"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:

Actor | Roommate | Paleontologist | Musician | New York City

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 56 wins & 155 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Nov. 23	5:00 PM	TBS	The One Where Joey Tells Rachel	#8.16
Mon. Nov. 23	5:30 PM	TBS	The One With Phoebe's Uterus	#4.11

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 (131 episodes, 1994-2004)

Also Known As:

Across the Hall (USA) (working title)
F·R·I·E·N·D·S (USA) (alternative spelling)
Friends Like These (USA) (working title)
Friends Like Us (USA) (working title)
Insomnia Café (USA) (working title)
Six of One (USA) (working title)
Друзья (Russia) [ru]
Приятели (Bulgaria: Bulgarian title) [bg]
Amigos (Mexico) [es]
Frendit (Finland) [fi]
Friends (Italy) [it]
Friends (France) [fr]
Friends (Germany) [de]
Friends (Spain) [es]
Friends (Brazil) [pt]
Haverrim (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
Jóbarátok (Hungary) [hu]
Prijatelji (Slovenia) [sl]
Przyjaciele (Poland) [pl]
Sõbrad (Estonia) [et]
Ta filarakia (Greece) [el]
Vänner (Sweden) [sv]
Venner (Denmark) [da]
Venner for livet (Norway) [no]

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 | New Zealand:M (Season 8 Note:s1-7 & 9-11 are PG) | New Zealand:PG (Episodes 1-7 & 9-10) | UK:12 (most episodes) | 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:PG (some episodes) | USA:TV-14

Filming Locations:

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Television

Trivia:

The characters' full names are: - Rachel Karen Green - Phoebe Buffay (in "The One Where They All Turn Thirty" 7.14, she says that never knew her middle name since she had never seen her birth certificate and her twin sister, Ursula, had sold it to a Swedish runaway) - Joseph Francis Tribbiani Jr - Chandler Muriel Bing - Ross Eustace Geller - Monica E. Geller (her exact middle name is never revealed throughout all 10 seasons).

Goofs:

Continuity: In early seasons there are wood boards in Monica's apartment that go from the floor to the ceiling. In later seasons there are only wood boards by the fridge. In fact, certain directors for the show enjoyed putting their own mark on the episodes they directed. In the case of the visible wooden beam furthest "downstage" it was known as the mark of James Burrows, and would appear every time he directed an episode.

Quotes:

Phoebe: Hey. Why isn't it Spidermen? You know, like Goldmen, Silvermen.
Chandler: Because, it... it's not his last name.
Phoebe: It isn't?
Chandler: No. It's not like Phil Spidermen. He's a spider *man*. You know, like Goldmen is a last name but there's no gold man.
Phoebe: Oh, oh okay...
Phoebe: There should *be* a gold man!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Zoom (2006)

Soundtrack:

I'll Be There For You

One of the best sitcoms ever

After seeing every episode of this much loved sitcom i much say that the writers and cast have succeeded in making something that is not only humorous, but also forces you to care about the characters and what happens to them in the future. All six of the friends bring characteristics to the show that make the viewer feel like they know them. Each one of the characters is funny in their own way and due to the shows fast pace there is never a boring episode.

I will say however that towards the end Friends did start to lose what it had but, never the less was still very good. I started watching the show at series five but from then on i was hooked.

I recommend this sitcom to anyone and everyone.