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ERB Match-up Reaction: Sheldon Cooper vs Rick Sanchez
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- Опубліковано 9 лип 2023
- We thought it would be cool to film a whole bunch of ERB short videos, where we give our thoughts on random match-up suggestions. Here is the seventh one - Sheldon Cooper vs Rick Sanchez! Please keep posting your matchup ideas and we might just react to one of yours one day!
When Lloyd said “sitcom role that dominated the show”, I expected Steve Urkel, which honestly works.
That would be fire because Urkel wasn't even meant to be a recurring character let alone the star
And Steve Urkel was smart and a scientist that could definitely work
Oh yeah, Urkel is a MUCH better matchup
Steve Urkel vs Sheldon Cooper or Rick Sanchez would work
I've been asking for that matchup for 7 years!
Sheldon vs Dwight Schrute? Good parallels and enough contrast to work.
Michael, Jim and Dwight need to make an appearance together, they are going to murder their opponents with stupidity
@@eliben4066 Mark Twain vs Charles Dickens we need this
Right, I feel Doc Brown (again) or maybe Dr. Fransworth or Bender (scinece or alcoholism)
Sheldon VS Steve Urkel....
That's good. Sheldon vs Ross Geller might be good too
Matt Groening vs Seth McFarlane still remains as one of most desired ERBs
Omfg yes
Good one. I approve.
Oh yes pleease
Or Matt Groening vs. George Lucas, with a second appearance from Disney (essentially a sequel to Jim Henson vs. Stan Lee)
Why not. That’s an even brighter idea. Groening and McFarlane did create game changing shows. ‘Big Bang Theory’ and ‘Rick & Morty’ aren’t at that level.
Phoenix Wright (Ace Attorney) vs Saul Goodman (Better Call Saul)
Matt Murdock works better than Phoenix Wright imo. You can have Jimmy McGill vs Matt in verse 1 and Saul vs Daredevil in verse 2
@@BthIXI agree
I have no objections to Phoenix Wright
Phoenix Wright vs Atticus Finch is way better.
@@leandroatiruz I have this concept of turning Daredevil vs Saul into an actual courtroom battle where they present evidence and reveal a second battle of Phoenix Wright vs Atticus Finch, the most popular lawyer battle before Daredevil vs Saul
Sheldon Cooper vs Raymond Holt. PERFECTION
YES
A nerd vs a captain. That will be interesting to watch
Sheldon Cooper vs. Steve Urkel
Raymond vs. Chris Rock (Love vs. Hate)
True
Michael from The Office is a pretty well-known sitcom character, and he'd probably have an interesting dynamic with Sheldon.
Michael from The Office vs Seinfeld would be more interesting than Michael vs Sheldon cause having the two awkward main characters that are "for the ladies" and always trying to pull a joke is a better matchup than that vs a nerd.
They need Michael Scott vs Ron Swanson or Jerry Seinfeld could work
Sheldon vs Dwight form the Office would work, as they're both really high strung weird blokes.
@@CCartman69 I feel like they'd be too similar to be interesting
Sheldon would be better against dwight
If you wanna do Sheldon, “Sheldon vs Frasier” could be good, as they’re both doctors of different fields
Sheldon vs fraiser would be so good
Even better cuz they both got a spin-off. More material to go after
Came here to say this!
Frasier is beautiful👌🏽!!
I've heard Sheldon vs Dr. House a bunch
The most popular one, Sheldon Cooper vs Barney Stinson.
Freshy Kanal beat them to it.
@@Enceladeans You do realise Skrillex vs Mozart existed before they did it
@@jeromelancashire3278 Mark Twain vs Charles Dickens we need this
Mark Twain vs Charles Dickens we need this
Nah, barney stinson vs Glenn Quagmire
Romulus and Remus vs Cain and Abel
Two pairs of brothers where the older one kills the younger and goes on to become the founders of important cities
Seconding!
Mark Twain vs Charles Dickens we need this
@@BoxsterBox2164yes!
@thelegendaryarceus5618 Cain built the city Enoch which he named after his son
This would be a great opportunity to bring back Rhett and Link.
Cheech and Chong V.S Shaggy and Scooby
Mark Twain vs Charles Dickens we need this
He man and battle cat vs shaggy and scoob!
Samus Aran vs Ellen Ripley
(Metroid vs ALIENS)
Yes, that's a great one
Not usually a fan of fiction Vs fiction but this is an exception
Sheldon vs Steve urkel would be a good one
Steve Urkel Vs. The Fonz
@@SymbioticSpider9729 that’s a good one should also do Batman vs Spider-Man, Homer Simpson vs Peter Griffin and even Finn the Human vs Steven Universe
@@matthewrocks23You lost me on those ones chief lol
@@SymbioticSpider9729 bruh how u get lost we talkin about the same thing here lmfao
@@matthewrocks23 I'm referring that those match-ups are something I can't possibly see them doing is all
Homer Vs. Peter is severely outdated and played out
Batman has been used
Spider-Man Vs. Hercules is vastly superior
I would've wanted Finn and Jake against Lewis and Clark, but that didn't happen and I can't see them wanting to use them anyway
Rod Serling vs H.P. Lovecraft
I think HP should go up against Junji Ito instead, but good idea!
@@blunderbass851 Personally I'm on board with Serling over Ito, even if I see why he's highly requested for Lovecraft
Ito's work may be relatively closer to Lovecraft's, but I honestly don't see how he can work in it when he's just a regular guy with not many details of his life, and while I respect the work he made, I don't think majority of ERB fans are familiar with those stories for them to get referenced so anyone can get it the same way The Twilight Zone could, which has been in the mainstream public consciousness for decades and parodied many more times
Not to mention that Serling paved the way for supernatural and horror elements in television the same way Lovecraft did in literature, and while I know Ito can be counted as the same for manga, I feel it's not as far reaching in the medium of horror
Just my two cents for how I view it
@@bknpnck Mark Twain vs Charles Dickens we need this
That one would be incredible!
Battle of the oversized nerdy egos. We need this video ASAP!!
What about Mark Twain vs Charles Dickens
I'd love to see Wes Craven vs R. L. Stine
Neil Armstrong V.S Buzz Lightyear 😂🔥
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin vs Galileo Galilei and Nicolaus Copernicus
@@senorgato287 Mark Twain vs Charles Dickens we need this
Buzz Aldrin vs Buzz Lightyear
I still say Niel Armstrong vs. Sir Edmond Hillary. First man to set foot on the top of the world vs. the first man to take "one small step" onto another world.
You mean the same people who wrote the infamous "misscarage" bar, bill Cosby getting roasted by rivers and Donald Trumps entire ERB run are passing up the perfect opportunity for a rapist diss? Tragic
So no Rick and Morty cause of rappiness.....but you turn yourself into killers on a regular basis.....checks out 😂😂😂
Wasn't that case dropped back in March after his name was already drug through the mud and everyone had dropped him?
@@Btwp89yes
@@Btwp89 yeah his accuser basically came out and said that she was lying only after his career was ruined
You guys wrote some banger lines for Adolf Hitler, not sure why Rick and Morty would be an issue? It's not like Justin Roiland is battling. 😂
Yh exactly- I mean Bill Cosby is fine but Rick and Morty is not??
@@henryashford9344 Well Cosby did get to make an appearance but didn't get to rap much.
I heard a bit about that but I heard it went down differently? He was proven innocent ?
Jay and Silent Bob vs Penn and Teller!
I always ask for Penn and Teller vs Jay and Silent Bob, but maybe the reverse would catch their eye? 👀
Loudmouth smartass + thoughtful, tricky mime pairings. It neeeeeeeeds to be done!
Sailor Moon vs. She-Ra
Then Xena makes an appearance
Magical transforming girls, nice. He-Man vs. Shazam is an alternate to the theme, though I don't think the latter is best known from cartoon.
@@Kissamiess Mark Twain vs Charles Dickens we need this
There were 3 or 4 matchups that I had in my head that i actually wrote some verses for, and one of them was Dr Sheldon Cooper vs The Brain from Pinky and the Brain. Among the similarities: they both always think they're the smartest person in the room, they've both gotten in trouble for experimentation with nuclear material.
Mark Twain vs Charles Dickens we need this
Sheldon vs House
Good idea😮
@@perfect_harmony4348 Mark Twain vs Charles Dickens we need this
Nah, Dr House vs Dr Shaun Murphy
What About John F Kennedy vs Nelson Mandela?
Absolutely, JFK is easily one of the most requested president figures deserving of a battle!
Him against Mandela would be sick
Pretty much JFK’s best opponent and I hope they consider it
Yes
I feel like the whole situation with rick and morty could give whoever is opposing rick a pretty easy win by taking shots at that. Could make for a nuclear verse, but could also lead to an unfair one sided battle.
Mark Twain vs Charles Dickens we need this
Sheldon vs Steve Urkel sounds fun and i never will know why my mind wants it.
Steve Urkel Vs. The Fonz
What about The Flash (Barry Allen) Vs Usain Bolt?
That'd be awesome, although I feel as if though adding Aquaman and Michael Phelps to back them up respectively would give it some elevated flair
Why not just Bolt vs Phelps? Real people who don't need Pop culture fictional characters to elevate their achievements?
@goblingoblineus928 How about stop crying over fictional characters constantly, if Peter and Lloyd told you to straight to your face that they'll be doing Aquaman Vs. Phelps, you'll throw a hissy fit like you always do
They've heavily considered doing Usain Bolt Vs. The Flash before and they're still interested in doing it, so quit complaining
@@SymbioticSpider9729 they have?
@@RoccoSockoYes, they even advocated adding Aquaman and Michael Phelps to back them up
Avoiding Rick & Morty but he's fine with Rosanne lol
If you're gonna go the Big Bang route, I'd go Sheldon vs Urkel
Urkel Vs. The Fonz
@@SymbioticSpider9729 Mark Twain vs Charles Dickens we need this
Barbie Vs Wednesday thats the perfect battle fr
What about Bob Dylan vs Bob Marley?
I'm all for that, and hell it needs to be soon given that the last musician vs musician battle was a decade ago
A Jamaican figure is LONG overdue and it's seriously about time they get to doing Dylan Vs. Marley, easily one of my favorites
❤
Freshy kanal (a VERY high quality rap battle channel) did sheldon cooper vs barney from how i met your mother, very good battle
I feel like Bojack Horseman vs Chris McClean would be an absolutely devastating battle on both sides.
As for their shared trait: People destroyed by Hollywood
They say smoking a cigarette takes 7 mins off your life.... The way I see it... If I smoke em fast enough.... I'll get younger
Sheldon vs chandler bing would be an absolute banger, especially since sheldon doesn’t get sarcasm and well chandler whole personality is being sarcastic 😂
Steve Erkel vs The Fonz
Why does anyone care about happy days?
My guy, I’ve been struggling with the Sisyphusian task of purging my Shorts feed of any trace of Sheldon.
*THE FUCK.*
Sir Christopher Lee VS Literally anyone.
The man has done everything from killing nazis. Being the irl James bond,
Having his own metal band, being a fantasy wizard and a space wizard, Knew how to fence with real swords. He is a Direct descendant of Charlemagne and went on a holiday trip with the boys to Finland during the winter war for fun.
Christopher Walken.
He can dance... Sing,kinda, ... Act... He may have actually been present when a director killed their wife...
He is the only man in Hollywood that actually scares me.
Pablo escobar vs tony montanaaaa
I love that one
Nice
A great one
Little John from Robin Hood vs Lil John
What about Mark Twain vs Charles Dickens ASAP?
Yes 🔥
@@SymbioticSpider9729 Spread the Word About Mark Twain vs Charles Dickens so we can get ERB to See this battle suggestion.
@@BoxsterBox2164Let's hope they pull through for it
@@SymbioticSpider9729 comment this suggestion also on the video
Great suggestion. Hope they do it.
Nicholas Kang (True Crime Gamecube)VS Arthur Morgan (Red Dead 2). I think that would be a really cool battle.
Mark Twain vs Charles Dickens we need this
Sheldon vs Rick is actually perfect, the only other one I'd consider is Sheldon vs Raymond Holt but Rick needs a battle of hes own too fuck all the scandals around the writer it has nothing to do with how good the show its self is
How’s Kurt Cobain vs Jimi Hendrix??
THIS ONE
Iconic lefty guitarists who inspired generations of players (and two of my influences), I love it but you’ve gotta include Tony Iommi from Black Sabbath since he’s also one of the greatest lefties and the inventor of heavy metal and maybe Paul McCartney since he’s the most famous lefty bassist and played in one of the greatest and most influential bands of all time with The Beatles
@@andrewpappas9311 I’d rather have Amy wine house or Jim Morrison interrupt the battle since they are in the 27 club maybe lommi could do in another battle
@@Glory-Compass I didn’t realize you were going for a 27 Club theme so that’s my fault lol, but I would still love to see this. That’s really good
A 27 club battle would be amazing
Hans Zimmer vs John Williams: Battle of the movie composers
Okay so, Sheldon vs Abed from Community. Both pretty good examples of autism (completely different flavors but still), both massive nerds, both a very large part of the shows they were in. Technically Abed wasn’t the main character of Community, that was Jeff Winger for sure, but he was a massive part and is still a huge character among the fans.
I suggested Spencer Reid from criminal minds as an opponent for Sheldon, always loved that suggestion. and would love if ERB would do it! Spencer Reid is a genius, detective profiler and has a similar personality, but in a different field. Genius versus genius, epic
"Sheldon vs Rosanne would be funny" Because unlike Justin Roiland, Roseanne never did anything bad...
Mark Twain vs Charles Dickens we need this
@@BoxsterBox2164 I favor Mark Twain vs Groucho Marx. Both were incredible wits who regularly eviscerated everything in their path. Although it might turn form them roasting one another into them roasting some mutually unlikable 3rd party.
They could do Sheldon vs someone like Jimmy Neutron or Dexter (Dexter’s laboratory).
15 Sheldon Cooper opponent ideas:
Michael Scott (The Office)
Jerry Seinfeld (Seinfeld)
Rachel Green (Friends)
Uncle Joey (Full House)
Steve Urkel (Family Matters)
Hank Hill (King of The Hill)
Al Bundy (Married with Children)
Kelso (That 70s Show)
Lucille Ball (I Love Lucy)
Jeannie (Dream of Jeannie)
Alf (Alf)
Mary Tyler Moore
Bubbles (Trailer Park Boys)
House MD
Carrie Bradshaw (Sex In The City)
(I also agree Rosanne would be a good pick)
King Tut of Egypt V.S King Kamehameha of Hawaii🔥
Some more ideas I would prefer:
Tony Stark (Peter) vs Margaret Thatcher (Emma Blackery) (Iron Man vs Iron Lady known as controversial figures benefitting from war)
Galileo Galilei (Ian Hecox if not Zach) vs Neil Armstrong (Lloyd) (with Nicolaus Copernicus (Anthony Padilla if not Weird Al) and Buzz Aldrin (Peter) backing them up) (space observing duos)
Robin Hood (Peter) vs Zorro (Lloyd) (outlaw heroes who fight for the common people)
Jerry Seinfeld (Peter) vs Lucille Ball (Mamrie Hart) (comedian actors of acclaimed sitcoms)
Daft Punk (French UA-camrs or Mickeal Youn and Jamel Debbouze why not) vs Simon & Garfunkel (Peter and Lloyd) (influential musical duos)
Vito Corleone (Lloyd) vs Tony Soprano (Max Koch) with Michael Corleone (Peter) backing up Vito (mobsters in charge of powerful mafia families who are in the most acclaimed stories of two mediums)
Mary Poppins (Croix Provence) vs Willy Wonka (Peter) (eccentric guides who take kids to magical places)
Rod Serling (Lloyd) vs H. P. Lovecraft (Peter) (supernatural horror story writers)
John F. Kennedy (Lloyd) vs Nelson Mandela (Wayne Brady or Peele) (country leaders who fought racial discrimination)
Mao Zedong (Timothy DeLaGhetto or another Chinese UA-camr) vs Fidel Castro (Peter) (communist dictators)
Hernán Cortes (Lloyd) vs Francisco Pizarro (Peter) (and then Montezuma vs Atahualpa (Latin American UA-camrs)) (Spanish conquistadors later taken out and replaced by the Latin American emperors)
Machiavelli (Peter if he's not Aristotle, otherwise a guest star) vs Aristotle (Eminem if possible, otherwise Peter) (with Plato (Lloyd), then Descartes (Zach) and finally Kant (Wax), add Ayn Rand to get treated like Bill Cosby) (corrupt political philosopher battling ancient/modern philosophers in a fight of morality as a gauntlet like Trump vs Scrooge/Alexander vs Ivan)
In my opinion Fidel Castro would be a better opponent of Francisco Franco, both Spanish speaking dictators one communist and the other fascist and who both ruled their countries for many decades
Nah, ERB has already considered the idea of Malcolm X vs Nelson Mandela, which is a much better matchup for Mandela
@@C0LDMachine They didn't say they'd make It lol
@@SymbioticSpider9729 I never claimed they would make it either. I said they CONSIDERED the idea
@@C0LDMachine Yeah, but you phrased it as If though they ARE going to do it tomorrow or something
That's miscommunication on my end then, either way Magneto and Xavier against Malcolm X would be the way to go
David Bowie vs Elton John with Prince (acclaimed androgynous/flamboyant musician)
Mark Twain vs Charles Dickens we need this
Everyone always misses Sheldon Cooper vs. Dwight Schrute
Geralt of Rivia vs Dean Winchester two monster hunters that look after a person younger than them who help kill monsters
We've GOTTA separate the character from the voice actor, guys
That's hard with how Roiland made Rick Sanchez.
What About H.P. Lovecraft vs Rod Serling or alternative R.L. Stine?
It's pretty outstanding, love Lovecraft against Serling
Not too into R.L. Stine solely because it'd feel like a retread of King Vs. Poe again
Stine isn’t needed and this would be awesome and hope it would be their next Halloween battle
@@senorgato287 you aren't needed! R.L. Stine would be great in a match up.
There is a channel that made Sheldon vs. Barney from HIMYM and it's one of the best non-ERB ERB's imo
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I always Thought Sheldon Vs Dr Cox (Scrubs) or Dr House (House) would be a better battle if you're gonna use Sheldon
Awful. Terrible matchup
They're been on a cold streak with this whole lineup
Sheldon vs Rick. Is the matchup because they're both from two shows with the most cringey pseudo-intellectual fanbases of all time?
Daredevil (Marvel) vs Saul Goodman (Better Call Saul) with Phoenix Wright jumping in at the end
And Atticus Finch
I’m glad you explained who Rick Sanchez was I never would’ve known
Margaret Thatcher Vs. Tony Stark (Iron Lady Vs. Iron Man known as controversial figures benefitting from war)
Margaret Thatcher Vs. Otto Von Bismarck
Iron Lady Vs. Iron Chancellor could have Tony as a 3rd party.
@@gwstreams Nah, it works better without Bismarck, don't need him in the slightest
@@gwstreamsNo offence but Bismarck is boring as shit and wouldn’t really add much
@@SymbioticSpider9729 That sucks for you because they’ve already thought about doing that matchup 🤷♂️
@@gwstreams The match-up isn't set In stone lol, Peter actually prefers Stark Vs. Thatcher anyway
Captain America vs. Homelander.
Ulysses S. Grant Vs. Captain America
Yes I love homelander
@@jadenstam2520 Just not against Captain America, I wouldn't mind Omni-Man Vs. Homelander though
@@SymbioticSpider9729 Mark Twain vs Charles Dickens we need this
Sheldon Cooper v. Steve Urkle. The battle of super genius outcast.
Steve Urkel Vs. The Fonz
Sheldon VS. Steve Urkel... it's the perfect match up
I feel like you should still consider Rick Sanchez as a possibility in the future, because I feel like the character himself has enough story and lore and fandom/culture around it beyond just Justin Roland creating him. That and I feel it also undermines all the good work other writers and Dan Harmon have done without Justin to say "Character bad now cause person playing them bad". Also it could be used as a diss against Rick in the battle itself, considering you guys had the "PG-13 Gangbang" line in Joker v Pennywise.
That and I feel controversial rappers can still be fun cause it makes the punches more fire. I mean I trust you guys enough to make jokes that punch up at the abusers and not down at the victims. Also I have literally been saying that "Hunter S. Thompson vs Rick Sanchez" would be a perfect battle for years and honestly this doesn't change that. Hunter S Thompson has definitely done questionable stuff, like inappropriate situations with minors and drug collection and running from responsibility. Rick as a character does many of the same things. Yet both Rick Sanchez and Hunter S. Thompson has a weird culture around them where people idolize them and look up to them, miss the point they're not really supposed to be taken as role models. Heck, I will not lie as a rational person who recognizes how problematic both are in general, I also still can't deny that both individuals have had stories or philosophical ideas that I have I find absolutely interesting to pick apart and try to learn from.
Also yeah I typed a lot but TL;DR:
A character being problematic shouldn't disqualify them because it might actually make the battle more interesting. Also I think Rick Sanchez vs Hunter S Thompson is a more fitting battle.
Sheldon Cooper vs Malcolm wilkerson
Two mythical Titans of the sitcom
Mark Twain vs Charles Dickens we need this
Sheldon vs Urkel, seems a perfect match-up :P
The Fonz Vs. Urkel though :/
Suggestion: What if you guys did Sheldon vs Kramer (from Seinfeld)? I mean both Sheldon and Kramer are hilarious and they have this similiar sense of weirdness!
I have 3 requests: Lord Voldemort VS Emperor Palpatine (the battle of the white bad guys), Eddie Brock VS Brock from Pokemon, and Princess Peach VS Princess Zelda.
Emperor Palpatine Vs. Mao Zedong
@@gwstreams Mao Zedong Vs. Fidel Castro though
@@SymbioticSpider9729 Mao and Palpatine are both Emperors that had a massive empire that killed millions of people.
@@gwstreams I don't think they should be getting more Star Wars characters after 5 battles with them
@@gwstreams I think that would be cool too
terrible idea
I agree
@@senorgato287 Mark Twain vs Charles Dickens we need this
@@BoxsterBox2164 I agree, this one would be amazing
main cast from HIMYM vs main cast from FRIENDS
Sheldon vs Abed Nadir will be a Bomb
here's a Royale idea stevo vs evil kenivil vs Houston jones
Sheldon Cooper vs. Abed Nadir would be perfect!
shedlon vs Chandler Bing would be hilarious with how sarcastic chandler is and sheldon never getting sarcasm on the show.
Y’all need to tell ERB I said they need to match up The Munsters vs The Addams Family for real 😂
Admiral Horatio Nelson vs Admiral Yi Sun Shin
Rick isn't bad. But I personally feel that Steve Urkel would be much better as an opponent.
Urkel would be fitting against The Fonz instead IMO, they've noticed it before and seemed to have really liked it a lot
David Attenborough vs. Morgan Freeman
Omni-Man vs. Homelander
Uncle Sam vs. Captain America
Captain America vs Ulysses S. Grant
I need that first matchup!
Not much for non historical figures but Uncle Sam vs Captain America is a pretty even match up.
@@goblingoblineus928 just thought of Harriet Tubman vs. Rosa Parks
@@bgn1 I do love a cat fight.
I want to seem Amber Heard vs Winona Ryder. The battle of Johnny Depp's exs.. 😂
Sheldon vs Seinfeld sounds amazing 😂
Sheldon vs Seinfeld would legitimately be my favorite thing ever
Sheldon Cooper needs to be in a ERB omg
Sheldon vs Seinfeld sounds fun as hell
schocky i hate to break this to you but you are the most reddit person i have ever seen
Sheldon vs Barney Stinson! …oh wait
You said influential sitcom and now I want a battle with The Gang from Always Sunny, but it's really hard to choose one and really hard to make a team battle
I said it once and I'm going to say it again. Negan vs Mad Max
Mad maxx is going to hear Lucille sing, neagan wins.....
Please do this one
They both are so good at randomly dissing people though.
Spencer Reid, criminal minds versus Sheldon Cooper, the Big Bang theory. Two very popular geniuses from TV in different fields. Would have a great dynamic.
Mark Twain vs Charles Dickens we need this
A sitcom Battle Royal would be sick… y’all did one for the comedians and directors. Do one for Sitcom actors/actresses
When I heard "sitcom role that dominated the show", I was waiting for a mention of HIMYM, just so I could say it's already been done by someone else
Sheldon Cooper vs The Nanny (Fran Fine)
The Seinfeld cast versus the Friends cast!!
Sheldon Cooper vs Ross Gellar. Both annoy their friends. Both are the smartest of their respective friend group. There are decent parallels to draw between some of the Friends cast and the Big Bang cast that may work out well.
Bill and Ted vs Beavis and Butt-head
Sheldon vs Abed or Sheldon vs Dwight are the immediate ones that come to mind
Gus Fring VS Colonel Sanders
Mark Twain vs Charles Dickens we need this