"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:

Lesbian Mother | Gay Father | Neighbor | Monkey | Friend

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 56 wins & 155 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Sept. 6	4:30 PM	TBS	The One With the Monkey	#1.10
Sat. Sept. 6	5:00 PM	CW	The One With Rachel's Book	#7.2

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 (121 episodes, 1994-2004)

Also Known As:

Across the Hall (USA) (working title)
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 | USA:TV-PG (some episodes) | Germany:o.Al. (Season 2 - 4, 6 - 10) | South Korea:15 | Malaysia:18SX (some episodes) | Portugal:M/12 (DVD rating) | Netherlands:AL | Germany:6 (season 1 & 5) | 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:12 (some episodes) | UK:15 (one episode) | UK:PG (some episodes) | USA:TV-14

Filming Locations:

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Television

Trivia:

At one point, Jennifer Aniston was shooting this series, Bruce Almighty (2003) and Along Came Polly (2004) at the same time.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Even the show's designer has commented on the fact that the Central Perk sign on the window can be read correctly from both inside and outside the coffee shop. But viewers have noticed that the logo is symmetrical and suggest that it isn't unfeasible for the owners to have placed a sign on the inside of the window which completely covers the one on the outside, making it readable from both sides.

Quotes:

Monica: Now come on, Chandler, the Miami Vice soundtrack? Really?
Chandler: They were just giving it away at the mall...
[Monica stares]
Chandler: ...in exchange for money.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Sopranos: The Second Coming (#6.19)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Smelly Cat

The best American TV has to offer

'Friends' is simply the best series ever aired. The acting is amazing; after watching a few episodes you stop referring to the actors by their real names altogether, even if they appear in another movie. The characters are addictive, none are completely positive or negative. It would be quite easy to get along with or to be very annoyed by any of them in real life. Yet, all of them together (or even divided in groups) create this amazing chemistry that most people desire and few lucky ones have. The humor is wonderful, no matter what type of humor you like, you will get to a point where you will find at least something absolutely hilarious. There is slapstick, some light humor, some dark humor, some raunchiness, some cheesiness - a little bit of everything. The story is captivating; viewers keep coming back to see what situation fate (being the writers) puts the characters in today. It is truly a television masterpiece.

There are, however, many people who scoff at the mentioning of 'Friends'. My guess is they've never seen or paid attention to the show. It's easy to discard something because "everyone likes it" and be "unique", when in reality the uniqueness is actually bias. Just watch a few episodes with before making any judgements - chances are you'll fall in love with it too. I would have serious doubts about one's sense of humor if I heard that they hated 'Friends'.