132 Fun Facts About Friends Tv

What is Chandler's middle name?

His parents are an erotic novelist and a Las Vegas drag performer, which goes some way to explaining the name.

What is the name of Phoebe Buffay's most famous song?

"Smelly Cat" is Phoebe Buffay's most iconic song, which she often performed at Central Perk.

Which main character works as a paleontologist?

Ross Geller is a paleontologist, first working at a museum and later becoming a professor at New York University.

What is the name of Joey Tribbiani's acting agent?

Her first booking for Joey was as Al Pacino's butt double, a role he lost for overacting.

In Friends, which animal did Ross keep as a pet, named Marcel, during season one?

A monkey, a white-headed capuchin, played by a female called Katie; Marcel left the show for the San Diego Zoo once he reached sexual maturity.

What is the name of the coffee shop where the friends often hang out?

Central Perk is the iconic coffeehouse where the six friends frequently gathered throughout the series.

What is Monica's apartment number for most of the series?

Monica's apartment number was initially 5, but was changed to 20 in later episodes to reflect its location higher up in the building.

Which character often uses the sarcastic catchphrase 'Could I *be* any more...'?

Matthew Perry's odd stress on BE became so associated with him that the other actors picked it up too.

What was Rachel Green's first job after leaving Barry at the altar?

Rachel works as a waitress at the coffeehouse for the first two seasons after cutting herself off from her father's money, before she breaks into the fashion business.

Which two characters eventually get married in London, though the wedding does not go as planned?

Ross and Emily marry in London in the season 4 finale; Ross says 'I take thee, Rachel' at the altar, and the registrar's 'Shall I go on?' became one of the show's biggest cliffhangers.

Chandler's father stars in a Las Vegas drag show under what stage name?

Charles Bing performs as Helena Handbasket in the Las Vegas revue 'Viva Las Gay-gas'; Kathleen Turner played the role when Monica drags Chandler there to invite his father to their wedding.

What are the names of Ross and Monica's parents?

Jack and Judy Geller, played by Elliott Gould and Christina Pickles, are Ross and Monica's parents; Judy's constant criticism of Monica is a running gag.

Which character has an identical twin sister named Ursula?

Phoebe Buffay has an estranged identical twin sister named Ursula, who also appears in the show and is sometimes mistaken for Phoebe.

Who manages the coffeehouse where the gang hangs out, and quietly pines for Rachel for ten seasons?

Gunther, the bleach-blond coffeehouse manager, finally confesses his love to Rachel in the series finale, and she lets him down gently.

Which two characters famously had a pet duck and a chick?

Joey and Chandler adopt the chick and the duck in season 3; in the finale Joey gives Monica and Chandler a Chick Jr. and Duck Jr. as a housewarming gift for their new suburban house.

What instrument does Phoebe play when performing her songs at the coffeehouse?

Phoebe strums an acoustic guitar for her coffeehouse songs; Lisa Kudrow learned only a handful of chords for the role, which suited Phoebe's repertoire perfectly.

What is the name of Rachel Green's first child?

Emma got her name because Monica had called dibs on it years earlier and gave it to Rachel as a gift.

Ross's 'We were on a break!' defence refers to his night with which woman?

Chloe, 'the hot girl from the Xerox place', is who Ross sleeps with the night Rachel suggests a break; whether it counted was never settled.

What is the name of the recurring love interest of Janice Litman Goralnik?

Janice Litman Goralnik is most famously known for her on-again, off-again relationship with Chandler Bing throughout the series.

What is the occupation of Monica's long-term boyfriend, Richard Burke?

Richard Burke, played by Tom Selleck, is an ophthalmologist and a friend of Monica's father; Monica meets him again while catering a party at his home.

Which actor plays Joey Tribbiani?

Matt LeBlanc played Joey for all ten seasons and was the only cast member to carry his character into a spin-off, the short-lived Joey (2004-06).

Rachel becomes an assistant buyer at which department store in season 3?

Rachel lands an assistant buyer job at Bloomingdale's after a menial stint at Fortunata Fashions; she later works there as a personal shopper, where she meets Joshua.

What does 'unagi', the word Ross lectures Rachel and Phoebe about, actually mean in Japanese?

Unagi is Japanese for freshwater eel, not the state of total awareness Ross claims; Rachel and Phoebe, fresh from a self-defence class, ambush him to prove their point.

Who officiates Phoebe and Mike's wedding after a blizzard forces it out into the street?

Joey officiates, having been ordained over the internet to marry Monica and Chandler; Chandler walks Phoebe down the aisle and Mike's dog Chappy fills a slot in the wedding party.

In Friends, which two characters get drunk in Las Vegas and accidentally marry each other?

Ross and Rachel wake up married; Ross then secretly refuses to annul it, unable to face another divorce, until Rachel finds out.

What vehicle of Phoebe's does Joey borrow to drive to a film shoot out west?

Joey borrows Phoebe's yellow taxicab, once her grandmother's, to drive to Las Vegas for the film Shutter Speed; he kicks Chandler out on the George Washington Bridge after Chandler doubts the movie is his big break.

What is the name of Chandler's eccentric and often inappropriate mother?

Nora Tyler Bing, played by Morgan Fairchild, is an erotic novelist who kisses Ross in season 1, to Chandler's horror.

What is Rachel's middle name?

Rachel Karen Green is the full name; Jennifer Aniston's haircut for the role, 'The Rachel', became a 1990s salon phenomenon.

In the girls-versus-boys poker episode, whose aunt is recruited as the expert card player?

Rachel is also job-hunting that week, interviewing at Saks Fifth Avenue as an assistant buyer and not getting it.

What is Gladys, which Phoebe reluctantly gives away when Mike moves in?

Gladys is a creepy mixed-media artwork of a woman emerging from the frame; Monica and Rachel fight over who gets stuck with it, and Phoebe makes an even worse follow-up called Glynnis.

Monica's millionaire boyfriend Pete Becker sets out to become a champion in which sport?

Pete Becker, played by Jon Favreau, spends his fortune training to be the Ultimate Fighting Champion and gets brutally beaten; Monica leaves him when he refuses to quit.

What is the name of the character played by Brad Pitt who hates Rachel?

Brad Pitt guest-starred as Will Colbert, a former classmate of Monica and Ross who co-founded the "I Hate Rachel Green Club" in high school.

Which rule of Joey's does his date Sarah break, getting herself dumped?

Joey doesn't share food: Sarah reaches over and takes some of his fries, so he dumps her; on their second attempt he orders her a plate of her own.

The Geller Cup, the trophy in Ross and Monica's Thanksgiving football rivalry, is made of what?

The Geller Cup is a troll doll nailed to a plank of wood; their parents banned the game after Monica broke Ross's nose and Jack threw the trophy in the lake, but Monica fished it out.

In which low-budget musical does Joey play Sigmund, the father of psychoanalysis?

Before that career high he mentions appearing in a play with trolls.

What is the nonsensical game show Joey auditions to host in season 8?

Bamboozled! is the game show Joey auditions to host; Chandler and Ross help him rehearse and end up hopelessly hooked on the Wicked Wango cards and the Wheel of Mayhem.

How many babies does Phoebe carry as a surrogate for her half-brother Frank Jr. and his wife Alice?

Frank Jr. is played by Giovanni Ribisi, who had earlier appeared uncredited as the boy who lost a condom in Phoebe's guitar case.

Which action star plays Paul Stevens, father of Ross's student girlfriend Elizabeth?

Willis took the part after losing a bet to Matthew Perry on the set of The Whole Nine Yards, and won an Emmy for it.

What is the name of the restaurant where Monica works as head chef for a significant period?

Monica becomes head chef at Alessandro's after trashing it in a review for the Chelsea Reporter; when the kitchen staff bully her, she hires Joey as a waiter so she can fire him to prove her toughness.

In Friends, which actor plays Mike Hannigan, the pianist Phoebe Buffay eventually marries?

Paul Rudd joined in 2002 after Joey set up the blind date by grabbing a stranger named Mike from Central Perk, having forgotten to find Phoebe a match.

In Friends, during their fight over a chair, what does Joey do with Chandler's wardrobe to get even?

Wears all of it at once, going commando underneath, and asks, 'Could I BE wearing any more clothes?'

In Friends, in whose apartment do Chandler and Joey find a videotape labelled with Monica's name?

Richard's apartment yields the tape; Chandler agonises over whether to watch it, and it turns out not to be what he feared.

Which rock musician plays Stephanie Schiffer, the singer who briefly replaces Phoebe at the coffeehouse?

Hynde co-wrote 'Smelly Cat' with the show's writers and Lisa Kudrow.

Which animals does Chandler admit to hating in season 7, to Monica's dismay?

Chandler confesses in 'The One Where Chandler Doesn't Like Dogs' that he hates dogs, after Phoebe has smuggled one into the apartment, which his fiancee Monica finds hard to accept.

When his movie shuts down in Las Vegas, Joey takes a job as a gladiator at which casino?

Joey works as a costumed gladiator at Caesars Palace after his film shuts down; it is where the gang finds him and where he spots his 'identical hand twin' dealing blackjack.

Monica and Chandler leave the city for a house in which New York county?

The house is in Westchester County, north of the city; Janice nearly buys the one next door, and Chandler scares her off by pretending he wants an affair with her.

How does Ross win the lease on Ugly Naked Guy's apartment across the street?

From his new window he then becomes the last of the six to discover Monica and Chandler's relationship.

In 'The One with the Embryos', how many of Frank and Alice's embryos does the doctor implant in Phoebe?

Five embryos are implanted after Phoebe is warned the odds of any taking are low; she goes through the procedure for her half-brother Frank Jr. and his wife Alice.

How many times did Friends win the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series?

Friends won Outstanding Comedy Series once, in 2002, the same year Jennifer Aniston won Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.

How does Phoebe hide the hummus stain Joey flings onto her dress in 'The One Where No One's Ready'?

The ribbon was meant to garnish a present.

In the finale, Ross and Phoebe race to JFK only to learn Rachel is flying from which airport?

Rachel's flight leaves from Newark; after Ross and Phoebe find nothing on the boards at JFK, a call to Monica, who digs out the itinerary, reveals the right airport.

In the finale, where do Chandler and Joey find the chick and duck trapped?

Chick Jr. and Duck Jr. get stuck inside the foosball table; neither Chandler nor Joey can bring himself to smash it, so Monica does it gleefully.

How many US viewers watched the Friends finale on 6 May 2004?

The finale drew 52.5 million US viewers, the most-watched entertainment telecast since the 1998 Seinfeld finale and the biggest episode of any series in the 2000s.

In which month of 2004 was the two-part Friends finale filmed in Burbank?

Part one was shot on 16 January and part two on 23 January in Burbank.

The most-watched Friends episode ever was the lead-out for NBC's broadcast of which big game in 1996?

'The One After the Superbowl' aired after Super Bowl XXX on 28 January 1996 and drew 52.9 million viewers for Julia Roberts, Brooke Shields, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Chris Isaak.

Who plays the San Diego Zoo janitor who tells Ross that Marcel is alive and in show business?

Dan Castellaneta, the voice of Homer Simpson, plays the janitor who reveals Marcel is alive and in show business; Fred Willard played the zoo administrator who claimed Marcel had died.

What does Ross bring to bribe Ugly Naked Guy into subletting him the apartment?

Ross leaves a basket of mini-muffins at Ugly Naked Guy's door; when the bribe proves insufficient, he finds a more personal way to bond with his prospective landlord.

Which Victoria's Secret model gets trapped in an ATM vestibule with Chandler during the blackout?

Jill Goodacre plays herself, trapped with Chandler in the ATM vestibule; the November 1994 episode was part of NBC's cross-show 'Blackout Thursday' night.

Why were Phoebe's scenes in 'The One with Ross's Wedding' shot in Burbank rather than London?

Lisa Kudrow was heavily pregnant and could not fly, so Phoebe's scenes were shot in Burbank; the rest of the cast filmed in London in spring 1998, with cameos by the Duchess of York and Richard Branson.

Which Clash song soundtracks Joey and Chandler's sightseeing montage before Ross's wedding?

The Clash's 'London Calling' plays over Joey and Chandler's sightseeing montage in 'The One with Ross's Wedding'; Joey films the whole trip on his camcorder and buys a Union Jack hat.

Rachel's disastrous English trifle turns out to be half of what other dish?

Rachel's dessert is half English trifle and half shepherd's pie, complete with beef sautéed with peas and onions, because two cookbook pages were stuck together; Joey happily eats every abandoned portion.

In 'The One with the Football', why does Margha, the girl in the park, initially pick Chandler?

Margha picks Chandler because his rival Joey cannot say where the Netherlands is, confusing it with Never-Never Land; she rescinds the choice when Chandler starts gloating.

Where does Phoebe find the police badge that leads to her romance with Gary?

She uses it as her own before Gary, played by Michael Rapaport, tracks it down.

Under what working title did Kauffman and Crane first develop Friends in late 1993?

Six of One and Friends Like Us were later titles before the final one stuck.

Which regular Friends performer appeared in every season but was only ever credited as a guest star?

James Michael Tyler appeared as Gunther in all ten seasons without ever joining the main cast; he was hired partly because he could work an espresso machine and kept his real barista job for years.

What is Joey Tribbiani's signature pickup line?

'How you doin'?' became so associated with Joey that it followed the character into the spin-off Joey and countless cast interviews.

Rachel works for which fashion designer's company from season 5 onward?

Rachel joins Ralph Lauren in season 5 and climbs the ladder there until she is fired in season 10 after her boss catches her interviewing with Gucci.

How many seasons did Friends run?

Friends ran for 10 seasons, from September 1994 to May 2004, ending with a finale watched by more than 50 million Americans.

What colour is the door of Monica's apartment?

Monica's apartment door is purple, with a yellow picture frame hung around the peephole, a colour chosen so the set would be instantly recognisable on screen.

What phrase does Ross repeatedly shout while trying to move a couch up the stairs?

Ross yells 'Pivot!' over and over on the stairwell; the sofa ends up sawn in half, and he gets four dollars of store credit for returning it.

How many years older than Monica is her season-two boyfriend Richard Burke?

Richard is 21 years older than Monica and one of her father's best friends; they split in the season 2 finale because he does not want more children.

What is the name of Joey's stuffed penguin?

Joey's bedtime penguin pal is Hugsy; when Rachel's baby takes a shine to it, Joey buys her a replacement Hugsy, but she wants the original and he eventually gives it up.

Which language does the bleached-haired coffeehouse manager unexpectedly speak fluently?

The manager speaks fluent Dutch, which he uses to call Ross an 'ezel' (donkey) to his face in 'The One with the Stain'; Ross fires back in phrasebook Dutch.

Which cast member was the first person cast on the show?

The writers had Schwimmer in mind for Ross from the start after working with him on an earlier pilot.

What is the name of Ross's first wife who leaves him for another woman?

Carol Willick leaves Ross for Susan Bunch, and the two women end up raising Ross's son Ben with him.

Which actress plays Monica Geller?

Courteney Cox plays Monica Geller; before Friends she was best known as Michael J. Fox's girlfriend on Family Ties and as the fan pulled on stage in Bruce Springsteen's 'Dancing in the Dark' video.

Which character does Joey fall in love with during season 8?

Joey realises he loves Rachel while she is pregnant and living with him; he confesses in 'The One Where Joey Tells Rachel', and the two briefly date in season 10.

Which Italian neighbour does Rachel date in season 1, to Ross's dismay?

Paolo, the Italian neighbour Rachel meets during the blackout, dates her until he gropes Phoebe during a massage; Ross, pining for Rachel, loathes him throughout.

Which downstairs neighbour keeps banging on his ceiling with a broom to complain about noise?

Mr. Heckles, the gang's grumpy downstairs neighbour, dies in season 2 and leaves Monica and Rachel everything in his apartment, including his 'Big Book of Grievances'.

In the series finale, where does Rachel accept a job that almost takes her away from Ross?

Rachel accepts a job with Louis Vuitton in Paris; Ross races to the airport to stop her, and she gets off the plane in the finale's last minutes.

On which real game show does Joey appear as a celebrity guest in season 10?

Donny Osmond hosts as himself, and the scenes were shot on the actual set. Joey's separate invented game is 'Bamboozled'.

What career does Chandler switch to after quitting his data-processing job?

Chandler becomes an unpaid intern and then a junior copywriter at an advertising agency in season 9, ending years of a job nobody could describe.

Which unqualified assistant does Rachel hire in season 7 purely for his looks?

Rachel hires Tag Jones over a better-qualified candidate because he is gorgeous; they date until her 30th birthday, when she decides he is too young for her.

How many times does Ross get divorced throughout the series?

3 divorces: Carol, the mother of his son Ben; Emily, after he said Rachel's name at the altar; and Rachel, after a drunken Las Vegas wedding he quietly failed to annul.

How many episodes of Friends were produced in total?

Jennifer Aniston's Rachel is one of the characters who appears in every single one of them.

What do Monica and Rachel lose to Joey and Chandler in the roommate trivia game?

Monica and Rachel wager their apartment and lose on the final question, Chandler's job, which neither can name; they swap homes with the men until winning it back in 'The One with All the Haste'.

In the roommate trivia game, what name is on the TV Guide address label at Chandler and Joey's apartment?

The TV Guide is addressed to Chanandler Bong, and Chandler insists it is actually 'Miss Chanandler Bong'; the women lose the point in 'The One with the Embryos' by answering 'Chandler Bing'.

What do Monica and Chandler name their adopted twins?

Monica and Chandler adopt twins named Jack (after Monica's father) and Erica (after their birth mother) in the series finale.

What is Monica's catchphrase?

Monica's 'I know!' comes out as a high squeal whenever she is excited, usually while jumping up and down.

How many sisters does Joey have?

Joey has seven sisters; in 'The One Where Chandler Can't Remember Which Sister', a drunk Chandler kisses Mary Angela and cannot work out which one she was.

Phoebe's scientist boyfriend David leaves New York for a research grant in which city?

David, played by Hank Azaria, leaves for Minsk in season 1 and later returns to propose to Phoebe in Barbados in the season 9 finale.

What was the name of Ross and Chandler's college band?

Ross and Chandler's college band was called Way, No Way, a name that resurfaces in their 1980s college flashbacks, complete with big hair and Miami Vice outfits.

In a season-5 flashback episode, what does Monica put on her head to make Chandler forgive her?

Monica puts the raw Thanksgiving turkey over her head, adds a fez and big sunglasses and does a little dance in the doorway, and Chandler's sulk dissolves into laughter.

After leaving the museum, where does Ross become a professor?

Ross becomes a professor of paleontology at New York University, earning tenure in season 10, and gets in trouble there for dating his student Elizabeth.

Which guest star played Elizabeth, Ross's much younger girlfriend who was also his student?

Alexandra Holden played Elizabeth Stevens across season 6; dating a student broke university policy, so Ross hid the relationship, which ended when he decided she was too young for him.

What was the name of the band that played the Friends theme song 'I'll Be There for You'?

The Rembrandts recorded 'I'll Be There for You,' which became the iconic Friends theme song. The full-length version was released as a single and reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart.

In the roommate trivia game, how many categories does Monica sort her towels into?

Monica sorts her towels into 11 categories; Joey panics through 'everyday use, fancy, guest, fancy guest' before blurting 'Eleven!' and scoring the point.

How much did each of the six main cast members earn per episode in the final two seasons?

The six negotiated as a bloc and earned $1 million per episode each in seasons nine and ten, up from $75,000 in season three.

In what year was the Friends reunion special, 'Friends: The Reunion,' released on HBO Max?

'Friends: The Reunion' premiered on HBO Max on 27 May 2021; it had been meant to launch alongside the service in May 2020 but was pushed a full year by the pandemic.

Who directed the Friends series finale?

Kevin Bright, the executive producer whose name sits in the Bright/Kauffman/Crane banner, directed the two-part finale; James Burrows directed the pilot.

Phoebe's biological mother, revealed in season 4, has which surname?

Played by Teri Garr, Phoebe Abbott gave up the twins at birth; the woman who raised Phoebe, Lily, died when Phoebe was about 14.

Which actor turned down the role of Chandler before it went to Matthew Perry?

Craig Bierko was offered Chandler first but turned it down; Matthew Perry was tied to a pilot called LAX 2194 and only became available after it fell through.

Where does Chandler claim his company is transferring him, to avoid breaking up with Janice?

He gives the address '15 Yemen Road, Yemen' and, when she waits at the gate, actually boards the plane.

Which supermodel plays Janine, the dancer who becomes Joey's roommate in season 6?

Elle Macpherson plays Janine LeCroix, who moves in with Joey after Chandler leaves and briefly dates him before a disastrous double date with Monica and Chandler, whom she finds unbearable, ends it.

Who is the unhinged roommate Chandler takes in after Joey moves out in season 2?

Eddie Menuek, played by Adam Goldberg, moves in, dehydrates fruit, accuses Chandler of sleeping with his ex and refuses to leave until Chandler and Joey convince him he never lived there.

Which parade balloon breaks free and sends the gang to the roof in the season one Thanksgiving episode?

The Underdog balloon gets loose during the Macy's parade, and the dash to the roof is what leaves the gang locked out while dinner burns; the episode aired on 17 November 1994.

With the holiday dinner ruined in season one, what does the gang end up eating instead?

The gang ends up sharing Chandler's traditional anti-Thanksgiving meal of grilled cheese and tomato soup, which Chandler ceremonially 'carves'; it is the first of the group's many disastrous holiday dinners.

Which actress plays Charlie Wheeler, the paleontologist who dates both Joey and Ross?

Aisha Tyler plays Dr. Charlie Wheeler across seasons 9 and 10; she dates Joey, then Ross, before leaving him for her ex, the Nobel-winning Benjamin Hobart.

What pet name does Jack Geller use for his daughter Monica?

Jack Geller calls Monica his 'little Harmonica'; the Gellers' favouritism toward Ross, whose childhood boxes were kept while Monica's were ruined in a garage flood, is a running joke.

How does the season-three holiday football game end?

Everyone else gives up and goes inside to eat. The stalemate is the point: neither sibling has ever conceded anything to the other.

In 'The One with All the Thanksgivings', what does Monica drop on Chandler's foot, costing him a toe?

Monica, trying to seduce Chandler with kitchen items, drops a knife that slices off the tip of his toe; the tip is lost, and a baby carrot gets taken to hospital in its place.

What does Chandler blurt out for the first time after Monica's dance with a fez-wearing bird on her head?

He says it by accident, purely because she has made him laugh. It is the first declaration in their relationship, delivered to a woman wearing poultry.

Which of Joey's worst-holiday flashbacks is recounted in the season-five episode of memories?

Joey's worst Thanksgiving was 1992, when he got his head stuck in a turkey while trying to scare Chandler; Phoebe's memory involves losing an arm in a past life as a Civil War nurse.

In the season-four holiday episode, why does Chandler spend the whole dinner shut inside a wooden crate?

The sentence lasts exactly as long as Joey once spent trapped in an entertainment unit. He does the time without complaint, which is how the two make up.

What fake name does Phoebe give whenever she needs to pose as someone else?

Regina Phalange is Phoebe's go-to alias, deployed most memorably as Joey's French-speaking 'agent' Régine Phalange; Joey's own alias is Ken Adams.

What did the high-school club that Ross belonged to do to Rachel, as revealed in season eight?

The rumour followed her to college. Ross had been a founding member and spends the whole dinner trying not to admit it.

Unable to rent a Santa suit, what does Ross wear to teach Ben Hanukkah in season seven?

Ross becomes the Holiday Armadillo, 'Santa's representative for all the southern states', then Chandler arrives as Santa and Joey as Superman, and the three tell Ben the Hanukkah story together.

What gifts does Phoebe give Joey to make Rachel want to move back in with her?

Phoebe gives Joey a drum kit and then a tarantula, hoping the noise and the spider will drive Rachel back to her, but Rachel turns out to love both.

Where do Chandler and Joey end up buying everyone's Christmas presents in Friends season two?

Chandler and Joey do their shopping at a gas station, returning with wiper blades, toilet-seat covers and a can of cola for the girls; in the same episode Phoebe learns her father's photo shows a frame model.

In 'The One with Phoebe's Dad', what does a cash-strapped Monica bake for the building staff instead of tips?

Monica and Rachel bake cookies for the building staff instead of tipping cash; the superintendent, Mr. Treeger, is not amused, and the radiator stays stuck on full blast.

What happens to Joey's unsold Christmas trees that upsets Phoebe in season three?

Monica and Joey buy up all the old trees so Phoebe can 'give them a proper Christmas' in the apartment.

In the season-five run-up to Christmas, what does Phoebe do too aggressively while volunteering?

Phoebe volunteers to collect money for the poor with a bell and bucket, but rude donors push her into policing it so aggressively that she is eventually moved to a worse spot.

In 'The One with the Routine', why do Monica and Ross want to dance on Rockin' Eve?

Ross and Monica are desperate to get themselves on camera at the pre-taped Dick Clark show Janine gets them into, so they bust out their old 'routine'; meanwhile Phoebe, Chandler and Rachel hunt for Monica's hidden presents.

Which boss of Rachel's dates Chandler and leaves him handcuffed in her office?

Joanna, Rachel's boss at the department store, dates Chandler and, when he tries to end it, leaves him handcuffed in her office; her assistant Sophie takes the abuse in between.

Which season-five New Year's resolution does Chandler make?

Chandler resolves to stop making jokes at his friends' expense, which nearly kills him when Ross's leather trousers turn up; Joey takes the guitar, Phoebe the aircraft and Monica the photos.

Stuck in Tulsa on Christmas Eve, Chandler is left alone with which colleague, played by Selma Blair?

Wendy, played by Selma Blair, makes a pass at Chandler in the Tulsa office; he quits his job on the spot and gets home to Monica in time for Christmas.

In season eight, Ross panics when girlfriend Mona suggests they do what together for the holidays?

Mona's suggestion that they send joint Christmas cards leads to 'the talk', and Ross overcorrects so badly that he offers her a key to his apartment.

How much was each cast member paid per episode under their original first-season contracts?

By seasons nine and ten each star earned $1 million an episode after negotiating collectively from season three onward.

NBC's Warren Littlefield wanted a young roommates comedy after regretting passing on which sitcom?

Littlefield regretted passing on Living Single and wanted his own young-roommates comedy; impressed that Kauffman, Crane and Bright knew their characters inside out, he bought their pitch as a put pilot.

Who hosted the HBO Max special 'Friends: The Reunion'?

James Corden hosted 'Friends: The Reunion', interviewing the six cast members on the rebuilt sets on Stage 24 at Warner Bros.

What does Rachel name the hairless Sphynx cat she buys for $1,000 in season 5?

Rachel's bald Sphynx, Mrs. Whiskerson, turns out to be vicious; she ends up selling it for $1,500 to a besotted admirer after nobody else will take it.

Which actor plays Joey's father, Joseph Tribbiani Sr.?

Robert Costanzo plays Joey's father, Joseph Tribbiani Sr., introduced in season 1 with a long-time mistress, Ronni, who works as a pet mortician.