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* The writers of ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender (Animation)|Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' are (not with basis) accused of teasing the incessant Zutara (Zuko/Katara) shippers, as traces of hinting can be found in the ''Avatar''-dedicated Nick Mag issue and within various interviews. Most notably, trailers for the second season teased a hookup between the two - they get [[Locked in Aa Room]], and [[Deconstruction|they don't go the route most characters go afterwards]] (despite ''her thumb on his mouth''). Followed in the same episode by a thorough and brutal [[Ship Sinking]].
** The four-part finale, in which the ship teasing is as brutally epic as the storyline itself, threw out more bait to the Zutara fans ''than the entire rest of the series combined''. It even includes such classics as {{spoiler|[[She Is Not My Girlfriend]] and [[Taking the Bullet]], only to shoot it all down in flames with two heartfelt love scenes - Aang/Katara and Zuko/Mai - in the very last minutes of the last episode}}. (And they still have time to start a Toph/Zuko [[Ship Tease]].) The amount of ship teasing present in the finale actually confused many casual watchers as to the ending pairings, since {{spoiler|Katara and Aang don't interact except for the start and the very end of the finale.}}
** [[The Last Airbender (Film)|M. Night Shaymalan]] somehow managed to make the Zuko/Katara fight at the North Pole full of even ''more'' Ship Teasing goodness. Probably because they skipped "The Waterbending Scroll".
** The writers teased the [[Portmanteau Couple Name|Kataang]] [[Official Couple|(Katara/Aang)]] shippers in an earlier episode, where they set up a [[True Love's Kiss]] plot - but had the lights go out at the crucial moment, leaving viewers to wonder Did They Or Didn't They?
** The Season 3, part 2 trailer, which one Katara/Aang shipper described as "a giant kick in the groin," proved that the PR staff were still up to their old tricks, and the shippers ''still'' hadn't learned [[Never Trust a Trailer|their lesson]].
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*** In "Sokka's Master," when Sokka returns to the group, Toph dismissively says that the others missed him... and then turns around so he can't see her, smiles, and ''[[Luminescent Blush|blushes]]''.
*** A small but notable scene in "The Western Air Temple" where Sokka actually picks Toph up and cradles her as he walks to camp.
* In [[Sequel Series]] ''[[The Legend of Korra (Animation)|The Legend of Korra]],'' they've picked up ''right'' where they left off. No sooner than the ''second'' episode did they manage an obscene amount of ship teasing between Mako and Korra, along with the trailer released on Korra Nation containing a line said by Korra to Mako: "Admit it. You like me." For the Borra pairing we have Bolin's attempts at impressing Korra, but most importantly his words to Mako after the latter berates him for bringing into their prep room another one of his fangirls (or so he assumes). Bolin tells him, "There's something special about this girl. I can feel it." And it's likely going to keep on going from there.
** In the latest round of trailers, more specifically the Path to Korra one, {{spoiler|Korra and Mako share a kiss that lasts [[Freeze -Frame Bonus|only two frames]].}}
** Episode 5 can be summed up as an episode devoted to Ship Tease. Bolin and Korra end up on a date together, with Bolin clearly showing feelings for Korra, while Korra herself shows that she has feelings for Mako through the course of the episode, reaching a climax when {{spoiler|the above-mentioned kiss actually happens.}}
* ''[[Kim Possible]]'', from day one, had all manner of Ship Tease going on between Kim and Ron. Certain exchanges ("If she saw us coming out of a date movie together, she might, you know..." "[[Flat What|You. And me.]] On a date?" "Not that we, y'know, would or anything...") and certain scenes (the parody of the famous [[Spider-Man (Filmfilm)|upside-down kiss]]) littered various episodes, and "Emotion Sickness" was one big tease from start to finish, while simultaneously teasing Drakken and Shego. The ''1st episode'' has Ron declare [[She's Not My Girlfriend|"And contrary to popular belief, I am not dating Kim Possible"]] in what could be the quickest series-start-to-ship-tease since [[The X-Files (TV)|Mulder and Scully]]. All of which inevitably lead to their [[Relationship Upgrade]] at the end of season three.
** "Homecoming Upset" had its fair share of Ron/Bonnie teases.
* ''[[The Boondocks]]'': Huey and Jazmine, in several episodes. They even have their own [[Shipper Onon Deck]] in the form of Granddad.
* ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]'' has teased Kuki and Wally fans repeatedly: for instance, in [[The Movie]], playing with [[Dying Declaration of Love]] by having one of them infected with [[The Virus]] (and passing it on just in time for [[Kissing Under the Influence]]). The final episode's [[Distant Finale]] framing sequence hints at a [[Last-Minute Hookup]] between Kuki and Hoagie, before revealing at the last moment that they were just sitting together {{spoiler|and having Wally berate Hoagie to take his hands of Kuki, his wife}}.
* In ''[[Justice League]]'' Bruce Timm admitted to doing this with [[Batman]] and [[Wonder Woman]] after shippers misintepreted a gesture of thanks as flirting in "The Brave and the Bold". Anybody who's familiar with the [[DCAU]] (specifically ''[[Batman Beyond]]'') knows that Batman is going to end up bitter and alone...
* ''[[Teen Titans (Animationanimation)|Teen Titans]]'' had [[Official Couple|Robin and Starfire]] [[Ship Tease]] in spades...and that's not even getting into the [[Psychic Link]] between Robin and Raven. Or the constant [[Slap Slap Kiss|conflict]] between Raven and Beast Boy. Or Terra/Beast Boy.
** Some of that is [[Shout-Out]] to the source material. Dick and Kory have been on again off again since the [[Bronze Age]]. Geoff Johns had a bit between Gar and Raven on his run that didn't work so well. And then the [[Squick]] implications of the Terra/Slade stuff is worse when you've actually read Judas Contract.
* ''[[The Backyardigans (Animation)|The Backyardigans]]'': Plenty of ship tease, but what crossed the final line was [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pixB4kf_9I the song "I Need a Hand"] during "Caveman's Best Friend". It's the end of the song, folks. When they're holding hands. Doesn't that scream "LOVE" to you?! I guess it does.
* There are numerous Ship-Teasing with Gwen and Kevin in ''[[Ben 10: Alien Force (Animation)|Ben 10 Alien Force]]'' .
* The ''[[Duck TalesDuckTales]]'' episode "Duck to the Future" was pretty Ship tease-y in the [[Foe Yay|Magica/Scrooge]] department, what with Magica embracing Scrooge when the two escape from the Hindenburg...and ''reaching down his shirt'' for his [[Number One Dime]].
* ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants (Animation)|SpongeBob SquarePants]]'': The promos for the [[Milestone Celebration|10th anniversary special]] "Truth Or Square" all focused on a scene where Spongebob and Sandy get married. In the actual episode it turns out {{spoiler|it's all part of a play. Fan reaction has not been too hostile (albeit it was disappointing for some), which is good because it would look really foolish considering it wasn't a [[Ship Sinking]].}}
* While ''[[Fillmore]]'' was mostly a [[No Hugging, No Kissing]] series, the writers definitely gave a [[Toy Ship]] vibe between the two leading characters. Mostly because their dialogue had a tendency to sound flirtatious at times, coupled with all the subtext of a [[Buddy Cop Show]].
* ''[[The Fairly Odd Parents]]'' special "Wishology" seems to finally lean the show in the Timmy/Trixie direction (and at the same time, gives the [[Fan-Preferred Couple|Timmy/Tootie]] shippers [[Ship Sinking|reason to be very sad]]), but at the end, the [[Reset Button]] returns Trixie to her normal self.
** In the earlier special "Channel Chasers", there is a portrayal of Timmy's two [[Generation Xerox]] children: [[Palette Swap|One who looks exactly like Tootie but has Timmy's brown hair, and the other who looks exactly like Timmy but has Tootie's black hair]]. It was supposed to be unclear whether Timmy's children are Tootie's or Trixie's, Butch Hartman saying it could be either of the two. Given that both of these ships have rabid fans, that was probably a good idea. It didn't stop ''both'' sides from being furious about the outcome of "Wishology", though...
** Than the Live Action movie came along...shippers of Timmy/Tootie went crazy in a good way at the ending...
* The ''[[Phineas and Ferb (Animation)|Phineas and Ferb]]'' episode "That Sinking Feeling" has the two title characters try to help their friend impress a girl. Phineas later invites Isabella along ([[Not What It Looks Like|but not in the way you'd think]]), providing plenty of this trope. The episode even occurs on a cruise ship.
** Phineas/Isabella gets teased a lot. For example, Isabella spends the whole episode "Out to Launch" trying to ask Phineas to a dance... only to have him misunderstand her and invite Ferb along as a third wheel. In "One Good Scare Ought to Do It", Phineas not only spends the whole episode trying to help her, but holds her hand practically through the entire song. Many smaller examples also exist.
*** An example that has shippers up on cloud nine occurs in "The Chronicles of Meap". Isabella spends the whole episode trying to get registered by Phineas's "Cute Tracker", to no effect. Then Phineas explains he already took her cuteness into account and set the device to ignore her from the start. When he resets it to stop ignoring her, it immediately shorts out. This promptly spawned a number of [[Epileptic Trees]] stating Phineas may not be as [[Oblivious to Love]] as he seems.
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** "Phineas and Ferb's Quantumn Boogaloo" almost confirms the ship, while at the same time opening a new can of worms. While 20 years in the future Isabella is ecstatic to hear Candace's kids comment she looks like their Aunt Isabella, proving she must marry Phineas. Then past!Candace points out she could also marry Ferb and still be their aunt, prompting a look of shock from Isabella - and [[Crowning Moment of Funny|a point and a wink]] from the [[Covert Pervert|usually-stoic]] Ferb.
** For some reason, despite the [[Interspecies Romance|species difference]], the show loves teasing Doofenshmirtz and Perry.
* ''[[Arthur (Animationanimation)|Arthur]]'' teased Arthur/Francine a few times with a [[She Is Not My Girlfriend]] episode at one point and a few glimpses into the future (which may or may not be [[Imagine Spot|Imagine Spots]]) that imply both will eventually get married.
* Despite their relationship being [[Just Friends|explicitly platonic]], ''[[My Life Asas a Teenage Robot]]'' threw in some teasing for Brad and Jenny from time to time.
* ''[[Iron Man: Armored Adventures]]'' is loaded with this. Tony/Pepper, Tony/Whitney, and Rhodey/Whitney all get ship teases in the series, but that's just the intentional ones. Unintentionally there's hints of Pepper/Gene all over the place, though [[Word of God]] has it they [[Relationship Writing Fumble|were meant to just come across as friends.]]
* ''[[Scooby Doo]]'' is infamous for the possibly the longest ever (still ongoing!!) never-resolved [[Will They or Won't They?]] between Fred and Daphne (if you're not counting the live action movies).
** Assuming you don't take "[[Let's Split Up, Gang!]]" as kind of euphemism...
** Finally They Will in ''[[Scooby -Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]'' where Fred even proposes to Daphne
*** {{spoiler|Though at the last episode cancels their engagement to look for his real parents}}
* Even ''[[The Magic School Bus]]'', which was primarily an [[Edutainment Show]] and aimed at little kids, managed to sneak in some hints between most of the kids. The most consistently teased pairings were the three cases of [[Opposites Attract]]: Ralphie/Keesha, Carlos/Dorothy Ann, and Arnold/Wanda.
** Arnold was a veritable [[Chick Magnet]]; he was also teased with Phoebe ("The Busasaurus") and Dorothy Ann ("Cracks A Yolk"), and a girl in another class named Tiffany ("Wet All Over").
* On ''[[Jimmy Two -Shoes]]'', [[The Pollyanna|Jimmy]] comes into [[Mad Scientist|Heloise's]] room when [[It Makes Sense in Context|the rest of the town is in hibernation]]. After trying to wake her up normally, he looks into the book she's holding, reading that a princess was awakened by a kiss. He looks at Heloise for a moment, who has sparkles over her...then tosses the book aside, muttering "You can't believe everything you read."
** Another episode focusing on [[Hiccup Hijinks]] had a doctor suggesting that Jimmy cure Heloise's hiccups with a slight obstruction of the air passage, such as ''a prolonged kiss''. Jimmy reluctantly decides to provide it. {{spoiler|In the [[Hilarity Ensues|ensuing hilarity]], Heloise ends up kissing Beezy instead}}.
** Yet another episode ends with {{spoiler|Jimmy and Heloise fused together. They end up at the movies. When Jimmy asks when she'll reverse the process, she merely shrugs, saying "I'm in no rush."}}
* A season 4 episode of ''[[Ka Blam!]]'' featured Henry falling in love with a one-shot character, Dawn. June was mad. So were the H/J Shippers. Did the creators forget about episode 29? (Oh wait, never mind. They did.)
* During season 2 of ''[[Total Drama Island]]'' the writers loved to tease Duncan with girls other than his canon love interest Courtney. Mostly this was with [[Fan-Preferred Couple|Gwen]] but he also ended up kissing Heather (as part of a challenge) and going on a 'date' with Lindsay (to deliberately infuriate Courtney). Then season three, the tease with Gwen became the truth!
*** [[Crack Ship|Crack Shippers]] had a field day when Noah/Bridgette was thrown at them [[Ships That Pass in Thethe Night|out of NOWHERE]].
** [[The Smart Guy|Noah]]/[[Manic Pixie Dream Girl|Izzy]] seem to be just friends, but a lot of their interactions come off as cutesy or romantic. They also happen to be a [[Fan-Preferred Couple]].
* According to the [http://questfan.com/Page/Writer%27s_Bible.html Writer's Bible] of ''[[Jonny Quest: The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (Animation)|The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest]]'', the writers wanted to [[Ship Tease]] Jonny/Jessie in the first season. When a new head writer took over in season 2, [[Ship Tease]] was also planned for Hadji/Jessie while continuing the Jonny/Jessie teasing from the previous season, hinting at a possible [[Two Guys and Aa Girl]] [[Love Triangle]]. The Jonny/Jessie teasing culminated in the second season episode "Ghost Quest" where Jonny and Jessie [[Kissing Under the Influence|kiss while possessed by the ghosts of two former lovers]].
* ''[[Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers (Animation)|Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers]]'' had quite a bit of this between Shane and Niko, especially if Chris Rowley was writing. "Scarecrow" is positively loaded. There's one scene where Shane was dancing with a local girl. Niko asks him later about his "girlfriend," and he remarks "She already has a date...and so do I." Then, there's the scene where Scarecrow busts into an injured Niko's room and attacks her. Shane breaks in and brawls Scarecrow, but is knocked against a wall. Before the Scarecrow can kill him, Niko grabs her [[BFG]] and shoots, scaring the thing off. As she swoons from the injuries she already has, Shane catches her, and says softly. "Easy, babe, sleep now." It was rather amusing when Rowley discovered the [[Fanfic]] fifteen years later...
* ''[[Hey Arnold]]'' does this with some of the lesser characters: Harold with both Rhonda and Patty, Sid and Rhonda (in the episode "Wheezin' Ed"), Sheena and Eugene. Phoebe and Gerald also count earlier on, but they're more or less the official [[Beta Couple]] by season 4.
* Used on several occasions with Odd and Sissi in ''[[Code Lyoko]]'', who share an almost [[Slap Slap Kiss]] dynamic.
** There's actually been a pretty good amount of ship teasing in ''[[Transformers Prime]]'' after only a season, including Cliffjumper and Arcee.
* ''[[Chowder]]'': There are a few such moments between Shnitzel and Ms. Endive, even though Endive has a [[Does Not Like Men]] attitude and Shnitzel is [[The Unintelligible]] of the group. {{spoiler|They are ultimately [[Happily Married]] in the [[Grand Finale]].}}
* ''[[Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy]]'': Edd was teased for Edd/Nazz in "the day the Edd stood still." See the kiss scene which we ALL remember.
** Eddy gets a kiss from Nazz too in the movie. It's adorable.
* ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'' did the [[Foe Yay]] variety of this at times between Him and Bubbles, Mojo Jojo and Blossom, and Buttercup and Him.
** ''And'' Buttercup and Ace.
* ''[[X -Men: Evolution]]'':
** Being the [[Official Couple]], it's only natural that Scott and Jean had plenty of [[Ship Tease]] before their [[Relationship Upgrade]] in early season 3. Remy and Rogue also had their share of [[Ship Tease]], likely as a reference to their relationship in the comics.
** Despite them both getting love interests in season 2, Kurt and Kitty had a lot of [[Ship Tease]] throughout the show. [[Your Mileage May Vary]] on whether the writers did this deliberately to please (or torture) the Kurt/Kitty shippers, if it's a case of [[Relationship Writing Fumble]], or if [[What Could Have Been|Kurt and Kitty would have gotten together]] [[Too Good to Last|had there been a season five]].
** Everyone had a [[Ship Tease]] moment with everyone at some point, listing it all would be impossible but the fansite ''Beyond Evolution'' has a list of a number of possible couples. Each one lists the episodes that had a ship tease moment. It organizes the couples based on their possibility of existance. Some of the listed Ship Teases are with [[Shipping Goggles]] (Lance/Kitty in No Good Deed? They didn't even interact, Jean/Lucas? He kidnapped her).
* ''[[Young Justice (Animationanimation)|Young Justice]]'': [[Interspecies Romance|Superboy and Miss Martian]], [[Belligerent Sexual Tension|Kid Flash and Artemis.]]
** "Humanity" is full of Robin/Zatanna teasing.
* Depending on the episode, Gadget from ''[[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (Animationanimation)|Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers]]'' was either interested in Chip, interested in Dale, interested in someone else (usually a oneshot character like Sparky), not interested in anyone, or unaware of the concept of romance. Trying to figure out which viewpoint has the most support, however, is the hottest and most divisive topic in the fandom, and bringing it up is either the fastest way to start a [[Flame War]], or the fastest way to get someone to step in and change the subject.
* In ''[[Thundercats (Animation)|ThunderCats]]'', Cheetara is teased with both Lion-O (they spend an episode psychically linked, he's been shoved into her, and she has a throwaway line in the pilot about how handsome he'd become) and Tygra, who she eventually gets together with in the tie-in comics.
* The writers of ''[[Thundercats 2011 (Western Animation)|ThunderCats (2011)]]'' have [http://tv.ign.com/articles/117/1176532p2.html decided] to take the original concept above and ''[[Invoked Trope|run with it]],'' making Tygra Lion-O's adoptive older brother, giving them a longstanding, deep-seated [[Sibling Rivalry]] and a [[Sibling Triangle|shared]] attraction to Cheetara. They're now all ''teenagers,'' which adds to the moodiness. So far:
** In "Omens Part One" [[The Charmer]] Tygra openly flirted with Cheetara while she's clad in [[Full-Body Disguise|priestly vestments]] that leave only her ''eyes'' visible.
** In "Song of the Petalars" Lion-O had a moment holding hands with Cheetara as she comforts him during a moment of grief... promptly [[Moment Killer|killed]] by Snarf's glomping his face.
** In "Journey to the Tower of Omens" Lion-O is a bit ''nervous'' over Cheetara's [[Hands-On Approach]] towards coaching him in the Sword of Omens' use, (which Wilykit notices, and merrily mocks with smooching noises) while Tygra later [[Longing Look|gapes]] over Cheetara's [[Super Speed]], to which a smirking Panthro quips:
{{quote| '''Panthro''': Close that mouth, you're drooling.}}
* Despite the theme of ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' being, well, [[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin|friendship]], it does have a number of these moments:
** The episode [[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E10 Secret of My Excess|"Secret of My Excess"]] was basically one big Spike/Rarity tease. In the next episode where they're actually shown together<ref>Aside from a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment in [[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E15 The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000|"The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000"]]</ref>, [[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E21 Dragon Quest|"Dragon Quest"]], Rarity is ''extremely'' affectionate towards Spike. It should be noted that this is the only case in which one of the parties involved (Spike) is canonically in love with the other.
** [[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E17 Hearts and Hooves Day|"Hearts and Hooves Day"]] has Cheerilee and Big Macintosh fall in love due to a love potion administered by the Cutie Mark Crusaders. So after it has worn off, we shouldn't expect it to last, right? Except that the final moments of the episode have {{spoiler|Cheerilee and Big Macintosh mess with the crusaders' heads by calling each other cutesy pet names, then walking off into the sunset together for a picnic.}}
*** It should be mentioned that {{spoiler|Cheerilee's mentioning of the two of them going on a picnic may have only been part of their prank to get even with the kids, much like their exaggerated use of pet talk, and they may not have actually gone on a date at all}}. Regardless, the fans will still argue about it until they're blue in the face.
** During the [[Photo Montage]] in [[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E26 A Canterlot Wedding Part 2|A Canterlot Wedding Part 2]], Rainbow Dash is seen with Soarin' (one of the Wonderbolts), Rarity with Fancy Pants, and Spike dancing alongside Sweetie Belle. A [[Ear Worm|catchy love song]] is playing when this happens.
* ''[[Adventure Time (Animation)|Adventure Time]]''
** The two-parter "Mortal Folly"/"Mortal Recoil" was filled with [[Precocious Crush|Finn/Bubblegum]] teasing. Even beyond Finn defeating [[Knight Of Cerberus|The Lich]] with the [[The Power of Love|The Power of L-l-liking Someone A Lot]] thanks to the sweater Bubblegum gave him, and Finn's subsequent ineffective attempt at admitting this to Bubblegum, the two-parter ends with Bubblegum [[Puppy Love|turned thirteen years old]] and giving Finn a congratulatory hug. "Too Young" continued this teasing with a vengeance, only to swerve into a [[Ship Sinking]] ending.
** "What Was Missing" was one colossal tease for Bubblegum/Marceline, the pinnacle of which was either A) a song that hinted at some incredible emotional pain in their past relationship with all the subtlety of a mountain, or B) that Bubblegum's stolen treasure was a shirt Marceline gave her (directly paralleling Finn's stolen treasure; a wad of Bubblegum's hair). [http://adventuretimeart.frederator.com/post/15350609327/what-was-missing-storyboard-there-are-a-lot-of The publically released storyboard] reveals that originally there were even ''more'' hints planned.
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