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NBC’sFriendsran for 10 seasons from 1994 and 2004 and became the network’s biggest hit a the time. The show became a cultural phenomenon and every fan has found imaginary friends within the core 6 characters of the show. Various episodes of the show have become iconic and have been memefied in today’s pop culture.
The sitcom managed to pack in a lot of side stories for each of the characters along with their group dynamic over the 236 episodes that aired. However, those who call themselves die-hard fans of the show may be surprised to know that the DVD version of the show contains unseen footage and extended scenes that never made it in the TV version.
Fans Are Surprised With New Footage And Extended Scenes In The DVD Version ofFriends
The much-celebrated NBC sitcomFriendsfound a much larger viewership and appreciation in the streaming era. A new generation of audiences have now watched and re-watchedthe show, making it a bigger success than what it already was. The sitcom was the most watched program on NBC when it originally aired.
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Die-hard fans have celebrated various iconic moments and scenes from the show, even remembering every little detail and easter eggs. However, the DVD uncut versions of the show featured deleted scenes/extended footage that were not included in the TV version. OnInstagram, Instagram user stardust.diaryi shared one deleted scene from season 1 of the show.
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The scene features the core group played byCourteney Cox,Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc,Matthew Perry,and David Schwimmer in Central Perk, teasing Ross and enquiring about Chandler’s new date. One fan tehreemrankhan was surprised at this, writing“So there’s a FRIENDS that I haven’t watched?”Clearly, some die-hard fans were not even aware that this even existed.
Other fans like youcancallmeanj knew about this and criticized the TV version for removing many great scenes, writing“I have watched the uncut version of Friends!! Can’t believe they have deleted so many amazing scenes in the TV version”.The DVD version even included entire subplots and gags that unfortunately were removed from the original version.
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AsDigital Spyputs it, the DVD versions included many deleted subplots including Ross believing he invented Die Hard, Chandler and Joey both wanting to date Monica, Ross’ bad marriages, Monica and Chandler’s delivery room mistake, and many more. Fans who were unaware of this will certainly want to own a physical copy of the DVD versions of the show and check out these bonus features.
Sandra Bullock Accidentally Addressed Lisa Kudrow As Phoebe At A Party
The popularity ofFRIENDShas been unprecedented and various Hollywood celebrities have also been huge fans of the hit sitcom. It seemsSpeedstar Sandra Bullock was also a big admirer ofFriendsand made a hilarious mistake while talking toLisa Kudrow, who plays Phoebe in the show. Kudrow revealed this funny tidbit on her latest appearance onJimmy Kimmel Live.
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The actress stated that she and Bullock were conversing at a big party that they attended once. In the middle of the conversation, theMiss Congenialitystar accidentally addressed as her Phoebe much to Kudrow’s astonishment. TheFRIENDSstar said,
I just love this. I was at a big party and I was talking to Sandra Bullock — name-dropping, I have to, but it’s true. And we were talking, and she was like, ‘Well, I guess you’ll just have to talk to yourself, Phoebe,’ about something, and she called me Phoebe.
The shoe continues to find new audiences to this day and it is not surprising to know that the actors have been synonymous with the characters they play in it.Kudrow is currently promoting her upcoming Apple TV+ seriesTime Bandits, which is premiering on August 15, 2025. Fans can watch Kudrow as Phoebe inFRIENDSon Max.
Rahul Thokchom
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Rahul Thokchom is a senior content writer at Fandomwire who is passionate about covering the world of pop culture and entertainment. He has a Masters Degree in English that contributes to the richness and creativity in his works.
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