HELLO MY LOVELIES!
Long time no see/speak! However you want to see it haha! I know it’s been a while since I’ve written a post, I’ve been busy with university and moving back home! But I have a few ideas for future posts and I’m hoping to get back into this soon and to make it a regular thing! I’m making my return with a few thoughts I’ve had gathered in my mind for a while and with the help of Brad, we realised there are too many similarities and I needed to write them down, and then the idea came to me that why don’t I just write a post on it? So here you are! đ
There is always that one TV series that you become addicted to and when that series comes to an end you have absolutely no idea what youâll do for that specific 20 minutes of your life anymore đ©Â Friends, How I Met Your Mother, and Big Bang Theory are the comedy series that I can watch a million times and still not get bored of it!
Even now, almost 24 years after the first season of Friends had aired, I still watch some episodes whenever I get the chance, especially now that itâs on Netflix!đ I know for a fact that even though Friends ended in 2004, all die-hard fans are still in love and havenât really found a replacement. And how can they? The love, laughter and struggles of the six young friends were just too real and at the same time too humorous to be replaced that easily đ
Itâs not much of a secret that Friends and How I Met Your Mother basically follow the same plot and scenario. Both shows focus on a group of six friends, chilling at a pub in New York, and there are side plots in between. But the similarities between these go much deeper, and at the end, you might think that How I Met Your Mother copied Friends. Thatâs not the case, but one canât ignore how many similarities these two shows share. Not only have I found the similarities in those 2 shows, but you can also add Big Bang Theory into this equation! đ±Friends, How I Met Your Mother, and Big Bang Theory are shows that Iâve seen thoroughly enough to be able to find these similarities and I continue to watch them or leave them on in the background when Iâm getting ready or doing some work, PLUS THEYâRE ALL ON NETFLIX!đ€Ș
Letâs take a look at the similarities Iâve found from Friends that was then used in How I Met Your Mother and Big Bang Theory! âș
Girls that leave their city to aspire to be something more:
Rachel leaves Barry at the alter, moves to NYC, and lives with Monica!
Penny leaves Nebraska and moves to LA and aspires to be an actress!
Robin leaves Canada and moves to NYC to follow her career in Journalism.
Bromances:
Joey and Chandler
Raj and Howard
Ted and Marshall
 Infertility:
Robin
Monica
Penny or Amy (?) – Now there is no where in the show that says that this is true, but following from previous assumptions on the similarities, there is a 50% chance that Penny or Amy might also be infertile.
On/Off Couples:
Penny and Leonard
Rachel and Ross
Robin and Ted
 Disappointed Parent:
Leonard
Monica
Robin
Womaniser:
Joey
Barney
Howard (wanna-be womaniser)
Highlight of Career:
Howard with NASA
Ted with New GNB HeadquartersÂ
Ross’s Conference in BarbadosÂ
Teacher:
Lily/Ted
Ross
Sheldon
Love Triangle/Share A Girl:
Joey and Ross with Rachel
Ted and Barney with Robin
Leonard and Howard with Stephanie
Cheating:
Ted cheats on Victoria with RobinÂ
Ross cheats on Rachel with Chloe – WE WERE ON A BREAK!!
Leonard cheats on Penny with Mandy
Friends Officiating Wedding:
Joey officiates Chandler and Monica’s WeddingÂ
Leonard, Sheldon, Amy, Raj, and Penny officiate Howard and Bernadette’s Wedding
Barney officiates Marshall and Lily’s WeddingÂ
Don’t Want To Know the Sex of the Baby:
Lily and Marshall
Ross and Rachel
Howard and Bernadette
Songwriters of the Group:
Phoebe
Marshall
Howard and Raj
Correcting Other Characters:
Ross
Ted
Sheldon
Learning Sports To Impress Girl:
Ross with Rugby to impress Emily
Leonard with American Football to impress Penny
Lover’s with Hockey to impress Robin
Parent’s Abandon Child:
Phoebe
Barney
Howard
‘Mini’ Celebrity:
Joey – Actor
Howard – Astronaut
Robin -Robin Sparkles
From Another Country:
Robin – Canada
Raj – India
Joey – Comes from an Italian-American Family
Sleep with Best Friend’s Sister:
Chandler with Monica (Ross’s Sister)
Leonard with Priya (Raj’s Sister)
Ted with Carly (Barney’s Sister)
Didn’t go to University/College like Other Characters:
Penny
Joey/Phoebe
Barney
Male Character that Has A Soft Side:
Raj
Ross
Marshall
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Have you found any other similarities in the shows mentioned above? Talk to me in the comments below! đ„°
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