TV's Most Romantic Moments

It’s Valentine’s Day. So of course that requires a look at TV’s most romantic moments.

Please feel free to agree or disagree with my choices by posting a comment. Thanks to my friend, Amy, for sharing the moment from “Buffy.” You’ll hear more from Amy tomorrow…

And before you jump your significant other's case for not being this romantic, remember that several of these moments were followed by horrible breakups...

Here they are in no particular order...

Ross and Rachel's first kiss, "Friends": "TV Guide" named this the hottest kiss in TV history. I could not agree more. It's a classic moment made even more so by Rachel's clumsy fumbling of the door locks and the out-of-this-world chemistry between David Schwimmer and Jennifer Aniston.

Alex and Ellen, "Family Ties": Everybody sing it together now--"What would you think..." When Alex chased down Ellen to stop her from marrying another man, Alex found the perfect girlfriend and Michael J. Fox found his wife. I cannot believe this happened in 1985!

Jesse and Rebecca's wedding, "Full House": This was one of the sappiest moments ever on the sappiest show in history. But, I have to admit I still loved every minute of it. After a gospel choir helped Jesse get to his wedding, he put them in it singing the Beach Boys’ “Forever.” The icing on the cake? When Rebecca sat next to Jesse at the piano and joined him in a duet.

Ryan and Marissa's first kiss, "The O.C.": The tough guy from Chino had a great fear--a fear of heights. But that didn't stop him from getting on the ferris wheel with the girl he had fallen for. In fact, he enjoyed the kiss so much, he rode the ride twice.

Dwayne stops Whitley's wedding, "A Different World": I know what you're thinking now. How in the world does she remember something from that show? That tells you how much of an impression this moment made on me. Whitley (Jasmine Guy) and Dwayne (Kadeem Hardison) had gone their separate ways and Whitley had agreed to marry the Congressman her mother adored. But Dwayne still loved Whitley and he wouldn't be stopped from keeping her from marrying another man--even by the security at the wedding. While Whitley debated on saying "I will," Dwayne came in. From the back of the church, Dwayne screamed at Whitley to take him, to which she finally responded, "I will"--much to her mother's chagrin.

Ross, Rachel and the prom video, "Friends": The writers pulled a cruel game with us in that second season, putting Ross and Rachel together for half an episode before splitting them apart. But after seeing Ross preparing himself to be her prom date when it appeared she had been stood up, Rachel realized just how much Ross cared about her. Rachel's walk across the room to kiss Ross is an all-time classic.

Grifter and Zealot, "Jim Lee's WildC.A.T.s": If this show doesn't register with you, it may be because it's a cartoon. Zealot was a couple thousand year old alien Coda warrior. Grifter was the human she had been trying to ignore her feelings for. But when the duo is trapped in Fort Knox, they have no choice but to settle it. When Grifter asks why Zealot has been giving him such a hard time, she responds, "Why would you care?" To which Grifter answers, "Why? Why would I care? Because I love you. That's why." But before the big kiss can come, they have to go stop an alien attack. I just hate it when that happens...

Chandler tells Monica he loves her, "Friends": When you consider the circumstances leading up to this moment, you may not think it's all that romantic since Chandler was pretending he was interested in hooking up with Phoebe, who was trying to get Chandler to admit he was hooking up with Monica. When Chandler cried uncle and let Phoebe win, in a classic "Friends" romantic moment, he admitted it was because he loved Monica. And if you didn't recognize it as romantic, the entire studio audience saying, "Awwwwww" clued you in.

Carol and Doug reunite, "ER": When I think romance, I generally don't think of "ER," but I couldn't do this list without it. After a year of flirting with Kovac, Carol (Julianna Marguiles) realized that her heart was still with Doug (George Clooney) and she went to Seattle to be with him. What made this EXTRA romantic was that George Clooney actually returned for the scene (and for scale, no less) and NBC managed to keep it secret. Plus, the show made excellent use of the great Don Henley song, "Taking You Home."

Buffy and Angel’s last dance, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”: (In Amy’s words) Young slayer Buffy Summers is heartbroken because her undead heartthrob of a boyfriend has to leave town, finally realizing it's not fair to Buffy for them to be together. Buffy reluctantly goes to the prom alone. At the last minute, Angel shows up and says he wanted them to have a last night together. Then the Sundays cover of "Wild Horses" plays and they dance, their last dance.

Seth and Summer’s “Spider-Man” kiss, "The O.C.": If you’ve been reading my “O.C.” moment posts, then you know all about this moment when Seth and Summer recreated the upside-down kiss in the rain from “Spider-Man.”

Ross and Rachel, together at last: "Friends": Was there every any question how "Friends" would end? But as soon as I heard Rachel's voice in the doorway ("I got off the plane."), I completely lost it--and I still do every time I see it. It's nice when people who belong together actually get together...

I hope your Valentine's Day is just as special.

And when it’s over, be sure to join me Friday for TV’s Most Heartbreaking Breakups.

I just figured it was good timing…