15 Facts About Friends In Honor Of Its 25th Anniversary

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1. Friends was actually called "Insomnia Cafe"

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And then "Friends like us" followed by "Six of one."

2. Other actors were supposed to be cast for the roles

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Kathy Griffin was supposed to play Phoebe, and Jon Cryer was considered for the role of Chandler.

3. Rachel was supposed to be Monica and Monica was supposed to be Rachel.

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Courtney Cox auditioned for role of Rachel, but the producers felt that she is more suited for the role of Monica.

4. The show was not filmed in New York

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It was actually shot in LA.

5. Phoebe didn't know how to play guitar

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She told the producers that she hated playing guitar, and ended up taking guitar lessons.

6. The show was shot in front of an actual live audience

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The laughs aren't fake. The only scenes that weren't played in front of a live audience were cliffhangers.

7. In season one, the entire cast thought Chandler was supposed to be gay

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Lisa Kudrow was surprised to hear the Chandler isn't gay, and David Crane told Entertainment Weekly that Chandler will never be gay.

8. The apartment numbers switched in the middle of the show

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The producers thought that it's not believable that Monica's apartment number is 5 from a view that high.

9. Lisa Kudrow was actually pregnant

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Lisa Kudrow was pregnant with her son during the show. The writers of the show decided to write her pregnancy in the show as though she's giving birth to her brother's triplets.

10. In season one, episode six, all of the cast's names in the opening credit included "Arquette"

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In Honor of Cox's marriage to David Arquette, the writers included Arquette after every name in the opening credits.

11. Matthew Perry suffered from addiction during the show

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In 1997, Perry completed a 28-day program to stop consuming drugs and alcohol. "I was never high at work. I was painfully hung over."

12. Jennifer Aniston thought about leaving during the last season

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Aniston had to deal with personal issues with her former husband, Brad Pitt, and she questioned if she had any Rachel left in her.

13. Gunther's bleached his own hair

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Tyler told BuzzFeed that he had a friend who wanted to practice bleaching. After that, he bleached it himself every week for 10 years.

14. Joshua's dad is actually Perry's real father

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In the episode "The One With Rachel's New Dress" John Bennet Perry made a surprise appearance on the show as Joshua's father.

15. Matt LeBlanc kept the Magna Doodle

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LeBlanc kept the Magna Doodle for himself, and it made a reappearance in the Friend's spinoff, Joey.