And in the midst of it all, there were the Monkees. Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork, and Davy Jones, first came together as the cast of a TV show (which aired from 1966 to 1968), then ...
The Monkees' Micky Dolenz compared his show to 'Friends'. That might seem like a surprising comparison at first, but one of The Monkees' albums was inspired by the 'Friends' theme.