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Jun 12, 2013
100
This series has become as dependably amusing as any show on television.
Jun 11, 2013
91
At its best, Friends operates like a first-rate Broadway farce, complete with slamming doors, twisty plots, and intricately strung together jokes. And even when it's not at its best, the crack acting and piquant punchlines give Friends a momentum and charm that win you over even if you're not laughing.
Jun 12, 2013
91
For such a determinedly lightweight show, there's something solid, even indomitable, about Friends; to paraphrase that insufferable song, it's there for us.
Jun 12, 2013
91
This series has survived its 15 media minutes as The Hot New Show to become a dependably clever, sexy, sometimes even touching sitcom.
Feb 27, 2013
90
The best new sitcom of the fall...It's a very strong cast. [22 Sept 1994, p.1D]
Feb 27, 2013
90
The sexy, urbane Friends -- from Marta Kauffman, David Crane and Kevin Bright, the people responsible for the HBO super-comedy "Dream On" -- starts fairly strongly tonight, improves next Thursday and in week three gets on a grand, hilarious, rip-roaring roll. It's the perfect series to bridge "Mad About You" and "Seinfeld." [22 Sept 1994, p.F1]
Feb 27, 2013
88
All the weird, impulsive jokes are as outrageously funny as they aspire to be. [22 Sept 1994, p.1C]
Feb 27, 2013
80
What helps Friends is that the show's creators have come up with a highly likable group of actors who are talented and charming, if not rip-roaringly funny. [21 Sept 1994, p.C2]
Feb 27, 2013
75
The clever series, from the creators of HBO's "Dream On", stars an appealing group of actors who are just a bit funnier and better-looking than your average friend. [22 Sept 1994, p.43]
