TV couples you wished were together in real life

[waichingliu81]

mines are:
caroline duffy and richard karinsky- caroline in the city
niles crane and daphne moon- frasier
samantha and darrin- bewitched
Roseanne and dan connor- roseanne

[mstewart]

Rob and Laura Petrie (Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore of the Dick Van Dyke Show) - BTW I got a copy of their classic 1969 special Dick Van Dyke and the Other Woman. Very good special and they looked so natural together. They are the Fred Aistaire and Ginger Rogers of sitcoms since they both sing and dance as well as act.

Steven and Elyse Keaton (Michael Gross and Meredith Baxter Birney of Family Ties) - In an interview Meredith stated that she don't know no other actor who could she can opposite with other than her real life husband, David Birney at the time. Their love scenes looked natural and not forced. They definitely had that chemistry going.

Henry and Muriel Rush (Ted Knight and Nancy Dussault of Too Close for Comfort) - Their chemistry was there even though from rumors that Ted Knight and Nancy Dussault at times did not get along. I liked them as a couple. You can tell there was a considerable age difference between them.

Tom and Sandra Sue "Abby" Bradford (Dick Van Patten and Betty Buckley of Eight is Enough) - This is another one of those older man marrying a much younger woman scenerio. It was well done and you can look at them and tell they belonged together.

Bob and Emily Hartley (Bob Newhart and Suzanne Pleshette of the The Bob Newhart Show) - Best TV married couple of the 70s and the best out of the three TV wives that Bob Newhart had. They played off each other very well.

Van and Cheyenne Montgomery (Steve Howley and Joanna Garcia of Reba) - They were two typical high school sweethearts who fell in love and got married due to a teenage pregnancy. They were fun to watch and a scream. You had a dumb dim-witted immature jock and a self-absorb airhead. They're both trying to make their way in life but as the series progressed they did mature and grew into being responsible.

Philip and Vivian Banks (James Avery and Janet Hubert-Whitten of Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) - They were more sexy and romantic as a couple compared to when Daphne Maxwell Reid took the role. There was no chemistry between them and Vivian from that point on was merely existing and not in many episodes.

Frank and Carol Lambert (Patrick Duffy and Suzanne Somers of Step by Step) - The Mike and Carol Brady of the 90s but they looked a lot more natural than Robert Reed and Florence Henderson.

Lester and Mary Jenkins (Hal Williams and Marla Gibbs of 227) - You can tell they really loved each other and devoted to one another. It showed on screen.

[AB]

Bob & Emily Hartley - The Bob Newhart Show

Samantha & Darrin Stephens - Bewitched

Joe & Allison Dubois - Medium

[tanquant]

Alice and Ralph Kramden- The Honeymooners
Doug and Carrie Heffernan-- The King of Queens
Martin and Gina Payne-- Martin

[MikeLutton]

marion howard cunningham happydays

Harriette carl winslow family matters

[MikeLutton]

George n wheezie they look like they could be married n real life

[Scoobiedoo30]

John and Becky

[MikeLutton]

who r john n becky

[Scoobiedoo30]

Uncle Jesses and Aunt Becky

[waichingliu81]

i think that with this particular thread, it is not just the actors themselves but rather it is the performances of those actors and the sexual tension/chemistry they have on screen and how they convey that chemistry that makes us want to believe that they could've been together in real life.

when you watch a show- be it sitcom or whatever and you look at the male and female pairing, you can from a fan's perspective, get the gist of the mentality of those people, making you understand why they fell for each other in the first place. plus, they have to have that neccessary quality that makes them tick and makes us want to watch them again and again. obviously, there are some sitcom/tv couples of whom don't fit the mould or of whom are deemed incompatible- even though the writers have decided to pair them together

[mstewart]

Originally Posted by waichingliu81

i think that with this particular thread, it is not just the actors themselves but rather it is the performances of those actors and the sexual tension/chemistry they have on screen and how they convey that chemistry that makes us want to believe that they could've been together in real life.

when you watch a show- be it sitcom or whatever and you look at the male and female pairing, you can from a fan's perspective, get the gist of the mentality of those people, making you understand why they fell for each other in the first place. plus, they have to have that neccssary quality that makes them tick and makes us want to watch them again and again. obviously, there are some sitcom/tv couples of whom don't fit the mould or of whom are deemed incompatible- even though the writers have decided to pair them together

One that stands out in my mind who is not compatible was Max Wright and Anne Schedeen, Willie and Kate Tanner of ALF. I don't know what they were thinking when they paired them as husband and wife.

Another one that was way out in left field was Bob Newhart and Carlene Watkins of Bob. You can tell there was an obvious age difference between those two.

I do find it funny where the TV couples are paired when the actor is quite a few years older than the actress. Some of them are a bit obvious. There are some who can pull it off such as Dick Van Patten and Betty Buckley of Eight is Enough. He was quite a few years older than her but they were still compatible.

[Carrie]

Tim and Jill Taylor - Home Improvement
Joe and Helen Hackett - Wings
Samantha and Darrin Stephens (Dick York) - Bewitched
Tony and Jeannie Nelson - I Dream of Jeannie
Rob and Laura Petrie - The Dick Van Dyke Show
Max and 99 Smart - Get Smart
Maxwell and Fran Sheffield - The Nanny
Tony Micelli and Angela Bower - Who's the Boss?

[waichingliu81]

Originally Posted by mstewart

....I do find it funny where the TV couples are paired when the actor is quite a few years older than the actress. Some of them are a bit obvious. There are some who can pull it off such as Dick Van Patten and Betty Buckley of Eight is Enough. He was quite a few years older than her but they were still compatible.

another example would be in ugly betty with betty suarez and the nerdy accountant, henry grubstick- in real life america ferreira is like 23 years of age and christopher gorham is 33. america's birth year was 1984, whilst christopher's is 1974. and so the age difference between the two is 10 years, amazingly

[Scoobiedoo30]

Sally and Rob All in The Family

[Mikado]

Originally Posted by waichingliu81

mines are:
caroline duffy and richard karinsky- caroline in the city
niles crane and daphne moon- frasier

In real life, neither of these couples would have worked since both male actors here are gay men

Anywho, if youre talking "chemistry of the actors in the role" ill agree with the first but, as a "couple" "Niles & Daphne" had ZERO chemistry (Whatever chemistry they had, faded as soon as they were finally put together, in the late seasons)