Big Brother: Top 10 Couples

interesting read. Is there any couples missing? I love that they picked Natalie and Matt as a top 10 couple and not the trainwreck that was Smelsia and Crazy begging James.





Big Brother: Top 10 Couples


We salute the original bromance: Mike Boggie and Dr. Will.


Big Brother is a game of relationships. When people think about the show, they tend to focus less on "alliances," which are rarely very durable, and more on pairs. As we look forward to the July 9 premiere of an eleventh season of in-house scheming, screaming, and hot tub hijinks, here is a list of the top 10 "couples" -- not necessarily in a romantic sense -- in Big Brother history.
10. Adam and Ryan, Season Nine: The first and presumably last winter season of Big Brother threatened to sputter to a halt after most of the entertaining houseguests found themselves evicted by its midway point, but these two overgrown frat boys did their best to keep the good humor coming, and mostly overcame early fears that they would be too crude and/or boring. Someone should compile their Bible analysis sessions into a special comedy DVD.
9. Michael (aka Cowboy) and Nakomis, Season Five: They were half-siblings who had never met until the show brought them together, and served to illustrate just how different people who share a similar genetic makeup can be. Nakomis was a waitress with a vaguely "alternative" look and personality, while Cowboy was one step up from a cactus on the intelligence scale. He eventually wound up as the key to a scheme to vote his sister out. Happy Thanksgiving!
8. David and Amanda, Season Four: They were a very short-lived couple, as Amanda was the first person voted out. But they will forever be remembered as the first people to have sex in the U.S. Big Brother house, an interlude of raunch that capped several days of sweet flirting. The Head of Household room was donated to them for the tryst, apparently in the belief that by doing so, their boinking might be kept off-camera. Ah, how young and naive we all used to be.
7. Mike Boogie and Erika, Season Seven: They have been the only in-house romantic couple to comprise the final two, although there should be a king-sized asterisk next to the word "romantic." Erika, a serial reality show dater who lost all fan favorite appeal between her original season and her All-Star season, believed all the sweet nothings Boogie whispered in her ear, but viewers realized that he and Will were mercilessly mocking her gullibility in Diary Room sessions.
6. Natalie and Matt, Season Nine: Natalie was a unusual mixture of characteristics. She was avowedly religious (which evolved into an irritating self-righteousness by the end of her time on the show), but worked as a "bikini barista" and had as little personal modesty as any woman in Big Brother history, which is quite an accomplishment. Matt was your basic mook, but wins a mention here for being the favored recipient of Natalie's version of lip service.
5. Will and Nicole, Season Two: A classic pair of antagonists. Will Kirby was a witty young dermatologist who somehow made over-the-top egotism seem lovable; Nicole was a high-strung chef who was an original target of Will's alliance, but survived to become his foil, and eventually, the person he beat for the season title. When the married Nicole succumbed to the temptation of hot tub footsie with Will, the ensuing banner plane drama almost drove Nicole into using her kitchen knives for homicidal purposes.
4. Danielle and Jason, Season Three: It is notoriously difficult to keep a secret in the Big Brother house for more than a few minutes, but these two managed to keep their alliance hidden until the final days of the game. The key to their success was in being so different -- Danielle was an overdramatic young mother; Jason a soft-spoken Southern virgin -- that no one suspected they were working together until it was too late.
3. Ollie and April, Season Ten: She was an obsessive-compulsive blonde; he was a preacher's kid whose only serious weakness was women. Yeah, no kidding: in their brief time together in the house, these two had more sex than had been seen in all previous seasons of the U.S. show combined, on occasion without even bothering to cut the lights. Neither one was especially interesting outside their bedroom athletics, but they set a fine example for future seasons (take a hint, Season Eleven).
2. Dick and Daniele, Season Eight: You would think everyone else in the game would sense a danger in allowing a father and daughter to stay in the house together, but Big Brother has never been known to hold many casting calls at Mensa meetings. These two survived to the finals because Dick's love of a good time made his company the place to be early on, and because he simply scared everyone else to death later on. Dick was the easy winner over the whiny Daniele, which he has chosen to see as a vindication of his terminal immaturity.
1. Will and Mike Boogie, Seasons Two and Seven: I really can't stand the word bromance, but it certainly fits in describing these two, who each won separate seasons of the show even though everyone knew they were working together during All-Stars. While Will had charisma to burn, Boogie displayed all the charm of a fever blister, so we can only assume that it was a shared interest in famewhoring that brought them together.

Lorraine wrote:

2. Dick and Daniele, Season Eight: You would think everyone else in the game would sense a danger in allowing a father and daughter to stay in the house together, but Big Brother has never been known to hold many casting calls at Mensa meetings. These two survived to the finals because Dick's love of a good time made his company the place to be early on, and because he simply scared everyone else to death later on. Dick was the easy winner over the whiny Daniele, which he has chosen to see as a vindication of his terminal immaturity.

Yes you certainly would think the other houseguests would know these 2 would never turn on each other and would definitely need to be one of the first ones to go but just like this article said they aren't casting the brightest group....which for a fan is so FRRRRRRRUSTRATING!

An obvious omission to me is that of Marcellas and Amy. They made quite a couple who could play off each other and had a strange friendship. Even though Marcellas made what probably everyone considers the worst move in BB history, it was still possible to feel sorry for him just by looking at Amy's face during the eviction--Marcy running around haphazardly grabbing clothes wasn't the only memorable thing to me. It seems like the game becomes more exciting when relationships like theirs form because the stakes get higher and you can't help but get caught up in the drama of the outcome. A lot of evictions, especially in later seasons, just seem to register on the "blah" end of the scale as more vile HGs get on the show.

Another might be Allison and Nathan simply because this type of showmance where someone gets played was really the precursor to Boogie stringing along Erika in All-Stars, which is strangely ironic because she actually lived through season four and should have seen how promises of "romance" can screw you in the end.

A real stretch would be Ivette and the idealized mental projection of Cappy she worshiped. That was definitely a bizarre BB couple.

We do have a strong contender from BB11 though: J&J of course! They're probably the least annoying and most endearing showmance we've had on BB (though the season as a whole seems rather weak to me). Usually they turn kind of sickening like April/Ollie.

I would put Janelle and Kaysar, Amanda and Alex, Lane and Britney on the list!

No Jeff and Jordan, Jess and Eric, or Will and Janelle?!

would you count will and Janelle I mean he did have a gf lol and OH YES I agree with Jeff and Jordan!

Lanacottoncandy wrote:

would you count will and Janelle I mean he did have a gf lol and OH YES I agree with Jeff and Jordan!

If it were a list of serious romantic couples, no, but this list is more about standout pairs from past seasons.

True! So I guess just about everyone from BB6 & BB9. Naww they HATED each other on BB9.

Hey Leah...good to see you again!!!!!

to the forum Lana!!!!!

I think Jeff and Jordan were left off because this list was made before their time- the OP is from 2009. I think they'd definitely be on a top 10 list now.

And ugh... maybe "Brenchel" would be too.... though I'd put Ragan and Matt on there as a top couple too! Love them! Hope you guys can get them to come back for a joint interview this season!!!