Chapter 1 Introduction: The One where They Take Stock and Identify the Strategy of Intimacy

Chapter 2 The One with All the Laughing and the Hugging: Specificity of Humour and Comedic Types

Chapter 3 The One where They Tame the Three-Headed Monster: Foregrounding Holistic Performance

Chapter 4 The One where They Look at Monica’s Apartment: Style, Space, Set Design

Chapter 6 The One with the Orbit of Failure: The Joey Spin-Off, Other Adaptations and the Global Reception of Friends

Chapter 7 Conclusion: The One where They’ll Still Be There for You—Reflections on Friends ’ Place in Television Culture for Its 25th Anniversary