Jesse Hubbard and Angie Baxter
Jesse and Angela "Angie" Hubbard are fictional characters and a supercouple from the ABC and The Online Network daytime drama All My Children. Jesse is portrayed by Darnell Williams and Angie is portrayed by Debbi Morgan. Jesse first appeared in Pine Valley in 1981 as the nephew of Dr. Frank Grant, who assumed custody after the death of his sister. Angie first appeared in 1982, as the daughter of a well-to-do Pine Valley couple. Shortly after Angie's first appearance on the show, they were paired with one another, becoming the first African American supercouple in Daytime history. Jesse and Angie were best friends to fellow supercouple Greg Nelson and Jenny Gardner. They are arguably the two most popular African American characters in soap opera history and have been credited for improving African American representation in the genre.
Jesse and Angie Hubbard (Darnell Williams and Debbi Morgan) are daytime TV's first African American supercouple.
Angie, having cried on Jesse's chest upon his "death" in 1988. This moment is reported to have significantly impacted viewers.
A supercouple or super couple is a popular and/or wealthy pairing that intrigues and fascinates the public in an intense or obsessive fashion. The term originated in the United States, and it was coined in the early 1980s when intense public interest in fictional soap opera couple Luke Spencer and Laura Webber, from General Hospital, made the pair a popular culture phenomenon.
Tragedy comes about when Buffy has to face off with her true love Angel in order to save the world; episode "Becoming, Part Two"
Former supercouple Sonny & Cher at The Sonny & Cher Show
Former supercouple Cruise and Holmes
Former supercouple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, dubbed "Brangelina", at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival