Random TV Husbands And Wives Really Thought Of Each Other (12 items)

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  (#1) The Dick Van Dyke Show

  • Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, Rose Marie

  If you loved the chemistry between Mary Tyler Moore and Dick Van Dyke on the comedian's eponymous sitcom, you'll be pleasantly surprised to find out that this connection extended to the real world, too. Even though Moore was 12 years Van Dyke's junior, the attraction between the two, combined with her comedic abilities, made her a shoo-in for the role. Van Dyke admitted to their mutual infatuation in a 2017 interview with Larry King: "We had a little crush on each other. I think, absolutely."

  The pair was even able to improve scenes because they were so in-tune with one another. Moore explained their rapport even further when she told King: "I loved him. I loved his kindness. I loved his humor and his dance. Everything about him I loved and I connected to."
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  (#2) I Love Lucy

  • Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance

  I Love Lucy gave audiences plenty of belly laughs over the years, and one of the main sources of those chuckles were Lucy and Ricky's antics. Unfortunately, the real-life marriage between the two was anything but happy.

  The couple was already separated before filming for the show even began. One frequent point of contention was Arnaz's constant womanizing. An article from People magazine had made its way on set and into Lucy's hands. In it, Lucy's publicist Charles Pomerantz spilled the beans on Arnaz's infidelity. 

  “Everybody was frozen on the set,” he recalled. “She finally came out, tossed the magazine to Desi and said, 'Oh, hell, I could tell them worse than that.'”

  Between Arnaz's cheating and the couple's fighting, few were surprised by their eventual divorce.
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  (#3) All in the Family

  • Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner

  All in the Family is often remembered as one of the best sitcoms in American TV history. It was adapted from the British show Till Death Do Us Part, and although the first season was considered a dud, it quickly gained viewership during the second. It was known for dealing with sensitive topics such as intolerance against different races and sexual orientations. 

  Jean Stapleton, who played Edith Bunker, had nothing but good things to say about her on-screen husband Carroll O'Connor. During their first and last tandem talk show appearance, O'Connor insisted that Stapleton loved him. She didn't deny it as they discussed All in the Family, as well as O'Connor's film that was coming out at the time.
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  (#4) Modern Family

  • Ed O'Neill, Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Eric Stonestreet, Sarah Hyland, Ariel Winter, Nolan Gould, Rico Rodriguez, Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, Jeremy Maguire, Reid Ewing

  Modern Family's cast is chock-full of amazing actors, and the show has earned numerous Emmy awards and nominations. Since the show's 2009 premiere, the cast members have shared plenty of positive sentiments about their costars.

  Ty Burrell and Julie Bowen, who play husband and wife Phil and Claire Dunphy, respectively, get along swimmingly. It's common knowledge that Burrell is one of the nicest guys in Hollywood and a pure joy to work with - in fact, Bowen explained that Burrell makes her feel guilty for how low her own moral standards are.
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  (#5) Home Improvement

  • Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Earl Hindman

  When Patricia Richardson left the hit show Home Improvement, she raised plenty of eyebrows. The show was near and dear to Americans' hearts and had won numerous awards. Richardson opened up about her decision in 2018, explaining that she wanted to spend more time with her children.

  Allen and Richardson, who played married couple Tim and Jill Taylor, had a great working relationship and cracked each other up on set. According to Richardson, the set had a fun-loving atmosphere, and everyone felt like family:

  I got hit in the head with a football more than once because it took so long for Disney to give the kids an outdoor space to play that was safe - and they weren’t that good at it! It was just a fun set, and we really were a family.
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  (#6) The Jeffersons

  • Isabel Sanford, Sherman Hemsley, Marla Gibbs

  The Jeffersons was way ahead of its time and was filled to the brim with talents like Sherman Hemsley and Isabel Sanford, who played husband-and-wife team George and Louise Jefferson. The day Sanford met Hemsley, though, she was unaware he would be playing her husband. When she found out, she side-eyed the “little man," declaring she could "squash him like a bug.”

  Sanford's nickname on the show, "Weezy," came from Hemsley's youth - he had used the same nickname on a childhood sweetheart, also named Louise. On set, however, Sanford was called "The Queen" or "The Queen Bee." Hemsley fondly remembers everyone bowing to her when she entered a room.
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  (#7) Roseanne

  • Roseanne Barr, John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Sara Gilbert, Michael Fishman, Lecy Goranson, Natalie West, Sarah Chalke, Emma Kenney

  Nailing chemistry between characters is practically impossible if the actors in don't get along in real life. This was hardly the case for John Goodman and Roseanne Barr. Together, they made Roseanne an unparalleled hit with viewers across the US. The pair constantly made each other laugh, and they adored each other off-screen. Goodman shared glowing remarks about his costar: "We got along right off the bat. We made each other laugh. That’s one of the keys to the characters: They really adore each other."

  That joy definitely translated to the screen - many felt as though they were really married. Barr immediately returned Goodman's compliment: "I’ve learned a lot from John, and he’s a lot of fun. And I think he’s definitely sexy."
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  (#8) Full House

  • Bob Saget, John Stamos, Dave Coulier

  Full House became an instant cult classic among viewers. While it was never received well by critics, it continued for eight seasons. The spin-off Netflix series Fuller House, launched in 2016, featured many of the original cast members, including John Stamos, who not only appeared on the show, but also produced it.

  He and his on-screen wife, Lori Loughlin, are considered by fans to be one of the best couples in TV history. The two even dated when they were teenagers. Perhaps that's why the pair had such an amazing connection while playing a married couple.

  Despite their real-life chemistry, they both stated that the timing was never right. According to Stamos, "We did have some off timing, but no disrespect to her family and her husband now, I would say that she could be the one that got away."
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  (#9) Castle

  • Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Susan Sullivan

  Castle follows the story of a writer joining the police force to help solve especially tricky cases. This was another show where fans waited, season after season, for the main characters to get together. Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic, who play Richard Castle and Kate Beckett, respectively, supposedly hated each other, despite their characters marrying in Season 6. Rumors persist that this discord is why Katic eventually got the boot.

  While the actors both have denied interpersonal issues, sources continue to claim that their clashing personalities led to the show's demise. One source told Us magazine in 2016, "Stana Katic and Nathan Fillion completely despise each other. They will not speak when they are off set, and this has been going on for seasons now."
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  (#10) House

  • Hugh Laurie, Omar Epps, Robert Sean Leonard

  House is set in a fictional New Jersey medical center called Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital. Dr. Gregory House is a tormented character, plagued with a bad leg and a bad substance habit. He uses his intellect, as well as the help of his team of young diagnosticians, to aid him in solving difficult medical cases.

  This is how Dr. Robert Chase (Jesse Spencer) and Dr. Allison Cameron (Jennifer Morrison) meet. The two actors fell in love while working on the hit show and kept their relationship a secret from their coworkers for several months. The two eventually became engaged, but they broke off their engagement only weeks before the wedding was set to take place. Unfortunately, they still had to play opposite one another as a couple on the show. 

  "After much consideration, we have decided not to get married,'' the couple said in a joint statement at the time. "We are still very close, and we look forward to continuing to work together on House.''
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  (#11) Parks and Recreation

  • Amy Poehler, Jim O'Heir, Nick Offerman

  Parks and Recreation will likely never be duplicated. The cast worked so seamlessly together that many fans wished they could actually live in the fictional town of Pawnee, Indiana.

  Many of the show's best moments included Chris Pratt and Aubrey Plaza, who played husband and wife Andy Dwyer and April Ludgate. The pair's palpable chemistry may have been due to the fact that Plaza and Pratt are both very similar to their characters. When discussing Pratt's 2019 marriage to Katharine Schwarzenegger, Plaza said, "[My] bet is that he’s gonna be the most fun husband ever, and I think that girl is a lucky, lucky, lucky gal. Yeah, it’s a jackpot."
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  (#12) Bones

  • Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz, Michaela Conlin

  Bones fans were overjoyed when Temperance Brennan (Emily Deschanel) and Seeley Booth (David Boreanaz) married and had a baby on the procedural drama. However, few knew that Boreanaz and Deschanel argued regularly behind the scenes. Boreanaz said as much when he told reporters that Deschanel is very opinionated and would constantly interrupt him when he spoke to the show's directors:

  I'm constantly poking her shoulder and getting under her skin. I think it's part of my job. She's very opinionated. I could be talking to a director or producer and she'll put her two cents in. It's annoying and I've told her about it, but she keeps on doing it.

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