Top 10 Unlikely Friendships in TV

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#10: Will Graham and Hannibal Lecter
“Hannibal” (2013-15)

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Toxic relationships can really do a number on an individual's mental state, and befriending a homicidal sociopath is as toxic as it gets. Will Graham is Hannibal’s patient, and Hannibal gets put into contact with former FBI agent who needs to undergo a psych evaluation. However, after recognizing the criminal profiler's innate ability to interpret evidence, he decides to enlist himself into the agency's investigation in order to get closer to Will. What begins as a battle of wits and manipulation ends with the two realizing they may very well be the only ones who truly understand each other.

Intergalactic space travel puts you in close proximity to a colorful cast of species to say the least. Quark and Odo inhabit the space station Deep Space Nine, and due to their conflicting backgrounds, have been at each other's throats from day one. Odo, being the security chief of the station, has held suspicions of Quark’s intent, and initially felt that he threatened the crew's integrity, yet they've not only both been able to transgress their issues, but realize they're not so different after all.

You never really get to know a guy until you live under a roof with him. These two old friends initially think it would be a wonderful idea to move in together when one of them suffers a tumultuous period in their marriage. Oscar, a disoriented sportswriter, and Felix, a high-strung news writer who may potentially suffer from OCD, soon find out more about each other than they bargain for within the first few days of moving in. Whether either wants to believe it, the two are both highly dysfunctional and require one another to keep the other incheck.

Earth threatening forces might just be what this team needs in order to put aside their differences. After reluctantly meeting in detention, these three students each stumble upon a Dino Gem, infusing them all with dinosauric abilities, and allowing them all to become Power Rangers. Having just only met, Conner, the school's jock, Ethan, a computer nerd, and Kira, a punk rocker, must cast away their pre-determined notions about one another, and learn to function as a team. Over the course of time, the three are seen not only conversing as Rangers, but as good friends.

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#6: Leslie Knope and Ron Swanson
“Parks and Recreation” (2009-15)

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If you can't trust your co-workers to have your back, who can you trust? Being natives of Pawnee, Indiana has given Ron and Leslie an immeasurable passion for the work they do in the town's parks and recreation department, despite their conflicting visions. Due to both of the employees' temperamental behaviors, agreeing to disagree is hardly ever an option, but it's through their differences that they've become so invested in each other. The two have managed to prove that no matter how tense things can get in the office, it's nothing a good apology and hug can't fix.

Have you ever became friends with your worst enemy, and totally forgot why you even hated them in the first place? No? Just these two intergalactic diplomats? Londo Mollari, the ambassador of the Centauri Republic, and G'Kar, the ambassador of Narn, have shared an undying hatred for each other that has stemmed from a political conflict on G'Kar's home world many years ago. It isn't until the two confront each other face to face that they realize they aren't so different after all, and refuse to let the past transgressions of their ancestors dictate their relationship.

If there's one thing that these two can relate to, it's being wrongfully judged, which they ironically inflict upon each other in their initial meeting. In accordance to the House that they each serve, Brienne and Jaime were declared sworn enemies. However, under the request of the late Catelyn Stark, the former knight took the Kingslayer into her custody for the exchange of the Stark girls. While first not being able to tolerate one another, the two soon found common ground by not only saving each other's lives, but realizing how misunderstood and burdened they really are.

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#3: Dean Winchester and Benny
“Supernatural” (2005-)

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'Till death do these guys part... and then some. After having both their souls doomed to the hellish Purgatory dimension, these two become quickly acquainted by hatching a plan to bring themselves back to the realm of the living. Dean, being born into a family of hunters, technically made him a sworn enemy to the vampire Benny, but after extended time fighting alongside each other, their conflicting backgrounds soon became meaningless. Benny's bloodlust makes it difficult for him to adjust to life on Earth while Dean dedicates himself to make sure others see his virtuosity.

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#2: Walter White and Jesse Pinkman
“Breaking Bad” (2008-13)

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Leave it to the power of criminalized drugs to bring the oddest pairs together. Something Jesse Pinkman couldn't predict when in Walter White's high school chemistry class was for them to both be working as business partners in the future for one of the country's largest drug trades in history. A partnership that first began as strictly professional would soon blossom into a long-lasting bond. No matter how bad the repercussions of their actions got, or how angry they've gotten at each other, they've managed to have the other's backs at every turn.

Before we unveil our pick for Top Unlikely Friendship on TV, here are a few honorable mentions:

Sherlock Holmes and John Watson
“Sherlock” (2010-)
Stan Smith and Roger
“American Dad!” (2005-)

Don Draper and Peggy Olsen
“Mad Men” (2007-15)

Community Cast
“Community” (2009-15)
Blair Warner and Jo Polniaczek
“The Facts of Life” (1979-88)

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#1: Stewie Griffin and Brian
“Family Guy” (1999-2003, 05-)

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Best friends aren't always measured by how often they say they care for you, but by how much torment and abuse they put you throughin order to show it. Given their position in the household, Stewie and Brian are primarily the only ones who listen to each other, allowing them not only the ability to understand themselves on an intimate level, but the ability to exploit the other's worst tendencies. Underneath all the bickering and snide remarks, there is no one that either of them would have to discuss girl problems with, stop a global catastrophe, or even time travel.

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