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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Guardian readers and Alfie Packham

From Mulder and Scully to Marge and Homer: your favourite TV couples

Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny in The X-Files.
‘When they got together, us Shippers were stoked’ … Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny in The X-Files. Photograph: AJ Pics/Alamy

Miss Piggy and Kermit – The Muppet Show

A mark of a true romance is that the couple are closer than anyone else in the world. As Emily Brontë said, “whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.” This is true for Miss Piggy and Kermit. They’ve had a longer relationship than most TV couples (since 1976), although it has been tumultuous. No matter what universe, from Dickensian London to Treasure Island to their various TV shows and movies over the years, they find each other – even after their official separation in 2015. Did Ross ever say to Rachel: “You don’t need the whole world to love you, you just need one person”? I don’t think so. Michelle, 19, Manchester

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