10 Most Annoying Mistakes You Never Noticed In Friends

Everyone loves Rachel's former fiancé Barry Farber, right? Well, okay, no, not many people love him or even like him; in fact, he kind of sucks. But everyone can at least agree on the fact that he's called Barry Farber? Think again because that's not his name in the first episode!

That's right; Barry was first introduced into the show as Barry Finkle. But the writers must have gotten cold feet (they've got that in common with Rachel, it seems), as his surname was switched out. After the first episode, his name would be changed to Farber, and the rest is history.

The reason for this sudden change is a mystery, and the fact that it's never addressed on the show makes it all the more infuriating. This is the guy who kicked off Rachel's whole character arc. So why did the writers suddenly decide to give his surname the boot?

Admittedly, Farber is a slightly nicer name (apologies to any Finkle's reading), but seriously, some consistency would have been nice.

Still, it seems he might not be the only person with surname problems...