“Friends” is one of the most iconic shows of all time.

“Friends” dominated the 90s and early 00s, garnering fans from around the globe.

“We experienced friendship, family, heartbreak, babies, everything together.

Eric McCormack and Sean Hayes smiling

We also sort of had a wonderful experience with the world loving us, as well.

They connected with us,” Aniston said during an event in 2016 (viaHuffPost).

Kudrow added, “We really wanted to connect.

Eric McCormack and David Schwimmer posing together

“I got a couple of auditions in,” he said (viaE!

“I got to the studio level and I didn’t make it past.”

However, Burrows didn’t quite see it that way.

The cast of Friends posing together

“I said, ‘Y’know Jimmy, I came pretty close on the Ross role.’

Jim says, ‘Honey, you were wasting your time; they wrote the part for Schwimmer!'”

We had to beg him and beseech him and say we wrote the part for him!

The show ran for 8 seasons before calling it quits in 2005.

However, the original cast returned years later for a revival, which lasted three more seasons on NBC.

McCormack proved to be the perfect Will, whileDavid Schwimmerwas obviously the right choice to play Ross.

Despite all of the what-ifs, McCormack and Schwimmer landed where they were meant to be.