Friends and the Golden Age of the Sitcom Bio25 ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Susie Hodge

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Susie Hodge has an MA in the History of Art by Research from the University of London

Grades force students to focus on rewards and distract them from exploring ideas or pursuing interests beyond what they'll be tested on

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and is all set to undergo the final–but most grueling–challenge

Their lives have finally started to feel natural

Friends and the Golden Age of the Sitcom Bio25 ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Susie Hodge_Friends_ ran for ten years, beginning in 1994 and airing its final episode in 2005\. The show is inarguably the peak sitcom of its era. It's the most remembered, most quoted and so essential that companies have spent hundreds of millions on the streaming rights to _Friends_ in recent years. But why does _Friends_ mean so much to so many? What did this sitcom have that the other giant shows of that era didnt? This is a deep dive into the history of