Who's the One on the Left? 22 Famous Pairs Explained

Which Rescue Ranger is Chip? Which crotchety old Muppet is Waldorf? Let's settle this once and for all.

1. Statler and Waldorf

Ornery Muppets: In this photo, Waldorf is on the left (your left).

2. Siegfried and Roy

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Masters of the Impossible: Siegfried Fischbacher is on the left.

3. Chip and Dale

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Rescue Rangers: Dale, with the red nose, is on the left.

4. Turner and Hooch

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Buddy Cops: Hooch, the dog, is just barely on the left.

5. Ed and Larry

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Minor West Wing Characters: Larry is on the left.

6. Ben and Jerry

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Ice Cream Men: Jerry is on the left.

7. Tom and Jerry

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Cartoon Cat and Mouse: Jerry is on the left.

8. Itchy and Scratchy

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A Different Cartoon Cat and Mouse: Itchy, the mouse, is on the left.

9. Lewis and Clark

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Westward Explorers: Meriwether Lewis is on the left.

10. Hall and Oates

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American Musicians: Daryl Hall is on the left.

11. Chang and Eng

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Prolific Conjoined Twins: Eng is on the left. (Remember, we mean "in the photo." Chang was on the twins' own left.)

12. Ax and Smash

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Demolition: Smash is on the left.

13. Trinidad and Tobago

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Islands: Trinidad is on the left. The big one.

14. Ren and Stimpy

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Nicktoons: Stimpy is on the left.

15. Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen

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Wealthy Former Child Stars: Ashley is on the left.

16. Laverne and Shirley

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Shotz Brewery Employees: Laverne is on the left.

17. Phineas and Ferb

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Disney Stepbrothers: Ferb Fletcher is on the left.

18. Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too

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1840 Running Mates: William Henry Harrison, "The Hero of Tippecanoe," is on the left. Though I guess the "Tyler" part kind of gave that away.

19. Bo and Luke

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Dukes of Hazzard: Luke is on the left.

20. Coy and Vance

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Replacement Dukes: Vance is on the left.

21. Dick Sargent and Dick York

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Darrin Stevenses: Dick York is on the left.

22. Bosc and Bartlett

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Famous Pears: Bosc is on the left.
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I know I'm just scratching the surface. Keep this cheat sheet going in the comments.

Image credits: Statler and Waldorf (Muppet Wiki); Siegfried & Roy (Michael S. Yamashita/CORBIS); Ben and Jerry (Wikimedia/Dismas); Ax and Smash (Action Figure Pictures);Map image via Shutterstock; Olsen Twins (Wikimedia/David Shankbone); Coy and Vance (TV Time Warp);Pear images via Shutterstock;