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

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

In the earlier episodes the balcony of Monica's flat is nearly square shaped but in the later episodes it is more rectangular and a lot smaller.

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Quotes

[after observing a short fight between Rachel and Ross]
Phoebe: That's it? "We were on a break." "No we weren't." What happened to you two?

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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 Siskel & Ebert: Lost in Space/The Spanish Prisoner/Mercury Rising/Kurt & Courtney/Character (1998)
In his review of "Lost in Space" (1998), Gene Siskel mentions that Matt LeBlanc also appears in this TV series.

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

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'.