Rachel and Ross Geller are later involved in an on-again, off-again relationship throughout the series. Rachel first moves in with Monica in season one after nearly marrying Barry Farber. Other frequently recurring characters include Ross and Monica's parents Jack and Judy Geller from Long Island Ross's ex-wife Carol Willick, their son Ben Geller, and Carol's lesbian partner Susan Bunch Central Perk barista Gunther Chandler's extremely annoying and obnoxious but good-natured ex-girlfriend Janice Goralnik and Phoebe's evil twin sister Ursula.Ī fashion enthusiast and Monica Geller's best friend from childhood. Over the course of the series, Ross briefly marries Emily, Ross and Rachel have a child together after a one-night stand, Chandler and Monica date and marry each other, and Phoebe marries Mike Hannigan. Ross and Rachel's intermittent relationship is the most often-recurring storyline during the ten seasons of the show, they repeatedly date and break up. The six characters each have many dates and serious relationships, such as Monica with Richard Burke and Ross with Emily Waltham. Rachel becomes a waitress at West Village coffee house Central Perk after she moves into Monica's apartment above Central Perk and joins Monica's group of single friends in their mid-20s: previous roommate Phoebe Buffay, an eccentric masseuse and musician neighbor Joey Tribbiani, a dim-witted yet loyal struggling actor and womanizer Joey's roommate Chandler Bing, a sarcastic, self-deprecating data processor and Monica's older brother and Chandler's college roommate Ross Geller, a sweet-natured but insecure paleontologist.Įpisodes depict the friends' comedic and romantic adventures and career issues, such as Joey auditioning for roles or Rachel seeking jobs in the fashion industry. Rachel Green, a sheltered but friendly woman, flees her wedding day and wealthy yet unfulfilling life and finds childhood friend Monica Geller, a tightly wound but caring chef. The sitcom's cast members returned for a reunion special aired on HBO Max on May 27, 2021.
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28 on TV Guide 's 60 Best TV Series of All Time. 24 on the Writers Guild of America's 101 Best Written TV Series of All Time, and no. 100 on TV Guide 's 100 Greatest Episodes of All-Time. In 1997, the episode " The One with the Prom Video" was ranked no. 5 on Empire magazine's The 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time. 21 on TV Guide 's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time, and no. The series was nominated for 62 Primetime Emmy Awards, winning the Outstanding Comedy Series award in 2002 for its eighth season. įriends received acclaim throughout its run, becoming one of the most popular television shows of all time.
The series finale aired on May 6, 2004, and was watched by around 52.5 million American viewers, making it the fifth-most-watched series finale in television history and the most-watched television episode of the 2000s. The show ranked within the top ten of the final television season ratings it ultimately reached the number-one spot in its eighth season. After several script rewrites and changes, including title changes to Six of One and Friends Like Us, the series was finally named Friends. They presented the idea to Bright, and together they pitched a seven-page treatment of the show to NBC.
Kauffman and Crane began developing Friends under the working title Insomnia Cafe between November and December 1993. The original executive producers were Kevin S. The series was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. With an ensemble cast starring Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer, the show revolves around six friends in their 20s and 30s who live in Manhattan, New York City. Friends is an American television sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting ten seasons.
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