His Oprah Appearance, 2005

In the vast expanse of Tom Cruise’s illustrious career, one particular moment stands out like a beacon in the night: his now-legendary couch-jumping spectacle on the Oprah Winfrey Show. Filled to the brim with uncontainable joy over his blossoming romance with Katie Holmes, Cruise decided to let his heart do the talking in the most exuberant way possible.

With boundless energy and a gleeful spirit, he catapulted himself up and down Oprah’s couch during the interview, leaving the talk show queen momentarily stunned. When pressed about his antics, Cruise simply declared, “I’m in love.” Rated as the “#1 Most Surprising Moment of TV” in 2005, Cruise’s couch-jumping escapade was memorable.