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Dynamic duo

Origin and first wave
Though there are some earlier examples of recurring duos in brickfilming such as Biff and Mario and Rick and Steve, the series that laid the foundation for the dynamic duo as a genre was Steve and Dave by Nate Burr. In February 2002, Burr released Mystery of the Ewok, introducing the characters Steve and Dave as they have an argument about Star Wars. It was noted for being heavily dialogue-based, at a time when this was much less common in brickfilming. In April, Burr released Mystery of the BoB which developed the dynamic between the characters, with Steve being wry and irritable and Dave being dim-witted. It also introduced the recurring character BoB, who would be influential on a trope in dynamic duo series' for there to be a much weirder third character. Initially, Steve and Dave films were set outdoors, until Christmas with Bluntmation gave them a house and a couch to sit on, which featured in multiple future films and would become the standard type of setting for future duos.

In December 2002, Chris Salt released Mike and Geoff in A Christmas Message, directly inspired by and making reference to the Steve and Dave films. This was followed in January 2003 by Out of Time, which retained the influence but forged its own identity, and became a very influential duo film in its own right. Initially, the most popular name for films such as these was simply "two guys" films. In 2003, there were a handful of other series' starring two guys such as Bob and Joe by Tom Dean, Michael and Cool Guy by Skye "Legotronn" Tronn, and Bob and Rob by Logan Wright, but these were not particularly reminiscent of the dynamic duo style started by Steve and Dave.

Matt and Cal by Matthew Lieberman and Cody Lieberman, Kevin and Mr. Tater by James Morr, and Ralph and Rupert by Dave Wardell. These series' each had multiple releases in 2004 which, along with the continuing Steve and Dave series, gave the duo format increased visibility in this year.

Second wave
The phrase "dynamic duo" became popular in 2006. Ben and Andy by Zach Macias, Alex and Derrick by Nathan Wells.

Ray and Todd by Roland Szentesi, Jeff and Joe by Chris "CJ Studios" J., Chris and Clive by Daniel Holmes, Josh and Phil by Graeme Allen, Da Europeans by Roland Szentesi and Bert Loos, Jim and Bob by Rich Petty, Jimmy and Gary by Jonny "LegobrosJon" Marrero, Dylan and Phil by Johnny "Kruelwanderer" Moa, Larry and Jasper by Nathaniel Hendricks, and Rick & Tom by KrickFilms.

By this point, the dynamic duo format was becoming derided as unoriginal, overused, and often boring.

Third wave
"It's like the attack of Steve and Dave clones (or maybe these are actually Steve and Dave clone clones?)"

- Logan Wright, February 2008

In 2006 and 2007, many of the dynamic duo films that had been building up over the years were uploaded to YouTube. Certain series' such as Steve and Dave, Ben and Andy, and Alex and Derrick became very popular brickfilms on YouTube in the early years of the site. Nate Burr, who was one of the top 50 most subscribed to YouTubers at this point, started a new duo series, MeatSpace. This all led to the duo format being more widely visible than ever, which resulted in its total saturation. Many of the young brickfilmers who started in or around 2007 saw creating your own duo simply as the done thing, creating their own without much thought, and their earliest animations would often be stand-alone trailers or intros for a dynamic duo series (many with no actual films following).

The duos started in this era that would go on to have any longevity or acclaim were ones that experimented with the formula in some way, whether intentionally or not. Benny n' Lee by Seán Willis and Brian Willis became known for more bizarre humor; Jake And The Lazy Guy by Stijn Heirstrate was more crass; the stand-alone film Moronic by Dustin Finstrom subverted the dynamic by having both characters be stupid; Sam and Stinky by Harry Bossert intentionally set out to poke fun at dynamic duo films and one of the main characters was a cat; Jeffery and the Old Man by Jonni Phillips starred an eccentric inventor; tim & fRED by Sean Willets

Henri & Edmond