The 15 Cutest TV Couples of All Time

Mar. 15, 2025

Jesse Katsopolis (John Stamos) and Rebecca Donaldson (Lori Loughlin); Lucy (Lucille Ball) and Ricky Ricardo (Desi Arnaz); Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) and Pam Beesly (Jenna Fischer).Photo:ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty; CBS/Getty; Paul Drinkwater/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty

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Pam Beesly and Jim Halpert

Pam Beesly and Jim Halpert on ‘The Office.'.Byron J. Cohen/NBC/courtesy Everett Collection

Byron J. Cohen/NBC/courtesy Everett Collection

And all along, there was never any doubt about that soulmates thing.

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Lucy and Ricky Ricardo

Lucy and Ricky Ricardo on ‘I Love Lucy.'.CBS/Getty

CBS/Getty

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Cameron Tucker and Mitchell Pritchett

Cameron Tucker and Mitchell Pritchett on ‘Modern Family.'.Ron Tom/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty

Ron Tom/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty

04of 15Angela Bower and Tony MicelliAngela Bower and Tony Micelli on ‘Who’s the Boss?'.ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via GettyInWho’s The Boss?, a retired baseball player, Tony Micelli, becomes a live-in housekeeper for Angela Bower, a wealthy advertising executive. With the help of Bower’s mom, Mona Robinson, the two raise their kids Samantha Micelli and Jonathan Bower. After eight seasons of attraction, flirtation and attempts at a relationship, Tony (Tony Danza) and Angela (Judith Light) finally acknowledge their love for each other. But decades later, we still can’t agree on who was the boss after all.

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Angela Bower and Tony Micelli

Angela Bower and Tony Micelli on ‘Who’s the Boss?'.ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty

ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty

InWho’s The Boss?, a retired baseball player, Tony Micelli, becomes a live-in housekeeper for Angela Bower, a wealthy advertising executive. With the help of Bower’s mom, Mona Robinson, the two raise their kids Samantha Micelli and Jonathan Bower. After eight seasons of attraction, flirtation and attempts at a relationship, Tony (Tony Danza) and Angela (Judith Light) finally acknowledge their love for each other. But decades later, we still can’t agree on who was the boss after all.

05of 15Diane Chambers and Sam MaloneDiane Chambers and Sam Malone on ‘Cheers.'.NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via GettyDiane Chambers (Shelley Long) and Sam Malone (Ted Danson) onCheersepitomize an on-again-off-again relationship. For the first five seasons, the two go back and forth between flirting and denying their attraction to one another. In the season 5 finale, the two are set to marry, but Diane leaves to pursue a career as a writer. Diane returned for the series finale and the two engaged, just to call it off once again.“I think I gotCheersbecause of Shelley Long because she just really nailed that part right out of the gate,” Ted Danson recently said on an episode of theSmartlesspodcast. “She was amazing. And we got teamed up together when we auditioned — we auditioned as couples.”

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Diane Chambers and Sam Malone

Diane Chambers and Sam Malone on ‘Cheers.'.NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty

NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty

Diane Chambers (Shelley Long) and Sam Malone (Ted Danson) onCheersepitomize an on-again-off-again relationship. For the first five seasons, the two go back and forth between flirting and denying their attraction to one another. In the season 5 finale, the two are set to marry, but Diane leaves to pursue a career as a writer. Diane returned for the series finale and the two engaged, just to call it off once again.“I think I gotCheersbecause of Shelley Long because she just really nailed that part right out of the gate,” Ted Danson recently said on an episode of theSmartlesspodcast. “She was amazing. And we got teamed up together when we auditioned — we auditioned as couples.”

06of 15Carl and Harriette WinslowCarl and Harriette Winslow on ‘Family Matters.'.ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via GettyAfter working together at the police academy, Harriette (Jo Marie Payton) and Carl Winslow (Reginald VelJohnson) wed. Together, they raised their three kids, Eddie (Darius McCrary), Laura (Kellie Shanygne Williams) and Judy (Jaimee Foxworth) onFamily Matters. And though they had plenty of sitcom-perfect spats, they always presented a strong, united front — particularly when Urkel came around.

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Carl and Harriette Winslow

Carl and Harriette Winslow on ‘Family Matters.'.ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty

After working together at the police academy, Harriette (Jo Marie Payton) and Carl Winslow (Reginald VelJohnson) wed. Together, they raised their three kids, Eddie (Darius McCrary), Laura (Kellie Shanygne Williams) and Judy (Jaimee Foxworth) onFamily Matters. And though they had plenty of sitcom-perfect spats, they always presented a strong, united front — particularly when Urkel came around.

07of 15Leslie Knope and Ben WyattLeslie Knope and Ben Wyatt on ‘Parks and Recreation.'.Colleen Hayes/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty“I love you and I like you,” Leslie Knope and Ben Wyatt repeat to each other during their vows onParks and Recreation.Leslie (Amy Poehler) and Ben (Adam Scott) started on the wrong foot when Ben came to Pawnee, Indiana to inform the city about budget cuts. In season 3, they bonded as they planned the city’s Harvest Festival. In season 4, the two share an intimate kiss at the smallest park in Indiana after Leslie admits she has feelings for Ben, despite knowing they can’t date as coworkers. And the rest is extremely adorable, nerdy history.

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Leslie Knope and Ben Wyatt

Leslie Knope and Ben Wyatt on ‘Parks and Recreation.'.Colleen Hayes/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty

Colleen Hayes/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty

“I love you and I like you,” Leslie Knope and Ben Wyatt repeat to each other during their vows onParks and Recreation.

Leslie (Amy Poehler) and Ben (Adam Scott) started on the wrong foot when Ben came to Pawnee, Indiana to inform the city about budget cuts. In season 3, they bonded as they planned the city’s Harvest Festival. In season 4, the two share an intimate kiss at the smallest park in Indiana after Leslie admits she has feelings for Ben, despite knowing they can’t date as coworkers. And the rest is extremely adorable, nerdy history.

08of 15Cory Matthews and Topanga LawrenceCory Matthews and Topanga Lawrence on ‘Boy Meets World.'.ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via GettyCory Matthews (Ben Savage) originally saw Topanga Lawrence (Danielle Fishel) as a weird girl and she saw him as a boy just trying to fit in onBoy Meets World. But eventually they saw each other for who they were, and series followed the two through the highs and lows of their relationship, up until the high school sweethearts decided to get married in the final season. And while there’s no denying they were meant for each other, at least oneBoy Meets Worldcast member thought the wedding wasn’t the right choice.“I don’t think I would have Cory and Topanga get married,” Fishel said on an episode of the re-watch podcastPod Meet World. She said the show “could have gotten more mileage out of them being together, but not yet married.”

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Cory Matthews and Topanga Lawrence

Cory Matthews and Topanga Lawrence on ‘Boy Meets World.'.ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty

Cory Matthews (Ben Savage) originally saw Topanga Lawrence (Danielle Fishel) as a weird girl and she saw him as a boy just trying to fit in onBoy Meets World. But eventually they saw each other for who they were, and series followed the two through the highs and lows of their relationship, up until the high school sweethearts decided to get married in the final season. And while there’s no denying they were meant for each other, at least oneBoy Meets Worldcast member thought the wedding wasn’t the right choice.“I don’t think I would have Cory and Topanga get married,” Fishel said on an episode of the re-watch podcastPod Meet World. She said the show “could have gotten more mileage out of them being together, but not yet married.”

09of 15Becky Donaldson and Jesse KatsopolisBecky Donaldson and Jesse Katsopolis on ‘Full House.'.ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via GettyJesse Katsopolis (John Stamos)was a ladies’ man in the earliest seasons ofFull House. Things changed when Rebecca Donaldson (Lori Loughlin) entered his life. The two went on to marry and welcome twins in season 4. The couple even appeared in seasons 1 and 2 of the Netflix rebootFuller House.In Stamos’ memoir,If You Would Have Told Me, he described his bond with Loughlin as a “sort of true friendship that’s supposed to be the foundation of a great, lasting relationship,” andhinted at an onetime romancebetween the costars.

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Becky Donaldson and Jesse Katsopolis

Becky Donaldson and Jesse Katsopolis on ‘Full House.'.ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty

Jesse Katsopolis (John Stamos)was a ladies’ man in the earliest seasons ofFull House. Things changed when Rebecca Donaldson (Lori Loughlin) entered his life. The two went on to marry and welcome twins in season 4. The couple even appeared in seasons 1 and 2 of the Netflix rebootFuller House.In Stamos’ memoir,If You Would Have Told Me, he described his bond with Loughlin as a “sort of true friendship that’s supposed to be the foundation of a great, lasting relationship,” andhinted at an onetime romancebetween the costars.

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Chandler Bing and Monica Geller

Chandler Bing and Monica Geller on ‘Friends.'.NBCU Photo Bank/Getty

NBCU Photo Bank/Getty

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Tara Maclay and Willow Rosenberg

Tara Maclay and Willow Rosenberg on ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer.'.20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection

20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection

12of 15Tami and Coach Eric TaylorTami and Coach Eric Taylor ‘Friday Night Lights.'.Virginia Sherwood/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty“I love Tami Taylor and Coach Taylor because they are real people,”Connie Britton, who plays Tami Taylor onFriday Night Lights,told PEOPLE.Viewers watch the town’s football coach Eric (Kyle Chandler) and Tami support each other through thick and thin for five seasons. Although they had their fair share of arguments and disagreements, they never left each other’s lives as they navigated life in a small town — and he eventually gave it all up to help her pursue her dreams, after years of her supporting his.

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Tami and Coach Eric Taylor

Tami and Coach Eric Taylor ‘Friday Night Lights.'.Virginia Sherwood/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty

Virginia Sherwood/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty

“I love Tami Taylor and Coach Taylor because they are real people,”Connie Britton, who plays Tami Taylor onFriday Night Lights,told PEOPLE.Viewers watch the town’s football coach Eric (Kyle Chandler) and Tami support each other through thick and thin for five seasons. Although they had their fair share of arguments and disagreements, they never left each other’s lives as they navigated life in a small town — and he eventually gave it all up to help her pursue her dreams, after years of her supporting his.

13of 15Joey Potter and Pacey WitterJoey Potter and Pacey Witter on ‘Dawson’s Creek.'.Columbia TriStar International Television/Getty“You and I were one of the few things, perhaps the only thing thing, that ever made total and complete sense in my life,” Pacey Witter tells Joey Potter onDawson’s Creek.Pacey (Joshua Jackson) and Joey (Katie Holmes) met each other at a young age. The couple went from picking on each other, to hesitant friends and eventually falling in love. After relationship ups and downs, true love prevailed in the end as Pacey and Joey ended up together, living in New York.

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Joey Potter and Pacey Witter

Joey Potter and Pacey Witter on ‘Dawson’s Creek.'.Columbia TriStar International Television/Getty

“You and I were one of the few things, perhaps the only thing thing, that ever made total and complete sense in my life,” Pacey Witter tells Joey Potter onDawson’s Creek.Pacey (Joshua Jackson) and Joey (Katie Holmes) met each other at a young age. The couple went from picking on each other, to hesitant friends and eventually falling in love. After relationship ups and downs, true love prevailed in the end as Pacey and Joey ended up together, living in New York.

14of 15Patrick Brewer and David RosePatrick Brewer and David Rose on ‘Schitt’s Creek.'.CBC/Courtesy Everett Collection“You’re my Mariah Carey,” Patrick Brewer tells David Rose onSchitt’s Creek, a true sign of love.Patrick (Noah Reid) and David’s (Dan Levy) relationship started when Patrick took an interest in David’s business, Rose Apothecary. Soon, however, Patrick became interested in more than just the business. After Patrick proposes in season 5, David asks if he is sure — and yes, Patrick says, it was the “easiest decision of [his] life.”

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Patrick Brewer and David Rose

Patrick Brewer and David Rose on ‘Schitt’s Creek.'.CBC/Courtesy Everett Collection

“You’re my Mariah Carey,” Patrick Brewer tells David Rose onSchitt’s Creek, a true sign of love.Patrick (Noah Reid) and David’s (Dan Levy) relationship started when Patrick took an interest in David’s business, Rose Apothecary. Soon, however, Patrick became interested in more than just the business. After Patrick proposes in season 5, David asks if he is sure — and yes, Patrick says, it was the “easiest decision of [his] life.”

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Jessica Day and Nick Miller

Jessica Day and Nick Miller on ‘New Girl.'.Patrick McElhenney/Fox/Courtesy Everett Collection

Patrick McElhenney/Fox/Courtesy Everett Collection

source: people.com