Everyone remembers their first time—and TV characters are no different. But not all romps in the hay are created equal.
Behold, the most memorable first times on TV. From sweet moments of making love to sex so good it killed a man, it's all here. Just don't blame us if you need a cold shower after.
The setting could not have been more romantic for this ultimate will they-won't they couple—you think the floor of a planetarium is icky, but all the stars!—and not even an accidental juice box explosion could derail this iconic second season moment. Waking up in each other's arms under the watchful eyes of students on a field trip, however? Less than ideal.
HTGAWM hit the ground running with this couple, leaving us hot and bothered after the series premiere when Connor seduced his future boyfriend for intel to help in a case. Was there anyone who wasn't blushing when he told Oliver to turn over in bed? We rest our case.
There are two types of Lost people in this world: The Skate fans and the Jate (Jack & Kate) fans. For Skate fans, season three was a pivotal for the fandom. Need we say more than: Sex. In. A. Cage. No, we needn't.
Sure, maybe it was a quest for meaningless sex while being depressed about her love life (or lack thereof) during season four's trip to London for Ross' wedding that drove Monica to Chandler. But so what? That night of loneliness lead to one of our favorite relationship on Friends.
Remember that time our favorite forensic anthropologist and her FBI agent partner totally had sex…and then it turned out to be Booth's hot-ass fantasy? And then we never actually saw the moment that they consummated their relationship for the first time, just the moment Brennan told her man that she was pregnant? Yeah, we do too. And it still hurts.
There's very little we can say about Brian taking Justin's virginity in the series premiere of QAF without breaking nearly every law of decency. This was the first time a gay couple really went there on American TV—and it was shocking as it was sexy.
Let us never forget the time Lady Mary boned a hot, visiting foreigner to death. (Said hot stranger was played by Theo James. Get it, girl!)
While Finn lost his virginity in a somewhat misguided tryst with Santana (he thought Rachel was getting it on with Jesse!), Rachel wanted to lose hers as a way to immerse herself in her role as Maria in West Side Story. Finn refused, and after Rachel realized she did want to have sex with him, but only because she was in love with him, they finally had their first time together.
Here's a first: When these high-schoolers had sex for the first time, they were actually married. And they ended up the longest-lasting couple on the nine-season show!
Hard to believe it now, but Sookie was actually a virgin when the series started. (Being able to hear your partner's every thought could be kind of hard to get past, you know?) Maybe that's why her first time with Bill—complete with virginal white nightgown and "Half of You" by Cat Powers—felt so perfect it was almost infuriating. Some fairies have all the luck.
Let's be real—the roommates' first kiss was actually one of the hottest moments to ever hit TV screens. But their relationship was finally consummated when he decided to stop overthinking their whole will they/won't they flirtation and take matters into his own hands—scooping Jess into his arms and taking her into the bedroom so they could have their moment together.
While Joey wasn't Pacey's first time, she may as well have been because this was a huge. Freakin'. Deal. The beloved couple's first time went down, of course, on the school ski trip. And it was ridiculously sensual for two high school kids. "You kissed me first, sweetheart. The second time you counted to 10 before doing it again just in case I wanted to stop you," Joey says, playing the seductress, before counting to 10 herself. Yeah, she doesn't even have to start counting.
In the same episode as Rachel and Finn's first time (appropriately titled "The First Time"), this fan-favorite couple lost their virginity to each other, wisely waiting until both parties were sober and truly able to profess their love for one another before they actually had sex.
It was so fitting that these childhood sweethearts actually waited until AFTER they were married to have sex for the first time, an old-fashioned tradition for an old-fashioned show. Still, it worked for the couple, who are still the dream team all these years later on Girl Meets World.
Rory and Dean's high school romance was somewhat of a fairy tale. But although Rory lost her virginity to her first love, it wasn't the picture-perfect experience you'd predict. In the season four finale, the former couple reunited for their first time together—while Dean was married to Lindsay. Not a good look, you two.
Everybody's probably heard that once you have sex, things change. Well, things really did change once Buffy and Angel knocked boots—changed for the worst when he lost his soul and became Angelus once again. He took her virginity and left her in the middle of the night so she woke up alone…and then he attacked her. Beyond rough morning after.
After a long—like, REALLY long—time together, the meant-to-be couple finally consummated their relationship in the season seven finale as Donna lost her virginity to David on the same day she graduated from college.
When the young surgical intern Grey had a one-night stand with a sexy dude she met at a bar, little did we know it would lead to one of the greatest television romances of all time. Rest in peace, McDreamy!
The iconic couple's first time is arguably the defining moment of the series, the one that took it from good to TV's biggest guilty pleasure. After a night of drinking and a daring dance from Blair, the scheming soulmates have sex in the back of Chuck's limo—it was her first time, and also a first for him: the first time he had sex with someone he truly cared about. And with that moment—perfectly set to Sum 41's "With Me"—Chair was born.
One of the best parts about season one's "The Heartbreak"? When we learned that Seth and Summer's first time together was not only when the Death Cab for Cutie-obsessed nerd lost his virginity, but when the smokin' hot popular girl did too. "It's always been you," indeed.
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