Clark Kent and (a clone of) Lois Lane

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman

Check out the episode "I Now Pronounce You..." on Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman-Season 3 - Disc 4 (1995)

The live-action version of the Superman comics makes a great run for listing in the ‘jump the shark’ hall of fame - what else can you say about a show that in one episode has a wedding featuring the principal leads, a mad scientist creating frog eating clones of the bride AND the American president, and Lois getting amnesia. Redemption comes in the form of the great guest cast including Tony Curtis as evil Dr Mamba, Brad Garrett (“Everybody Loves Raymond”) as a reverend, and Fred Willard (the commentator in “Best In Show”) as the President.

Sex and the City

Charlotte York and Harry Goldenblatt

Check out the episode "The Catch" on Sex and the City-Season 6 - Disc 2 (2003)

Let’s get the vitals out of the way first – bride Charlotte wears a white silk Badgley Mischka gown, Samantha’s in a matching black Gucci Georgette top and skirt with black patent Manolo Blahniks, Miranda a black Luca Luca number, and Carrie, of course, has to stand out in a purple Alexander McQueen Grecian dress with black strappy Blahniks. The ceremony itself is a disaster; Charlotte spills wine on her dress, and Miranda sets fire to the bride and groom, but as Carrie points out, Charlotte’s first wedding to Trey MacDougal went off without a hitch, yet that marriage was over before you could say 'impotence'!

The Young Doctors

Dr John Forrest and Dr Liz Kennedy

Check out The Young Doctors - Disc 1 (1976)

Having previously stepped in at the last minute to stop her marrying Dr Ben Fielding (Eric Oldfield), Dr John (Alan Dale) skips Albert Memorial for Melbourne where he makes an honest woman of his sweetheart Dr Liz (Rebecca Gilling). In perhaps the shortest and most tragic marriage since James Bond (George Lazenby) married Countessa Teresa di Vicenzo (Diana Rigg) in “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” though, Liz is electrocuted shortly after when she turns on a faulty lamp. The perm Alan Dale’s sporting, you’d be sure he’d been the one having a couple of thousand volts surging through his body!

Dallas

Lucy Ewing and Mitch Cooper (first time around)

Check out the episode "End of the Road" on Dallas-Season 4 - Disc 2 (1981)

Ewing granddaughter Lucy’s love life was always a litany of disasters. A series of fiancés or lovers that turned out to be conmen, gay, her uncle, or they slipped into an irreversible coma. Then there was Mitch Cooper. So good (or bad) she married him twice! Check out this episode, not only to see the first time they tie the knot, but also watch Uncle J.R. trying to crack on to Mitch’s sister Afton. This episode is a piece of TV crossover heaven. Lucy’s parents, Ewing black sheep Gary and wife Val, had spun-off to LA and “Knots Landing”, but return to Dallas for the ceremony, perhaps repaying J.R. for having just spun to the east coast for an oil conference and a ratings boost for the fledgling soap sibling “Knots Landing”.

Footballer's Wives 1

Kyle Pascoe and Chardonnay Lane

Check out the episode "On The Ball" on Footballer's Wives-Season 1 - Disc 1 (2002)

Not even the hen’s night disaster that saw Chardonnay’s fake breasts charred and grilled after a stray flame from a candle set alight the Hawaiian lei she was wearing could stop this (literally) fairy tale wedding. Sticking to the ‘Snow White’ script, ‘Prince Charming’ Kyle awakens the sleeping dressed-in-pink Chardonnay with a smooch, while seven kids dressed as dwarves look on – only topped by the couple’s ‘Jesus in a manger’ nativity themed christening of the couple’s child that opens Series 2.

Footballer's Wives 2

Harley and Shannon

Check out episode 4 on Footballer's Wives-Season 3 - Disc 2 (2002)

Earls Park’s Scouse lovebirds Hayley Lawson and Shannon Donnelly (surely based on real life couple Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney and Coleen McLoughlin) had their problems getting to the altar – Sharon paranoid about her looks and indulging in a nose job, and jealous of the attention Harley received from female fans famously responding to an autograph request ‘Can you make it out to Andrea?’ with the cutting ‘Why not make it “slut”, it’s shorter’ – but come the big day they didn’t mind sharing the limelight by inviting Peter Andre’s better half Jordan. As they soar away from the reception cast adrift in a hot air balloon, they set down in a beautiful parkland honeymoon setting and it’s all so perfect – but pan back and see they’ve landed in a safari park, with a hungry king of the jungle cruising their romantic savannah setting. Tune in to see if they make day 2 of married life.

Neighbours

Bouncer and Rosie

Check out Neighbours-Defining Moments - Disc 2 (1985)

It mightn’t have had Angry Anderson crooning like he did at Scott and Charlene’s wedding, it didn’t have the drama of Mark Gottlieb jilting Annalise Hartman for Jesus at the altar, nor the tragic honeymoon that befell Dee and Toadie’s exchanging of vows, but my favourite “Neighbours” nuptials are that of Bouncer the Labrador to Rosie the sheepdog – or at least the dream Bouncer had about it’s possibility the day the Mangles were reminiscing about Joe and Kerry’s wedding. If Jim Robinson could fall for a girl half his age like Zoe Davis, why couldn’t Bouncer experience puppy love over Clarrie McLachlan’s faithful companion?

Friends

Check out the episode "The One with Ross's Wedding" on Friends-Series 4-Volume 3 (Episodes 17-23) (1998)

“Family Ties” did it, "The Sullivans" and “Neighbours” did it … went to London and shot ‘special’ episodes, I mean. “Friends” just made it that extra special by including a gala wedding – with royalty! (Albeit the divorced Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson). Ross’ nuptials to “Cold Feet’s” Rachel Bradley are ruined by “Friends” own Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) turning up; Joey’s all ‘Austin Powersed’ out with his constant ‘London, baby’ speak, but at least we’re spared the usual Rembrandts “I’ll Be There For You” opening theme; instead we get a bit of punk spirit of ’76 with The Clash’s “London Calling”. Before you can shout out loud ‘I live by the river’, you’ll be dazzled by the obligatory double decker bus rides, and cameos from Dr Gregory House (Hugh Laurie), “Ab Fab’s” Eddy and Gran Monsoon, and Richard Branson flogging Union Jack t-shirts in his best TV role since his “Baywatch” cameo.

Cheers

Nick Tortelli and Loretta

Check out the episode "Battle of the Exes" on Cheers-Season 2 - Disc 3 (1982)

Receiving an invite to ex-husband Nick’s upcoming wedding (complete with a nude photo of the bride and groom to be included inside the envelope), Carla cons Sam into being her date to prove she is well and truly over her vile ex. Look for Nick’s open fly during the ceremony - and his new wife Loretta, played by Jean Kasem, real-life wife of Casey, voice of Shaggy in the “Scooby Doo, Where Are You!” cartoons.

Mash

Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan and Lt. Colonel Donald Penobscott

Check out the episode "Margaret's Marriage" on Mash-Season 5 - Disc 3 (1980)

After a buck’s night at The Swamp where he is literally ‘plastered’ chest to toe by BJ and Hawkeye, Lieutenant Colonel Penobscott finally makes it to the altar with Hot Lips, despite thinking he has a broken leg. Klinger is told it’s ‘women only’ when he turns up to the hen’s night, but donates the wedding dress his uncle wore to get out of World War I for the bride to wear anyway – getting in the good books early for when Klinger loses Hot Lips’ wedding ring in a later episode.