* '''Marshall and Lily''' from ''HowIMetYourMother'' to the point that they question Ted's new girlfriends to see if they are right for him. In the few times where Marshall and Lily don't fill this role, it's usually taken up by '''Robin and Ted.''' 
* '''Eric and Donna''' from ''{{That 70s Show}}'' were noted in an episode where the gang were dining and ditching a restaurant to be the parents of the group. 
** After they broke up there was an episode where they fight over their friends' attention with clear overtones of divorcés working out a custody dispute. 
* '''Franky and Robin''' from ''Manga/OnePiece'' act as the parents of the Straw Hats 
* '''Joe and Sora''' from DigimonAdventure 
* '''Piper and Leo''' from ''Series/{{Charmed}}'' started to fulfill these roles after they got married and Prue died. 
* '''Ross and Monica''', though brother and sister, act as the grownups on ''{{Friends}}'' in earlier seasons. Later, Ross becomes [[{{Flanderization}} more childlike,]] Chandler and Monica get married, and they become the [[DesignatedParents adults]] of the group. 
* In ''Series/{{Community}}'', '''Jeff and Britta''' serve as the mom & dad of the study group in several situations. Repeatedly {{Lampshaded}}, [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]], [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]], and PlayedForLaughs in the show's typical BetterThanABareBulb fashion.

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* '''Marshall and Lily''' from ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'' to the point that they question Ted's new girlfriends to see if they are right for him. In the few times where Marshall and Lily don't fill this role, it's usually taken up by '''Robin and Ted.'''
* '''Eric and Donna''' from ''That70sShow'' were noted in an episode where the gang were dining and ditching a restaurant to be the parents of the group.
** After they broke up there was an episode where they fight over their friends' attention with clear overtones of divorcés working out a custody dispute.
* '''Franky and Robin''' from ''Manga/OnePiece'' act as the parents of the Straw Hats
* '''Joe and Sora''' from DigimonAdventure
* '''Piper and Leo''' from ''Series/{{Charmed}}'' started to fulfill these roles after they got married and Prue died.
* '''Ross and Monica''', though brother and sister, act as the grownups on ''{{Friends}}'' in earlier seasons. Later, Ross becomes [[{{Flanderization}} more childlike,]] Chandler and Monica get married, and they become the [[DesignatedParents adults]] of the group.
* In ''Series/{{Community}}'', '''Jeff and Britta''' serve as the mom & dad of the study group in several situations. Repeatedly {{Lampshaded}}, [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]], [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]], and PlayedForLaughs in the show's typical BetterThanABareBulb fashion.

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