An Ode to Bromances

The bromance: a romance between bros. This is no ordinary friendship between dudes. A bromance requires that male friends are so close that their relationship takes on some of the qualities of a romantic relationship. Here are some of my favorite bromances from TV and movies.

Troy and Abed (Community)

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Abed: Announcement number one: all announcements will be cool from now on.

Troy: Announcement number two: butt soup.

Merry and Pippin (Lord of the Rings)

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Pippin: You need people of intelligence on this sort of mission… quest… thing.

Merry: Well, that rules you out, Pip.

Chandler and Joey

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Joey: Hey, wouldn’t it be cool if our duck and our chick had a little baby? We could call it Chuck.

Chandler: Or Dick.

Cory and Shawn (Boy Meets World)

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Cory: Shawnzie?

Shawn: Yessie?

Shawn and Gus (Psych)

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Shawn: I’m Shawn Spenstar and this is my partner Gus “TT” Showbiz.

Gus: The extra T is for extra talent.

JD and Turk (Scrubs)

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Turk: It sounds like you're asking me out on a man date.

JD: Turk, why are you so afraid of loving me?

Han Solo and Chewie (Star Wars)

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Han: Get in there, you big furry oaf. I don’t care what you smell!


What are some of your favorite bromances?