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How I Met Your Mother
A father tells his children, through a series of flashbacks, the journey that he and his four best friends undertook, which would lead him to meet their mother.
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If you liked Friends for timing, character dynamics and short episodes, this page gives you similar Comedy shows that can work as your next watch.
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Sex and the City
The narrative of the show focuses on Carrie Bradshaw and her three best friends, Miranda Hobbes, Charlotte York and Samantha Jones. The women discuss their sexual desires and fantasies, and their travels in life, love and lesbianism. The show often depicts…
Californication
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2 Broke Girls
Genres: Comedy
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The Simpsons
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Hart of Dixie
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Modern Family
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Bones
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White Collar
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How are the recommendations for Friends selected?
This list currently contains 1 direct community recommendations and 19 additional matches from rating similarity. Genres such as Comedy help keep the fallback matches close to the starting series.
Where can I stream similar series?
18 of 20 similar series currently include streaming providers. You will most often find matching shows on Disney+ (10), Prime Video (5) and Netflix (4). Availability can change, so check the provider shown directly on each recommendation card.
Are there completed series like Friends?
19 of 20 recommendations are marked as completed or ended. Examples: How I Met Your Mother, The Big Bang Theory and Scrubs.