A television phenomenon and genuine American cultural artifact, Friends chronicled the misadventures of six twentysomethings navigating their way through the not-so-fast lane of Manhattan life. Like all great sitcoms, Friends featured unforgettable characters we all could identify with: self-absorbed but sweet-natured Rachel; hypercompetitive siblings Monica and Ross; daffy but street-smart Phoebe; insecure and soulful Chandler; and self-styled ladies' man Joey. Like Seinfeld and Frasier, Friends captured the heady zeitgeist of the roaring '90s.

Cast and Characters

• Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing
• Courtney Cox Arquette as Monica Geller
• Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green
• David Schwimmer as Ross Geller
• Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani
• Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay
• James Michael Tyler as Gunther
• Elliot Gould as Mr. Geller
• Christina Pickles as Mrs. Geller
• Jane Sibbett as Carol Willick Geller
• Jessica Hecht as Susan
• Tom Selleck as Richard
• Helen Baxendale as Emily Waltham Geller
• Charles & John Allen; Cole Sprouse as Ben Geller
• Paul Rudd as Mike Hanigan

Broadcast History, Episode Guide & TV Schedule

First Telecast: September 22, 1994
Last Telecast: May 6, 2004
Number of Seasons: 10
Number of Episodes: 236
Original Network: NBC
Original Primetime TV Schedule:

• September 1994 - May 1995, NBC, Thursday 8:30-9:00pm
• September 1996 - May 2004, NBC, Thursday 8:00-8:30pm

Theme Song Lyrics and Intro

"I'll Be There For You" by The Rembrandts

So no one told you life was going to be this way. Your job's a joke, you're broke, you're love life's DOA. It's like you're always stuck in second gear, Well, it hasn't been your day, your week, your month, or even your year. But, I'll be there for you, when the rain starts to pour. I'll be there for you, like I've been there before. I'll be there for you, cause you're there for me too. You're still in bed at ten, the work began at eight. You've burned your breakfast, so far, things are going great. Your mother warned you there'd be days like these, But she didn't tell you when the world has brought you down to your knees. That, I'll be there for you, when the rain starts to pour. I'll be there for you, like I've been there before. I'll be there for you, cause you're there for me too. No one could ever know me, no one could ever see me. Seems like you're the only one who knows what it's like to be me. Someone to face the day with, make it through all the rest with, Someone I'll always laugh with, even at my worst, I'm best with you. It's like you're always stuck in second gear, Well, it hasn't been your day, your week, your month, or even your year. But, I'll be there for you, when the rain starts to pour. I'll be there for you, like I've been there before. I'll be there for you, cause you're there for me too.

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