15 Fun Facts About 'Friends' That Every Fanatic Should Know

15 Fun Facts About 'Friends' That Every Fanatic Should Know

by KAITLIN REILLY











#1

The reason why the Central Perk couch was always empty for the six friends? We found the answer — theyreserved it! Check out the sign on the table!

#2

According to Kauffman, the writers originally thought that Phoebe and Chandler would be “secondary characters,” there to provide the humor. The group later realized that the characters gave the show “so much more than that” and wrote in more meaningful stories.

#3

According to Buzzfeed, one of the animal actors who played Marcel the monkey is actually a girl — her name is Katie, and she went on to become the mascot for the Los Angeles Angels.

#4

According to the Friends “Final Thoughts” interview, the producersneeded to save money in the second season. They did so by creating the episode “The One Where No One’s Ready,” which took place entirely in Rachel and Monica’s apartment and featured no guest stars.

#5

According to the producers interview with NBC News, Rachel and Rossweren’t supposed to be the endgame love interests — it was originally Monica and Joey!

#6

The show’s actual theme song, “I’ll Be There For You,” by The Rembrandts, was on the Billboard Hot 100 charts for eight weeks in 1995.

#7

According to his AMA with Reddit, Hank Azaria, who played Phoebe’s love interest David, auditioned twice for the role of Joey.

#8

According to her interview with the Huffington Post, Kathy Griffin auditioned for the role of Phoebe.

#9

Courteney Cox is three years older than David Schwimmer, despite the fact that Monica is supposed to be three years younger than Ross.

#10

According to the TVGN special The Story Behind Friends, Jennifer Aniston was almost knocked out of the role of Rachel due to her commitment to series Muddling Through on CBS. She was released from her Muddling Through commitment with the stipulation that, should the CBS sitcom be a hit, she would pull herself from the Friends pilot. Luckily, it never happened.

#11

According to Vanity Fair, Courteney Cox was originally offered the role of Rachel, but she asked to play Monica instead.

#12

According to Entertainment Weekly, the Friends writers almost left Rachel and Ross’ relationship in a “gray area” at the end of the series, where it’s only hinted that they end up together. They scratched that idea, deciding not only to give audiences what they want, but what the writers wanted, too.

#13

Over the 10 seasons of the show, actor David Schwimmer directed 10 episodes of the series.

#14

Giovanni Ribisi played Phoebe’s long-lost brother Frank Jr., but, before that, he made a guest appearance as a guy who accidentally tosses a condom in Phoebe’s guitar case. Technically, he could have been playing the same character!

#15

Jennifer Aniston hated her iconic haircut “the Rachel,” which explains why Aniston is a such a fan of long, even locks. She told E! Online that she’d rather shave her head than get that haircut again.

Thanks to bustle.com