List of fictional supercouples

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This is a list consisting of couples from the fictional realm who have been titled as supercouples (referred to as power couples or dynamic duos in other reference). Couples that merit such a title include:

  1. Mania (significant press, media attention, etc. being placed on the couple, having to do with charm)
  2. Labeled a supercouple by valid sources
  3. Notable impact (having defined the medium by either Number 1 criteria cited above or by becoming a defacto symbol for its genre)
  4. Listed as an all-time top romance (this usually applying to television, film and video game couples)

Each of these examples has been identified by scholars, critics and press as defining a supercouple.[1][2][3]

Contents

[edit] Soap opera

Supercouple Years of reign Show Source
Cliff and Nina 1979 to 1987 All My Children [4][5]
Greg and Jenny 1981 to 1984 All My Children [6]
Jesse and Angie 1982 to 1988 and 2008 to present All My Children [7][8][9]
Tad and Dixie 1988 to 2007 All My Children [10][11]
Erica and Dimitri 1992 to 2001 All My Children [10][12]
Noah and Julia 1994 to 1996 All My Children [5]
Edmund and Maria 1993 to 2005 All My Children [13]
Bianca and Maggie 2002 to 2007 All My Children

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Zach and Kendall 2005 to present All My Children [17][18]
Holden and Lily 1985 to present As the World Turns [19][10]
Jack and Carly 1999 to 2007 As the World Turns [20][21]
Steve and Betsy 1982 to 1984 As the World Turns [4]
Tom and Margo 1980s to present As the World Turns [22]
Luke and Noah 2007 to present As the World Turns

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Ridge and Brooke 1987 to present The Bold and the Beautiful [24]
Bo and Hope 1983 to present Days of our Lives [9][10][3]
Doug and Julie 1970 to present Days of our Lives [25][10]
Jack and Jennifer 1989 to 2006 Days of our Lives [26][3]
John and Marlena 1986 to present Days of our Lives [10][21][27][28]
Roman and Marlena 1980s Days of our Lives [21]
Shane and Kimberly 1985 to 1990 Days of our Lives [29]
Steve and Kayla 1986 to present Days of our Lives [21][3]
Lucas and Sami 1993 to present Days of our Lives [30]
Shawn and Belle 1999 to 2008 Days of our Lives [31][32]
Luke and Laura 1981 to 2006 General Hospital [33][10][3]
Frisco and Felicia 1984 to 1995 General Hospital [5]
Robert and Anna 1986 to 1989 General Hospital [10][5]
Duke and Anna 1980s General Hospital [3]
Patrick and Robin 2005 to present General Hospital [34]
Sonny and Carly 1999 to 2007 General Hospital [35][36]
Josh and Reva 1984 to present Guiding Light [21][3]
Quint and Nola 1983 Guiding Light [37]
Roger and Holly 1970s Guiding Light [38]
Shane and Angel 1993 to 1996 Home and Away [39]
Scott and Charlene 1986 to 1989 Neighbours [39]
Clint and Viki 1982 to 1994 One Life to Live [40]
Bo and Nora 1992 throughout decade One Life to Live [5]
Todd and Blair 1994 to present One Life to Live [41]
Nash and Jessica 2005 to present One Life to Live [42]
Julian and Eve 2003 to present Passions [43]
Eden and Cruz 1984 to 1991 Santa Barbara [21][3]
Victor and Nikki 1981 to 2007 The Young and the Restless [9]
Nick and Sharon 1994 to 2006 The Young and the Restless [44]

[edit] Primetime

Some of the most notable supercouples within primetime:

Supercouple Years of reign Show Source
Michael Vaughn and Sydney Bristow 2003 to 2006 Alias [45]
Gaius Baltar and Number Six 2003 to present Battlestar Galactica [46]
Dylan McKay and Brenda Walsh 1991 to 1993 Beverly Hills 90210 [47]
David Silver and Donna Martin 1990 to 2000 Beverly Hills 90210 [10]
Angel and Buffy Summers 1997 to 1999 and again in 2000 for a single episode Buffy the Vampire Slayer [48][49]
Leo Wyatt and Piper Halliwell 1998 to 2006 Charmed [50]
Bobby Ewing and Pamela Barnes 1978 to 1987 Dallas [51]
Blake Carrington and Krystle Jennings 1980s Dynasty [10][47]
Adam and Nicole Drake 1980s The Edge of Night [10]
Ross Geller and Rachel Green 1995 to 2004 Friends [47]
Chandler Bing and Monica Geller 1998 to 2004 Friends [52]
Ricky and Lucy Ricardo 1951 to 1957 I Love Lucy [53]
Bette Porter and Tina Kennard 2004 to present The L Word [54]
Seth Cohen and Summer Roberts 2003 to 2007 The O.C. [55]
Nathan Scott and Haley James 2003 to present One Tree Hill [56]
Logan Echolls and Veronica Mars 2005 to 2007 Veronica Mars [57]

[edit] Non-romantic or ambiguous

Supercouple Years of reign Show Source
Seeley Booth and Temperance Brennan 2005 to present Bones [58]
Fox Mulder and Dana Scully 1993 to 2002 The X-Files [1]

[edit] Film

Film supercouples that are often listed as the greatest love stories:

Supercouple Year of reign Film Source
Nickie Ferrante and Terry McKay 1957 An Affair to Remember [59]
Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker 1967 Bonnie and Clyde [60]
Jack Twist and Ennis Del Mar 2005 Brokeback Mountain [61]
Rick Blaine and Ilsa Lund 1942 Casablanca [59]
Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara 1939 Gone with the Wind [62]
Jack Dawson and Rose DeWitt Bukater 1997 to 1998 Titanic [60]
Tony and Maria 1961 West Side Story [59]

[edit] In other media

[edit] Comic book

Supercouple Year of couple creation Comic book Source
Susan Storm and Reed Richards 1961 Fantastic Four [63]
Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson 1966 Spider-Man [64]
Clark Kent and Lois Lane 1938 Superman [65][66]

[edit] Toys, animation, or other

Supercouple Year of couple creation Origin Source
Ken and Barbie 1961 Mattel [67][68]

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