A Phoebe X Lady Gaga 'Smelly Cat' version is just one of the reasons why the 'Friends: Reunion' was worth the wait
Phoebe, though, still thinks the song is better when it's just her.
By ET Online |
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Lady Gaga and Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow) jamming to 'Smelly Cat' is the best thing ever.
It's been 17 years since the final episode of 'Friends' aired, and while fans had reruns of the show to keep them satiated, they could not control their excitement for the highly-anticipated reunion that dropped across the world today.
David Schwimmer, from left, Courteney Cox, Matt LeBlanc and Jennifer Aniston in a scene from the 'Friends' reunion special.
From their famous quiz to discussing whether Rachel and Ross were really "on a break," the cast of the show took a trip down memory lane during the special, that also featured appearances by Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga and David Beckham among others.
And Phoebe's (played by Kudrow) 'Smelly Cat' also got a makeover - one that you didn't know you needed.
In a video from the special that is doing the rounds on Twitter, Kudrow - sitting in Central Perk - is joined by Lady Gaga who reinvents the popular song from the show.
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After the applause-worthy performance, Lisa Kudrow jumps back into character, mumbling, “I still think it's better when it's just me.”
Which leaves Lady Gaga joking, “It is.”
Sharing the video on the micro-blogging site, user @EdwardWJSmith aptly wrote, "Smelly Cat, but make it Oscar worthy."
Smelly Cat, but make it Oscar worthy...@ladygaga @LisaKudrow #FriendsReunion #LadyGaga https://t.co/8C49NOyjiR
But that's not the only thing the show has in store for fans.
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As per news agency Reuters, turns out the on-again, off-again romance between characters Ross Geller and Rachel Green wasn't just for the cameras.
Actors David Schwimmer and Jennifer Aniston revealed for the first time that they had major crushes on each other in the early years of the series, but the first time they kissed was when their characters did so on screen in 1995, the agency reported.
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'I'll Be There For You': 'Friends' Returns After 17 Yrs; Revisit The Show With These Fun Facts
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The stars of 'Friends' never really left us - they were simply on a break.
The cast of the beloved 1990s sitcom about six attractive, straight, white New Yorkers with ludicrously giant Manhattan apartments are finally reuniting for a much-hyped and long-delayed special.
Fans can expect a "table read" of a classic episode, a recreation of the famous 'Friends' quiz at Monica and Rachel's apartment - accompanied by lots of hugs, tears and reminiscing.
The cast and characters' bond continues to be a profitable one. Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer collectively negotiated one million dollars each per episode by the end of their colossally popular and zeitgeist-setting 236-episode, 10-year run.
In a sign of the show's enduring appeal, the gang are reportedly pocketing $2.5 million each for the reunion.
Titled, 'The One Where They Get Back Together', airs 17 years after the show's finale drew more than 50 million viewers.
British comic James Corden will host the reunion, interviewing the cast in front of the giant fountain on the sprawling Warner Bros Ranch used in the show's famous opening credits.
The reunion will also feature the show's returning guest stars including Tom Selleck, Reese Witherspoon, and Maggie Wheeler - better known the world over as the perennially shocked Janice.
While you count the hours to watch the reunion (it drops on ZEE5 today, i.e. May 27), here's looking at some fun, quirky facts about the show that first aired 27 years ago.
(Text: AFP)
The stars of 'Friends' never really left us - they were simply on a break.The cast of the beloved 1990s sitcom about six attractive, straight, white New Yorkers with ludicrously giant Manhattan apart..
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Before the much-loved show came to be called 'Friends', it went through a series of name changes.
When co-creators David Crane and Marta Kauffman originally wrote the pitch for the sitcom, they titled it 'Insomnia Café'.
After the pilot was bought by NBC, the show was called 'Friends Like Us'. Another title considered for the show was at the time was 'Across the Hall'.
However, by the time the show was shot, it was being called 'Six of One', before the makers finally settled on 'Friends' at the time it aired on September 22, 1994.
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Courteney Cox's fame prior to landing the sitcom had led the show's producers to offer her the role of Rachel. Cox, known for several commercials plus Bruce Springsteen’s 'Dancing in the Dark' music video, was however more keen on playing Monica, as she liked the strong character.
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The cast of 6 was paid around $22,000 per episode for the first season of the show. However, by the second season, each of them was being paid a different salary.
In 1997, in a first for an ensemble TV cast, the actors refused to work until they were all paid equally, demanding a salary of $100,000 each, per episode.
The strategy seemed to work, and by the end, each of them made $1 million per episode.
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Well, you might love them all. But at the start, the makers intended for Phoebe and Chandler to be supporting characters.
The show would evolve around Ross, Rachel, Joey and Monica.
Now, aren't you glad that plan didn't pan out.
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You may love the 'Friends' theme song, and can't imagine the show without the opening credits showing the cast dancing in front of a fountain and the popular couch, but turns out the stars of the show weren't really big fans of the Rembrandts' '90s hit.
Actress Jennifer Aniston, during an interview on BBC's 'The One Show' in 2016, revealed that “no one was really a big fan of that theme song.”
She, however, did clarify, by saying, "I don’t mean to say that, but we felt it was a little, I don’t know…. Dancing in a pond, or like, a fountain, felt a little odd.”
Before adding, “But we did it, because we were told to."
You may love the 'Friends' theme song, and can't imagine the show without the opening credits showing the cast dancing in front of a fountain and the popular couch, but turns out the stars of the sho..
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