Erika Alexander famously known for her role in Living Single took to social media to react to David Schwimmer saying there should be an all-black or Asian-casted Friends.

Alexander who played Maxine Shaw, an attorney on the classic series reminded Schwimmer of Living Single. The show also starred Queen Latifah, Kim Fields, Terrence C. Carson, Kim Coles and John Henton. Her tweet read, “Hey ⁦David Schwimmer,⁦⁩ r u seriously telling me you’ve never heard of Living Single? We invented the template! [You’re] welcome bro.”

Social media users also began expressing the fact that the sitcom laid the groundwork for Friends. One user, Michael Harriot shared that Living Single was created by Yvette Lee Browser for Warner Bros. and that it came out in 1993, while the latter debuted in 1994.

Hey ⁦@DavidSchwimmer ⁦@FriendsTV⁩ - r u seriously telling me you’ve never heard of #LivingSingle? We invented the template! Yr welcome bro. ;) David Schwimmer 2 The Guardian: “Maybe there should be an all-black Friends or an all-Asian Friends” https://t.co/r8W1ZHBwoy

— Erika Alexander (@EAlexTheGreat) January 28, 2020

⁦@DavidSchwimmer⁩ 4 yr edutainment. Help me school him ⁦@IAMQUEENLATIFAH⁩ ⁦@kimcoles⁩ ⁦@KimVFields⁩ ⁦#TCCarson #JohnHenton ⁦@warnerbrostv⁩ #elvisdidntinventrocknroll https://t.co/MRJQBnULlU

— Erika Alexander (@EAlexTheGreat) January 28, 2020

“Living Single” was created by Yvette Lee Bowser for Warner Bros & debuted in ‘93. One of the original suggested titles was “Friends.” Asked if he could have any show on TV, NBC’s pres. said “Living Single.”

In 1994 Warner Bros debuted a new production on NBC

“Friends”

— michaelharriot (@michaelharriot) January 28, 2020

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