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Path: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!hookup!uwm.edu!cs.utexas.edu!math.ohio-state.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!lerc.nasa.gov!purdue!news.bu.edu!dartvax.dartmouth.edu!quest.dartmouth.edu!user From: AndyJW@dartmouth.edu (Andy J. Williams) Newsgroups: alt.tv.friends,rec.arts.tv,alt.answers,rec.answers,news.answers Subject: alt.tv.friends Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) 1/3 Followup-To: alt.tv.friends Date: Sun, 14 Apr 1996 16:04:51 -0400 Organization: Academic Computing, Dartmouth College Lines: 706 Approved: news-answers-request@MIT.EDU Distribution: world Expires: Sun, 2 June 1996 00:00:00 GMT Message-ID: <AndyJW-1404961604510001@quest.dartmouth.edu> Reply-To: andyjw@dartmouth.edu NNTP-Posting-Host: quest.dartmouth.edu Summary: Frequently Asked Questions and Episode Guide for the NBC sitcom "Friends" Keywords: Friends FAQ Episode Guide NBC Sitcom Archive-name: tv/friends-faq/part1 Posting-Frequency: monthly Last-modified: 1996/04/14 URL: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~andyjw/friends/faq.html Xref: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu alt.tv.friends:33235 rec.arts.tv:211646 alt.answers:17089 rec.answers:19995 news.answers:69449 Friends Frequently Asked Questions 4/14/96 TEXT Version Compiled and (C) 1994-1996 Andy J. Williams (AndyJW@dartmouth.edu) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Friends is a weekly 30 minute length sit-com airing on NBC. It premiered in September of 1994 and has been receiving good reviews and excellent ratings (#1 in summer reruns in 1995). It is the on-going story of a group of twenty-something friends who live in New York City. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Questions Questions listed with ** are new to this edition. Questions listed with * are updated in this edition. 0.0 Meta-Questions about this FAQ 0.01 Where can I find this FAQ? 0.02 Who wrote this FAQ? 0.03 All about our contacts at Friends 0.04 I have a question about X... 1.0 Filming, Writing, and other Production Issues 1.01 When can I see Friends? 1.02 All about attending tapings 1.03 All about the episode titles (What's 'TOW' mean?) 1.04 How far in advance are storylines planned? 1.05 All about submitting or acquiring scripts 1.06 How is the stage set up? 1.07 All about the theme song 1.08 How did they tape the opening to "The One with the Boobies"? 1.09 What is the life-cycle of a typical show? 1.10 Was Marcel dancing or was that a tape loop? 1.11 Flubs, gaffes, and improvisations 1.12 How did the cast/crew feel about the move to 8PM? ** 1.13 Who are the writers for the show? 2.0 Character/Actor Information * 2.01 All About the Main Characters * 2.02 Supporting Cast & Guest Stars [ Part Two ] 2.03 Bios of the six main stars 2.04 Filmographies of six main stars 2.05 What does the cast think of all the fan stuff on the Internet? * 2.06 How did they all meet? 2.07 All about Marcel 2.08 How do I write to the cast? ** 2.09 How do I write to the writers/producers? ** 2.10 Where in New York City do the characters live? 3.0 Plot Questions 3.01 Will Ross & Rachel ever get together? 3.02 Can Chandler get a Brian? 3.03 All about the Phoebe-Ursula Connection 3.04 Will we see Rachel's Parents? 3.05 Will there be a follow-up to the Joey-Phoebe Kiss from 'Two Parts'? ** 3.06 How could Monica not remember Ross was allergic to kiwi? ** 3.07 Who is Ugly Naked Guy? 4.0 Miscellaneous Information 4.01 What are Friends Fans called? 4.02 What TV themes are they humming in "The One With the Dozen Lasagnes"? 4.03 What do W.E.N.U.S and A.N.U.S. stand for? 4.04 Why is there never a number six? 4.05 Why do people sign their names all smooshed together on the mailing list? 4.06 Where can I get copies of episodes on VHS? 5.0 Internet Information 5.01 The Friends Mailing List 5.02 The Friends Zone Mailing List 5.03 The Friends Media Mailing List [ Part Three ] 5.031 The Friends Spoiler Mailing List 5.04 The Friends World Wide Web Pages 5.05 The Friends Newsgroup 5.06 The Friends ftp site 5.07 Friends on IRC 5.08 The Internet Ratings Service 5.09 How do I contact the cast and/or crew via the net? 5.10 Are there any online fan clubs? 6.0 Friends Episode Guide ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Answers 0.0 Meta-Questions about this FAQ 0.01 Where can I find this FAQ? This document's official home (where the latest version may always be found) is HTML Version: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~andyjw/friends/faq.html TEXT Version: ftp://ftp.dartmouth.edu/pub/friends/faq.txt It can also be found posted monthly in the newsgroup alt.tv.friends and the Friends Mailing List. This document may be copied provided no changes are made to it in any way. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0.02 Who wrote this FAQ? This FAQ was written by many people in collaboration. Andy J. Williams (AndyJW@dartmouth.edu) is responsible for the bulk of it but much extra material and suggestions come from members of the Friends mailing list and newsgroup. Many additional comments included from Friends' Season 1 Supervising Producer Jeff Greenstein (his comments are indicated by "JG") and Friends' Senior Script Editor Alexa Junge (her comments are indicated by "AJ"). Please see question 0.03 for further information about our informants. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0.03 All about our contacts at Friends During the first season of the show, then-Supervising Producer Jeff Greenstein contacted the author of this FAQ and began a two-way dialogue about the show. Over time, an arrangement evolved in which the author would collect questions from the readers of the mailing list and newsgroup, send them on to Jeff who would in turn answer them and mail back his responses. Those "online interviews" have all been rolled into this FAQ. At the end of the first season, Jeff left Friends to work on his new sitcom "Partners" for FOX (starting Fall 1995 on Mondays at 9 PM Eastern) and Senior Script Editor Alexa Junge has taken over as our contact at the show under the same arrangement. Please note that the only communications the author of this FAQ will transmit are questions about the show itself. He cannot and will not send story ideas, scripts, pleas for autographs or anything else. That would jeapordize the relationship we net.fans have with the show. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0.04 I have a question about X... If you have a question about the show that is not answered in this FAQ or in the accompanying Episode Guide you can write to the author, Andy J. Williams (AndyJW@dartmouth.edu), with your question. Every other month or so he sends all collected questions to Alexa Junge, Senior Script Editor on Friends, and she returns answers a few weeks afterwards. It's not the speediest system, but the answers are good ones. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.0 Filming, Writing, and other Production Issues 1.01 When can I see Friends? Friends airs Thursdays at 8:00 PM (Eastern) on NBC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.02 All about attending tapings Tickets for all television shows are free. For tickets in advance by mail, please send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the address below. Please specify the show that you would like to see. They will send you a max of four. Tickets are also available at the at Fox Television Center located at 5746 Sunset Boulevard, one block west of the 101 Hollywood freeway. Tickets become available starting on Wednesday for the following week. Ticket office hours are 8:30am - 6:00pm, Monday - Friday. The minimum age for Friends is 16 years old. They are sold out for this season but will send you seats for the first available show for next season. Taping resumes in July. This next bit may be wrong. I was recently informed that tickets no longer include a phone number. So, if yours don't then you probably don't need to call to confirm. Can anyone find out the truth of this matter? The bit in question: "It is very important to call to confirm your tickets. When the tickets arrive in the mail, there is a map with them, and on the back there is a phone number to call and tell them you are definitely planning to be there." Audiences Unltd. 100 Universal City Plaza, Bldg. 153 Universal City, CA 91608 (818) 506-0067 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.03 All about the episode titles (What's 'TOW' mean?) The episode guide which lists all the titles and gives plot synopses is a separate document located at the Friends WWW Site and the Friends ftp site [see 5.0] As to why they all begin with "The One with..." ("TOW"): JG: "When Marta & David & Jeff & I did 'Dream On', we used to spend a lot of time thinking about titles, because they were on-screen at the top of each episode. On "Friends", we decided that was a waste of time. We figured, why not name each episode after the thing that people will ostensibly be talking about around the water-cooler the next day?" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.04 How far in advance are storylines planned? JG: "We knew there was going to be a Phoebe/Ursula story [See 4.3] from the get-go. In the case of Paolo, we started that "arc" without knowing exactly where or when it would end up -- the decision to have him make a pass at Phoebe [112] was actually arrived at pretty late in the game. However, an upcoming two-part arc involving Rachel, Barry [Rachel's ex-fiancΘ and Mindy [Rachel's Bridesmaid & Barry's girlfriend]] was conceived of all at once. "To answer your initial question, then... it varies. " ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.05 All about submitting/acquiring scripts On submitting scripts: JG: "We only accept script submissions through agents. Sorry. That's the standard deal." On acquiring scripts: AJ: "If you are interested in plot synopses and the like, the best thing would be getting the 'Friends Companion' or to read the Episode Guide. If you are looking for script format because you're interested in writing for TV, there are loads of books that can fill you in. You might also try contacting the Writers' Guild (though I don't know if they'll be much help if you're not a member) or the Museum of Broadcasting in New York." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.06 How is the stage set up? This information may only pertain to first season. I am given to understand that this has changed for second season. JG: "There are two standing sets -- Monica and Rachel's apartment, which occupies the center of our stage, and the coffee house, which is stage right. Those stay up all the time, 'cause they're in every show. "Stage left is a space where we put our larger 'swing sets' (sets that are only needed for one episode). In any given week, that could be Chandler and Joey's apartment, Carol and Susan's apartment, or the fancy restaurant in 'Candy Hearts' [114]. "Those three sets face the audience. There's additional space for sets off to the side and behind -- if we have to build sets there, we feed the scene live to the audience on overhead monitors." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.07 All about the theme song? There was a great deal of debate over whether the first line was "So no one told you life was gonna be this way" or "So no one told you that was gonna be this way." Alexa Junge put the argument to rest with the following: AJ: "the lyric question is 'No one told you LIFE was going to be this way...' But it's not a dumb one - there was momentary debate even between Marta [Kauffman] and David [Crane] who didn't want to believe they wrote two consecutive lines with the word 'Life' in them. But they did." And there are only four claps. The Theme song is sung by the Rembrandts. An extended version can be found on their 1995 album "L.P." The music is by Michael Skloff and the lyrics by Allee Willis So no one told you life was gonna be this way [four claps] Your job's a joke, you're broke, your love life's D.O.A. It's like you're always stuck in second gear When it hasn't been your day, your week, your month, or even your year but I'll be there for you (When the rain starts to pour) I'll be there for you (Like I've been there before) I'll be there for you ('Cause you're there for me too) Carl Sobeski (sobeski@lf.hp.com) figured out the following guitar chords: Fret Fret Fret A G C#m +---------+ +---------+ +---------+ 1 | | | 1 1 5th 1 | | | 1 1 3rd | 1 | | | 1 4th +---------+ +---------+ +---------+ | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | +---------+ +---------+ +---------+ | 3 4 | | | | 3 4 | | | | | 3 4 | | Bm D E +---------+ +---------+ +---------+ | 1 | | | 1 2nd | 1 | | | | 5th | | | 1 | | 1st +---------+ +---------+ +---------+ | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | 2 3 | | | +---------+ +---------+ +---------+ | | 3 4 | | | | 3 3 3 | | | | | | | A G So no one told you life was gonna be this way A C#m Your job's a joke, you're broke, your love life's D.O.A. G Bm A It's like you're always stuck in second gear G D E And it hasn't been your day, your week, your month, or even your year A D E But, I'll be there for you (When the rain starts to pour) A D E I'll be there for you (Like I've been there before) A D E G A I'll be there for you ('Cause you're there for me too) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.08 How did they tape the opening to "The One with the Boobies"? The opening scene to "The One with the Boobies" [113] has Chandler walking in on a topless Rachel. Jennifer Aniston was not topless in front of the studio audience. The scene was pre-shot on a closed set (just the cameraman and director) and a cut-together version of the scene was shown to the audience on show night. (That's where the laughs came from.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.09 What is the life-cycle of the typical show? JG: * Brainstorming. Just the writers sitting around, throwing out ideas, seeing what strikes a chord. This takes four or five days, during which time we'll generate a dozen or so things that feel like stories. * Story-breaking. We take each story and break it down into individual scenes. This generally takes a day or two per story, depending on its scale. * Mix-'n'-match. This is often the toughest phase of the process -- picking from the bunch of stories we have, and seeing what goes with what. (The basic rule is three stories per episode.) We also have to make sure each of the six characters is serviced in each show, and that the stories jibe in terms of time sequence. This phase may also include some additional brainstorming and story-breaking as we try to fill in the gaps in each episode. For a typical episode, this would take another coupla days. * Outline. We divvy up the episodes and each writer goes off and does an outline. The producers give them notes on the outline, and then they're off to... * Write a first draft. Generally the writer has about a week to do this. The producers give them notes, and then they... * Write a second draft, which we then begin... * "Tabling". This is all the writers in a room, going through the script line by line, scene by scene, making it better. Punching up jokes, making sure the story is telling itself properly, etc. This takes about four (often very long) days, at the end of which we have a finished script we're all pretty happy with. Then a whole new phase begins: Production. * "Table read." This happens on a Wednesday around noon. The actors sit around a table with us and read through the script. This hopefully gives us some idea what's working and what's not. It's also a chance for the network, the studio and the director to give us whatever thoughts they have. Based on this, the writing staff spends the rest of the day and night doing a group rewrite. * Thursday run-through. After the actors have spent much of the morning and early afternoon working with the material, they run through the whole show for the writers and producers. This is our first chance to see the show "on its feet". Early notes are given to the actors on performances, we see if the changes we made Wednesday night are working, and then we spend Thursday evening rewriting the script *again* * Friday (network and studio) run-though. Again, we get a feel for what's working and what isn't. The network and studio contribute their thoughts. The director and cast may offer additional ideas. The dreaded Friday night rewrite ensues. * Monday camera blocking. The director runs through the show with the cast, figuring out what his or her shots are going to be, finalizing the actors' blocking, etc. There may be some marginal changes at this point if a particular joke just isn't getting there, but at this point the script is pretty much locked. * Tuesday night -- we shoot the damn thing! * Post-production. Cutting, recutting and mixing the show can take anywhere from a week to three weeks, depending on how close to the air date we are. * It's on TV! * You see it and post messages to the mailing list. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.10 Was Marcel dancing or was that a tape loop? One scene in "The One with all the Poker" [118] shows Marcel "dancing" to "The Lion Sleeps Tonight". JG: "It's a tape loop. Monkey's a very talented monkey, but she ain't no dancer." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.11 Flubs, gaffes, and improvisations One reader asked if the pillow falling from the balcony in TOW George Stephanopoulis [104] was scripted or a just wonderful flub by JA. AJ: "The pillow falling thing evolved on the stage. It may have come from the director, James Burrows or the actors or as a result of all their comic heads working together. I don't know for sure. All I know is we came by to see a run-through and were surprised by the wonderful bit and it stuck. "Actual flubs are rare, but every so often something unexpected will happen at a taping that's too precious to pass up. In a recent episode (TOW 5 Steaks & an Eggplant) Matt was supposed to go to the phone and say 'Bob, here' but he fell so fantastically, that's the take that ended up on the air." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.12 How did the cast/crew feel about the move to 8PM? AJ: "Last year, the show benefited enormously from following both 'Mad About You' and 'Seinfeld' [at 9:30PM on Thursdays]. Once 'Friends' was a hit, the move [to 8PM on Thursdays] was a terrific compliment since now we could actually help 'anchor' the night's prime-time lineup. As for the ratings, they've been fantastic. If you all keep watching, we should be okay..." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.13 Who are the writers for the show? AJ: "The complete list of 2nd Season "Friends" writers is as follows: Staff Writers: Marta Kauffman & David Crane; Jeffrey Astrof & Mike Sikowitz; Adam Chase; Ira Ungerleider; Alexa Junge; Michael Borkow; Gregory T. Malins & Michael Curtis; Betsy Borns. Episodes: Brown Mandel; Brian Buckner & Sebastian Jones, Chris Brown, Doty Abrams." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.0 Character/Actor Information 2.01 All About the Main Characters David Schwimmer as Ross Geller Courteney Cox as Monica Geller Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Karen Green Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay The main characters are detailed here. Facts about them are followed by the episode from which the information was gleaned. See the episode guide. Ross Geller (David Schwimmer): Ross is Monica's brother. He has a Ph.D. as a paleontologist and works for a museum. [102]. His wife divorced him after she realised/decided that she was a lesbian [101]. Much of season one involved her pregnancy (discovered in episode 102). She finally gave birth to Ross' son Ben [123] and both she and her partner want Ross to be involved with the child to some degree [211] Ross speaks very precisely [103] and is somewhat shy. He has been madly in love with Rachel since the ninth grade. At the end of the first season, he gave up on Rachel and began seeing Julie, whom he knew in Grad School and re-met on a trip to China [208] But they got over their differences and are dating now. [214] He had a pet monkey named Marcel [110] who he had to send to zoo when he (the monkey) hit puberty. Ross must be either 28 or 29 based on the following clues: We know he is older than Monica and Rachel, and that he had a crush on Rachel in High School. This would mean that he is between 0 and 3 school years older than Rachel. Had he been born nine months before Monica, it is conceivable that they would have been the same grade, but this possibility is ruled out by "George Stephanopoulos," [104] aired on 10/13/94, in which he states that his birthday was "seven months ago," in around March] On the other hand, "Candy Hearts" [114] establishes that he hadn't dated in 9 years (since early '86) and "George Stephanopoulos" [104] indicates that he was married for 7 years (since late '87). Chandler states in "Rachel Finds Out," [124] that Ross fell for Carol in college, making Ross' high school graduation in '85 at the latest. Combined, this tells us that Ross must be either 28 or 29 (2 or 3 years older than Monica/Rachel). Note that this would seem to indicate that Ross got married while still an undergraduate. Monica Geller (Courteney Cox): Monica is Ross' sister. She was a cook at a trendy restaurant, Iridium, on 65th and Broadway [101] until she was fired for accepting a kickback against restaurant policy [205]. She rents the apartment where much of the show's action takes place. Considering her former job, it is quite an amazing apartment (JG suggests that it might be an illegal sublet, see question 2.06). She cannot seem to get her mother to approve of her at all [102], [101]. If she doesn't, for once her friends love him [103]. And, just once, he turned out to be way too young [122]. And, sometimes too old. She is currently dating her father's friend Richard Burke who is much older than she is. [215] The others consider her to be very bossy, anal-retentive and controlling. Monica is, as of the end of the first season, 26. In "Ick Factor," [122] she clearly states that she is 26, and in fact "25 and 13 months." Given the air date of 05/04/95, this would put her birthdate in 04/69. However, in "Blackout," [107] which was aired on 11/03/94, Joey convinces Monica that Ross is planning a surprise birthday party for her. Given her reaction, it would appear that her birthdate is in late '68. It is difficult to reconcile these unless Ross is habitual in planning birthday parties five months in advance. Nevertheless, it is clear that Monica was born in late '68 or early '69, which is important in fixing Rachel's age (see below). Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry): Chandler is a data processor who, in the first season, recevied a hefty promotion [115] in some office somewhere. He himself didn't care much for his job [101] but found that changing [115]. Many women in college thought he was gay [203] (much to his chagrin). Chandler has a very hard time both asking women [106] out as well as breaking up with them [105]. He seemed to keep getting stuck with the horrid Janice [110], [115] until, thankfully, she got married and pregnant [203]. His mother writes romance novels and embarasses Chandler greatly [111]. He used to smoke [103]. He lives across the hall from Monica and Rachel with his roommate Eddie who replaced Joey. [216] - [217] As for Chandler's age, we only know that he knew Ross in college before Ross fell for Carol, he would therefore appear to be either Ross' age, slightly older or possibly one year younger. We also know that he's been at the same company for five years, as of "Stoned Guy" [115]. If we assume that he took the 'temp' job right out of college, it places his college graduation in '89 and fixes his age at 28. Joey Tribbiani (Matt LeBlanc): Joey is an aspiring actor who continually gets rather pathetic roles. These include Pinocchio in a children's production [101] as well as Sigmund Freud in a musical of Freud's life [106]. He was also the poster boy for VD [109]. His breakthourgh role (which he messed up) was as Al Pacino's Butt Double in a movie [106]. He finally got a break and is appearing on Days of our Lives as a doctor. He lived across from Rachel and Monica with Chandler but moved to his own apartment. [216] Joey is 28. He states this in "The One Where Joey Moves Out" Rachel Karen Green (Jennifer Aniston): Rachel is very much a suburbs woman who, until the start of the series, has never held a job and has always lived off daddy's money [101]. At the start of the show she had just left Barry, her husband-to-be on the altar and ran to the only friend she could think of, Monica [101]. She is just beginning to get into the groove of living in the big city and then fell head over heels for Paolo, an Italian man who could barely speak English [107]. She dumped him when he made a pass at Phoebe [112]. For all of the first season, she was oblivious to Ross' crush on her. At the end of the season Chandler let it slip and she decided to go for it. However, by that time Ross had found a new girlfriend. When she got drunk and told Ross that she was over him, he decided to leave Julie for her. However, a list of negative things about her (Rachel) that he was using as part of his decision between her and Julie upset her too much to forgive him and she turned away from him (but, of course, later forgave him and now they are together). Her mother envies her life and is now leaving her husband. [211] She lives with Monica and works at Central Perk, the coffee house [101]. She celebrates her birthday in "Rachel Finds Out" [124]. It has been clearly established that she and Monica were high school classmates, meaning that she turned 26 on 05/18/95. And that they both graduated high school in '87. Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow): Phoebe is way out in left field somewhere much of the time. Often the source of strange looks and shrugs from the others, Phoebe left home early in life after her mother committed suicide and moved to the city where her albino male roommate committed suicide [101]. She got her act together when she discovered aroma-therapy [101]. She is a masseuse [112] and also sings at Central Perk mostly about death and sometimes uses her spiritual abilities to cleanse auras [101] and read thoughts of people. Recently, she was inhabited by the spirit of an old lady who died on her massage table [211]. She has a friend who was reincarnated as a pencil [108]. She lives with her grandmother [104]. Her sister, Ursula, is a waitress at Riff's, a restaurant featured in 'Mad About You'. [102] but they do not get along [116] - [117]. Her birthday is celebrated in "Two Parts Part 2" [117], aired on 02/23/95. (I asked Jeff Greenstein if this meant that her birthday was the same as mine (2/23) and Jeff responded that yes, her birthday is indeed February 23rd. Yeah, I know that was self-serving but why not? :-) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.02 Supporting Cast & Guest Stars Hank Azaria...................David [112] Anita Barone..................Carol [101] - [108] Joel Beeson..................."Hombre Guy" [202] Corrine Bhorer................Joey's Girlfriend [124] Tommy Blaise..................Carl [124] Michael Ray Bower.............Roy Gublick [214] Jackie Bright.................Mr. Weinberg [224] Dan Castellaneta..............Zoo Keeper [212] Spencer Cherashore............A Waiter [205] Jill Connick..................Jill Goodacre [107] George Clooney................Dr. Mitchell [117] Robert Costanzo...............Joey Tribbiani, Sr, [113] Roark Critchlow...............? [212] Peter DeLuise.................Carl [221] Morgan Fairchild..............Nora Tyler Bing [111] Stuart Fratkin................Lowell [108] Cosimo Fusco..................Paolo [112], [201] June Gable....................Estelle Leonard [210] through Lee Garlington................Ronnie [113] Candice Gingrich..............The Minister [211] Adam Goldberg.................Eddie [217] through [219] Elliott Gould.................Jack Geller [102] through Jennifer Grant................(Woman Chandler had to fire) [116] [117] Jennifer Grey.................Mindy [120] Michael G. Hagerty............Mr. Treeger [209] Larry Hankin..................Mr. Heckles [???] through [203] Jessica Hecht.................Susan [102] through Helen Hunt....................Jamie Buchman [116] [117] Marie Hupp....................Mindy [224] Chrissie Hynde................the new singer at Central Perk [206] Chris Isaak...................Rob Donan [212] Leila Kenzle..................Fran [116] [117] Patrick Kerr..................The Manager [214] Stan Kirsch...................Ethan [122] Phil Leeds....................Mr. Adleman [211] Rob Leibman...................Leonard Green [222] Jay Leno......................himself [111] Audra Lindley.................Frances [209] Jon Lovitz....................Steve [115] Michael McKean................Mr. Ratstatter [208] Tahj Mowry....................? [212] Laraine Newman................Mrs. Buffay [221] Christina Pickles.............Judy Geller [102] through Brittany Powel................Jade [205] Emily Proctor.................Annabel [202] Victor Raider-Wexler..........A Doctor [206] Giovanni Ribisi...............Frank Jr. [221] Julia Roberts.................Susie Moss [213] Tom Selleck...................Richard Burke [215] through Jane Sibbett..................Carol [109] through Harry Shearer.................Dr. Baldharar [121] Claudia Shears................'Fake Monica' [121] Charlie Sheen.................Ryan [223] Brooke Shields................Erika Ford [212] Jonathon Silverman............Carol's Obstetrician [123] Peter Spears..................Joel [224] Fisher Stevens................Roger [113] Marlo Thomas..................Sandra Green [211], [222] Lauren Tom....................Julie [124] through [208] James Michael Tyler...........Gunther [219] through [222] Brenda Vaccaro................Gloria Tribbiani [113] Jean Claude Van Damme.........himself [213] Vincent Ventresca.............Fun Bobby [110], [210] Maggie Wheeler................Janice [105], [110] [114] [203] Mitchell Whitfield............Barry [102], [120], [224] Fred Willard................. Mr. Lipson [212] Max Wright....................Terry [206] Noah Wyle.....................Dr. Rosen [117] Steve Zahn....................Duncan [204] [ Continued in Part Two... ] -- Andy J. Williams, andyjw@dartmouth.edu, http://www.dartmouth.edu/~andyjw/ Senior Consultant/Systems Analyst & Webmaster, Dartmouth College State Trooper: "Do you realise how fast you were going?" Heisenberg: "Yes! But I have no idea where I am!"