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Friends
Friends is an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman and presented on the NBC television network between September 22, 1994 and May 6, 2004, with a total of 236 episodes. The series revolved around a group of friends who lived in the Greenwich Village neighborhood on the island of Manhattan in New York City. The series featured all six main cast members throughout its run, with numerous secondary characters recurring across all ten seasons. Then they starred: Jennifer Aniston as the rich and spoiled waitress Rachel Green, Courteney Cox as the chef Monica Geller (sister of Ross), Lisa Kudrow as the musician Phoebe Buffay, Matt LeBlanc as the actor Joey Tribbiani, Matthew Perry as the food processor data Chandler Bing and David Schwimmer as paleantologist Ross Geller (Monicas older brother)
Before reaching the "Friends" designation
Before reaching the "Friends" designation, the series was considered with other titles such as "Friends Like Us", "Six of One", "Across the Hall" and even "Insomnia Cafe". "I'll Be There For You" by The Rembrandts is an iconic song, but did you know it wasn't the first choice for the song on "Friends"? In fact, the original song was "Shinny Happy People" by R.E.M.
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Courteney Cox was asked to audition for the role of Rachel Green
Courteney Cox was asked to audition for the role of Rachel Green, but decided to ask to read for Monica Geller as well, believing she would be better suited to play the character. After reading both roles, she was sure she was destined to be Monica.
If Jennifer Aniston hadn't been the iconic Rachel Green
If Jennifer Aniston hadn't been the iconic Rachel Green, the end result could have been quite different. Although Téa Leoni was the first choice, numerous other actresses known to the public also tried out for the role: Elizabeth Berkley, Jane Krakowski, Tiffani Thiessen, Denise Richards, Melissa Rivers, Nicollette Sheridan, Parker Posey and Jami Gertz.
Chandler's quirky and memorable character
Chandler's quirky and memorable character is the fruit of Matthew Perry's talent for improvisation. The writers loved the jokes the actor cracked on set, so many of Chandler's funny moments are actually Perry's own.
Joey
Joey is famous for saying the iconic line "How YOU doin'?" It was first said in season four, but it has since become one of the most recognizable phrases on the show. Hear Joey say it again! Perhaps many people are already familiar with the expression "going commando", but how did it get into the Oxford English Dictionary? Through Joey Tribbiani!! This expression means not wearing any kind of underwear.
James Michael Tyler
James Michael Tyler was chosen to play the iconic Gunther from the series “Friends” due to his ability to work a coffee machine on the set of Central Perk. Although not the main character of the series, Gunther is a minor figure who has played a major role in some episodes. The character's name was assigned to him in the episode "The One Where Ross Finds Out" (1995), before Rachel and Ross kiss. It is notable that the ability to handle a coffee machine has contributed to the actor's success.
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