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)

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:

Everybody needs Friends!

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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

Joey's statue of a white dog was originally given to Jennifer Aniston as a good luck present from her best friend when she started acting. She offered to lend it to the show for the episode where Joey became rich and bought a lot of stuff. After that episode, the producers decided to keep it.

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Goofs

Several times throughout the series the cast can be seen with Safeway Select products, which are available in California where the show is taped but not in New York where the show takes place.

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Quotes

[At a soap opera awards show, Joey accepted an award on an absent actress' behalf]
Rachel: Joey, you can't steal an award.
Joey: I'm not stealing it. I'm accepting it on her behalf.
Rachel: You don't even know what behalf means.
Joey: I know what it means. It's a verb. As in, I behalfing it.

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Crazy Credits

In the two episodes "The One That Could Have Been" (Part 1 & 2) the opening credits have been changed: you see the alter-egos of the cast members in the "alternate reality" (Monica still being fat, Joey as famous actor etc.).

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Connections

Referenced in King of the Hill: Orange You Sad I Did Say Banana? (2005)

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Soundtracks

"Smelly Cat"
(uncredited)
(recurring song)
Performed by Lisa Kudrow

User Reviews

Where are YOUR Friends?

I've been reading a lot of these comments. Some people don't like the show...claiming it to be unrealistic or that the plot lines get boring.

I didn't discover Friends until a year or two ago (thanks to MY friends) but I ADORE the show in syndication and I hope to own the DVDs. Its damn funny and no one can deny it. Except for stiffs. And whats best about Friends is that its REAL.

Ross and Rachel getting old? How could it? Do relationships get old in real life? No, they're ongoing, sometimes stagnating, sometimes changing. Thats REAL.

This show is about 6 people who love each other like family...which I must say as an 18 year old... is very real. Once you hit your late teens - early twenties...things begin to change. You grow both closer to and further from your biological family, and as you reach more independence, you adopt another family of your own: YOUR FRIENDS.

We may not all sit in coffee shops, but we all LOVE our friends like they were blood. That's what this show is about. Makes you all warm and fuzzy (and sore from laughing) inside. And as a show: FRIENDS will always be a part of MY family.