Clash of the Sitcoms: Round 1, Heat 10.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Pioli Zombie

Is Friends the first show in tv where there is not a lead character? Think about it, there was no one star, they were a true ensemble. And I personally wanted to **** Monica more in the beginning.

I'd lean more toward either WKRP or Barney Miller as the first. Both of those had nominal leads (Barney Miller and Andy Travis), but the leads were generally not the center of the story line.

I liked that the Friends cast all agreed to never accept a "Best Lead Actor" award nomination, though. They would only take Supporting Actor nominations.