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00:00Really, you're the most amazing person I've ever met.
00:07Welcome to MsMojo and today we're counting down the sweetest first on-screen kisses
00:13in animated series. It goes without saying, but there will be major spoilers ahead.
00:18I love you too.
00:1930. Candice Flynn and Jeremy Johnson – Phineas and Ferb
00:31We just love relationships where one character is overly high-strung
00:36and the other is totally laid back.
00:38It's just, Jeremy looked like he was having a really good time here,
00:42and suddenly it seemed creepy and obsessive that I came all this way.
00:45What if he doesn't want to see me, or came to Paris to get away from me?
00:48This dynamic is especially on display in the special Summer Belongs to You,
00:53where Candice actually travels across the world to see Jeremy in Paris.
00:57Their meeting in the City of Love ultimately culminates in Jeremy
01:01calling Candice his girlfriend, an official term she'd been waiting to hear.
01:05Candice, were you spying on me?
01:07No, no, it's just that I saw you and it was like,
01:09it was like my teacher wearing a cowboy hat.
01:11I would hope my girlfriend would have a little trust in me.
01:14Jeremy, you said the G-word.
01:16While they don't get to share their first kiss during that romantic moment,
01:20the big celebratory number at the end has one more surprise in store.
01:24Jeremy returns home early so he can finish what they started.
01:28Jeremy! You came back early!
01:31Well, I missed my girlfriend.
01:33Ooh, I like the sound of that.
01:35Besides, you forgot something in France.
01:37I did? What?
01:38This.
01:40Number 29. Sir Pentious and Cherry Bomb.
01:44Hasbun Hotel.
01:45You are, have always been a worthy opponent
01:50with the most brilliant explosive contraptions I've ever seen.
01:56We're total suckers for dip kisses, and this one could not have played out better.
02:01In the heat of battle, Sir Pentious makes the decision
02:04to sacrifice himself in order to help his side of the fight.
02:07Just before he does, though, he seizes Cherry Bomb.
02:11Not only do we get an absolutely stunning visual
02:13with the bomb going off in the background,
02:15we're also made privy to a love confession and Cherry's positive response.
02:23Miss Cherry Bomb, I love you!
02:27Remember me!
02:28That was kind of hot.
02:30This after Pentious was struggling to be upfront about his feelings
02:33is really the cherry on top.
02:35Please don't die tomorrow, okay? Bye!
02:37Number 28. Miss Martian and Superboy.
02:41Young Justice.
02:42And really, that's all you need.
02:44Someone who sees the psycho that you are and likes you anyway.
02:50Yeah.
02:50There's a lot to unpack in this pairing's story,
02:53but for this list, we'll stick to gushing over how cute their first kiss is.
02:57In order to infiltrate Belrave Penitentiary,
03:01Miss Martian and Superboy are sent in disguise as the Terror Twins.
03:05Naturally, things go south, and Miss Martian ends up frozen in ice.
03:10With the warning that she could be dead or shattered if the ice is punched,
03:14Superboy sends out a telepathic plea to Miss Martian.
03:18McGann, please, don't leave me.
03:21It must give her the strength to free herself, because the ice cracks,
03:25and Superboy doesn't hesitate to pull her into a kiss.
03:28From the outside, it looks really wrong,
03:31but we can forgive that knowing who's on the inside.
03:34It's pretty cold where I come from.
03:36Oh, here.
03:39Dude, that's your sister!
03:41Number 27. Gwen Tennyson and Kevin Levin.
03:45Ben 10, Alien Force.
03:47We love this couple for how well-paced they are.
03:50Gwen and Kevin sort of just progressed naturally from friends into something more,
03:55and while they definitely shared a number of romantic moments before this,
03:59it actually took the series finale for us to witness a lip lock between them.
04:08Having been previously stuck in elemental form,
04:11Kevin reverts back to his human form after the Omnitrix is destroyed.
04:18Kevin!
04:20It's a significant moment in general,
04:22but it's made even more so by Gwen giving Kevin what she calls a victory kiss.
04:26Of course, Ben could have probably done without witnessing it.
04:29Unnormal?
04:31Let me show you.
04:34It was a nice little moment.
04:36Why'd they have to do that?
04:38Number 26. Daria Morgendorfer and Tom Sloan.
04:42Daria.
04:43I kissed my best friend's boyfriend.
04:44I'm sure it was just at one time.
04:46Twice.
04:47This relationship might be one of the most contentious in any animated series ever.
04:52What Daria and Tom did to Jane is reprehensible,
04:55but still, there's just something about spur-of-the-moment kisses like this one.
05:00After Daria vehemently reassures her best friend there is
05:03absolutely nothing going on between her and her boyfriend,
05:06who else but Tom comes around, wanting to talk.
05:09The two are both on the same page about not being interested in each other,
05:13and all the reasons they wouldn't work.
05:15Good, because I'm not interested in you,
05:18and I'd be stabbing my friend in the back if I even considered it.
05:20Exactly, and what kind of a jerk would that make me?
05:23Exactly.
05:23All right then.
05:24Okay.
05:27Yep, they're both on the same page all right.
05:29Whether you shipped these two or not,
05:31the kiss has to be one of the most memorable from late 90s slash early 2000s animation.
05:37Damn it! Damn it, damn it, damn it!
05:39I liked it too.
05:40That's not funny!
05:41I know.
05:4225. Batman & Wonder Woman – Justice League
05:49This is a power couple if we've ever seen one.
05:52In the three-part episode, Star-Crossed,
05:54a major betrayal and subsequent attack on the planet
05:57sees the League more than meeting their matches.
06:00Batman and Wonder Woman split off, doing their best to remain incognito,
06:04until hero duty calls and Wonder Woman's identity is revealed.
06:12Over there! It's the Justice League!
06:16The two are helped along by a restaurant owner
06:19who camouflages them as a pair of lovers.
06:21You know what makes that charade all the more convincing?
06:24A little lip action.
06:25We're looking for a dark-haired man and woman.
06:27If perhaps you could be more specific.
06:32Seeing the romantic tension finally come to a head here
06:36makes this moment a super satisfying one in the DC canon.
06:42I'm sorry.
06:46Don't be.
06:4724. Harley Quinn & Poison Ivy – Harley Quinn
06:52You know I love you.
06:53Bye, Ive.
06:54We just love a kiss where it's so obvious all inhibitions have been abandoned.
06:59Everything happens so quickly.
07:01Not only have they managed a huge prison break this episode,
07:05they've also just narrowly escaped the throes of death.
07:08We're not gonna make it!
07:12Hold on!
07:17Emotions are high after Harley tries to sacrifice herself for Ivy,
07:22and Ivy manages to save her in the nick of time.
07:24The relief is so palpable.
07:26And then, in a swift moment we weren't sure we'd see so early in the series,
07:31the two fall into a kiss.
07:33Even the characters are left shell-shocked.
07:38We did it!
07:4223. Clark Kent & Lois Lane – My Adventures With Superman
07:53Everything about this is just dripping in honey.
07:56It's a sweet first kiss for an even sweeter couple
07:59in possibly the sweetest DC show out there.
08:02You're amazing.
08:04I love going on adventures with you, Clark.
08:07I love your brilliance.
08:08I love your kindness.
08:10I love...
08:10Thanks to the whole hero gig, Clark and Lois' first date is completely hijacked.
08:21In the middle of the chaos, they find a moment to reconvene, and the apologies come spilling
08:26out.
08:27They're so there with each other in the moment, not holding back in the slightest
08:33in declarations.
08:35True to Lois and Clark fashion, they have their first kiss right there in the mayhem.
08:40As far as firsts go, this one is super special.
08:48Number 22 – Luce Noseda and Amity Blight – The Owl House
08:53If you're going to pick one moment in a season to abuse the animation budget, let
08:58it be a big kiss scene.
08:59That's exactly what the Owl House crew did here.
09:02Luce and Amity's relationship was built up slowly, from a rocky start into a bond
09:07that's profound and unbreakable.
09:18In the episode, Clouds on the Horizon, Luce comes to recruit Amity for the fight in the
09:23most fairytale way.
09:25She makes her way up to the balcony and quite literally sweeps Amity off her feet.
09:29Immediately, we know something is coming, because the animation becomes so gorgeous
09:34and fluid, which is saying something for this show.
09:46Number 21 – Adora and Catra – She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
09:55It only took 5 seasons and 52 episodes to get there, but Catadora did end up endgame.
10:02These childhood friends, turned enemies, turned lovers, definitely took us on a whirlwind
10:07of a love story.
10:12But by the series finale, it was obvious that something had been cemented, Catra had been
10:17redeemed, and it was clear Adora wouldn't be able to fulfill her duty alone.
10:21Their love is the thing that gives She-Ra the strength to bring down the heart, mending
10:25Etheria's magic.
10:34Love conquers all is an old trope, but it's one we never get tired of, especially not
10:39when it's executed this beautifully.
10:42Number 20 – TJ Detweiler and Ashley Spinelli – Recess
10:46Ah, young love.
10:49Fans of Recess shipped TJ and Spinelli from the very beginning, and the fact that they
10:53kissed during the show's third episode certainly helped push that romantic narrative
10:57along.
11:00Sure, it was part of an experiment to see what happens when boys and girls kiss, and
11:06they both loudly exclaim, ew, when it's done.
11:11But considering how long the kiss actually lasts, and the fact that images of a sunset,
11:16rainbow, and flowers appear around them, it's clear that this was much more than a game
11:21for these two.
11:29Number 19 – Finn and Princess Bubblegum – Adventure Time
11:33In the season three episode, Too Young, Princess Bubblegum has been de-aged, going from eighteen
11:38years old to thirteen.
11:40When she's in her younger form, she seems to have some serious affection for Finn, and
11:44in order to get her back to her actual age so she can rule the kingdom, he has to give
11:49her a whopping love hug.
11:51Afterwards, the two kiss.
11:58But sadly, once Bubblegum is eighteen again, she looks at their embrace as ancient history.
12:03Finn can only dream of being brave enough to take up Jake's advice on how to win her
12:06heart.
12:09Number 18 – Jack and Ashi – Samurai Jack
12:13At the end of this season five episode, Jack and Ashi are fighting side by side, attempting
12:18to fend off a swarm of leeches that make up the alien Lazarus-92.
12:27While they struggle to figure out how to use the weapon that's able to kill it, it seems
12:30as though they're going to be overwhelmed and defeated.
12:36But after a hard-fought battle, they emerge victorious, and exhausted, and stare at each
12:40other panting.
12:41They then passionately kiss to the background tune of Everybody Loves Somebody as performed
12:46by Dean Martin.
12:55Number 17 – Jake Long and Rose – American Dragon Jake Long
13:00When Rose is told that she has to slay Jake, it's obviously the last thing she wants
13:04to do.
13:06Before the two enter the arena together, Rose asks if Jake has any requests before he transforms
13:11into a dragon.
13:12He pulls up her mask and kisses her before taking on his alternate form.
13:24While at first it seems like Rose has actually killed him, he actually managed to pull a
13:27fast one by consuming a magical potion that only made it appear as though he was dead.
13:32Thank goodness.
13:40Number 16 – Elisa Mazza and Goliath – Gargoyles
13:44Fans of Gargoyles had to wait more than 60 episodes for Elisa and Goliath to finally
13:49express their feelings for one another and kiss.
13:51The moment came at the end of the second season, in the three-part episode titled Hunter's
13:56Moon.
13:57Elisa has started a relationship with Jason Conover, also known as Jason Canmore.
14:01But eventually things end with him, after realizing his identity and deciding to focus
14:06on someone who means more to her.
14:14She and Goliath then open up about how they feel about each other and finally give fans
14:18the embrace that they'd been hoping for.
14:32Number 15 – Ruby and Sapphire – Steven Universe
14:45While most of the entries to come feature first kisses that often herald the beginning
14:48of a new relationship, or at least deepening attraction between two characters, this is
14:53one between two characters in an established relationship.
15:04Ruby and Sapphire are both female alien crystal gems who have been in a relationship throughout
15:09the show, to the point where they're often fused into the same person, Garnet.
15:13However, it took five years and their marriage, which was one of the first LGBTQ plus ones
15:18to appear in a cartoon, to finally get the pair to lock lips.
15:36Number 14 – Star Butterfly and Marco Diaz – Star vs. the Forces of Evil
15:42In the season two episode Star Crushed, Star confesses her feelings to Marco, but he doesn't
15:47give them the attention they deserve.
15:49Despite that, it's clear that things changed between these two after Star told Marco how
15:53she felt.
15:58The following season, when they look back at old photos together, Marco acknowledges
16:03his mistake and decides to make it right by kissing Star after putting money into the
16:07photo booth.
16:12It's a brief moment that's quickly interrupted by Fatino, who bounds onto the scene with
16:20over-the-top congratulations.
16:22Well, that escalated quickly.
16:33Number 13 – Danny Phantom and Sam Menson – Danny Phantom
16:37These two best friends have shared plenty of danger together facing down ghosts, but
16:41it takes them until the series finale to finally realize they want to share more.
16:56Although Danny and Sam have done a few fake-out make-outs, pretend kisses meant to allay suspicion,
17:02this is their first genuine kiss.
17:10The smooch is the prospect of Danny enacting a desperate plan to save the world from an
17:13asteroid that finally pushes them to admit their feelings for one another.
17:17Fans of the show certainly felt like they'd gone ghost and died from happiness at seeing
17:21Danny and Sam get together at last.
17:33Number 12 – Green Lantern and Hot Girl – Justice League
17:37While they often argue, Jon Stewart or Green Lantern and She-Ra Hall, also known as Hot
17:42Girl, have great chemistry with each other.
17:48Despite several almost-kisses, a crisis is what makes them face their feelings for each
17:52other.
17:53Green Lantern is gravely injured when saving Hot Girl from an explosion, causing her to
17:57abandon the current mission to get him to safety.
18:05When he wakes up and recovers, Jon wants to pursue things further, since his brush with
18:10death has left him tired of waiting.
18:25Although Hot Girl tries to make excuses for why they shouldn't pursue a relationship,
18:29she ultimately concedes that her arguments are flimsy, and they share a kiss against
18:33the backdrop of the planet down below in a very romantic moment.
18:47Number 11 – Sokka and Suki – Avatar The Last Airbender
18:57Sokka and Suki's relationship didn't get off to the best start.
19:01Captured by her Kyoshi warriors, Sokka comes off as chauvinistic rather than charming.
19:06But he eventually realizes the error of his ways, with help from Suki, who becomes his
19:10trainer and doesn't go easy on him.
19:13Partway through the show's second season, the tension between the two characters came
19:16to a head.
19:20While Suki is apologizing to Sokka, he stops her in the middle of her speech by kissing
19:24her and telling her that she talks too much.
19:26Maybe a little rude, but a lot romantic.
19:35Number 10 – Mordecai and Margaret – Regular Show
19:38Lots of first kisses are sweet and loving, but this one didn't exactly go so well.
19:43The fact that Mordecai and Margaret's first kiss happened in an episode titled Bad Kiss
19:48tells you pretty much everything you need to know.
19:57Mordecai is mortified after Margaret cuts the smooch in the car short and tells him
20:02he has bad breath, and he decides to try to travel back in time to fix it.
20:10Watching the two birds kiss is strange to say the least, but this embrace was definitely
20:14a memorable one.
20:16Number 9 – Lisa Simpson and Nelson Muntz – The Simpsons
20:20The middle Simpson child, Lisa, has several notable first kisses with Springfield boys.
20:24And while it's sweet to see her finally kiss her longtime crusher, Milhouse, we had
20:28to give our pick to her first smooch with Nelson Muntz.
20:36One episode sees Lisa crushing on the school bully and her attempts to get to know him
20:52better.
20:53Nelson's character is fleshed out and he genuinely has fun with Lisa, culminating in
20:56a kiss on a date to the town observatory.
21:07While Nelson naturally returns to his old ways by episode's end, his kiss with Lisa
21:12is still a notable moment for both characters.
21:23Number 8 – Gumball Watterson and Penny Fitzgerald – The Amazing World of Gumball
21:28The titular blue cat and his peanut friend, Gumball and Penny have a long-standing mutual
21:33crush, and while both of them are aware of how the other feels, they have trouble expressing
21:37it to each other.
21:53But that all changes when Gumball accidentally cracks Penny's shell when the two of them
21:57appear in Beauty and the Beast.
22:03While he encourages her to live outside of it, his delayed response in telling her what
22:06he thinks of her appearance leads her to shapeshift into a rampaging creature.
22:14Gumball eventually catches up with Penny and tells her how he really feels with the kiss,
22:18bringing out her inner beauty.
22:33Number 7 – Marceline and Princess Bubblegum – Adventure Time
22:37The epic finale of Adventure Time had a little something for everyone, including romance.
22:43One of the show's more subtle and gradual romances occurs between Marceline the Vampire
22:47Queen and Princess Bubblegum, with hints of attraction sprinkled throughout the series.
22:52This all culminates in the finale when it looks as though PB is killed, prompting Marceline
22:56to take enraged revenge on her attacker.
23:04The princess is revealed to be alright though, and after a tearful and relieved hug, they
23:08kiss, finally confirming fan hopes and theories once and for all.
23:29Number 6 – Phineas Flynn and Isabella Garcia Shapiro – Phineas and Ferb
23:35These two neighbors have a somewhat mutual crush on one another, and even kiss several
23:39times during the series, though it's always in a dream or undone-by-memory erasing or
23:43something.
23:44In fact, their first proper kiss doesn't even happen until a flash-forward episode
23:53near the end of the show.
24:07In it, Phineas finally realizes that Isabella likes him, and their friends all try to get
24:11them together before Isabella leaves for college.
24:14They eventually do figure things out, leading to a temporary farewell kiss that was definitely
24:26worth the wait.
24:36Number 5 – Callum and Rayla – The Dragon Prince – After they gradually grow closer,
24:42Callum tries to comfort Rayla when she's disappointed in herself for failing Runaan.
24:46She criticizes her own abilities, showing her lack of self-confidence, but he gives
24:51her an impassioned speech about how amazing she is.
24:56While he compliments her bravery and perseverance, he also mentions her beauty, which causes
25:00her to initiate a kiss.
25:02He's surprised because that wasn't exactly what he had in mind, but luckily they clear
25:06things up later on and actually share their feelings.
25:30Number 4 – Cat Noir and Ladybug – Miraculous Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir – Another
25:36superhero romance, Adrian Agreste, or Cat Noir, has a crush on Ladybug, the alter-ego
25:42of his classmate Marinette Dupain-Chang, who likes him but not Cat Noir.
25:55As Cat Noir, he frequently flirts with Ladybug, but when a magical arrow that turns love
25:59to hate turns him against Ladybug, the only way she can snap him out of his uncharacteristic
26:04behavior is with a kiss, to remind him of his real feelings.
26:16Although their secret identities remain intact, it's still nice to see these two get the
26:20kiss they want, even if both of them aren't aware of it in the moment.
26:39Number 3 – Robin and Starfire – Teen Titans Trouble in Tokyo – Until the series finale,
26:45this romance remained a will-they-or-won't-they affair, with both characters growing closer
26:51but never quite getting together.
26:56Since Starfire hails from the planet Tamarin, Robin helped her understand and adapt to Earthways.
27:02Their affection for each other was obvious to everyone around them, but neither could
27:05summon the courage to express their feelings.
27:08That all changed in the made-for-TV movie that capped off the series.
27:14After an epic battle against villain Dezo, the two finally admit their feelings and share
27:19a kiss, in the rain, as their happy friends look on.
27:22We're not crying, you're crying.
27:36Number 2 – Kim Possible and Ron Stoppable – Kim Possible Movie – So the Drama – Longtime
27:41friends and partners in crime-fighting, Kim Possible and Ron Stoppable are as close as
27:46friends can be, despite their differences.
27:53However, it isn't until Kim begins showing interest in another guy before prom that Ron
28:01begins to realize how he feels for her.
28:03While he's initially afraid of telling her, so as not to ruin their friendship, he ultimately
28:07confesses when her date turns out to be an evil creation of their nemesis.
28:19After returning to prom together and dancing with one another, they share their first kiss,
28:23finally confirming to each other what the audience and the rest of the school already
28:27knew – that they're perfect together.
28:46Number 1 – Aang and Katara – Avatar The Last Airbender – The eponymous Last Airbender
29:03Avatar and his waterbender friend and ally, Aang and Katara actually share several kisses
29:08during the series.
29:10But like that time in the cave and when Aang kisses Katara before going into battle, those
29:14either took place off-screen or were one-sided.
29:25Our pick has to go to the one that closes out the series itself when, with the war won
29:29and the future bright, the two young heroes share a mutual kiss and begin their romance
29:33in earnest, helping end the show on a high and optimistic note.
29:51Which kiss were you most anticipating?
29:53Let us know in the comments!
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