10 TV ‘Mistakes’ That Were Totally Intentional

4. Take Thee Rachel - Friends

Friends Ross Emily Wedding
NBC

Ross mistakingly saying "take thee Rachel" instead of Emily is one of the most famous cliffhangers in sitcom history, and very much designed to hook viewers in. The story of Ross making the error, however, comes from David Schwimmer's actual mistakes beforehand.

The actor had mixed up the names of the two women in his life previously - albeit for a far less important moment - and it stuck with the writers so much that they were inspired to write it into the wedding itself, turning a simple mistake into a tantalising cliffhanger watched by over 20million people.

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