Best Friendships On Television

[jasonbigley]

Laverne and Shirley (Laverne And Shirley)
Paul and Kevin (The Wonder Years)
Peggy and Marcy (Married With Children)
Zack and Screech (Saved By The Bell)
Alison and Jo (Melrose Place)
Jane and Alison- prior to season 5 (Melrose Place)
Blossom and Six (Blossom)
Tootie and Natalie (The Facts Of Life)
Jack and Larry (Three's Company)
Kimberly and Trini (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)
Lucy and Ethel (I Love Lucy)
Charles and Buddy (Charles In Charge)
Lizzie and Miranda (Lizzie McGuire)
Raven and Chelsey (That's So Raven)

[janet42]

Full House: DJ Tanner and Kimmy Gibbler
Emergency: John Gage and Roy DeSoto
Three's Company: Janet and Chrissy
Janet and Terri

[mr awesome]

Cliff and Norm (Cheers)
Felix and Oscar (The Odd Couple)
Rick and Phillip (The Guiding Light)

[Marvo301]

Lucy and Ethel (I Love Lucy)
Dobie and Maynard (The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis)

[installLSC]

Gidget and Larue (Gidget)
Walter and Arthur (Maude)

[mets82]

Gidget and Larue
Lucy and Ethel
Jerry and George (Seinfeld)
Chandler and Joey (Friends)

[Schmoopie]

Frasier and Niles-Frasier (yep, even though they are brothers! How many younger brothers do you know that visit their older brother almost every day-even if the main purpose is to get a glimpse of his father's health care worker?

Zack and Slater-Saved By the Bell

Lizzie and Gordo-Lizzie McGuire



Kimmy and DJ-Full House

Jerry and Elaine-Seinfeld

Maynard and Dobie-Dobie Gillis

[Kristen]

I'm shocked that no one has mentioned Mary and Rhoda on The Mary Tyler Moore Show! Others I think deserve to be on this list:

Joe Hackett/Helen Chappel/Brian Hackett: Wings
Cory Matthews/Shawn Hunter/Topanga Lawrence-Matthews: Boy Meets World
Rose Nylund, Dorothy Zbornak, Blanche Deveraux, Sophia Petrillo: The Golden Girls
Joy Scroggs/Melanie Morettie/Victoria Chase/Elka Ostrosky: Hot in Cleveland

There are more, but those came to mind immediately!

[MacLeaper]

Some of my favorites:
(in no particular order)

Zack, Screech, Slater, Kelly, Jessie, and Lisa on "Saved By the Bell"
The gang on the "Saved By the Bell: The New Class" (the members of the group changed throughout seasons, but I liked them all. I will say the Season 2 cast is one of my favorites though.)
Charles and Buddy on "Charles in Charge" (definitely- LOVE this duo!)
Fonzie and Richie on "Happy Days"
Richie, Ralph and Potsie on "Happy Days"
Mary and Rhoda on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"
Laverne & Shirley on "Laverne & Shirley"
Mork & Mindy on "Mork & Mindy" (and of course, they later became husband and wife.)
Monica, Chandler, Rachel, Ross, Joey, and Phoebe on "Friends" (I would think that one would be a given )
Larry and Balki on "Perfect Strangers" (okay, technically they were distant cousins, but I think they still qualify)
Andy and Barney on "The Andy Griffith Show" (not nearly as distant cousins, but again- I think they qualify)
The whole M*A*S*H unit on "M*A*S*H"
Cory and Shawn on "Boy Meets World" (definitely!)
Kevin and Paul on "The Wonder Years"
ALF and Willie on "ALF"
MacGyver and Pete on "MacGyver"
Sam and Al on "Quantum Leap"
Gary and Chuck on "Early Edition" (also Gary and Marissa and Chuck, really- as all three were good friends)
Hannibal, B.A., Face and Murdock on "The A-Team"
Thomas Magnum, Rick and T.C. on "Magnum, P.I."
Rick and A.J. on "Simon & Simon" (I know they're brothers, but still- I think they qualify as friends too.)
The entire crew of "Star Trek" [and "Star Trek: The Animated Series"], "Star Trek: The Next Generation", "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine", "Star Trek: Voyager" and "Star Trek: Enterprise" (particularly Kirk, Spock and Bones on TOS, Geordi and Data and Picard and Riker on ST:TNG, Jake and Nog on STS9, Tom Paris and Harry Kim on ST:VOY, and Archer and Trip on ST:ENT)
Tia and Tamera on "Sister, Sister" (I know they're sisters, but still- I think they qualify as friends too.)
Eddie, Waldo, and Steve on "Family Matters"
DJ Tanner and Kimmy Gibbler on "Full House"
Mike, Eddie and Boner on "Growing Pains"
Jack and Larry on "Three's Company" (and really, Jack, Janet and Chrissy as well as Cindy and Terri)
Bo and Luke Duke on "The Dukes of Hazzard" (again, I know they're brothers, but still- they qualify)
Superman, Batman, Robin, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Marvin, Wendy, Wonder Dog, The Wonder Twins [Zan and Jayna] and Gleek, The Flash, Green Lantern, Green Arrow, Plastic Man, Hawkman, Hawkgirl, Rima the Jungle Girl, Samurai, Apache Chief, El Dorado, Black Vulcan, Firestorm, Cyborg and all the other JLA and DC Comics characters that have appeared on "SuperFriends"
Spider-Man, Iceman and Firestar on "Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends"
Batman and Robin [and later Batgirl] on "Batman" (the classic live action 1960s series)
Wonder Woman and Steve Trevor on "Wonder Woman" (the classic 1970s live action show)
The Flash and Tina McGee on "The Flash" (great 1990-1991 live action series)
Swamp Thing and Abby on "Swamp Thing" (a great 1990-1993 live action series)
Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy and Scooby-Doo on "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?" and its numerous spinoffs. (and of course, Scrappy-Doo in later versions of the show.)
Archie and Jughead on "The Archie Show" (and many other cartoon versions of the Riverdale gang- and really, the whole gang are friends- Archie, Betty, Veronica, Reggie and Jughead and Hot Dog too :-) Everything's Archie! - and I would also include Dilton, Moose, Chuck, Nancy and Big Ethel as well- even Pop Tate to some degree.)
Doug and Skeeter on "Doug" (definitely! Doug and Porkchop as well to some degree.)
Arthur and Buster on "Arthur" (and the rest of the gang)
Kristy, Mary Anne, Claudia, Stacey, Dawn, Jessi and Mallory on "The Baby-Sitters Club" (Say "Hello" to your friends! )
Encyclopedia Brown and Sally Kimball on "Enyclopedia Brown"
Frank and Joe Hardy on "The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries" (yes, I know Frank and Joe are brothers- but their friendship is definitely evident as well. Frank, Joe and Nancy Drew are also all good friends too. This dynamic is also seen on the 1990s "Nancy Drew" series and "The Hardy Boys" series as well. And The Hardy Boys have also appeared on "The Mickey Mouse Club" in two serials and in a 1967 pilot and a cartoon series.)
Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson on "Spider-Man" (1990s cartoon)
Batman and Alfred and Robin and Batgirl on "Batman" (1990s cartoon)
Will and Jazz [Will and Carlton as well, though yes- I know they're cousins] on "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"
Tim and Al [and Tim and Wilson] on "Home Improvement"
Lucy and Ethel on "I Love Lucy"
Dorothy, Blanche, Rose and Sophia on "The Golden Girls"
Lizzie, Miranda and Gordo on "Lizzie McGuire"
Austin, Dez, Ally and Trish on "Austin & Ally"
Zack, Cody, Bailey, London, Woody and Marcus on "The Suite Life on Deck"
Doogie and Vinnie on "Doogie Howser, M.D."
Snoopy and Charlie Brown on "The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show"
The Lone Ranger and Tonto on "The Lone Ranger"
Laurel and Hardy on "The Laurel and Hardy Show" (and cartoon series as well)
The Three Stooges on "The Three Stooges Show" (and cartoon series too)
Abbot & Costello on "The Abbot & Costello Show" (and cartoon series too)
Blossom and Six on "Blossom"
Jerry and George and Elaine and Kramer on "Seinfeld"
Chip, Dale, Monty, Gadget and Zipper on "Chip 'N' Dale: Rescue Rangers"
Baloo and Kit and Louie and Rebecca and Molly and Wildcat on "Talespin"
J.T. and Rich on "Step By Step"
Huey, Dewey and Louie and Webby and Launchpad and Gyro and Doofus and Uncle Scrooge on "DuckTales"
Darkwing Duck and Launchpad on "Darkwing Duck"
Gummi Bears and Cavin on "The Adventures of the Gummi Bears"
Gumby and Pokey on "The Gumby Show"
Bill and Ted on "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures" (both cartoon and live action series)
Ferris and Cameron on "Ferris Bueller" (TV show based on the movie)
Parker, Randall and Jerry on "Parker Lewis Can't Lose" (can't forget the Best Buds!)
Kwame, Wheeler, Gi, Linka, Ma-Ti and Gaia and Captain Planet on "Captain Planet and the Planeteers"
Alex and Skippy (and really Skippy and the whole Keaton family) on "Family Ties"
Natalie, Tootie, Jo, Blair and Mrs. Garrett on "The Facts of Life"
Arnold and Dudley on "Diff'rent Strokes"
Lois and Clark on "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" (and yes, they eventually got married too.)
Gilligan, Skipper, Mr. Howell, Mrs. Howell, Ginger, The Professor and Mary Ann on "Gilligan's Island"
Ralph and Norton on "The Honeymooners"
Cliff and Norm on "Cheers"
Bert, Ralph, Melissa, Cedric, Sophia Tutu, Schaeffer and Broo on "The Raccoons"
Kermit, Fozzie, Gonzo, Miss Piggy, Scooter, Skeeter, Rowlf and Animal (and Baby Bunsen and Baby Beaker and Bean and Janice) on "Muppet Babies"
All of The Muppets on "The Muppet Show"
Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble on "The Flintstones"
George and Astro on "The Jetsons"
Top Cat and the gang on "Top Cat"
Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck on "The Bugs Bunny & Tweety Show" (and numerous other Looney Tunes iterations)
Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Goofy and Pluto on "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse" (and numerous other Disney cartoons)
Napoleon Dynamite and Pedro on "Napoleon Dynamite" (the short-lived cartoon series)
The Doctor and his many companions on "Doctor Who"
Red Green and Harold on "The Red Green Show" (even though they are uncle and nephew)
The Fantastic Four (Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Woman, The Human Torch, The Thing- and H.E.R.B.I.E. in some versions )- 1960s cartoon, 1970s cartoon and 1990s cartoon. (they're not all blood related, but they all are Marvel's first family-so I had to mention them.)
The Care Bears on "Care Bears"
Teddy Ruxpin and Grubby on "The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin"
Jonathan and Mark on "Highway to Heaven"
Monica and Tess on "Touched By An Angel"
Alice and The Bradys on "The Brady Bunch"
Apollo and Starbuck on "Battlestar Galactica" (the original 1970s series)
Jack O'Neill and Teal'c on "Stargate SG-1"
Paul Forrester (Starman) and Scott Hayden on "Starman" (yes, they were father and son but they also had a deep bond of friendship)
Walter Nebicher and Automan on "Automan"
Jonathan Chase, Brooke McKenzie and Tyrone Earl on "Manimal"
Michael Knight and KITT and Devon on "Knight Rider"
And one of my all-time favorites:
Wally and The Beaver on "Leave It to Beaver" (yeah- I know they were brothers, but I think they also qualify as great friends. They're like David and Jonathan in The Bible. - "And it's Wally and The Beaver; David and Jonathan- it's the love of Jesus putting on flesh and bone." - "What Susan Said" by Rich Mullins)

(and I'm sure there are tons of others I forgot that could be mentioned......)

[Tubehead]

Shawn and Cory on boy meets world
Kevin and Paul the wonder years
Alex and Skippy on family ties
Fred and Ricky & Lucy and Ethel on I love Lucy
raphe and ed notion on the honey mooners
fred g Sanford and bubba
Richie, Ralph and Potsie on "Happy Days
tj and cody step by step
Jessie Danny and joye full house
wildo and eddie on family matters
Balki and larry on perfect strangers
Oscar and flex on the odd couple
blanch rose and Dorothy on the golden girls

[Furienna]

Kenan and Kel from "Kenan & Kel".
Steve, Eddy and Waldo on "Family Matters".

[AB]

Fran & Val on The Nanny
Valene & Karen on Knots Landing
Josh & Aidan on Being Human
Scott McCall & Stiles on Teen Wolf
Jane & Maura on Rizzoli & Isles
Chris & Dov on Rookie Blue

[Jack Gomez]

Dennis and Tommy (Dennis the Menace)
Sam, Neil and Bill (Freaks and Geeks)
Parker, Mikey and Jerry (Parker Lewis Can't Lose)
Martin, Tommy and Cole (Martin)
Pam and Gina (Martin)
Laverne and Shirley (Laverne & Shirley)
Janet and Terri (Three's Company)
Jack and Larry (Three's Company)

[tlc38tlc38]

I'm not sure if these has been mentioned...

Andy and Barney (The Andy Griffith Show)
Kate and Allie (Kate & Allie)
Thelma and Iola (Mama's Family)
Mary and Rose (227)
Wilbur and Mister Ed (Mister Ed)
SpongeBob and Patrick (SpongeBob SquarePants)
Will and Grace (Will & Grace)
Jack and Karen (Will & Grace)

[Coffeecup]

Oh I enjoyed Kate and Allie. A nice show. Even the ending theme song was clever and warm.