Nearly 30 years after its premiere and 20 after it ended, Friends remains among the most beloved and celebrated sitcoms ever. The show, starring Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt Le ...

Thirty years ago, a new sitcom hit the airwaves, spawning one of television’s most lasting institutions. Friends tapped into the global consciousness in a way few shows ever did—or ever will again.

Jennie Richardson is a TV Features and Lists Writer for Collider, and a graduate student pursuing an MFA in Fiction Writing. In other words, she really loves stories. Friends was a very funny and ...