Where’s The Lie? Facts And Myths From Behind The Scenes Of 'Friends'

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For each category below, we'll give you three statements. Two are true, and one is false. Which is the lie? We don't know what you know we know you know.
  • Behind The Scenes
  • Casting
  • Crew
  • Crossovers
  • IRL
  • Origins

B.EIND H N Matthew Perry was often high on set. Bruce Willis appeared for free because of a gambling debt. The other actors held an intervention for J

CAs.TING Ellen, Jane Lynch, and Janeane Garofalo were all considered for Phoebe. Ugly Naked Guy's identity is unknown. Courteney Cox was supposed to b

Ellen, Jane Lynch, and Janeane Garofalo were all considered for Phoebe. T-R-UT I TOES FARY Saldl NICs EMD- MD Saie T y th A Fas ARF1 -WXA AY>th EX C

CREW The iconic frame over the peephole was a crewmember's idea. The fridge in Monica's apartment actually worked. They added Arquette to every cred

The iconic frame over the peephole was a crewmember's idea. L-IE A crewmember made it happen, but not on purpose. It was originally a mirror, but wh

The fridge in Monica's apartment actually worked.'' T-R-U.T.t It did! The cast and crew kept food in there. CRAGKEDCOM

CROSSOVER.S Phoebe exists in the Mad About You universe. Rachel hooked up with Ben Wyatt from Parks and Recreation. Monica and Chandler bought the hou

Phoebe exists in the Mad About You universe. T-RUTH Lisa Kudrow was already playing Ursula on Mad About You, and the Friends writers wrote her into

REALLIFE Lisa Kudrow's pregnancy was written into the show; Courteney Cox's wasn't. Joey wore a sling because Matt LeBlanc injured himself on set. Mar

Lisa Kudrow's pregnancy was written into the show; Courteney Cox's wasn't. TR.U.T.I Cox got pregnant after it had already been established that Chan

Marcel the monkey was written out because Schwimmer hated working with him. L.IE Marcel was played by two monkeys, and their handlers made it hard t

ORIG.IN.S GI.S Phoebe was originally written as a goth. Joey and Monica were supposed to be the marquee couple. It was originally called Friends Like

It was originally called Friends Like Us. LIE It was, at various times, called Friends Like Us, Across The Hall, and Six of One. But the original ti

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