Jim and Pam // The Office USA
Would any rundown of television couples be complete without Pam and Jim? Of course not. In the swirling mass of chaos that is the Scranton branch of The Dunder Mufflin Paper Company, Jim Halpert and Pam Beesly are an oasis of normality.
After all, it’s your classic love story; boy meets girl, girl is already engaged to her high school sweetheart, girl calls off wedding, girl’s engagement collapses, boy and girl start dating, buy boy’s parents’ house, marry under a waterfall, have children… you get the picture. But while it takes 3 seasons and a lot of uncertainty to get there, Jim, unlike his English counterpart Tim, somehow achieves the unthinkable – he actually manages to claw himself out of the notorious ‘friendzone’ and get the girl. Their on-screen chemistry is absolutely undeniable and it produces some truly lump-in-your-throat moments. Aside from the soppy stuff, their serial pranking of Dwight is a constant source of amusement.
Words by Thomas Johnston