"Friends" (1994) TV series 1994-2004

Creators:

David Crane
Marta Kauffman

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

Release Date:

22 September 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

You can never have enough Friends!

Plot:

The lives, loves, and laughs of six young friends living in Manhattan.

Plot Keywords:

Actor | Roommate | Paleontologist | Musician | New York City

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 56 wins & 155 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Thur. Nov. 26	5:00 PM	TBS	The One Where Ross Got High	#6.9
Thur. Nov. 26	5:30 PM	TBS	The One With the Football	#3.9

Cast

Jennifer Aniston	...	Rachel Green (238 episodes, 1994-2004)
Courteney Cox	...	Monica Geller / ... (238 episodes, 1994-2004)
Lisa Kudrow	...	Phoebe Buffay / ... (238 episodes, 1994-2004)
Matt LeBlanc	...	Joey Tribbiani / ... (238 episodes, 1994-2004)
Matthew Perry	...	Chandler Bing / ... (238 episodes, 1994-2004)
David Schwimmer	...	Dr. Ross Geller / ... (238 episodes, 1994-2004)
James Michael Tyler	...	Gunther (131 episodes, 1994-2004)

Also Known As:

Across the Hall (USA) (working title)
F·R·I·E·N·D·S (USA) (alternative spelling)
Friends Like These (USA) (working title)
Friends Like Us (USA) (working title)
Insomnia Café (USA) (working title)
Six of One (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

22 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:L | Malaysia:18SX (some episodes) | Netherlands:AL | USA:TV-PG (some episodes) | Portugal:M/12 (DVD rating) | Germany:6 (season 1 & 5) | Germany:o.Al. (Season 2 - 4, 6 - 10) | South Korea:15 | New Zealand:M (Season 8 Note:s1-7 & 9-11 are PG) | New Zealand:PG (Episodes 1-7 & 9-10) | UK:12 (most episodes) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Brazil:12 | Finland:S | Ireland:12 | Ireland:15 (some episodes) | Ireland:PG (some episodes) | Singapore:NC-16 (season 9) | Singapore:PG | Sweden:Btl | UK:PG (some episodes) | USA:TV-14

Filming Locations:

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Television

Trivia:

30-second commercial spots to take place in the final ever episode sold in the UK for £1.2 million (approx $1.8 million), the most expensive commercial slots of any TV program in England with the exception of sports.

Goofs:

Continuity: The spelling of Rachel's surname (according to the subtitles on the dvds) changes from 'Greene' in the earlier seasons to 'Green' in later seasons.

Quotes:

Joey: [Joey, Phoebe, Chandler and Monica are in Chapel in Vegas after Rachel and Ross got married] Well, what happened, did we miss it?
Chandler: Well, we actually missed it.
Phoebe: [with clenched teeth] Well, maybe you wouldn't have if you could run in the chapel!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story (2005) (V)

Soundtrack:

I'll Be There For You

My Friends on T.V.

There never has been a sitcom that truly pictures life among the singles (twenty-something) as good as this show does. It's not just comedy, it presents the episodes in such a way that one can truly identify with the situations they face so the audience has something to talk about in coffee shops too. The humor is universal. I feel like I'm part of the group every time I watch it because I feel the different emotions they go through. Plus, of course, it is so much fun because it's fast-paced. Every scene and every moment is relative to what is going to happen next so you don't feel like it is dragging you onto nothing. Just like how a sitcom should be. Funny!