Top 10 Unanswered Questions on Friends

[@MsMojo]

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[@russelconor8704]

We actually do know that Ross and Rachel married. This fact is mentioned in the short-lived show 'Joey', the spin-off of Friends, written and produced by the same people as Friends so it's exactly the same universe. In one episode, Joey said to his new friends in Los Angeles (the spin-off is about Joey moving to Los Angeles to pursue his acting career) that all his old, best friends in New York are married now. That clearly means Ross and Rachel got married, we just didn't see it on Friends. Cause Monica&Chandler and Phobe&Mike already married on Friends. So if Joey said now ALL of his best friends are married, this means Ross and Rachel too, and they did def get back together, and it absolutely looked final, so it is pretty safe to assume they stick to it. Also, long story short, the writers simply confirmed it, and Jen in all her interviews always says that Ross and Rachel are still together, raising kids (she even used 'kids' not just Emma, so she imagines they got more kids after, which is so sweet for me).

[@chriseppley5164]

What was Gunther's last name?

[@ZorrayaReads]

Why wasn’t one of M+C’s kids names Joey?

[@Tinkiri]

Ross got Tenure so he still has the job

[@rodan9773]

For me i want to know if that kid was actually Ben who Joy and Chandler pick up from the lost and found kid place.

[@ilb473]

Yes it was. Carol and Susan would have definitely noticed if it wasn't

[@Paulasland]

The parents would definitely know if it wasn’t.

[@stevencavanagh7990]

The guy on the phone took the piss saying who would be stupid enough to leave a baby on the Bus, clearly at least 3 people were.

[@Paulasland]

@@stevencavanagh7990 Not necessarily the other kids were on busses, they were with child protection services, but not necessarily for the same reason.

[@stevencavanagh7990]

@@Paulasland Fair point.

[@johnsota8067]

Two questions I’ve always wondered about: 1. What happened between Monica and Rachel during college where they lost touch until Rachel appeared in the first episode? 2. How did Monica and Phoebe first meet to become friends and live together?

[@charliejoson9145]

For your no.1 question, it is normal for two friends from college (or childhood friends) to have different lives after college, lose touch and completely forget the friendship. Rachel came from a wealthy family so she grew and had obtained "shallow and vapid" wealthy girl friends while Monica (along with Ross) still became grounded and had Phoebe, Chandler and Joey as her friends

[@tigerlord9302]

Rachel said herself that “they grew apart”, so nothing bad happened really, as for Phoebe Monica probably took her in off the street.

[@samuelgalea7679]

The replies are great and all but it’s not official. We still don’t know why

[@tigerlord9302]

@@charliejoson9145 Rachel even said that in the pilot, her first few lines on the show were about that.

[@rachelmartin5187]

I can't answer question 2 but question 1 is easy. Life happens. Sometimes we just loose touch with our closest friends. It's not always intentional, but it happens. When you think about the flashback scenes, Rachel was Monica's only friend. Amy even confirmed it when she (cruelly) said that "Monica used to follow Rachel around like a puppy." Once they parted ways for college and Monica started to develop her own personality, she and Rachel just became more different. They outgrew each other for a while but for go know one a other again as adults.

[@kingjezza6567]

I'd like to see a spin off with the kids of Friends - Ben, Emma, the twins... easily could add in two random they meet at the coffee shop, or even add the triplets..... it would be a nice spin off....

[@ajb7530]

There could easily be an amazing sequel.

[@phantomask]

yes plssss

[@Nate-Dog]

They should even bring back Cole Sprouse to play grown up Ben especially since he played kid Ben in some of the Friends episodes

[@salwanbutrus1573]

What about the note Phoebe wrote to Ross when his thanksgiving leftover sandwich was eaten? That's, to me, the biggest mystery I want it solved 😂

[@fatmask-cg3cm]

For me as well lol

[@CrazyIshan69]

@@fatmask-cg3cm Same.

[@ryanstauffer119]

Especially why she had random stuff in her purse like her sneaker and a goldfish in a bag full of water

[@rachelmartin5187]

Here are some questions I'd like answers to: 1. What ever happened to Phoebe's birth mom?They were slowly starting to develop a relationship and just.....stopped? Why did she disappear? 2. Why did Susan feel the need to keep bullying Ross? He walked Carol down the damn aisle when her parents wouldn't. 3. How did Julie react to Ross basically cheating on her with Rachel? 4. Exactly how much money did Chandler have? I know he saved alot, but they made it sound like he was Bill Gates rich. 5. Did Joey hit his head or something when he was building that entertainment center? Cause that would explain ALOT.

[@charliejoson9145]

Can I answer no.2 but it's just my opinion: It was already on the part where Ross, Susan and Phoebe were trapped in the janitors closet in the hospital. Even though Susan is with Carol as a romantic partner, she still has insecurities "there is no Lesbian Lovers Day". She saw Ross as the one who produced Ben with Carol (for obvious reasons)

[@Showtunediva]

@@charliejoson9145 i agree with you.

[@cruzjackal]

Yeah, for number 1, I always wonder what did happen to her family, like her birth dad and mom? Or why weren't any of them attending her wedding? Like, why didn't ask either her birth dad or half brother to walk her down the aisle?

[@rachelmartin5187]

@cruzjackal See something was off about that. Her brother was a recurring character. He'll, she literally gave birth to his children. Why wasn't he of all people at the wedding?

[@cruzjackal]

@@rachelmartin5187 Yeah, they missed a good joke opportunity.

[@Trish0871]

I still want to know is what happened to Chandler when he made it to Yemen and how long did it take for him to come back? Also, when did Janice find out that he returned? In one episode when she meets up with Ross, she mentions to everyone that she is weak and Chandler is in Yemen.

[@silverpearl7]

How did he get to Yemen since you need a Visa ;)))

[@kimberlywiederhold627]

​@@silverpearl7in cases like that you would not be allowed off the plane and you would have to fly back. Hopefully the plane would be returning to the States.

[@CrazyIshan69]

@@silverpearl7 He probably picked it up for show purposes. Maybe it was Janice herself who "reminded" him.

[@henri191]

Only Ross and Chandler had enough money to pay for those apartments , Monica's middle name for many is Elizabeth , Jennifer Aniston said that Ross and Rachel married again and she got her old job in NY

[@teresakaminska5716]

disagree. Monica in the middle of the show was an already established chef in a big New York restaurant, and she also mentioned she got help, so I think her parents helped her earlier when she was short of cash. Rachel lived with Monica for the first 5 seasons, so together they could manage, later she lived with Pheobe and Joey, and Joey was also financially helped by Chandler, so they absolutely were all able to afford it. and since the middle of season 4 Rachel had a pretty solid job in the fashion industry, and jobs in the fashion industry in New York City are very well paid, then and now, even if you are starting just as an assistant. You also get a lot of free, expensive stuff. And again - for the longest time the ones that earned less, so Joey, Phoebe, and Rachel split the costs of living with each other when they lived together, and with other roommates (Joey had Chandler, Rachel, and Jannine). And I'm sure if they found themselves in really bad situations they always could count on their parents, or Chandler and Ross. It is even shown on the show - for example when Ross lends Monica money once and when Phoebe lives with Ross.

[@brandonscott5544]

AS USUAL.

[@sarahramsey9454]

how would you know any of that there's no proof or evidence of any of that you made that up that entire theory

[@charliejoson9145]

I don't think Monica had financial help from her parents esp her mom since she has been cynical and sarcastic whenever Monica has something going on in her life. Remember the episode when her parents confessed that they used her "Monica wedding fund" to buy a beach house because Judy didn't think that she would marry. Everyone knows that Monica was able to afford the huge apartment because of rent-control and illegal subletting after her grandma died

[@sarahramsey9454]

@@charliejoson9145 actually judy always was tearing her down from constant picking and nagging her about career money boyfriend her hair when she had her cater for her she had frozen lasagnas in her freezer and betted that she screw up to her dad

[@luiz3459]

Suggestion for next : Top 10 Best male Friends' outfits , Top 10 moments Rachel was the worst , Top 10 most rewatched moments of Friends

[@secho23able]

For me I wanna know is: 1. Did Joey's stalker ever go to Salem to find his "twin brother"? Haha 2. Does Joey still talk to McKenzie after her and her parents moved out of the house Monica and Chandler bought? 3. Are Julie and Russ still together? 4. Do Phoebe and Mike still live in her apartment after coming back from their honeymoon? 5. Did Chandler and Monica have any more children? 6. Who won the arm wrestling match between Monica and Chandler on Halloween?

[@lov1na716]

for the last one, for some reason I highly believe it was monica that one

[@openthebruiseup]

To me the biggest mystery in Friends is how Monica would allow everyone to constantly step with or without their shoes on her table and sofa while she can’t handle picturing a glass without a coaster…

[@mrinternet5877]

i think the "break" incident came because Rachel was putting to much into her career vs her love life which was making Ross insecure, so the plane situation always felt to me like the choosing him over the career that earlier Rachel didn't do and that was the full circle of their story. Honestly the show should of had a sandlot style epilogue send off just so we could know what happened even if we couldnt see it.

[@jamesbundy4097]

I once wondered if Julie and Russ are still together.

[@suzannerust8658]

I wonder that too

[@RavinManiac]

I heard Julie was on her way back to China, but her friend Regina called and said the plane had no left Phallangie. So Julie got off the plane and got back with Russ.

[@russelconor8704]

We actually do know that Ross and Rachel married. This fact is mentioned in the short-lived show 'Joey', the spin-off of Friends, written and produced by the same people as Friends so it's exactly the same universe. In one episode, Joey said to his new friends in Los Angeles (the spin-off is about Joey moving to Los Angeles to pursue his acting career) that all his old, best friends in New York are married now. That clearly means Ross and Rachel got married, we just didn't see it on Friends. Cause Monica&Chandler and Phobe&Mike already married on Friends. So if Joey said now ALL of his best friends are married, this means Ross and Rachel too, and they did def get back together, and it absolutely looked final, so it is pretty safe to assume they stick to it. Also, long story short, the writers simply confirmed it, and Jen in all her interviews always says that Ross and Rachel are still together, raising kids (she even used 'kids' not just Emma, so she imagines they got more kids after, which is so sweet for me).

[@peteryanes3413]

I never seen the show Joey do you know where I can watch for free ?

[@SuperStreetWarrior]

@@peteryanes3413 you can pirate it.

[@sumedha_k]

Where do I watch this spinoff???

[@signesartandanimation]

@@sumedha_k Unless you wanna track down old used dvd sets or am fine with piracy, not really anywhere as far as i'm aware.

[@NaticzkaKaminskaHenryDolphin]

The show addressed all of these issues people are writing about here, through the years and to various degrees as all TV shows do. Take financial issues: For the first 3-4 seasons it was shown that they had money problems, especially those who earned less, so Joey, Phoebe, and Rachel. And it was shown they got help - Chandler helped Joey throughout the show, Ross helped Monica in season 1 or 2 - don't remember which one now, and Jack Geller, Monica's dad also helped her financially once, it was in season 2 too. Rachel was helped by all of the rest at the start, for example, they always ordered extra coffee at Central Perk, and the girls still struggled and it was shown in episode 9 of season 2 I believe. But slowly, they all built their careers and all were promoted like most people do in life, which was also shown: Monica became a big chef in a big restaurant like you said, so how is this poor? In fact, next to Chandler and Ross, Monica, later on, earned the most - chefs in big restaurants, especially in New York City earn very, VERY good money. Ross got promoted to a stable job at the university, Chandler also got promoted, then he got fired but he found a good job again in the ads industry, Rachel got promoted and had a great job at Ralph Lauren, and even tho Joey struggled many times, it was also shown that he finally got his regular role back at Days of our lives, so he was regular on soap opera, and back in the 90s that was a very solid paying job for an actor. The most unstable, financially, was always Phoebe but it was also shown that once Ross helped her, the girls helped her too, and later she also got a better job. Remember the episode when Phoebe lies to, and tries to hide from Rachel that she works at the big spa place. So clearly Phoebe got the better job too later on. So it was very naturally written, they all progressed financially but the show won't talk about it all in detail in every single episode, because that's boring and not what TV does. they still did a good job with all of this.

[@muhammadmufly23]

10:11 Well, Ross would never abandon any of his child, I mean he never forgets about Ben despite the situation he had to go through when he found out that he was going to have a child and how painful it was to see Caroll and Susan or how painful it was that he couldn't live with Ben.

[@benjaminharman1987]

I think Teri Garr deserves mad props for nailing Lisa Kudrow's quirky performance of Phoebe to make it maximumly believable her character's Phoebe's mom, because she so, so, SOOOO nailed it. I mean, because there are so many actors and directors who just sort of phone it in for TV, we've gotten used to suspending our disbelief through seeing actors totally miss this aspect of portraying another character's parent, like we don't ever see any aspects of Ross or Monica coming out in Elliott Gould's or Christina Pickles' performance as their parents to make it more believable they're their parents, for example, but like Meryl Streep didn't skip it in playing Alexander Skarsgard's character's mother in Big Little Lies, and the show was made so much better by all the believability that brought, Teri Garr didn't skip it in playing Phoebe's mother to the same effect. Thanks for not just phoning it in, Teri.

[@jeaninehughes75]

About the wedding venue, I always thought that when he got the call about the venue he hadn't been planning it, but it made him think about it and then he started looking at ring brochures and that's when Phoebe walked in. And then he went down to the museum and saw the venue.

[@leonidasneves7972]

One of the biggest mysteries is WTH happened to Phoebe's mom and dad, they appeard in s4 - 5 and completely disappeared, also, who's Phoebe stepfather who went to jail

[@leonidasneves7972]

@@charliejoson9145 rly? Its easy, I said in the comment "the one who appeared in season 4 and completely disappeared" so its her biological one, its so weird how her biological mom appeared, they became friends and for some reason she never came back, just like her father in season 5, also why Phoebe lived in the streets when she was younger after her stepmom killed herself if she had a grandma? Like she even used to live with her grandma, in season 1 - 5, so why she lived in the streets? Phoebe's life is a completely mess in this show

[@wendeboyd503]

I'm more concerned with where her grandmother was. In the first couple seasons, she's living with her grandmother, but talks about the years growing up where they had nothing and then she was on her own living on the street. Where did Ursula go in that time and why didn't Grandma take them in?

[@leonidasneves7972]

@@wendeboyd503 ikr, that's what I said in the previous reply, makes no sense, I love friends it's my fav show but this show has a lot of plot holes

[@eugear1057]

Maybe the twins where living with their step dad and when he went to jail they got homeless. And couldn't reach their grandma (because it wasn't that easy back then, they didn't have cell phone or social media). And then they found her (don't know how) also their parents disappearing doesn't bother me that much or her brother, because maybe they didn't show that part of her life, it doesn't mean it didn't happen... They don't show when they go to the bathroom but that doesn't mean it doesn't happen.

[@djanasurkovic4099]

​@@leonidasneves7972She even lived in Prague for a while 😂

[@SuperVstech]

11:16 obviously, pete gets a job with tony stark and goes on to help peter parker with his spiderman costumes, and phebie and mike go on to survive the ant people shenannigans

[@madisonharte7623]

To answer the question of Joey's sister who is pregnant I do remember in one episode I don't recall what season or number but joey tells one of the friends before leaving the apartment that " he's going to his niece's christening "

[@suzannerust8658]

Yeah but that might not be Dina's kid. Remember that Joey has a lot of sisters so could have more than one niece

[@johnanderson9765]

I feel it's clear that Ross lost his museum job over a second instance of rage.

[@amandaredd3057]

I could definitely, absolutely see Mike and Phoebe having an entire football team's worth of friggin kids (just as easily as i could see them with one - either scenario could be hilarious 😂)

[@treblack7772]

What Did Ugly Naked Guy Do For A Living

[@suzannerust8658]

And did Ugly Naked Girl and Ugly Naked Gal stay together after their night of Ugly Naked Dancing?

[@thechillindude4478]

There's a mystery bridesmaid at Phoebe's wedding. Several people beleive that she is Denise

[@cyin1206]

That makes so much sense

[@Showtunediva]

No, it is Mike’s sister.

[@Martin-u9e]

Yeah I think it was Mike's sister

[@jennyfab312]

As far as Phoebe's birth father leaving, she was told that he left before she was born. She's a baby she doesn't know. You only go by what people told her so it's not really a mystery.

[@marieangels6]

She met him once though. He showed up to her grandma's funeral.

[@jennyfab312]

@@marieangels6 you are correct. But she thought her father died because of what she was told. And apparently her family weren’t exactly honest with her about a LOT of things.

[@belahsanmahjoub3063]

Maybe Mondler got married where Chandler wanted to propose to Monica at, that’s what makes the most sense to me

[@OccamsSledgehammer]

What was the joke that Chandler and Ross both claim they wrote?

[@davidslife989]

It was a joke posted in Playboy, something about a monkey.

[@khushitandan465]

the doctor monkey joke

[@ConnorMiller417]

Chandler: This is our electricity bill. Joey: THIS IS HOW MUCH WE PAY FOR ELECTRIC?!” *Shuts off the lights* Chandler: So I guess we’ll go over the rest of the bills later? 🤣🤣🤣

[@peteryanes3413]

😂that was always funny each time I watch

[@Mellowbeee]

its even more funny when Joey read the telephone number as the electricity charge LMAF

[@wasteville_productions3451]

Phoebe's dad looks like a professor at Hogwarts

[@Showtunediva]

Totally

[@cherishgp]

Ross’s boss considered reinstating him and then in his boss’s presence he had a meltdown because he saw Chandler and Monica making out. Monica even refers to him being sacked once to her parents. So that is not a mystery.

[@EoR_2B4GOT10]

To many unanswerd questions because of to many characters for anyone to be fully fleshed out. I used to think that Phoebe and Joey felt pointless after season 5. The jokes were always the same and by that point I had gotten sick of it. But then I rememberd that my favorite moment of the whole show was when Joey went vegetarian for Phoebe so she would not feel guilty for eating meat. And sometimes it'S ok to not know every little detail in your friends life tbh.

[@aimeecampbell3703]

I want to know how Mark played a huge role in Rachel's career and then came back as a guy who broke his leg that NO ONE recognized!

[@kathleensmith8336]

That's because they are two different actors.

[@wendeboyd503]

No one recognized him because it was a totally different actor! Lol

[@aimeecampbell3703]

@@wendeboyd503 Really? Geez, they look so much a like!

[@ksuxa17]

3:31 what? No. He was totally shocked when that woman phoned to their apartment. But later decided to propose Monica and let the wedding be. If not so, please, tell me how it could be different, why do you think ALL of that (including visiting museum) was his idea

[@ToCam-fl8ry]

We do know that Ross and Rachel married it was confirmed by Joey on the Friends spin-off show Joey, and by the writers and actors in the interviews. Paris was never a real thing, it was a typical ploy and writing trope to reunite Ross and Rachel in a grand, romantic way and make Ross run to the airport as Rachel did when she first found out Ross loves her from Chandler - she ran after Ross to the airport when he was going to China. And Ross finds out that Rachel still loves him and wants to get off the plane by the answering machine just as he found out Rachel loves him in season 2 by listening to the answering machine. They came full circle and it was beautiful! Also, Rachel would never really leave Monica, and New York by that time was, and still is, way better for fashion jobs. NY is the fashion capital more than old Paris, and there are more opportunities there anyway. And Rachel already had a great job in New York and even more offers in the final episodes. And Ross wouldn't be able to raise his daughter on another continent, and he was co-parent!! He was teaching at the university so he couldn't take more free time than one weekend, and the flight from the US to Paris is very long and it costs a lot of money, and Ross would spend, like, only one day with Emma, one day per week tops and the trip would be exhausting. So Paris was NEVER realistic at all. It was just a typical writing trope to write this romantic airport cliffhanger, but by then we all knew Ross and Rachel are gonna reunite. And it was great!!!

[@ashleygallagher9407]

I think the potato in cake stand is a deliberate visual gag for potato cakes.

[@ardinsalim9048]

Phoebe call dibs on the purple apartment, so we can assume Phoebe & Mike move in

[@shakeelahmadosmanzada2461]

In Friends, Monica's middle name is not explicitly mentioned in the series. However, the commonly accepted full name is Monica E. Geller, and the "E" is believed to stand for "Elizabeth." This middle name is not directly confirmed in the show but is often assumed by fans.

[@DirigoDuke]

If the apartment belonged to Ross and Monica's grandmother, it probably remained in the family, sublet to others over the years, but available for Emma, now 22, to move into post-college for a Friends sequel series to launch in 2024, maybe sharing it with bestie Erica Bing, while twin Jack Bing lives across the hall with his roommate. We might even have big brother Ben Geller as a supporting character working in whatever business is now in the spot once filled by Central Perk.

[@jeffreygunn3150]

At some point Phoebe must have been getting royalties for “Smelly Cat.”

[@bennymora3086]

I bet the person who would eventually move into Monica’s apartment after the show ended, has no friends at all and basically he is just friendless. Thus, a new show would be called: FRIENDLESS🛋️

[@user-ci6ib3jr1l]

I imagines Phoebe’s middle name is Monica 😂Like her middle name was around her for a long time 😂Or Josephine 😂

[@dumptruck_babs]

or maybe it's Regina lol

[@ryanstauffer119]

The last time we ever saw Ben was (as shown in this video) when he and Ross walked in as Phoebe cursed at the Ms. Pac-Man machine. So imagine of Carol and Susan decided to not let Ben be around Phoebe anymore. Especially because there was one episode when Phoebe pretended to be Ben’s mother which got her in trouble. It would have been nice though for him to have a sibling moment with Emma.

[@teenindustry]

I can see phoebe being that parent who takes quirky kids under her wing and is welcoming to the single parent who maybe doesn’t feel they fit into the nicer neighbourhood

[@Serenityhines]

Monica's middle name is Elizabeth

[@Showtunediva]

How do you know that for sure?

[@ryanmarek123]

I disagree with #10 being on this list. What does it matter who moves into Monica and Chandler’s apartment at the end of the series?

[@Harmthuria]

What I want to know most, is what Phoebe wrote for Ross so others wouldn’t touch his lunch/sandwich anymore. It had that effect on everyone, I would love to use it.

[@j3ssijee]

What happened to the hospital guy Phoebe was interested in?!

[@nicholasrope6067]

Ross offered a private tour at the museum for Rachel's ex boss's kid so he would rehire her to stop her going to France.

[@ibeethatoneguy7807]

I think the biggest question is when Joey and Chandler were babysitting Ben and left him on the bus. Was that really Ben they brought back?

[@Paulasland]

The moms would definitely know if it wasn’t, be sure of that.

[@ibeethatoneguy7807]

@@Paulasland Not every mom is a mother. Be sure of THAT

[@libbyneefe1075]

I think it was implied they could be sure it was Ben because he cried with Monica, and not with any of the other friends, just like he had before.

[@RANDOM-KNIGHT145]

11:09 Thank you !!!!

[@cookiesncream789]

We already know what happened to Monica's ex Pete. He launched the MCU and created the Mandalorian 🤷🏻‍♀️.

[@peteryanes3413]

How I don't remember then saying anything about him

[@angelaquirozsaldana]

​@peteryanes3413 I think that was meant to be a joke and they're referring to the actor's (Jon Favreau) real life.

[@user-qq73hxryby]

I think the thing with Phoebe’s roommate is a joke for fans, because they rarely talk about anything that’s not part of a story line. Kind of like Chandler’s job title or the fact that they’re never at work unless it’s part of the plot.

[@dubyah8824]

Phoebe being able to afford her apartment is easily explained…rent control

[@scirelezard6558]

Pete pursues his passion for movies. Directs & produces blockbuster movies & TV shows that kick off and revive IPs like Marvel & Star Wars

[@gavinweltmer4091]

In terms of #8, Monica decided to give up her “dream wedding” for a happy marriage so she probably picked a different venue. That explanation is definitely in the show. You even have the quote in the video! We know Ross doesn’t get his job back at the museum because he starts to teach college classes and in season 10, he gets tenure. Come on, did you guys even watch the show?

[@leonardolim8976]

I have a few guess on a few of these list 10. Ross and rachel may have moved into Monicas place. Dont forget they have a child and maybe they need 1 more room for when ben come and visit 9. Monica esther geller 8. When some relative die their will are left with their grandchildren including monetary and their possession 3. Maybe he theoretically lost custody due to jman and the channy lost ben on the bus, monica bing his head, phoebe cursing, and rachel is a bad influence. Or susan and carol just moved

[@teresakaminska5716]

it is really amazing how you guys don't understand TV and invent some complex, completely unrealistic scenarios just to fill the plot hole, which is not a plot hole at all if you use your brain. The children were shown rarely on this show from the start and for a reason! 1. It's a sitcom and it wasn't a show focused on children, 2. You clearly don't get how TV works. Anyone from the film industry would tell you, that filming with kids is hard as it is, even more so with very little ones, it rarely happens, it's too risky and complicated. Ross took care of Ben and Emma, and Rachel too, and it was shown a few times on the show. Episodes like these clearly were there to show, that Ross or Rachel did take care of the children and it was great. But fans can't expect this storyline to be shown in many episodes exactly for the reasons I listed above. So they showed Ben just a few times on the show through the years, and they were consistent with this. The rest happened off-screen since there are only 20 minutes per episode in sitcoms and they had to focus on other storylines, we don't see these characters during the whole day, every day of their lives, it's called time jump on TV. The creators trusted the audience to understand it, maybe they made a mistake here, since there are people like you, who don't get it, still. Mainly, it is simply hard to work with kids on set - filming even one scene can take a week, and children are very impatient, especially little children, in the case of very small ones like Emma you also need nurses and care-takers on the set, it's very complicated. And as I wrote earlier, it wasn't a show about children. Ben and Carol were background characters. So from the start, they were rarely on the show. So it didn't change at all. Also, it could be that the actor who played older Ben wasn't available later. Ross also mentions in season 3 when talking to Monica that he hopes that Ben will have a little sister to be raised with her. So Ross would never let Ben simply leave, and when you co-parent, as Ross did with Carol and with Rachel, the other parent can't simply take your child away, especially on another continent, without you agreeing to it first, and Ross would never agree with it. He loved his children and wanted to raise them.

[@leonardolim8976]

@@teresakaminska5716 your comment is an essay

[@fernandogonzalezfarinas9685]

@@teresakaminska5716 Nope. Just because one kid or child doesnt appear in the show you cant just ignore characters's behaviour. And the fact they act like fucking tenagers, irresponsible around them, making decissions without even think about them(example : Rachel wants to move to Paris and.nobody says shit about take Emma away from Ross) proves that the Producers didnt even put any effort in last seasons to make a coherent writting. You can see the Big difference at the beggining at season 5 when Emily asks Ross to move to London but he refuses because of Ben.

[@leonardolim8976]

@@fernandogonzalezfarinas9685 I do enjoy y'all 2s argument

[@fatmask-cg3cm]

As we know Ross' character can get pretty miserable and obsessive when something he didnt like happens. İ am %100 sure that didnt happen because if it did we would definetely see a miserable Ross that cant let go. And beside from the fact Carol and Susan being mean to Ross in a kinda fun way Carol was mostly really sweet with Ross and she cared about him. So i dont think she would do that. İts a fun fan theory thou.

[@iiishimmyiii]

Did chandler ever get a copy of the tape from the bank?

[@ryanstauffer119]

I have never noticed the potato in the cake stand until I saw this🤣

[@stacyfabiszewski4633]

Love this video ! I would love to see more please!!!❤❤❤❤

[@cruzjackal]

You should one on how 6teen copied from Friends. There were time where 6teen either had moments or full episodes where they copy something from Friends.

[@ryfiore]

I want to know what would’ve happened with Joey and Kate if she hadn’t taken the job in LA. I also wanna know how one cancellation moved Monica’s wedding reservation up on a two year waiting list. The whole thing wasn’t orchestrated by Chandler because why would he have freaked out when Hildy called? No one else was there.

[@amanda55772]

I Feel like i remember someone saying Monica Erica Geller

[@SupergirlUK]

Erica is what she named one of the twins after the surrogate mother 😊 Erica and Jack (after Monica's dad) Bing

[@fireflyparker1584]

I have a theory as to where Ben went. Carol and Susan moved to the UK, and they decided to take Ben with them without telling Ross.

[@peteryanes3413]

That against the law because they don't have full rights to him only part that way Ross had him sometimes

[@NaticzkaKaminskaHenryDolphin]

She can't do that because Ross is a co-parent and taking a kid out of the state without the knowledge of the other parent is kidnapping and a crime, and to another continent even more. With the 'problem' of the children on the show - it is not unanswered at all, the TV producers and creators expect all of you to use your common sense of how TV and life work. We don't see these characters in every second of their lives because it's impossible. For example, we didn't see Monica and Chandler's whole honeymoon or Rachel being in Greece, or we didn't see all of them every day at work, we just saw them, usually, after work at Central Perk or their apartments. These are called the time jumps on TV, and a lot of stuff happens off-screen, it's obvious, isn't it? Ben and Carol, or Emma were never main, regular characters, they were background characters and they were rarely on the show since the start. This show was focused on the main 6 friends, and on young adults, and their dating life, not children. Also, it's a sitcom, with only 20 minutes episodes, and there is no time to show in detail how Emma and Ben are doing or playing together. This was never a priority. So Ben and Emma certainly knew each other, played together, and were living normally in New York, and their parents co-parenting them, but it was all off the screen, like in all shows. Also, any professional from tv/movie business will tell you, that working with animals and children on set is the worst thing ever, as children and animals are unpredictable, impatient, and cost a lot of money, especially little children like Emma because care-takers have to be there, on set, with her, and so it costs a lot of money. Also, the actor who played older Ben - -Cole Sprouse, was later a regular on Disney show and was simply not available later for Friends.

[@pattyo4703]

​@@NaticzkaKaminskaHenryDolphin I like your explanation. It always bugs me when TV shows make existing children disappear. Your explanation works, regarding Ben. Ben did not get the Chuck Cunningham treatment.

[@DeaTwilightZone]

how did Chandler move with Joey if he was Ross's friend?

[@debkunkel5840]

MsMojo, you do get that Denise never existed and was the way Phoebe used to try to get out of having Rachel move in?

[@peteryanes3413]

Are u sure I always thought that to but it phoebe is a little crazy maybe she did had someone how else can she have a place her job was her business at the time n we seen it wasn't paid good so I believe she did had one

[@Trish0871]

I thought the same thing. The way she mentioned Denise, it was like she made it up on the spot. Rachel does move in with Phoebe so if there was a Denise, what happened to her?

[@_Julia.K_]

There's a bridesmaid beside Monica at Phoebe's wedding. Some people believe thats Denise

[@Andrew-vi9fn]

Me, who hasn't finished watching friends: "OH WELL, I HOPE I DON'T GET THAT MANY SPOILERS BUT I REALLY WANNA WATCH THIS VIDEO-" Me, literally a minute later: * gets a huge spoiler * "I should've been ready for that."

[@inesatt1313]

I wish those were answered

[@emilyseger1421]

I remember seeing Ben in Chandler and Monica’s wedding. I don’t know if that was done on purpose though, haha. In the episode you can see him running with the other kids as Ross is trying to flirt with Mona.

[@kiekendiefje]

Doesn't Ross sit with Ben and the other kids at their table?

[@emilyseger1421]

@@kiekendiefje Yes, good memory! He also was shown in the background when the kids were hanging out and Ross was trying to impress Mona when he let the little girls dance on his feet 😂

[@jre617]

We see Joey's parents once, early on, but never again. Well, it's just a TV show. I'm sure in the first seasons, the writers don't even expect the show will run so long and are more concerned about making funny lines than continuity.

[@tessat338]

That still bugs me. Ross had tenure. Rachel didn't have to give up her chance. He could have taken a sabbatical to work at the Institute in Paris. It is one of the premier paleontology centers in the world.

[@NaticzkaKaminskaHenryDolphin]

no he couldn't because the whole point was that Rachel would never leave Monica. Friends was about all of them being together and it ended with all of them together. like it or not, it's tv

[@sarahp936]

Why does it have to revolve around Rachel’s “chance”, though? It appears to have made overall better sense for her to stay in NYC

[@jackee1054]

Here's one.....on the day Rachel went into labor with Emma, it was the heat of the summer and about 100 degrees outside. A year later, on her first birthday, they have a party for her and everyone comes in wearing fall or winter clothes. Coats, scarves, leather boots, etc. What's that about???

[@victoriaR587]

I have a theory that phoebe's middle name is ursula. Their bio mom gave them the same middle name as eachother so they could always be close with eachother Pheobe Ursula Buffay Ursula phoebe buffay I also think pheobe and mike had a massive family due to pheobe's high fertility. Maybe triplets?? Pheobe, bebe and ebe😂

[@kiekendiefje]

Ursula's middle name was not Phoebe but Pamela

[@MS-zj2mf]

Why doesn't Phoebe go get another copy of her birth certificate?

[@petejones879]

How cool would it be to have Elliott Gould as your dad?

[@megafangirl205]

I think Ben is just not allowed near Phoebe anymore because the last two times we see him is when Phoebe goes to his school and poses as his mom to get Sting tickets and then when she has a big cursing fit after playing ms Pac-Man at Monica’s

[@justinspurgeon7851]

After the show was over, nobody moved in cause the apartment was no longer there

[@trinaq]

I always wondered how Ross kept his museum job after he and Rachel were caught in the act by several school children after their date. In real life, he'd DEFINITELY be fired!

[@luisanarivas264]

About Denise, if you go to Phoebe's wedding episode, you can see 3 bridemaids: Monica, Rachel and Denise 😊

[@severinetellier4082]

We need to understand that a 20 min episode sums up 2 weeks or a month of their life. Loads can happen in between and we’re just “showed” whatever is interesting in their lives.

[@andrearobyn3701]

Ross was on sabbatical

[@DanielCostadaSilva]

Please, I urge you to base these videos on the dvd version of the show! Most of these was shown there and cut for streamings

[@ballincruzer511]

I think the biggest question I have for myself is what happened to Chandler’s roommate Eddie from Season 2? Like I’ve legit been wondering what the hell happened to him for the longest time lol

[@peteryanes3413]

He left they trick him saybhe never live theirs he was so crazy n though had really never did so he went back where he lived before most likely

[@ballincruzer511]

@@peteryanes3413 Oh I know how they tricked him and everything. My question is where did he go afterwards and if he’s still alive

[@fatmask-cg3cm]

​@@ballincruzer511well same actor played the crazy husband of joeys sister at joey spin off not as the same character obviously but again he had the same amount of crazy lol

[@Showtunediva]

He is in the Joey spin off.

[@dancarter4667]

20 years later, we don't need spoiler alerts guys.

[@slAnimals88]

😂😂 I didn't see that there'd be talking and "counting down" and shit that wasn't discussed and she started talking and I paused it 😂

[@peteryanes3413]

I was thinking the same thing but they do for all shows I seen one they did that older then this show I'm like wtf each time n say u don't have to say that because everyone that clicks the video seen the show dun

[@accountingforluxury]

Also why wasn’t phoebes brother at her wedding?

[@_Julia.K_]

Her wedding was almost cancelld because of snow storm, so may be he and phoebe's parents couldn't make it to the wedding

[@kathyhuse9743]

​@_Julia.K_ also it was a last minute plan ...change in venue, officiant, attendants etc

[@bonniebalaguer9120]

What does "Middle Name" in the US stand for? I'm quite confused. In the Philippines when you ask for someone's "Middle Name", it corresponds to his/her mother's maiden surname. So if the someone's initial is ABC, A is for the First Name, B is for the Middle Name (which is the mother's maiden surname), and C is the Surname. Is it not the same in the US? Isn't Monica's Middle Name same as Ross' since they both have the same set of parents?

[@suzannerust8658]

No, in the UK and US - the middle name can be anything. For example I have Fiona as a middle name which isn't from either side of my family anywhere

[@TheBandit025Nova]

I have the same middle name as my late cousin Bruce

[@sureshmukhi2316]

I am from the Philippines too and the mother's maiden name as the middle name does not apply to other countries.

[@gemmaraine]

A middle name isn't a surname that's why.

[@kiekendiefje]

A middle name is an extra name. It can be any name the parents liked but it can also be the name of their mother, father, sibling, uncle, aunt, best friend. Some people even have two or more middle names. My childeren have two middle names where both my husband and I only have one.

[@bentencho]

I would assume that Phoebe's apartment situation was similar to Monica's.... they unofficially took over a rent controlled apartment left by their respective grandmothers.

[@annepatton8727]

Whatever happened to the "fake Monica" in S1?

[@jasperliechty3516]

I want to know why only Ross gets the flak for his relationships being ruined. Carol was the one who cheated, but no one says anything and Rachel also is absolved of any wrong doing regarding Mark. Yes, she never slept with him, but she also doesn't try to correct anyone about his being at the apartment when she and Ross are talking about fixing their relationship.

[@MasterArchfiend]

That boss from the museum was not at all understanding. Who would be okay seeing their sister have relations or not be upset over their lunch being thrown out while in the middle of a rough patch in life? Did Ross go overboard a bit? Yes, but he’s still upset about things that most people would be and were beyond his control.

[@Waters-tk4en]

Pete became Happy in Marvel

[@ReynaReactsandReviews]

Love the background music

[@DuchessofSassytown]

I don't like that Rachel maybe got her old job back. It was making her unhappy spending 40+ hours at a job that had no future. She should have gone to Paris. If Ross wanted to be with her, he should have gone too. I think she'd resent Ross in maybe a year because she chose him over the job, and they'd always circle back to that in their fights.

[@kenyattaclay7666]

As far as the middle name goes sometimes there isn’t an actual name & just a letter. My grandfather only had the letter D for a middle name & that was on his birth certificate & my uncle was a Jr. so he also only had a D as a middle name.

[@johnanderson9765]

A historical example: The 33rd United States President Harry S Truman's middle initial didn't stand for anything. His grandfathers' names started with "s," so his parents had a way to honor both of them. And there are several people out there without middle names.

[@tomcat630]

Terrie Garr has health issues from MS, and probably couldn't continue as Phoebe's birth mother.

[@muhammadmufly23]

13:19 Well Rachel got off the plane because she realised that she still loved Ross and fheir relationship would never replaced, plus he realized that he would take Emma away from her real father who loved her so much. A replacement job can be found but there is only one Ross for Rachel and Emma. Rachel has spent 7 years trying to move on from Ross but always fails because she always loves Ross no matter what.

[@writingmelody]

I’m pretty sure Monica’s middle name is Elaine (at least that’s what a trivia test says 😂)

[@fauzanriez9472]

Did Joey finally settle down and got married?

[@angelpatterson]

What if Monica’s middle name is Emma 🤔

[@generalkenobi308]

Pete changed his name to happy a started working for a billionaire