21 Problems Only Friends Fans Will Understand

Job? A joke. Money? You're broke. Love-life? D.O.A.

By James Hunt /

NBC

Friends is always there for you. When the rain starts to pour; like it's been there before; because you're there for it too.

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Over 10 seasons it made us laugh, cry, and care about characters like no other show before or since, and has done it all over again (and again and again) in the 12 years that have passed since The Last One.

It went far beyond simply being a television sitcom; it's a pop-culture phenomenon. Everyone has heard of the show, and you'd be extremely hard-pressed to find anyone who has never seen even part of a single episode. The lives of Ross, Rachel, Monica, Chandler, Phoebe, and Joey were so closely followed not just because they were funny, but because they were so relatable, and it's that which has meant it's survived for so long in the heads and hearts of fans.

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With well over 200 episodes (236, to be exact), there's an awful lot of history there to revisit, a huge number of jokes, references, and memorable moments that will bring a smile to your face or a tear to your eye. If the show is your lobster, then you'll no doubt understand all of these problems...