Sidekick Morris ("Saved by the Bell"), Major Roger Healey to Major Anthony "Tony" Nelson ("I Dream of Jeannie"), or even a group of people such as the Sweathogs to Mr. Kotter ("Welcome Back, Kotter"). Duos of equal importance on TV such as Kate McArdle and Allie Lowell ("Kate & Allie"), Oscar Madison and Felix Unger ("The Odd Couple"), Bret Maverick and Bart Maverick ("Maverick"), or Laverne De Fazio and Shirley Feeney ("Laverne & Shirley"), are sometimes both called sidekicks to each other, although the usual sense of the term denotes inequality. Many television talk shows make use of a sidekick as
Oscar Martinez (The Office) Oscar Martinez (The Office) Oscar Martinez is a fictional character from the US mockumentary-style television series "The Office" played by Cuban-American actor Oscar Nunez. Martinez was one of the few openly gay characters in broadcast television at the time that the series aired. Nunez, who is straight, did not know his character might be gay when he first signed on. For the 2006–2007 season, Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) reported he was the only LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) person of color character on a regular series. For the 2007–2008 season he was the "only remaining gay character