding, "I knows, Toki. I knows." The previous line, in which Skwisgaar's post-mortem plans include hanging out with Toki in Valhalla. Often times they hate each other, but they're also incredibly dependent on each other.
      • Every possible pair in the band can be taken this way, allowing for a certain amount of belligerence and the fact that all five of them are complete idiots, except for Pickles, whose intelligence is completely sublimated by his being constantly balls-to-the-wall high, drunk, or some combination of the two.
  • Mike Chilton and Chuck from Motorcity. They call each other "Mikey" and "Chuckles" at time and Mike always has his back for Chuck, as the latter is the Cowardly Lion / Non-Action Guy. Chuck does manage to go out of his way for Mike in "Fearless" though.
  • Ratty and Mole from Mr. Bogus are a villainous example of this trope.
  • Mr. Nosey and Mr. Small in the 2008 The Mr. Men Show.
  • My Gym Partner's a Monkey has Adam Lyon and Jake Spidermonkey. One episode even had them paired to take care of an egg in class. Another has Jake publicly crying when Adam is absent for a day.
  • In My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic all of the Mane Six could qualify, as at different times they're all shown hanging out with each other individually even when Twilight Sparkle isn't around.
    • The three Cutie Mark Crusaders. Their bond is even highlighted with how nearly identical their cutie marks are to each other.
    • Snips and Snails.
    • Silver Spoon and Diamond Tiara, though the latter is kind of mean to the former sometimes.
    • And, of course.. Lyra and Bon Bon. Though this scene◊ from Rainbow Rocks seems to give a rather firm shove past heterosexual life partners... if you ignore the fact that they're girls, and girls are typically more secure in being touchy-feely than guys are... until the heart-shaped iris wipe happens that is.
      • Lyra and Bon Bon are a funny case. Once crowd-filler characters who stood side by side sometimes, fanon latched onto them and they became the entire fandom's OTP, to the point that more fanfics than not have them Happily Married even if they're not the focus. Eventually the writers started playing with it, having them constantly refer to each other as 'best friends' while taking the Les Yay up to eleven. As such, they're the most touchy-feely 'best friends' you ever saw, and when arguing it was played as a marital dispute. Once, in a dream world, they ended up conjoined CatDog style. Their reaction? Pure delight and hugging as best they could. Whether or not their Les Yay is canon or not is a very hot topic for debate to this day. However, by the end of the series, they can be seen proposing to each other in "The Big Mac Question", and an article in a magazine in "The Last Problem" officially announces them as a married lesbian couple.
      • Fanon has more such pairings, such as Derpy Hooves and Carrot Top, for one.
    • Starting in "No Second Prances", Starlight Glimmer and The Great and Powerful Trixie. As a traveling magician, Trixie is out of town a lot, but whenever she's in Ponyville she and her "Great and Powerful assistant" are practically inseparable.
  • Stan and Koji in Ōban Star-Racers.
  • Oscar's Orchestra: Oscar the piano and Eric the triangle. They are constantly together, very loyal to each other, and Eric, being a small triangle, will often sit on Oscar.
  • PAW Patrol:
    • Chase and Marshall.
    • Rocky and Zuma.
  • Tommy and Dinko of Pet Alien; they've been best friends since Dinko saved Tommy from falling off the lighthouse roof in the intro.
  • Daemona and Kira from Phantom Investigators. Jericho and Casey tend to have this dynamic as well.
  • Phineas and Ferb, a pair of inseparable (step)brothers. Also, from the same show, Perry and Doofenshmirtz. (Word of God says they didn't want to give Perry a girlfriend because he's Married to the Job — beating up Doofenshmirtz.)
    • To a lesser extent, Buford and Baljeet, whose bully/nerd relationship is portrayed more like a weird kind of friendship.
    • It's worth noting that Buford and Baljeet's song "Frenemies", while more about their status as Vitriolic Best Buds, includes such lines as "He's like my least favorite brother" and "We're Frenemies 'till the end."
    • Candace and Stacy also count for this.
  • The eponymous Pickle and Peanut have this dynamic; if they're not working together at the Mjärt Mart, they're inevitably going on misadventures with each other.
  • Pinky and the Brain, though in all fairness, they're forced to live in a cage. They break out a lot, though.
  • The Proud Family: Oscar and Felix are neighbors and out of all the members of their respective families, they get along the best. They even have a sign of their friendship by belly-bumping each other when things go their way.
  • Mela and Balloon from Puppy in My Pocket: Adventures in Pocketville are this. They are almost always seen doing things together as Royal Guards, such as climbing a tree to obtain a Magic Drop or patrolling inside Pocketville Castle.
    • Also Zull and Gort. They never have feelings towards each other but they are both infatuated by a pair of a female Rottweiler and pit bull in "Good Manners".
  • Randy and Howard from Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja have this, having been inseparable since childhood and even being close enough to share each others underwear.
  • Hack and Slash from ReBoot exemplify this trope. They are literally never seen on screen without one another. They even get blown up by Hex together. (Then Phong put them back together and reprogrammed them, hence their Heel–Face Turn.)
    • Also Dot and Mouse, as well as Enzo and Frisket. Bob and Matrix also become this when they meet up again in season 3.
  • Recess:
    • Mikey and Gus seem to be the closest friends with each other out of the main six main characters, and often take each other's sides in conflicts.
    • And to a lesser degree, T.J. and Vince.
    • Outside the main six characters, you've got Sam and Dave, the diggers.
  • Mordecai and Rigby from Regular Show. "Bros" in the standard definition, as they act like two college roomies.
  • Ren and Stimpy are a textbook example of the trope Depending on the Writer. In the ill-fated revival series that briefly ran on Spike TV, Ren and Stimpy were actually a gay couple. Word of God says that their status depends on which is funnier for the specific episode, and the extent of Ren's contempt towards Stimpy seems to vary Depending on the Writer. Especially in earlier episodes, they're portrayed as a fairly normal pair of buddies, with little venom coming from Ren. Some episodes of Adult Party Cartoon show their relationship as a borderline type 1 of Vitriolic Best Buds (like "Stimpy's Pregnant"), while others make Ren out to be rather tender and kind-hearted towards Stimpy ("Onwards and Upwards"). It happens in the original series too, though much more subtly ("Rubber Nipple Salesmen" for the first example, "Son of Stimpy" for the second).
  • Total Drama spinoff The Ridonculous Race has tons of them:
    • Geoff and Brody.
    • Gerry and Pete.
    • Ellody and Mary.
    • Laurie and Miles.
    • Chet and Lorenzo, the stepbrothers, initially bickered with each other nonstop but become this trope when they reach Australia.
    • Rock and Spud.
    • MacArthur and Sanders.
  • Thrasher and Blastus in Robotomy. The two are very close and at one point liken their friendship to that of a romantic relationship when trying to convince a couple to get together again.
    Thrasher: Blastus is right. I think you two just need to admit you belong together. [He takes out one half of a broken heart necklace] Just like me and my buddy. [Blastus arrives with the other half and they connect it together]
  • Rocko's Modern Life: Rocko and Heffer are good friends. While Heffer can frequently act insensitive or boorish, he truly does care about Rocko and often comes in for him when he needs it the most.
  • Rocky and Bullwinkle.
  • Sam & Max: Freelance Police of course, but moreso than the comics, they play with that dynamic in... very... interesting ways (mostly revolving around Sam and Max's violence fetish, although with Max, violence isn't as much a fetish as a sexual orientation.
  • SheZow has Guy Hamdon/SheZow and Maz Kepler.
  • All of Homer's drinking buddies from The Simpsons qualify, but especially Lenny and Carl.
    • Burns and Smithers...only from Burns' perspective.
    • Bart and Milhouse have a fraught but unbreakable relationship that started in kindergarten and has been a constant ever since, with them becoming Best Friends-in-Law via Bart's sister Lisa in at least one timeline. The episode "The Boys of Bummer" even flashes forward to the two of them together as old men in the Springfield Retirement Castle.
  • Bill the duck and Aldo the alligator on Sitting Ducks.
  • Stan and Kyle from South Park.
    Stan: I don't wanna hang out in the kids' room. I won't know anybody.
    Randy: Well, it would be good for you to make new friends. You can't just hang out with your buddy Kyle all the time. People will think you guys are, you know, funny.
    • Especially in the Guitar Hero episode.
      Kyle: Don't you get it? I don't need you anymore!
      Stan: I know. I need you.
    • Though not seen on the show much in later seasons, Ned and Jimbo qualify.
    • Terrance and Phillip. They were once Mistaken for Gay. By Phillip.
    Terrance: Wow, Scott really hates us Phillip.
    Phillip: Yes, perhaps he's homophobic.
    Terrance: ...But we're not gay, Phillip.
    Phillip: We're not?!
  • Peri and Entrèe from Spliced.
  • SpongeBob and Patrick from Spongebob Squarepants.
  • Virgil and Richie from Static Shock. Helped along with the fact that it's been admitted that Richie is gay by the animators and in the original comic Rick, who Richie is based on, is gay and there is even an arc where Virgil deals with his feelings on the matter.
  • Summer Memories: Jason and Ronnie's friendship is a core element of the series, and the show's story focuses heavily on their growing concerns of their life paths taking different routes over the summer and subsequently causing them to drift apart.
  • Super Noobs
    • Tyler Bowman and Kevin Reynolds as they love to hang out a lot with each other.
    • Memnock and Zenblock, the alien virus warriors who recruited the Noobs also count. They do bicker amongst themselves and give each other a hard time (especially Zenblock towards Memnock) but they still value each other as good teammates.
  • The Platypus Brothers in Taz-Mania. To a lesser extent, Taz and Digeri Dingo since they've known each other since birth and Taz always goes along with Digeri's schemes. Why? "Taz like Dingo!"
  • Teen Titans (2003): Beast Boy and Cyborg. Also, Starfire and Raven.
  • Thomas & Friends: Thomas and Percy have become this, most especially in the later seasons. Gordon and James can also count, especially in the earlier seasons.
  • Buck Tudrussell and Larry 3000 from Time Squad qualify. Even though they go at each others throats a lot due to Tudrussell's laziness, aggression, and inconsiderate behavior and Larry's obsessive, overdramatic, and effeminate behavior that constantly shifts around Ambiguously Gay and Camp Gay, which Tudrussell often berates and makes fun of Larry for, they still remain good friends. The "Heterosexual" part of it does sometimes hang by loose threads in some episodes though.
    • The show's version of Lewis and Clark also qualify as even though the show made them act as if they were a couple, their friendship was actually platonic in real life.
  • The eponymous characters of Timon & Pumbaa.
  • Toot & Puddle, two animated pigs starring in a program by the same name, based on a series of picture books, by the same name. Live together in a small home in the burg of Woodcock Pocket/Pocket Hollow and often travel together, though Toot often travels by himself.
  • Chris and Chef Hatchet from Total Drama.
    • Even more so, Katie and Sadie, who take being "best friends" to a bizarre level.
    • Lindsay and Beth develop a similar but more grounded relationship, especially in TDA.
    • Owen and Noah also become this in TDWT.
    • Mike and Cameron from TDRI.
    • Jasmine and Samey in TDPI, although their development in this relationship halted after Samey was eliminated.
    • Wayne and Raj in the 2023 reboot. the "heterosexual" part is ironic as Raj realizes that he is gay during his time on the island, which Wayne is very supportive of.
  • Touché Turtle and Dum Dum: Touché and Dum Dum form a consistent buddy pair and appear not to have any romantic connection.
  • Transformers has a fair number of these thanks to its large cast, spread across the various continuities.
    • The Transformers (cartoon):
      • Optimus Prime and Bumblebee. Particularly when Bumblebee drives into Optimus's trailer when in vehicle mode.
      • Red Alert and Inferno.
      • Hoist and Grapple.
      • Thundercracker and Skywarp.
    • The Transformers (comic):
      • Needlenose and Spinister.
      • Runabout and Runamuck.
      • Dreadwind and Darkwing.
      • Nightbeat, Siren, and Hosehead.
      • Apeface and Snapdragon.
    • Transformers: Animated: Bumblebee and Bulkhead.
    • Transformers: Prime: Wheeljack and Bulkhead.
    • Transformers: TransTech: Jackpot and Hubcap.
  • Mark Lilly and Randall Skeffington in Ugly Americans. Randall has a habit of getting pretty Ho Yay with Mark, much to his discontent.
  • The Venture Bros. has Henchmen 21 and 24. 21 even lampshades this in a third-season episode, when The Monarch doesn't know who 24 is. After 24 dies, 21 becomes the Monarch's top henchman and gains a similar relationship with the Monarch himself.
    • "You know whenever you're talking to me, there's another guy with me? That's 24!"
    • The "Jet Boy, Jet Girl" conversation.
    • The Venture Brothers is nothing but Heterosexual Life Partners. Even if you don't count the aforementioned, plus the eponymous characters (Hank also has this relationship with Dermott, his only friend his age, bandmate and half-brother), you have Brock and Rusty, Pete and Billy, Tim-Tom and Kevin, Watch and Ward, Shore Leave and Mile High (though Shore Leave is gay), JJ and the Captain, and the Order of the Triad. And the creators of the show, who most of the characters are based on in some sense.
    • Subverted with Jonas Venture and the Blue Morpho. They initially appeared to be such, with the Blue Morpho doing some really dirty deeds for his best friend, but not only did Jonas blackmail him into keeping it up when he felt like quitting, he also slept with his wife and revived him as the emotionless, amnesiac cyborg Venturion/Vendata, and finally tried to kill him to take his body for himself. In the end, they were as bitter enemies as their respective sons are in the present.
  • Wild Kratts: The Kratt brothers, on all four of their shows. It's magnified when they get excited about their work and become obnoxious together.
  • Robin and Kid Flash in Young Justice (2010). They have arguably the closest friendship on the show— while the four original sidekicks were all good friends and they quickly accepted the new guys, these two were already best friends. While Batman has told Dick not to reveal his secret identity to his teammates, he told Wally anyway. In a show with "secrets and lies" as a central theme, these two stand out because even when Dick tries to keep secrets from Wally, Wally knows him too well not to figure it out.

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