Romances may get all the attention, but some of TV’s best relationships were completely platonic. From Chandler and Joey to Lucy and Ethel, these iconic best friends survived breakups, bad decisions, career disasters, and plenty of chaos together. Here are 25 TV BFFs who made us want to join their friend group.
Chandler Bing and Joey Tribbiani — Friends
Roommates, best friends, and arguably the greatest bromance on TV. Chandler and Joey could fight over anything from furniture to food and still always have each other’s backs.
Lucy Ricardo and Ethel Mertz — I Love Lucy
Lucy always had a scheme, and Ethel somehow always got dragged into it. Their hilarious friendship helped define the TV best friend dynamic.
Dorothy Zbornak and Rose Nylund — The Golden Girls
Dorothy may have lost her patience with Rose’s stories, but the affection underneath the sarcasm was obvious. They became family long before the series ended.
Laverne DeFazio and Shirley Feeney — Laverne & Shirley
Their names literally shared the title. Through work, dating disasters, and plenty of ridiculous situations, Laverne and Shirley were inseparable.
Will Truman and Grace Adler — Will & Grace
Will and Grace knew practically everything about each other, sometimes a little too much. Their friendship remained the heart of the sitcom for years.
Carrie Bradshaw, Miranda Hobbes, Samantha Jones and Charlotte York — SATC
The relationships came and went, but the four women’s friendship was the real constant. No breakup was too disastrous for brunch and a debrief.
Daria Morgendorffer and Jane Lane — Daria
Nobody understood Daria’s cynical worldview quite like Jane. Their dry conversations made them the perfect friendship for sarcastic ’90s teenagers.
Buffy Summers and Willow Rosenberg — Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Saving the world tends to bring people together. Willow stood beside Buffy through monsters, heartbreak, death, and more apocalypses than anyone should have to handle.
J.D. and Turk — Scrubs
Their bromance was one of the show’s longest running jokes, but it was also incredibly sweet. Even marriage and adulthood couldn’t break up this duo.
Lorelai Gilmore and Sookie St. James — Gilmore Girls
Sookie was Lorelai’s closest friend, business partner, and frequent voice of reason. Their friendship eventually helped turn the dream of opening the Dragonfly Inn into reality.
Meredith Grey and Cristina Yang — Grey’s Anatomy
Forget soulmates. Meredith and Cristina were each other’s “person,” sticking together through career drama, relationships, tragedy, and an alarming number of medical disasters.
Leslie Knope and Ann Perkins — Parks and Recreation
Leslie’s extremely enthusiastic love for Ann produced some of the show’s funniest compliments. Beneath the jokes was one of its sweetest friendships.
Troy Barnes and Abed Nadir — Community
“Troy and Abed in the Morning!” Their shared imagination turned an ordinary college friendship into one of the most beloved parts of the show.
Shawn Spencer and Burton “Gus” Guster — Psych
Childhood best friends Shawn and Gus grew up without really growing out of their adventures. Gus might complain, but he almost always ends up going along with Shawn’s latest plan.
Rachel Green, Monica Geller and Phoebe Buffay — Friends
The guys weren’t the only great friendship on Friends. Rachel, Monica, and Phoebe saw each other through careers, weddings, babies, breakups, and countless hours at Central Perk.
Jerry Seinfeld and George Costanza — Seinfeld
Jerry somehow remained friends with George despite having every reason not to. Their constant conversations about life’s smallest annoyances were quintessential Seinfeld.
Cory Matthews and Shawn Hunter — Boy Meets World
Cory and Shawn grew up side by side, from their school days to adulthood. Even when life sent them in different directions, they always found their way back to each other.
Lily Aldrin and Robin Scherbatsky — How I Met Your Mother
Robin entered the group as Ted’s crush but gained a lifelong best friend in Lily. They could offer each other support or brutally honest advice depending on what the situation required.
Jess Day and Cece Parekh — New Girl
Their friendship existed long before the loft and all its chaos. Jess and Cece’s very different personalities never stopped them from being there for one another.
Leonard Hofstadter and Sheldon Cooper — The Big Bang Theory
Living with Sheldon tested Leonard’s patience more times than anyone could count. Somehow, underneath all the roommate agreements and arguments, they became family.
Jake Peralta and Charles Boyle — Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Nobody believed in Jake Peralta more enthusiastically than Charles Boyle. Their wonderfully unbalanced friendship became one of the precinct’s most dependable partnerships.
Fiona Gallagher and Veronica Fisher — Shameless
Life on the South Side was rarely easy, and Fiona needed someone she could trust. V was there through family disasters, relationship problems, and plenty of chaos.
Abbi Abrams and Ilana Wexler — Broad City
Abbi and Ilana could turn an ordinary day in New York into complete chaos. No matter how ridiculous things became, they were always ready to make things worse together.
Steve Harrington and Robin Buckley — Stranger Things
They started as coworkers at Scoops Ahoy and quickly became an unexpected fan favorite duo. Their friendship survived Russians, monsters, and some painfully awkward conversations.
Grace Hanson and Frankie Bergstein — Grace and Frankie
They certainly didn’t start as best friends. But after their husbands turned their lives upside down, Grace and Frankie slowly built a friendship that became the heart of the series.
