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24	* ''Series/AbsolutelyFabulous'': Patsy and Edina, although given Eddie's epic inability to relate to anyone else and Patsy's... well, there've been a few joking suggestions that the "heterosexual" part of the description might not always have been entirely accurate. Patsy sabotaged at least one of Eddie's potential relationships (Saffy called her on it but couldn't stop her) and it's been implied that she was the main reason both of Eddie's marriages broke down.
25	%% * ''Series/AdventuresInWonderland'': The Mad Hatter and The March Hare in this 90's Disney television series.
26	%% * ''Series/AliasSmithAndJones'': Hannibal Heyes and Kid Curry are a prime example of this trope.
27	%% * Andy Griffith and Creator/DonKnotts' characters Andy Taylor and Barney Fife in ''Series/TheAndyGriffithShow''.
28	* ''Series/TheATeam'':
29	** The A-Team. Given a LampshadeHanging when they buy a house as part of a scheme, and the head of the neighborhood watch asks if they're gay. Hannibal has to correct him quickly to keep [[ScaryBlackMan B.A.]] from pounding him.
30	** The whole team, but Face and Murdock especially. They run scams together, tease each other constantly, they're almost always together in the background (usually goofing off) and Face even tells Murdock "You were always the one I thought I could count on," during a serious argument.
31	%% ** B.A. and Murdock also have this going. With a large helping of VitriolicBestBuds on the side.
32	* ''Series/AvocadoToast'': Molly and Elle for each other. They're really close, sharing everything and mostly shown being supportive of each other. Although they temporarily split apart between seasons, the two reforge the close bond they had once again.
33	%% * ''Series/BabylonFive'': Londo and G'Kar. An antagonistic example until Season 5.
34	* ''Series/BandOfBrothers'': The book describes this as how the company ended up being. Men would form very close-knit groups of two to four people and those groups would in turn form a closer relationship with other small groups leading to a form of this trope by extension. The TV series doesn't call direct attention to it but it's hinted at in almost every episode with different characters (including replacements). Of course, the entire Easy Company could be said to be one very large version of this trope. Donald Malarkey has stated that not a day goes by that he doesn't thank Adolph Hitler for giving him the opportunity to get to know these men (and most other men of the company expressed similar sentiments while being interviewed for the book).
35	%% ** Winters and Nixon.
36	%% ** "Wild Bill" Guarnere and Babe Heffron.
37	* ''Series/BattlestarGalactica1978'':
38	** Apollo and Starbuck from the classic show. Aside from almost always being each other's wingman and even playing on the same team at Triad, both warriors appear to be worried about each other often. Starbuck even gives a hint of jealousy when Apollo [[spoiler:is to marry Serina in "Lost Planet of the Gods.[[note]] It's worth mentioning that their [[Series/BattlestarGalactica2003 2003 counterparts]] are StarCrossedLovers[[/note]]]] In "The Living Legend":
39	--->'''Apollo:''' Hey. It's me, Apollo. Remember? We talk about things.
40	** Starbuck and both of his life partners Boomer and Apollo form a trio of great friends. There's even a secret handshake between the three.
41	--->'''Boomer:''' We've been in tighter spots.\
42	'''Starbuck:''' We have?\
43	'''Apollo:''' And we'll get out of this one, too. I promise. %% ** Starbuck is best friends with Boomer, and the novelizations state that Adama and Tigh were their generation's Starbuck and Boomer, albeit in a somewhat more serious, responsible fashion.
44	%% ** There's [[ThoseTwoGuys Boomer and Jolly, who are often seen together]].
45	%% ** Jolly is this with Greenbean, which is more apparent in the novelizations than in the show proper.
46	* ''Series/BattlestarGalactica2003'': Tigh and Adama from the re-imagined show. Made abundantly clear by Adama's breakdown over Tigh's revelation that [[spoiler: he is a Cylon]], though it was obvious before. [[spoiler:Saul's own wife]] even says that William Adama is the one Saul Tigh loves most in the universe.
47	%% * ''Series/{{Being Human\|UK}}'':
48	%% ** [[FriendlyNeighborHoodVampire Mitchell]] and [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent George]].
49	%% ** As well as their [[Series/BeingHumanUS American]] counterparts, Aiden and Josh.
50	* ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'':
51	** Howard and Raj are particularly close friends among the main group of good friends. They often have their moments that show them almost as a romantic couple, and half of the episode "The Cornhusker Vortex" is about them being like husband and wife.
52	** Leonard and Sheldon's relationship is an odd mix between best friends, highly dysfunctional and co-dependent life partners, and parent/child. They have been roommates for a really long time and it's often shown as mutually beneficial.
53	** It is clear that Amy wants to see her relationship with Penny this way, too (and even that the 'heterosexual' part might be negotiable). Penny is more standoffish, however. However, later Penny, Bernadette and Amy develop a real friendship.
54	%% * ''Series/BigWolfOnCampus'': Tommy Dawkins and Merton Dingle.
55	* ''Series/BlackBooks'': Bernard and Manny appear to be Heterosexual Life Partners perpetually teetering on the verge of divorce, between the bitter arguments and put-downs, the HoYay and the living together thing.
56	* ''Series/{{Blackadder}}'': Blackadder and Baldrick may be the most extreme example since this relationship has literally gone on for ''centuries''. While Edmund give Balders a lot of abuse, it's apparent he's at least very used to having him around. One idea Creator/RichardCurtis had for [[WhatMightHaveBeen a fifth series]] was "Blackadder as a very fed up and corrupt university don, and Baldrick has been his 'scout' for the past forty years, so in effect they've been married for forty years." (However, the back cover of ''Blackadder: The Whole Damn Dynasty'' calls Baldrick Blackadder's [[WordOfGay catamite]]...)
57	* ''Series/{{Bones}}'':
58	** Zack Addy and Jack Hodgins were this before Zack was written out, as they were best friends with a FriendlyRivalry to see who could become "King of the Lab" during their cases.
59	** Brennan and Angela are this throughout the entire series, having become best friends before the series even began and staying that way--as each other's closest confidants and RedOniBlueOni--ever since.
60	%% * ''Series/BosomBuddies'': Kip and Henry (AKA "Buffy and Hildy").
61	* ''Series/BostonLegal'': Denny Crane and Alan Shore. They discuss their relationship, as well as social opinion of such relationships, frequently. Alan even discussed the English word "love", and how it's a shame that people use it lightly and a further shame that you can't be precise about your meaning, and then firmly applied it to Denny: "I love you." All in a non-sexual way, and yet these two are more intimate than a good number of television married couples. Subverted in the series finale when they get married, making them literal (but still heterosexual) life partners. The two ''do'' end a lot of episodes with some pretty heavy duty male bonding moments--sitting on the balcony, drinking Scotch and...well, without more to go on we'll just have to assume that in this case, a cigar (or rather ''two'' cigars) ''is'' just a cigar.
62	%% * ''Series/BostonPublic'': Steven Harper and Scott Guber.
63	* ''Series/BoyMeetsWorld'': Cory and Shawn are best friends from a young age; their friendship is just as (if not more) important than their girlfriends. In one episode of the sequel ''Series/GirlMeetsWorld'', when Cory is talking about Shawn and Topanga, he says "My favorite person in the world... and my wife."
64	%% ** Jack and Eric develop into this in later seasons.
65	%% * ''Series/BroadCity'': Ilana and Abbi, with a large does of subject on Ilana's part.
66	* ''Series/BrooklynNineNine'': Hitchcock and Scully. Constant companions at work, and outside of work spend seemingly all their time together. Both are very much heterosexual, one married, and one divorced.
67	** Jake and Charles hang out a lot and frequently talk about how much they think alike. On some occasions they do profess their heterosexuality, just in case anyone is watching.
68	* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': Buffy and Willow. It made for a bit of awkwardness when Willow came out as gay, partially because they had grown apart quite a bit during that season and Buffy had ''no clue'' until then.
69	%% * ''Series/BurnNotice'': Michael Westen and Sam Axe.
70	%% * ''Series/BykerGrove'': PJ and Duncan.
71	%% * ''Series/CagneyAndLacey''
72	* ''Series/{{Castle\|2009}}'': Detectives Kevin Ryan and Javier Esposito from NY PD are super close, to the point where they have the same lottery numbers ("That way we both win and it's not awkward"). {{Lampshaded}} in "The Double Down":
73	-->'''Castle:''' ''(to Esposito, after Ryan left abruptly)'' Don't worry, he still loves you.
74	%% * ''Series/CharliesAngels'': The three gals.
75	%% * ''Series/{{Cheers}}'': Norm Peterson and Cliff Clavin.
76	%% * ''Series/{{Chips}}'': Jon Baker and Frank Poncherello.
77	%% * ''Series/{{Chuck}}'': Chuck and Morgan.
78	* ''Series/TheCloser'': Lts. Provenza and Flynn of the LAPD in this crime drama. In fact, it is not uncommon to hear Chief Johnson bellowing, "Provenza and Flynn!!" when she hears about their [[HilarityEnsues wacky hijinx]] (one of which involved a dead body, Provenza's garage, skybox tickets to a Dodgers game, and Johnson more furious than anyone's seen her), and when they're not assigned to work alone, she virtually always pairs them up. A Season 7 episode reveals that Provenza's four ex-wives consider Flynn to be their [[SixthRanger Fifth Ranger]] and invite him to their get-togethers.
79	-->'''Brenda:''' Now don't get angry. Lieutenants Flynn and Provenza...
80	-->'''Pope:''' Already angry.
81	%% * ''Series/ColdCase'': Vera and Jefferies have their moments.
82	* ''Series/{{Community}}'': Troy and Abed become best friends in the first season. They bond over their love of all things geeky. They later become roommates. They even get their own segment during the credits at the end of each episode.
83	%% * ''Series/{{Conan}}'': Conan and Andy.
84	* ''Series/CriminalMinds'':
85	** Hotch and Rossi, so very, very much. As the two oldest team members and the TeamMom and TeamDad of the BAU, this is not surprising. Each of them is the only member of the team who is on a FirstNameBasis with the other, and if something is bothering one of them, the other is usually the first to notice.
86	** Morgan and Reid also definitely qualify, having a very big brother/little brother-like relationship that also mixes in some shades of playful VitriolicBestBuds.
87	** When Prentiss is on the show, she, JJ, and Garcia are a Heterosexual Life Trio example, spending tons of time together outside of work and frequently gossiping about their personal lives.
88	%% * ''Series/{{CSI}}'': Nick Stokes and Warrick Brown. Warrick and Nick are another couple that even the actors playing them appear to ship, calling it "good, healthy man love".
89	%% * ''Series/{{CSI Miami}}''Tim Speedle and Eric Delko
90	%% * ''Series/{{CSI NY}}'': Flack and Danny.
91	* ''Series/TheDailyShowWithJonStewart'' and ''Series/TheColbertReport'': Creator/JonStewart and Creator/StephenColbert in their on-air personas, culminating in TheReveal that ''The Colbert Report'' was really just one long correspondent's segment for ''The Daily Show''. Colbert even called himself [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings the Sam Gamgee to Stewart's Frodo Baggins]]!
92	* ''Series/Daredevil2015'': Matt Murdock and Foggy Nelson have quickly become friends upon meeting at Columbia Law School, sticking together through internships at Landman & Zack before going into business as Nelson & Murdock.
93	%% * ''UsefulNotes/DavyCrockett'': Davy and Georgie in this Creator/{{Disney}} mini-series.
94	* ''Series/DegrassiTheNextGeneration'':
95	** Emma and Manny who have been best friends since they were four. At one point in high school, Manny lived with Emma and slept in the same bed. And than when they went to college, Emma made sure that they were roommates. Emma ended up marrying Spinner, who was best friends with Jay, who ended up engaged to Manny.
96	** JT and Toby. They start off as ThoseTwoGuys and remain best friends even after JT moves up the PopularityFoodChain. Toby is crushed when [[spoiler: his friend is killed in season 6.]]
97	* ''Series/DoctorWho'':
98	** TheMaster and The Doctor used to be friends before [[WeUsedToBeFriends they became enemies.]] Even then, it's sometimes portrayed as a friendly rivalry, with the Third Doctor noting that he looks forward to their next confrontation at the end of the Master's debut story, and the Master once remarking that "a universe without the Doctor scarcely bears thinking about".
99	** Eleventh Doctor and Craig Owens are close for the two times Craig appears, despite not being a true companion. The Doctor truly cares about him and admitted Craig as one of his best friends. A running gag between them is that people keep thinking they're a gay couple.
100	%% ** The Second Doctor and Jamie.
101	%% ** The Doctor (Third and Fourth especially) and [[TheBrigadier Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]].
102	%% ** You can class the Eleventh Doctor and Rory Williams as this.
103	* ''Series/{{Dollhouse}}'': In flashbacks shown, Caroline (the future Echo) and Bennett (Echo's future foil) became fast best friends in college and were heading in the heterosexual-life-partners direction--until a certain bomb went off....
104	* ''Series/DrakeAndJosh'':
105	** The eponymous characters Drake and Josh. Step-brothers who also happen to be inseparable friends, even if they couldn't be more different.
106	** The two nerds Craig and Eric are always seen together and have been friends since they were kids.
107	* ''Series/TheDrewCareyShow'': Lewis and Oswald, and many a joke was made ''on'' the show about it.
108	-->'''Oswald:''' So I was drinkin' the other night, and I got to throwin' up and I got to thinkin'... (long, rambling exposition about him wanting to move back in follows)\
109	'''Lewis''': Hey. You had me at 'throwin' up'.
110	%% * ''Series/DueSouth'': Fraser and both Rays.
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112	%% * ''Series/Emmerdale'': Paddy and Marlon, whose friendship of almost 30 years has survived Marlon’s girlfriend Rhona dumping him because she had feelings for Paddy, continuing to date Paddy while pregnant with Marlon’s child, and ultimately marrying both of them at different points. It’s remarked on more than once that, with both having disastrous romantic records (having accumulated nine marriages between them), Paddy’s and Marlon’s friendship is by far and away the most successful relationship either of them have ever had.
113	%% * ''Series/{{Emergency}}'': John and Roy.
114	* ''Series/{{ER}}'': Mark Green and Doug Ross. To the point where as Doug prepared to resign in disgrace, he mourned the likely loss of his best friend as much as the possible loss of the love of his life, Carol. Meanwhile, Mark almost tearfully declared, "I love him like a brother, but I can't do this anymore. It's too hard."
115	* ''Series/FakingIt'': Karma and Amy are best friends, right up to the point where Amy kisses Karma to "prove" they're lesbians (ItMakesSenseInContext), and Amy starts to have... bigger feelings for Karma.
116	* ''Series/FlightOfTheConchords'': Bret and Jemaine live together, even sharing a bedroom if not a bed. Jemaine in particular tends to get jealous of Bret's girlfriends, and they will often accompany each other on dates. The lyrics to "Bret You've Got it Goin' On", which is supposedly a platonic attempt to make Bret feel better about his looks, reveal that sometimes when Bret is sleeping Jemaine puts a wig on him and spoons him.
117	%% * ''Series/{{Flashpoint}}'':
118	%% ** Spike and Lou are this for the first two seasons, making it all the more heartbreaking when [[spoiler: Lew is killed]]. Making matters worse, he was essentially doing Spike's job at the time, and Spike tried to save him but was unable to. The series finale makes it clear that Spike still feels tremendous guilt over [[spoiler:Lew's death]], so much so that Parker has to remind him that this situation is different and he can't let himself get lost in thoughts of the past.
119	%% ** Ed Lane has elements of this with both Greg Parker and Wordy at various points throughout the show.
120	* ''Series/{{Frasier}}'': Frasier and Niles Crane. Granted, they are brothers, but they are also best friends and constant companions. The fact that they act very much like a married couple gets a LampshadeHanging more than once. Made all the more clear when Frasier becomes more and more depressed and jealous after Daphne starts living with Niles, who no longer has quite as much time for his brother as he used to, although this is more because Frasier's unreasonably clingy rather than any real distancing. After Niles marries Daphne, he spends as much time with his brother as he does with his wife.
121	--> '''Roz:''' I need to talk to you. You're not with Frasier are you?
122	--> '''Niles:''' Why does everyone treat us like we're joined at the hip? I ''do'' have coffee with people other than my brother, you know.
123	--> '''Roz:''' Oh good, because I'm avoiding him.
124	--> '''Niles:''' Well then talk fast, because he's meeting me in five minutes.
125	* ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'':
126	** Will and Jazz are a mild version, since Jazz only appears sporadically on the show. However they have their own handshake, they have been compared to a married couple, and they even have a break-up episode.
127	** Although Will was slow to admit it (and he did on occasion), he and his cousin Carlton become best friends after a while, especially in college where they both rarely spend time with anyone else. Although they are very much VitriolicBestBuds.
128	* ''Series/{{Friends}}'':
129	** Chandler and Joey. Roommates who do everything together, up to and including buying joint furniture and raising their pet chick and duck. Season 2 even has a 'break up' story. While Joey is quite happy when Chandler marries Monica (with whom Joey has a LikeBrotherAndSister relationship with), he's upset when they announce they're moving away... until Chandler and Monica show him his 'Joey Room' at their house. (Sort of extending it into OneTrueThreesome territory.)
130	** Rachel and Monica count having been friends their whole lives who drifted apart during their college years. They become best friends again during in their mid twenties when Rachel moves in with Monica and Rachel "grows up" with her more practical friend. Unlike Chandler and Joey, they don't stay quite as close after Chandler and Monica get together.
131	** Chandler and Ross were this during their college years. By the time the shows starts, Ross's place has been taken by Joey (though Chandler calls both of them his best friend), but it's clear from the flashbacks they were very close, including making life-long pacts and spending holidays together.
132	** After Chandler and Monica's marriage, Joey and Ross, while always close, began developing this dynamic, with Ross even at one point claiming that while he used to consider Chandler his best friend for knowing him longer, he now considers Joey to be this. This came to a front when a guilty Joey considered moving away from the group after gaining feelings for Rachel, believing he was betraying Ross. Ross, while initially uncomfortable with this, came to terms and while not exactly giving Joey his blessing, agreed that his friendship with Joey was more important than some grudge over a relationship that had ended years ago.
133	** By the end of the series, the three guys are more-or-less a Heterosexual Life-Partners unit, with Chandler in the center.
134	%%* ''Series/{{Fringe}}'' by Creator/JJAbrams:
135	%% ** Walter Bishop and William Bell.
136	%% ** In Season 3, Alt-Charlie and Alt-Lincoln.
137	* ''Series/FullHouse'': Danny and Joey were best friends since childhood. Over the course of the series, Jesse also becomes this to them. D.J. and Kimmy are also this to each other, with them filling a similar role to Danny and Joey in the sequel series ''Series/FullerHouse''.
138	* ''Series/GameOfThrones'':
139	** Eddard Stark and Robert Baratheon were like brothers in their youth, being both brought up by Lord Jon Arryn and having fought in wars alongside each other. By the time the series begins, they haven't seen one another in nine years. Robert tells Ned that he chose him as his brother over his ''actual'' brothers, and Ned is fiercely loyal to him. In "The Wolf and the Lion", Cersei snarks that she's sorry Robert's "marriage" to Ned Stark didn't work out. This happens when Ned resigns as Hand of the King and says to Robert's face that he will disgrace himself if he assassinates an exiled princess (who is teen-aged and pregnant).
140	** Stannis Baratheon and Davos Seaworth. Davos is Stannis's NumberTwo and is completely loyal to him, and Davos is one of the few people Stannis likes and trusts.
141	** Jon Snow and Samwell Tarly. They bond as new brothers of the Night's Watch and are able to help each other out. Jon's actor, Kit Harington, claims that Jon would fall apart without Sam.
142	** Deconstructed with foster brothers Robb and Theon. Robb wants this kind of relationship with Theon, based off the one Ned had with Robert in their youth, but Theon ultimately betrays him, which becomes a crucial factor in Robb's death. However, it becomes a sore point for Theon when he realizes that his foster family embraced him more than his actual family, especially his jerkass of a father.
143	** Missandei (former slave, freed by Daenerys) is Daenerys' best friend, and they have a bond that is more than queen and her loyal servant, or even queen and trusted advisor. They discuss their love life and other issues very intimately, and with far more candour and less regal airs than she displays to anyone else.
144	** Wandering former knight Beric Dondarrion and wandering priest Thoros of Myr, two most prominent members of Brotherhood without Banners (Robin-Hood-kind-of-guys who try to help the small folk). It helps that Thoros is responsible for bringing Beric back from the dead six times.
145	* ''Series/GeneralHospital'': Sonny Corinthos and Jason Morgan. Despite the numerous women in their lives, they will always choose each other. They relationship to each other is the closest one they have.
146	* ''Series/GilligansIsland'' has Gilligan and the Skipper. Granted, it's mixed with VitriolicBestBuds (at least on the Skipper's end), but they bunk together, work together, stick up for each other, and panic when they believe the other is in danger.
147	* ''Series/GilmoreGirls'':
148	** Everyone's favorite Mother/Daughter duo, the Gilmore Girls. Lorelai and Rory are mom and daughter, but they act like best friends almost all the time. Only sometimes Lorelai has to play the mom card. It has a lots to do with the fact that Lorelai is a single mom and had Rory at 16 and chose to be distant from her parents. Each one of them is the most important person in their life for the other.
149	** Lorelai and Sookie. They adore each other, work together at the Independence Inn and share a dream of opening their own inn together, which they do.
150	** Rory Gilmore is best friends with Lane Kim. They were best friends since they were little girls and had a strong relationship at school and high school. Rory is especially important for Lane because she has an overly strict mother. When Rory goes to college, she and Lane grow apart a bit. They never stop being friends, it is just their lives are now different -- Rory is at Yale and Lane has her band in Stars Hollow.
151	** At Yale, Rory bonds with her roommate Paris whom she knows from their prep school Chilton. Rory insists they are not best friends, just very good friends, but it's clear they are super close and support each other in many things.
152	* ''Series/{{Glue}}'':
153	** Tina and Annie are roommates and best friends.
154	** James and Rob, whose relationship is somewhat rocky but overall very supportive.
155	* ''Series/GirlMeetsWorld'': Riley and Maya. They are both very close to each other, and Riley offers Maya some tips for life's situations.
156	* ''Series/GossipGirl'':
157	** Serena and Blair. The two girls would rather spend their prom with each other than their boyfriends/love interests.
158	** Nate and Chuck play around with this trope. When the show starts they're this trope to a T, Nate even spending most of his nights in Chuck's bedroom (make of that what you will), but once Chuck falls in love with Nate's ex-girlfriend Blair things turn problematic. During seasons two through four they go back and forth between fitting the trope and being on the outs with each other. Their bad phases tend to begin with Chuck doing something bad and then escalate through Nate being a poor friend. However by season five, and for the rest of the series, they're back to fitting this trope to a T. They also spend most of the series (roughly four seasons out of six) living together.
159	%% * ''Series/{{Graduados}}'': Loli and Vicky.
160	* ''Series/{{Greek}}'': Ashleigh Howard and Casey Cartwright. This is most explicit in the final season, when they declare each other to be their soulmates and are both visibly horrified at the idea that their friendship might be a "college relationship".
161	* ''Series/GreysAnatomy'':
162	** A Patient of the Week and her best friend, who are both runaways from a small religious group, and have pledged to be together "cradle to grave". Too bad one of 'em's dying.
163	** Christina and Meredith have gotten very close in later seasons, declaring each other soul mates and more than once sleeping in the same bed. Along with Mer's husband. Their husbands call them "The Twisted Sisters".
164	** Mark and Callie really count as an example of best friends ever, despite being opposite genders and Callie being bi. She gives birth to Mark's baby and fully intends for him to raise the baby with her and Arizona (whom she later marries), leading to one of the most beautiful family dynamics on the show. [[spoiler: And then Mark dies.]]
165	** Derek and Mark, once they finally move past that whole Mark-slept-with-Derek's-wife thing. Mark even admits later that he came to Seattle to get Derek back, not Addison. He has no other friends (until Callie) and even considers Derek's mother to be his surrogate mother. Not that it stops him from sleeping with Derek's sisters (one for sure and one implies it's actually the reason).
166	%% ** Derek and Owen are somewhat this as well, [[spoiler: though there is a hiccup during the time Derek blames Owen for the plane crash. He moves past that eventually though.]]
167	%% ** Yang and Meredith seem to fit this trope best, even though it's actually Izzie (and George, for that matter) that shares an apartment with Meredith.
168	%% * ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'' is built on this trope with Hannibal Lecter and Will Graham. Zig-zagged.
169	* ''Series/HannahMontana'': Miley and Lilly. So much so that, in the series finale, neither appears fazed by leaving their boyfriends, but can't stand the thought of leaving each other. Their decision of where to go to college was heavily influenced by where the other would go.
170	* ''Series/HawaiiFive0'': Steve and Danny were initially VitriolicBestBuds (with Danny in particular constantly complaining about Steve), yet they simply cannot seem to spend enough time together, to the extent that their work and personal lives have no separation at all. Steve is an HonoraryUncle to Danny's daughter Grace. They are both willing to die for (or simply with) each other. Also, they ManHug regularly and to openly say "I love you" to each other.
171	* ''Series/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys'': Hercules and Iolaus are best friends who practically grew up together, [[Series/YoungHercules attended Cheiron's academy together]], and have been going on assorted adventures as a team over a decade after graduating. Though Iolaus sometimes struggles with being OvershadowedByAwesome, the two heroes have a deep bond and will gladly face down warlords, monsters, and gods to help the other.
172	* ''Series/{{Heroes}}'': Hiro and Ando. In one episode, Ando even comments, "That is how we roll." As a reply to something to the effect of, "You guys go to the bathroom together...?" Hiro uses the same words in response to Ando saying, "You came back for me." It helps that he has a thing for Hiro's sister, so they are verging on a family relationship.
173	%% * ''Series/{{Highlander}}'':
174	%% ** Mac and Richie
175	%% ** Mac and Joe
176	%% ** Mac and Connor
177	%% ** all four Horsemen.
178	* ''Series/HoratioHornblower'':
179	** In the first and second series, Horatio Hornblower is best friends with his fellow middie/fellow lieutenant Archie Kennedy. Archie is the first person Horatio meets in the Navy and they get really close. Horatio saves Archie's life when Archie's desperate and decides to die in Spanish prison. Archie saves Horatio's life on a mission when he drags him from a bridge that's about to be blown up. Their relationship is ''deep'' and they're as tight as if they were family. During "Mutiny" and "Retribution", Hornblower and Kennedy bond with Lt. William Bush and form a PowerTrio until [[spoiler: Archie is killed]].
180	** In the third series, Hornblower's closest friend is Mr Bush. They meet in series two aboard ''Renown'' and bond when they struggle together to save the ship commanded by a crazy Captain, and later even more so when they take over the Spanish fort and capture Spanish ships. He agrees to become his First Lieutenant on ''Hotspur''. Mr Bush is Hornblower's closest friend in the book 'verse, but there they're not too close because book Hornblower is more of a "Man Alone".
181	** Matthews and Styles, most prominent lower-deck characters. They just belong together. Complete with their bickering LikeAnOldMarriedCouple.
182	---> '''Matthews:''' ''(while Styles dangles precariously off the side of the ship)'' Why is it I can never find you when I need you?
183	** Bunting and Finch in "The Examination for Lieutenant" are close lower-deck sailors though it's addressed only after Finch's death. Bunting doesn't appear in "The Even Chance", in which Finch is a member of Matthews' clique. Their supposed bond feels like an InformedAttribute. We're told that Finch helped Bunting out when the former was first pressed into service. When Finch dies of scurvy, Bunting goes off the rails.
184	* ''Series/{{House}}'': Doctors Gregory House and James Wilson. Wilson is House's best (and only) friend. Wilson is more of a people-pleaser. They enjoy playing mind games with one another. In the second and third seasons, the writers make light of the shipping among friends. Definite ShipTease.
185	-->'''Stacy:''' What are you hiding?\
186	'''House:''' I'm gay. ''[Stacy glares at him]'' Oh! That's not what you meant. It does explain a lot, though. No girlfriend, always with Wilson, obsession with sneakers...
187	* ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'':
188	** Ted, Marshall and Barney's friendship often borders Bromance levels. Ted and Marshall have been living together since college, while Barney is very close to both of them, insisting he is Ted's best friend.
189	** Lily and Robin have both declared the other their best friend and clearly stay very good friends in thirty years. Lily is actually Robin's only female friend, since she can't stand other women. Although it's been hinted a lot that Lily has a crush on Robin. Its heavily implied that The Mother, [[spoiler:Tracy]], also forms this relationship with Lily.
190	%% * ''Series/HowToMakeItInAmerica'': Ben and Cam. Pointed out at various points by other characters.
191	%% * ''Series/TheInbetweeners'': Will and Simon.
192	* ''Series/TheITCrowd'': Moss and Roy seem like best friends of the geeky variety, even though Roy tries to deny it and Moss seems oblivious when it is mentioned:
193	-->'''Moss:''' I do like Roy; I'm just not "curious".
194	-->'''Roy:''' We are not a married couple ... and if anything ''I'm'' the husband!
195	* ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'':
196	** Mac and Dennis. The two live together, work together, spend all their free time together, and check in with each other several times a day to make sure the other is okay. The commentary for "Mac and Dennis Break Up" has the staff (possibly jokingly) talk about the fact that Mac and Dennis are possibly gay and in a pre-sexual romantic relationship that neither is completely conscious of.
197	--->'''Dee:''' So you don’t think that two thirty-year-old men who spend every waking moment together is a little bit pathetic?
198	** Charlie and Frank. Few others would tolerate the squalor they live in together, but more than that they each enthusiastically support each other's weird habits (like sewer scavenging), have their own traditions and games (like Nightcrawlers) and rely on each other to be able to explain their joint weirdness which is pretty much incomphrensible to anyone else, Gang included.
199	** Mac and Charlie have been friends since childhood, making them the longest-lasting friendship on the show. They both met Dennis in high school.
200	* ''Series/{{Jackass}}'': Chris Pontius and Steve-O sometimes give off this "best buds" vibe, especially inasmuch as they eventually got their own show together, ''Series/{{Wildboyz}}''. Watch the "shark-fishing" skit in the second ''Jackass'' movie, when Pontius is helping Steve-O get the fishhook through his cheek. Pontius seems to be having sympathy pains.
201	%% * ''Series/JeevesAndWooster'': The title characters.
202	* ''Series/JessicaJones2015'': Jessica and her foster sister/best friend Trish Walker, who's been stated to be the only person Jessica truly loves.
203	* ''Series/{{Kaamelott}}'': Perceval and Karadoc in this French show spend so much time with each other, they end up founding their own clan together.
204	* ''Franchise/KamenRider'': Most protagonists and their deuteragnists have this dynamic.
205	** [[Series/KamenRiderRyuki Shinji and Ren]] are more often at each other's throats than not, but they do have their odd moments together. [[spoiler: Especially when Shinji dies]].
206	** [[Series/KamenRiderBlade Kenzaki and Hajime]] are very vitriolic best friends, and likewise it's hard to deny the depths of their friendship when [[spoiler: the former turns himself into a monster so the latter can continue to live among humanity]].
207	** Shoutaro and Phillip of ''Series/KamenRiderDouble''. Their apartment has [[ThereIsOnlyOneBed only one bed]], so not only is it [[FridgeLogic possible]] that they share that sometimes, they regularly share a body--their catchphrase being "The two of us are a single [[HenshinHero Kamen Rider!]]"
208	** Yuuki and Tomoko from ''Series/KamenRiderFourze'', though at times Tomoko's reactions come off more like a StalkerWithACrush. In the Fourze Quiz segments included on the [=DVDs=], they tell each other "I love you" a lot, and when they're on the same team they spend most of the short holding hands, semi-snuggling, giggling, and whispering to each other.
209	* ''Series/KeenEddie'': The professional friendship between Eddie Arlette and Monty Pippin. Mark Valley: "You got to admit, whenever two guys have to spend an awful lot of time together, the question is going to come up. There's always that thing of, 'Oh my God, are we gay?' Like, not physically, but you're enjoying each other's company -- you know what I mean? It could be read that way, and we joke about it, but they're just two regular guys hanging out, spending an awful lot of time together."
210	* ''Series/KenanAndKel''.
211	%%* ''Series/KirbyBuckets'' has the title character with Fish and Eli. Kirby's older sister Dawn's friendship with Belinda is much more volatile than the boys'.
212	* ''Series/LaverneAndShirley''.
213	* ''Series/{{Letterkenny}}'': Reilly and Jonesy, to the point where [[spoiler:when Katy decides to date Reilly exclusively of Jonesy, unlike their previous relationship]], Reilly spends most of the episode missing Jonesy, and vice versa.
214	* ''Series/{{Life On Mars 2006}}[=/=]Series/AshesToAshes2008'': Ray Carling and Chris Skelton, in season 2 the hints have been flying thick and fast that there might be a ''little'' more than that going on with Ray's chronic resentment of Chris's girlfriend (which admittedly got better during the third season--the resentment, though, not the hints). To wit, Alex's letters for the entire team to be opened in the event of her departure; everyone opens theirs right away, and all we hear about Ray's is that it contains the word "repressed." [[LampshadeHanging This bit of dialogue]] from the season 3 finale:
215	-->'''Shaz:''' Don't panic, Ray. I ain't going to be no gooseberry. Blimey, I'm amazed you two never tied the knot.\
216	'''Chris:''' It's legal in Holland.\
217	'''Ray:''' Can we talk about something else like... women, or snooker?
218	%% * ''Series/TheLoneRanger'': The Lone Ranger and Tonto.
219	* Nori and Poppy from ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'' have been friends since childhood, and have VitriolicBestBuds dynamics.
220	-->'''Poppy''': You're my best friend in this whole wide, wild world.
221	** There are also Elrond and Durin. They close enough that Durin risks his father's anger and goes mining for mithril in secret to help his friend.
222	* ''Series/LostGirl'': Kenzi and Bo are a clear example (though Bo ''isn't'' heterosexual). They are roommates for most of the show, and very clearly the most important people in each other's lives. Both have put themselves into incredible danger to help the other one out. So much so that it is Kenzi, and not either of Bo's love interests--Lauren or Dyson--who counts as [[spoiler:Bo's "heart" when it comes to magic.]]
223	-->'''Kenzi''': No, Dyson; she loves you, yes; she loves Lauren. But you know that it's me. I'm her heart, you know that.
224	* ''Series/TheMakanaiCookingForTheMaikoHouse'': Kiyo and Sumire are childhood friends with a pure, sisterly devotion to each other. Their relationship is likened to a long-married couple.
225	%% * ''Series/TheManFromUncle'': Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin. Napoleon's steady stream of girlfriends (and Illya's occasional fling) does nothing to deter shippers, naturally. Especially considering that Illya repeatedly proves to be a more effective bait for Napoleon than the Girl of the Week. Add in the fact that the last time Illya actively pursues a girl is early in the second season and that Napoleon's dating steadily decreases to nothing, and the slash begins to look intentional. By season four Napoleon only dates twice: once to steal a girl from Illya and in the other he takes Illya along as chauffeur.
226	%% This example talks only of shipping and nothing of their actual friendship.
227	%%
228	* ''Series/{{MASH}}'':
229	** Hawkeye is best friends and very close with his fellow army doctor Trapper. They are both brilliant surgeons who hate the War.
230	** Hawkeye and BJ. After Trapper gets to go home, Hawkeye bonds with his replacement B.J. "I'll never be able to shake you," Hawkeye says to BJ in the last episode.
231	** Potter and Klinger in the later seasons. Though there is supposed to be a clear superior/subordinate relationship according to army regulations, they are frequently seen playing ball and drinking together. More impressive in that when Klinger took over for Radar he was initially disliked by Colonel Potter.
232	* ''Series/{{Merlin\|2008}}'':
233	** Merlin and Arthur, despite all their insults (especially from Arthur) and bickering, develop a close bond over the years and are always there for each other. Merlin's entire life actually revolves around Arthur, making Arthur a NotLoveInterest to Merlin.
234	** Morgana and her servant Guinevere start out as best friends but it sadly doesn't last thanks to [[spoiler: Morgana's FaceHeelTurn]].
235	** Morgana and her (possibly) half-sister Morgause have an extremely close VillainousFriendship in season 3. They usually call each other "sister".
236	%% * ''Series/MiamiVice'': Crockett and Tubbs.
237	%% * ''Series/TheMiddleman'': Wendy and Lacey. Years later the actresses were hired(?) by David Lynch to have an epic romantic falling out in a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWzy7Wk_6ZU music video]].
238	* ''Series/MidnightCaller'': Before Rusty was killed, he and Jack were best friends who could finish each other's sentences.
239	* ''Series/TheMightyBoosh'': Howard Moon and Vince Noir. They work together, live together, go on adventures together, throw satsumas (tangerines) at each other in the snow while wearing only underwear together...Vince is also often mistaken for Howard's girlfriend or wife (since DudeLooksLikeALady). Lance Dior claims to have heard that Howard is Vince's wife, that he cooks his meals, cuts his hair, and bakes him "little cakes". The relationship remains strictly platonic, despite a few close calls. Once (infamously) in ''Party'', and once in ''Boosh Live'', when Howard's technique with the ladies is described by Vince as a rude invitation to get into his wheelbarrow (he's [[OopNorth from Leeds]], you see). Howard protests, claiming he was drunk, and Vince laughs, "I know, so was I -- I was in the wheelbarrow."
240	%% * Kaz and Oliver from ''Series/MightyMed''.
241	* ''Creator/MorecambeAndWise'': A legendary British comic double act. Morecambe and Wise were always shown as very close and quarrelling like an old married couple, but were reluctant for years to do their first [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFgWonKx3U8 sharing a bed]] skit, even though their relationship is clearly platonic. Supposedly they were both immediately brought round to the idea by one of their writers pointing out that Laurel and Hardy shared a bed on film.
242	%% * ''Series/MyLifeInFilm'': Jones and Art.
243	%% * ''Series/TheMysticKnightsOfTirNaNog'': [[TheHero Rohan]] and [[TheLancer Angus]], "friends for life."
244	%% * ''The Naked Trucker and T-Bones'': In both their live stage show and the short-lived television show.
245	* ''Series/TheNanny'': Fran and Val. They've been best friends since kindergarten, spend almost all their free time together and even took each other to prom. In one episode where a Cambodian girl they sponsored in high school comes to town, they almost immediately begin acting like a married couple with a teenage daughter, even going to couples counselling. Val once implied that she occasionally had sexual fantasies about Fran.
246	* ''Series/{{NCIS}}'':
247	** "Guilty Pleasure" lampshades this one with Tony and [=McGee=] (Ziva provides the lampshades). The two have a falling out (which Ziva describes as a "seven-year itch") during which Tony spends a lot more time working with Phil [=McCadden=], scheduling "hang out time" together after hours and starting to dress the same. But after [=McCadden=] dares insult [=McGee=]'s skills as an agent, Tony backs away and is soon back by [=McGee=]'s side, refusing to answer [=McCadden=]'s calls.
248	** Meanwhile, Gibbs and Fornell visit each other's houses with offers of dinner on the pretense of exchanging case information that could have been traded over the phone.
249	** Gibbs and Ducky. They've worked together for years, and Ducky's the only person who gets to call Gibbs "Jethro".
250	%% ** Gibbs and Franks.
251	* ''Series/NCISLosAngeles'': Callan and Sam are best friends, written that way intentionally, even to the point other characters make comments about them being a married couple.
252	%% * ''Series/{{Neighbours}}'':
253	%% ** Harold and Lou. They start off as fierce love rivals but now they're like an old married couple.
254	%% ** Steph and Libby.
255	* ''Series/NewGirl'': Nick and Schmidt. To the point of Schmidt throwing a wedding-like party to celebrate their having been roommates for ten years. At least one guest had to explain to his mother that despite what it sounded like they [[MistakenForGay were not a couple]].
256	%% ** Jess and Cece seem to be this, having been friends since grade school
257	%% * ''Series/NightAndDay'': Cohabiting chums Dennis Doyle and Sam Armstrong spent much of the series sharing a double bed.
258	* ''Series/NipTuck'': Sean and Christian have been best friends and colleagues since college, and Christian is godfather to Sean's children. The show does actually explore the possibility of Christian having repressed homosexual feelings for Sean when he starts having [[AwkwardlyGayDream dreams about them being lovers]], but they both conclude it doesn't really mean anything.
259	%% * ''Series/NorthAndSouthUS'': The two principle characters of the series, Orry Main and George Hazard. There is also Orry's cousin, Charles Main, and George's younger brother, Billy Hazard. Of course, things get awkward when the two brothers end up siding with the Union and the cousins with the Confederacy when the Civil War kicks off.
260	* ''Series/{{Numb3rs}}'': Colby and David, even displaying jealousy at each other's outside friendships and acting heartbroken when one or the other is removed from the group.
261	%% * ''Series/{{The Odd Couple\|1970}}'': Oscar and Felix.
262	%% * ''Series/OutrageousFortune'': Falani and Eric during season six, this being outrageous fortune everyone ignores the first word when talking about them.
263	%% * ''Series/TheOldGuys'': Tom and Roy, mostly by process of elimination (spousal death, divorce and being incredibly unlucky with women).
264	* ''Series/OnceUponATime'':
265	** Once Emma and Regina bury the hatchet and become co-parents in later seasons, they grow incredibly close. Despite them both being straight and having love interests, the two often rely on each other for tough decisions. When Emma becomes the Dark One, it's Regina she trusts with the dagger to control her and repeatedly asks to kill her if she goes too far. Regina even once says that she can't imagine raising Henry without Emma, and several scenes are just the two relying on each other to raise their child together. Even the finale makes a much bigger deal of Emma and Regina reuniting than any other character's return.
266	** Red ("Literature/LittleRedRidingHood") and Snow ("Literature/SnowWhite"). They meet when Snow is fresh on the run from her evil stepmother, and remain close friends until the [[IdentityAmnesia curse]] takes them. At one point Red even risks her life by [[TheBigBadWolf going into wolf form]] to give Charming time to escape and find Snow. It helps that it's also implied that Red's grandmother ends up being a ParentalSubstitute to Snow.
267	%%* ''Series/OneTreeHill'':
268	%%** Brooke and Peyton.
269	%% ** Marvin "Mouth" [=McFadden=] and Antwon "Skills" Taylor.
270	%% * ''Series/{{Oz}}'': Busmalis and Rebadow. Despite Rebadow [[spoiler: once trying to kill Busmalis]], they've got the "old married couple" thing down pat.
271	* ''Series/ParksAndRecreation'': Ann and Leslie. The two are best friends and are always supporting each other. They're also occasionally mistaken for a lesbian couple.
272	%% ** Ben and Chris.
273	%% * ''Series/PawnStars'': Chumlee and Corey. Despite the fact that Chum annoys Corey, they care about each other.
274	* ''Series/PeepShow'': Mark and Jeremy. In the season 5 finale, Sophie is pregnant and it might be either Mark's or Jeremy's. Mark comments on Sophie's increasingly erratic behavior and says that if she continues like that, they can just adopt the baby ''"like those gay dads"''.
275	%% * Distant cousins Balki and Larry from ''Series/PerfectStrangers'', of an OddCouple variation.
276	* ''Series/PersonOfInterest''
277	** Finch and Reese. Reese is extremely protective of and has [[UndyingLoyalty undying loyalty]] towards Finch while Finch is only ever open and relaxed with Reese.
278	---> '''Reese''': Are you there, Finch?
279	---> '''Finch''': Always, Mr. Reese.
280	** Before Reese, Finch had Nathan Ingram; the two were close friends for nearly thirty years from college until Ingram's death.
281	* ''Series/PlayingHouse2014'' runs on this trope, as lifelong best friends Maggie and Emma live together and raise Maggie's daughter together.
282	* ''Series/{{Popular}}'': Josh and Sugardaddy are close friends. In one episode, Sugardaddy is jealous of all the time Josh spends with his girlfriend.
283	%% * ''Franchise/PowerRangers'':
284	%% ** Jason and Tommy.
285	%% ** Several seasons had the Red Ranger have this relationship with the SixthRanger. Funnily enough, this went both ways with these two: in the first season, Jason was Red and Tommy was Sixth; in ''[[Series/PowerRangersZeo Zeo]]'', Tommy was Red while Jason was Sixth (a replacement Sixth, but still).
286	%% ** Interestingly, the source material for the first season ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'', ''Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger'', had their counterparts (Geki and Burai) as long-lost brothers.
287	%% ** ''[[Series/PowerRangersInSpace In Space]]'' had Andros and Zhane. Zhane was injured and placed in cryogenic freeze, Andros' looking at his tube had a "lost love" look to it.
288	%% ** Even their enemies can also do it, such as Rito Revolto and Goldar, despite the latter hating to hang around with the former.
289	%% ** [[ThoseTwoGuys Bulk and Skull]].
290	%% ** Jake and Noah in ''[[Series/PowerRangersMegaforce Megaforce]]''.
291	%% ** Gia and Emma in ''[[Series/PowerRangersMegaforce Megaforce]]''.
292	%% ** Troy and Roboknight
293	%% ** Argus and Prince Vekar in ''[[Series/PowerRangersMegaforce Megaforce]]''.
294	* ''Series/PrettyLittleLiars'': A Heterosexual Life Quartet in the form of the four titular Liars: Spencer Hastings, Emily Fields, Aria Montgomery, and Hanna Marin. In the backstory, they were the GirlPosse of their best friend Alison [=DiLaurentis=]; though they've grown apart by the start of the series in the year after Alison disappeared, they pick their friendship back up pretty quickly, and despite having the occasional arguments or tension, ultimately stick by each other through thick and thin. Even after the five-year TimeSkip later in the series, they pick right back up where they left off after meeting again.
295	%% * ''Series/TheProfessionals'': Bodie and Doyle.
296	* ''Series/{{Psych}}'': Shawn and Gus, who have been best friends since they were six years old and are practically joined at the hip at all times. Gus later feels betrayed when he finds out that his sister had a fling with Shawn. When Shawn proposes to Juliet in the series finale, he even says "Will you marry us?" since Gus will always be a part of their lives.
297	* ''Series/PushingDaisies'': Emerson and Ned. Not only do they work together on Emerson's PI cases, but in the process of working those cases they come to know each others' deep, dark secrets which ultimately connects them on a personal as well as a professional level.
298	%% ** Chuck and Olive become this. Yes, Chuck's [[TomboyishName a woman]].
299	* ''Series/QuantumLeap'': Sam Beckett and Al Calavicci. Al is about the only thing from his time Sam consistently remembers throughout the series, and both of them sacrificed a lot for one another.
300	* ''Series/ReadyOrNot1993'': This show ran on Busy and Amanda being best friends and incredibly close. Busy has several older brothers and Amanda is an only child, so they become extremely close and basically grow up together. The finale shows a flashback when they met as small girls, Amanda crying and Busy helping her out.
301	* ''Series/RedDwarf'':
302	** Although Olaf Petersen only makes a handful of appearances, a strong impression is given that before the accident, he and Lister were Heterosexual Life Partners. Very close friends, same hobbies and lifestyle, both easy-going... Lister apparently has a tattoo that says "I Love Petersen".
303	** Rimmer and Lister could be considered ''involuntary'' Heterosexual Life Partners; there's simply no-one else for them to talk to. They live (well, in Rimmer's case, ''exist'') in a mile-long abandoned spaceship, but still sleep in their old crew bunks in the same room. The episode "Blue" plays with this trope: Lister finds himself inexplicably missing Rimmer and keeps reflecting on all the good times they had [[ButtMonkey (most of them at Rimmer's expense)]]. After this culminates in an infamous dream, Kryten takes it upon himself to remind Lister [[StatusQuoIsGod what he really thinks of Rimmer -- that he's a massive jerk]].
304	* ''Series/{{Revolution}}'' Sebastian Monroe and Miles Matheson, who grew up together and call themselves brothers, though it seems that Bass is much more dependent on Miles as several characters mention his SanitySlippage after Miles leaves him
305	* ''Series/RizzoliAndIsles'': Maura Isles and Jane Rizzoli. Rizzoli gets threatened by a serial killer? Goes to stay with Isles. Isles' friend gets killed? Reaches straight for Rizzoli. Eat together, run together, have drinks together, fight crime together, far and away each other's MostImportantPerson. Isles is the product of a FriendlessBackground: she has never had a best friend before Rizzoli, and has a worrying tendency of pointing out to any potential LoveInterest that they have a dire, undiagnosed medical condition--Rizzoli claims that men either run away from the badge or want to misuse the handcuffs. Some people see LesYay, others merely intense friendship, but either way, very, very close--and hilariously codependent. They can't seem to do a thing without each other.
306	%% * ''Series/RobinHood'': Robin and Much.
307	%% * ''Series/{{Rome}}'': Features Titus Pullo and Lucius Vorenus. It's even given a LampshadeHanging by Pullo's wife.
308	* ''Series/Route66'': Tod and Buz. Sometimes VitriolicBestBuds, but they travel together everywhere, clearly care for each other, and they have a joint bank account.
309	* ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'': J.D. and Turk. They've been friends since college and their friendship is so strong that Carla has said sometimes she's afraid that Turk will leave her for J.D. They're so close that most of the recurring or one shot characters have thought they were a gay couple at least once. When Turk and Carla came back to work after their honeymoon, JD acted like he'd been gone for years. Turk evens gives his new wife a "Can I go play with my friend?" sort of look before running to hug him.
310	** The MusicalEpisode had them sing a duet called "[[https://youtu.be/-7hjdC8-jbw Guy Love]]", which sums up this trope wonderfully.
311	* ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'':
312	** Jerry and George, ChildhoodFriends and constant companions so comfortable around each other that when a reporter who thinks they're a closeted couple interviews Jerry while George is visiting, they obliviously spend the entire conversation [[LikeAnOldMarriedCouple confirming her belief in spades]]. Another episode dealt with George—who was unhappily engaged at the time—trying to force Jerry and his fiancée's best friend together in the hopes of finally being able to enjoy himself in the relationship by having an excuse to bring Jerry to everything. Jerry is happy enough with this BestFriendsInLaw-type arrangement to declare the girl a potential romantic endgame after one DoubleDate despite cheerfully admitting that he barely talked to her, the fun part of the date being [[SeinfeldianConversation his standard chitchat with George]].
313	--->'''George:''' If this works out, forget about it. Vacations together, movies together, dinner together. It...it's almost as good as if I didn't get married.
314	** Jerry's relationship with Kramer also skews this way, though that one is more situational given that Kramer lives across the hall and [[DropInCharacter doesn't have a concept of personal living space]]. The bottom line is that Jerry likes the company and misses Kramer when he's not around.
315	* ''Series/TheSentinel'': Jim Ellison and Blair Sandburg; Blair actually moves in with Jim early in the series. How close they are is clearly visible in the scene where Jim tries to revive Blair, who was shot by Jim's EvilCounterpart.
316	* In ''Series/{{Shadowhunters}}'', being parabatai is the Shadowhunter version of this: It means that two warriors fight together as one, with their hearts beating in unison. When one dies, the other immediately knows it. Jace claims that it's stronger than any human bond, but Clary counters that she has the same kind of bond with Simon.
317	* ''Series/ShakeItUp'': [=CeCe=] and Rocky, who do absolutely everything together, and have the same hopes and dreams. Reinforced by Rocky's refusal to be on the show if [=CeCe=] couldn't be on.
318	* ''Series/{{Sharpe}}'': Richard Sharpe and Patrick Harper. After brief enmity and beating the crap out of each other, they settle into a friendship that leads them to walk into combat zones for each other ''after'' they each leave the army, and the exchange "Are you with me, Patrick?" "Yes, always." There's a strong implication that when Sharpe is should-be-mortally wounded, he only lives because of Harper's determination that he will.
319	* ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'': Sherlock and John, in keeping with their [[Literature/SherlockHolmes historic portrayals]], as very much this -- especially by the end of the second season. [[{{Dominatrix}} Irene Adler]] even points out that they're a couple. When John once again claims that he's not gay, Irene simply says it doesn't matter. Sherlock does this in the episode "The Sign of Three" [[NoSocialSkills awkwardly]] admitting admiration towards John in his best man's speech despite the fact it's [[NarmCharm hilariously bad.]]
320	%% * ''Series/TheSecretCircle'':
321	%% ** Faye and Melissa.
322	%% ** Diana and Cassie, though they’re later revealed to be sisters.
323	%% * ''Series/{{Skins}}'': Go to the show page for a short list of these friendships.
324	* ''Series/SOKOPotsdam'': Well, Luna is technically bi, but Sophie has a husband and young son. They've been best friends to the point of regularly sleeping over at each other's houses for decades, but despite occasional moments of seeming HomoeroticSubtext there's never any movement towards them becoming a couple.
325	* ''Series/SonnyWithAChance'': Nico and Grady, even with their own 'breakup' episode where they try to replace one another with Sonny.
326	%% * ''Series/{{Spaced}}'': And just so nobody has to go looking for it elsewhere in the article...Tim and Mike.
327	%% * ''Series/SpartacusBloodAndSand'': Spartacus has has two In ''Blood and Sand'' it is Varro. In ''Vengeance'' and ''War of the Damned'' it is Agron. The latter is actually gay, but in that place and era this kind of detail mattered a lot less since Agron was a ManlyGay and he and Spartacus were BashBrothers.
328	* ''Series/SportsNight'': Casey and Dan. Though each has some significant romantic relationships, their most sustained--and sustaining--relationship is with each other. When Dana screws up her relationship with Casey, it's Dan who knows exactly how and why she went wrong. A painful estrangement, based on professional status and hurt feelings, between the two men is resolved during a Passover seder, at which Kasey confesses that the years he has spent working with Dan have been the best of his life, and he wouldn't trade them for anything.
329	%% * ''Series/StargateSG1'': Jack O'Neill and Daniel Jackson. The shipping that results is lampshaded in episode 200.
330	%% * ''Series/StargateAtlantis'': John Sheppard and Rodney [=McKay=] don't lack in this trope, either, with Sheppard's actor, Joe Flanigan, joking that the closest Sheppard ever came to a girlfriend on the show was [=McKay=].
331	* ''Series/StarskyAndHutch'': The title characters. Very much. Both of their actors even refer to the show as a love story between two men.
332	* ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'':
333	** Kirk, Spock and Bones form a trio best friends, with Captain Kirk being the one closer to Spock and Bones, while Bones and Spock bicker a lot. Kirk and Spock's relationship grows exponentially over the course of the series, while Kirk and Bones were established to have been VERY close from the first episode, with their friendship reaching farther back than Kirk and Spock's. (Their counterparts from the [[ContinuityReboot J.J. Abrams movie]] were set upon ''by the plot'' that they must end up like this. Except less slashable, if J.J. has anything to say about it.)
334	** Chekov and Sulu are depicted as close best friends in ''Film/StarTrekVTheFinalFrontier''. Oddly, the rest of canon doesn't really show them to be more than friends and colleagues, though their relationship is expanded upon in some of the tie in novels (where for example Chekov is Godfather to Sulu's daughter).
335	* ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'':
336	** Doctor Bashir and Chief O'Brien spent so much time together on various projects and on hobby activities that O'Brien's wife Keiko complained about it. They have an argument over it where Bashir says he's wildly in love with Ezri (female, now) but he "likes [O'Brien] more", and O'Brien doesn't feel the same. O'Brien may not immediately reciprocate Bashir's feelings in that scene, but in an earlier episode, the two are discussing an argument O'Brien is having with Keiko and O'Brien says something to Bashir like "Why can't she be more like--" and though he breaks off and then ends with "-- a man," it's obvious he was going to say "you." It's fairly obvious from the conversation that O'Brien feels the same way, even if he can't admit it to Julian. Which is a hallmark of their relationship.
337	--->''"People either love you or hate you. I hated you when we first met. But now, well, now I -- don't. Really. Now that is from the heart. [[IUhYouToo I really do...not hate you anymore]]."''
338	** Strange as it may sound, there's an element of this to the friendship between Benjamin Sisko and Jadzia Dax. While she's an attractive young woman now, he still relates to her as his older male mentor, to the extent that his nickname for her is "Old Man".
339	** Jake Sisko and Nog are a younger version. At first it seems like they're just casual friends who hang out together because there's no one else their age around, but even at the beginning, there are signs that they're closer than they let on, such as when Jake is teaching Nog how to read after Quark pulled Nog out of school. As the show goes on, it's made that much clearer how much they care for each other and miss each other when they're separated. (They do fight on occasion, but they can't seem to stay mad at each other long.)
340	** Had Julian Bashir and Elim Garak are this under all the banter, at least when they're not straying into full-on HoYay territory. Bashir clearly cares about Garak a great deal, taking it upon himself to personally care for Garak while he's in withdrawal (despite Garak screaming abuse at him) and ultimately risking his life to find a cure when the problem turns more serious. For his part, Bashir is probably the person Garak cares about most in the world, even if Garak doesn't show it in the normal ways. A particularly defining moment in their friendship comes in "[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS05E14InPurgatorysShadow In Purgatory's Shadow]]", when Garak [[spoiler:sets Bashir up to eavesdrop on his final conversation with Tain, allowing Bashir to see him in a rare vulnerable moment as well as letting him in on Garak's ultimate secret.]]
341	* ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'': There's Captain Archer and Trip Tucker. Their hearty attitudes were frequently a source of confusion to mess hall companion T'Pol, though even she recognized the loyalty the two had for one another. When Trip's fears about the Xindi attack on Florida were confirmed – that his sister was among the casualties – the swiftness with which Archer had his buddy's back (“Whatever it takes”) is simultaneously enthralling and chilling. In addition, Trip develops this relationship with [[TheQuietOne Malcolm Reed]], being the only one that Malcolm feels comfortable opening up to.
342	* ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'':
343	** Android Data and engineer Geordi. Both of these guys bonded over their love of science's gadgets and gizmos, and could busy themselves for hours tinkering and theorizing. Considering that Geordi's firsthand knowledge of human feeling often made Data something of the pupil, it's no surprise that these two are frequently seen together.
344	** Picard and Riker, to a lesser extent. Both would usually hang out during their free time, and it is Riker who become Picard's surrogate father in one episode where Picard and three others were de-aged, implying the closest bond among his crew.
345	* Series/StarTrekVoyager: In this show, we have Tom Paris and Harry Kim. They play it cool most of the time, but whenever things get rough, it becomes clear how much they mean to each other.
346	%% ** Seven of Nine and Captain Janeway, depending on how you ship. Janeway and Seven of Nine overlap with a mentor/pupil relationship.
347	* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'': Dean and Sam Winchester, since they've spent most of their lives with each other on the road, Dean having practically raised Sam. They're apparently "soul mates", making them Heterosexual Afterlife Partners as well. The show's creator, Creator/EricKripke, jokingly referred to Supernatural as "The epic love story of Sam and Dean". In the season 8 finale, Dean tells Sam there isn't anything he would ever put in front of him.
348	* ''Series/{{Survivor}}: Tocantins'': Stephen and J.T. were constantly referred to as the "BFF Boys" or borderline boyfriends by fans during their season. J.T. certainly manipulated the emotions of their friendship to his advantage at Final Tribal Council to win himself a unanimous victory, if later interviews and commentary are any indication.
349	* ''Teachers'': Brian and Kurt from this British series are even commented on for acting in a very similar way to a married couple. They rarely have any screen time apart, even when one of them is in a semi-serious relationship. They also share a flat with each other.
350	* ''Series/TeenWolf'':
351	** Scott and Stiles have been best friends since kindergarten and stay at each other's side through everything, from turning into a werewolf, asking out a girl, being possessed by supernatural creatures or making the lacrosse team. According to the actors, their closeness is partly because they're both missing a parent and depend on each other more because of it. Hilariously the other characters are all too aware of how inseparable they are, and the only effective punishment their parents and teachers have is separating the two of them. They put their lives on the line for each other all the time, one episode has Stiles risking his life to talk Scott out of committing suicide, while Scott's LoveInterest is standing right there. The two of them also plan to live together after leaving home, even though they both have serious girlfriends by this point.
352	---> '''Stiles:''' Scott, you're my best friend and I need you. You're my brother. If you want to do this, you're just gonna have to take me with you.
353	** Jackson and Danny (although Danny is gay, he hasn't the slightest attraction to Jackson and doesn't see him anything more than a close friend) which, somewhat hilariously, annoys Jackson, as he sees himself as being everyone's type.
354	--->'''Danny:''' I'm supposed to watch you in bed? You remember all the times I told you you're not my type?\
355	'''Jackson:''' Just do it. Oh, and FYI: I'm ''everyone's'' type.
356	%% ** Allison and Lydia develop into this.
357	%% ** In season 4, we have Liam and Mason. It was feared that they would be Jackson/Danny 2.0 (and in a sense they are, with Liam being straight (as of so far) and Mason being gay) but soon shown to be baby Skittles--and making them very important to the fandom with their preciousness.
358	%% * ''Series/That70sShow'':
359	%% ** [[SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan Eric and Hyde]]
360	%% ** [[BrainlessBeauty Kelso]] and [[FunnyForeigner Fez]]
361	%% ** And--sometimes--[[TomboyAndGirlyGirl Donna and Jackie]].
362	* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'': In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S3E21KickTheCan Kick the Can]]", Charles Whitley and Ben Conroy, both residents of the Sunnyvale Rest Home, have been friends for almost their entire lives.
363	* ''Series/TwinPeaks'': Special Agent Dale Cooper and Sheriff Harry S. Truman have a real bromance going on. Despite their very different characters, they are endlessly patient with each other. In fact, they are visibly appreciative of each other's differences. Gazing, tender smiles, nose tweaking--it's all there.
364	%% * ''Viva la Bam'': Bam and Novak generally refer to each other as 'life partner' for the laughs, seeing as they were attached at the hip.
365	* ''Series/{{Victorious}}'': Of the male members of the main cast, Beck and Andre seem to be the closest, as they're often seen together often. Andre even says Beck is his best friend in an episode where he develops a crush on Beck's girlfriend, worrying that this might jeopardize their friendship.
366	%% * ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger'': Cordell Walker and Jimmy Trivette.
367	* ''Series/WeirdScience'': Gary Wallace and Wyatt Donnelly have been best friends since they were about nine-years-old, sharing many of the same interests and activities. Due to being on the bottom rung of the school's social ladder and having few other friends, they're pretty much inseparable at the start of the series, and they largely stay that way even after Lisa helps them develop better social skills. By the time they're old enough to enroll in college, Gary only wants to go to Paxton University because that's where Wyatt is going.
368	* ''Series/TheWestWing'': Jed and Leo spend almost all their time together, they have several old married couple-like moments, engage in tiffs and squabbles that never stick, talk excessively and pointlessly, get antsy and downtrodden when separated, etc. They were friends many, many years before Jed became the President of the United States and Leo his Chief of Staff and closest advisor, and therefore their working relationship (which takes up the vast majority of their waking hours) fits their friendship like a glove. There's a rather hilarious moment in one of the season one DVD Extras where Creator/MartinSheen and Creator/JohnSpencer agree that they're the "parents" of the TrueCompanions that is the main cast, but each believe that they're the husband and the other is the wife. (This troper is fairly sure that someone affiliated with the show called Abbey and Leo the President's "wife and mistress" at one point).
369	%% ** Sam and Josh, until Sam was written out and Josh got more focused on Donna.
370	%% ** Also, Ed and Larry, in later seasons. This pairing is the most obvious in the series, especially once many characters admitted that they weren't certain which was Ed and which was Larry, they were simply 'Ed and Larry.'
371	* ''Series/WhiteCollar'':
372	** Neal Caffrey and Peter Burke, as Neal is a CI under Peter's watch for a four-year term. Peter even says "For the next four years, I own you." Though they start out antagonistic with each other, as the series has carried on, they have shown more and more care for each other. When Peter is kidnapped, Neal turns over a ring that he has saved for his late girlfriend, Kate, as ransom. When Neal is about to flee the country with Kate, Peter finds them and asks Neal to stay. Neal ends up choosing Peter. [[spoiler:And then the BigBad kills Kate because of this]].
373	** Neal and Mozzie. Mozzie started out as Neal's mentor when Neal first moved into New York, but this grew into a very close relationship. Despite this, there's much about one another they don't reveal.
374	* ''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway'': Colin Mochrie and Ryan Stiles. They've been working on the show together for decades and both of them have admitted on several occasions that the other one is their best friend
375	* ''Series/TheWildWildWest'': James West and Artemus Gordon, who live, work, play, go on double dates and generally do everything together.
376	* ''Series/WinterBegonia'': Cheng Fengtai and Shang Xirui's relationship is this in the TV series (rather than being [[{{But Not Too Gay}} straight-up romantic like in the original book]]), with them calling each other "知音" or "知己" (i.e. people who truly understand each other, commonly translated as "soulmates" in English) and others also commenting on their relationship as such.
377	* ''Series/TheWire'': Avon and Stringer. Friends from childhood, they ran their empire together, and could be counted on to come through for each other despite disagreements; it was almost as if they were married. Of course, a lot of marriages end badly...
378	%% ** Herc and Carver for at least the first four seasons (maybe), complete with bickering.
379	%% ** Bunk and [=McNulty=], definitely, although some might argue that it's simply because nobody else can drink as much as they can.
380	* ''Series/TheWalkingDead'' provides us with a beautiful and complex example. Shane and Rick have been partners for who know how long, confiding and loving, trusting one another in life and death situations. Then Shane is forced to abandon Rick to the zombies and Rick, impossibly comes back... Perhaps the most tender moment of the series is early in the second season when Rick, in absolute shock after [[spoiler:Carl has been accidentally shot by a hunter after a deer]] is sitting on a porch with his son's blood on his face and Shane gently wipes it off with a damp cloth. That show at its best in that moment.
381	%% * ''Series/XenaWarriorPrincess'': Applicable to the early seasons of the spin-off between Xena and Gabrielle...before it turned into LesYay.
382	* ''Series/YouMeHer'': Izzy and Nina are very close, in spite of their [[VitriolicBestBuds faux vitriol to each other]]. They confide in and give each other comfort whenever it's needed, acting very much like a [[PseudoRomanticFriendship romantic couple at times]] (as Izzy's bisexual, they could be even more mistaken as such). Even when both have serious romantic relationships with other people, their own friendship remains like this.
383	%% * ''Series/YoungDrunkPunk'': Ian and Shinky
384	%% * ''Series/ZekeAndLuther''.
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