Before Friends, Courteney Cox Starred In A Very Different Type Of Sitcom With Bronson Pinchot

Before becoming the iconic Monica Gellar in Friends, Courteney Cox had a different kind of sitcom experience. Cox's journey began with a casting call, leading to roles in Bruce Springsteen's music video and various TV shows like Misfits of Science, The Love Boat, and Murder, She Wrote. She even played Alex P. Keaton's girlfriend in Family Ties and Jerry Seinfeld's girlfriend in Seinfeld.

However, before her breakout role in Friends, Cox appeared in a sitcom that was quite different in quality and quality - The Trouble With Larry. Created by Andrew Nicholls and Darrell Vickers, the show starred Bronson Pinchot as Larry Burton, who returns home after a decade to find his wife had remarried and had a daughter. Cox played Gabby, Larry's former sister-in-law, with whom he fell in love.

Despite the 90s era's norm of fat jokes and sl*t-shaming, Larry's comments were often mean-spirited, targeting Sally's new husband, Boyd, and other characters. Even for the time, the show was considered egregious, with critics labeling it "sophomoric dreck." The show was canceled after just three episodes due to its poor reception.