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- 1. The Cousin Who Fell to Earth Jan 3, 1987
- Rizzo agrees to board Ernie's immigrant cousin.
- 2. The Boy Who Saw Too Much Jan 10, 1987
- Ernie lands in jail for breaking and entering.
- 3. Just for Kicks Jan 17, 1987
- Ernie's coach pressures him to use his martial-arts skills.
Sidekicks is a martial arts television series, a spin-off of the Walt Disney 1986 special, The Last Electric Knight. [1] The series starred Ernie Reyes Jr. as Ernie Lee, the Last Electric Knight, and Gil Gerard as Sergeant Jake Rizzo. Sidekicks aired as part of ABC's Friday night primetime lineup during the 1986-1987 season at 9 pm.
Sidekicks: Created by Dan Gordon. With Gil Gerard, Nancy Stafford, Keye Luke, Ernie Reyes Jr.. An ordinary cop tutors a young boy who insists on helping him in his cases with his mastery of martial arts.
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- 1986-02-16
- Crime, Drama, Family
- 30
- Ed McMahon (The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson) The granddaddy of all talk show sidekicks has to be Ed McMahon. For 30 years, McMahon was Johnny Carson's right-hand man on The Tonight Show.
- Paul Schaffer (The Late Show With David Letterman) Paul Schaffer wasn't the first bandleader to be incorporated into the banter of a talk show, but he was the first to be the bandleader AND sidekick.
- Andy Richter (Late Night With Conan O'Brien) When Conan O'Brien took over for David Letterman on Late Night, he brought with him comedian Andy Richter.
- Geoff Peterson (The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson) By far the most unique sidekick on this list has to be Geoff Peterson. Geoff, you see, isn't a person, he's a robot.
Sun, Feb 16, 1986. An old man who lives with his grandson, Ernie, is approached by a social worker who tells him that Ernie can't continue living with him because he is old and an invalid. He needs to find someone to take Ernie in and he picks a man named Jake Rizzo who is a cop. He sends Ernie to him and Rizzo finds the whole thing strange.
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Sidekicks is a martial arts television series, a spin-off of the Walt Disney 1986 special, The Last Electric Knight. The series starred Ernie Reyes Jr. as Ernie Lee, the Last Electric Knight, and Gil Gerard as Sergeant Jake Rizzo