26. It is a "what if" scenario, of what the Friends group would have looked like if things didn't go exactly as they had. The show was never filmed in New York. Jennifer Aniston - Rachel Greene 4. Archived. Kevin Spirtas - Dr. Wesley This is a callback to ". David Schwimmer came up with the pronunciation of "karate". Look, this couldn't be further from New York: This content is imported from Instagram. The golden frame around the peephole on the door of Monica's apartment was originally a mirror. Friends usage: Ross and Rachel's dramatic romance drama, obviously. Meanwhile, Rachel, at home, is watching Days Of Our Lives and decides to see Joey the next night and calls to tell him that she will be coming to his apartment, along with a few sandwiches she will bring from home. Surprising Secrets of Friends' Final Season Revealed: Lots of Tears, Personal Drama and the One Storyline the Cast Hated The iconic NBC sitcom ended its 10-year run on May 6, 2004, with a lot … The producers think it's the dirtiest line they have in the whole series. 17. Rachel comes into Central Perk to announce to her friends that Barry (her ex-fiancé) and Mindy (her ex-maid of honor) are getting divorced, because apparently, Mindy caught him cheating on her. Joey tells Chandler that he's sorry for "crossing the line". Claire Hodgson is the Editor of Cosmopolitan.com/UK, overseeing all things digital. Ross is 29 years old for three years. Chandler brings a glass of orange juice with pulp to Joey. We earn a commission for products purchased through some links in this article. Joey asks Rachel  if she wants anything, and she says she would like ice tea from Chandler, who is told by Joey to "listen" in order to keep his job. 20. I … When Rachel and Monica are talking about sex, the guy at the back of the coffeehouse is actually one of the Friends writers. David Schwimmer thought thought Ross's third divorce was a step too far. She, a workaholic, is feeling crazy for not working for three hours straight. "We tried to subtly acknowledge in the show that it did happen," said Kevin Bright. Tea Leoni was originally cast as Rachel. This is a callback to ", Monica and Ross mention eating something off people. ... After listening to the commentary of this episode, I learned that the actors improvised that line. This episode is one of the few titles that doesn't begin with "The One Where..." or "The One With...", Phoebe's hair in this episode is actually Lisa Kudrow's real hair. Chandler's awkwardness around women came from Matthew Perry's own problems with the ladies - it was never part of the character to begin with. Also known as “The One Where Monica Gets a Roommate”. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io, Courteney Cox just recreated this Friends scene, We have an air date for the Friends reunion, This Hocus Pocus scene was filmed on Friends set, Gabrielle Union is recreating a Friends episode, Matthew Perry & David Beckham are bonding on Insta, Funny thing Jen Aniston always did on Friends set, Jennifer and Lisa drop hints about Friends reunion, The very 90s sitcom Jen was in before Friends, Why Lisa Kudrow had her car searched every night. Ever hear a joke on Friends and still, to this day, don't understand it? Pat Finn - Dr. Roger You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. series. The six friends imagine if these alternate realities occured at the same time, and wonder if they would still hang out together occasionally. Along with the part two, this is the only episode in the entire sixth season where the chorus of the theme song isn't cut. It aired on January 5, 1995. 24. Monica asks what would happen if she was still overweight (She notes that she and Chandler wouldn't be dating in that scenario; Chandler is offended that everyone thinks he's that shallow, but Ross clarifies that they actually think that Monica was that fat). - YouTube Joey visits and apologizes for being a jerk and for a make-up present, gives Chandler orange juice (with pulp). Rachel doesn't think it is a good idea, although she wants to go. Gunther's hair was bleached every week for 10 years, because he is naturally brunette. Those two “lesser” friends were Phoebe and Chandler. She begins to wonder what life might be if she didn't run out on her wedding and actually married Barry. Later, at Monica's apartment, an applicant calls and Phoebe hires her and changes the applicant's name from "Brindy" to "Joan." Joey comes by and, before he goes in her room to visit her, asks Chandler to take his jeans off (as they were ready). Among the scenery, the daytime backdrop for the view from Monica's apartment can be seen at the start of the scene with Joey and Rachel on the Days of Our Lives set. Directed by Gary Halvorson. While visiting Phoebe in hospital, Ross and Monica discover smoke coming from her in the bathroom, which Phoebe claims is just a side-effect. The original theme tune for the show was going to be Shiny Happy People by R.E.M. In this episode, the opening credits have been changed: you see the cast members in their "alternate reality." Season 10, Episode 6. You can watch series like Naruto free on Crunchyroll. The fountain from the opening credits isn't in Manhattan. "We didn't want to make it like every other sitcom," Marta Kauffman said. It was found in the basement of the Warner Bros studio. It later disappeared but was reinstalled whenever James Burrows directed an episode as a kind of inside joke. Joey mentions low fat mayonnaise. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Monica and Chandler decide to throw a Halloween party; Phoebe runs into Ursula and her fiancée, who knows nothing about the "real" Ursula. Jessica Hecht - Susan Bunch 32. Rachel begins to wonder what life might be if she didn't run out on her wedding and actually married Barry. George Clooney and Noah Wyle Post “E.R.,” George Clooney guest-starred as a dreamy doctor on “Friends” alongside fellow “E.R.” (though much later) cast member Noah Wyle. The only disadvantage with the free episode is that it comes with three ad breaks and video quality of 480p. Rachel attempts to bake a traditional English trifle for dessert. 1. Every episode of Friends mentions the word 'friends' at LEAST once. Matthew Perry - Chandler Bing One of the crew accidentally smashed it, but because it still looked good they decided to leave it there. Directed by Michael Fresco. Don’t get me wrong, I watch a lot of Friends. However, it does not make so much of a difference. 25. He donated his fee to charity and appeared for free. In the normal Friends universe, Joey makes a list of reasons for not dating Rachel but can only come up with low fat mayonnaise, which he actually prefers. Which involves A LOT, … Jon Favreau, who played Monica's millionaire boyfriend Pete Becker, was originally offered the part of Chandler Bing. Marcel was actually played by a female monkey called Katie. 21. The Friends cast were REALLY drinking coffee on set. This is the only episode in the entire series to feature changed fountain shots in the credits. David Crane & Marta Kauffman, Episode Recap: The One That Could Have Been, Part 1. Both parts aired on February 17, 2000. Or Las Vegas. This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. In this episode Rachel says that she wishes that her and Barry "were on a break", an ironic reference to the fact that she and Ross broke up after she said they should take a break and he slept with, When Chandler announces to Monica that he sold a story to, The unique nature of this episode is most likely due to the producers' need to write it on short notice; previous plans for the season included a six-episode arc involving Rachel's sister, Ross and Carol decided to name their son Ben in ". Ellen De Generes turned down the role of Phoebe Buffay. Every episode of Friends mentions the word 'friends' at LEAST once. The show's creators co-wrote The Rembrandts' I'll Be There For You. 29. Ross answers a phone call that is for Phoebe. Mitchell Whitfield - Barry Farber, Written By: 19. In early episodes there was a beam between the kitchen and the living room. Phoebe learns that there was a drop of sales in the market and loses $13 million, resulting in a heart attack. 22. Rachel tells her she should do it, as sex shouldn't be a big deal. One of the most popular sitcoms of all time, Friends lasted ten years on NBC and had one of the most impressive and extensive list of celebrity guest stars of any television series ever made. James Michael Tyler - Gunther As Joey doesn't like pulp, he becomes angry. Rachel barely recognizes Ross until she remembers that he is Monica's brother. Unlike in the real Friends universe, Joey's chat-up line works on Rachel. By 2002, Friends had explored most every possible Thanksgiving angle, except for the one that defines so many real-life Thanksgivings: familial fighting. Cole Sprouse - Ben Geller Joey wonders what if he never got fired from Days of our Lives, Chandler imagines what if he had quit his job & wrote stories for The New Yorker, and Phoebe wonders what if she had taken a job offer at 'Merrill Lynch' (A massage client said that she had a knack for stocks, but at the time she thought that everything that rhymed was true and so thought she would need to live in a box, eat lox, and have a pet fox). Close. Rachel comes into Central Perk to tell Monica of her invitation to Joey's apartment despite being married and learns from her that he does this with a lot of women, her being one of them. 11. In the beginning of the alternate reality when Joey, Chandler, and Monica are talking about money in the coffeehouse, Chandler's feet constantly change positions between shots. Then there's the whole debate about whether Ross and Rachel were actually on a break. Rachel is a huge Days of Our Lives fan girl, but in real life, Jennifer Aniston's father, John Aniston, actually stars in the American soap. W hen HBO Max launches on May 27, those who rush to subscribe will likely do so for access to WarnerMedia’s enormous catalog.The service will include beloved TV shows (Friends… For example, Monica is still fat, Joey as famous actor, etc. But this scene had to be cut from the show, out of respect: 8. "They just seemed the most sexual of the characters," explains Marta Kauffman. In the commentary for the episode which was recorded during the filming of Season 9, David Crane reveals that the Joey and Rachel arc would last into Season 11. A post shared by Annalisa Adams (@justunder5). Rachel comes into Central Perk to announce to her friends that Barry (her ex-fiancé) and Mindy (her ex-maid of honor) are getting divorced, because apparently, Mindy caught him cheating on her. Cosmopolitan participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. Friends Central is a FANDOM TV Community. Script Credit "The One That Could Have Been" is a non-canonical, two part episode of the sixth season of Friends. 34. Joan was previously mentioned by Phoebe in. 10. 18. Any show is going to run out of steam and/or ideas by its ninth season. In this, the second-to-last time Friends would celebrate November’s most gluttonous holiday, Rachel’s obnoxious sister Amy (Christina Applegate) invites herself to Thanksgiving, and the conversation turns to who … 23. You sit on a THRONE OF LIES, Friends-makers. That famous Friends sofa? Monica refers to giving up your "flower". 24. 3 1 1 113. Ross and Rachel enter and Monica and Rachel are happy to see each other for the first time in 13 years after Sean McMahan's party (in which Ross played a song). He never made it as far as the pilot episode. After Joey leaves to go to the bathroom, Phoebe (who smokes whenever work calls, referencing Chandler's smoking addiction in normal episodes) comes in and fires someone she started to like via phone for selling at 49 instead of 50. I've seen a lot less of my actual friends since Netflix released the entire series of Friends onto its online streaming platform last month, and I'm not even the least bit sorry. A lot of very funny content and great lines are extracted throughout each episode in these shortened versions. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Carol agrees to this right away and with much enthusiasm at the idea of bringing another woman into the bedroom. Was the coffee real? David Schwimmer - Ross Geller, Kristian Alfonso - Hope Brady As he waits in line, he notices Rachel standing in front of him. 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