# Which was better. "Seinfeld" or "Friends"? AND do you have a pee-pee? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 27, 2010, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-was-better-seinfeld-or-friends-and-do-you-have-a-pee-pee/537493 "2010-04-27T04:48:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Walkabout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/46a35a/32.png) [@Walkabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walkabout)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2010, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-was-better-seinfeld-or-friends-and-do-you-have-a-pee-pee/537493/41 "2010-04-28T15:39:09Z")
If I was answering this poll while the shows were still on originally, I might have said Seinfeld, but these days I’m really enjoying watching Friends re-runs, and I’m constantly trying to avoid Seinfeld re-runs. I’m a girl. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2010, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-was-better-seinfeld-or-friends-and-do-you-have-a-pee-pee/537493/42 "2010-04-28T18:09:45Z")
Male; _Friends_. What’s surprised me most here is the number of folks who loved one and hated the other. Not me. I’ve always been a fan of both and this was a close call. Back when they were both airing new, I think my answer would have been different. _Seinfeld_ was true appointment TV, water-cooler stuff, gotta have the latest catchphrase on Friday morning. I watched and liked _Friends_, but not with the same kind of dedication. Now, years after both finales, I maintain that _Friends_ works better _as an entire series_, i.e., it’s a fully-told story of a decade in the lives of characters who develop and change in various ways throughout the show’s run. To be fair, _Seinfeld_ never _tried_ to be that, but this still tips the needle toward _Friends_ overall for me. I still find them both quite funny. ---
**Author:** ![GESancMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gesancman/32/2923_2.png) [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2010, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-was-better-seinfeld-or-friends-and-do-you-have-a-pee-pee/537493/43 "2010-04-28T18:26:03Z")
I only saw _Seinfeld_ a few times during its initial run, and I’ve never been a huge fan, but I’ve always liked it. If I happen to be flipping through the channels and come across it, I’ll stop and watch, and usually laugh. I would guess that I’ve seen a third to half of the episodes. _Friends_, OTOH, I’ve never seen. Never had any desire to. I thought it looked dumb when it came out, and nothing I’ve ever heard about it, or seen on ads, has made me think any differently. ---
**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2010, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-was-better-seinfeld-or-friends-and-do-you-have-a-pee-pee/537493/44 "2010-04-28T18:26:04Z")
Can anyone find a youtube clip of their favorite Seinfeld moment? So many of you love it that I get the feeling I ought to reconsider my opinion. ---
**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2010, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-was-better-seinfeld-or-friends-and-do-you-have-a-pee-pee/537493/45 "2010-04-28T18:32:54Z")
ETA: If you can find a Seinfeld clip funnier than the friends “Shark Porn” episode I’ll change my vote. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/TtipJD2AtKQ/hqdefault.jpg "Friends-"Chandler Watches Shark Porn!"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtipJD2AtKQ) ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Fight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2010, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-was-better-seinfeld-or-friends-and-do-you-have-a-pee-pee/537493/46 "2010-04-28T21:04:14Z")
While I like Seinfeld better overall, I have a tendency to underestimate Friends. I remember the bad hair and Ross and Rachel dramatics, then am caught off guard by how funny it can be (stress on the _can_ – some episodes were pretty uneven). ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2010, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-was-better-seinfeld-or-friends-and-do-you-have-a-pee-pee/537493/47 "2010-04-29T00:32:23Z")
Girl, and I _hated_ Seinfeld. Sure, there were some episodes that I enjoyed when I watched (which was rare) but for the most part I found the show to be about a group of thoroughly unlikable people, and not especially funny. ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2010, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-was-better-seinfeld-or-friends-and-do-you-have-a-pee-pee/537493/48 "2010-04-29T00:38:40Z")
Seinfeld was my favorite show the entire time it played. I like Friends okay. I think it came on before another show I liked at some point. But oh man, try watching Seinfeld reruns now. Godawful. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2010, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-was-better-seinfeld-or-friends-and-do-you-have-a-pee-pee/537493/49 "2010-04-29T02:02:15Z")
Sienfeld was multiples better than Friends. Friends was deadly boring. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-was-better-seinfeld-or-friends-and-do-you-have-a-pee-pee/537493.md?page=2)