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Who was the 2nd longest tenured Companion?
Sufyaan_Kazi
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It almost seems obvious to ask this after my other question. I'm assuming (perhaps incorrectly) that Sarah Jane counts as the longest, so who was the second longest?
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That's what I was thinking too ... 20 stories over 3 seasons, a total of 113 classic episodes (5 of which were 20 not 25 minutes - The Mind Robber)
I make that roughly 46hrs,40mins, not counting return appearances
Sarah Jane had an original run of 80 episodes although if you count The Five Doctors and her appearances in the revived series her total would be 85
Ian, Barbara and Jo Grant all had 77 episodes
Jamie McCrimmon - In terms of consecutive individual episodes, Jamie McCrimmon is the easy winner with one hundred and thirteen episodes between "The Highlanders" and "The War Games".
Rose Tyler and Amy Pond - In terms of stories, given that BBC Wales has a much higher story count than the original series, the high water mark has so far been set by Rose Tyler, having been the primary companion for 31 episodes between series 1 and series 4, as well as several cameos and mini-episodes. This episode total has been matched by Amy Pond during her tenure from the start of series 5 to her departure in series 7. In addition, she has appearances in televised mini-episodes, DVD bonus features, web specials, The Adventure Games, and her cameos in "Closing Time" and "The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe".
Tegan Jovanka and Sarah Jane Smith - In terms of calendar time that the public would have perceived a character as being a regular on Doctor Who, the winner is Tegan. She clocks in at three days shy of three years, from her first to last regular appearances. She only very narrowly defeats Sarah Jane, who is some six weeks shy of three years as a regular character. Note that calendar years are not the same thing as seasons, because Doctor Who did not begin its seasons on the same date each year (it should be noted, however, that Tegan and Sarah Jane are as of 2012 the only travelling companions to appear during four consecutive seasons as a regular).
Brigadier Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart - It's entirely possible that some members of the viewing community regarded him as at least a kind of regular throughout all five seasons of Jon Pertwee's era. Although this isn't true from a contractual standpoint, he's still an incredibly long-serving member of the cast. Regular or not, the character appeared in more episodes of the programme than all of the 1980s Doctors except Tom Baker.
Amy Pond and Rory Williams - In terms of how long a companion has remained with the Doctor within the story, Amy Pond and Rory Williams seem to hold the record, having travelled with the Doctor on and off for roughly 10 years of their lives. Amy and Rory started their adventures with the Doctor at about 21 in "The Eleventh Hour", and were in their early thirties by the time of "The Angels Take Manhattan".
2nd DOCTOR: Yes Jamie, It is a BIG one.
If we're going to involve the Brig in this conversation then Corporal/Sgt/RSM Benton should be involved as well
I still think K9 traveled with the Doctor longer than anyone else though.
Which one?
Second one, since Four built him right after Leela took the first one. I'm guessing at the very least the Doctor had him for a week before Romana showed up.
Though, I just count them as one K9, since it really didn't make a difference that there were two robot dogs.
I reckon it does, I mean, Romana counts as one because the first Romana wasn't off doing something else when the second one travelled with The Doctor. unlike K9.
Haven't mkI and mkII actually met in the audios?
Yes, but K9 is a computer. I wouldn't be surprised if the Doctor just uploaded save data from the original K9 into the new one. K9 MRKI most likely has all the memories of K9 MRKI.
http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Lies_(audio_story)
http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Spirit_(audio_story)
http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Reborn
Romana II has recently a future incarnation of herself played by Juliet Landau aka Drusilla from Buffy The Vampire Slayer
http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Renaissance_(audio_story)
http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Ascension_(audio_story)
I reckon Jamie was the longest lasting character. He stayed with Doctor 2 for all but one of his adventures!
I think Sarah Jane did well through the last year of Jon Pertwee, then developed a long-standing relationship with his new-look!!
Maybe Tegan comes a close third - one serial with Tom B and almost three with Dr Peter!
No-one else lasted longer than that in the 80's.
That's simply how I remember them! That's what counts