Friends (1994–2004)

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

Creators:

David Crane, Marta Kauffman

Stars:

Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow

Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 58 wins & 158 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
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 (147 episodes, 1994-2004)

Storyline

Six young people, on their own and struggling to survive in the real world, find the companionship, comfort and support they get from each other to be the perfect antidote to the pressures of life.

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Plot Keywords:

actor | divorce | roommate | jewish | coffeehouse | 

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Taglines:

It's like, so the final season (UK)

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Warner Bros.

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 September 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

Across the Hall

Filming Locations:

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Television, Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Tom Selleck made his initial on-set appearances, he received standing ovations. These would render his entrances unusable, prompting the need for later re-shoots without the audience.

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Goofs

In one episode Monica says how her brother Ross never told her anything about his sex life or when he lost her virginity, but in the episode before, he says how he told everyone, including his sister, when he lost his virginity for the first time to Carol.

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Quotes

Rachel: I mean, is that woman capable of talking about anything else but sex?
Joey: Yeah sure. Well, you know earlier she was talking about geography.
Monica: Joey, she was listing the countries she's done it in.
Joey: Well, I think we all learned something.

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Crazy Credits

When the "The One That Could Have Been" was divided into two parts for syndication, a sequence was added that had the ending credits superimposed. It shows fat Monica dancing to some music while eating some food. The original hourlong airing of "The One That Could Have Been" did not have the credits at the end of the first half hour and this scene was not involved.

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Connections

Referenced in Mongrels: Destiny and the V.E.T.S (2011)
Programme is mentioned

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Soundtracks

"I'll Be There For You"
(Title Theme)
Composed by Michael Skloff
Lyrics by Allee Willis
Performed by The Rembrandts

User Reviews

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!