Since i can't think of a good way to golf this well, i'll bend the rules slightly. Here's a solution that you place before the couples declaration. It uses command line options, two quotes, and weighs in at 58 chars. Slightly amusing...
#!/usr/bin/perl -l

#23456789_123456789_123456789_123456789_123456789_123456789_
sub _{print shift()." is married to ".shift while@_}_ sort
%couples = (
    Fred=>"Wilma",
    Barney=>"Betty",
    George=>"Jane",
    Homer=>"Marge",
    Peter=>"Lois"
);

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jynx

Update: Ah, err, uh, whoops... LOL! This is a non-working solution. It's really amusing who's married to whom in it though! Sorry about that, apparently my eyesight is going (i thought it looked fine until i retested a couple minutes ago) -- it must be time to go home...

In reply to Re: perl puzzle - cartoon couple registry (TMTOWTDI) by jynx
in thread perl puzzle - cartoon couple registry (beginner, semi-golf) by boo_radley

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