15 Random References People Learned From Watching "Friends"

"I learned about Princess Leia and the gold bikini..."

With 10 seasons worth of material, it's safe to say there were A LOT of references made on Friends. We recently asked members of the BuzzFeed Community what things they randomly learned from watching Friends and here's what they shared:

1. Happy Days:

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"I learned what Happy Days was from Friends. I didn’t know anything about the show until I watched Friends."

—egreenbean

2. Michael Flatley, Lord of the Dance:

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"I literally had no idea who Michael Flatley was until I watched Friends!"

—kristinp4e767c5c7

3. Welcome Back, Kotter:

"In 'The One with the Prom Video' when the video pans to Ross and his porn ‘stache and Joey suddenly says “Lookin' good, Mr. Kotter!” I die every time but never got the reference until one day I decided to find out what it meant. And I’ve been watching it all 19 years of my life!"

—destinyd40ae92000

4. That Riverdale is based on Archie Comics:

"Okay, I’m going to sound like at TOTAL Gen-Zer but I found out that Riverdale is based off of the Archie comic books from an episode of Friends! I think Chandler brings up the comic books and he says something about Jughead and I just put two and two together!"

—gracek4ae75ac6a

5. Princess Leia in the gold bikini:

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"I learned about Princess Leia with the gold bikini for the first time from Ross?????"

—reinascosmetics

6. Ménage a trois and edible leg wax:

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"Phoebe taught me what a ménage a trois is. I also learned that some leg waxes are apparently edible."

—victoriaa43d5503fc"

7. Frankie Goes to Hollywood:

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"Frankie Goes to Hollywood."

—emikyy

8. Underdog:

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"I had no idea who Underdog was until I watched Friends! The first Thanksgiving episode has him, and I had to look it up!"

—jiliank2

9. "Going commando":

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"I learned what 'going commando' meant, the day after the episode originally aired, when a boyfriend had to explain my confusion. (I was in college. Yikes!)"

—racheln42fcbad4e

10. "Pivot!":

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“'Pivot!' My drama teacher in high school told one of my classmates to pivot when he walked, and all I could think of was when they were moving the couch. I started laughing, and eventually got in trouble for it."

—haylimarie1229

11. Demi Moore vs. Dudley Moore:

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"When Monica wants Phoebe to cut her hair like Demi Moore from Indecent Proposal, but Phoebe gets confused and thinks she meant Dudley Moore.

—andreah101509

12. Tony Danza:

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"When Phoebe sings 'Tiny Dancer' by Elton John she says, 'Hold me closer, Tony Danza' and now I know who he is!!"

—shelbidoer

13. The Bicentennial:

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"I learned what the Bicentennial was thanks to Monica refusing to date 'anybody born after the Bicentennial' or something. I had to look it up at the time, but now I know totally what it is!"

— MJ Cormier, Facebook

14. Marcel Marceau:

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"In one episode where Joey is angry with Chandler and giving him the silent treatment, Chandler calls it Joey’s Marcel Marceau impression.

I later learned Marcel Marceau was a famous mime."

—Morgan Pulitzer, Facebook

15. George Stephanopoulos:

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"I thought George Stephanopoulos was a made up person that Phoebe, Monica, and Rachel had the pizza mix up with until I was watching live coverage of Trump meeting with Kim Jong-Un.... and who was covering the footage? Yep, George Stephanopoulos."

—ashleyb4903c3779

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