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FRIENDS the popular American show aired on the channel NBC from 22 Sep 1994 and continued its power stint on television till 6 May 2004 that lasted for like 10 seasons. It created a revolution of LOVE across the television watchers.
It's more than a decade when the tv show ended but its never too late for the tv show lover who wants to know a bit more about their loved sitcom series :
• The popular cast of 6 members was supposed to be only for 4, which implies that Phoebe and Chandler were kept only as supporting actors.
• When the show was penned down Joey and Monica were intended to be in love.
• On an average, each FRIENDS episode took 5 hours to be filmed.
• The cast of The Simpsons made a friendly appearance on FRIENDS.
• Initially, the show was meant to be called Insomnia Café.
• The cast members received $22,000 per episode in the 1st season.
• By the finale season, the remuneration reached $1,000,000 per episode.
• Courtney Cox is elder to David Schwimmer but she played her younger sister in the show.
• Ross and Rachel weren’t meant to be the romantic couple, the story developed because of Aniston’s and Schwimmer’s chemistry.
• Lisa Kudrow was scared of the duck.
• Rachel and Joey weren’t liked by the cast to be together.
• Kathy Griffin and Jane Lynch auditioned for Phoebe’s role.
• Jon Cryer and Jon Favreau auditioned for Chandler’s role.
• The caste always engaged in a huddle before the filming of every episode to wish each other luck.
• The cliffhangers were never live audiences.
• Bruce Willis appeared on the show free of any charge or appearance fee.
• Before the airing of the show’s plot the caste was taken for a dinner at the famous Caeser’s Palace, Las Vegas. Their last day of anonymity.
• Marcel was played by the monkeys…Monkey and Katie.
• Ross stayed 29 years old for like 3 years.
• David Schwimmer directed almost 10 episodes.
• Gunther had no lines until the 33rd episode.
• Ellen DeGeneres rejected to play Phoebe.
• When the last series ended Jennifer Aniston and her then-husband Brad Pitt threw a lavish dinner party.
• The actor who played Joshua’s father is Matthew Perry’s real dad.
• Gunther had no name until the second season.
• Lisa Kudrow thought Chandler’s character is a gay person.
• The orange couch in Central Park was discovered in the basement of Warner Bros. studio.