As among the best sitcoms of all time, Buddies continues to be a supply of consolation and leisure for followers like myself by reruns and streaming with a Max subscription however, generally, it’s jarring to comprehend that three entire many years have handed since these Thursday nights on NBC. Which may be a little bit of a sensitive matter for Jennifer Aniston and her co-stars as effectively. I liked wanting again at Courteney Cox’s Stroll of Fame ceremony and the way Lisa Kudrow actually drove residence how a lot time had handed.
A lot of Buddies’ stars proceed to indicate up in tasks on the 2025 TV calendar, however there’s no questioning that the NBC sitcom and the relationships they shaped again then modified your entire trajectory of their lives. When Courteney Cox — aka Monica Gellar — was honored with a star on the Stroll of Fame, Jennifer Aniston and Lisa Kudrow joked about how lengthy it had been that they’d been co-workers, pals, household and sisters, which you’ll be able to see within the clip on Instagram beneath:
Greater than 20 years could have handed since a brand new episode of Buddies hit NBC, and greater than 30 have previous for the reason that first episode’s airing, however it’s fairly enjoyable to see the comedic timing between the celebrities by no means went away. Lisa Kudrow appeared insistent on acknowledging simply how lengthy it had been, nearly like if she mentioned it out loud sufficient, she may truly imagine it. Of their speech honoring Courteney Cox, the actresses mentioned:
- “Jennifer Aniston: We’ve recognized you for a really very long time.
- Lisa Kudrow: It’s been that manner for since we met 30, nearly 30 years in the past.
- Aniston: No, not 30 years, that’s a typo.”
Coming throughout this video made me consider simply how way back 30 years was. Buddies’ run from 1994 to 2004 spanned my teen years, the place I went from tying up the landline so I may watch episodes on the telephone with my pals to varsity watch events and finally getting a buddy to tape “The Final One” on VHS as a result of I needed to work that evening at my first actual job.
Within the video above, Lisa Kudrow didn’t point out the a number of many years that had handed simply as soon as. As Jennifer Aniston continued, their change went:
- “Aniston: I imply she’s simply such a very an excellent human, you recognize, a unprecedented good friend.
- Kudrow: At nearly 30 years in the past.
- Aniston: Will you cease saying 30 years in the past?”
The Phoebe Buffay portrayer obtained one final one in there, too, because the sitcom’s three feminine leads gathered for a gaggle hug on the conclusion of the speech, shouting:
30 years! It’s an excellent factor!
Lisa Kudrow makes an excellent level, and whereas Jennifer Aniston has talked concerning the criticism that comes with ageing in Hollywood, it’s a blessing that they’ve these relationships which have lasted so lengthy.
The actors nonetheless commonly put up tributes on one another’s birthdays, and it’s such a deal with for followers once we see a reunion between two or extra of them, like Aniston and Courteney Cox blowing kisses throughout a Facetime name.
Fortunately for us as followers, regardless of how a lot time has handed, we’ll at all times have the ability to revisit the sequence, with all 10 seasons (together with Buddies’ most ridiculous episodes) obtainable to stream on Max.