"Friends" (1994) TV series 1994-2004

User Rating:

8.9/10   

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:

Shipper | Stress | On Off Relationship | Monkey | Father Son Relationship

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 56 wins & 155 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Oct. 6	6:30 PM	CW	The One With a Chick and a Duck	#3.21
Mon. Oct. 6	11:30 PM	CW	The One With the Holiday Armadillo	#7.10

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 (129 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 | 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 | 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:

The creators of the Portuguese show "Gato Fedorento" say that the inspiration for the name of the show was the song "Smelly Cat".

Goofs:

Factual errors: Joey is a regular on "Days of Our Lives" while living in New York. But "Days of Our Lives" is taped in Los Angeles.

Quotes:

Rachel: It's sick!
Monica: Why is it sick?
Rachel: Because it's Richard's son. It's like inviting a Greek tragedy over for dinner.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "TV Land Confidential: Locations (#2.5)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Smelly Cat

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.