Just Between Friends (TV Series)

"Just Between Friends" is an animated comedy sitcom family series based on the movie of the same name from 1986 and the tv series "Friends" from 1994, it premiered on PBS Kids on May 19, 2004 and ran until April 3, 2009 lasting only 7 Seasons equaling 82 episodes, the series itself was created by Jim Jinkins the show revolves around Shane and Mike (the typical 12-year old brothers) who have been adopted by six friends in their 20s and 30s who live in Manhattan, New York City after their previous original parents of them Passed away, The series was produced by Cartoon Pizza, Warner Bros. Animation, Sprouse Bros, Inc., and WNET New York.

Jim Jinkins and Sam Register began developing Just Between Friends under the working title Friends: The Return between November and December 2003. They presented the idea to Bright, and together they pitched a seven-page treatment of the show to PBS. After several script rewrites and changes, including title changes to Seven of One and Friends Like You Two, the series was finally named Just Between Friends.

Animating took place in Cartoon Pizza Nashville, Tennessee. The show ranked within the top ten of the final television season ratings; it ultimately reached the number-one spot in its seventh season. The series finale aired on April 3, 2009, and was watched by around 52.5 million American viewers, making it the fifth-most-watched series finale in television history and the most-watched television episode of the late 2000s.

Just Between Friends received acclaim throughout its run, becoming one of the most popular television shows of all time. The series was nominated for 62 Primetime Emmy Awards, winning the Outstanding Comedy Series award in 2012. The show ranked no. 21 on TV Guide 's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time, and no. 5 on Empire magazine's The 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time. In 2007, the episode "The One with the Video" was ranked no. 100 on TV Guide 's 100 Greatest Episodes of All-Time. In 2013, Friends ranked no. 24 on the Writers Guild of America's 101 Best Written TV Series of All Time, and no. 28 on TV Guide 's 60 Best TV Series of All Time.

Premise
When their original parents passed away, Two kids Shane and Gordy (voiced by Dylan Sprouse and Cole Sprouse), who are brothers that almost resemble each other, inherit a large amount of fortune along with living with a new type of family of six twenty to thirty year-old friends living in the Manhattan borough of New York City, while Rachel Green (occasionally spelled Greene) (voiced by Jennifer Aniston), a sheltered but friendly woman, flees her wedding day and wealthy yet unfulfilling life and finds childhood friend Monica Geller (voiced by Courteney Cox), a tightly wound but caring chef. Rachel becomes a waitress at West Village coffee house Central Perk after she moves into Monica's apartment above Central Perk and joins Monica's group of single friends in their mid-20s: previous roommate Phoebe Buffay (voiced by Lisa Kudrow), an odd masseuse and musician; neighbor Joey Tribbiani (voiced by Matt LeBlanc), a dim-witted yet loyal struggling actor and womanizer; Joey's roommate Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry), a sarcastic, self-deprecating data processor; and Monica's older brother and Chandler's college roommate Ross Geller (voiced by David Schwimmer), a sweet-natured but insecure paleontologist. Episodes depict the friends' comedic and romantic adventures and career issues, such as Joey auditioning for roles or Rachel seeking jobs in the fashion industry. The six characters each have many dates and serious relationships, such as Monica with Richard Burke (voiced by Tom Selleck) and Ross with Emily Waltham (voiced by Helen Baxendale). Ross and Rachel's intermittent relationship is the most often-recurring storyline; during the ten seasons of the show, they repeatedly date and break up.

Cast and characters
The same cast from the original Friends are also seen in this show as well
 * Shane Mitchell (voiced by Dylan Sprouse) despite the fact he is not from or have Misphombia, and claims to be a member of the Misphombia Lives Don't Matter Army.
 * Gordon Keunt (voiced by Cole Sprouse) the kindliest and older brother Shane who is already there for him.