From The Big Bang Theory‘s George and Mandy get out of Tim AllenIt’s a sitcom Changing gears, These are hardly the first TV shows to have a controversial age gap at the center of the story.
Pretty Little Liarswhich premiered in 2010, introduced viewers to Aria (Lucy Haleand Ezra (Ian Harding). While some fans focused on the fictional couple, many were not happy with the problematic way that Aria is dating her teacher, Ezra.
After ten years, Georgie and Mandy’s First Wedding focuses on the happy ending of the iconic couple – despite the 12-year age difference – after the characters meet The Big Bang Theory‘s Young Sheldon prequel.
“It gives Georgie a place to go,” commented Montana Jordan, who plays Georgie Us October 2024. “In this new show, Georgie finally shows that he’s not just this dumb kid. He actually has sense to him. And for Young Sheldon I’m sure he’s been overlooked a lot. Maybe being the king of the wheels is his way of showing and proving to people that he’s not this dumb kid. [but a mature adult]. He actually has some sense in him.”
Keep scrolling for the most controversial TV age spots over the years:
Aria and Ezra (‘Pretty Little Liars’)
Age Gap: Six years
The most controversial relationship in the Pretty Little Liars was between 16-year-old student Aria and her high school English teacher, Ezra, who was meant to be 22 when the show premiered in 2010.
Georgie and Mandy (‘Georgie and Mandy’s First Wedding’)
Age Gap: 12 years
The fictional couple faced many challenges after meeting in season 5 of Young Sheldon. Georgie, who was 17 at the time, lied that she was 21 and Mandy was 29 (Emily Osment) pretend to be 25 years old. After discovering the truth, Georgie and Mandy realized they were expecting their first child.
Rupert and Taggie (‘Rivals’)
Age Gap: 17 years
The fictional couple got off to a rocky start when Rupert touched her without her consent. Considering the time, Rupert is getting down on balance, except for the guilt he started to feel after spending so much time with Taggie. The two continued to cross paths, and their feelings for each other emerged.
Matt and Eve (‘Shifting Gears’)
Age Gap: 19 years
Although Tim Allen expressed concern about the on-screen age gap — and the jokes — there was something meaningful about his character finding love with Jenna Elfman’s Eva.
Haley and Rainer (‘Modern Family’)
Age Gap: More than 20 years
Haley (Sarah Hyland) had many unpopular on-screen romances but 23-year-old Haley dating Rainer (Nathan Fillion) – who may have been twice as old – took the cake, for sure.
Pacey and Tamara (‘Dawson’s Creek’)
Age Gap: 21 years
The OG student-teacher relationship was Pacey (Joshua Jackson) at age 15 to engage with Tamara (Leann Hunley), 36 .
Monica and Richard (‘Friends’)
Age Gap: 21 years
Although there are no legal consequences, Monica’s (Courteney Cox) dating 27 and Richard (Tom Selleck) at the age of 48 may have lived differently had they not met at a young age. Friends also featured a dramatic romance between Phoebe’s brother Frank and his teacher-turned-wife Alice, who was 26 years his senior.
Rick and Chelsea (‘The White Lotus’)
Age Gap: 22 years
Does it count as a debate when Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood) and Rick’s (Walton Goggins) strange romance we planted week after week?
Alicent and Viserys (‘House of the Dragon’)
Age Gap: Almost 30 years
Viserys (Paddy Considine) was meant to be about 30 years old when he married Alicent (Olivia Cooke), who was 11 years his junior. The HBO series, however, aged Viserys to almost 50 before marrying her to Alicent in the show.
Paris and Asher (‘Gilmore Girls’)
Age Gap: Over 40 years
In the fourth season of Gilmore Girls, Paris (Liza Weil) was a freshman in college when she started dating Asher (Michael York), a 60-year-old professor who was Rory’s friend and grandfather.
Sookie and Bill (‘True Blood’)
Age Gap: 147 years
Okay, here it is Us it enters the transcendental nature of everything. Sookie (Anna Paquin) was 32 when he met the vampire Bill (Stephen Moyer) who was about 179 years old when the show began.
Elena Gilbert and Both Salvatore Brothers (‘The Vampire Diaries’)
Age Gap: 154 years and 161 years
The hit CW series debuted with Elena (Nina Dobrev) at the age of 17. The Vampire Diaries followed Elena’s romance with the vampires Stefan (Paul Wesley), who was 162, and Damon (Ian Somerhalder), who was 169 years old.
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Angel and Buffy (‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’)
Age Gap: 225 years
When Buffy the Vampire Slayer premiered, its title character (Sarah Michelle Gellar) was 15 years old. Then he started dating Angel (David Boreanaz), a 240-year-old vampire (but he had a soul!).
Rose and the Doctor (‘Doctor Who’)
Age Gap: About 900 years
Doctor (David Tennant) said he was about 900 years old when he was first introduced to this program. Rose (Billie Piper), on the other hand, was 19 years old when he joined the sci-fi series as his companion Doctor.
Dean and Anna (‘Supernatural’)
Age Gap: Millions of years
Season 4 showed Dean (Jensen Ackles) to find love with an angel named Anna Milton (Julie McNiven). The demon hunter was 26 when the show started, which means he was around 30 when he met Anna. Anna, on the other hand, was already millions of years old at the time.
