I took a look at how long it took our favorite television couples to hook-up, whether through a kiss, full-on make-out session, or just some good ol’ lovin’.

Six Feet Under
Nate & Brenda

Sex: Season 1, Episode 1, “Pilot”

The Wonder Years
Kevin & Winnie

Kiss: Season 1, Episode 1, “Pilot”
Dating: Season 3, Episode 17, “Night Out”

Glee
Rachel & Finn

Kiss: Season 1, Episode 2, “Showmance”
Dating: Between Season 1, Episode 13, “Sectionals” and 14, “Hell-O”

How I Met Your Mother
Ted & Robin

Kiss: Season 1, Episode 2, “Purple Giraffe”
Date: Season 1, Episode 22, “Come On” (season finale)

NewsRadio
Dave & Lisa

Dating: Season 1, Episode 2, “Inappropriate”

True Blood
Sookie & Bill

Kiss: Season 1, Episode 2, “The First Taste”
Sex: Season 1, Episode 6, “Cold Ground”

Felicity
Felicity & Noel

Kiss: Season 1, Episode 4, “Boggled”

Gossip Girl
Serena & Dan

Kiss: Season 1, Episode 5, “Dare Devil”
Sex: Season 1, Episode 11, “Roman Holiday”

The O.C.
Seth & Summer

Kiss: Season 1, Episode 6, “The Girlfriend”
Sex: Season 1, Episode 19, “The Heartbreak”

Sex and the City
Carrie & Big

Sex: Season 1, Episode 6, “Secret Sex”

Buffy, the Vampire Slayer
Buffy & Angel

Kiss: Season 1, Episode 7, “Angel”
Sex: Season 2, Episode 13, “Surprise”

Gossip Girl
Blair & Chuck

Sex: Season 1, Episode 7, “Victor Victrola”

Friday Night Lights
Matt & Julie

Kiss: Season 1, Episode 9, “Mr. Sandman”
Sex: Season 3, Episode 10, “The Giving Tree”

The O.C.
Ryan & Marissa

Kiss: Season 1, Episode 9, “The Heights”

Dawson’s Creek
Joey & Dawson

Dating: Season 1, Episode 13, “Decisions”

Scrubs
JD & Elliot

Dating: Season 1, Episode 14, “My Drug Buddy”

The Good Wife
Will & Alicia

Kiss: Season 1, Episode 17, “Heart”
Sex: Season 2, Episode 23, “Closing Arguments” (season finale)

The Nanny
Fran & Maxwell

Kiss: Season 1, Episode 18, “Sunday in the Park with Fran”
Engaged: Season 5, Episode 15, “The Engagement”

Felicity
Felicity & Ben

Kiss: Season 1, Episode 20, “Felicity Was Here” (season finale)

Cheers
Sam & Diane

Kiss: Season 1, Episode 22, “Showdown, Part 2” (season finale)

Community
Jeff & Britta

Sex: Season 1, Episode 23, “Modern Warfare” (season finale)

Sports Night
Casey & Dana

Kiss: Season 2, Episode 1, “Special Powers”

Friends
Ross & Rachel

Kiss: Season 2, Episode 14, “The One With The Prom Video”
Sex: Season 2, Episode 15, “The One Where Ross and Rachel…You Know”

The Mindy Project
Mindy & Danny

Kiss: Season 2, Episode 14, “The Desert”

Raising Hope
Jimmy & Sabrina

Dating: Season 2, Episode 14, “Jimmy’s Fake Girlfriend”

Moonlighting
Maddie & David

Kiss: Season 2, Episode 15, “Witness for the Execution”
Sex: Season 3, Episode 14, “I Am Curious…Maddie”

New Girl
Nick & Jess

Kiss: Season 2, Episode 15, “Cooler”

The Office
Jim & Pam

Kiss: Season 2, Episode 22, “Casino Night” (season finale)
Dating: Sometime in between Season 3, Episode 25, “The Job” (season finale) and Season 4, Episode 1, “Fun Run”

Parks and Recreation
April & Andy

Kiss: Season 2, Episode 24, “Freddy Spaghetti” (season finale)
Dating: Season 3, Episode 7, “Harvest Festival”

True Blood
Sookie & Eric

Kiss: Season 3, Episode 10, “I Smell a Rat”
Sex: Season 4, Episode 6, “I Wish I Was the Moon”

Parks and Recreation
Leslie & Ben

Kiss: Season 3, Episode 14, “Road Trip”

Dawson’s Creek
Joey & Pacey

Kiss: Season 3, Episode 17, “Cinderella Story”
Date: Season 3, Episode 20, “Stolen Kisses”

Buffy, the Vampire Slayer
Buffy & Spike

First Spell Kiss: Season 4, Episode 9, “Something Blue”
First For-Real Kiss: Season 6, Episode 7, “Once More With Feeling”
Sex: Season 6, Episode 9, “Smashed”

Gilmore Girls
Luke & Lorelai

Kiss: Season 4, Episode 22 “Raincoats and Recipes” (season finale)

House
House & Cuddy

Kiss: Season 5, Episode 6, “Joy”
Dating: Season 5, Episode 22, “Help Me” (season finale)

Bones
Brennan & Booth

Kiss: Season 5, Episode 16, “The Parts in the Sum of the Whole” (in a flashback)
Sex: Season 6, Episode 22, “The Hole in the Heart,” (season finale)

The West Wing
Josh & Donna

Kiss: Season 7, Episode 13, “The Cold”
Sex: Season 7, Episode 16, “Election Day Part 1”

Fraiser
Niles & Daphne

Kiss: Season 7, Episode 24, “Something Borrowed, Someone Blue” (season finale)

That photo of Matt and Julie’s first kiss is currently Nadia Chaudhury’s desktop wallpaper.

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