Girls may come and go, but best friends are always there for you when you need them the most. Even though it's sometimes hard for these guys to express their undying affection for each other, we know they're bonded for life. Check out some of the greatest TV bromances of all time.
1.Cory and Shawn, Boy Meets World
Length of Bromance: Cory & Shawn are childhood BFFs who grew into young adult bros during Boy Meets World's seven seasons.
Bromantic Display of Affection: Cory takes Shawn in when his family life falls apart. Shawn helps Cory practice hand-holding so he'll be ready for a date, and, of couse, they've got a secret handshake.
Bro Quote: "This is a hug. Okay? This is a hug! And this is when you hug somebody, when you care about them! And when you want them to know that." - Cory to Shawn
2.Troy and Abed, Community
Length of Bromance: Troy & Abed met in a Spanish study group at Greendale & quickly became inseparable.
Bromantic Display of Affection: The best friends-turned-roommates have a secret handshake, inside jokes, Kick Puncher watch parties, and blanket fort building memories.
Bro Quote:
Troy: "If I ever woke up as a donut… "
Abed: "You would eat yourself. "
Troy: "I wouldn’t even question it. "
Abed: "That’d be tasty. "
Troy: "It’s cool to know other people think about this stuff, too. "
Abed: "Yeah."
3.Brian and Stewie, Family Guy
Length of Bromance: Nobody ages on Family Guy, so let's just say these two have always known each other.
Bromantic Display of Affection: Even though they fight like cats and dogs (well, babies and dogs), Brian and Stewie do everything together — they've gone to the North Pole, traveled back in time to WWII, and driven across the country to retrieve Brian's stuffed mother, among other adventures.
Bro Quote: "I... really like you. I would... even dare to go a little further, perhaps. I... care a great deal about you. Very great deal. Maybe even... deeper than that. I... I... I love you. I mean, you know, not in like a, 'Hey, let's, you know, let's have an underpants party,' or whatever grownups do when they're in love." - Stewie to Brian
4.Joey and Chandler, Friends
Length of Bromance: They met when Joey moved into Chandler's apartment, and they eventually grew into the best of buds.
Bromantic Display of Affection: They lived together, played foosball together, watched Baywatch together, and even raised a duck and a chick together.
Bro Quote: "You know, with that goatee, you kind of look like Satan." - Joey to Chandler
5.Jerry and George, Seinfield
Length of Bromance: Jerry & George met in a gym locker room during high school.
Bromantic Display of Affection: One time George dated a girl that looked a lot like Jerry. If that's not a bromantic display of affection, we don't know what is.
Bro Quote:
Jerry: "House in the Hamptons?"
George: "Well, you know, I've been lying about my income for a few years. I figured I could afford a fake house in the Hamptons."
6.Steve and Danno, Hawaii 5-0
Length of Bromance: Steve & Danno were paired up as partners when the 5-0 was formed.
Bromantic Display of Affection: These buddy cops bicker like an old married couple, but underneath the verbal jabs it's obvious that they can't live without each other.
Bro Quote:
Steve: "You don't think I am a happy person? " Danno: "I am sure you have your moments, like when Guns and Ammo puts out its gift guide, or a Rambo retrospective comes on TV."
7.J.D and Turk, Scrubs
Length of Bromance: J.D. & Turk met during medical school and ended up interning together at Sacred Heart Hospital.
Bromantic Display of Affection: They had cute nicknames for each other ("Brown Bear" and "Vanilla Bear"), countless inside jokes, and they even performed a musical number dedicated to their bro love.
Bro Quote: "It's like I married my best friend. But in a totally manly way." - J.D & Turk's "Guy Love" song
8.Kirk and Spock, Star Trek
Length of Bromance: 78 episodes & 8 movies
Bromantic Display of Affection: Kirk was brash and impulsive, while the Vulcan Spock was highly logical. But somehow these two became close friends as they navigated through their interplanetary adventures.
Bro Quote: "I have been and always shall be your friend." - Spock
9.Seth and Ryan, The OC
Length of Bromance: Seth met Ryan when his dad, Sandy, unexpectedly brought the wayward teen home to live with them. Things started off rough, but they eventually became friends.
Bromantic Display of Affection: Though they were from different sides of the tracks (Newport & Chino), Seth helped Ryan turn his life around and Ryan helped nerdy Seth gain the confidence he needed to score Summer.
Bro Quote: "Alright, come on buddy. Get ready for some old-fashioned Seth/Ryan Time." - Seth
10.Lenny and Carl, The Simpsons
Length of Bromance: The Simpsons has been on the air for an astounding 25 seasons, and Lenny & Carl have been BFFs the entire time.
Bromantic Display of Affection: Lenny & Carl hang out 24/7, so much that Homer once had to create a "Lenny = white, Carl = black" crib note to help him tell the difference between them. Some think there's more romance than bromance with these two, but that's unconfirmed.
Bro Quote: ""You and science go together like Lenny and Carl — the science is Carl." - Homer to Lisa
11.Adama and Tigh, Battlestar Galactica
Length of Bromance: These two former Viper pilots met after the first Cylon war while working on a commercial freighter.
Bromantic Display of Affection: The bond between the Battlestar commander and his XO is so strong that not even the discovery that Tigh is a Cylon can shatter their friendship.
Bro Quote:
Adama: "Colonel, you go with them."
Tigh: "I've come too far to walk out on you now Bill."
12.House and Wilson, House
Length of Bromance: House bailed Wilson out of jail after a bar fight in New Orleans, and the two became friends.
Bromantic Display of Affection: Like many of the bros on this list, House and Wilson bicker like crazy but they always have each other's backs.
Bro Quote:
House: "You value our friendship more than your ethical responsibilities?"
Wilson: "Our friendship is an ethical responsibility."
13.Shawn and Gus, Psych
Length of Bromance: Shawn & Gus have been making mischief together since they were kids.
Bromantic Display of Affection: The crime solving buddies have been friends since childhood, so they act like brothers from another mother. Shawn gives Gus crazy nicknames and Gus keeps the secret of Shawn's fake psychic abilities.
Bro Quote:
Shawn: “What is not important, Mrs. Clayton, is who accused who of partricide.”
Gus: “You mean patricide.”
Shawn: “Then what’s partricide?”
Gus: “Killing a partridge.”
14.Danny, Jesse and Joey, Full House
Length of Bromance: Jesse's sister married Danny, while Joey was Danny's childhood best friend.
Bromantic Display of Affection: Moving in to help your buddy/brother-in-law raise his three daughters is a pretty solid bro move. These three were the ultimate co-parenting machine.
Bro Quote:
Jesse: "Joseph, it's finally happened! He's cleaning liquid soap!"
Danny: "Don't be silly. I'm just cleaning my rubber gloves."
Joey: "Danny, there's no shame in therapy."
15.Michael, Dwight and Jim, The Office
Length of Bromance: It's unclear how long Michael, Dwight, and Jim worked at Dunder Mifflin before the show started, but The Office has been on the air for eight years.
Bromantic Display of Affection: Even though they bicker and play pranks on each other, when the chips are down these paper pushers are willing to don fake mustaches and carry cups of urine for each other.
Bro Quote: "That's what she said." - Everyone on The Office.
16.Chuck and Morgan, Chuck
Length of Bromance: Best friends since childhood.
Bromantic Display of Affection: Morgan & Chuck supported each other through parental abandonment, spy shenanigans, and lady troubles. They have also been known to play video games in their underwear together.
Bro Quote: "Morgan is more than just my best friend. He’s my family. Before you got here, and long after you’ve gone, Morgan is my family.” - Chuck
17.Dave, Max and Brad, Happy Endings
Length of Bromance: Since college
Bromantic Display of Affection: Bros will be bros — these Happy Endings dudes express their love through choreographed dances, food truck commercials, Revenge of the Nerds marathons, toy dart guns, and much more.
Bro Quote:
Brad: "Dude I need your help."
Max: "Alright but it's gonna cost you."
Brad: "You owe me eight thousand dollars."
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I'd incude Arthur and Merlin, from Merlin, but tbh they're more of a true romance lol