--- description: Netflix just shared a serious throwback — of all the members of the 'Friends' cast in their early days. title: These Old Photos of the Friends Cast Will Be There for You image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8057d4c3d546f3a6/6988f89c096a949c286a124a/friends-cast.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # These Pictures of the _Friends_ Cast Before They Made It Will Be There for You  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 18, 2018 6:44 PM CUT  FRIENDS -- Season 6 -- Pictured: (l-r) David Schwimmer as Ross Geller, Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green, Courteney Cox as Monica Geller, Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing, Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay, Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani -- (Photo by: NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images) FRIENDS -- Season 6 -- Pictured: (l-r) David Schwimmer as Ross Geller, Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green, Courteney Cox as Monica Geller, Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing, Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay, Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani -- (Photo by: NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)NBC—NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 18, 2018 6:44 PM CUT It can often feel like we grew up with the cast of _Friends_ — after all, [Jennifer Aniston](http://time.com/4774267/jennifer-aniston-on-friends-today/ "undefined"), David Schwimmer, [Lisa Kudrow](http://time.com/4696427/lisa-kudrow-talk-friends-television/ "undefined") and the rest hit the air first all the way back in 1994\. But way before they found fame on the small screen and became regulars in our sitcom lives, the six actors were just normal teens like us, destined to have their faces forever frozen in time in their yearbook photos. [Netflix](http://time.com/5096071/best-romantic-movies-on-netflix/ "undefined") has done the dirty work of digging up these iconic black-and-white images of the six pals, and you’re guaranteed to do a double take. Matt LeBlanc’s signature brows are on point, but otherwise, is he even recognizable? Young Jennifer Aniston was rocking a choppy set of bangs and sharing a piercing gaze. [Matthew Perry](http://time.com/4806377/matthew-perry-friends-revival-nightmare/ "undefined") seems downright giddy to be photographed. Lisa Kudrow looks like a brunette. Courteney Cox…. well, she still looks like a young Courteney Cox. But the beauty of David Schwimmer’s long wavy hair is only matched by the unexpected hoop earring in his left ear. Netflix now has all ten seasons of _Friends_ available to stream, so you know what to do. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5107835/friends-yearbook-photos/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5107835/friends-yearbook-photos/"},"headline":"These Pictures of the Friends Cast Before They Made It Will Be There for You","datePublished":"2018-01-18T18:44:19.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:49:50.672Z","description":"Netflix just shared a serious throwback — of all the members of the 'Friends' cast in their early days.","url":"https://time.com/5107835/friends-yearbook-photos/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","Netflix","celebrities","Friends"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8057d4c3d546f3a6/6988f89c096a949c286a124a/friends-cast.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8057d4c3d546f3a6/6988f89c096a949c286a124a/friends-cast.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Friends - Season 6","caption":"Friends - Season 6","creditText":"NBC—NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5107835/friends-yearbook-photos/","name":"These Pictures of the Friends Cast Before They Made It Will Be There for You"}}]}] ```