Can You Name These TV Spouses?

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From the start of the television revolution, the vast majority of shows have been focused on spouses. They can be sitcoms or dramas. Sci-fi or historical mysteries. Police procedurals or reality shows. We watch these men and women as they go through their lives - we watch them disagree, put up with each other's wackiness, argue, get into screaming matches, and eventually - usually within 22 to 46 minutes - come back together because they love one another.

These TV spouses give us an idealized image of what a marriage should be, even the ones who don't seem to get along all that well. From a young age, we watch these couples interact and share their lives. Sometimes, likely depending on the decade the show is from, the wife is always supportive and well dressed. Sometimes the wife can barely deal with her husband's latest scheme. Sometimes it's the husband who is forever supportive and well dressed (though you'll really have to look deep to find examples of those shows).

Can you match these TV spouses?

Question 1

Clear eyes. Full Hearts. Can't Lose. What was her name?

While Eric Taylor was busy coaching football for two different high schools in Dillon, Texas, his wife was having quite the storyline herself. A guidance counselor at the start of the series, she became principal of Dillon High School. When Eric was fired from Dillon High School, she stayed on, but not for long - she ended up resigning over a whole other problem at the school. At the end of the series, she took a position as Dean of Admissions for Braemore College in Philadelphia. Eric moved there with her. What was her name?

Question 2

What was his name again?

With a daughter who slept around, a son who was more interested in buying Star Wars toys than in growing up, and a husband who hated everything he laid his eyes on, it was no wonder that Kitty Forman drank as much as she did. Still, Kitty loved her family. She loved them so much that she let her son Eric's friends hang out there all the time, even if they ate all the food and were pretty annoying. She loved her husband, even if he rambled on about where his foot would go. What was his name again?

Question 3

Name the husband.

For the better part of a decade, this TV couple kept audiences laughing. The show, centered on the snarky but loveable Roseanne Conner as she and her family dealt with endless bills, unemployment, teen sex, and Halloween. Just about every step of the way, Roseanne could count on her husband to be there for her. At the end of the series, we learned that Roseanne's husband had actually died earlier in the series, and everything from that moment on was a daydream. Obviously, you know who the wife in this TV couple is, but can you name her husband?

Question 4

What is her name?

When Jerry Smith got his high school girlfriend pregnant, he had no idea that her father was a super genius mad scientist who traveled across space and into multiple realities causing all kinds of havoc. Maybe that was why she went out with Jerry in the first place - Jerry is, if we're totally honest, an idiot, and maybe the woman he married hooked up with him as a way to rebel against her absent genius father. What is her name?

Question 5

What was her name again?

When he was in high school, Al Bundy ran for four touchdowns in one game, but these days he lives a life of pure torture. He sells women's shoes, has a daughter who is barely smart enough to tie her own shoes, a son who couldn't be cool if he was granted a wish from a genie, and neighbors who constantly bug him with their preppy junk. For Al, the worst thing is that his hot wife still loves him. What was her name again?

Question 6

What was her name?

Tony Soprano wasn't a great husband. He loved his wife, but he cheated on her a whole bunch. As a major member of the DiMeo crime family, he has a lot of pressure on him and maybe he figured that a number of affairs would help handle it? If that was his thinking, boy was he wrong. His wife knew of the affairs, but she never had one herself - though she was tempted - she raised the kids and did her best to ignore how her husband made a living. What was her name?

Question 7

Who's this queen?

The King of Queens turned Kevin James into a star. In the show, which ran for nine seasons, James starred as UPS driver Kevin Heffernan. His work was tough, but each night he came home to his loving wife and her cranky dad. Sure, Kevin's wife would get angry when one of his antics went south, and sure she was a real Queens girl with all the sharp wit and cutting sarcasm that comes with, but at the end of the day, she loved him and he loved her.

Question 8

The one where they got married late into the series

They first met in college, when he was best friends with her brother. Then they became next door neighbors. Over the years, their friendship grew and before they realized it, they had fallen in love. How it was that the overly sarcastic and laid back Chandler Bing was able to seduce his neurotic and super organized wife came down to one thing - she always had a thing for him. She thought it had gone away, but it never really did, it was always simmering in the background. What was her name?

Question 9

What is her name?

Jay Pritchett, the owner of a successful closet company, married his second wife, who is roughly the same age as his daughter, despite his adult children thinking it was a bad idea. Turns out he was right and they were wrong. Jay's wife has helped Jay accept his son's sexuality as well as calm him down in general. Sure, Jay is still cantankerous, but he's nowhere near as grumpy as he was when Modern Family first started. What is her name?

Question 10

Sure she loves him, but what about everyone else?

For nine seasons, audiences tuned in to see, among other things, Debra try to keep her sanity while dealing with her three children, her sportswriter husband, and her in-laws who lived right across the street. Her brother-in-law was fine, and she didn't mind her father-in-law too much, but her mother-in-law Marie could be a tough pill to swallow. It seemed like everything Debra did for her family wasn't good enough for Marie. Unable to yell at her mother-in-law, Debra would sometimes take her frustrations out on her husband.

Question 11

What was James' real name?

For seven years fans watched the ongoing story of this well to do couple living in Manhattan. The husband, Paul Buchman, was a documentary filmmaker who seemed to spend most of his time not making documentaries was lucky to have a wife who worked as a public relations specialist because there was no way he was going to be able to afford that Union Square apartment without her. Towards the end of the series, Paul and "James" as he lovingly called his wife, almost divorced, but ended up making it work. What was James' real name?

Question 12

What was her name?

The Brady Bunch still stands as one of the best shows to watch when you can't figure out what to watch and you're tired of flipping through channels. The story, about a widower with three sons who marries a widow with three daughters, didn't focus on the parents too often, choosing instead to show the lives of the kooky kids. Mike was busy with his architecture business and his wife... we never really saw what she was doing most of the time. What was her name?

Question 13

What was her name?

Mad Men took the world by storm - the story of advertising cool guy Don Draper and his life through the decades as he hid his shadowy past life from everyone he knew and loved, including his own wife. Don's past catches up to him, and with his secret revealed, as well as his infidelity, his wife finally left him. She married another man, but there is no doubting that Don was the most important man in her life. What was her name?

Question 14

What was Lois' husband's name?

Lois Wilkerson was constantly angry, and with good reason. She spends her days stocking shelves at a Lucky Aide drugstore, and her nights screaming at her three sons, each one of them a complete monster in their own way. Making matters worse for Lois is her well-meaning but clueless husband. He grew up wealthy and doesn't seem to get the idea that there's only so much money for the family each week. If only his family would help them out, but they really don't like Lois. What was Lois' husband's name?

Question 15

What was her name?

As Cory Matthews faced off against the world, there were two people he could always count on to be there with him; his best friend Shawn and the girl who would become his wife. When they first met, they didn't get along very well. She was the little hippie girl and he wanted to be a Major League Baseball player. As they got older, the two found that they were meant to be together. Recently, fans were able to catch up with this couple, seeing how they were doing while learning about the life of their daughter. What was her name?

Question 16

The longest love

For 28 years now, audiences have been watching this couple raise their three children. While husband Homer heads off to his day job at the nuclear power plant (though sometimes he finds extra work as an astronaut, right-hand man of a mad genius with plans for world domination, or TV writer) his wife, with her big blue hair, red pearl necklace, and olive green dress, spends her time cleaning the house, doing the shopping and keeping the kids out of too much trouble. What is her name?

Question 17

A love as pure as meth

When you think about Breaking Bad, the first couple that comes to your mind is probably Walter White and Jesse Pinkman. Afterall, their relationship as meth dealers was the focus of the series, so no one would hold it against you. Walter and Jesse weren't romantically interested in each other though, which was probably a good thing for Walter's wife. While she and Walter's marriage wasn't perfect, especially towards the end, they did love each other. What was her name?

Question 18

What was her husband's name?

Abbey Bartlet was the First Lady of the United States for eight years, and if you watched The West Wing, you know those eight years were not easy. Among other things, her husband was shot, she got caught up in a scandal when they tried to hide his Multiple Sclerosis, her youngest daughter was kidnapped by white supremacists, and she had to attend endless galas and dinners that she wanted nothing to do with. But through it all Abbey kept her head held high. What was her husband's name?

Question 19

Opposites attract

These two should never have ended up together. She loves the darkness and gloom, and he laughs at everything he sees. Her favorite band is Neutral Milk Hotel and he loves the Dave Matthews Band. She Hates everything and he loves everyone (except Kyle). Still, April fell for this big goofball. Can you blame her? His positive attitude about everything even made Ron Swanson giggle from time to time. Sure, he isn't the smartest guy around, but he's the best. Who is he?

Question 20

Farm boy and city boy come together

The third Modern Family couple in this quiz is also one of the most iconic couples in TV history. While Mitchell Pritchett is, like his father and sister, rather uptight, his husband is anything but. He's dramatic, over-exaggerates everything, and isn't afraid to show his emotions. Growing up on a farm in Missouri, he hid his sexuality from his family. In college, he was the starting center for the school's football team, and he is still a big football fan (something Mitchell has no interest in). Oh, and he's also a trained clown. Who is he?

Question 21

What was her name?

For the most part, FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth wasn't a fan of what he called "squints" - the lab people he had to deal with to do his job. There was one squint that he did like, though. One that he got along with really well. This squint was smarter than pretty much anyone on the planet. She was good at her job in the lab, but loved to go into the field with Booth, and with all the crazy stuff they did, its a good thing she could handle herself. What was her name?

Question 22

What is her name?

We had the good president, so we may as well include the presidents too, right? Frank Underwood planned for everything, and his cunning, ruthless way, with the help of his wife, got him into the Oval Office, becoming President of the United States. The one thing he didn't plan on was that his wife would be as shrewd as he is. Forced to resign the resign the presidency, Frank finds himself on the outside while his Vice President, who just happened to be his wife, rises to the highest office in the land. What is her name?

Question 23

What is her name?

When a virus killed off all of humanity in 2019, Phil Miller believed that he was the last man alive in America, if not the world. After spending a year alone, traveling across the country looking for anyone else left alive and finding no one, Phil decided that instead of spending who knew how long as the last man on earth, he would take his own life. Just as he was about to end his life, Phil saw the first hint of another living person. That person later became his wife. What is her name?

Question 24

What was her name?

While it lasted for just 39 episodes, The Honeymooners gave us the first great TV couple. Ralph Kramden, a bus driver for the city of New York, struggled to keep a roof over his and his wife's head while everyone around them, including their upstairs neighbors the Nortons, seemed to have everything. Ralph couldn't afford a TV. Heck, he could barely afford a phone. Still, Ralph dreamed of a better life, and while his get rich quick schemes never paid off and often ended in arguments between Ralph and his wife, they still loved each other. What was her name?

Question 25

The realist and the trampoline expert

We already covered Claire's dad and his wife, but what about her own spouse? Claire, like her father Jay Pritchett, is a realist who married someone for whom reality is not a priority. While she does her best to raise their three children and run her dad's closet company, Claire's husband, a successful real estate agent, likes to spend his free time practicing magic, jumping in trampolines, and making puns. But when things really matter, Claire knows that he has her back. What is his name?

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