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20 best sitcom squads we want to be friends with

By Reed Gaudens

FRIENDS -- Season 2 -- Pictured: (l-r) Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing, Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green, David Schwimmer as Ross Geller, Courteney Cox as Monica Geller, Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani, Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay (Photo by NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
FRIENDS -- Season 2 -- Pictured: (l-r) Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing, Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green, David Schwimmer as Ross Geller, Courteney Cox as Monica Geller, Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani, Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay (Photo by NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES – SEPTEMBER 12: “The Explosion Implosion” – Pictured: Howard Wolowitz (Simon Helberg), Bernadette (Melissa Rauch), Amy Farrah Fowler (Mayim Bialik), Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons), Rajesh Koothrappali (Kunal Nayyar), Leonard Hofstadter (Johnny Galecki), and Penny (Kaley Cuoco). Howard and Sheldon bond when they drive to the desert to shoot off a model rocket. Also, when Leonard’s mom, Beverly (Christine Baranski), finds a new best friend in Penny, it rubs Leonard the wrong way, on THE BIG BANG THEORY, Monday, Oct. 16 (8:00-8:31 PM, ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network. (Photo by Monty Brinton/CBS via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES – SEPTEMBER 12: “The Explosion Implosion” – Pictured: Howard Wolowitz (Simon Helberg), Bernadette (Melissa Rauch), Amy Farrah Fowler (Mayim Bialik), Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons), Rajesh Koothrappali (Kunal Nayyar), Leonard Hofstadter (Johnny Galecki), and Penny (Kaley Cuoco). Howard and Sheldon bond when they drive to the desert to shoot off a model rocket. Also, when Leonard’s mom, Beverly (Christine Baranski), finds a new best friend in Penny, it rubs Leonard the wrong way, on THE BIG BANG THEORY, Monday, Oct. 16 (8:00-8:31 PM, ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network. (Photo by Monty Brinton/CBS via Getty Images) /

9. The Big Bang Theory

Members: If you know that characters on The Big Bang Theory then you love them. For 12 seasons and 279 episodes, Sheldon (Jim Parsons), Leonard (Johnny Galecki), Penny (Kaley Cuoco), Howard (Simon Helberg), Rajesh (Kunal Nayyar), Bernadette (Melissa Rauch), and Amy (Mayim Bialik) brought laughter and one-liners into millions of homes each week.

Memorable moments: As one of the longest-running television sitcoms of all time, The Big Bang Theory has had its fair share of fun over the course of 12 years on the air. This crew can have a blast just chatting over takeout on the couch, but getting themselves into some hijinks and delivering those romantic moments fans crave highlight its legacy. We’ll never forget when the guys took up fencing, Amy and Sheldon’s first time, Penny’s Christmas gift for Sheldon, the stoned meteor shower camp-out, or the girls vs. boys game night, among many, many more great moments.

Running gags: You better believe that through about 279, The Big Bang Theory racked up a few definitive running gags that define this newly minted classic sitcom friend group. First of all, Sheldon’s catchphrase of “bazinga” infiltrated the mainstream and became one of the series’ most famous quotes. Science and “nerd” culture are prominent interests for its main characters and grew a second language for the series. Also, the various relationships, Sheldon’s childhood Soft Kitty song, and the apartment building’s broken elevator are notorious Big Bang emblems.

Key episodes: “The Luminous Fish Effect,” “The Pancake Batter Anomaly,” “The Friendship Algorithm,” “The Bath Item Gift Hypothesis,” “The Staircase Implementation,” “The Roommate Transmogrification,” “The Countdown Reflection,” “The Love Spell Potential,” “The Opening Night Excitation,” “The Bow Tie Asymmetry,” “The Stockholm Syndrome.”