Even in the fictional world of television, the love between a parent and their children is always and forever.

Friends: The Reunion is finally here, offering pop culture fans the perfect excuse to relive TV on Thursday and watch all of their favorite episodes from previous seasons.

And while it’s amazing to have Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer back together on the couch, there are a few other memorable characters who deserve to be celebrated themselves.

This week, E! News could sit down with Elliott Gould and Christina Pickleswho played Jack and Judy Geller on the comedy series. To date, the actors have only positive memories of the show and their on-air descendants Ross (Schwimmer) and Monica (Cox).

“We did this at a time in my life when I was certainly maturing and getting older and moving into other roles,” Gould shared exclusively with E! News. “And the opportunity and the success and the opportunity to work with new, younger people who have become icons in their own right is a wonderful evolutionary aspect of my existence. And I am extremely grateful for that.”