How I Met Your Mother had the characters meet at college and later. They each had some dysfunction in their families. Reading your post, himym seems like the first chosen-family show.
New Girl makes a subtle point during a crossover episode they did in NYC with Brooklyn 99. At the very end they run into Coach, who points out that they did not call and let him know they were visiting, seeming put out, before brushing it off noting that he had been to LA several times without notifying them, either.
How I Met Your Mother had the characters meet at college and later. They each had some dysfunction in their families. Reading your post, himym seems like the first chosen-family show.
New Girl makes a subtle point during a crossover episode they did in NYC with Brooklyn 99. At the very end they run into Coach, who points out that they did not call and let him know they were visiting, seeming put out, before brushing it off noting that he had been to LA several times without notifying them, either.