Hello! I’m Hannah, and I’ve been shipping TV couples since before I knew what that meant.
Nickelodeon
Katara and Zuko, anyone?
Now, I love any scenes that hint at two characters I love getting together — but I like it even better when other characters on the show start rooting for the couples too.
Comedy Central
Here are some of my favorite examples of characters on TV shows shipping characters together as much as the viewers do!
1.
When Darcy got invested in Wanda and Vision’s relationship after seeing them kiss on WandaVision:
Disney+
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When Dawn was ecstatic that Tara and Willow were back together on Buffy the Vampire Slayer:
UPN
3.
When Blair went to give Jenny a “smackdown” after she tried to mess with Nate and Serena on Gossip Girl:
The CW
4.
And when Serena was still rooting for Chuck and Blair even after Louis came into the picture:
The CW
5.
When Caroline pretty openly criticized Elena’s feelings for Damon, saying that Elena and Stefan were soulmates on The Vampire Diaries:
The CW
6.
When Scott was still rooting for Stiles and Lydia on Teen Wolf, years after Stiles’ puppy crush:
MTV
7.
When even Tina couldn’t help but get excited at Brittany and Santana’s engagement on Glee:
Fox
8.
When Moira told David how great Patrick was for him on Schitt’s Creek:
Pop!TV
9.
When Ross realized Chandler and Monica were in love and was psyched on Friends:
NBC
10.
And when Phoebe told Ross that Rachel was his lobster:
NBC
11.
When Hanna encouraged Emily to take Maya to homecoming on Pretty Little Liars:
Freeform
12.
When Winston was all excited to see Cece and Schmidt “back together” on New Girl:
Fox
13.
When Murray was partially responsible for Nancy and Jonathan finally admitting their feelings for each other on Stranger Things:
Netflix
14.
And then tried to do the same thing for Joyce and Hopper:
Netflix
15.
When Donna almost immediately pledged to help Rebecca on her mission to get Josh back on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend:
The CW
16.
When Phil urged Haley to rush and stop Andy’s proposal on Modern Family:
ABC
17.
When Ann was having trouble encouraging Leslie not to hook up with Ben on Parks and Recreation:
NBC
18.
When Shirley got pissed that Jeff was trying to date someone new when she knew he liked Britta, even though Britta didn’t even want to be with him, on Community:
NBC
19.
When Mrs. Hudson absolutely refused to believe Sherlock and John weren’t a couple on Sherlock:
BBC
20.
When Diggle encouraged Oliver to be with Felicity (and was NOT here for his excuses) on Arrow:
The CW
21.
When Brooke tried to get Nathan and Haley back together (multiple times) on One Tree Hill:
The WB
22.
And finally, when Cheryl said that Jughead and Betty were endgame on Riverdale:
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