< Five-Man Band
Five-Man Band/Live Action TV-G-M
Galidor: Defenders Of The Outer Dimension
| The Hero | Nick |
| The Lancer | Nepol |
| The Big Guy | Euripides (Genius Bruiser / Gentle Giant) |
| The Smart Guy | Jens |
| The Chick | Allegra |
| The Hero | Jamal |
| The Lancer | Lenni |
| The Big Guy | Alex |
| The Smart Guy | Tina |
| The Chick | Gaby |
| Sixth Ranger | Rob, then Hector |
| Tagalong Kid | Casey |
| Team Pet | Ghostwriter |
Glee - The original group of six.
| The Hero | Rachel (who's also the main protagonist) |
| The Lancer | Kurt (in his Deadpan Snarker role and as a constant foil to Rachel) |
| The Big Guy | Mercedes |
| The Smart Guy | Artie |
| The Chick | Tina (in her stuttering phase) |
| The Mentor and Team Mom | Will (duh) |
| Sixth Ranger | Finn (who later upgrades to The Hero as well) |
Glee - Season 2, Boys
| The Hero | Finn |
| The Lancer | Kurt |
| The Big Guy | Puck |
| The Smart Guy | Artie |
| The Chick | Mike |
| Sixth Ranger | Sam |
| Sixth Ranger Traitor | Jesse[1] |
| Retired Badass | Matt[2] |
| The Mentor | Will |
| Big Brother Mentor | Blaine |
Glee - Season 2 Finale Roster, Girls
| The Hero | Rachel |
| The Lancer | Santana |
| The Big Guy | Mercedes |
| The Smart Guy | Quinn |
| The Chick | Tina |
| Sixth Ranger | Lauren |
| Tagalong Kid | Brittany |
| Sixth Ranger Traitor | Sunshine |
| The Mentor | Emma |
| Cool Big Sis | Holly |
| The Hero | Rachel, Finn, and Kurt |
| The Lancer | Tina, Blaine and Mercedes |
| The Big Guy | Sam and Puck |
| The Smart Guy | Artie, Quinn, and Mike |
| The Chick | Brittany, and Rory |
| Tagalong Kid | Sugar |
| Heel Face Revolving Door | Santana[4] |
| Sixth Ranger Traitor | Jesse and Sunshine[5] |
| Retired Badass | Lauren and Matt |
| The Mentor | Will, Holly, and Emma[6] |
Glee - Season 3 Nationals, the mentors
| The Hero | Will |
| The Lancer and The Smart Guy | Sue |
| The Big Guy | Shannon |
| The Chick | Emma |
Grey's Anatomy (First few seasons)
| The Hero | Meredith Grey |
| The Lancer | George O'Malley |
| The Big Guy | Alex Karev |
| The Smart Guy | Cristina Yang |
| The Chick | Izzie Stevens |
| The Hero | Meredith Grey |
| The Lancer | Christina Yang |
| The Big Guy | Alex Karev |
| The Smart Guy | Lexie Grey |
| The Chick | George O'Malley ( after he dies at the end of season 5) and either Callie or Arizona |
Groundling Marsh
| The Hero | Galileo |
| The Lancer | Hegdish |
| The Big Guy | Mud Slinger |
| The Smart Guy | Stacks |
| The Chick | Maggie |
| The Mentor | Eco |
| Sixth Ranger | Crystal |
Happy Endings
| The Hero | Dave |
| The Lancer | Max |
| The Big Guy | Penny |
| The Smart Guy | Brad and Jane |
| The Chick | Alex |
| The Hero | Steve |
| The Lancer | Danno |
| The Big Guy | Chin Ho |
| The Chick | Kono |
| The Smart Guy | Max |
| Sixth Ranger(s) | Jenna, Lori in Season 2 |
| Sixth Ranger Traitor | Jenna |
Heartbeat
| The Hero | The Village Bobby |
| The Lancer | The Sergeant (technically the leader, but lacks the role and qualities of The Hero) |
| The Big Guy | Phil Bellamy |
| The Smart Guy | Alf Ventress |
| The Chick | The Village Doctor |
| Sixth Ranger | The Rookie Cop |
Also the cast of the subplots:
| The Hero | Oscar Blaketon |
| The Lancer | The Lovable Rogue |
| The Big Guy | David Stockwell |
| The Smart Guy | Bernie Scripps |
| The Chick | Gina Ward |
| The Hero | Hogan |
| The Lancer | Newkirk |
| The Big Guy | Carter (Bombs instead of fisticuffs.) |
| The Smart Guy | Kinch |
| The Chick | Lebeau |
| Team Pet | Schulz (Lebeau at one point claims he "sits up and begs for my strudel".) |
Hustle first three series
| The Hero | Mickey |
| The Lancer | Danny |
| The Smart Guy | Ash |
| The Chick | Stacie |
| The Mentor | Albert |
Hustle series four when Mickey was in Australia
| The Hero | Danny |
| The Smart Guy | Ash |
| The Chick | Stacie |
| The Mentor | Albert |
| Sixth Ranger | Billy |
Hustle series 5-8 Mickey comes back but Stacie and Danny left to America
| The Hero | Mickey |
| The Lancer | Ash |
| The Chick | Emma |
| The Mentor | Albert |
| Tagalong Kid | Sean |
| The Hero | Commander Henderson |
| The Lancer | First officer York |
| The Big Guy | Diplomatic Officer Teal |
| The Smart Guy | Shared by Jeffers and Vine |
| The Chick | Sandstrom |
| The Hero | Rich |
| The Lancer | Smitty |
| The Big Guy | Scott (In terms of smarts, that is.) |
| The Smart Guy | Dave |
| The Chick | Nina (Not an official Mover, but always part of solving the problem.) |
| Team Pet | Warehouse Mouse |
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (Lampshaded in "The Gang Solves the Gas Crisis," in which everyone in the gang tries to find out which archetype they are. The terms below are the ones they used.)
| The Looks | Dennis |
| The Wild Card | Charlie |
| The Muscle | Frank |
| The Brains | Mac |
| The Useless Chick | Dee |
| The Hero | Jake Green |
| The Lancer | Eric Green |
| The Big Guy | Stanley Richmond |
| The Smart Guy | Robert Hawkins |
| The Chick | Emily Sullivan (technically speaking), Mimi Clark |
| The Mentor | Johnston Green, sometimes Robert Hawkins |
| Tagalong Kid | Dale Turner (though this role could also fit Mimi Clark and/or Heather Lisinski as well) |
| The Hero | Johnny |
| The Lancer | Gwen |
| The Big Guy | Ginger |
| The Smart Guy | Basil |
| The Chick | Lily |
| Kid Appeal Character|Root | |
| Sixth Ranger | Seymour |
| The Mentor | Sage |
| Team Pet | Fuzzies |
| The Hero | Joe Lucas |
| The Lancer | Kevin Lucas |
| The Smart Guy | Nick Lucas |
| The Big Guy | Macy Misa (with elements of The Chick) |
| The Chick | Stella Malone |
Human and Imagin main characters
| The Hero | Ryotaro Nogami/Kamen Rider Den-O |
| The Lancer | Momotaros |
| The Smart Guy | Urataros |
| The Big Guy | Kintaros |
| Kid Appeal Character | Ryutaros |
| The Chick | Hana/Kohana Sakurai (Action Girl) |
| Seventh/Eighth Rangers | Yuto Sakurai/Kamen Rider Zeronos and Deneb |
| Eleventh-Hour Ranger | Sieg |
- Ryotaro and Deneb share The Heart role.
Main Imagin only
| The Hero | Momotaros |
| The Lancer / The Smart Guy | Urataros |
| The Big Guy | Kintaros |
| Kid Appeal Character | Ryutaros |
| Fifth Ranger / The Heart | Deneb |
| Eleventh-Hour Ranger | Sieg |
| The Hero / The Heart | Shotaro Hidari/Kamen Rider Double (left half) |
| The Lancer / The Smart Guy | Philip/Raito Sonozaki/Kamen Rider Double (right half) |
| The Chick | Akiko Narumi-Terui |
| Fourth Ranger / The Big Guy | Ryu Terui/Kamen Rider Accel |
| The Hero | Eiji Hino/Kamen Rider OOO |
| The Lancer | Ankh |
| The Big Guy | Akira Date/Kamen Rider Birth (1) |
| The Smart Guy | Shintaro Gotou/Kamen Rider Birth (2) |
| The Chick | Hina Izumi |
Krod Mandoon and The Flaming Sword of Fire
| The Hero (Only Sane Man) | Kröd Mändoon |
| The Lancer (Action Girl) | Aneka |
| The Big Guy (Dumb Muscle) | Loquasto |
| The Smart Guy | Zezelryk |
| The Chick (Camp Gay) | Bruce |
Land of the Giants
| The Hero | Captain Steve Burton |
| The Lancer | Dan Erickson |
| The Big Guy | Alexander Fitzhugh |
| The Smart Guy | Mark Wilson (could also be considered a Lancer) |
| The Chicks | Valerie Scott, Betty Hamilton |
| Tagalong Kid | Barry Lockridge |
| Team Pet | Chipper |
| The Hero | Sportacus |
| The Lancer | Stingy |
| The Big Guy | Trixie |
| The Smart Guy | Pixel |
| The Chick | Stephanie (subversion, she's the main character) |
| Tagalong Kid | Ziggy |
| The Hero | Pete |
| The Lancer | Kevin |
| The Smart Guy | Ruxin |
| The Big Guy | Taco |
| The Chick(s) | Jenny, Andre |
| Sixth Ranger Traitor | Raffi |
| The Hero | Richard Cypher |
| The Lancer / The Chick | Kahlan Amnell |
| The Smart Guy | Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander |
| Fourth Ranger / The Big Guy | Cara Mason |
| The Hero | Nathan Ford |
| The Lancer | Sophie Devereaux |
| The Big Guy | Elliot Spencer |
| The Smart Guy | Alec Hardison |
| The Chick | Parker |
| The Hero | Ria Torres |
| The Lancer | Dr. Cal Lightman |
| The Big Guy | Ben Reynolds |
| The Smart Guy | Dr. Gillian Foster |
| The Chick | Eli Loker |
| Tagalong Kid | Emily Lightman |
- You can kind of switch the roles of Cal and Ria depending on the episode - and they do also have The Mentor/Student relationship going on. Same probably goes for Foster and Loker, because he is definitely The Chick in terms of 'not good at anything much' and 'there to look pretty', but Foster is definitely the most empathetic character.
| The Hero | Gene Hunt |
| The Lancer | Sam Tyler (A rarity as Sam's the viewpoint character) |
| The Big Guy | Ray Carling |
| The Chick | Annie Cartwright |
| The Kid | Chris Skelton |
| The Hero(es) | Derek and Casey |
| The Lancer(s) | Edwin and Lizzie |
| The Smart Guy(s) | Casey and Lizzie |
| The Tough Guy | Derek (and occasionally Edwin) |
| The Chick | Casey (her girlish nature who described as preppy) |
| Action Girl | Lizzie (her tomboyish nature who likes sports) |
| Kid Appeal Character | Marti |
| Team Mom | Nora |
| Team Dad | George |
The fan-nicknamed "A-Team" in Seasons 1-3:
| The Hero | Jack Shephard |
| The Lancer | John Locke (briefly Ana Lucia Cortez in season 2) |
| The Big Guy | James "Sawyer" Ford |
| The Smart Guy | Sayid Jarrah |
| The Chick | Kate Austen |
Season 4 (Jack's group):
| The Hero | Jack Shephard |
| The Lancer | Kate Austen and Juliet Burke |
| The Big Guy | Jin-Soo Kwon and Desmond Hume |
| The Smart Guy | Sayid Jarrah |
| The Chick | Sun-Hwa Kwon |
| The Heart | Bernard Nadler and Frank Lapidus |
| Sixth Rangers | Daniel Faraday and Charlotte Lewis |
Season 4 (Locke's group):
| The Hero | John Locke |
| The Lancer | James "Sawyer" Ford and Benjamin Linus |
| The Big Guy | James "Sawyer" Ford |
| The Smart Guy | Benjamin Linus |
| The Chick | Claire Littleton |
| The Heart | Hugo "Hurley" Reyes |
| Sixth Rangers | Benjamin Linus and Miles Straume |
Season 5 (Off the Island)
| The Hero | Jack |
| The Lancer | Kate |
| The Big Guy | Sayid |
| The Smart Guy | Ben Linus (also the Token Evil Teammate) |
| The Chick(s) | Sun Kwon, Hugo "Hurley" Reyes |
| Sixth Ranger | Desmond Hume
Season 5 (On the Island) |
| The Hero | Jim LeFleur (Sawyer) |
| The Lancer | Juliet Burke |
| The Big Guy | Miles Straume |
| The Smart Guy | Daniel Faraday |
| The Chick | Charlotte Lewis |
| Sixth Ranger | Jin-Soo Kwon |
Season 6 (Ilana's Group)
| The Hero | Ilana Verdansky |
| The Lancer | Ben (also the Token Evil Teammate) |
| The Big Guy | Frank Lapidus |
| The Smart Guy | Miles |
| The Chick | Sun
Season 6 ("The Final Four" + Ben from the last 2 episodes) |
| The Hero | Jack Shephard |
| The Lancer | Kate Austen |
| The Big Guy | James "Sawyer" Ford |
| The Smart Guy / Token Evil Teammate | Ben Linus |
| The Chick / The Heart | Hugo "Hurley" Reyes |
The six principal Oceanic 815 survivors are arguably the overall 5-man band, throughout the entire series; with several minor bands being formed during various periods. Bear in mind that everyone's roles switch frequently, but this is the general layout:
| The Hero | Jack Shephard |
| The Lancer | Kate Austen |
| The Big Guy | James "Sawyer" Ford |
| The Smart Guy | Sayid Jarrah |
| The Chick | Hugo "Hurley" Reyes |
| Sixth Ranger | John Locke |
| The Hero | Captain Merrill Stubing, "Your Captain" |
| The Lancer | Dr. Adam "Doc" Bricker, "Your Ship's Doctor" |
| The Big Guy | Isaac Washington, "Your Bartender" |
| The Smart Guy | Burl "Gopher" Smith, "Your Yeoman Purser" |
| The Chick | Julie McCoy, "Your Cruise Director" (later Judy McCoy) |
| Tagalong Kid | Vicki Stubing |
| Sixth Ranger | Ashley "Ace" Covington Evans "Your Ship's Photographer" |
| The Hero | Garland (also doubles as The Chick) |
| The Lancer | Timon (doubling as The Smart Guy when Eden's not around or powerless) |
| The Big Guy | Boomer |
| The Smart Guy | Eden |
| Tagalong Kid | Lilith |
| The Hero | Marian |
| The Lancer | Little Ron |
| The Big Guy | Rabies |
| The Smart Guy | Barrington |
| The Chick | Robin of Kensington |
M*A*S*H (television) (earlier seasons)
| The Hero | Hawkeye |
| The Lancer | Trapper John |
| The Big Guy | Henry (also a Big Brother Mentor) |
| The Smart Guy / Tagalong Kid | Radar (became less of the former and more of the latter as the show went on) |
| The Chick | Margaret |
| The Heart | Father Mulcahy |
| The Load / The Rival | Frank |
| Sixth Ranger | Klinger |
M*A*S*H (television) (later seasons)
| The Hero | Hawkeye |
| The Lancer | B.J. |
| The Big Guy | Klinger |
| The Smart Guy | Charles |
| The Chick | Margaret |
| The Heart | Father Mulcahy |
| Team Dad | Potter |
| The Hero | Teresa Lisbon |
| The Lancer | Patrick Jane |
| The Big Guy | Wayne Rigsby |
| The Smart Guy | Grace Van Pelt (sometimes The Chick) |
| The Sixth Ranger | Kimball Cho |
| The Chick | Virgil Minelli |
| Tragic Hero | Howard Moon (Jerkass Woobie) |
| The Lancer | Vince Noir (The Fool) |
| The Smart Guy | Naboo (The Medic / The Heart) |
| The Big Guy | Bollo (Team Pet / Dumb Muscle) |
| The Sixth Ranger | Bob Fossil (Pointy-Haired Boss) |
| The Hero | Curtis |
| The Lancer | Nathan |
| The Big Guy | Kelly (A rare female example) |
| The Smart Guy | Simon |
| The Chick | Alisha |
| The Sixth Ranger | Nikki (sort of) |
- Both Curtis and Kelly also have aspects of The Heart. Curtis is only really The Hero by default, as the others don't fit the type even loosely. He isn't really the group "Leader", or even the show's main character (that would be Nathan - who occasionally takes The Hero's role himself, though in general he fits The Lancer archetype better).
Season 3
| The Hero | Simon |
| The Lancer | Rudy |
| The Big Guy | Curtis |
| The Smart Guy | Kelly |
| The Chick | Alisha |
| Sixth Ranger | Seth |
| The Hero | Dr. Billy Hayes |
| The Lancer | Johnny Bukowski (AKA Johnny B) |
| The Big Guy/The Smart Guy | Dr. Elvin "El" Lincoln |
| The Chick | Gloria Dinallo |
| The Hero | Briggs, then Phelps |
| The Lancer | Rollin, then Paris (In the first season, Rollin frequently acted as The Hero.) |
| The Big Guy | Willy |
| The Smart Guy | Barney (In the last two seasons, then Barney became The Lancer.) |
| The Chick | Cinnamon, then others |
- It should be noted that unlike her replacements, Cinnamon was only The Chick by gender.
The Muppet Show: The Electric Mayhem
| The Hero | Dr. Teeth |
| The Lancer | Floyd |
| The Smart Guy | Zoot |
| The Big Guy | Animal |
| The Chick | Janice |
| Sixth Ranger | Lips |
Muppets Tonight: "The Real World: Muppets"
| The Hero | Clifford |
| The Lancer | Rizzo |
| The Big Guy | Bobo |
| The Smart Guy | Bill |
| The Chick | Darci
The Muppets:The Big Five |
| The Hero | Kermet |
| The Lancer | Gonzo |
| The Smart Guy | Fozzie |
| The Big Guy | Animal |
| TheBigChick | Miss Piggy |
| The Hero | Murphy |
| The Lancer | Frank |
| The Big Guy | Jim |
| The Smart Guy | Miles |
| The Chick | Corky |
| The Mentor(s) | Eldin, Phil |
The Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog
| The Hero | Rohan (Fire) |
| The Lancer | Angus (Earth) |
| The Smart Guy | Prince Ivar (Water) |
| The Chick | Princess Deirdre (Air) |
| The Big Guy (in his own mind, at least)/SixthRanger | Garrett (Forest) |
| Team Pet | Pyre the Dragon |
| The Hero | Ethan |
| The Lancer | Benny |
| The Big Guy | Sarah |
| The Smart Guy | Rory |
| The Chick | Erica |
| The Hero | Adam |
| The Lancer | Jamie |
| The Big Guy | Tory (Used most often for the athletic and/or dangerous tests) |
| The Smart Guy(s) | Grant, Scottie (was also the Wrench Wench) |
| The Chick | Kari |
| Team Pet | Buster |
- ↑ Sold them out to VA
- ↑ Relocated
- ↑ The roster and dynamic was shaken like a snowglobe. Spoilers abound
- ↑ Went from a spy to a full member, then left for the cheerios, then joined back up, then got kicked out, the joined back up, then joined the Troubletones, and finally back to ND
- ↑ To VA
- ↑ Musically, Realistically, and Career/Relationships
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