List of fictional supercouples

This is a list of fictional supercouples — fictional couples who have been titled supercouples by the media, usually with the addition of substantial fan support; they may have been referred to as power couples or dynamic duos, and are often defined by a standard set of criteria or circumstances; these circumstances include mania (significant press and media attention being placed on the couple, having to do with charm rather than negativity), the couple being labeled a supercouple by valid sources, the couple having notably impacted popular culture (such as by mania or by becoming a defacto symbol for its genre), and having been listed as an all-time top romance. Each of these examples have been identified by scholars, critics and press as defining supercouples.[1][2][3][4] In recent years, the supercouple title has been used more subjectively and sometimes by random, as opposed to reference to significantly positive impact; due to this, some couples listed may not fit the traditional or "ideal" definition of a supercouple.

Contents

Soap opera

This list is composed of reliable sources, validating each couple as a cited supercouple. Additional couples must also be validated by reliable sources.

Supercouple Years of reign Show Source
Cliff and Nina 1979 to 1989 All My Children [5][6][7]
Greg and Jenny 1981 to 1984 All My Children [8][9]
Jesse and Angie 1982 to 1988, 2008 to 2011 All My Children [10][11][12][13]
Tad and Dixie 1989 to 2007, 2011 All My Children [12][14]
Dimitri and Erica 1991 to 2001 All My Children [12][15]
Edmund and Maria 1993 to 1997 and 2003 to 2005 All My Children [16]
Noah and Julia 1994 to 1996 All My Children [7]
Ryan and Gillian 1998 to 2001 All My Children [17]
Leo and Greenlee 1999 to 2002, 2011 All My Children [18]
Bianca and Maggie 2002 to 2007 All My Children [19][20][21][22]
JR and Babe 2003 to 2008 All My Children [23]
Zach and Kendall 2005 to 2011 All My Children [24][25]
Steve and Alice 1970s-1980s Another World [4]
Jeff and Penny 1956 to 1962 As the World Turns [26][27]
Holden and Lily 1985 to 2010 As the World Turns [12][28]
Jack and Carly 1997 to 2007, 2010 As the World Turns [4][29]
Steve and Betsy 1982 to 1986 As the World Turns [5]
Tom and Margo 1981 to 2010 As the World Turns [30]
Will and Gwen 2005 to 2010 As the World Turns

[31]
Luke and Noah 2007 to 2010 As the World Turns

[12][32]
Ridge and Brooke 1987 to present The Bold and the Beautiful [33]
Gus and Harley 2001 to 2008 Guiding Light [34][35]
Bo and Hope 1983 to present Days of our Lives [2][11][12][36]
Doug and Julie 1970 to present Days of our Lives [12][37]
Jack and Jennifer 1989 to present Days of our Lives [2][38]
John and Marlena 1986 to present Days of our Lives [4][12][39][40]
Roman and Marlena 1981-1984; 1991-1994 Days of our Lives [4][15]
Shane and Kimberly 1984 to 1990, 2010 Days of our Lives [41]
Steve and Kayla 1986 to 1990 and 2006 to 2009 Days of our Lives [2][4][36][42]
Lucas and Sami 1993 to 2008 Days of our Lives [43]
Shawn and Belle 1999 to 2008 Days of our Lives [44][45][46]
Adam and Nicole Drake 1970–1975 The Edge of Night [12]
Luke and Laura 1981 to 2006 General Hospital [2][12][47] [48]
Frisco and Felicia 1984 to 1995 General Hospital [2][7][48]
Robert and Anna 1985 to 1992 General Hospital [7][12]
Duke and Anna 1986 to 1990 General Hospital [2]
Stone and Robin 1993 to 1995 General Hospital [49]
Sonny and Brenda 1993 to 1997, 2002 to 2003, 2010 to 2011 General Hospital [50][51]
Jax and Brenda 1996 to 1998 and 2002 to 2003 General Hospital [48]
Lucky and Elizabeth 1997 to 1999, 2005 to 2010 General Hospital [52]
Sonny and Carly 1999 to 2007, and 2010 General Hospital [53][54][48]
Jason and Sam 2004 to 2007, 2009 to present General Hospital [55]
Patrick and Robin 2005 to present General Hospital [56]
Jason and Elizabeth 2006 to 2008 General Hospital [57]
Spinelli and Maxie 2008 to 2010 General Hospital [58]
Josh and Reva 1984 to 2009 Guiding Light [2][4][12]
Quint and Nola 1981 to 1985 Guiding Light [31]
Roger and Holly 1971 to 1998 Guiding Light [59]
Gus and Harley 2001 to 2008 Guiding Light [34][35]
John Paul and Craig 2006 to 2008 Hollyoaks [60]
Shane and Angel 1993 to 1996 Home and Away [61]
Trisha and Trucker 1990s Loving [62]
Des and Daphne 1985 to 1988 Neighbours [63]
Scott and Charlene 1986 to 1989 Neighbours [61]
Clint and Viki 1982 to 1994, 2011 to present One Life to Live [64]
Cord and Tina 1986 to 1993, 2011 to present One Life to Live [65][66][67]
Bo and Nora 1992 to 1999, 2009 to present One Life to Live [7][15]
Todd and Blair 1994 to 2008 One Life to Live [68]
Nash and Jessica/Nash and Tess 2005 to 2008 One Life to Live [69][70]
Luis and Sheridan 1999 to 2006 Passions [4]
Julian and Eve 2003 to 2008 Passions [71]
Alison and Rafe 2002–2003 Port Charles [4]
Eden and Cruz 1984 to 1991 Santa Barbara [2][4]
Mason and Julia 1986 to 1993 Santa Barbara [72][73]
Meg and Ben 1997–1999 Sunset Beach [74][75]
Victor and Nikki 1981 to 2007, 2009 to present The Young and the Restless [11][76][77]
Nick and Sharon 1994 to 2006, 2009 to 2010 The Young and the Restless [77][78][79]
J.T. and Colleen 2001 to 2007 and 2009 The Young and the Restless [80][81]
Nick and Phyllis 2006 to 2010 The Young and the Restless [82]

Prime time television

This list is composed of reliable sources, validating each couple as a cited supercouple. Additional couples must also be validated by reliable sources.

Some notable supercouples within prime time television:

Supercouple Years of reign Show Source
Michael Vaughn and Sydney Bristow 2003 to 2006 Alias [83]
Gaius Baltar and Number Six 2003 to 2009 Battlestar Galactica [84]
Dylan McKay and Brenda Walsh 1990 to 1994 Beverly Hills, 90210 [85]
David Silver and Donna Martin 1990 to 2000 Beverly Hills, 90210 [12]
Angel and Buffy Summers 1997 to 1999 and again in 1999 for a single episode Buffy the Vampire Slayer [86][87]
Leo Wyatt and Piper Halliwell 1998 to 2006 Charmed [88]
Chuck Bartowski and Sarah Walker 2007 to present Chuck [89]
Bobby Ewing and Pamela Barnes 1978 to 1987 Dallas [12]
Blake Carrington and Krystle Jennings 1980s Dynasty [12][85]
Ross Geller and Rachel Green 1995 to 2004 Friends [85]
Chandler Bing and Monica Geller 1998 to 2004 Friends [90]
Patrick Drake and Robin Scorpio 2007 to present General Hospital: Night Shift [56]
Kurt Hummel and Blaine Anderson 2010 to present Glee [91] [92]
Derek Shepherd and Meredith Grey 2005 to present Grey's Anatomy [93]
Ricky and Lucy Ricardo 1951 to 1957 I Love Lucy [94]
Marshall Eriksen and Lily Aldrin 2005 to Present How I Met Your Mother [95]
Bette Porter and Tina Kennard 2004 to 2009 The L Word [96]
Seth Cohen and Summer Roberts 2003 to 2007 The O.C. [97]
Lucas Scott and Peyton Sawyer 2003 to 2009 One Tree Hill [98][99][100][101]
Nathan Scott and Haley James 2003 to present One Tree Hill [102]
Perry Cox and Jordan Sullivan 2001 to 2010 Scrubs [103]
Clark Kent and Lana Lang 2001 to 2009 Smallville [104]
Clark Kent and Lois Lane 2004 to 2011 Smallville [68][105][106]

Non-romantic or ambiguous/semi-romantic

Supercouple Years of reign Show Source
Fox Mulder and Dana Scully 1993 to 2002, 2008 The X-Files [1]
Seeley Booth and Temperance Brennan 2005 to present Bones [107]
Elliot Stabler and Olivia Benson 1999 to 2011 Law & Order SVU

Film

This list is composed of reliable sources, validating each couple as a cited supercouple. Additional couples must also be validated by reliable sources.

Film supercouples often listed as the greatest love stories:

Supercouple Year of reign Film Source
Nickie Ferrante and Terry McKay 1957 An Affair to Remember [108]
Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker 1967 Bonnie and Clyde [109]
Jack Twist and Ennis Del Mar 2005 Brokeback Mountain [110]
Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger 2001 - 2011 Harry Potter Franchise [111]
Rick Blaine and Ilsa Lund 1942 Casablanca [108]
Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara 1939 Gone with the Wind [112]
Jack Dawson and Rose DeWitt Bukater 1997 to 1998 Titanic [109]
Tony and Maria 1961 West Side Story [108]

In other media

Comic book

This list is composed of reliable sources, validating each couple as a cited supercouple. Additional couples must also be validated by reliable sources.

Supercouple Year of couple creation Comic book Source
Susan Storm and Reed Richards 1961 Fantastic Four [113]
Rictor and Shatterstar 2009 Marvel Comics Universe [114]
Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson 1966 Spider-Man [115]
Clark Kent and Lois Lane 1938 Superman [116][117]

Toys, animation, or other

Supercouple Year of couple creation Origin Source
Ken and Barbie 1961 Mattel [118][119]

See also

Soap opera

All My Children

As the World Turns

Days of our Lives

Guiding Light

One Life to Live

Shortland Street

The Young and the Restless

The Bold and the Beautiful

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