Friends Facts
-The opening footage of the cast dancing around a fountain was filmed on the Warner Bros. lot in LA at five o’clock in the morning.
-The golden frame around the peephole on the door was originally a mirror which one of the crew accidentally smashed. But because it still looked good they decided to leave it there. (get one of your own!)
-Helen Baxendale, who played Emily, was pregnant while filming the part. This is why they decided that Ross should get divorce. If you noticed, they only showed her from the shoulders up when she was in London telling Ross never to see Rachel again.
When Ursula is on the show, Lisa Kudrow’s sister doubles for the shoulder shots
-Monica and Chandler’s relationship was going to last a couple of episodes but when the writters saw how big of a hit they were, they decieded to keep them together longer.
-The fridge at Monica’s apartment actually works, the one at Joey’s doesn’t.
-Robin Williams and Billy Cristal’s appearence wasn’t prepared, they just happened to be in the building and joined them.
-The show’s producers admit that the characters could never afford the rents on the apartments they live in on the show.
-The reason that the black chairs were stolen actually was that they were like BLACK HOLES for light on the set. Our DP made us make the change.
-They didn’t use a stunt guy for the actual filming of “The One With Chandler In A Box” that was actually Matthew Perry in the box.
-In TOW Sandwich Matt LeBlanc really shaved his leg, no ‘stunt’ legs were used.
