We have been brought up watching this American sitcom 'F.R.I.E.N.D.S'. Monica, Rachel, Chandler, Phoebe, Joey have been like a part of our gang. Here are a few unknown facts about the show we bet you did not have an idea about!
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Rachel and Monica were secretly replaced on F.R.I.E.N.D.S
Clips of editing bloopers from the Friends TV series have recently surfaced online, thanks to some overly observant viewers. Actresses Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox disappeared in two of the scenes on the hit TV show and were replaced by doubles, who were accidentally caught in the frame. The women looked similar but wore different clothes, making the editing mistake even more apparent.
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Joey and Chandler’s big white dog actually belonged to Jennifer Aniston. A friend gave it to her as a good-luck gift when the show started.
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The show was originally called 'Insomnia Cafe'. It was then renamed 'Friends Like Us', and then 'Six of One'; before becoming Friends.
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In 1997, they banded together to negotiate a salary increase to $100,000 per episode. It was the first time in TV history that cast members had done this. By the final season, they each got $1,000,000 per episode.
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In the pilot, Monica forgets the name of a guy she sleeps with. Producers were worried that this would make the audience not like her, so they handed out a survey to the studio audience asking whether they thought the plot should be changed. They didn’t.
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Ross and Rachel weren’t meant to be the central romance of the series. Their storyline was developed because of David Schwimmer and Jennifer Aniston’s chemistry.
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Monica’s apartment changed from number 5 to number 20 when the show’s writers realised that '5' wouldn’t denote an apartment on an upper level floor in a large block. So they matched, Chandler’s also changed from 4 to 19.
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Phoebe’s wedding is not attended by any of her relatives, including her twin sister Ursula, her father, her birth mother, her brother Frank Jr. or the triplets she gave birth to.
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Hank Azaria, who plays David the scientist, auditioned for the role of Joey twice before the show went into production.
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Bruce Willis appeared in the show for free after losing a bet about whether ‘The Whole Nine Yards’ would be No. 1 in the box office on its opening weekend with Matthew Perry. He donated his fee to charity.
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David Schwimmer was the first of the main six actors to be cast in the show and Jennifer Aniston was the last of the main six actors to be cast in the show.
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Before the show’s pilot aired, the cast was taken for dinner at Caeser’s Palace in Las Vegas to enjoy their 'last shot at anonymity'. They later returned to the same place to shoot Ross and Rachel’s drunken wedding.
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Crew member Paul Swain was responsible for the Magna Doodles on the door of Chandler’s apartment.
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When Monica pops up from underneath Chandler’s bedsheet in London, the two of them held position for 27 seconds.
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NBC originally thought Central Perk was too trendy and wanted to set the show in a diner, like Seinfeld.
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All of the six main characters have kissed each other at one point (if you include alternative 'what if?' episodes), except Monica and Phoebe.
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The frame around the peephole in Monica’s apartment originally had a mirror in it. It was broken by a crew member during the early stages of filming, but producers thought it looked good so they left it.
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June Gable, who played Joey’s agent Estelle Leonard, also played a nurse in the episode where Carol gives birth to Ben.
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Friends co-creators Marta Kauffman and David Crane are also co-writers of the show’s theme song, 'I’ll Be There for You' by The Rembrandts.
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When Rachel is trying to find a new officiate for Chandler and Monica’s wedding, she finds a Greek Orthodox priest coming out of the Anastassakis/Papasifakis wedding. Anastassakis is Jennifer Aniston’s family name.
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Giovanni Ribisi plays Phoebe’s brother Frank Jr. in later episodes, but he also has a small cameo in the earlier seasons. He plays a boy who accidentally throws a condom into Phoebe’s guitar case instead of a coin.
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Lisa Kudrow had already been guest-starring on 'Mad About You' as Ursula Buffay for two years before Friends aired. They decided to make Phoebe a twin to create a crossover between the two shows.
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James Michael Tyler was cast as Gunther because he was the only extra who knew how to operate an espresso machine.
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There were six versions of Phoebe’s dollhouse made for 'The One with the Dollhouse' because the plot involved burning them.
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In the last episode, it is mentioned that all six characters have lived in Monica’s apartment. They have all also lived in Joey’s apartment.
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When the last series ended, Jennifer Aniston and her then-husband Brad Pitt hosted a dinner party at their home. They served bottles of wine that producer Kevin Bright had saved from the first series.
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When the last series ended, each cast member was given a piece of the sidewalk from outside Central Perk as a keepsake.
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Before Friends, Courtney Cox appeared in various commercials. In fact, she was the first person to say 'period' on national television for a Tampax commercial.
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Some of the laughter from the show's live audience was cut in scenes so the next punch line wasn't lost.
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Marcel the monkey is actually a female and her name is Katie. In fact, we hear she's got she's had some pretty recent modeling gigs lined up. After her career-launching role in Friends, Katie led the way for future Friends alumni by breaking into Hollywood with a show-stealing performance in 'Bruce Almighty'. And when she’s not relaxing in her California residence between shooting, she also serves as the mascot for the LA Angels baseball team.
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Three cast members from The Simpsons made guest appearances on Friends: Dan Castellaneta (Homer), Hank Azaria (Moe/Apu, etc.), and Harry Shearer (Mr. Burns/Smithers, etc.).
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