Don’t feel bad if you didn’t catch all of these well-concealed details.
The character is Elizabeth’s father.
He strongly dislikes Ross but has a brief romance with Rachel.
Julia Roberts makes an appearance
Julia Robertsis another major celebrity who appeared onFriends.
Susie was a former classmate of Chandler’s.
He humiliated her and she got the nickname “Susie Underpants.”
They wind up in the bathroom and she entices Chandler to wear her panties.
Then she ditches him and steals all his clothes.
Many more celebrities made appearances
The list could go on an on.
Brightdirected 54 episodes, whileKauffmanandCraneare both uncredited for directing three and two episodes respectively.
The trio also made several cameos during the run.
Some of the cast’s family members did too!
When sitting at a club, a cocktail waitress appears.
It’sAlexis Arquette, Courteney Arquette’s sister-in-law.
A couple episodes later, it changes to a cartoon face.
Some funny messages over the seasons include: “Clean up the duck feathers in the hallway!
Treager,” “Clean bathroom,” “Knock, knock, who’s there?
and “No girls allowed.”
By the end of season five, there were various drawings added.
As a congratulations, the opening credits were changed on the first episode of season six.
The cast and executive producers had the name “Arquette” appended to their names.
You may glimpse a “Reserved” sign on some of the episodes!
Once you see the sign, you’re free to’t unsee it.
I dare you to rewatch the series and you’ll find it all the time.
The apartment number switcheroo
In the first season ofFriends, Monica lived in apartment number 5.
The original character choices
Could you imagine if the cast had been made up of different actors?
Kauffman and her writing partner, David Crane, initially had a different vision for Monica.
“We had Janeane Garofalo’s voice in our head.
And what of the other actors?
Executive producer Kevin Bright revealed toUSA Todaythat they auditioned 500 actors for the show.
They nearly hired Craig Bierko, but he passed on the role after reading the script.
Luckily, Matthew Perry became available, and the rest is history.
“Then Kauffman and Crane came back withFriends, which we thought was such a snore.
Some people thought the show was too Gen X, way too narrow.”
An after hours insomnia cafe.
Rachel and Ross had to get together, and they never wanted the show to have a spinoff.
Kauffmanrevealed to Dan Snierson ofEntertainment Weekly, “Never.
We never,everfrom the beginning ever wanted to do a spin-off orGrown-Up FriendsorFriends KidsorBaby Friends.
And that also jived with what some of the cast was thinking.
The live audience is such an integral part of the show.”
Bright also admitted the apartments are large, but adequate space was needed for filming.
It’s to provide a place for the talented actors to execute the funny scripts.
That’s what you’re supposed to be looking at, not the size of the apartment.”
Phoebe grew up not knowing about her little brother, as her dad abandoned her family.
The two get off to an awkward start, but eventually develop an affectionate sibling relationship.
After Frank graduates from high school, he marries his (much older) former teacher.
Phoebe acts as a surrogate for the couple, giving birth to triplets in Season 5.
Alas, the condom guy was not actually intended to be Phoebe’s brother.
Rachel and Ross briefly rekindle their romance before Monica and Chandler get married.
This is the part where we need to do some math.
That’s a long pregnancy!
Gunther didn’t have a single line until halfway through Season 2
Ah, Gunther.
“‘I’ve done a lot of stage, theater stuff, and things like that.’
And she said, ‘That’s really good to know.’
But the next week, I came in and she said, ‘Your name is Gunther.’
I said, ‘Excuse me?
And she said, ‘Your name is Gunther now.’
I still didn’t get it.
Then, she said, ‘Oh, that’s your character name.
And you get to say, ‘Yeah’ today.
So, we’re giving you a line.'”
Estelle moonlights as a nurse?
Or at least, the actress who played her is.
Joey’s PIN number is… Joey
Joey is the loveable but not-too-bright member of the group.
His innocence is endearing, and also makes for a lot of hilarious moments.
Remember the time he thought that women have Adam’s apples?
Or the time hethought there were 56 states?
It kind of makes you wonder how Joey manages to remember all his lines for his acting jobs.
The guy can’t even remember his own pin number!
When you punch the numbers into a phone, the digits actuallyspell out Joey.
