Character Analysis Of 'Friends' By Jennifer Aniston

“Friends” is a popular television show that first aired twenty-three years ago but is still watched today by people of all ages. The show is successful because of how relatable it is to many of its viewers lives, whether it’s the constant change of jobs because of termination or promotion, to going from depending on your parents to relying solely on your own, to relationships and starting families. The show features six friends that range in age from 20-30 years old, who all live in Manhattan, New York. The cast stars Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green, Courteney Cox as Monica Geller, Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay, Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani, Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing, and David Schwimmer as Ross Geller. As the popularity of streaming
In the show there are not one, not two, but six main characters, each one has different characteristics therefore each viewer falls in love with a different character based on their personalities. Rachel Green is warm, outgoing, beautiful, and into fashion, Monica Geller is strong, loves to clean organize, and a chef, Phoebe Buffay is amusing, sweet, had a difficult upbringing, and a musician, Joey Tribbiani is a ladies man, loves food, a big sports fan, and trying to make it as an actor, Chandler Bing is whimsical, dreary, and works in an office building, and Ross Geller is a father, intellectual, emotional, and a paleontologist. The casts hard work and great acting skills paid off when many of them were nominated for many awards. Jennifer Aniston was nominated for 55 awards and won eighteen, Courteney Cox was nominated for twenty-two awards and won four, Lisa Kudrow was nominated for 42 awards and won seven, Matt LeBlanc was nominated for twenty-nine awards and won four, Matthew Perry was nominated for twenty-three awards and won three, and David Schwimmer was nominated for twenty awards and won three awards(“List of Awards”). Most of the cast was at the beginning of their careers so their parts in the show helped them to get major roles in other television shows and movies after “Friends” ended in
The show aired its first episode in 1994 and its last episode during its tenth season, in 2004. The show was so successful because it was averaging 24.7 million viewers a week and their season finale had the fourth largest audience for a finale with 52.5 million viewer(Carter). When the show first aired, the cast was making $22,500 an episode, by season five, the cast was making six-figures per episode, and by season nine, the cast was making one-million dollars per episode(Nededog). They were receiving such a big pay day because with larger audiences, the show is making more of a profit. From reruns on television to streaming services, such as Netflix or Hulu, “Friends” still has millions of viewers every week. The Warner Bros Studio tour has the Central Perk Cafe set which attracts fans from around the world, a tour guide for the studio stated “Friends is definitely the biggest attraction” he also said “it’s not unheard of for people to get engaged on the couch” and that “people cry. All the