25 Teen TV Couples You Idolized Growing Up

Because you always wanted a relationship like Cory and Topanga's on "Boy Meets World."

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There comes a time in every boy’s life when he turns away from watching cartoons and diverts his attention to the opposite sex. Unfortunately, the tricky topic of love and girls wasn’t a subject taught in school, and one too awkward to discuss with our parents.

That’s when live-action TV shows came in to save the day, with sitcoms, dramas, and even the Power Rangers letting us see the ins and outs of love for ourselves. With the influx of teen programming on TV during the ‘90s and early '00s, we saw couples slightly older than us figure out romance right before it was our turn.

Whether they lived happily ever after or went their separate ways, these 25 teen TV couples you idolized growing up taught us about love.

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Tommy Oliver and Kimberly Hart on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers

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Pacey Witter and Joey Potter on Dawson's Creek

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Seth Cohen and Summer Roberts on The O.C.

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Stefan Urquelle and Laura Winslow on Family Matters

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Zack Morris and Kelly Kapowski on Saved by the Bell

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Felicity Porter and Ben Covington on Felicity

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Michael Kelso and Jackie Burkhart on That '70s Show

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Kevin Arnold and Winnie Cooper on The Wonder Years

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Brandon Walsh and Kelly Taylor on Beverly Hills, 90210

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Big Pete Wrigley and Ellen Hickle on The Adventures of Pete & Pete

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Lindsay Weir and Nick Andopolis on Freaks and Geeks

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Louis Stevens and Tawny Dean on Even Stevens

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Lucas Scott and Peyton Sawyer on One Tree Hill

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Sabrina Spellman and Harvey Kinkle on Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

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Angela Chase and Jordan Catalano on My So-Called Life

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Clark Kent and Lana Lang on Smallville

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George Michael Bluth and Maeby Funke on Arrested Development

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D.J. Tanner and Steve Hale on Full House

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Ephram Brown and Amy Abbott on Everwood

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Moesha Mitchell and Hakeem Campbell on Moesha

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Buffy Summers and Angel on Buffy the Vampire Slayer

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Bailey Salinger and Sarah Reeves on Party of Five

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Jimmy Brooks and Ashley Kerwin on Degrassi: The Next Generation

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Ryan Atwood and Marissa Cooper on The O.C.

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Cory Matthews and Topanga Lawrence on Boy Meets World

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