11 Things You Totally Missed In Friends

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The true magic of Friends is that the jokes never become stale. No matter how many times you watch the episodes, you find yourself laughing out loud at the same moments and often you'll pick up on something you missed first time around. For example, Paul the Wine Guy is also Paul the Whine Guy, gettit?

Few shows, if any, from the last 20 years have the same rewatchability factor as Friends does, packed as it is with layered gags, hidden references, and of course the odd mistake along the way (no series is perfect, unfortunately). Re-watching the programme for the 50th time on Comedy Central, Netflix, DVD or whatever, you'll often pick up on something you didn't before, or laugh at a part you never really understood when you were a bit younger.

From sight gags to continuity errors, there's plenty of stuff in Friends you probably haven't noticed, no matter how many times you watch it. It might just be the odd thing in the background that you didn't spot, or a joke that went over your head.

Like Joey in a group conversation, it's probably best to just nod and laugh along. Unlike Joey, you don't need to spend $50 of someone else's money in order to understand, and it isn't just limited to things beginning with the letter 'V'.

11. Mad About You

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In The One With Two Parts, Part 1, Helen Hunt makes a cameo as a customer in Central Perk, along with Leila Kenzie, and they mistake Phoebe for her twin sister Ursula. It works as a funny scene on its own, as Phoebe is totally confused as to why the women are talking to her, and throughout the conversation they remain convinced it's Ursula.

What makes it even better though is that Hunt and Kenzie are from another NBC series, Mad About You, and were appearing in character in Friends. The reason that they thought Phoebe was Ursula is that she works as a waitress at Riff's, which is a popular restaurant on the show, and is also played by Lisa Kudrow.

In fact, Kudrow was playing Ursula before she was playing Phoebe, as Mad About You started in 1992, and that's the reason they made Phoebe's character a twin.

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