In the SEINFELD episode "The Fatigues", George Castanza is portrayed as being a mentor to Jerry's girlfriend -- but really he's not being much of a mentor and just asked her to write a speech he has to give for work.
George is very manipulative in this episode. He uses the misfortune of others (Jerry's girlfriend just "dumped" her other mentor earlier in the episode. She also believe in having a mentor which leads her to find George and accept him as her new mentor) to help him finish his tasks so that he can do as little work as possible.
This manipulation that George is so good a doing reminds me of another character from my favorite TV show, HOUSE M.D. Dr. Gregory House is full of manipulation. Every episode deals with Dr. House using his "apprentices" to his advantage. He bounces ideas off them, gets them to break into patients houses, and even uses them to do his chores at home.
George and House both know how to use people to their advantage and it makes for humorous situations and dialogue in every episode.
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