What was the first name given to the popular series of 'Friends'?
In the early 1990s, Friends co-creators David Crane and Marta Kauffman wrote a seven-page pitch for a new sitcom titled Insomnia Café.
In addition to the different title, the plot itself was quite different from what came to be known as Friends. For example, Ross and Rachel weren't the key relationship; instead, Joey and Monica were supposed to be love interests.
After NBC bought the pilot, the title became Friends Like Us. NBC president Warren Littlefield came up with another title that was also considered, Across the Hall. By the time they shot it, the title had switched again to Six of One. When the show premiered on September 22, 1994, they had finally landed on simply Friends.
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reydlt
Wrong. According to NBC executive Karey Burke the original title of the series was "Six of One."
Denise Currie
50/50 and a guess. I think they made the right decision to change that, Insominia Cafe just doesn't sound as appealing
Angel Palacios Zea
Are you there Lilly Nicholson?
Jhan Schmitz
Credit: NBC/Getty Images. "Friends" ran on NBC for ten years, but it had a much different title as a series pilot. In the May issue of Vanity Fair, former NBC executive Karey Burke revealed the original name of the show was "Six of One."
Albeck1994
Blairly21, its a clone what do you expect
Blairly21
You people are wrong. The first title was Six of One when they put it in the can. Research people.