6. Bridget Hennessy 8 Simple Rules
Weve all seen Kaley Cuoco playing Penny onThe Big Bang Theory, but before that she was Bridget on 8 Simple Rules. To a certain extent theyre the same character (Bridgets just a few years younger) but where Pennys got a tom-boy streak from her Nebraska upbringing and a bunch of geeks for friends; Bridget definitely doesnt shes a girly girl, through and through. It is this slight difference that would turn her from someone who may be quite helpful to the Doctor (if she could only put down the wine) into an absolute nightmare in the TARDIS. With Bridget on board, the roles would be completely reversed: the Doc wouldnt be able to get a word in edgeways. Unfortunately for viewers, instead of a cool scientific theory or a heart-felt, moving speech, theyd have to listen to Bridget babbling on about some guy who happened to look at her while she wore THAT skirt, THIS top and THOSE shoes and then shed spend the 45 minute run-time analysing what it was supposed to MEAN! By this time the Daleks have probably taken over the entire universe. For the time that she didnt spend talking the Doctors ear off or surgically attached to her phone (I pity her Mum when she receives the bill!), she wouldnt exactly get stuck in and help. A good assistant is supposed to be selfless, but unless it involved meeting a cute guy or out-doing younger sister, Kerry; Bridget wouldnt really try. And the only thing she really cares about her looks wouldnt be much help either. Shed spend hours showering, applying make-up and dancing around in a new outfit before stepping out of the TARDIS, ready to be adored; only to discover that nasty aliens hell-bent on destruction wont stop their evil ways for a flutter of mascara-covered lashes and a pout of glossy lips.