She's being kind. They stole it.

@joeryan7306

8 жыл бұрын

you can't steal a consept the characters are original and that's where the success of the show came from not the plot of people living in the city

@EricaShady10171972

8 жыл бұрын

No, she is being real. Friends had more of an audience because at that time there were more White People in America and thus it got more view. That is why Three's Company had more views than Good Times.

@donaldduck7631

8 жыл бұрын

Wow.... if that is not racist... as if african americans, asians, latinos or whoever do not watch a tv show just because theres no one of their race inside.... -.-

@EricaShady10171972

8 жыл бұрын

Donald Duck nope, Donald. It is not racist. It is numbers. Google Census in 1975. Census in 1993 and then do 2016. The populations has changed and Caucasians are less. Also, as a Latina of course I am going to watch a show that portrays Latinos. Like to see how my people get portrayed. Also, I love Orange Is the New Black... why? Cause there is lesbian. Does that make me racist? Or are you self-centered?

@donaldduck7631

8 жыл бұрын

hm nice... trying to improve the argument with an insult. Thats the way to discuss.... Well I think a tv show is as good as its story is. I dont really care which nationality, race or sexual orientation is portrayed.

Friends was basically the white version of living single

@WWAHP

8 жыл бұрын

I believe, Living Singles was a black version of the Golden Girls, check out the personalities of the four women from each show.

@kendallrivers1119

7 жыл бұрын

Are we forgetting the two men? Golden Girls(Which I adore) didn't have two men in the cast, plus that show was about older women all sharing a house, Living Single might have had some similar personalities but the shows are different in a lot of ways while let's be honest Friends and Living Single are similar to the point of where Friends was basically as if Living Single were white faced lol

@Producerukoh

7 жыл бұрын

But you know, Friends had..."Mass Appeal". ;-)

@angolson6108

7 жыл бұрын

Netty K except friends wasn't funny

@YashRamisetty

6 жыл бұрын

friends was funny. dont hate.

I love both shows, but it is a shame that Living Single wasn't as promoted as Friends. Would be nice to enjoy to shows simultaneously.

@sabcam2000

3 жыл бұрын

I watched friends while growing up in Cameroon but I didn't even know about living single until recently and I'm 30.

@lovetolaugh1453

3 жыл бұрын

I always believed Friends was inspired by LS but Queen Latifah confirmed it. I watched this show in prime time-what a brilliant ensemble, what brilliant writers. Thursday night lineup was off the chain. Remember? Martin, Living Single, NY Undercover. I still laugh hard when I watch that show. I’ll always believe it TC Carson’s leaving sealed the fate of the show. Not taking anything away from the other cast because I loved the show to the end. Still it was never the same without Kyle Barker, III.

@king_z03

2 жыл бұрын

Faxxxx

@adnanojd

2 жыл бұрын

Friends stole their whole concept!

@adithyadanaj9768

2 жыл бұрын

@@adnanojd they didn't steal it lmao. Then every comic book series or manga series would be ridden with copyright strikes. And I'm not even talking about novels the popular and the scholarly like ones. The plot is similar but that doesn't mean the story is too

Think about it there's the dumb one (Overton= Joey), the snooty know it all one (Kyle= Ross) , the spoiled 'rich' girl (Regine= Rachel) , the hippy free loving dopey one (Synclaire= Phoebe) and the sarcastic remarks one who works in the office (Maxine= Chandler) AND the mother hen (Khadija= Monica).

@GeronFletcher

7 жыл бұрын

Hannah Obsiye so true

@lacecocoa6272

6 жыл бұрын

Hannah Obsiye true

@lacecocoa6272

6 жыл бұрын

A black woman wrote friends they stole her idea cancelled the show and wrote friends

@poohtaylor2416

5 жыл бұрын

REGINE WASN'T RICH OR SPOILED. SHE AND KHADIJAH GREW UP TOGETHER. SHE JUST KNOW HOW TO TAKE WHAT SHE GOT AND MAKE IT LOOK LIKE A LOT. SHE MOVED OUT ONCE AND CAME RIGHT BACK THE VERY NEXT EPISODE.😂😂 SHE WORKED IN A CLOTHING BOUTIQUE. GHETTO FABOLOUS YES RICH AND SPOILED NO. HASHTAG LOVE LIVING SINGLE

@TadhgRiordan

5 жыл бұрын

That's fucking insane

Funny how James hosted the Friends Reunion.

@23royalace

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@L1am21

2 жыл бұрын

James didn't watch living single. That shit didn't make it over to the u.k. just like gavin and stacey didn't make it to th U.S

@vipuntilwhenever128

15 күн бұрын

​@@L1am21That's actually not true. He may have not watched it but it was on. If you paid for cable, you had american channels. I saw it on in Germany growing up and ny aunt watched it in NZ.

Because we're stuck in La La Land. Even when we win, we lose.

@mrxking1

6 жыл бұрын

Spirited Gal ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿

@Laughing_Man44

6 жыл бұрын

Seriously though, white people still al their shit from black people.

@LifeIsNotorious

6 жыл бұрын

We don't lose. They just steal

@skantiloak

6 жыл бұрын

The Laughing Man I know like architecture. sciences. the Renaissance was all stolen from blacks like u smh

@chrisleid8513

6 жыл бұрын

skantiloak oh and we had our own Renaissance the Harlem Renaissance Google's your friend bruh you should use it 😂

I'm a big Friends fan and had never heard of this show until I saw an article saying this, that Friends is a copy of it. It is undeniable. Also, it's crazy how careful Queen Latifah needs to be acknowledging what James says.

I swear I've been telling ppl that forever!!! No one believed me.

@LifeWithRylene

8 жыл бұрын

I didn't know that but now that I look back - it's totally obvious

@williampatrick5329

8 жыл бұрын

I never thought about it, but it seems true ....

@initaammons4447

8 жыл бұрын

They were produced by the same company Warner Brother's and Living Single was a year before Friends. How could people still think Living Single didn't. Wish Living Single was on Netflix or Hulu. This clip is making me want to buy the soundtrack.

@lilethio11

8 жыл бұрын

I didn't even realise till recently that friends was actually released a year after living single

@OneLoveRSR

7 жыл бұрын

Not only that but the opening sequence of Friends where they're kicking around in the fountain... that was right outside the Living Single soundstage on the Warner Bros. Ranch. So, at the very least, WARNER BROS. knew they had two SIMILAR shows that featured twentysomethings living on their own in New York City. Yet "Friends" was hailed as the first sitcom to feature an all young cast. It's amazing how that works.

Except that Living Single was funnier!

@Fellasluvme2

7 жыл бұрын

I agree. In my opinion, I always found the show "Friends" quite boring.

@robjackson5245

7 жыл бұрын

You're being too nice it's the kinda show "bro"-hating (hence anti-Hispanic [and I mean Riveras, Delgados], "Seinfeld"-hating Nords/Jews/Visigoths (Visigoths for those who don't know are Spanish with surnames ending with -ez) scumbags who just wanna piss the rest of the races off. And Rosie Perez, is an idiot. "Seinfeld" is not racist against Latino/as (if we go by the true definition) at all. Many Hispanics had memorable roles on "Seinfeld." You had a clinetelle played by a Mendoza in the "Fuscilli Jerry." Julia Louis Dreyfus herself is part Hispanic (I think a Rivera if I'm not mistaken). Not onyl that but it did more for those type of girls who are broish. Elaine Bene was, and I mean this in a good way, was as they'd say in Spanish, a "machugo." All the ghetto Puerto Ricans (Riveras, Delgados) were portrayed in a good way on "Seinfeld." It was the white Visigothic ones that were portrayed in a negative manner in that one episode. The one guy shouting the flag was being burned sounded like a Lopez (white). They didn't even put rumba music in that episode .The Puerto Rican Day episode was against Puerto Ricans, but against the Visigothic flavor (but that was just part of the show's, admittedly, anti-white nature, they hated on whites pretty hard - portrayed them as "Friends"-watching "bro"-haters (and yes Jerry hates "Friends"). But then a multitude of people hate "Friends" - Angelina Jolie (whose pop father was on "Seinfeld"

@firasharb1454

7 жыл бұрын

Exactly my thought!! Not funny one bit

@naosay9563

5 жыл бұрын

Wu wu wu 😭😭

@gatricsperine4738

5 жыл бұрын

@@Fellasluvme2 Just like their food, NO FLAVA!! BLAND AF!!

Living Single deserves the flowers that Friends have and Queen is so classy and kind. She’s better than me because I would’ve been shady.

@tasheenasmith2130

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! And the money, the cast of friends were making a million an episode. The living single cast wasnt making nearly as much

@malin434

2 жыл бұрын

@@tasheenasmith2130 At the very least they should give them a deal and put it on netflix

@mpetkovic26

2 жыл бұрын

Why, she probably didnt wrone Living Single. It's been heard story HIMYM ripped off Friends, Friends ripped off LS, LS Seinfield and if we go like that, that guy who invented laugh tracks needs to be salty.

@jaysmith61

Жыл бұрын

💯

@aymenabdulbaki7159

Жыл бұрын

@@malin434 they have it on hulu

Loved Loved Loved Living Single, and I still do. That show doesn't go out of style.

And people call Living Single the "Black Friends" when it premered a year before ssssssss

@serenityq26

5 жыл бұрын

yep lol

@lashercollette88

5 жыл бұрын

hello therr but the show still debuted a year after so still no comparison

@deepncider

5 жыл бұрын

hello therr Crazy, Ms Bowser developed the the show in 92 while producing Hanging With MrCooper. Soo.......

@RebelKitty19

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@joelbempah

3 жыл бұрын

They’re different shows..

They never released Living Single in the UK. Only just finding out about it.

@cemia_vented8998

3 жыл бұрын

#WHAT

@otokalil948

3 жыл бұрын

I think cause In brazil or in all latin america they never realesed,is very hard find living single in spanish or portuguese

@hellyeahisaidit

3 жыл бұрын

Wow!

@royalprincess2678

2 жыл бұрын

Neither in Croatia but shhh... if I say 99% of people are white they are going to kill me... and cuz no one would watch it

“I had heard a rumor” LOL James it’s not a rumor they stole from living single

I've never heard of living single (live in England) so I searched it on YT and watched a clip it's about a minute long of Maxine getting a tattoo, I swear in those 60some seconds I was cracking tf up with laughter😭😭😭 That scene alone sold me the show, I'm about to start season 1 episode 1🥳 it's a shame I'm only hearing of LS in 2020🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️ smh

@shantelane2553

Жыл бұрын

Max was awesome on that show!

@melaninqueen7211

Жыл бұрын

Please do 💪🏿 you can't deny the energy and max was my absolute favorite! But everyone was incredible😍

Definitely bring back "Living Single" - was a Brilliant show!!!

@baxatakbaxatak2014

10 ай бұрын

I’d definitely kill for a short revival. 6-8 episodes, where they all are now.

Living single one of my all-time favorite shows. It inspired a lot of friend's like sitcoms.

Living Single is one of my favs...the original FRIENDS.

@LeonardoDiax24

6 жыл бұрын

JackieJacks original but whack

@UrinalUser

6 жыл бұрын

JackieJacks friends still better

@lacecocoa6272

6 жыл бұрын

YOUniverse1234 still living single created friends a black woman wrote living single and the took her idea and created friends

@lacecocoa6272

6 жыл бұрын

Leonardo Diax yeah original and better

@chrisleid8513

6 жыл бұрын

Living single was way better than friends lol those people at the top got no likes

I remember when living single was one of the new shows coming out and critics were giving reviews on the premise of each show. I recall that living single was getting negative to luke warm reviews. The consensus was it wouldn't last past 1 season. I remember one critic specifically saying something to the effect of "who would want to watch a show about 4 single women", that it didn't sound the least bit entertaining, and the show didn't have a chance in hell of being successfully. As a fan of the show (for most of its duration), I never forgot that.

@barbarawillis8739

7 жыл бұрын

I watched every episode

Why is this not on Netflix!!!

@mpaokara

8 жыл бұрын

C

@Nunyaaa12345

7 жыл бұрын

MrWest411 Because it's starring black people.

@summer8291

6 жыл бұрын

Ive been asking my self the samme thing.

@6lackgrlmgc641

6 жыл бұрын

Alexis which ones??

@UrinalUser

6 жыл бұрын

venuss3333 shut yo crybaby ass up lmao

living single inspired friends, sex and the city and girlfriends to be honest.

@yummylemons172

6 жыл бұрын

Victor Qunnuell Vaughns Jr I doubt it since with the exception of Friends the rest are just character tribes which were the same as Golden girls and Designing women which predates Living single. You can pick out the smart career one, vain trampy one, sarcastic one and naive one in those shows as well

@tyshawnadeward3741

6 жыл бұрын

And Half & Half

@serenityq26

5 жыл бұрын

well sex and the city is based on a column so..........no. and girlfriends was inspired by sex and the city "i want to make a black version of this" fraiser said so (he was like an exec producer or something). and you left out noah's ark, the gay black sex and the city

@the-chipette

3 жыл бұрын

serenityq26 I agree

@royalprincess2678

2 жыл бұрын

And every other show that exists or existed right?

Living single will forever make me laugh

It looks like Queen didn’t feel comfortable talking about Living Single. Very diplomatic, respected lady.

LIVING Single was da bomb, sooo funny missed that part of the 90's (great theme song & funny characters), so Friends was inspired by Living Single, good to know :-)

@LifeWithRylene

8 жыл бұрын

Same

@JayCity10

6 жыл бұрын

So was Sex and the City.

So disappointed to hear that my favorite show is a rip off. I didn't even know that Living Single existed since I'm not from the US so it didn't became international like Friends. Really sad.

@radrixx0018

3 жыл бұрын

It’s not , trust me

@VTREXify

2 жыл бұрын

@@radrixx0018 It is... Friends is lackluster.

@shanouboubou

2 жыл бұрын

Yep same here. Tho Friends was never my favorite show, I got really upset to hear about Living Single and how Friends ripped it off without ever giving any credit.

@princessmariah5002

2 жыл бұрын

then I hope Living Single is your favorite show now

@brewer921

2 жыл бұрын

It's not. It's too vague a concept to rip-off. A bunch of friends hang out. It's like saying this cop show was a rip-off of this other cop show. The Mary Tyler Moore Show was set in a newsroom. Murphy Brown was set in a newsroom. The Simpsons is about a family with a fat idiot dad. So is Family Guy. There are only a few ideas out there. Was Friends supposed to be set in outer space?

One thing that I had never really thought about though, but I guess I had always known intuitively was the Friends set design. They did something ingenious that most other shows of their kind didn't. In the girls apartment , they didn't have the couch facing the camera straight on. I work in Television and I think about these kinds of things. They made their apartment multifaceted and so reinforced the communal aspect that everyone loved. Just a thought.

@MrParkerman6

5 жыл бұрын

The chair did though.

Living Single was, in my opinion, one of the greatest sitcoms ever!! I still regularly stream the series on Hulu and unlike so many of it's predecessors and successors, the show holds up just as well today as it did back in the early 90's. For years I've heard rumors of a series re-boot and since this is the show's 30th anniversary, there is no better time than the present!! I'd love to see it happen, or at the very least an updated reunion show featuring all cast members (Queen Latifah did not appear in the reunion special). It was my love of Living Single, that actually drove me to attempt to watch "Friends" but I just never could get into it. It always pissed me off that even though "Friends" was nothing but a direct attempt to rip off a FAR SUPERIOR show and in my opinion, as well as many others, failed miserably at doing so, in terms of quality of content, it still reached the level of success that it did because of the way it was advertised, promoted, and supported. Even with the popularity of Living Single and the success in the ratings for Fox, the show never got anywhere near the same attention or support from the network. Though the shows were on different networks, (Living Single was on the FOX Network and Friends was on NBC), both were Warner Brothers productions. The final nail in the coffin for Living Single was the network moving them from Sunday nights, which had been their home from the beginning, to put the show on Thursday nights in direct competition with the very show that stole their premise

@lexkanyima2195

8 ай бұрын

But Warren Littlefield was naive by booming like that.

she's being very diplomatic and classy as Queen always is. But the truth is friends is a mainstream show that ripped off an idea in the actors and actresses on there, while talented got more accolades and work after that in the people on Living Single ever did with the exception of Queen Latifah. For the main reason that they are white. they're not the only show to rip off Living Single either comma Sex and the City particularly the character of Miranda was straight ripped from Max

@ShakaZ3D

6 жыл бұрын

miamivicepastels83 well there was only 2 ppl that really got any shine in Friends and that was Jennifer and Courtney. The rest had subpar careers. Bout the same with Living Single cast.

@sandrallewellyn2632

6 жыл бұрын

Chris Allen True, but does anyone know who Kim Coles, Erika Alexander, Kim Fields, TC Carson etc. are? But everyone still recognizes the names Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc, and Matthew Perry. Theres is acting capital in name recognition.

@pinktoeshairbows427

6 жыл бұрын

somewhat true..but kim coles,erika and kim all did things and had careers way before living single..especially kim...i think it just depends on the person/fan..because if i saw any of those names you listed from friends in headlines i would have to google them to see who they were..they would sound familiar...but not enough to put the face with and i am a fan of friends..lol

@emickohania

6 жыл бұрын

Chris Allen but the cast of friends all got paid a mil per episode. I can make a confident guess that the living single cast didn't get anywhere near that.

@TheoCynical

6 жыл бұрын

Kratos' voice from God of War?

Living Single!! LOVED that show!!!

You are right about everything Queen Latifah. FOX at the time, was not mainstream. Sure, there were some BIG hits .i.e. Simpsons and Married With Children, but FOX in general was not as popular then, as it is now. If they put Living Single on a mainstream network like ABC, then it probably would've gotten some decent attention

Six twenty-somethings living in NYC. Two are related, two get married, two date off & on, one's a fledgling actor AND goofy, one gets pregnant, one's snooty, one's a smartass. To which show am I referring?

@tmason3409

5 жыл бұрын

Lol good one! Let me add, even the living arrangements were similar. Damn Friends really ain't shit for this lol. But it happens all the time. Living Single is still the best! And yes Max is owed an Emmy and a few more awards. She was funnier than all of the Friends combined.

@shakiraysaol6637

3 жыл бұрын

@@tmason3409 lol good one

When you dont even mean to watch 2 hours of late late show clips but now you have.

@Theye101499

8 жыл бұрын

tell me about it lol

@h0lly_blue

8 жыл бұрын

when you get to Craig the time you'll spend watching clips will be multiplied several times

in Dominican Republic we love Queen Latifah!!! She's Asom

@leonunez3500

4 жыл бұрын

Iniciativa Árbol Emprendedor Educación Financiera *Awesome

queen latifah is so amazing

Queen Latifah is showing professionalism she know what went down.

Yet, ppl still don't understand why culture appropriation is an issue. Not giving credit and claiming something as your own.

@gatricsperine4738

5 жыл бұрын

Not only is it appropriation, it's PLAIGIRISM!

@OnettBoyXD

5 жыл бұрын

Stop speaking our language and technology you culture vulture. You're cultural appropriating white people by using the internet itself.

@dvdscds9539

5 жыл бұрын

@@OnettBoyXD But are they claiming the internet as their own? Changing the name of it and saying it was created by black/asian/indigenous people? no. And white people aren't the only ones to help in the creation of the internet. Also speaking a language in itself is not indicative of cultural appropriation. I get the feeling someone needs to look up a definition or two....

@jermanospetalos3823

5 жыл бұрын

It’s also IP theft. Look at how these whites go on about China and IP theft, yet do the exact same thing. Dirty hypocrites.

@jalensmith6127

4 жыл бұрын

It’s not cultural appropriation when you already copied something else. Living Single was almost a direct copy of The Golden Girls - and in fact, as Golden Girls writer Kevin Abbott explains, the show’s creator Yvette Lee Bowser even asked him for a copy of the Golden Girls pilot script, to use as a template.

I honestly enjoy both shows. I still watch both Living Single and Friends to this day.

What the heck else is new... Always stealing other people's land, shows, creations, men ,women, babies, food, culture,etc, etc, etc.😒

@danielmich6362

6 жыл бұрын

Sayit Loud or shows that y'all just sweet to always get ya shit taken 😂😂 be damned if anyone take my shit

@LeonardoDiax24

6 жыл бұрын

Sayit Loud oh well, ain't shit you could do about it

@jonnyfyre2344

6 жыл бұрын

Black males uh-oh.

@lewiswilliams6331

6 жыл бұрын

Joe Nilly . says your media and "fake history" which we know are all lies.

@chrisleid8513

6 жыл бұрын

Daniel Bratz or shows that your people are evil as fucks maybe that dumbass

I LOVE Living Single

Living Single was way better than Friends. I finally introduced the show to my wife on HBO and she can’t stop watching it.

@rockhero2274

Жыл бұрын

Well make her stop. Willpower bro. Willpower.

As someone who doesn’t live in the USA I had NEVER heard of Living Single until now

@rockhero2274

Жыл бұрын

I know. Friends is popular all over the world.

Such a queen, staying classy about being ripped off and stolen from. Heartbreaking.

@L1am21

2 жыл бұрын

It's not even her sitcom.

YES IT WAS THANK YOU. This show is and will always be my favorite. 💯

I always thought Living Single was funnier. Could never really get into Friends. To each their own, lol

@jaimesantos1170

4 жыл бұрын

Digital☆Megami it depends. There’s a reason why friends is still popular now. If living singles wasn’t an all black cast, would you have watched it? You are judging with your racial bias.

@415alkeez

4 жыл бұрын

A Follower of JYP Nation I watched both Friends and Living Single. Imo Living Single was slightly funnier then Friends. To each it’s own I guess.

@jaimesantos1170

4 жыл бұрын

415alkeez I guess it depends on the person. I just felt that living single was made to be seen by only black people. Friends was universal that’s why it was and still is popular. I’m Asian. And I don’t really care about the race thing but I just really adored friends more.

@415alkeez

4 жыл бұрын

A Follower of JYP Nation “Living Single was made to be seen by black people?” Umm No lol I think Full House was better then Friends lol

@jaimesantos1170

4 жыл бұрын

415alkeez well. That’s what I got. There were holes and storyline in living single that only black people could get. While friends storyline was for the public. That’s just my two cents. I tried watching living single because someone commented that it was better. Well my conclusion is that it’s not for me. Maybe that’s why friends was such a hit even today. Because their target audience is for everybody.

Loved them both! I literally watched both of these shows from start to finish and loved them the same.

Living Single is bar none one of the best sitcoms of all time. If you don't know, get to know.

I loved both shows... kudos to both series.

Living Single is sooo much more enjoyable than Friends to watch. Whether Living Single has the same staying power as Friends? We'll literally never know, as Living Single wasn't given a chance.

@UrinalUser

6 жыл бұрын

Upon Volumes na friends hella better

@sicknickmondo16

6 жыл бұрын

Upon Volumes Right ? Because as of today friends is blasted on all sorts of networks all the time via syndication. while living single is almost non existent when it comes to syndication .

@lacecocoa6272

6 жыл бұрын

Upon Volumes true

@chrisleid8513

6 жыл бұрын

Living single was way better than friends

@Kevin-rg3yc

5 жыл бұрын

I agree with friends but sex and the city was based on a popular book series that came out before living single

This i so sad knowing the ideas of someones work was used without credit. The similarity between friends and living single is undeniable. i feel really bad about this suitation. i wish something can be done about this. i usually love to see facts of both side but friends is toyally wrong and need to apologize

@mya0699

6 жыл бұрын

Ndochukwu Chiedu Jay-Z snitches about it in his song Moonlight🙄 (watch it if you haven't)

@mikeyjamieson4715

4 жыл бұрын

At least people are now starting to see how problematic Friends is as a series.

except living single was more realistic and did everything friends did in 10 seasons in only 5

Living single was sex in the city for a major TV network... Living Single came 1st... Great show!!

UPN was popping back in the day!!

James Corden saying "Could be true" and pausing and then saying "Jumping off point" signaling that he doesn't want Queen Latifah to say anything too bad or too true about how Friends got started and why Living Single got canceled. You can tell how uncomfortable Queen Latifah gets from her body language. I go so far as to guess that even now she knows she could really damage her career by saying the wrong thing to close to the truth, afterall she witnessed her co-star get fired by speaking up. It's all kind of shameful that we're still 'protecting' some sleazy action of some rich guys in power, 30 years later. And like Queen Latifah said, it's nothing against the cast of friends themselves.

@josephjenkins5451

2 ай бұрын

1000 percent agree here. I felt her uneasiness because it’s a sour topic for such amazing individuals. The way they got rid of Kyle definitely highlights how shady the higher ups were. Watching Living Single is one of my most amazing childhood memories. My parents weren’t together so my dad would drop me at my mom’s house before school. Every morning my mom would get so mad at me because I was constantly laughing like crazy watching Living Single in the morning. It’s a top 5 show for me hands down!

Yeah I discovered living single and was like waaaaa? This was our before friends was? Wish I had known and seen it then

Living Single is awesome! I'm watching it again

Its a tragedy Erika Alexander on Living Single gave one of the most brilliant comedic performances on TV in the 90's and didn't get a single Emmy nomination (I won't say a word about Jennifer Aniston of all people actually winning an Emmy)

@biokomalabo9468

4 жыл бұрын

Erika does not need one of those ridiculous Emmys. Those awards are in most of the cases to make talentless artists look talented.

@willowbe4747

3 жыл бұрын

I totally agree, she was phenomenal! Terrific comedic timing and acting. The entire cast all had moments of brilliance.

@ameliebzh56

3 жыл бұрын

You don't have to tear a woman down to praise an other you know. And Jennifer Aniston deserved the recognition she got.

@royalprincess2678

2 жыл бұрын

To each their own

@royalprincess2678

2 жыл бұрын

@@ameliebzh56literally

I also wish they would put out the rest of the seasons on dvd. They only have season 1😣!

I AM F**CKING SHOOK. I was watching Jayz's moonlight and was reading the comments, and never realized this. I am a major Friends fan (it's actually my all time fav. show). This makes me sad. I love LS also but never realized or picked up on this. I am in awe. We stuck in La La Land for real, me included :'(

@JayMarksMD

5 жыл бұрын

Niqui H I’m black and grew up in the 90s and I also loved Friends. Still do. One of my all time fav shows along with Breaking Bad. Just b/c a person is black doesn’t mean they have to only watch black shows and can’t support TV they deem good. And I also loved Moesha, The Parkers, Fresh Prince, Martin, LS, Family Matters, ect. Also got into Good Times when it had a resurgence in the early 2000s. Friends and LS are both brilliant shows IMO. I wish LS and Martin both lasted longer but with Martin I get why. Ratings were somewhat down and even more detrimental was Martin clearly being on something (seriously look at him in season 1-3) compared to the last season. and the whole thing with Tisha. I get that Friends was a white cast but I’m not gonna just overlook the brilliance of the show b/c they’re white. Same goes for the likes of Boy Meets World, another 90s mostly white show

@llnative5716

4 жыл бұрын

Niqui H nigga just cuz they ain’t have black characters doesn’t mean it was a bad show, it’s one of my fav show, so is living single, don’t let hate blind the truth n I am not bias n I’m black but both shows r classics

@julianestebanmedina530

4 жыл бұрын

@@JayMarksMD 👏🏻

@m56214

2 жыл бұрын

@@JayMarksMD How was Boy Meets World full on white what about Angela

Never seen Friends...

@MrRamazanLale2

4 жыл бұрын

Thats gay

Back in the 90's, I read a Drew Carey interview and he said the same dam thing. Drew Carey!!! Let that sink in folks.

I remember Living Single from when I was a little kid and I remember my older (teen and young adult) relatives loved it.

I think 'Friends' is a mashup of 'Living Single' for the apartment and 'Cheers' for the bar/coffee shop

I watch it every day on Hulu! ❤️❤️

I still watch "Living Single". Can't say the same for "Friends". Ross? What were they thinking? lol

@UrinalUser

6 жыл бұрын

Baxter idiot

@drao0907

6 жыл бұрын

Screw Ross. Team Kyle and Overton!

I love this show ..

I love queen latifah

Lol you can tell Queen was not interested in stirring up any type of drama, quickly changed the conversation back to the photo.

@michelleatwt

4 жыл бұрын

Her statement was misleading. Just because he said he would like to have Living Single in his line up (and who wouldn't? It's a great show), doesn't mean he stole it. He had nothing to do with the creation, writing or pitch of Friends. The only involvement he had was approving the season and approving casting choices. He was actually very hesitant about friends in the beginning.

"Living Single inspired Friends" water is wet 🙄

@LeonardoDiax24

6 жыл бұрын

jerriandfriends living single is whack

@yummylemons172

6 жыл бұрын

Friends is a classic Living single is pretty forgotten

@yummylemons172

6 жыл бұрын

Brat Bre No in every one's world Friends have Emmy's Golden globes and tons of syndication and streaming deals and it's cast is still very well known and it has launched some movie careers. And Living single is lucky to be shown on TvOne.

@yummylemons172

6 жыл бұрын

Brat Bre Not to any real people who count. What you are saying is the equivalent of saying Wal Mart is better than Bloomingdale's. 😂

@yummylemons172

6 жыл бұрын

Brat Bre The ratings, critics and awards says it all. The people who think Living single is better is small but just loud. Heck Just look up any friends video on here and you'll see it has millions of views and subscribers. It's a much bigger fandom they just don't need to whine and cry about how their show is better, they already know it. Plus if it wasn't better it wouldn't be in syndication everywhere!

I loved Living Single and always thought that about Friends...

They r both SUCH beautiful women OMG! I'm in love ❤️

She’s being so gracious. I’d be furious.

I can't believe it's till now that I heard about this show🙆🏿‍♂️

Personally, I prefer Living Single over Friends. The former's quality just hits different than the latter.

Love that show! I miss the sitcoms of the 90's! Who knew.

Queen's hair was slayed out I like both shows Friends and Living Single, they where both funny to me.

I loved both shows, both were funny!

I always thought this. It is nice to her confirm it.

Living Single had the relatability advantage and Friends the longevity. Love both still.

I miss that show!

"Get your education" Hahaha yessss said it!

They're Both Really Good Shows

Watching living singel now on hulu🎉👍👍♥️♥️

Pheobe=copy and paste of Sinclair

@GeronFletcher

7 жыл бұрын

Women Rule Men Drool an exact copy I swear lol and Sinclair was so much better

@hiphophead4891

7 жыл бұрын

Geron Fletcher just to let you know the username is a troll from my older sister

@sabcam2000

6 жыл бұрын

In the earlier season of friends, b/c then phoebe became a little monster. I love both show btw and all characters but when I realized friends had copied LS, it made me really sad and for a while I couldn't enjoy friends anymore but... I'm over it.

@MrRamazanLale2

4 жыл бұрын

If you cant spell, at least copy and paste Phoebe here

I love both shows, but i'm sorry that Living Single it's not as famous especially for the fact that Friends was obviously made after it.c

@Colourbash

7 жыл бұрын

it was all in the marketing... apparently

@lacecocoa6272

6 жыл бұрын

Andreea R because the company got rid of living single a black woman wrote it and they stole her idea and create friends she Sue and the canceled her shoe

Just heard of Friends about two months ago, just heard of Living Single today.

FACTS 👑🎤😎👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🙏🏾✊🏾🙌🏾✌🏾LOVE LIVING SINGLE ONE OF THE BEST TV SHOWS OF THE 90s

I used to LOVE Living Single! That was the shit

@gatricsperine4738

5 жыл бұрын

Used too!!!??

Loved Friends but, Living Single was a hit in my book!!! Kudos to these great people for making us laugh!

Funny how she even be real about how she feel about them ripping her shit off and making friends because the industry can do her like they doing Monique

Friends even mimicked the dancing intro from Living Single; it’s wild

I always thought so. Nothing beats the original! Living Single rules!!!

If anyone wants to watch it they have it on Hulu the whole thing.

I LOVE the puase when he's trying to find the 'correct' word: "Living single was a...." "Copy? No." "Rip-Off? No." "Clone? No." "A JUMPING OFF point...." (ahh)

After jay z's moonlight came out I bet queen latifah was jus like yasssssss J , u tell em! Girllllll thank god someone said it!

Wait a damn minute why I have never ever heard of this show... sound fantastic tough

Yes.

Both were great shows. I loved Living Single though

I don't get it why they don't put commas in "inspired"

I love Living Single

"We are living, singleeeee" never watched an episode of friends.

@hellyeahisaidit

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣

@shakiraysaol6637

3 жыл бұрын

That’s a shame 💀

@helenpetersen447

2 жыл бұрын

yes we’re living the single lifeee

@royalprincess2678

2 жыл бұрын

Same but with LS. never gonna