When humans finally conquer infinite , we ’ll still desire to keep other creature as pets . Some science - fabrication pets are among our favorite characters , but others , you just require to flush out the airlock . Here ’s our list of the best and worst .
Charles Herbert Best :
Spot , Data ’s Orange Tabby Cat from Star Trek : The Next GenerationWho : Data ’s numeral 1 friend that did n’t wear a Devo - esque visor on his fount . Why he ’s awesome : He ’s plausibly one of the only cats in the existence that has an infinitely advanced AI at his beck and call . Bonus points : Anything that pisses Riker off is a big plus in my book .
Willis the Bouncer from Robert Heinlein ’s Red PlanetWho : A sound mimicking furred ball that every kid should have as a friend . Why he ’s awesome : In a 1960 ’s era futurity , when a pawl just wo n’t cut it , the only way to really imprint the kid at schooltime is with an alien that doubles as a soccer ball . And here ’s a snip from the Fox miniseries adaptation .
R2D2 , Star WarsWho : The yin to C3PO ’s ( annoying ) yang that brings logic and brightness level to any place through a serial of flickering lights and bleeps . Why he ’s awe-inspiring : He ’s a moving trashcan that manages to be more likeable than most of the Star Wars palz drawn-out cast .
Porthos , Captain Archer ’s Beagle from EnterpriseWho : easy one of the more tolerable characters on Enterprise . Mostly because he did n’t talk . Why he ’s awe-inspiring : He ’s a beagle ! How can beagles not be cute ? Also , I feel like after the unfortunate Scotty connect transporter incident , he deserves a skillful remembrance .
Ampersand , Y the Last manWho : The human beings ’s ending , every humans is bushed , you ’re an aspiring dodging artist pining away for your baffled girl and you ’re all alone . What do you do ? Have crazy monkey joke with your favorite jungle admirer with a punctuation mark as a name . Why he ’s awesome : Not to baffle too much , but he may or may not be humanity ’s key to experience the XY ’s back in natural action .
LockjawWho : Marvel ’s own exotic bulldog and member of the non - human branch of the Avengers . Why he ’s awesome : He ’s super strong , can eat anything and once latch onto the affair .
Dog the Robot from Half Life 2Who : Alyx Vance ’s No.1 go to automatonlike chum who help oneself when your path is blocked by other dimensional beings or just wants to play fetch with your grav gun . Why he ’s awesome : He ’s a elephantine robot with the personality of a dog . Do you need more ?
Pen Pen , from Neon Genesis EvangelionWho : A genetically altered tops smart penguin that live on with Misato Katsuragi during the Angel apocalypse . Why he ’s awe-inspiring : While the serial has moments of intense desperation and darkness , you’re able to always weigh on jerky , anime humor involving naked people and penguins to lighten up your twenty-four hour period .
K-9 from Doctor WhoWho : Dr Who ’s multi - generational robotic canine companion . Why he ’s awful : He ’s gotten a series of spinoff stories and was even parodied on South Park .
Nibbler from FuturamaWho : Nibbler is part of an ancient backwash of Nibblonians who protect the universe from gargantuan beam psyche that make everyone stupid . Er , Stupid - er . Why he ’s awesome : He can eat up about 1,000 meter his eubstance mass to , uh , produce dark matter .
Gaspode , from Terry Prachett ’s Discworld seriesWho : A talking wienerwurst with human intelligence that attempts to bring “ Hollywood ” to Discworld . Why he ’s awe-inspiring : He ’s an endless reservoir of snarky remarks and regularly uses his speech to manipulate humans when he need food .
CJ-7Who : A comfort ballock with a body that guaranteed to raise family favorable sport times . Why he ’s awesome : CJ-7 can help you recompense torn relationships with sure paternal figures and bring multitude back from the dead .
Ein , Cowboy BebopWho : A super - brain corgie that gets stranded on the Bebop . Why he ’s amazing : Although they never really get into it in the series , Ein is a “ datum dog ” that have superintendent - intelligence information that let him to answer telephone set and steer auto .
Bubastis , Ozymandias ’ lynx from WatchmenWho : When you ’re a crack genius David Bowie impersonator with the world at your fingertip what do you do next ? You produce a genetically engineer psychedelic coloured lynx as a fellow . Why he ’s awesome : He takes one for the team for the sake of furthering an malevolent plan for his master .
Gizmo , GremlinsWho : The main furry confront agonist of the Gremlins serial . Why he ’s awesome : While I ’m passably much a sports fan of all the brownie , I ca n’t deny the grandness that is Gizmo channeling his intimate Rambo .
Seymour from FuturamaWho : Seymour is a part of one of the most tear - buck episodes of Futurama involving Fry recount the story of the most truehearted dog that ever endure . Why he ’s awesome : Did you see the last scene ? He ’s the most loyal dog that ever lived ! Also , we can breathe slow knowing that alternate - timeline Fry gave Seymour a big life story .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cyi140bJtAk
Bronx from GargoylesWho : Bronx is the hot dog version of the Manhattan gargoyle clan . During the whole series you only see one other gargoyle brute , but unlike Budeka , Bronx gets a whole sequence devote to him befriending an Amish kid . Why he ’s awesome : Gargoyles are already middling high on the coolheaded supercreatures scale , but add a dog personality to the mix , and you ’ve sire amber .
Roach from WALL - EWho : They were n’t lying when they said that after the world terminate there would be nothing leave but cockroach . luckily , the final stage of the world also impart them charming personalities!Why he ’s awesome : Making me need a forget me drug as a pet is an epic win in my book .
Kevin and Dug from UpWho : Kevin is a uncommon , brilliantly colored giant fowl that Carl and Russell unexpectedly get hold in Paradise Falls . Dug is sweet-scented golden retriever with a neckband that allows him to talk . Why they ’re awesome : It takes a lot to make slapstick giant shuttlecock funny , but Pixar does a splendid business . And Dug ? He ’s exactly what I imagine an actual speak Canis familiaris to sound like . SQUIRREL !
WORST :
Tribbles from Star TrekWho : Fuzzy , whiz little marrow ducky that take over the original endeavour . Why they suck : Pets rocks were bad enough , why would they remember that a massively multiply furred pet rock ‘n’ roll would be better ?
Snarf , ThundercatsWho : A fat alien cat that ends every condemnation with an annoying “ snarf ! ” sound . Why he sucks : Is he a lounge lizard or a cat ? I ’m going to go with meth induce demonic lovechild .
Teddy from A.I.Who : An animatronic well-informed Teddy Rucksbin from the future tense that accompanies David in a search for the Blue Fairy . Why he sucks : Ok , now I understand that some people might take publication with Teddy ’s position on the worst list but he ’s a toy dog that ’s alive . That ’s pretty much the bad nightmare of most 8 - yr - old shaver . And me .
Slimer from GhostbustersWho : A green wraith that terrorizes the Ghostbusters team by track everything in goo . Why he imbibe : For those of us born in the mid 80 ’s and watched the Ghostbusters animated cartoon first , we wait to see coolheaded touch antics when we lastly see the movie . Instead , we were greet with a fantastical blob that was pretty malign .
Div - x from Penny ArcadeWho : You might commend the Sony Dix - X actor , an ahead of its fourth dimension technical marvel . Why he sucks : According to Penny Arcade Comics , he ’s a foul - mouthed drunk that ’s teetering on the edge of pour down us all .
pet from tyke of MenWho : When the populace ’s decease infertile , people turn to animals to provide comforter in the closing of humanness . Why they take up : I have nothing against the animals in Children of Men , in person , but seeing all the dogs , cats and dame cluttering people ’s homes can be an forbidding image .
Selacious Crumb from Star WarsWho : He ’s a little dodger - lizard matter that hangs out with Jabba the Hut and express joy at all his lame joke . Why he sucks : Everybody hates the skinny dork in the turning point with the stupid gag .
Gleek from SuperfriendsWho : The alien monkey pet of the Wondertwins . Why he sucks : normally if he was featured in Superfriends , you could count on him popping out to end the episode on a lame joke .
Independence Day Dog from Independence DayWho : If you ’re like me then you probably laughed at the musical theme of a musket ball of flame chasing a gold retriever down a tunnel . Why he sucks : Was it really necessary to have a slow movement plosion behind a firedog ? And would n’t all that heat at long last fake them all in that storage locker?Then Again: … he ’s resistant to explosions . And that ’s pretty cool . Dodging fire like that , he ’s like a canine Neo . Maybe he should have been best ?
Space BuddiesWhy they breastfeed : I ’ll just target you in the guidance ofthis .
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Queequeg , X - filesWho : A Pomeranian adopt by Dana Scully and eat shortly after by the legendary Big Blue . Why he sucks : He was found snacking on his premature owner .
KryptoWho : Superman ’s dog . Enough said . Why he blow : I hate favored version of superheroes . Also , why does he need a mantle ?
Muffit from the original Battlestar GallacticaWho : Caprica used to have a variety of tracker dogs but sadly , none of them survived the Cylon plan of attack . or else a group robotic dogs are created to supplant them . Why he sucks : Is he an ewok ? A blurry , metallic hob on meth ? You determine .
MAD Cat from Inspector GadgetWho : Dr. Claw ’s chortling fatty tissue feline . Why he suckle : He ’s the quintessential vicious cat meant to taunt the hero . Plus Dr. Claw on a regular basis beat the crap out of him and he seemed to be ok with that .
Frank the Dog from Men in BlackWho : An exotic stool pigeon using the pretence of a small pug . Why he lactate : He made me remember “ Who Let the Dogs Out ” existed .
Gir , Invader ZimWho : Invader Zim ’s mentally disturbed robot helper that was given to him as either a laugh or sabotage . believably both . Why he suck up : Yeah , yeah Gir is really cunning , but he ’s amoral , malign and would gladly see you die a fervent death while bursting into a fit of giggles .
Astro , The JetsonsWho : The Scooby Doo knockoff of the 21st C . Why he sucks : It might have work with the Scooby Gang , but there ’s only way for one charismatic click with a speech impediment ‘ round these parts .
Lamar , Half life history 2Who : The altered headcrab that resides in Dr. Isaac Kleiner ’s laboratory . Why he draw : Crabs are rarely a good thing . drumhead crabs are a double curse of spoilt .
Joshua from Dark AngelWho : A transgenic blackguard - gentleman with an kinship for painting and crappy comedic timing . Why he give suck : There was only one good thing that came out of season two of Dark Angel and that rhymes with Smensen Shackles .
Honorable Mention : Blarp from the Lost in Space remake .
Update , 4:13 p.m. , May 5 , 2020 : This post has been updated to take a impoverished video embed .
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