How Friends Became One of the Most Iconic Sitcoms of All Time

This analytical essay argues that the immediate and lasting appeal of Friends can be ascribed to its use of classic sitcom tropes, the predictability and consistency of its problem-solution plots oriented around the same group of people, and its humor.

PAGES
4

WORDS
1,114

Cite

View Full Essay

About this essay

Generating Preview...

View other essays like this one:

Bridget's feedback:

"This is a good start! As your reader, I appreciate the insight you bring to the show, especially the discussion about how updates of classic tropes created the series' appeal.

One of the first things a reader notices about the essay is the length of the paragraphs. (I also notice the indents are smaller than usual; check your MLA resource for specific sizes.) Your paragraphs are focused and stick to their introduced topic, which is a good start with organization. However, long and dense paragraphs can overwhelm a reader and visually suggest your argument doesn't develop much. My first recommendation is thus to review each body paragraph and note where the discussion shifts. When you move from a broader claim to an example, see if the example discussion can become its own related paragraph (e.g., the "Chandler humor" area could be its own shorter paragraph developing your humor discussion by profiling one of the characters; ditto the "PIVOT" discussion). I can also see the introduction being broken into two paragraphs: one that introduces the show and a second that dives into the sitcom styles and why you've chosen "classic."

Reading over the writing and argumentation, I also spot numerous opportunities to streamline and tighten up the writing. This creates more focused claims and discussions that, by being efficient and clear, reach the reader more immediately. While streamlining will often mean paring down syntax, trimming phrases and words, or picking more precise word choice that can replace a longer phrase, keep an eye out for sentence boundary revisions (either by fusing sentences or breaking up longer sentences into shorter ones) that can help with flow, clarity, and idea."

Learn more about this feedback

In-text citation:

(Kibin, 2025)

Reference list entry:

Kibin. (2025). How friends became one of the most iconic sitcoms of all time. http://www.kibin.com/essay-examples/how-friends-became-one-of-the-most-iconic-sitcoms-of-all-time-8bFqWjIP

Be sure to capitalize proper nouns (e.g. Egypt) and titles (e.g. Macbeth) in the essay title portion of your citation.

In-text citation:

("How Friends Became One of the Most Iconic Sitcoms of All Time.")

Works Cited entry:

"How Friends Became One of the Most Iconic Sitcoms of All Time." Kibin, 2025, www.kibin.com/essay-examples/how-friends-became-one-of-the-most-iconic-sitcoms-of-all-time-8bFqWjIP

Footnote:

1. "How Friends Became One of the Most Iconic Sitcoms of All Time." Kibin, 2025. http://www.kibin.com/essay-examples/how-friends-became-one-of-the-most-iconic-sitcoms-of-all-time-8bFqWjIP.

Bibliography entry:

"How Friends Became One of the Most Iconic Sitcoms of All Time." Kibin, 2025. http://www.kibin.com/essay-examples/how-friends-became-one-of-the-most-iconic-sitcoms-of-all-time-8bFqWjIP.