They were the most famous faces on TV during their decade-long reign on the small screen.
And Jennifer Aniston has thanked bosses behind her hit sitcom Friends for the 'best years of her career' as she reunited with her beloved co-stars during a tribute to director Jim Burrows.
The Hollywood A-lister sat alongside pals Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, Courteney Cox, Matt LeBlanc as they reminisced about the show during Must See TV: An All-Star Tribute to James Burrows.
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I'll be there for you! Jennifer Aniston led the Friends reunion by hailing the show as the 'best 10 years of their career' as she reunited with former castmates (L-R) Lisa Kudrow, David Scwimmer, Courteney Cox and Matt LeBlanc for Must See TV: An All-Star Tribute to James Burrows, who was the show's director
In a new clip from the programme - set to air in the US on February 21 - Aniston said: 'We would do anything for Jim Burrows because he really gave us the opportunity of a lifetime and probably the best 10 years of our acting careers that we will forever remember.
'We experienced friendship, family, heartbreak, babies, everything together.
'We also sort of had a wonderful experience with the world loving us, as well - they connected with us.'
Noticeably missing was Matthew Perry - popular for his role as sarcastic Chandler Bing - as he is contracted for play The End of Longing in London's West End.
The comedy which ran for ten years from 1994 to 2004 followed the lives of a group of twenty-something year-old friends: Rachel, Monica, Phoebe, Joey, Chandler and Ross living in Manhattan.
'We experienced friendship, family, heartbreak, babies, everything together,' The cast of Friends, which ran for ten years from 1994 to 2004, remember their time on the legendary sitcom series
What a friendly bunch! Clockwise from top: David Schwimmer as Ross, Jennifer Aniston as Rachel, Matthew Perry as Chandler, Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe and Matt LeBlanc as Joey
Oops! Friends stars Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, and Courteney Cox were left a little embarrassed by the questions asked in a first look clip from the NBC tribute to James Burrows
Hot under the collar: Even Jennifer Aniston and Matt LeBlanc looked red faced as they discussed the highs and lows of working on the show
Not there for them: Noticeably missing was Matthew Perry - popular for his role as sarcastic Chandler Bing - as he is contracted for play The End of Longing in London's West End
The show's co-creator Marta Kauffman recently stated there will 'never be a Friends reunion movie' and one of the show's leading men David Schwimmer confirmed that the special was a tribute to the director and not a much-hyped Friends reunion special.
The cast co-ordinated in a mainly black colour scheme with Cox, 51, putting on a leggy display in an off the shoulder mini-dress.
Kudrow on the other hand took style pointers from Jennifer by donning asophisticated black jumpsuit with matching black strappy heels.
LeBlanc, 48, and Schwimmer, 49, the latter who is currently starring in the critically acclaimed The People Vs OJ Simpson: American Crime Story, both looked suave in beautifully tailored suits.
Getting a grilling: Host Andy Cohen wasn't afraid to ask the difficult questions, including whether bosses ordered the cast not to sleep with each other
In a previous trailer for the television reunion special host Andy Cohen asked questions which have been on everyone's minds since 1994.
'Did you all sign contracts saying that you wouldn't sleep with each other?'
After cringing uncomfortably, Lisa is seen in the clip nudging her co-star David.
The scene ended in an excitable cliffhanger as viewers would have to tune into witness the answer.
The James Burrow special will also feature cast reunions from other shows such as Cheers, Frasier, Will & Grace, Taxi, and The Big Bang Theory.
Kaley Cuoco in particular, who stars as Penny in The Big Bang Theory and was just spotted at a post-Grammys party with handsome country crooner Sam Hunt, was over the moon about getting a picture with the former Friends stars.
In the snap, Kaley along with her co-stars Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons and Simon Helberg posed with the legendary TV stars.
Kaley Cuoco, 30, an obvious Friends fans captioned the Instagram snap: 'Ummmm NIGHT MADE. Can't breathe #friends meets #bbt @bigbangtheory_cbs I died and went to heaven.'
'Ummmm NIGHT MADE. Can't breathe #friends meets #bbt @bigbangtheory_cbs I died and went to heaven': Kaley Cuoco couldn't hide her excitement as she and her co-stars bagged a photo with the iconic Friends cast
This special has been a long-time coming with Cox stating on The Late Late Show With David Letterman in 2014: 'Let me tell you something. There's six friends and I've been trying to put together a cast dinner for 10 years. It doesn't happen!'
'I can get the girls to come, maybe Matthew Perry. Matt LeBlanc cancelled last time right at the last minute. Schwimmer lives here [in New York City], so it's just not gonna happen.'
And Kudrow, 52, has also poured water on the fire, citing her age as the primary reason she isn't interested in reprising her role as Phoebe.
'I'm too old,' she told HuffPost Live in 2013. 'I wouldn't even have an interest in seeing what those people are doing 10 years later as parents that have to be responsible. It would be so different that it wouldn't be Friends anymore.'
LeBlanc also believes the magic of Friends would be lost now that the cast have firmly put their twenties behind them.
'Friends was about a finite period of time in your life, like after college and before your life really gets started. That's sort of where you're away from home and you're away from college, and your friends are your family,' he said on The Meredith Viera Show.
New generation: The Friends cast were joined by modern comedic talent The Big Bang Theory (L-R) Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg, Johnny Galecki and Jim Parsons
Back together: Other comedy alumni at the tribute were stars from Will and Grace (L-R) Shaun Hayes, Megan Mulally, and Eric McCormack
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