Celebrating National High Five day here’s a full list of the best on-screen hand slaps in TV and movie history. (Photo: Release)
This high five from “Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates” because Zaf Efron. That’s why. (GIF: Giphy)
That “Top Gun” high five, because it just looks too cool not to include it. (GIF: Giphy)
And Tom Cruise’s windmill high five, of course. (GIF: Giphy)
Jim and Pam went down to TV history not only because they were the cutest fictional couple that’s ever existed, but also because of their legendary “air five”. (GIF: Giphy)
Seth Meyers and Amy Poehler’s high five during a Weekend Updated Sketch on Saturday Night Live is just too good not to be on this list. (GIF: Giphy)
Walter and Jesse’s celebratory high five when they were finally able to turn on the RV and get the heck out of that dessert. (GIF: Giphy)
Oh, and of course, that just-cooked-42lbs-of-Meth five. Iconic. (GIF: Giphy)
This wouldn’t be an accurate list of the best high fives in TV and movies if it didn’t include High Five Master Barney Stinson. (GIF: Giphy)
How could we forget when Marshall high fived Barney with all the strength that he got? (GIF: Giphy)
Or Barney’s never-before-seen retraction five? (GIF: Giphy)
And basically, every other high-five we ever witnessed on How I Met Your Mother. (GIF: Giphy)
Yzma and Krokn’s high five has to be one of the best animated high fives in history. (GIF: Giphy)
Scratch that. The Genie and Magic Carpet’s high five holds that title. (GIF: Giphy)
Hercules an Pegasus’ comes in close second. (GIF: Giphy)
If you feel a high five coming on, but have no one around or willing, pull one out of Liz Lemon’s book and do a self-five. (GIF: Giphy)
There was something oddly satisfying about Turk finally high-fiving Todd in “Scrubs.” (GIF: Giphy)
When Ross and Rachel served us with a double high five (a.k.a. a high ten). (GIF: Giphy)
And when Ross wisely decided to refuse Will Colbert’s high five after he found out Ross had “knocked up” Rachel. (GIF: Giphy)
And to wrap up this list, that SNL episode with Snow White getting high five from the seven dwarfs. (GIF: Giphy)
When words like “good job!” or “dang we aced that pretty well” or “hey, we’re wearing the exact same T-shirt today. Nice!” fall short against the excitement of the moment, we can always rely on a trusty celebratory high five to accurately promote our positive “feel-good” vibes.
That’s the power of high five. A gesture to make a celebration short without reducing the importance of the event. The perfect way to celebrate something that is not worth throwing a party, but neither it is small enough that it should go unnoticed.
Even some of your favorite movies and series have turned to the high five to convey the deep emotions of their characters. And the gesture has been so iconic that it has gone down to entertainment history.
Celebrating National High Five day here’s a full list of the best on-screen hand slaps in TV and movie history. Don’t forget to high five back strangers on this fun holiday!
