Fun Facts about the F.R.I.E.N.D.S. TV Show
Show Summary
Rachel Green, a sheltered but friendly woman, flees her wedding day and wealthy yet unfulfilling life and finds childhood friend Monica Geller, a tightly wound but caring chef. Rachel becomes a waitress at West Village coffee house Central Perk after she moves into Monica's apartment above Central Perk and joins Monica's group of single friends in their mid-20s: previous roommate Phoebe Buffay, an eccentric masseuse and musician; neighbor Joey Tribbiani, a dim-witted yet loyal struggling actor and womanizer; Joey's roommate Chandler Bing, a sarcastic, self-deprecating IT manager; and Monica's older brother and Chandler's college roommate Ross Geller, a sweet-natured but insecure paleontologist.
Here is a list of 10 Fun Facts about the F.R.I.E.N.D.S. TV Show
- FRIENDS WAS ORIGINALLY CALLED INSOMNIA CAFÉ (AND A BUNCH OF OTHER THINGS).
- THE CAST COULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.
- THE PRODUCERS WANTED COURTENEY COX TO PLAY RACHEL, BUT COX RESISTED.
- THE ROLE OF ROSS GELLER WAS WRITTEN FOR DAVID SCHWIMMER.
- THE OPENING CREDITS WERE NOT SHOT IN NEW YORK.
- THE CAST TOOK A TRIP TO LAS VEGAS TOGETHER BEFORE THE SHOW AIRED.
- CAESAR'S PALACE PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE ON FRIENDS LATER ON.
- MONICA WAS AN EARLY MENTAL FLOSS FAN.
- LISA KUDROW DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO PLAY GUITAR.
- FRIENDS WAS FILMED IN FRONT OF A LIVE AUDIENCE—EXCEPT FOR CLIFFHANGERS.