List of supercouples

Supercouples are 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 de facto 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]

Soap opera

Supercouple	Duration	Show	Source(s)
Joe and Ruth	1970–2013	All My Children
Cliff and Nina	1979–1989		[5][6][7]
Greg and Jenny	1981–1984		[8][9]
Jesse and Angie	1982–1988, 2008–2011, 2013		[10][11][12][13]
Adam and Brooke	1987–1989, 1991, 2002–2003, 2010–2013
Tad and Dixie	1989–2007, 2011		[12][14]
Dimitri and Erica	1991–2001		[12][15]
Edmund and Maria	1993–1997, 2003–2005		[16]
Noah and Julia	1994–1996		[7]
Ryan and Gillian	1998–2001		[17]
Leo and Greenlee	1999–2002, 2011		[18]
Bianca and Maggie	2002–2007		[19][20][21][22]
JR and Babe	2003–2008		[23]
Zach and Kendall	2005–2011		[24][25]
Steve and Alice	1968–1975	Another World	[4]
Rachel and Mac	1975–1989		[26]
Cass and Frankie	1989–1996		[27]
Sam and Amanda	1987–1993
Jeff and Penny	1956–1962	As the World Turns	[28][29]
Bob and Lisa	1960–1964		[30]
Holden and Lily	1985–2005, 2010		[12][31]
Jack and Carly	1997–2010		[4][32]
Steve and Betsy	1982–1986		[5]
Tom and Margo	1981–2010		[33]
Will and Gwen	2005–2010		[34]
Luke and Noah	2007–2010		[12][35]
Eric and Stephanie	1987–1990, 1999–2005, 2006–2008, 2012	The Bold and the Beautiful
Ridge and Brooke	1987–2014, 2016–present		[36]
Ridge and Taylor	1990–2002, 2005–2006, 2009, 2011, 2022		[37]
Finn and Steffy	2020–present		[38][39][40]
Stan and Hilda	1964–1984	Coronation Street	[41]
Jack and Vera	1979–2008		[42]
Ken and Deirdre	1981–1992, 1999–2015		[43]
Bo and Hope	1983–1990, 1994–2015, 2022–present	Days of Our Lives	[2][11][12][44]
Doug and Julie	1970–2024		[12][45]
Jack and Jennifer	1989–2012, 2019–present		[2][46]
John and Marlena	1986–present		[4][12][47][48]
Roman and Marlena	1981–1984, 1991–1994		[4][15]
Shane and Kimberly	1984–1990, 2010–present		[49]
Steve and Kayla	1986–1990, 2006–2009, 2015–present		[2][4][44][50]
Justin and Adrienne	1987–2015, 2017–2019		[51][52][53]
Lucas and Sami	1993–1995, 2004–2008, 2012, 2021–2022		[54]
Shawn and Belle	1999–2005, 2007–present		[55][56][57]
EJ and Sami	2006–2009, 2010, 2013–2014, 2018–2022		[58][59]
Will and Sonny	2012–2015, 2017–present		[60][61][62][63][64]
Chad and Abigail	2011, 2013, 2015–2022		[65]
Ben and Ciara	2018–present		[66]
Daniel and Zara	2009–2023	Doctors	[67]
Adam and Nicole	1970–1975	The Edge of Night	[12]
Kat and Alfie	2003–2012, 2013–2014, 2015–2019	EastEnders	[43]
Ricky and Bianca	1994–2000, 2009–2012		[68]
Robert and Aaron	2014–2019	Emmerdale	[69]
Steve and Audrey	1965–1967, 1976, 1977–1996	General Hospital	[citation needed]
Alan and Monica	1977–1990, 1991–2007		[citation needed]
Edward and Lila	1978–2004		[citation needed]
Luke and Laura	1978–2006, 2008,		[2][12][70][71][72]
Lee and Gail	1979–2004		[citation needed]
Robert and Holly	1982–1985, 1992		[73][74]
Frisco and Felicia	1984–1995, 2013		[7][70][72][74]
Sean and Tiffany	1986–1995, 2008–2021		[75]
Robert and Anna	1985, 1991–1992		[7][12][76]
Duke and Anna	1986–1990, 2013–2015		[72][74][77]
Stone and Robin	1993–1995		[72][78]
Sonny and Brenda	1993–1995, 1997–1998, 2010–2011		[72][79][80]
Jax and Brenda	1996–1998, 2002–2003, 2013		[70][72]
Lucky and Elizabeth	1997–1999, 2004–2007, 2009–2010		[72][81]
Sonny and Carly	1999–2005, 2007, 2014–2022		[70][72][82][83]
Nikolas and Emily	2003–2008		[72]
Jason and Sam	2004–2007, 2009–12, 2017–2020		[72][84][85]
Patrick and Robin	2005–2014, 2015–2016, 2016–present		[85][86]
Jason and Elizabeth	2007–2008		[72][85][87]
Spinelli and Maxie	2008–2010		[85][88]
Dante and Lulu	2009–2019		[72][85][89][90]
Spencer and Trina	2021–2024		[91][92]
Gus and Harley	2001–2008	Guiding Light	[93][94]
Josh and Reva	1984–2009		[4][12]
Quint and Nola	1981–1985		[95]
Roger and Holly	1971–1980, 1989–1998		[96]
John Paul and Craig	2006–2008	Hollyoaks	[97]
Juliet and Peri	2019–present		[98]
Brendan and Ste	2010–2013		[99][100]
Brax and Ricky	2013–2016	Home and Away	[101]
Frank and Bobby	1988–1992		[102]
Michael and Pippa	1990–1996		[102]
Kane and Kirsty	2002–2005		[102]
Shane and Angel	1993–1996		[103]
Will and Dani	2000–2001		[104]
Dean and Ziggy	2019–2023		[105]
Alden Richards and Yaya Dub	2015–present	Kalyeserye	[106]
Trisha and Trucker	1990s	Loving	[107]
Karl and Susan	1994–present	Neighbours	[43]
Des and Daphne	1985–1988		[108]
Scott and Charlene	1986–1989, 2022		[103]
Donna and Ringo	2009-2010		[109]
Joe and Viki	1968–1970, 1972–1979	One Life to Live	[110][111]
Larry and Meredith	1968–1973		[112][113]
Jim and Anna	1969–1981		[114]
Ed and Carla	1973–1979		[115][116]
Tim and Jenny	1975–1976		[117][118][119][120]
Clint and Viki	1982–1994, 2011–2013		[121]
Cord and Tina	1986–1993, 2011–2012		[122][123][124]
Bo and Nora	1994–2002, 2004–2008, 2009–2013		[7][15]
Todd and Blair	1994–1997, 1999–2003, 2011–present		[125]
Nash and Jessica/Nash and Tess	2005–2008		[126][127]
Cole and Starr	2006–2010, 2012		[128]
Luis and Sheridan	1999–2006	Passions	[4][129]
Julian and Eve	2003–2008		[130]
Caleb and Livvie	2001–2002, 2003	Port Charles	[131]
Alison and Rafe	2002–2003		[4]
Kevin and Lucy	1997–2003, 2013		[132]
Eden and Cruz	1984–1991	Santa Barbara	[2][4]
Mason and Julia	1986–1993		[133][134]
Meg and Ben	1997–1999	Sunset Beach	[135][136]
Victor and Nikki	1981–present	The Young and the Restless	[11][129][137]
Danny and Christine	1990–1994, 2012		[138]
Ryan and Victoria	1992–2001		[12]
Neil and Drucilla	1992–1998, 2002–2007		[139][140][141]
Nick and Sharon	1994–2006, 2009–2010, 2013–2014, 2018		[129][142][143]
J.T. and Colleen	2001–2009		[144][145]
Daniel and Lily	2005–2007, 2011		[146]
Nick and Phyllis	2006–2013		[147]
Cane and Lily	2007–2019		[148][149]
Billy and Victoria	2010–2014, 2016, 2019–2020		[150][151]
Devon and Hilary	2013–2018		[152][153]

Prime time television

Some notable supercouples within prime time television:

Supercouple	Duration	Show	Source(s)
Dwayne Wayne and Whitley Gilbert	1989–1993	A Different World	[154][155]
Bobbi Morse and Lance Hunter	2014–2016	Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.	[156][157]
Jemma Simmons and Leo Fitz	2015–2020		[156][158]
Sydney Bristow and Michael Vaughn	2003–2006	Alias	[159]
Julian Sark and Lauren Reed	2003–2004		[160]
Oliver Queen and Felicity Smoak	2014–2020	Arrow	[161][162][163][164][165][166][167][168][169][170]
Gaius Baltar and Number Six	2003–2009	Battlestar Galactica	[171]
Brenda Walsh and Dylan McKay	1990–1994	Beverly Hills, 90210	[172][173]
Donna Martin and David Silver	1991–2000		[12][173]
Brandon Walsh and Kelly Taylor	1994–1998		[154]
Leonard Hofstadter and Penny	2007–2019	The Big Bang Theory	[174][175]
Sheldon Cooper and Amy Farrah Fowler	2011–2019		[175][176]
Seeley Booth and Temperance Brennan	2010–2017	Bones	[177]
Cory Matthews and Topanga Lawrence	1993–2000	Boy Meets World	[154][178]
Shawn Hunter and Angela Moore	1997–2000		[179]
Jake Peralta and Amy Santiago	2014–2021	Brooklyn Nine-Nine	[citation needed]
Buffy Summers and Angel	1997–1999	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	[154][180][181]
Buffy Summers and Spike	2001–2003		[154]
Richard Castle and Kate Beckett	2009–2016	Castle	[182]
Piper Halliwell and Leo Wyatt	1998–2006	Charmed	[183]
Sam Malone and Diane Chambers	1982–1987, 1993	Cheers	[184]
Chuck Bartowski and Sarah Walker	2007–2012	Chuck	[185]
Bobby Ewing and Pamela Barnes	1978–1987	Dallas (original)	[12]
Joey Potter and Pacey Witter	2000–2003	Dawson's Creek	[154][159][173][186]
J.T. Yorke and Liberty Van Zandt	2004–2007	Degrassi	[187]
Eli Goldsworthy and Clare Edwards	2010–2015		[188]
Fiona Coyne and Imogen Moreno	2011–2013		[189]
Blake Carrington and Krystle Jennings	1981–1991	Dynasty	[12][172]
Doug Ross and Carol Hathaway	1994–2000	ER	[190][191]
Ephram Brown and Amy Abbott	2002–2006	Everwood	[154]
Steve Urkel and Laura Winslow	1989–1997	Family Matters	[154][173]
Barry Allen and Iris West	2014–2023	The Flash	[192][193][194]
Sam Braddock and Jules Callaghan	2008–2012	Flashpoint	[195]
Eric Taylor and Tami Taylor	2006–2011	Friday Night Lights	[196][197]
Ross Geller and Rachel Green	1994–2004	Friends	[172][198]
Monica Geller and Chandler Bing	1998–2004		[199]
Jesse Katsopolis and Rebecca Donaldson	1989–1995	Full House	[200]
D.J. Tanner and Steve Hale	1992–1994, 1995		[154]
Rory Gilmore and Jess Mariano	2002–2004	Gilmore Girls	[154][201]
Lorelai Gilmore and Luke Danes	2004–2007, 2016		[192][201]
Finn Hudson and Rachel Berry	2009–2013	Glee	[202]
Will Schuester and Emma Pillsbury	2009–2015		[203]
Kurt Hummel and Blaine Anderson	2010–2015		[204]
Brittany Pierce and Santana Lopez	2011–2015		[205]
Chuck Bass and Blair Waldorf	2007–2012	Gossip Girl	[160][206]
Meredith Grey and Derek Shepherd	2005–2015	Grey's Anatomy	[206][207][208]
Mark Sloan and Lexie Grey	2008–2012		[209]
Callie Torres and Arizona Robbins	2008–2015		[196]
Zoe Hart and Wade Kinsella	2011–2015	Hart of Dixie	[192][201]
Marshall Eriksen and Lily Aldrin	2005–2014	How I Met Your Mother	[210][211]
Barney Stinson and Robin Scherbatsky	2008–2014		[206][211]
Jane Villanueva and Rafael Solano	2014–2019	Jane The Virgin	[192][201]
Mack MacKenzie and Karen Fairgate MacKenzie	1982–1993, 1997	Knots Landing	[212][213]
Gary Ewing and Valene Ewing Gibson Waleska Ewing[a]	1979–1993, 1997, 2013		[214]
Ricky and Lucy Ricardo	1951–1957	I Love Lucy	[215]
Sun Kwon and Jin Kwon	2004–2010	Lost	[216]
Bette Porter and Tina Kennard	2004–2009	The L Word	[217]
Daniel Castellano and Mindy Lahiri	2014–2017	The Mindy Project	[174][196]
David Addison and Maddie Hayes	1985–1989	Moonlighting	[218][219]
Angela Chase and Jordan Catalano	1994–1995	My So-Called Life	[154]
Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David	2005–2013	NCIS	[220]
Nick Miller and Jessica Day	2012–2018	New Girl	[citation needed]
Schmidt and Cece Parikh	2012–2018		[221]
Ryan Atwood and Marissa Cooper	2003–2006	The O.C.	[222]
Seth Cohen and Summer Roberts	2003–2007		[154][223]
Jim Halpert and Pam Beesly	2005–2013	The Office	[224][225]
Prince Charming and Snow White	2011–2018	Once Upon a Time	[226]
Emma Swan and Killian Jones	2013–2018		[citation needed]
Lucas Scott and Peyton Sawyer	2003–2009	One Tree Hill	[201][211][227]
Nathan Scott and Haley James	2003–2012		[192][201][211][228]
Brooke Davis and Julian Baker	2009–2012		[192]
Ben Wyatt and Leslie Knope	2011–2015	Parks and Recreation	[174]
Andy Dwyer and April Ludgate	2011–2015		[229]
Aria Montgomery and Ezra Fitz	2010–2017	Pretty Little Liars	[230]
Hanna Marin and Caleb Rivers	2011–2017		[231][232]
Spencer Hastings and Toby Cavanaugh	2011–2017		[233][234]
Betty Cooper and Jughead Jones	2017–2021	Riverdale	[192][201]
Veronica Lodge and Archie Andrews	2017–2021		[192][201]
Zack Morris and Kelly Kapowski	1989–1994	Saved by the Bell	[154][235]
Usagi Tsukino and Mamoru Chiba	1991–1997, 2014–2018	Sailor Moon, Sailor Moon Crystal	[236]
Haruka Tenouh and Michiru Kaioh	1994–1997 2016		[237][238][239]
Olivia Pope and Fitz Grant	2012–2018	Scandal	[240][241]
Christopher Turk and Carla Espinosa	2001–2009	Scrubs	[211]
Perry Cox and Jordan Sullivan	2001–2010		[242]
Carrie Bradshaw and Mr. Big	1998–2004	Sex and the City	[243][244]
Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood	2016–2019	Shadowhunters	[245]
Clark Kent and Lana Lang	2001–2009	Smallville	[159][211][246]
Clark Kent and Lois Lane	2009–2011		[192][201][247]
Eric Forman and Donna Pinciotti	1998–2006	That '70s Show	[173][248]
Stefan Salvatore and Elena Gilbert	2009–2012	The Vampire Diaries	[249][250]
Damon Salvatore and Elena Gilbert	2012–2015, 2017		[192][201][251][252]
Tyler Lockwood and Caroline Forbes	2011–2013		[253]
Klaus Mikaelson and Caroline Forbes	2012–2013		[254][255]
Stefan Salvatore and Caroline Forbes	2014–2017		[256]
Glenn Rhee and Maggie Greene	2011–2016	The Walking Dead	[196][257][258]
Rick Grimes and Michonne	2016–2018		[259][260]
Kevin Arnold and Winnie Cooper	1988–1993	The Wonder Years	[261][262]
Clarke Griffin and Lexa	2015–2016	The 100	[192][263][264]
Jack Pearson and Rebecca Pearson	2016–2022	This Is Us	[citation needed]
Veronica Mars and Logan Echolls	2005–2007, 2014, 2019	Veronica Mars	[192][201]
Adrianna Tate-Duncan and Navid Shirazi	2008–2013	90210	[265]
Annie Wilson and Liam Court	2010–2013		[192][201]

Film

Supercouple	Year(s)	Film	Source(s)
Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara	1939	Gone with the Wind	[266]
Rick Blaine and Ilsa Lund	1942	Casablanca	[267]
Nickie Ferrante and Terry McKay	1957	An Affair to Remember	[267]
Tony and Maria	1961	West Side Story	[267]
Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker	1967	Bonnie and Clyde	[268]
Han Solo and Princess Leia	1977–2015	Star Wars	[269]
Danny Zuko and Sandy Olsen	1978	Grease	[270]
Nausicaä and Asbel	1984	Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind	[271]
Pazu and Sheeta	1986	Castle in the Sky	[271]
Jack Dawson and Rose DeWitt Bukater	1997	Titanic	[268]
San and Ashitaka	1997	Princess Mononoke	[271]
Chihiro and Haku	2001	Spirited Away	[271]
Aragorn II Elessar and Arwen	2001–2003	Lord of the Rings	[269]
Howl Pendragon and Sophie Hatter	2004	Howl's Moving Castle	[271]
Jack Twist and Ennis Del Mar	2005	Brokeback Mountain	[272]
Troy Bolton and Gabriella Montez	2006–2008	High School Musical	[273]
Peter Parker and Gwen Stacy	2014	The Amazing Spider-Man 2	[174]
Hazel Lancaster and Augustus Waters	2014	The Fault in Our Stars	[174]

In other media

Comic book

Supercouple	Year of couple creation	Comic book	Source(s)
Superman and Lois Lane	1938	Superman	[274][275]
Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson	1966	Spider-Man	[276][277]
Reed Richards and Susan Storm	1961	Fantastic Four	[277][278][279]
Scott Summers and Jean Grey	1963	X-Men	[277]
Rictor and Shatterstar	2009	Marvel Comics Universe	[279]

Toys

Supercouple	Year of couple creation	Origin	Source(s)
Ken and Barbie	1961	Mattel	[280][281]
Chuck E Cheese and Helen Henny	1993-	Chuck E Cheese's

Notes

1. The characters first appeared as a couple in 1978 on Dallas, but their relationship was not expanded and explored in depth until Knots Landing began the following year.