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The fountain in the opening credits of Friends is not in New York City but on the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank.
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Courteney Cox requested to play the role of Monica on Friends instead of Rachel because she admired Monica's strong character.
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Griffin and Lynch auditioned for Phoebe, while Favreau and Cryer were considered for Chandler. Perry almost missed out due to another pilot, but it wasn't picked up.
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Friends was originally titled "Insomnia Cafe" and featured a different concept with Joey and Monica as love interests. The show had various working titles before premiering with the title "Friends" in 1994.
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Kudrow considered having Phoebe play the bongos but ended up learning a few guitar chords. She decided Phoebe would only know a handful of chords, leading to the creation of "Smelly Cat."
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Director James Burrows took the Friends cast to Vegas before the show aired, telling them it was their last chance at anonymity before becoming famous.
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Joey plays a gladiator at Caesar's Palace in "The One in Vegas" where Ross and Rachel get drunk-married, while Monica and Chandler witness the event, having planned to get married themselves.
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David Arquette gave Courteney Cox a copy of Mental Floss, which later appeared in a Friends episode where Monica can be seen reading the magazine.
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Friends cast received $22k per episode in the first season, with their salaries reportedly varying in the second. In 1997, they demanded $100k per episode, and by the final season, they were earning $1 million per episode.
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Friends is a popular show, most streamed on Netflix in the UK and second only to The Office in the US. When Netflix announced its removal in 2019, fans' petition with #Justice4Friends was successful in bringing the show back.