One of the most heartwarming things about TV and movies is the friends one makes. Well, the groups of friends that fans watch and daydream about being a part of. From the lavish lives of New York City besties to the adventurous crews that search for pirate booty, these are the fictional friend groups everyone wants to be a part of.
20th Century Fox Television
It’s not just the idea of living in a sweet loft in downtown Los Angeles; it’s also the fact that the friends on New Girl feel very much like Olive Garden because when one is in the loft, they’re family.
NBC
How many have been inspired by Community to go back to school just to make some buddies?
Twentieth Century Fox
If there is one movie that makes adults yearn for the days of summer with their friends, it’s The Sandlot. Who wouldn’t want to spend the entire day just playing baseball and heading to the public pool and carnival?
Paramount Network Television
The feeling of walking into a place where everyone knew your name would cause such an endorphin rush!
Fox
Everyone who watched Living Single dreamed of having that social situation.
Columbia Pictures
Growing up and heading in different directions can put a lot of distance, both literally and figuratively, between old friends, but Grown Ups proved that when it comes to real friends, it’s never hard to fall right back into the swing of things with one another.
The WB Television Network
It’s hard to make a list about friends and not include the show called Friends, known around the world for friendship.
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‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’
FXX
The gang from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia aren’t the best people in the world, but hey, they’re still a fun bunch to be around.
Warner Bros. Pictures
Friends that band together to take down Mojo Dojo Casa Houses are the best kind of friends.
Universal Television
Getting together regularly for a nice glass of wine? That’s a yes.
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‘The Big Bang Theory’
Warner Bros.
The cutest thing about The Big Bang Theory was how they ate dinner together so often.
New Line Cinema
Who wouldn’t want to be part of The Loser Club and trauma-bond over almost being taken out by a clown that lives in the local sewer?
Walt Disney Television Animation
One of the worst realities of elementary school is being alone during recess, so to have a regular group of people who’d always be waiting on the playground is what dreams are made of as a kid.
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‘Hot in Cleveland’
TV Land
Moving to a new city with two best friends and winding up roommates with Betty White? Yeah, that sounds like a perfect situation.
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‘Guardians of the Galaxy’
Marvel Entertainment
This batch of intergalactic heroes proves that just because you don’t fit in where you are doesn’t mean you don’t fit in anywhere. You just have to find your people.
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‘The Baby-Sitters Club’
Netflix
The way these middle schoolers had one another's backs and were entrepreneurs, who wouldn’t want a group that was that supportive and lucrative?
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‘That ‘70s Show’
The Carsey-Werner Company
Just hanging out in the basement in a circle…doing things. Those are the types of nights so many yearn for when it comes to socializing.
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‘Waiting to Exhale’
20th Century Fox
So many have been chasing the level of friendship found in Waiting to Exhale since ‘95.
Nickelodeon
Tommy and the rest of the tiny tykes on Rugrats hadn’t even fully grasped potty training, but they knew full well what it meant to be there for one another.
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‘How I Met Your Mother’
CBS
Having people like this in one’s life would be legendary.
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‘The First Wives Club’
Paramount Pictures
The way these women reunited to take down those who scorned them was enough to be envious of, but their friendship was also just as sweet.
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‘The Golden Girls’
NBC
The Golden Girls have inspired the retirement plans of so many people at this point. They just may be the best friend group ever.
HBO
Issa and her girls were wonderful throughout the run of Insecure, but it’s how they continued to be there for one another as they got older and entered new chapters in their lives that really made them a perfect set of friends.
Warner Bros.
Battling convicts for pirate treasure. What more could one want in life?
Kendra Beltran went to college with no game plan and found herself falling back on her love of writing soon after graduating all the way back in 2009. Since then, she's written for MTV Geek, Cosplay Central, Collider, Apartment Therapy, and many other sites that allowed her to showcase her love of all things pop culture. When she isn't writing, Kendra is either hosting her show, Crushgasm, baking all the cookies, or spoiling her fur baby, Mason.