Kind of like how years later, Modern Family (https://www.quora.com/Is-Modern-Family-inspired-from-Arrested-Development-with-a-more-cleaner-theme-but-more-or-less-a-similar-family) was in one observer's words (https://www.avclub.com/embed/comments/magma/1798271378?isDraft=false&isShowcase=false&token=false#) what Arrested Development (https://tvovermind.com/modern-family-owes-arrested-development/) would be if you took a brilliant, innovative (https://www.avclub.com/embed/comments/magma/1798271378?isDraft=false&isShowcase=false&token=false#) show (https://www.reddit.com/r/television/comments/m4z1bt/arrested_development_vs_modern_family/), file away (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1442437/reviews) anything potentially offensive, "weird" or "edgy" about it, simplify the hell out of its intricacies, hire a more photogenic cast, hip-ify it about 20 percent.


10 Things Friends Took From Seinfeld | ScreenRant (https://screenrant.com/elements-friends-took-from-seinfeld/)

Has anyone noticed Friends copies Seinfeld? - Reddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/seinfeld/comments/ou5t8t/has_anyone_noticed_friends_copies_seinfeld/)

Was 'Friends' Really a 'Seinfeld' Rip-Off? - Jennifer Keishin ... (https://jenniferkarmstrong.com/2014/04/22/was-friends-really-a-seinfeld-rip-off/)

Jerry Seinfeld: 'Friends' Ripped Off 'Seinfeld', 'Our Show With ... (https://etcanada.com/news/162890/jerry-seinfeld-friends-ripped-off-seinfeld-our-show-with-better-looking-people/)

What did Friends steal from Seinfeld? - Quora (https://www.quora.com/What-did-Friends-steal-from-Seinfeld)


Basically, it's using the post-grunge (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PostGrunge) approach (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/CondemnedByHistory/Music) and applying it to sitcoms.