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An American sitcom about a group of six young adults living in NYC created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman.

Hit 90s NBC sitcom about a group of six young adults living in NYC who often gather in a local coffeehouse to discuss their lives and relationship problems. It had 10 seasons.

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In Friends, do Monica and co. live above Central Perk?

In Friends, I always imagined that Central Perk was located on the ground floor of the building that Monica, Rachel, Joey, and Chandler lived in. However, I can't remember anything in the show that actually confirms that — nor anything that directly…
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Why is this funny: 'Ok, well, it’s definite, two more weeks of winter'

In Friends S03E23, The One with Ross's Thing, there's a scene in which Ross shows Joey and Chandler the 'skin-like abnormality' he has on his lower back. Rachel then enters the room and akwardness ensues. At that point, to ease the tension,…
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Was this pillow joke on Friends intentional or a mistake?

On Friends season 1 episode 4, there is a scene where Monica, Phoebe, and Rachel are all on the balcony telling stories. At one point Rachel sits up from where she is leaning against a pillow on the fire escape and the pillow falls. Rachel takes a…
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Who wrote Phoebe's songs?

Phoebe's character has many songs she performs throughout the series. Was there a single person dedicated to writing songs for the character to perform? Was Lisa Kudrow improvising? Who wrote the songs Phoebe performs on Friends?
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Was the father known as soon as the decision about pregnancy was made by the writers?

In the final episode of Season 7 of Friends it is revealed that Rachel is pregnant. At the beginning of Season 8 we find out that Ross is the father, with Episode 4 revealing the events that lead to him and Rachel spending the night together. I…
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When did the writers plan that Monica and Chandler would get together?

When did the writers plan Monica and Chandler were going to get together in Friends? I am wondering how far in advance it was planned, as there's such a long history between the two characters.
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In "The One With The Flashback", why doesn't Rachel comment about Monica's weight(loss)?

The episode in question is S03E06 "The One With The Flashback". At the bar, Rachel is having a conversation with her friends while Monica & Chandler are hanging out together. A while later Rachel & Monica briefly catchup but Rachel does not comment…
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How could their neighbor spy on both Monica's and Joey's apartments?

In Friends episode S01E20, The One with the Evil Orthodontist, at some point while hanging out in Monica's apartment, the gang discovers that some lady is spying on them with a telescope from across the street. Later in the episode, they catch her…
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Where did Ross sleep?

In Friends, when Ross moved in with Chandler and Joey, where was he sleeping? The apartment only had two rooms. Did he share a room with one of them?
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Meaning of 55-JUMBO

What does 55-JUMBO refer to when Ross got calls for it when he set his pager to 55-JIMBO for his ex-wife to know that she is going into labor in Friends, season 1, episode 22? Here's the clip; dialogue: Ross: Yeah, hi, I was just beeped. Other End…
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Why did Monica and Chandler not consider in vitro fertilization?

In S09E22, "The One with the Donor", we see Monica and Chandler go to the doctor where they find out their best options for conceiving are surrogacy, insemination and adoption. I'm not the most knowledgeable about all these conceiving techniques,…
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When did Ross get his Ph.D.?

The Friends episode "The One Where the Stripper Cries" establishes that Ross and Chandler did their undergraduate degrees from 1987 to 1991. If I remember correctly, it's established that Ross already works at the museum when the show starts, around…
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What was the first acting job of Joey Tribbiani seen in Friends?

Joey Tribbiani is shown as struggling actor from first season of Friends. He was shown acting in the fictional soap opera Days of Our Lives (DOOL). He also performs as a body double for the butt for some famous actor in a movie in another episode.…
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Does "Central Perk" cafe exist?

Does "Central Perk" cafe exist in reality? Or did it ever exist in reality? I am guessing they used a set for that cafe but is there a real one?
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How can Joey and Chandler afford their apartment?

When reading the this question, I wondered how on earth Chandler (and Joey) could afford living where they did. The linked question provides some clue as to why Monica was able to afford hers, but her rent seems to be way lower. So how were they…
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