27 Romantic Kids Show Moments That We Freaked Out Over As Kids
Kim Possible and Ron Stoppable are soulmates and no one can tell me otherwise.
TV couples became my life in high school and college.* Damon and Elena, Stiles and Lydia, Captain Hook and Emma Swan...But I was shipping couples and fangirling over all their moments WAY before Cheryl and Toni.
*No, I didn't have a life! Thanks for asking!
Here are just a few of the cute and romantic moments that literally had me running around the living room screaming as a kid:
No one did slow burn couples like kids shows.
1. When Phil ran back from the time machine to say goodbye to Keely on Phil of the Future:
PHIL SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE BACK TO THE FUTURE.
2. When Kim was being controlled by a brain chip and kissed Ron on Kim Possible:
When Ron's eyes close and you just know he loves her...*sigh*.
3. And then they finally got together during So the Drama:
When the crowd starts clapping after Bonnie announces they're dating...I cry every time.
4. When Jimmy and Cindy lived in bliss on a desert island for a bit on Jimmy Neutron:
They were so much happier there! Also, the island house they made was SO COOL.
5. When Chase sent Zoey a text saying he loved her and then it fell in the fountain on Zoey 101:
The Spring Break episode of Zoey 101 was ICONIC. Chase spent the whole episode trying to stop Zoey from seeing the message, and at the end you think she finally will — AND THEN IT FALLS IN THE FOUNTAIN TO BE LOST FOREVER. It ripped my heart out.
6. When Logan was consoling Quinn over her breakup with Mark, put her glasses back on her, and then they kissed on Zoey 101:
Logan and Quinn were the most unexpected couple, which made them the best couple.
7. When Aang and Katara kissed in the cave on Avatar: The Last Airbender:
I SQUEALED when I first saw this scene. I was a big Kataang shipper back in the day.
8. And when Katara touched Zuko's scar on Avatar: The Last Airbender:
Despite being a Kataang shipper, this moment really got me feeling Katara and Zuko. Honestly, we were robbed of a Katara/Zuko relationship.
9. When Miley and Jake tried to get the other to admit they had a crush on Hannah Montana:
I was OBSESSED with this couple. "Douchey pretty boy meets the one girl who isn't impressed by him" is my favorite trope.
10. And then after they got together, when Miley told Jake she was Hannah Montana:
The biggest cliffhanger of all time. I was so upset they couldn't make it work :/
11. When Cory and Topanga first kissed on Boy Meets World:
I think Cory and Topanga were all of our blueprints for first love.
12. When Gordo comforted Lizzie and called her pretty on Lizzie McGuire:
If this reboot happens and Lizzie and Gordo do not end up together, I will cry.
13. When Chase and Zoey both tried traveled across the world to find each other on Zoey 101:
AND THEN THEY BOTH ENDED UP IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.
14. And then they FINALLY reunited and kissed:
The most satisfying moment of my childhood.
15. When Derek reminded Casey he was only her stepbrother on Life with Derek:
I'M SORRY, YOU KNOW I HAD TO INCLUDE THIS. They were DEFINITELY more than stepsiblings and we all knew it (as did the actors!!). They weren't related, guys!
16. When Jenny kissed Brad on the cheek to say goodbye on My Life as a Teenage Robot:
I know she's a robot, but you're lying if you weren't rooting for these two to be together.
17. When Sam finally showed Freddie she liked him on iCarly:
Honestly, go Sam!
18. And he eventually showed her back!
Gotta love the "kissing to shut someone up" trope. Also...why does Spencer look so bored in the background?
19. When Cindy and Jimmy switched bodies and imagined kissing on Jimmy Neutron:
Cindy and Jimmy were the original OTP.
20. When Gordo and Lizzie danced together after no one invited him to the dance on Lizzie McGuire:
MY HEART <3
21. When Sam and Danny kissed TWICE for ~plot reasons~ on Danny Phantom:
Their whole "fake out make out" tactic was TOTALLY just because they wanted to make out. And then they still didn't admit their feelings for each other!!
22. And when Ember cast a love spell on Danny to make him fall for Sam, and Sam had to kiss Dash to break his heart so he'd fight Ember:
"A PART OF ME REALLY LIKED THIS" — she was so in love.
23. When Ned kissed Moze, thinking she was Suzie on Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide:
And then they kissed AGAIN on the bus to "prove" it meant nothing. Classic.
24. And finally got together in the rose garden on their field trip:
It was always so satisfying when the two characters you've been rooting for finally ended up together in the end.
25. When Rosalina overheard Nat saying he loved her on The Naked Brothers Band:
This show was such a gem and "Rosalina" was a bop.
26. And finally, when Eddie came back to kiss Raven after deciding to stay friends on That's So Raven:
And they both claimed they "felt nothing." SURE, JAN.