Its a challenge to find someone who hasnt watched at least one episode of the show.

Many of these shows drew inspiration fromFriends, but some may have inspired it as well.

The seriesshould have been a hit but had tough competition.

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Theres a married couple including an overachieving businessman and his neurotic wife.

Together, they somehow work despite how different they all are from one another.

Happy Endingshad a cast with similar chemistry while tackling 21st-century storylines.

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Three women live in one apartment in a brownstone and their two male friends in another.

Its worth watching the five seasons of this series, which starsQueen Latifah,Kim Coles, andKim Fields.

There could arguably be a counterpart intheHow I Met Your Mothercastfor each character inFriends.

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ButThat 70s Showgenerated recognizable characters in an ensemble cast in the same way thatFriendsdid.

Each woman has her own personality traits that mirror the ladies onFriends, but with their own unique twists.

When a pretty young aspiring actress moves across the hall, their world is upended.

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The Big Bang Theoryis one of the most popular-ever sitcoms.

There aretons of rewatchableBig Bang Theoryepisodes, too, just as withFriends.

Both shows center around the friendship between young and single women and men living in New York.

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The show was so popular, it returned a decade later and continued for three more seasons.

Seinfeldhas the same 90s feel to it asFriendsand the same types of characters viewers want to get behind.

The writing is equally great, both amongthe most rewatchable 90s sitcoms.

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The two shows have both had a major influence on television.

NEXT:The Best Shows That Defined the ’90s, Ranked

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Queen Latifah, Kim Coles, Kim Fields, and Erika Alexander in Living Single

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The friends from How I Met Your Mother sitting together in a booth at McLaren’s Pub.

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Five teenage friends laughing in a car in That ’70s Show.

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Bea Arthur as Dorothy, Rue McClanahan as Blanche & Betty White as Rose sitting on a couch in The Golden Girls.

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Two women and two men sitting around a couch talking in Rules of Engagement.

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The Big Bang Theory cast sitting in the living room on computers

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The ‘New Girl’ gang is put in a line in Apartment 4d after an inspection.

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Debra Messing, Sean Hayes, Megan Mullally and Eric McCormack in a car in Will & Grace

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Jerry, Elaine, George, and Kramer look displeased standing in a doorway in Seinfeld.

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