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TV’s 35 Best First Kisses

If a kiss is worth a thousand words, then we should have 35,000 of them, courtesy of TVLine’s list of the best first kisses on television. (Don’t worry, we’re not actually going to make you read that much to get to the steamy smooches.)

Our picks run the gamut from classic lip-locks on M*A*S*H and Cheers to a recent viral sensation on Nobody Wants This. And the Netflix rom-com’s Hot Rabbi isn’t the only hot religious man raising body temps among our selections.

Plus, who could forget those long-awaited first kisses from The Vampire Diaries, Gilmore Girls, The X-Files and Alias that had ‘shippers losing their cool? We certainly couldn’t, even after all these years!

Whether they were sweet and innocent (like on The Wonder Years) or passionate and fiery (hello, True Blood!), these are all moments that live rent-free in our minds.

Scroll down to review TVLine’s 35 Best TV First Kisses — listed in alphabetical order, by show — and hit PLAY on the included videos to rewatch each scene. Then share your favorites in the comments, plus any that didn’t make the cut! And if you’re still in the mood for more smooches, we suggest our list of TV’s longest-awaited first kisses to see just how many episodes it took the biggest will-they-or-won’t-they couples to finally lock lips.

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