A staple of 1980s adventure cartoon shows, the Small Annoying Creature is a type of Sidekick. The Small Annoying Creature is there to be cute, provide comic asides and occasionally get into trouble and need rescuing. Often a "merchandising critter" note especially in 1990s Disney animated films. Sometimes it's crossed with the Nonhuman Sidekick. It frequently has a Verbal Tic - and truly [...] [tvtropes.org]