Everyone remembers their first kiss.
That's why it's always so sweet to watch your favorite television couples experience their
first kiss.
There have been countless iconic first kisses in movie history, but we're even more emotionally
invested in these television romances.
Airplanes aren't famous for being the most
romantic of places, but Mindy Kaling put them on the romance map with the mile-high kiss
in the 14th episode of The Mindy Project's second season.
It wasn't initially Kaling's plan to make Mindy and Danny more than colleagues, but
the on-screen relationship evolved naturally.
"You can't script chemistry.
After a while it became not if they would do it, but when they would do it."
After two seasons' worth of build-up, grumpy-but-lovable Danny Castellano and everywoman Mindy Lahiri
finally gave in to the romantic tension that was thick enough to cut with a knife.
"Hey, Danny, all these waters look the same I just..."
The American version of The Office premiered
in 2005, and so did possibly the most iconic TV workplace romance of all time.
It was clear to audiences from the very first episode that Dunder Mifflin's affable and
sarcastic paper salesman, Jim Halpert, and the witty and kind receptionist, Pam Beesly,
were meant to be.
A first kiss was inevitable, and while the two technically kissed at Chili's while Pam
was drunk and high off receiving her Dundie award, it's not the iconic kiss we're talking
about.
As Jenna Fischer wrote in her book, The Actor's Life: A Survival Guide:
"Everyone on the show wanted [the kiss] just right."
And boy was it ever.
When Jim confessed his love for Pam in the parking lot of Dunder Mifflin at the company's
Casino Night fundraiser, Pam initially shot him down, only to sneak away to her receptionist
desk to call her mom and talk through her feelings for Jim.
"I don't know mom, he's my best friend."
"Yeah, he's great."
Suddenly, Jim enters and the rest is history.
"Listen, Jim…"
How I Met Your Mother is a classic tale of
boy meets girl told over the course of nine long seasons.
Fans waited nine long years to meet the mysterious mother, and finally found out what the title
had long promised to reveal.
That wait came to an end during the season eight finale episode when fans were finally
treated to more than a slight glimpse at the mother, Tracy McConnell, played by Cristin
Milioti.
Adorable and spunky, she was all fans had hoped for and more.
But there was another highly anticipated moment the first kiss between Tracy and her husband-to-be,
Ted.
The long-awaited smooch was a not-quite-goodnight kiss in the ninth season.
"Goodnight"
All the waiting had finally paid off and it's
a kiss worth remembering for a long time to come.
"What are you doing?"
"Remembering this."
AMC's The Walking Dead is known for totally
surprising its fans.
It's typically with the death of a beloved character, but this particular surprise featured
one of the steamiest, most long-awaited kisses in TV history.
Michonne and her pet walkers made their first appearance in The Walking Dead's season two
finale.
Over the next four seasons, she developed an unbreakable friendship with leader-of-the-pack
Rick Grimes.
Fans were pretty persistent about wanting the friendship between the zombie-fighting
pals to develop into something more and in the tenth episode of the sixth season, their
calls for a Rick and Michonne romance were answered with an unforgettable make-out session.
Danai Gurira, the actress who portrays Michonne,
dished to Variety about the relationship: "I think there's a lot of intimacy there.
To realize this person who is very close to being your best friend is actually also someone
who you have feelings for and you find deeply attractive in a whole other way.
[...] They're deeply intimate friends, and now they're lovers."
Shonda Rhimes' hit ABC drama Grey's Anatomy
is responsible for some of the most celebrated and beloved couples to ever hit the small
screen.
Case in point: Callie Torres and Arizona Robbins.
Callie had been quite unlucky in love before meeting Arizona, who was smitten with Callie
from their first meeting.
Arizona follows Callie to the bathroom at the bar to assure her that there are people
who really like her.
And while the couple may have had a rollercoaster relationship, this first kiss where Arizona
shows Callie exactly who likes her remains one for the ages.
"Conditions can change without warning.
I think you'll know."
Unfortunately, you can't please everyone something Jessica Capshaw, the actress who portrayed
Arizona, quickly learned.
She dished to TV Line in 2011 about the backlash the show received over Callie and Arizona's
frequent, steamy make out sessions throughout the course of the show.
She revealed: "It's interesting because people don't raise
the same questions about the straight couples.
I'm not really sure where it comes from."