The Magnificent Bickersons
Two characters (usually of the opposite sex) who make an art form of insulting each other. If one is away, the other misses them because they have no one to insult.
The Nanny
Examples
- Mel Cooley & Buddy Sorrell, The Dick Van Dyke Show
- Fred Sanford & Aunt Esther Anderson, Sanford and Son
- Thelma & JJ Evans, Good Times
- Willona Woods & Nathan Bookman, Good Times
- Shirley Wilson & Freddie "Rerun" Stubbs, What's Happening!!
- Carla Tortelli & John Allen Hill, Cheers
- CC Babcock & Niles, The Nanny
- Jay Nichols & Elizabeth Dennehy, Herman's Head
- Pete Dunville & Ashley Walker, Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place