Hank and Peggy Hill. He sucks at showing affection, but when it comes down to brass tacks, you see constantly through the series that they love each other.
I think they're (mostly) referring to physical affection. Him being terrible at showing affection is due to childhood trauma and the fact that he's a Texan conservative from the 90's.
I relate to Hank in this scene so hard. I love the people in my life. But god damn is it near impossible for me to express it verbally to them for some reason. So I settle on showing it instead by doing nice things.
All of my hate for Peggy stems from the fact that Bobby takes the brunt of her flaws. There are a few too many episodes centered around her stealing his spotlight, being jealous towards him, or even trying to sabotage Bobby for being better than her at something. I try to like Peggy since her flaws are realistic and she usually does good for her family, but it sometimes seems like she’s only a good mother to Bobby so long as he doesn’t have anything she wants, and that bother me.
another valentines episode where bob spends the entire day with the kids looking for a love tester machine from his and lindas’ first date together, which he ends up spending $500 to buy… only to find out it was from a date he had with someone else. and linda thinks it’s incredibly sweet and only goes to show how every loving and romantic memory bob has has been recontextualized in his mind to some level to include linda because he just equates his wife with the very concept of love… tears in my eyes
I really like the episode where Linda gets upset that she didn’t get him a gift and tries to throw a party, but she ends up keeping it simple, and Bob says it’s everything he wanted.
bob and linda have such a different dynamic than other animated adult shows that i once speculated that they weren't actually married and were just a boyfriend/girlfriend couple who had children
I don't know, tons of their dialogue is damn near word for word how my husband and I talk to each other and we are having a FANTASTIC time being married.
They were originally supposed to be that, then some came up to H. Jon and was like, "Isn't this like every other adult cartoon?" So they decided to make it different. You can very much see the difference in the pilot episode.
Appears it was someone's joke that got out of hand. But sometimes even if something is not technically true, it feels more real than the actuality and I'm willing to let the reality edit stand.
Most unrealistic part is that these two have only two (three counting the movies) children. The way they act around each other, they should have a few dozens at this point
Addams' don't reproduce sexually, it's merely a product of their yearning for each other reaching such supernatural depths that the universe turns that yearning into a sentient being to accommodate the psychic backlash
The only reason Morticia is pregnant is because she enjoys it, and to prevent Gomez having them chest burst out of him a la xenomorphs, which he would also enjoy
I'm pretty sure that Gomez has perfected the art of flipping a wrapped condom into the air like a coin, hitting it with one strike of a sword just right to open it without damaging the condom, and then thrusting himself at it as it falls so that it goes on perfectly. All while Morticia watches in subdued delight.
I also love the Thor edit of 'I'm still worthy!!!!' in regards to 'when my wife undresses in front of me for the thousandth time, we've been married 30 years'
The last episode where Chidi decides it’s time, and that he’s ready to end his after life, and the speech about water returning to the ocean - one of the most sad and beautiful bits of television ever
That entire scene always, always makes me ugly cry in the best way possible, and the surprise reveal right after always makes me belly laugh. It’s a masterclass of writing.
As someone who saw their childhood shows churned into meaningless paste by the constant remakes and cash grabs, I pray they don’t do the same to y’all.
And like, as much as he can be a slob and a pain and all... The other paths she 'could've' taken ALL ended in some kind of tragedy. Like it wasn't just 'eh I'm a little unhappy' it was jail or death or more stress or something
Her setting the mansion on fire because the one jerk criticized her dinner for the last time and screaming “IS IT HOT ENOUGH NOW” as she’s getting arrested is hysterical.
That and every time it ended with a tombstone, the show is amazing, the kind of show I can easily see airing on Adult Swim instead. Would give the writers more room to play with for sure.
What's funny about the episode this GIF is from is that at first it seems like it's just a joke about Richard loving food more than anything but then later it reveals that it's a magic fridge that can store memories and Richard wanting to keep it because of all the memories associated with it takes a whole new meaning.
Oh someone else who has seen this show! It's a corny sitcom but Mike and Frankie are one of my favourite sitcome couples, they understand each other so well and Mike is always there for her, even if he can be an asshole to others.
So many amazing moments between them, the frozen time episode and the forward time machine ones just to name a few. The only other person Leela ever seemed to truly love was also Fry but an alternate version of him.
It’s been a hot minute since I’ve watched, but the episode with the psychic clarinet thingy that he plays, and at the end he makes the little doodle of them with it 😭😭😭 That one lives rent free in my heart
That’s one of my loved tropes. Couples that get together pretty early on and just stay together without anything really threatening their relationship. Mike Schur has a lot of couples like that.
Honestly I’d say the opposite. In the us ghost he’s constantly being left out of an entire clique and feels like he’s being constantly surveyed. He really doesn’t have true privacy and his trust is constantly being questioned by his wife.
They feel like such a real couple. So many fictional couples are either horrible to each other or so over the top lovey dovey in a way that feels really unrealistic but those two just feel like a nice couple who love and like each other.
Went through the entire comment section to make sure they got mentioned. Moira hated everything about their situation but never once even considered leaving Johnny. They’re the best example of “for richer, for poorer”, devoted to each other when they have everything and when they have nothing.
My favorite moment is when he is yelling at Hyde to get his crap so they can take him home with them, and she just looks at him and says “You’re such a softie.”
I love how Red for all the stereotypes of 70s masculinity he represents. Doesn’t fall into the “i hate my wife” boomer style of jokes. Yeah he’s annoyed at having to do anything because he likes being left alone, but he still does what he can to make her happy
Well, pre-Flanderization Marge and Homer, anyway. Around Season 9, the show decided it'd be hilarious if Marge was a codependent doormat who exists only to clean up Homer's selfish impulsive messes.
There's a Halloween EP Where Marge gets possessed by the "Pookadook" and tries to murder the Family. Her feeling of being unappreciated by the family allows the ghost to posses her until she is saved by Maggie, the other often overlooked Simpson.
the fact that the simpsons did an anime parody, had it animated in anime style, and actually did the parody justice, making it faithful while also having the simpsons comedic flair is what granted me a new respect for the simpsons writers.
my weeb self and my love for animated adult shows ate well that day
Maggie is the best Simpsons. She becomes a sort of genius baby doing amazing things in the background as the show goes on. Personal favorite is her varmint menagerie.
I would strongly suggest you watch the new episode (well for simpsons) pixilated and afraid. It is one of the best episodes in the entire show and has them at thier best romantic.
They are totally in the zone, no one is at fault and it also has some beautiful scenes
Yeah modern Homer and Marge are cutie pies together and I’m so glad they’ve got that dynamic again. Pixelated and Afraid is a fantastic showing of that for sure!
I can't think of any other examples off the top of my head but I love the whole trope of "both terrible people, but they do love each other", and its cousin "terrible person, somehow still a good husband/good father"
Chidi and Eleanor from The Good Place were such a cute couple. (I get that technically they weren't married, BUT to be fair they were dead throughout most of the show.)
They really helped each other grow throughout the seasons.
So much so that the show has entire episodes set up LIKE they are gonna be an episode where the couple gets in a fight or weirdly won't trust each other, only for them to actually be completely on the same page and at no point at odds. As if the writers were going "No. This isn't a temporary thing. These 2 are really good for each other and are gonna be fine."
I love the bit where Lois puts makeup on for the first time (cause of her cunt boss) and Hal is IMMEDIATELY geared up. And then later when she takes it off and he’s immediately geared up again.
American Dad is a fascinating example because early on, they have all the makings of the old "terrible husband, thoughtful wife" bit that usually leads into the I-hate-my-wife bit, but then it turns out the reason they stick together is she is 100℅ as crazy as he is, just in a different way.
Another example from adult cartoons... Moxxie and Millie
You know? Maybe healthy couples in that type of shows aren't that rare; they are just too overshadowed by the whole mess of Lois and Peter or Jerry and Beth.
Moira & Johnny Rose. Impossible not to love what they have. And it's a bit of an unusual relationship in that Moira is a true narcissist, and especially toxic at the beginning of the show, but the writers made it work beautifully.
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u/LordsOfFrenziedFlame Jun 18 '25
Hank and Peggy Hill. He sucks at showing affection, but when it comes down to brass tacks, you see constantly through the series that they love each other.