On this day in 1994, #Friends premiered! Were you watching?

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It’s so hard to believe that exactly 23 years ago, we were introduced to Rachel (Jennifer Aniston), Joey (Matt LeBlanc), Chandler (Matthew Perry), Monica (Courtney Cox), Phoebe (Lisa Kurdow) and Ross (David Schwimmer) on the hit sitcom, Friends; a story about six twenty-something-year old adults all living in New York City.  And who could forget the song we heard before every single episode, “It’s like you’re always stuck in second gear and when it hasn’t been your day, your week, your month or even your year, I’ll be there for you.”
Matt LeBlank tells ET,  “No one knew what it was going to turn into but it was around season three– season two or three that we all started to realize, ‘Wow.’ And also when we were shooting the pilot everybody thought this could turn into something.”  Back in 1994 when the show first aired, Matt, who played Joey Tribbiani said, “These people have now become my friends and it’s really nice—you see them at work and everybody gets along really well.”
Friends originally aired on NBC and ended up winning multiple Emmy awards, including Outstanding Comedy Series in 2002.  To this day, generations of fans still obsess over some of the show’s most memorable lines including, “We were on a break!” (Ross & Rachel) “How you doin’?” (Joey) and of course, “Smelly Cat” (Phoebe).
The entire show ran for 10 seasons and included 236 episodes.  And although the show still airs episodes on TV (but only in syndication) it’s one of the most favourable and memorable series around.

Name this episode!

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Whether you were obsessed with Rachel’s haircut, trying to figure out what Chandler did for a living, wishing you could grab coffee from Gunther at Central Perk or splash around in the most famous fountain ever (which is located in Central Park, NY) Friends was and still is THAT show you could laugh with, cry with and share with your own friends.

Tag 6 friends you’d grab ?? with at #CentralPerk at @wbtourhollywood!

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And to celebrate the show turning 23-years-old, let’s take a look at some of the most memorable Friends scenes, over the 10-season span.

 

HERE ARE THE 20 MOST MEMORABLE SCENES FROM ‘FRIENDS’:

 

“How you doin’?” — Joey

 

“We were on a break!” — Ross

https://youtu.be/oEn9YvJ3Gfg

 

“Just so you know, it’s not that common, it doesn’t happen to every guy, and it is a big deal!” — Rachel

 

“Smelly cat, smel-ly cat, what are they feeding you? Smelly cat, smel-ly cat, it’s not your fault.” — Phoebe

 

 

“He’s a transponster!” — Rachel

 

“I like it. What’s not to like? Custard? Good. Jam? Good. Meat? Good.” — Joey

 

“If he doesn’t like you this is all a moo point. … Yeah, it’s like a cow’s opinion. It just doesn’t matter. It’s moo.” — Joey

 

9. “Gum would be perfection.” — Chandler

 

“My sister’s gonna have my baby!” — Frank Jr. (Phoebe’s brother)

 

“Here come the meat sweats.” — Joey

 

“O.M.G. Ross is the father!” — Monica,Phoebe & Joey

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2t9ro_x7ZE

 

“Look at me! I’m Chandler! Could I be wearing any more clothes?!” — Joey

 

“Pivot!.” — Ross

 

“See? He’s her lobster!” — Phoebe (about Ross and Rachel)

https://youtu.be/iU39sqEQOms

 

“Oh. My. God.” — Chandler’s girlfriend, Janice

https://youtu.be/Ywtd719FPpM

 

“That’s right, I stepped up! She’s my friend and she needed help. If I had to, I’d pee on any one of you!” — Joey

https://youtu.be/kBtSH2AHwjY

 

“But they don’t know that we know they know we know!” — Phoebe

 

“I’m being transferred to Yemen.” — Chandler (to Janice)

 

“You got off the plane!” — Ross

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhZLCo7PrFI

 

Rachel finds out she’s pregant! — Rachel, Monica & Phoebe 

 

 

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