Our sitcom dreams were made last night when the casts of Friends (sans Matthew Perry, who is in London for a play) and The Big Bang Theory met for the first time. Could we be any more excited? Well, maybe just slightly more if Chandler Bing Perry had been in attendance.
So what was the occasion that brought these two casts together? NBC's salute to directing icon, Jimmy Burrows, who recently celebrated his 1,000th episode behind the camera on the set of NBC's upcoming sitcom, Crowded (which stars Miranda Cosgrove). The celebratory special won't air until February 21, so we have another month until we see everyone reunited—but NBC will no doubt be teasing the reunion of Friends (as well as other Burrows-helmed sitcoms like Cheers and Will & Grace) in the weeks to come.
But let's get back to that reunion from last night, shall we? Both The Big Bang Theory's Johnny Galecki and Kaley Cuoco posted the same Instagram photo of the respective casts gathered around a large round table. Cuoco captioned her photo: "Ummmm NIGHT MADE. Can't breathe. Friends meets BBT. I died and went to heaven." Galecki went with a simpler caption: "And then this happened..."
In the photo, Jim Parsons is seen kneeling between David Schwimmer and a clearly giddy Jennifer Aniston, while Kaley Cuoco is holding hands with Courteney Cox as Lisa Kudrow peers over their shoulders. Matt LeBlanc and Simon Helberg round out the photo. Not pictured (aside from Perry)? Big Bang's Mayim Bialik, Melissa Rauch, and Kunal Nayyar, though it remains to be seen if they were at the event and just not seen in the photo. In the background, you can see Will & Grace's Megan Mullally chatting with the man of the night, Jimmy Burrows.
Take a look:
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*Pretty incredible, right? Will & Grace's Sean Hayes also posted this photo with co-stars Eric McCormack and Megan Mullally, but it seems Debra Messing was absent (most likely from the blizzard that hit the East Coast). *
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Others in attendance included Tony Danza (Taxi), Judd Hirsch (Taxi), Minnie Driver (About a Boy), Yvette Nicole Brown (The Odd Couple), and plenty other iconic TV stars. Burrows, meanwhile, is still hard at work, directing Mike & Molly's series finale episode that will tape this Wednesday night.
Watch Jim Parsons Sing the Big Bang Theory Theme Song:
