No other TV show has had quite the popularity of F.R.I.E.N.D.S and we still enjoy watching Ross, Rachel, Chandler, Monica, Joey and Phoebe just as much as we ever did.

The sitcom’s female actresses have all continued to act since the series finished. Jennifer Aniston has launched a film career since she let the sitcom, Courteney Cox has starred in films and her most recent project, the TV series Cougar Town, is proving to be a success and Lisa Kudrow has starred in several movies, even putting in a cameo appearance in Cougar Town.

All three women are now over 40 and looking fabulous. But who do you think is ageing the best? Is it Jen with her enviable legs? Courteney with skin to die for? Or Lisa with amazing, golden locks?

How Jennifer Aniston, Matt LeBlanc and Cast of ‘Friends’ Have Done Since the Series Ended

It seems Jennifer Aniston has forgotten about her “Friends.”

Nearly six years after her hit NBC sitcom went off the air, Aniston revealed that she has no idea who her former co-star, David Schwimmer, plans to marry. In an appearance on “The Late Show” earlier this month, the actress drew a blank when host David Lettermanasked who Schwimmer, who played Aniston’s on-again, off-again boyfriend on “Friends,” planned to marry. (The answer: Zoe Buckman, a 24-year-old photographer.)

The rumor that Jennifer Aniston will play a women-loving character on “Cougar Town” is mere rumor. The report by Showbiz Spy which said Courteney Cox was finally able to lure her “Friends” co-star into her new show has also been debunked.

“There are no plans for her to be on ‘Cougar Town’,” a rep for Aniston told Gossip Cop. The rep added, “She has not been asked to do ‘Cougar Town’.”

A source told UK newspaper the Mail On Sunday, “[Cox] persuaded Jen to guest star. They have both wanted it to happen for a while, but Jennifer has been too busy. She promised she would do it as soon as she finished promoting her new film, The Bounty Hunter, and it was Jen’s idea to play a lesbian. She wanted to do something different.”

While there is no immediate plan to have Aniston on the sitcom, Cox has promised executive producer Bill Lawrence that she would try to persuade Aniston. “Courteney promised me as a birthday gift she’d make that happen, and I think that’s supersweet,” Lawrence said.

Jennifer Aniston won’t be seen playing a lesbian on “Cougar Town”. Her representative has come out with a denial to Showbiz Spy’s report that the actress has been set to guest star on the ABC series. “There are no plans for her to be on ‘Cougar Town’,” the rep told Gossip Cop, adding “She has not been asked to do ‘Cougar Town.’ ”

Showbiz Spy earlier came out with the story that star/executive producer Courteney Cox “persuaded Jen to guest star”. It reported a source told U.K.’s the Mail On Sunday, “They have both wanted it to happen for a while, but Jennifer has been too busy. She promised she would do it as soon as she finished promoting her new film, The Bounty Hunter, and it was Jen’s idea to play a lesbian. She wanted to do something different.”

In another news, Jennifer has reportedly told British TV show GMTV that she still opens reconciliation door for Brad Pitt. “Absolutely,” she said as quoted by OK! magazine. “Sometimes you meet each other at a time in your lives when you’re not necessarily ready and you’re not fully formed – you don’t sort of have the maturity it takes to be in a relationship.”

Her friend told OK!, “[Brad] was her only true love; she has always held out hope that they would get back together, and there have even been a few in-person meetings.” The friend added, “In her heart, Jen has always felt that Brad’s relationship with Angelina [Jolie] is just a very passionate fling. It’s lasted a lot longer than she ever expected, but she still thinks it has an expiration date. That’s why she said, ‘Never say never.’ “

Set of Central Perk at Warner Bros. Studios

Although the producers thought of Friends as “only a TV show”,^[1] numerous psychologists investigated the cultural impact of Friends during the series’ run.^[1] Aniston’s hairstyle was nicknamed “The Rachel“, and copied around the world.^[1] Joey’s catchphrase, “How you doin’?”, became a popular part of Western English slang, often used as a pick-up line or when greeting friends.^[91] The series also impacted the English language, according to a study by a linguistics professor at the University of Toronto. The professor found that the characters used the word “so” to modify adjectives more often than other intensifiers, such as “very” and “really”. Although the preference had already made its way into the American vernacular, usage on the series may have accelerated the change.^[13] Following the September 11 attacks, ratings increased 17% over the previous season as viewers tuned in for comfort.^[60]

Friends is parodied in the twelfth season Murder, She Wrote episode “Murder Among Friends”. In the episode, amateur sleuth Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury) investigates the murder of a cast member in Buds, a fictional television series about the daily lives of a group of city friends. The episode was devised after CBS moved Murder, She Wrote from its regular Sunday night timeslot to a Thursday night timeslot directly opposite Friends on NBC; Angela Lansbury was quoted by Bruce Lansbury, her brother and Murder, She Wrote‘s supervising producer, as having “a bit of an attitude” about the move to Thursday, but he saw the plot as “a friendly setup, no mean-spiritedness”.^[92] Jerry Ludwig, the writer of the episode, researched the “flavor” of Buds by watching episodes of Friends.^[92]

The Central Perk coffee house, one of the principal settings of the series, has inspired various imitations worldwide. In 2006, Iranian businessman Mojtaba Asadian started a Central Perk franchise, registering the name in 32 countries. The decor of the coffee houses is inspired by Friends, featuring replica couches, counters, neon signage and bricks. The coffee houses also contain paintings of the various characters from the series, and televisions playing Friends‘ episodes. James Michael Tyler, who plays the Central Perk manager in the series, Gunther, attended the grand opening of the Dubai cafe, where he worked as a waiter.^[93] Central Perk was rebuilt as part of a museum exhibit at Warner Bros. Studios, and was shown on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in October 2008. Jennifer Aniston revisited the set for the first time since the series finale in 2004.^[94] From September 24 to October 7, 2009, a Central Perk replica was based at Broadwick Street, Soho, London. The coffee house sold real coffee to customers and featured a display of Friends memorabillia and props, such as the Geller Cup from the season three episode “The One with the Football”.^[95] In 2009, a dance remix of the song “Smelly Cat” became a popular internet meme.^[96]