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Ross and Monica's parents (Jack and Judy Gellar) were the most frequent guest-stars. They were played by Elliott Gould and Christina Pickles.

Rachel's parents, Marlo Thomas and Ron Leibman (Dr. Leonard and Sandra Green), were together in episode Friends: The One with the Two Parties (#2.22), in which they announced they're divorcing. They appeared separately a few times afterwards.

Joey's parents, Brenda Vaccaro and Robert Costanzo (Joseph Sr. and Gloria Tribbiani), appeared in only one episode Friends: The One with the Boobies (#1.13) in which Joey finds out his father is cheating on his mother.

In Friends: The One at the Beach (#3.25) Phoebe meets Phoebe Abbott, her real mother, Teri Garr. She appeared in two additional episodes. She discovers Frank Buffay (Bob Balaban) is her father in Friends: The One with Joey's Bag (#5.13). He, Phoebe Abbott and Lily Buffay lived in a menage-a-trois; Lily raised Phoebe as her own daughter, before she committed suicide

Chandler's mother, Nora Bing, was Morgan Fairchild and his frequently referenced drag-queen dad (Charles Bing) was ultimately played by actress Kathleen Turner.

The group that sings/plays the theme song is The Rembrandts. Grammy nominated duo Phil Solem and Danny Wilde.

The full lyrics are: Smelly cat, smelly cat/ What are they feeding you?/ Smelly cat, smelly cat/ It's not your fault/

They won't take you to the vet/ You're obviously not their favorite pet/ You may not be a bed of roses/ And you're no friend to those with noses/

Smelly cat...

And if you're looking for the guitar chords, it's just E-A-D-A-E over and over.

In the final episode when Joey buy Monica and Chandler and new baby chick and duck, it is revealed that Joey was told they were sent to a farm when they got old, obviously protecting Joey from the fact that they either died or were put down.

The last time you hear from the Duck is in an early season 7 episode where Joey says the Duck was throwing up all over the place and he did NOT eat Rachel's face cream.

That is U2's With or Without You. The song was also playing at the bar in TOW Ross and Rachel Take a Break.

Pretty much, Chandler was saying that Joey was pushing the q-tip past the resistance point, and hitting his brain. If Joey would stop at the resistance, he wouldn't be so stupid. In the UK Q Tips are called Cotton buds.

You can find track listings at www.friends-tv.org/music.html just click on the questions to find the songs.

Rachel's middle name is Karen, and was 24 in the pilot and 34 in the finale (Birthday: May 5, 1970).

Monica's middle initial is E. (she buys "MEG" shares because they form her initials), and was 24 in the pilot and 34 in the finale (Birthday: March 22, 1970).

Phoebe was 27 in the pilot, and 37 in the finale (Birthday: February 16, 1967). Initially she believed she was born in 1968, but her twin sister Ursula revealed that they were born a year earlier. She has a middle name but does not know what it is, as Ursula sold Phoebe's birth certificate to a Swedish woman.

Joey's middle name is Francis and was 26 in the pilot and 36 in the finale. Joey's birth date has always been a mystery. In the episode "The One With Joey's Fridge", Monica says he was 13 in 1981 making his year of birth 1968. This is confirmed in "TOW Monica's Thunder" (season 7, episode 1) Chandler and Rachel remind Joey that he's 31. (Year of Birth: 1968)

Chandler's middle name is Muriel, and was 26 in the pilot and 36 in the finale (Birthday: April 8, 1968)

Ross' middle name is Eustace, and was also 26 in the pilot and 36 in the finale (Birthday: October 18, 1968)

Ross, Monica, and Rachel are all Jewish, but do not seem to practice (Ross did once try to teach his son Ben about the Maccabees). Joey is an Italian-American and Roman Catholic, but again does not show any signs of faith. Phoebe alludes to a variety of spiritual views but makes no clear declaration of beliefs. Chandler is apparently non-religious.

In series 1, (The One With George Stephanopolous) Ross says his birthday was 7 months ago, and he says that today is 20th October, putting his birthday somewhere around March.

These are all the Thanksgiving episodes throughout the seasons: TOW Underdog Got Away (Season 1) No episode for Season 2 TOW the Football (Season 3) TOW Chandler in a Box (Season 4) TOW the Thanksgiving Flashbacks (Season 5) TOW Ross got High (Season 6) TOW Chandler Doesn't Like Dogs (Season 7) TOW the Rumor (Season 8) TOW Rachel's Other Sister (Season 9) TOW Late Thanksgiving (Season 10)



These are all the Christmas episodes throughout the seasons:

No episode for Season 1

Season 2: TOW Phoebe's Dad

Season 3: TOW Rachel Quits

Season 4: TOW The Girl From Poughkeepsie

Season 5: TOW The Inappropiate Sister

Season 6: TOW The Routine

Season 7: TOW The Holiday Armadillo

Season 8: TOW The Creepy Holiday card (or TOW Ross' Step Forward)

Season 9: TOW The Christmas in Tulsa

No episode for Season 10

Joey and Chandler 90 Bedford St. Apt. 19, New York, NY 10014. (Early episodes: called Apt. 4)

Monica and Rachel live at 90 Bedford St. Apt. 20, New York, NY 10014. (Early episodes: called Apt. 5)

Phoebe lives at 5 Morton St. Apt. 14, New York, NY 10014

Ross lives in three different apartments over the course of the series, none of which is named.

The US DVD Versions include extended episodes and feature scenes that were cut before the series aired on TV. Detailed comparisons with pictures can be found here.