Trivia: "Weird Al" Yankovic wanted to record a parody of this show's theme song titled "I'll Repair for You," that would have been themed around fellow 90s sitcom, Home Improvement. He obtained permission from The Rembrandts, but the producers of this show did not grant permission.
Phaneron
7th Jun 2023
Friends (1994)
17th Apr 2023
Friends (1994)
The One With The Embryos - S4-E12
Trivia: Chandler's line of "Donald Trump wants his blue blazer black" was a genuine flub by Matthew Perry. Everyone's reaction to it was so on-brand for their characters that they decided to use it it for the episode.
13th Jun 2021
Friends (1994)
The One With Ross's Tan - S10-E3
Question: I occasionally perform spray tans as a side gig, and the solution usually takes around 8 hours to set. Is there any reason aside from creating a comedy situation that the spray tan salon wouldn't just tell Ross to immediately go home and shower so that his tan won't look so ridiculous?
10th Jun 2021
Friends (1994)
The One With The Halloween Party - S8-E6
Other mistake: When Monica is saying "I can't answer that, Chandler's my husband" after Joey asks her who would win in a fight between Ross and Chandler, the camera is fluttering in and out of focus. (00:11:11)
10th Jun 2021
Friends (1994)
Question: There are a few episodes where Phoebe is talking with her twin sister Ursula, and one of them will hand something to the other person, and you can tell a stand-in is not being used for one of them because Lisa Kudrow's face is visible for both characters. How do they achieve this effect?
Chosen answer: The effect can be achieved in various ways. Split screen and image overlapping is one method. CGI can simulate body movements making it appear the characters are physically interacting, or a face can be superimposed over a body double. Lisa Kudrow's older sister, Helena, who looks almost exactly like her, was often used as her twin body double, mostly filmed from the back or the side and in scenes where one stood or walked in front of the other.
10th Jun 2021
Friends (1994)
24th May 2021
Friends (1994)
The One With Joey's New Brain - S7-E15
Visible crew/equipment: When Monica and Chandler are going over to the window to see Ross playing the bagpipes, the head of a crew member is visible on the left side of the screen, standing by the framed poster. (00:07:30)
7th May 2021
Friends (1994)
The One With The Embryos - S4-E12
Character mistake: When they are about to start the game, Ross declares that "the first team to answer the most questions wins." This is a nonsensical statement. By that logic, the first team to answer a question correctly would be the winner. It should be either the team that has correctly answered the most questions at the end of the game wins, or the first team to correctly answer an X number of questions.
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Suggested correction: While it's a weird way for him to say it, he starts by saying "each team will answer ten questions", so no, the first team to answer a question wouldn't win.
Yes, he qualified that it was a 10-question game, and we as the audience understand going in how the winner is decided. It's just the way he declared how the winner would be decided didn't make sense. It would be like watching an NBA game, and before tipoff, the crew chief tells both teams that the first team to score the most baskets wins. We know what the rules of an NBA game are, but the referee makes a nonsensical statement all the same.
Except there's so many variations of how a team can win a game; best 3 out of 5, win by 2, or a game can even end in a tie. Since this isn't a professional sport where all the players know how a game ends, Ross is basically saying after 10 rounds, if there is a tie, it will go to sudden death with the team with the first correct answer winning, just not in so many words.
14th Apr 2021
Friends (1994)
The One Where Joey Moves Out - S2-E16
Other mistake: When Rachel is showing Phoebe her heart tattoo, the tattoo isn't dressed and covered, nor is the skin around it red or swollen, despite the fact she just finished getting it. (00:14:09)
30th Mar 2021
Friends (1994)
The One with the Boobies - S1-E13
Question: After Joey says to his father "Now go to my room," it transitions to a new scene, and the music that plays sounds very similar to the song "Found Out About You" by Gin Blossoms, which was a popular song around the same time this show began airing. Is this meant to be an homage to that song, or is it just coincidental?
Chosen answer: The music definitely sounds like it's from that song, though very little is played. Its use would not be coincidental. 'Friends' frequently incorporated popular songs into episodes to reflect the storyline. In one episode, when Joey got brushed off by an attractive woman after she saw his "VD" poster in the subway, the song, "Don't Stand So Close to Me," by the Police, started playing. In another, after Joey moved into his own apartment and was feeling lonely, the episode ended with Eric Carmen's "All By Myself." The Gin Blossoms' song certainly fits with Joey discovering his father's affair.
13th Mar 2021
Friends (1994)
The One with the Dozen Lasagnas - S1-E12
Other mistake: After Carol asks Ross if the lasagna is vegetarian, the camera briefly goes out of focus before Ross says "I'm pretty sure that it is." (00:05:00)
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Answer: None at all. It's played for laughs and that's all. If we really wanted to give it a real-world explanation, we can speculate that maybe Ross stormed out of the tanning salon without giving the staff a chance to recommend a shower.