These cartoon love stories always draw us back in for more.
With that in mind, here’s a tribute to the most iconic animated love stories on TV.
The Flintstones are the Cramdens and the Simpsons and everyCBShusband and wife sitcom team during the ’00s.
Wilma and Fred Flintstone on ‘The Flintstones’; Catra and Adora on ‘She-Ra and the Princesses of Power’; Marge and Homer Simpson on ‘The Simpsons’.Credit:Everett; netflix; fox
Yet they’re in a class by themselves as the greatest couple in prehistory.
Despite their Space Age accouterments, George and Jane proved that TV marriages remain the same across millennia.
And that V-collar of hers is ready to walk down a Parisian runwaytonight.L.F.B.
Wilma Flintstone, Dino, and Fred Flintstone on ‘The Flintstones’.ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content/Getty
Scooby and Shaggy,Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
Besides, the moment Scooby started talking and wearing elaborate disguises, all bets were off.
Do Shag and Scoob have a traditional romance?
(Clockwise from bottom left) Jane Jetson, Judy Jetson, Astro, Elroy Jetson, and George Jetson on ‘The Jetsons’.Hulton Archive/Getty
Sure, they’ve broken up countless times, only to reconcile by the end of an episode.
Take for instance season 4’s “A Streetcar Named Marge.”
By the end, their reconciliation feels both earned andreal.
Shaggy and Scooby Doo on ‘Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'.Moviestore/Shutterstock
While a shared trauma bond was inevitable, they shattered their androcentric origins to become something far more profound.
Lois and Peter are each other’s better halves it just turns out that they’re both pretty terrible.
Adora and Catra,She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
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Homer Simpson and Marge Simpson on ‘The Simpsons’.FOX
But according to creator and showrunnerND Stevenson, theywere always endgame.
And did Leela deserve Fry’s blind devotion?
Of course not, she’s too busy datingotherlosers like spacefaring himbo Zapp Brannigan (West).
Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn on ‘Harley Quinn’.DC Comics/Max
However, Leela and Fry get one of the happiest endings of any couple, animated or otherwise.
While their attempts are rarely successful, it’s admirable that they will always keep trying.
But then again, that’s their appeal.
(From left to right) Cyclops, Jean Grey, and Wolverine on ‘X-Men: The Animated Series’.Fox Kids
Their differences hit the perfect balance, forming an unstoppable team.
Hank Hill and Peggy Hill on ‘King of the Hill’.20th Century Fox/Everett
Peter Griffin and Lois Griffin on ‘Family Guy’.FOX
Catra and Adora on ‘She-Ra and the Princesses of Power’.Netflix
Turanga Leela and Phillip J. Fry on ‘Futurama’.FUTURAMA/TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION
Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera) and Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) in ‘Scott Pilgrim Takes Off.'.COURTESY OF NETFLIX
Linda Belcher and Bob Belcher on ‘Bob’s Burgers’.FOX
Mr. Peanutbutter and Diane Nguyen on ‘BoJack Horseman’.Netflix
Kim Possible, Rufus, and Ron Stoppable on ‘Kim Possible’.Disney Channel/Courtesy Everett Collection
