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. 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 early 30s who live in Manhattan,New York City. The original executive producers were Kevin S. Bright,Kauffman,and Crane.
Married... with Children is an American television sitcom created by Michael G. Moye and Ron Leavitt for the Fox Broadcasting Company. Originally broadcast from April 5,1987,to June 9,1997,it is the longest-running live-action sitcom ever aired on Fox. Married... with Children was the first primetime series broadcast on the new Fox network. The series's run ended with the episode broadcast on May 5,1997. Two previously unaired episodes were broadcast on June 9,1997 and June 18,2002.
Matthew Steven LeBlanc is an American actor. He garnered global recognition with his portrayal of Joey Tribbiani in the NBC sitcom Friends and in its spin-off series,Joey. For his work on Friends,LeBlanc received three nominations at the Primetime Emmy Awards. He has also starred as a fictionalized version of himself in Episodes (2011–2017),for which he won a Golden Globe Award and received four additional Emmy Award nominations. He co-hosted Top Gear from 2016 to 2019. From 2016 to 2020,he played patriarch Adam Burns in the CBS sitcom Man with a Plan.
Joey is an American sitcom created by Scott Silveri and Shana Goldberg-Meehan. It is a spin-off to Friends,with Matt LeBlanc reprising his role as Joey Tribbiani. It premiered on NBC on September 9,2004. Midway through the second season,the show was placed on a hiatus but returned on March 7,2006. Only one more episode aired before the show was pulled. NBC canceled the series due to low ratings in May 2006.
Ted McGinley is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Jefferson D'Arcy on the television sitcom Married... with Children and as Charley Shanowski on the ABC sitcom Hope &Faith. He was a late regular on Happy Days,Dynasty and The Love Boat and is known for playing the villainous role of Stan Gable in the film Revenge of the Nerds and several made-for-television sequels.
"The Pilot"—also known as "The One Where Monica Gets a Roommate","The First One",and "The One Where It All Began"—is the pilot episode and series premiere of the American television sitcom Friends. The episode premiered on NBC on September 22,1994. It was written by the show's creators,David Crane and Marta Kauffman,and directed by James Burrows. The pilot introduces six twenty-something friends who live and work in New York City:Monica Geller,a single sous chef in her mid 20s who is illegally subletting her grandmother's apartment;Ross Geller,Monica's older brother,a paleontologist whose marriage recently ended after he learned his wife,Carol,is a lesbian;Rachel Green,Monica's spoiled,self-centered,high-school best friend who has just left her fiancéat the altar and is financially cut off by her father;Chandler Bing,Ross's college roommate and best friend who lives across the hall from Monica;Joey Tribbiani,a struggling Italian-American actor and Chandler's roommate;and Phoebe Buffay,a laid-back,hippie-ish masseuse,singer and guitar player.
Edward Leonard O'Neill is an American actor and comedian. His roles include Al Bundy on the Fox sitcom Married... with Children,for which he was nominated for two Golden Globes,and Jay Pritchett on the award-winning ABC sitcom Modern Family,for which he was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards and won four Screen Actors Guild Awards. He has also appeared in the Wayne's World film series,Little Giants,‘’Dutch’’,Prefontaine,The Bone Collector and Sun Dogs. He has done voice-work for the Wreck-It Ralph franchise and Finding Dory.
Ross Geller,portrayed by David Schwimmer,is one of the six main characters of the NBC sitcom Friends. Ross is considered by many to be the most intelligent member of the group and is noted for his goofy but lovable demeanor. His relationship with Rachel Green was included in TV Guide's list of the best TV couples of all time,as well as Entertainment Weekly's "30 Best 'Will They/Won't They?' TV Couples". Kevin Bright,who was one of the executive producers of the show,had worked with Schwimmer before,so the writers were already developing Ross's character in Schwimmer's voice. Hence,Schwimmer was the first person to be cast on the show.
Joey Lauren Adams is an American actress and director. Adams starred in Chasing Amy,for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress –Motion Picture Musical or Comedy,and played smaller roles in other Kevin Smith View Askewniverse films.
Al Bundy is a fictional character and the protagonist of the American television series Married... with Children.
David Anthony Faustino is an American actor who played Bud Bundy on the Fox sitcom Married... with Children. He has also voiced animated characters for Nickelodeon,including Mako on The Legend of Korra and Helia on Nickelodeon's revival of Winx Club.
"The One with Rachel's Date" is the fifth episode of Friends' eighth season. It first aired on NBC in the United States on October 25,2001. During the episode,Phoebe begins dating Tim,a sous-chef from Monica's restaurant. When Phoebe decides to end the relationship,it coincides with Monica wanting to fire him,with both fighting over who is going to dump Tim first. In the subplot,Joey introduces Rachel to his Days of Our Lives co-star,Kash Ford,and they go out on a date,which bothers Ross. Meanwhile,Chandler blocks the promotion of a coworker,Bob,who has mistakenly been calling him Toby for the last five years.
"The One Where Rachel Smokes" is the eighteenth episode of the fifth season of Friends and 115th overall. It first aired on NBC in the United States on April 8,1999. In the episode,Rachel starts her new job at Ralph Lauren and soon feels left out because all the decision-making takes place on smoking breaks and she does not smoke. She tries to solve the problem by taking up the habit,which proves difficult. Meanwhile,Ben auditions for a soup commercial and Joey decides to come along to try for a part as well. When each is paired with a different actor,the auditions become competitive. Elsewhere,Monica and Phoebe plan a surprise party for Rachel.
Robert Felix Torti is an American actor.
Ronald Leavitt was an American television writer and producer. He was the co-creator of the American television show Married... with Children. The show's 259 episodes over 11 seasons made it the second-longest lasting sitcom on the Fox network.
Hung is an American comedy-drama television series that ran on HBO from June 28,2009,to December 4,2011. It was created by Colette Burson and Dmitry Lipkin,and stars Thomas Jane as Ray Drecker,a struggling suburban Detroit high-school basketball and baseball coach who resorts to prostitution. The second season premiered on June 27,2010,and concluded its 10-episode run on September 12,2010. The third season premiered on October 2,2011,and concluded its 10-episode run on December 4,2011. The series was cancelled after three seasons.
Vinnie &Bobby is an American television sitcom that aired on Fox from May 30 to July 11,1992. The series is a spin-off of the 1991 sitcom Top of the Heap,which was itself a spin-off of Married... with Children. Series star Matt LeBlanc played the character of Vinnie Verducci on all three shows,as did Joey Lauren Adams as Mona Mullins,although she only appeared in the backdoor pilot of the Married... with Children episode.
Man with a Plan is an American television sitcom created by Jackie and Jeff Filgo and starring Matt LeBlanc,who also served as an executive producer. The series ran on CBS from October 24,2016 to June 11,2020 airing 69 episodes over 4 seasons. The series was a staple on CBS' Monday night comedy lineup for its first three seasons,before being moved to Thursday nights for the fourth and final season.
