TV Valentines
Not Quite "Real" Love
Love in Verse
Musical Love
Love Kills
100
They'd each been married before when they combined their households. Six kids, a dog, and a live-in housekeeper made for quite the bunch for these two.
Who are Mike & Carol (Brady)?
100
She's pink and ambitious and larger than life. He's green and long-suffering. With an oink and a ribbit, they said their "I-do's," and Sesame Street was never the same.
Who are Kermit the Frog & Miss Piggy?
100
"Then the Lord God said, 'It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make a suitable partner for him.'”
What is Genesis?
100
We couldn't help falling in love with this Mississippi boy who took rockabilly to a whole new level. He died a while back, but we still love him tender(ly).
Who is Elvis Presley?
100
In this classic Shakespearian tale of romance and tragedy, two star-crossed teens from feuding families fall hopelessly in love. The ending is poison to the soul, a knife to the heart.
What is Romeo & Juliet?
200
Her wacky screw-ups and his bilingual outbursts of exasperation 'splain why this real-life married couple were irresistible to their TV audience. We loved them both (and their crazy neighbors, too).
Who are Lucy (Ball) & Ricky (Ricardo)?
200
They both work for The Daily Planet. He's socially awkward and introverted; she's the star reporter. But she fell for his super personality, and the rest is comic book history.
Who are Clark Kent (Superman) & Lois Lane?
200
"Love is patient, love is kind. It is not jealous, [love] is not pompous, it is not inflated, it is not rude . . ."
What is 1 Corinthians?
200
This song was recorded over 50 times, most famously by one of our own New Orleans' boys - who found his thrill at the title site.
What is Blueberry Hill?
200
An epic romantic disaster, this movie sees unlikely lovers from different social classes done in by killer ice and the depths of the sea. Decades later, a 101-year-old woman tells the tragic tale of lost love to her granddaughter.
What is Titanic?
300
He's an outspoken, narrow-minded bigot. She's sweet, naïve, and a bit of a dingbat. Together, they had it made. Those were the days.
Who are Archie & Edith Bunker?
300
It's a dog-eat-dog world, but this animated canine hobo and his Darling girlfriend pooch just wanted to eat their spaghetti. And maybe get in a smooch.
Who are Lady & the Tramp?
300
“For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life."
What is John?
300
This star wanted to "dance with somebody," but was better known as one of the greatest voices of all times. She came to a tragic end, but we will always love her.
Who is Whitney Houston?
300
Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy. Natalie Woods and Richard Beymer play the ill-fated lovers (with Rita Moreno in a rockin' supporting role) in this Academy- and Tony-Award-winning tale.
What is West Side Story?
400
This couple included a blustery bus driver and his patient but acerbic wife. He threatened to send her to the moon, but he really thought she was the greatest.
Who are Ralph & Alice (Kramden)?
400
He's a lovable, lumbering buffoon with a couple of screws loose; she's a bloodsucker with the voice of reason. At 1313 Mockingbird Lane, this devoted couple keep Grandpa, son Eddie, and niece Marilyn in line - kind of.
Who are Herman & Lily Munster?
400
"'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind. . . You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these."
What is Mark (or Matthew)?
400
This "royal" jazz pianist and crooner is well-known for a memorable tune. Incredibly, he also sang it as a duet with his daughter - well after his death. She used technology to bring him back to life. We'll always remember it . . . and him.
Who is Nat King Cole?
400
He's a Harvard law student from a wealthy family; she's a poor Radcliffe music student on scholarship. Despite their opposite backgrounds, they share a chemistry they cannot deny - and a love they cannot ignore. Disowned by his family when they marry, he ends up alone (but never sorry) when she dies.
What is Love Story?
500
He's an ad man who wants an ordinary life. She tries to give up her witchy ways to be a typical suburban housewife. When her disapproving family interferes, it makes for twitching comedy magic.
Who are Darren & Samantha (Stephens)?
500
He's a clueless safety inspector at Springfield Nuclear Power Plant. She's a blue-haired stay-at-home mom to Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. Despite their frequent arguments and unrealized dreams, this animated pair are devoted to each other.
Who are Homer & Marge Simpson?
500
"A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity."
What is Proverbs?
500
Sidney Poitier plays Mark Thackery, the "titled" character in this song (and movie of the same name). His troubled student, Lulu, gives it voice.
What is To Sir With Love?
500
He's a young and mysterious millionaire with a quixotic passion and obsession for a beautiful former debutante. Though she's married now, they enter into an affair with tragic consequences. Set in the decadence and excess of upper crust New York in the Roaring Twenties, Fitzgerald's magnum opus is a cautionary tale regarding the American Dream.
What is The Great Gatsby?