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  • History of the Sitcom Just Friends (Season 1, Episode 3)
  • TV-14
    TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary, History

History of the Sitcom

Just Friends (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV-14
TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary, History

When Americans look beyond family or work for their identity, the "hanging out with friends" sitcom hilariously redefines the genre while also revealing television's challenging quest for inclusivity and authentic representation.
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Updated Jul 18, 2021

Release date
Jul 18, 2021 (United States)
Awards
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1 nomination

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115 cast members
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Willie Aames
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Pamela Adlon
Self - Writer / Director Self - Writer / Director   See fewer
Erika Alexander
Maxine Shaw (archive footage) Maxine Shaw (archive footage)   See fewer
Jason Alexander
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Lorraine Ali
Self - TV Critic LA Times Self - TV Critic LA Times   See fewer
Kirstie Alley
Rebecca Howe (archive footage) Rebecca Howe (archive footage)   See fewer
Ethan Alter
Self - Sr Writer Entertainment Weekly Self - Sr Writer Entertainment Weekly   See fewer
Jennifer Aniston
Rachel Green (archive footage) Rachel Green (archive footage)   See fewer
Judd Apatow
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Jennifer Keishin Armstrong
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Bea Arthur
Dorothy Zbornak (archive footage) Dorothy Zbornak (archive footage)   See fewer
Fred Berry
Freddie 'Rerun' Stubbs (archive footage) Freddie 'Rerun' Stubbs (archive footage)   See fewer
Valerie Bertinelli
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
Tom Bosley
Howard Cunningham (archive footage) Howard Cunningham (archive footage)   See fewer
Yvette Lee Bowser
Self - Exec Producer Self - Exec Producer   See fewer
Yvette Nicole Brown
Shirley Bennett (archive footage) Shirley Bennett (archive footage)   See fewer
George Bush
Self - 41st US President (archive footage) Self - 41st US President (archive footage)   See fewer
Terrence 'T.C.' Carson
Kyle Barker (archive footage) Kyle Barker (archive footage)   See fewer
Cedric The Entertainer
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John Chancellor
Self - NBC Newscaster (archive footage) Self - NBC Newscaster (archive footage)   See fewer
Chevy Chase
Pierce Hawthrone (archive footage) Pierce Hawthrone (archive footage)   See fewer
Margaret Cho
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Mindy Cohn
Natalie Green (archive footage) Natalie Green (archive footage)   See fewer
Nicholas Colasanto
Ernie 'Coach' Pantusso (archive footage) Ernie 'Coach' Pantusso (archive footage)   See fewer
Kim Coles
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Jim Colucci
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Courteney Cox
Monica Geller (archive footage) Monica Geller (archive footage)   See fewer
David Crane
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Walter Cronkite
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Jon Cryer
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Ted Danson
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Larry David
Larry David (archive footage) Larry David (archive footage)   See fewer
Zooey Deschanel
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Elinor Donahue
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Barbara Eden
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Bob Einstein
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Jesse Tyler Ferguson
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LaToya Ferguson
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Kim Fields
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Daniel Fienberg
Self - TV Critic Hollywood Reporter Self - TV Critic Hollywood Reporter   See fewer
Jeff Garlin
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Estelle Getty
Sophia Petrillo (archive footage) Sophia Petrillo (archive footage)   See fewer
Donald Glover
Troy Barnes (archive footage) Troy Barnes (archive footage)   See fewer
Patrick Gomez
Self - Editor-in-Chief AV Club Self - Editor-in-Chief AV Club   See fewer
Max Greenfield
Schmidt (archive footage) Schmidt (archive footage)   See fewer
Gerrard Hall
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Alyson Hannigan
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Woody Harrelson
Woody Boyd (archive footage) Woody Boyd (archive footage)   See fewer
Robert Hegyes
Juan Epstein (archive footage) Juan Epstein (archive footage)   See fewer
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs
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Ron Howard
Richie Cunningham (archive footage) Richie Cunningham (archive footage)   See fewer
Mitchell Hurwitz
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Gillian Jacobs
Britta Perry (archive footage) Britta Perry (archive footage)   See fewer
Geri Jewell
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Gabe Kaplan
Gabe Kotter (archive footage) Gabe Kotter (archive footage)   See fewer
Jake Kasdan
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Marta Kauffman
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Mabel King
Mabel Thomas (archive footage) Mabel Thomas (archive footage)   See fewer
Jack Klugman
Oscar Madison (archive footage) Oscar Madison (archive footage)   See fewer
Lisa Kudrow
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Jane Leeves
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Bob Leszczak
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Dan Levy
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John Lithgow
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Warren Littlefield
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Shelley Long
Diane Chambers (archive footage) Diane Chambers (archive footage)   See fewer
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Eliane Barnes (archive footage) Eliane Barnes (archive footage)   See fewer
Penny Marshall
Laverne DeFazio (archive footage) Laverne DeFazio (archive footage)   See fewer
Eric McCormack
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Soraya McDonald
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Joel McHale
Jeff Winger (archive footage) Jeff Winger (archive footage)   See fewer
Jim McKairnes
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Nancy McKeon
Jo Polnijaczek (archive footage) Jo Polnijaczek (archive footage)   See fewer
Jim McKrell
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Elizabeth Meriwether
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Erin Moran
Joanie Cunningham (archive footage) Joanie Cunningham (archive footage)   See fewer
Tracy Morgan
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Lamorne Morris
Winston Bishop (archive footage) Winston Bishop (archive footage)   See fewer
Don Most
Ralph Malph (archive footage) Ralph Malph (archive footage)   See fewer
Haywood Nelson
Dwayne Nelson (archive footage) Dwayne Nelson (archive footage)   See fewer
Tawny Newsome
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Ron Palillo
Arnold Horshack (archive footage) Arnold Horshack (archive footage)   See fewer
Rhea Perlman
Carla Tortelli (archive footage) Carla Tortelli (archive footage)   See fewer
Matthew Perry
Chandler Bing (archive footage) Chandler Bing (archive footage)   See fewer
Julie Piekarski
Sue Ann Weaver (archive footage) Sue Ann Weaver (archive footage)   See fewer
Danny Pudi
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Queen Latifah
Khadijah James (archive footage) Khadijah James (archive footage)   See fewer
Charlotte Rae
Edna Garrett (archive footage) Edna Garrett (archive footage)   See fewer
Sheryl Lee Ralph
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Tony Randall
Felix Unger (archive footage) Felix Unger (archive footage)   See fewer
John Ratzenberger
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Ronald Reagan
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Paul Reiser
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Sarah Rodman
Self - Exec Editor Entertainment Weekly Self - Exec Editor Entertainment Weekly   See fewer
Marion Ross
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Anita Sarkeesian
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Michael Schneider
Self - Sr Editor Variety Self - Sr Editor Variety   See fewer
David Schwimmer
Ross Geller (archive footage) Ross Geller (archive footage)   See fewer
Jerry Seinfeld
Jerry Seinfeld (archive footage) Jerry Seinfeld (archive footage)   See fewer
Danielle Spencer
Dee Thomas (archive footage) Dee Thomas (archive footage)   See fewer
Emily St. James
Self - Critic (as Emily VanDerWerff) Self - Critic (as Emily VanDerWerff)   See fewer
Sally Struthers
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Ernest Thomas
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Tony Thomas
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Aramida Tinubu
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John Travolta
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George Wendt
Norm Peterson (archive footage) Norm Peterson (archive footage)   See fewer
Lisa Whelchel
Blair Warner (archive footage) Blair Warner (archive footage)   See fewer
Jaleel White
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Anson Williams
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Cindy Williams
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Henry Winkler
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William Woodson
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Constance Wu
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Joel Zwick
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