Friends is a situation comedy about a group of six friends living in New York City. It was created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman and was originally broadcast from 1994 to 2004. A situation comedy (sitcom) is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... Nickname: Big Apple Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... David Crane (born August 10, 1957) is a successful American writer and producer. ... Marta Kauffman created the TV series Friends with David Crane and is the executive producer of that show along with David Crane and Kevin S. Bright. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The series focused on the lives of a group of six twenty-somethings (eventually thirty-somethings), consisting of three men and three women residing in Greenwich Village. The show was one of the most popular sitcoms in American television history, gaining tens of millions of fans all over the globe. A twenty-something is a person in the age group 20 to 29. ... A thirty-something is a person in the age group 30 to 39 years old. ... The Washington Square Arch Greenwich Village (pronounced Grennich Village; also called simply the Village) is a largely residential area on the west side of downtown (southern) Manhattan in New York City. ... For other senses of this word, see history (disambiguation). ...

The program was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television for NBC in the US, and was first broadcast on that network. It was followed by a host of other broadcast networks in numerous countries throughout the world. In the US, the first episode was aired on September 22, 1994, and the last on May 6, 2004.^[1] Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions is a production company created by Kevin Bright, Marta Kauffman, and David Crane. ... Warner Bros. ... The National Broadcasting Company or NBC is an American television broadcasting company based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... United States is the current Good Article Collaboration of the week! Please help to improve this article to the highest of standards. ... Caveats In the UK, seasons 7 to 10 were first aired on the (then) pay-tv channel E4, except for the season 10 finale which was broadcast on its sister FTA channel Channel 4 first, then aired an hour later on E4. ... September 22 is the 265th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (266th in leap years). ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... May 6 is the 126th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (127th in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Friends won many awards during its run, including an Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series, and six straight People's Choice Awards for Favourite Television Comedy Series. An Emmy Award. ... The Peoples Choice Awards, held annually in January, is one of the few awards shows to be based on popularity. ...

After its finale in 2004, the spin off Joey was created. Only 46 episodes of Joey were filmed. NBC only aired 38 episodes. The show was cancelled on May 15, 2006. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Joey was an American sitcom, starring Matt LeBlanc reprising his role as Joey Tribbiani from the popular sitcom Friends. ... Joey was an American sitcom, starring Matt LeBlanc reprising his role as Joey Tribbiani from the popular sitcom Friends. ... May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Overview

Main articles: List of Friends episodes and Season synopsis of Friends

The show focused on the lives of a group of six friends: rich, spoiled "daddy's girl" Rachel Green, learning to make it on her own; neurotically clean chef Monica Geller; quirky, ditzy, optimistic masseuse and folk singer-songwriter Phoebe Buffay; simple minded actor Joey Tribbiani; wise-cracking office drone Chandler Bing and nerdy paleontologist Ross Geller, who goes through three failed marriages. The following is a list of episodes for the television show Friends. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Rachel Karen Green (born May 5, 1970) is a fictional character on the popular U.S. television sitcom Friends (1994-2004), played by Jennifer Aniston. ... Monica E. Geller was a fictional character on the popular US television sitcom Friends (1994-2004), played by Courteney Cox. ... Massage is the practice of applying structured pressure, tension, motion, or vibration — manually or with mechanical aids — to the soft tissues of the body, including muscles, connective tissue, tendons, ligaments, joints and lymphatic vessels, to achieve a beneficial response. ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... Phoebe Buffay (also Buffay-Hannigan) is a fictional character on the popular US television sitcom Friends (1994-2004), played by Lisa Kudrow. ... Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani in Joey Joseph Joey Francis Tribbiani, Jr. ... Chandler Muriel Bing was a fictional character on the popular US television sitcom Friends (1994–2004), played by Matthew Perry. ... A paleontologist carefully chips rock from a column of dinosaur vertebrae. ... Dr. Ross Eustace Geller, Ph. ...

Joey (left) and Chandler in their apartment

As the plot begins, Rachel has just left her fiancé Barry at the altar and moves in with her childhood best friend, Monica.^[2] The pair live across the hall from Chandler and Joey and hang out with Monica's brother, Ross – who recently divorced his lesbian wife.^[2] Then there is Phoebe - the "free spirit" of the bunch (and the quirkiest) and Monica's old roommate.^[3] The settings for the show include Monica's apartment, Chandler and Joey's apartment, Ross's apartment, Phoebe's apartment and the local coffee house, Central Perk (a flashback episode later reveals that the coffee house was originally a bar that was also frequented by Chandler, Monica, Phoebe and Ross before Joey and Rachel joined the group).^[3] Image File history File links Chandler and Joeys apartment from the American sitcom Friends. ... Image File history File links Chandler and Joeys apartment from the American sitcom Friends. ... Monicas apartment was one of the main focal points of the popular television series Friends. ... Chandler Bing (foreground) and Joey Tribbiani Chandler and Joeys apartment is a fictional Manhattan apartment that served as a regular setpiece on the American sitcom Friends. ... Central Perk logo. ...

After moving to the city, Rachel got her first job as a waitress in the coffee house. She later became an assistant to a buyer and personal shopper at Bloomingdale's,^[4] and later a buyer for Ralph Lauren.^[5] Monica struggled for success the first several seasons, but eventually became head chef at a well-respected restaurant. Chandler worked his way up in data processing and eventually switched to a career in advertising (by the last few seasons) after quitting his previous job. After on-and-off success as a soap opera actor, Joey's career eventually stabilized with a regular part on a soap opera from which he had been fired earlier in the series' run (along with a few odd jobs). Palaeontologist Ross eventually became a college professor. Phoebe made a living as a singer-songwriter and a masseuse (she also had lots of odd jobs throughout the series). A waiter is a person who waits on tables, often at a restaurant. ... Bloomingdales is a chain of upscale American department stores owned by Federated Department Stores, which is also the parent company of Macys. ... Cover Time magazine Ralph Lauren (born Ralph Lifschitz on October 14, 1939) is an American fashion designer and business executive. ...

Rachel and Ross

Constant story lines throughout the series are the on/off romance between Ross and Rachel and, later in the series, the developing relationship between Chandler and Monica. Image File history File links Ross Geller File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Ross Geller File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...

The show uses non-stop exaggerated, deadpan humor that are frequently not related to the plot. Some jokes are related to sexual activity, politics and innuendo, sometimes non-sequiturs. The show also occasionally developed on serious angles such as relationship breakups. Situational humor, ironic humor, and irony were also frequently used. Also, many of the humor is explained on many untold and unseen experiences of the main characters. A non sequitur is a literary device; used in comedy (as opposed to its use in formal logic) it is a comment which, due to its lack of meaning relative to the comment it follows, is absurd to the point of being humorous. ...

The show has provided an opportunity for consistent work by actors who were more active in the past. Elliott Gould played Monica's and Ross' father. Marlo Thomas (the star of That Girl) played Rachel's mother. Elliot Gould on the cover page of TIME magazine. ... Marlo Thomas was born Margaret Julia Thomas on November 21, 1937 (although most sources indicate 1938) and is an American actress, first appearing on the TV series That Girl in the 1960s. ... Marlo Thomas As Ann Marie in That Girl That Girl was a television sitcom which ran on ABC from 1966 to 1971. ...

The show's theme song, "I'll Be There For You" by The Rembrandts, became a major hit after a Tennessee disc jockey looped it into a full length track and played it on the radio. The band's record label required them to write additional material and re-record the track as a full-length song, which peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at #17. The theme music of a radio or television program is a melody closely associated with the show, and usually played during the title sequence and/or end credits. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Rembrandts are a band formed by Phil Sōlem and Danny Wilde in 1989. ... For other meanings of DJ, see DJ (disambiguation). ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ...

The popularity of the show was such that, by the end of the series, the six main cast members were each paid US$1,000,000 per episode.^[6] The six cast members had agreed to negotiate a common agreement, to prevent the undermining of one member or the other. Advertisements during the series finale, which attracted an audience of over 52 million viewers, cost $2,000,000 for a 30-second spot in the United States and CAD$190,000 in Canada. ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Virgin Islands, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 3. ... Generally speaking, advertising is the paid promotion of goods, services, companies and ideas by an identified sponsor. ... The following is a list of most-watched television episodes, organized by country and based on various criteria. ... The Canadian dollar, CAD or C$, is the unit of currency of Canada. ...

New episodes

Due to the tremendous popularity of the show during its initial run, rumours of a reunion special or movie persisted well after the final episode had aired, with some even stating a deal for a special had been reached. ^[7] These rumours, however, have been continually denied by NBC and the six cast members. Courteney Cox, who plays Monica Geller in the show, has said she would like to do one more episode, but she also said she would not like to do a flashback episode. ^[8] Jennifer Aniston, seen as the least likely to reprise her role among the main cast due to her movie career, hinted in 2006 at the possibility of a Thanksgiving special. ^[9] However, Lisa Kudrow told Ryan Seacrest on E!'s coverage of the Emmy Awards red carpet that a reunion is simply rumors. As of August 2006, however, no reunion appears likely in the near future. However in July 2006 there was mention on a TV guide that all the cast members were willing to do a thanksgiving special, one for 2007 and one for 2009.^{[citation needed]} They start filming end 2006 or early 2007.^{[citation needed]} Courteney Cox Arquette (born Courteney Bass Cox on June 15, 1964) is an American actress and former fashion model, best known for her role as Monica Geller in the long-running television series Friends. ... Monica E. Geller was a fictional character on the popular US television sitcom Friends (1994-2004), played by Courteney Cox. ... Look up flashback in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Lisa Marie Diane Kudrow (born July 30, 1963) is an Emmy Award and SAG-winning American actress best known for her role as Phoebe Buffay in the sitcom Friends. ... Ryan John Seacrest (born December 24, 1974) is an American radio and television personality, most famous as the host of the reality-television talent-search series American Idol. ... E! (Entertainment Television) is an American cable television and direct broadcast satellite network. ... An Emmy Award. ...

Cast members

Primary characters

Chandler and Monica share a kiss (episode: The One After Ross Says Rachel)

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Secondary characters

Further information: List of recurring characters in Friends, List of significant others of Friends, and List of guest stars on Friends

Cox was originally approached for the role of Rachel, but convinced the producers that her personality was more suited for the character of Monica, which is the role producers first pitched to Jennifer Aniston, whom they had originally wanted to play Monica, but Aniston also felt she was better suited for Rachel.^{[citation needed]} To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The following is a list of significant others (boyfriends, girlfriends, fiancés, spouses, etc. ... Friends was a long-running American television situation comedy revolving around a group of friends (aged somewhere between their mid-twenties and early thirties) who share neighboring apartments in Manhattan. ... Jack Geller is the father of Monica Geller and Ross Geller, and husband of Judy Geller from the hit sitcom Friends. ... Elliot Gould on the cover page of TIME magazine. ... Judy Geller was a fictional recurring character in the popular television sitcom Friends, played by Christina Pickles. ... Christina Pickles (born on February 17, 1935 in Yorkshire, United Kingdom) is a British-born American actress. ... The following is a list of significant others (boyfriends, girlfriends, fiancés, spouses, etc. ... Paul Stephen Rudd (born April 6, 1969) is an American actor. ... The following is a list of significant others (boyfriends, girlfriends, fiancés, spouses, etc. ... Selleck at a formal affair, sans his trademark moustache. ... Maggie Wheeler as Janice in Friends Janice Litman Goralnik nee Hosenstein was a fictional recurring character in the popular television sitcom Friends, played by Maggie Wheeler. ... Maggie Wheeler (born August 7, 1961 in New York City as Maggie Jakobson) is an American actress. ... Gunther, promotional photo Gunther was a character in the popular television sitcom Friends played by James Michael Tyler. ... James Michael Tyler in a promotional picture for Friends, courtesy of NBC. James Michael Tyler (born May 28, 1962 in Winona, Mississippi) is an actor, best known for playing Gunther on the hit NBC sitcom Friends. ...

Behind the scenes, the show was known for its unusually cohesive and unified cast. The six main actors made deliberate and conscious efforts, from early on, to keep the show's ensemble format and to not allow any one of them to dominate. This included requesting that all actors on the show be nominated either for the same category of award (mostly "Supporting Actor") or not at all, and entering collective instead of individual salary negotiations (Kudrow said, "The six of us are far stronger than just one person").^[11] The actors became such close friends that one guest star, Tom Selleck, reported sometimes feeling left out. Selleck at a formal affair, sans his trademark moustache. ...

The character of Ursula (Phoebe's twin sister) first appeared in the sitcom Mad About You as a waitress. Kudrow played Ursula on both Mad About You and Friends. The shows creators did not originally intend for Phoebe to have a twin, but they added the character to explain why Kudrow was appearing on two different shows on the same network, at one time as a part of the same Thursday night line-up. Mad About You was a United States sitcom that originally aired on NBC from September 23, 1992, to May 24, 1999. ...

Running gags

Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay in Friends. In this picture she is playing the guitar in a fictional New York coffee shop named Central Perk.

Main article: Running gags in Friends

Friends had many running gags throughout the span of the show. Some of the most famous include: Phoebe Buffay File links The following pages link to this file: Friends Phoebe Buffay Smelly Cat ... Phoebe Buffay File links The following pages link to this file: Friends Phoebe Buffay Smelly Cat ... Lisa Marie Diane Kudrow (born July 30, 1963) is an Emmy Award and SAG-winning American actress best known for her role as Phoebe Buffay in the sitcom Friends. ... Phoebe Buffay (also Buffay-Hannigan) is a fictional character on the popular US television sitcom Friends (1994-2004), played by Lisa Kudrow. ... Nickname: Big Apple Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... Central Perk logo. ... Friends included many running gags throughout the span of the show, some of which became recognized in general culture in their own right, such as Chandlers Could this be any more. ...

The One... (episode titles)

Almost every episode name starts with these two words. This is in reference to the fact that most sitcoms do not display the title of their episodes, so fans must discuss the main plot points with each other when referring to specific episodes. The two exceptions to this rule are the episodes entitled 'The Last One' and 'The One Hundredth'. The first episode with the title 'Pilot' is also known as 'The First One'.^[12]

Fat Monica

Monica, now slim and attractive, was obese as a child. She and the other characters would often refer to her "fat past" and several flashbacks throughout the series allowed us to see just how she looked then. Often, when they showed episodes like this, the scene that would play at the end during the credits would be Fat Monica dancing to uptempo music.

Monica's personality quirks

In some of the episodes, Monica is shown as a clean freak as well as person who loves to be in charge of organizing things such as parties. She is also known to be overly competitive and a bit aggressive. She also always has to be the hostess.

Chick and the duck

In season three Joey decided to take a chick (later grew up and became a rooster) as a pet for him and Chandler. Chandler got the duck in the days that followed as it was going to be slaughtered. The girls often disagreed with this and they even decided to bet and make Chandler and Joey get rid of their pets in case they win. However this simply caused them to lose their apartment instead. No one ever knows what happens to the chick and the duck. The show simply stopped filming them and stopped showing them in episodes. A new chick and duck were brought in as a gift to Chandler from Joey in the final episode. It is revealed that Joey was told the original chick and the duck were taken to a special farm. This is said to spare Joey's feelings. When Rachel is asked to keep an eye on the new chick and duck, her response reveals they actually died. How and when they died is not revealed.

Gunther likes Rachel

When Gunther appeared in an episode, it usually involved his anything-but-secret crush on Rachel, who remains oblivious to his feelings throughout the show until the series finale.

Ross' tendency to divorce

Ross is married a total of three times throughout the course of the show, and each of these marriages end in divorce.

Phoebe's music

Phoebe was often a busking musician at Central Perk and was known for her rather unusual, original songs, especially "Smelly Cat".

"Oh...My...GOD!"

Chandler's hard-to-get-rid-of girlfriend, Janice's catchphrase "Oh...My...GOD!" is used as her introductory line in her guest appearances. She is also known for her annoying, piercing idiosyncratic laugh.

Chandler's humor

Chandler would often drop sarcastic, snide remarks, typically in response to the actions of his friends (especially Joey). A psychoanalyst tells him that he probably "started using humor as a defense mechanism when his parents broke up." Chandler uses the exact words to justify himself occasionally.

He is also known for saying phrases matching the form of "Could [object(s)] be any more [description]?" In addition to many other jokes in the show, this phrase in particular is known to have been a significant influence upon popular culture (see below).

"How You Doin'?"

This is Joey's pick-up line. It has an identical effect on the majority of women he uses it on; they giggle uncontrollably and instantly warm to him.

We were on a break!

When Rachel and Ross broke-up temporarily, and Ross slept with the Xerox girl Chloe, there was a constant argument between the two about their subsequent breakup being of good cause. This was a common running gag in the series.

Ugly Naked Guy

'Ugly Naked Guy' as the gang called him, lived in an apartment opposite Monica's. The group would often see him doing outrageous things, whilst naked of course, yet the audience only sees him once, during "The One With the Poking Device". After several seasons of this gag, Ross manages to make an agreement with Ugly Naked Guy to move into his apartment. From then on Ross lived opposite Monica's apartment. However, in a flashback episode, we learn that 'Ugly Naked Guy' used to be 'Cute Naked Guy'.

"I KNOW!" (Stressing both words)

Monica's little catchphrase.

Phoebe's mysterious history

There are many references to Phoebe's life on the street, run-ins with cops, being in prison, even selling sombreros to ethnic minorities. In fact, there is one episode, "The One with the Mugging" when the other five friends find out that Phoebe mugged Ross in their teenage years. Towards the end of the series, when Rachel is moving to Paris, Phoebe mentions how she will "be able to travel internationally again" when the Statute of Limitations runs out.

Joey's ignorance

Several times during the show Joey has been depicted as ignorant and in simple terms, stupid.

"Gay" Chandler

Frequently the sexuality of Chandler is questioned. When Chandler asks what makes him seem gay, the only answer the others can think of is he has a "quality". Phoebe herself admits in one episode that the first time she met Chandler she thought he was gay.

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Cultural impact

Friends handbags, on sale at a mall in Florida.

Friends has, in some areas, made a notable contribution to popular culture - language and fashion in particular. The use of "so" to mean "very" or "really" was not invented by any Friends writer, but it is quite arguable that the extensive use of the phrase in the series encouraged its use in everyday life. Caroline Faughnan, a New York resident has even based her whole life around the sitcom.^[13] Also commonly said by the characters, particularly Monica, was the loud "I know!" The series has also been noted for its impact on everyday-fashion and hair-styles. Jennifer Aniston, in particular, had her hair-style copied by many. Along with this, Joey Tribbiani's catchphrase, "How you doin'?" has become a popular part of American slang, often used as a pick-up line or when greeting friends. The show also inspired the cultural meme of the laminated list. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (911x683, 254 KB) Purses made with motifs from Friends, the television series. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (911x683, 254 KB) Purses made with motifs from Friends, the television series. ... Species Sus barbatus Sus bucculentus Sus cebifrons Sus celebensis Sus domesticus Sus heureni Sus philippensis Sus salvanius Sus scrofa Sus timoriensis Sus verrucosus Pigs are ungulates native to Eurasia collectively grouped under the genus Sus within the Suidae family. ... Jennifer Aniston[1] (born February 11, 1969 in Sherman Oaks, California) is an American film and television actress. ... The term meme (IPA: ), coined in 1976 by Richard Dawkins, refers to a replicator of cultural information that one mind transmits (verbally or by demonstration) to another mind. ... A laminated list, sometimes called a freebie list, is a short list of celebrities so attractive that your significant other must let you sleep with them if the unbelieveable opportunity ever arises. ...

The phrase "Ross and Rachel" is used to describe an on/off relationship with a 'history', or in a situation like "Are you on a real break, or a Ross and Rachel break?" This is played on as a joke in Scrubs: The Janitor describes J.D.'s relationship with Elliot as "not exactly Ross and Rachel", which turns out to refer to two other employees in the hospital. Scrubs is an American situation comedy that premiered on October 2, 2001 on NBC. It was created by Bill Lawrence, who also co-created Spin City. ...

Production

Although it seems that most of the action of the series took place in Greenwich Village in Manhattan, New York City, the series was filmed in California. The exterior shot of the Friends' apartment building is located at Grove and Bedford streets in the Village. No scenes featuring cast members were filmed in New York; even the show's opening is shot around a fountain in California. Occasionally, NBC would air "Super-sized" episodes of their most popular sitcoms, including Friends. These episodes would run 40 minutes including commercials (or just around 30 minutes without). In syndication, a majority of the "Super-sized" episodes were cut down to fit a 30-minute time slot, except for the rare case where there was both too much plot info essential to the episode or series, and there were enough deleted scenes to make a two-episode story arc. For almost the entire first season, there wasn't a street outside of Central Perk, just a painted backdrop. They made the window a little blurry and put many plants in front of the window to hide it. For all the cliffhangers they had to remove the audience then continue filming so that nobody knew what was going to happen. The Washington Square Arch Greenwich Village (pronounced Grennich Village; also called simply the Village) is a largely residential area on the west side of downtown (southern) Manhattan in New York City. ... The Borough of Manhattan, highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ... Nickname: Big Apple Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ...

Critical reaction

The show almost never got aired when the first episodes were viewed by a test audience of critics, almost less than half didn't approve of it. Some commented that the show did not portray the way friends would behave. When the show gained popularity, opinions of critics changed. Calling the show "Must-see TV of the 1990s" and critics naming it one of the best comedy tv shows ever made. The show won critical praise for its 8th season by winning the prestigious Outstanding Comedy Series Emmy Award. Many people and critics praised the show for the episodes after the September 11 attacks as, according to David Schwimmer, it made people feel "comfortable" because they weren't being constantly reminded of the attacks. An Emmy Award. ... The World Trade Center on fire The September 11, 2001 attacks were a series of coordinated terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001. ... David Schwimmer (born November 2 or November 12[citation needed], 1966 in Astoria, New York) is an Emmy-nominated American actor and director, who gained popularity as Ross Geller on Friends. ...

Ratings

The 66-minute series finale was named by Entertainment Tonight as the biggest US TV moment of the year 2004, and was the second highest rated show in 2004 beaten only by the Super Bowl. However, it did not surpass the ratings received by series finales for M*A*S*H (106m), Cheers (80.4m) or Seinfeld (76.3m), nor was it the most watched episode of Friends —that accolade remains with the season two episode "The One After the Superbowl", which aired on January 28, 1996 and drew 52.9m viewers. During the 2001–2002 season, Friends was the highest rated show in the United States. A series finale is the very last installment of a television series, usually a sitcom or drama. ... Entertainment Tonight is a daily television entertainment news magazine that is syndicated by CBS Paramount Domestic Television throughout the United States and Canada. ... United States is the current Good Article Collaboration of the week! Please help to improve this article to the highest of standards. ... Date February 1, 2004 Stadium Reliant Stadium City Houston, Texas MVP Tom Brady, Quarterback Favorite Patriots by 7 National anthem Beyoncé Knowles Coin toss Earl Campbell, Ollie Matson, Don Maynard, Y.A. Tittle, Mike Singletary, Gene Upshaw Referee Ed Hochuli Halftime show Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake, P. Diddy, Kid Rock... M*A*S*H is an American medical drama/black comedy produced by 20th Century Fox for CBS. M*A*S*H was created by Larry Gelbart, inspired by the 1961 novel Catch 22, the 1968 Richard Hooker novel MASH, and the 1970 film of the same name. ... Cheers was a long-running American situation comedy produced by Charles-Burrows-Charles Productions in association with Paramount Television for NBC. Cheers was created by the team of James Burrows, Glen Charles, and Les Charles. ... For the actor, see Jerry Seinfeld. ... The One After the Superbowl, Part One is the twelfth episode of season two of the television situation comedy Friends. ... January 28 is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

Awards

Emmy Awards

• 2003 - Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series - Christina Applegate
• 2002 - Outstanding Comedy Series
• 2002 - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Jennifer Aniston
• 2000 - Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series - Bruce Willis
• 1998 - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - Lisa Kudrow
• 1996 - Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series - Michael Lembeck (for "The One After the Superbowl")

Golden Globe Awards
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• 2003 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy - Jennifer Aniston

People's Choice Awards
Jennifer Aniston[1] (born February 11, 1969 in Sherman Oaks, California) is an American film and television actress. ...

• 2004 - Favorite Television Comedy Series
• 2004 - Favorite Female Television Performer - Jennifer Aniston
• 2003 - Favorite Television Comedy Series
• 2003 - Favorite Female Television Performer - Jennifer Aniston
• 2002 - Favorite Television Comedy Series
• 2002 - Favorite Female Television Performer - Jennifer Aniston
• 2001 - Favorite Television Comedy Series
• 2001 - Favorite Female Television Performer - Jennifer Aniston
• 2000 - Favorite Television Comedy Series
• 2000 - Favorite Female Television Performer - Jennifer Aniston
• 1999 - Favorite Television Comedy Series
• 1995 - Favorite New Television Comedy

Screen Actors Guild Awards
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• 2000 - Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series - Lisa Kudrow
• 1996 - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

Lisa Marie Diane Kudrow (born July 30, 1963) is an Emmy Award and SAG-winning American actress best known for her role as Phoebe Buffay in the sitcom Friends. ...

Errors and inconsistencies

• Throughout the entire series, the apartment building shown (the one in which Monica and Joey's apartments are located) does not match the apartments' structures at all. A clear example of this is the fact that Monica's apartment has an external balcony and a large window, two things that are clearly not present in the apartment building shown every time a scene in their apartments started.

• In the first six episodes of Season 1, Chandler and Joey's apartment number was 4, and Monica and Rachel's was 5. Shortly after production began, it was decided that the apartment building where much of the show takes place was too big to have upper apartments with numbers as low as 4 and 5, so the numbers were changed to 19 and 20, respectively.

• In Season 3, "The One With the Flashback" Rachel and Chandler clearly act as if they've never met when they meet each other at the bar (later turned into the coffee house) - this is set three years before the beginning of the show. Later on in episodes such as "The One With All the Thanksgivings" and "The One Where the Stripper Cries" it shows that Rachel and Chandler were introduced to each other during their high school/college days, and they even kissed at a college party. It is also important to mention that Monica introduces Chandler to Rachel in the pilot episode, so Chandler has "met" Rachel three different times.

• In "The One With Phoebe's Dad" Phoebe states that her father left her and her mother and sister before she was born, but in "The One With Joey's Bag" Phoebe's dad, Frank, tells how he was a terrible father and sang a lullaby, "Sleepy Girl", that he wrote himself to her and Ursula ("Sleepy Girl" is sung to the same tune as "Smelly Cat"). That would imply that he left after Phoebe and Ursula were born.

• In the episode "The One With the Kips" Monica says that she and Chandler had their first fight. This is ignoring the two previous fights Monica and Chandler had in the episodes "The One With the Triplets" and "The One Where Phoebe Hates PBS".

• In the episode "The One with the Flashback," Chandler meets Joey. This episode is said to take place exactly one year before the pilot, of 9/1993. However, Joey is seen in The One with all of the Thanksgivings, in an episode taking place in 11/92.

• In the episode "The One with Joey's New Girlfriend", Gunther says he is making a list of people's birthdays, so Ross says "Oh, mine is December." But in the episode "The One Where Emma Cries" Ross has to go to the hospital and while Joey is filling in a blanket for Ross, Ross tells Joey that his birthday is October 18th.

• In The One With George Stephanopoulos, Ross admits to Joey and Chandler that Carol is the only woman he's had sex with. Then in The One With Rachel's Assistant, Chandler reveals that in college Ross slept with the woman who cleaned their dorms.

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Merchandise

A few trivia games have been released over the years, as well as a trivia book. The trivia book spans Seasons one through eight. There have been two versions of a board game released, one being a cardboard box version with fewer questions and the other a die cast collector editon with more questions. Recently, a "Scene It" version of Friends was released with actual show clips, trivia questions and other puzzles on screen. The trivia includes questions from all ten seasons. A new PS2, PC and Xbox game called "Friends: The One with All the Trivia" was released simultaneously with the Season 10 DVD box set. It includes the voices of characters Janice, Gunther and Jack & Judy Geller as hosts. Scene It? is a board game where winning the game is dependent on answering trivia question about films. ... PS2 redirects here. ... A stylised illustration of a modern personal computer A personal computer (PC) is usually a microcomputer whose price, size, and capabilities make it suitable for personal usage. ... The Xbox is a sixth generation era video game console produced by Microsoft, first released on November 15, 2001 in North America, then released on February 22, 2002 in Japan, and on March 14, 2002 in Europe. ...

References in other television series

• In an episode of King of the Hill, when Connie tries to get away from her family, she goes to her room and turns on the TV; you can hear the Friends theme song in the background when she turns on the TV. In another episode of King of the Hill, when Bobby is at the mall he looks at all the videos on display, and one of the TV's is displaying Rachel and Monica talking at the coffee house. In another episode, Bobby has a figurine of Chandler, but decides to give him away because he thinks after sex education, he'll be too busy having sex to play with toys.
• In an episode of Futurama, Lrr and his wife are watching Friends. We know this because while watching he says, "This is by far the most absurd of Earth's shows. Why doesn't Ross, the largest friend, not simply eat the other five?" To which his wife replies, "Perhaps, they're saving that for sweeps.". Shortly afterwards, Lrr decides to stop watching, saying "This is a Joey-heavy episode anyway."
• In a later episode of Roseanne, the family is sitting around the living room watching The Facts of Life, bored and not talking to each other, prompting Dan Conner to remark "Just think, this was the Friends of the early '90s." Also, in another episode, Roseanne fantasises about them getting stuck on an island (a rip-off of Gilligan's Island) in which mostly every character from the show was imitating a character from said show. When David walks out of the boat, and introduces himself to everyone, he says "I don't even like this show. I want to be on Friends."
• In an episode of Half & Half, Mona remarks "Friends don't do friends, except on Friends"
• In an episode of Ellen, which was launched in mid-season the previous year to Friends, the title character tells somebody that she owns a bookstore with a coffee shop. The response "Very cool, very Friends" prompts her to complain, "Yeah, but we were here first!"
• In The Simpsons episode "Bart vs. Lisa vs. The Third Grade," Bart watches the Japanese version of Friends, and later, Bart turns some of his classmates into the Japanese Friends in his mind when he gets bored during a test. In another episode, Homer, searching for a job, attempts to become Rachel's Irish cousin Seamus, with the line, "So yer all doin' each other are ya? Well who's gonna put out for old Seamus," only to be disappointed to learn that Friends has now been cancelled.
• Also in the Simpsons, a Treehouse of Horror features them buying an automated talking house, and one of the customizable voices is that of Matthew Perry: "Yeah, could I be any more of a house?"
• In one episode of South Park, Shelly (Stan's sister), while babysitting Cartman, is shown watching Friends; you can hear the theme song in the background. In another episode of South Park, Eric Cartman loses his "Funny Fuse," and Mr. Mackey, the school counselor, tells him not to worry because he can be a writer for Friends.
• Episode 93 of Animaniacs parodied of Friends called "Acquaintances", right down to the theme song (We Won't Ever Leave). Some of the Friends cast reprised their role in the short.
• In one episode of Married... with Children, Kelly walked into the room while Al was watching Friends, asking why he is watching, knowing that he doesn't like Friends (he declared in a previous episode 'Don't have friends, sure as hell don't wanna watch them!). Al replied saying that if you mute the volume and watch with binoculars, you can see that Jennifer Aniston is not wearing a bra.
• In an episode of Family Guy where the movie Poltergeist is parodied, Stewie Griffin talks to the TV, obviously talking about the season finale of Friends and the situation between Ross and Rachel. He also talks about the Friends spinoff Joey. In another episode of Family Guy, "Death" arrives late to Quagmire's fake funeral, claiming he was at NBC sitting in on talks about the cancellation of Joey.
• Second-season promotions for the show It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia parody the Friends fountain dance, with members of the cast assaulting one another.
• In the UK Saturday morning children's program, SMTV, the hosts filmed sketches of a sitcom called Chums, which is a parody of the show. The opening credits show the hosts playing in the fountain, which is also the opening of Friends.
• In an episode of The Nanny, Maggie, after being caught smoking by her father and Fran, turns down a cigarette from her boyfriend, saying that she wants to "Live long enough to see if Ross and Rachel get together".
• In an episode of Scrubs, the Janitor says to J.D. (talking about him and Elliot), "It's not like you're Ross and Rachel." JD doesn't understand whom he is talking about, and the janitor points to another doctor, who is talking to a nurse. "You know, Dr. Ross and Rachel from book-keeping."
• In the Will & Grace episode "No Sex 'n' The City", Jack McFarland and Karen Walker lament the fact that Friends was ending that season, as were Frasier and Sex and the City. Karen laments: "Oh, Jackie, what will I do without my "Frasier" and my "Friends""?
• An episode of Duel Masters is entitled "The One Where Shobu Duels Hakuoh," which is a supposed parody on the Friends episode titles.
• The first two episodes of season two of Arrested Development are entitled "The One Where Michael Leaves" and "The One Where They Build a House." These episodes, which aired in fall 2004, are parodies of the Friends episodes titles.
• On the ABC show Whose Line Is It Anyway?, which aired against Friends (on NBC), the comedians made recurring sour remarks about the show, since Friends was more popular.
• In an episode of Miami 7, while the British group, S Club 7, were trying to prove they were American, group member Paul says to the rest "Ok guys, you all have seen Friends, group hug!" which is funny to note that the show was somewhat a sitcom and the group was also formed by guys and girls, except that these were seven, not six.
• In an episode of Hope and Faith, while Faith is talking about burning down the studio she used to work at, she says, "Well, let's just say there isn't going to be another season of Friends."
• In the Saturday Night Live episode where Snoop Dogg hosted and Avril Lavigne was the musical guest, Snoop Dogg did a skit where he was upset about the end of Friends. In the promo for said episode, which did air during the Friends finale, he said, "Next thing you know, I'm gonna be on Friends!" to which Jimmy Fallon replies, "Bad news, Snoop Dogg..."
• In an episode of What I Like About You Holly Mentions all 6 characters when asking her ex boyfriend (who is now her friend) "You know what I love about Monica, Joey, Chandler, Rachel, Phoebe and Ross?" her "friend" then replies "That they're...friends". In another episode, when planning Valerie's wedding, Lauren mentions the centerpiece being dedicated to the greatest couples of all time; Romeo and Juliet, Marc Antony and Cleopatra, and Ross and Rachel.
• In an episode of Cybill, Cybill is shocked and worried when her usually dour and cynical teenage daughter Zoey starts watching Friends and singing the theme tune.
• In an episode of 3rd Rock From The Sun, Harry sings the first line of the theme song and the others clap in unison.
• In the second episode of the fourth season of NCIS, the character of Agent McGee uses too much whitener on his teeth. His colleague, Agent DiNozzo, immediately equates this to Ross' identical mistake in the Friends episode The One With Ross's Teeth.

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DVDs

The entire 10 seasons of Friends have been released in various countries.

Main article: Friends DVD releases

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Syndication

• US - TBS and many other local TV stations around the USA
• Australia - Arena TV includes Friends in its daily schedule, as well the occasional 'Friends Marathon'
• Brazil - Warner Channel (original - in English), SBT (dubbed in Portuguese)
• Belguim- [VT4]
• Bulgaria - Kanal 1, BTV and Fox life (dubbed in Bulgarian)
• Canada - Citytv, OMNI Television, TVtropolis, W Network; can also be seen via TBS and various U.S. network affiliates
• China - 星空 (Xing Kong)
• Cyprus - CyBC
• Denmark - TV2
• Finland - MTV3
• Germany - ProSieben
• Greece - Star Channel
• Hong Kong - TVB Pearl
• India - Star World, Zee Cafe
• Indonesia - RCTI
• Korea - Channel 7 everyday
• Republic of Ireland - RTÉ Two (also Channel 4 and E4 from UK) First in Europe to show the finale.
• New Zealand - Currently in Syndication on TV2, 7 nights a week at 6.30pm
• Norway - TV 2
• Malaysia - Astro Channel 70 Star World,8 TV,NTV 7
• Mexico - Warner Channel
• Middle East - MBC 4 and Orbit Television Network
• Pakistan - Star World, Paramount Comedy
• Philippines - ABC-5, Star World, Studio 23
• Portugal - 2: (A dois)
• Poland - TVN Siedem, Canal+, Polsat
• Romania - PRO Cinema , PRO TV
• Russia - НТВ, РТР, СТС, REN-TV
• Serbia - RTV Pink
• Singapore - Channel 5
• Slovakia - Markiza
• Spain - Canal+, Cuatro
• Sweden - Kanal 5
• Turkey - ComedyMax
• UAE - One TV
• UK - Channel 4/E4, Sky One (seasons 3&4)

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References

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