Iminyaka engaphezu kweyishumi eyedlule, babeka izinkanyezi esiqeshini sokugcina sochungechunge oluthi "Abangani" futhi manje kumele baphinde bahlangane kusethi eyodwa. UJennifer Aniston, Math Leblan, uCourney Cox, uDavid Schwimmer, uLisa Kudrou noMatthew Perry bazohlangana ndawonye ukuzodlala ochungechungeni olukhethekile lwe-Directive of the Directive of the Prices of the 15 uJames James Barbewza .
Muva nje, iBarrowz iqede ukudubula isiqephu se-1000th se-Sitkom emsebenzini wakhe, okuhlose ukugubha isiteshi se-NBC TV, ecabanga ukususa uchungechunge olukhethekile lwe- "Abangane" ukuhlonipha lo mcimbi. Abakhiqizi bayazethemba ukuthi bazokwazi ukuhlanganisa bonke abantu abasebenza ngochungechunge abayisithupha. "Ngicabanga ukuthi sizoba nesikhathi esimnandi," umlingisi uMat Leblan ukwazile ukubhala ku-Twitter. Abalandeli bochungechunge, bezwile ngakho, babejabule kakhulu, bethi base belinde uchungechunge olukhethekile lwe-Sitkom.
Ngaso sonke isikhathi ngemuva kokuphela kochungechunge ngo-2004, abalingisi bakhe abakaze bahlangane ndawonye ngisho ukuze badle nje. "Sihlele kaningi, kodwa sasingaphumeleli," kusho abalandeli bakaLisa Kudroo. Futhi mayelana nokudlala futhi iqhaza le-Phoebe yakhe ye-heroine, uLisa ngandlela thile uveze ukuthi uzokuvimbela ukuba azenze iminyaka yobudala. "Kubukeka kimi sengathi akukufanele ukuqhubeka kwale ndaba. Eminyakeni eyishumi kamuva, laba bantu kufanele benzeke, njengabazali, futhi lokhu ngeke kusaba "bangane," kwabika uLisa Kudrou.