Was Friends the best sitcom to come out of the 90s?

I can't stand Friends so no. The forced sex humor is so unfunny I don't know what my parents see in it. They always leave it on the background.
 
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Never found the appeal. From the few episodes I sampled, Joey and Chandler's antics when they were together were decent, and that's about it. All 3 of the girls were just there, and within just those few episodes I could tell why even fans of the show don't like Ross.

Seinfeld isn't just my favorite comedy of the 90's, it's my favorite comedy period.

BTW, if one hasn't seen them, this Youtube channel that makes dramatic trailers out of Seinfeld footage is great:



 
Never liked friends, but I loved 3rd rock from the sun.

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Fraiser and seinfeld both tie for the best 90s sitcom.


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Friends sucked, the characters were annoying and they were all dumb as shit, and Jennifer Aniston was the only attractive chic but she still needed a bit more boobage. I couldn't stand friends, I never was able to watch an entire episode.
 
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HELLLL NO!! Off the top of my head:

-Fresh Prince
-Boy Meets World
-Family Matters
-Dinosaurs (animatronics but basically structured like a sitcom)
-Frasier
-That '70s Show
-Martian
-Saved By The Bell (premiered in late '89 but everyone considers it a '90s show)
-Living Single (basically Black Friends)

All of those were and still are better than Friends IMHO.
 
Friends was pretty damn good. It's pathetic and sad to see today's SJW generation think of it as "problematic". For me the funny live action sitcoms in my life in chronological order were Seinfeld -> Friends -> Scrubs -> Brooklyn Nine Nine.
 
thicc_girls_are_teh_best said:
HELLLL NO!! Off the top of my head:

-Fresh Prince
-Boy Meets World
-Family Matters
-Dinosaurs (animatronics but basically structured like a sitcom)
-Frasier
-That '70s Show
-Martian
-Saved By The Bell (premiered in late '89 but everyone considers it a '90s show)
-Living Single (basically Black Friends)

All of those were and still are better than Friends IMHO.
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I forgot all about Dinosaurs! That finale was so sad and heartbreaking!

And yes, Family Matters!

Frasier was definitely better than Cheers! I laughed more at Frasier and Niles than AT THE ENTIRE RUN of Cheers!

Friends just wasn't funny. A bunch of 20somethings who had no clue about life and were dumb as rocks!
 
They are airing it on free-to-air TV here in England at the moment.
I didn't see what was so good about it back then and I don't see what's so good about it today.
 
I would go with Seinfeld and The Simpsons. Both were in peak shape for most of the decade. Friends feels like Big Bang Theory, were laughs were few and far between.
 
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Mr Bean is the best. What a legend.

It's crazy when you realise there were only 15 episodes and it was on air for 5 years (1990-1995).

1990 - 3 episodes
1991 - 1 episode
1992 - 3 episodes
1993 - 1 episode
1994 - 3 episodes
1995 - 4 episodes

He didn't rely on dumb jokes and could make you laugh without saying a word. Rowan Atkinson is amazing. If for some reason you have never seen Mr Bean then you don't have an excuse now. Go do yourself a favour and watch this magnificent bastard.

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as someone who never got on the Friends train back in the 90s ..watching them first time is actually pretty fun
i was more a Frasier or Everybody loves Raymond sort of person....maybe a bit of Seinfeld but only the clever episodes
 
GobbledeeGoo said:
Friends was for stupid people. Now Seinfeld, that is a thinking mans sitcom.
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Serious question here, I never got Seinfeld and nobody I've ever met does either. Does it have a fanbase outside the US? Every American I've met loved this show and treats it like gospel but anyone outside just can't stand it.

I thought it was ... Ok.
 
Put me down for Fraiser as well. Sure friends had Monica and Rachel, but Fraiser was far better written IMHO. I liked Seinfeld, but it was always on really late in the UK so I didn't catch it all the time, and it never had the exposure of either Friends or Fraiser.
 
Seriously though, Roseanne breathed different than most sitcoms. It wasn't afraid to go for those dramatic highs, and take its time in terms of pacing. Shit felt real. As a family, the Conners felt so real. They were relatable for someone like me who grew up poor. In a similar blue-collared sense, Married With Children was also fantastic, but that show often felt like a cartoon - and you gotta wonder how Al afforded that nice of a house on a shoe salesman's income.

Roseanne was gritty, well-written, and not afraid to take a stand on so many political issues. It was genuinely super progressive for its time in terms social issues, which is ironic considering how everything sorta flew off the rails upon the show's return. I was so excited, and was devastated once they had decided to kill off the titular character. Plus, Dan Conner is the best TV dad of all time (sorry Al). I really need to give The Conners a proper shot. I'm still kinda sore over the whole killing off Roseanne thing.

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I never liked Friends. It was like the blandest show ever. Especially that all situations could have been resolved with a 2 minutes talk. Gen-X shit here.
 
It's definitely great background filler if you just want something on.
Still think Phoebe was best girl with the curly hair.
 
So....can someone please explain the disconnect as to why if Friends was such a bad show....it was so massively popular?
 
T8SC said:
Friends was good, moreso in the early seasons though.

What about:

Absolutely Fabulous
Vicar Of Dibley
I'm Alan Partridge
One Foot In The Grave
Bottom
Father Ted
The Brittas Empire
Men Behaving Badly
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Every single one of those is a classic, with dibley being my favourite. The only thing I can say to your selection is:
No no no no no no, yes.
 
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