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Feb 9, 2020 · The blockbuster 1990s NBC sitcom—which starred Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow, Courteney Cox, Matt LeBlanc, David Schwimmer, and Matthew Perry —has been a lightning rod of criticism in the past few...
Aug 29, 2019 · There’s been some ongoing online discussion about the strange dissonance between Friends nostalgia and the reality of the show’s poor quality. But still, overwhelmingly, audiences seem fine pretending that Friends was any good at all.
- Buzzfeed News Reporter
- Ilana Kaplan
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- When Ross voices his disapproval of Ben playing with a doll. Ross’ ex-wife comes out as a lesbian and they always seemed to play up on that in the show in some way.
- When Rachel hires Tag because he’s attractive. Credit: NBC. In a plot that would be textbook sexual harassment, Rachel hired hot and simple 24-year-old Tag for an assistant job he wasn’t qualified for purely because she wanted to date him.
- When Joey is perceived as "feminine" Joey seems to be the butt of everyone’s jokes especially when he likes more “feminine” things. There’s a whole episode dedicated to his love of his shoulder bag that is mocked as well as how he explains how he likes wearing makeup.
- When Ross couldn’t handle having a male nanny. The male nanny plot line was played out distastefully later in the series. Rachel finds an extremely qualified male nanny, and they hire him.
May 23, 2023 · NBC's "Friends" is one of the most beloved TV shows of all time, but it's not perfect. Some storylines have clear plot holes or inconsistencies, like characters aging at different rates....
- Callie Ahlgrim
- Henry Blodget
- Buzzfeed Staff
- The whole "male nanny" debacle.
- Pretty much everything about "Fat Monica."
- The treatment of Chandler's dad throughout the show.
- Ross's absurd jealousy and possessiveness over Rachel when she's working for Mark.
Sep 5, 2019 · “Friends” made most of its social bets on gender differences, the way men get away with being chauvinists and lust buckets and layabouts, and the women have to pick up the slack.
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Sep 6, 2019 · “Friends” received a “high weak” grade in internal testing. NBC President Don Ohlmeyer was especially concerned that Monica would be seen as a slut for having sex on a first date on the pilot.
