♪ ghirardelli peppermint bark squares. makes the holidays a bite better. . ♪ . tonight,t's e.t.'s friends-giving ecial. ♪ >> we are inside central park and celebrating with the cast. >> we are on the actualet now. guys the real deal. >> oh, my god. it's an e.t. exclusive. >> your favorite guest stars. bloopers you've never seen. secrets from the set. >> i don't want to get in trouble with courtney, but she does have soft lips. >> what the stars reveal about the big reunion in the works. >> it's a big deal. >> if we ever did reunite it. let's do it on "entertainment

tonight". >> this is one of the days where i look around and i'm like, how in the world did we get here. welcome, everyone. back inside central park for our special "friends" edition of e.t. >> this is the real deal and only were here celebrating fre -- friends-giving. >> we can't get enough of friends. lucky for us, there's a reunion show in the works. >> we are always trying to figure out what to do. we have to figure out what the right thing is. >> jenn broke the news t e.t. months ago. a source confirms that the talks are in early stages and everyone is on board, but the cast is cautious and don't want to do the show and its fans a disservice. >> what do you want to do snowing. >> -- what do you want to do together? >>h, god, a lot of ideas, who knows. >> welcome to the real world. >> over theast few weeks we have had plenty of bff moments. >> matthew and courtney had lunch today. >> why don't we get invited.

>> i can't believe those two. >> she inspires me every day. >> when jenn joined the gram last month, she broke it with this first epic first post. >> she said, you are going to follow me? i said, of course, i followed you. and i realized i was caught in the glitch. >> did we will it in to existence? >> we said, if we reunite, let's do it on entertainme tonight. that was goal. >> we have been asking you about a friends reboot and now, you said, maybe. >> well, you know, no was getting me nowhere. maybe was getting me nowhere. so i thought i would try yes. see what happened. >> don't you boys sneak a taste. >> before ross and chandler a joey overed latte, they were all strugglingctors in hollywood. >> joey does the -- >> matt leblanc had $11 when he signed on the show.

the man with the plan star is worth $60 million. >> the biggest change was the consistent work. and spending time around really talented people. a lot of which are here in the show too. worked as atelemarketer to make ends meet. e is an executive producer. >> we remember courteney cox big break, dancing in the dark. today, she is mom to 15-year-old coco and teaching her famous catch phrase, to an adorable toddler named sonny. >> i know. what did you say? >> i know. >> what? >> i know. >> i know. >> i know. >> lisa kudro confessed she felt like a mountain of a women, saying my bones feel bigger and now she is mom to 21-year-old son julian. matthew perry has proved he has a sense of humor after being

photographed. he said i'm getting a manicure this morning. i mean, it's said man in the word. >> i assum we are looking for a more sophisticated phrase. >> he earned rave reviews in the people verse oj simpson. in honor of friends-giving theaters are holding special screenings of the iconic episode, it was part of the pop up installation in new york. >> i had a turkey on my head. it's funny. >> who was that? >> it's joey. >> the pop up is where we met up famous friends of friends. hes up, it's maggie wheeler. >> oh, my god. >> it's a fast talking new yorker. and i read the scene and i saw that it was squirrel, squirrel and moose. >> or you can mix and match. >> i heard her in my ad, i thought, that's where i'm going. >> and james michael tyler, aka

gunther. >> did you serve real lattes? >> they were real, but those were e cup force the background actors. >> the couch is comfortable. i guess why the cast loved spending time here in central park. by the way, these days. it's just part of the warner bros. back lot tour on the other side is the set from the big bang theory. really, this is one of the main attractions of the tour. >> and unfortunately there's no real central perk in new york. but it did inspire real life cafe because friends is a worldwide thing. it blows my mind. i try to not think of how big the show is. i bought a hous bought a new car. >> it's like good, they are interested in the hair. all right. okay fine. everyone wants to know, that's great. >> it does come a a surprise to me that people were finding me as a sx symbol. i'm not -- as a sex symbol.

>> we were popular the summer after it aired and then we took off. >> we arrived. >> and still here making bank. each friend pulls down $20 million a year thanks to reruns. and hbo max will be paying a hefty sum for the rerun. >> well, then, great. >> so, what made it a success. for starters we all wanted to be friends with the friends. >> we all went to vegas this weekend. gambled. >> oh. man. >> warner br. let us have the jet and we went and it was too fun. >> there was a lot of bonding. no, that was all i can say about it. >> and we were obsessed with their real life romances. when courtney married david arquette, they changed all the

names in the credits. and his 2001 guest starring role on the star, head of the i hate rachel green club. >> i think he is trying to mouth something to me. >> matthew dating julia roberts was everything. they met when she guested on the show in 1995. >> have you ever worn women's underwear? >> it was so much fun. it was utterly nerve wracking. >> i was so nervous. i was so nervous. >> and the time that friends made tv history. >> laugh it up but the joke is on you. >> it was t second season of the show when they found out they were not all making the same salary. so they all went on strike and got raises. >> we wanted to be paid the same, because we felt that was fair. and putting in the same amount of work and it was something that we believed in. >> that got them a million per episode. per friend for the last two seasons of the show. >> i remember our dirtor sat

us down and said, you got to really watch out for each other. because this is going to be something big. and we were like, yeah, right. i have heard that before. and he was right. and we really have done that. and it is, it's a phenomna. >> all that money would buy nicer lounge chairs but good that we can hang out in the comfy pieces. recline race. >> you win every time. >> you are so slow. did you have to dye your hair? >> i had to bleach it the night before i was on the first episode and they said, we like the look. keep it for ten years. that's why i don't have a lot of hair left. >> well, as we are comfortable here, we are going to show you some things you may not have known about the famous friends. ♪ what they don't know, we know that they know that we know. >> bet you didn't know, courtney and jennifer originally

auditioned for each other's roles before talking producers in to swapping them. or that ross was written with david in mind. lots of internet articles will tell you that jane lynch auditioned for poebie. >> i did not audition for anybody on friends. yeah, i didn't have good representation back then. >> same for the role of chandler. >> i read it, i never auditioned for it. it was a cool character. >> but they bh did appear as guest on the show. john did six episodes as monica's boyfend. >> i bought a restaurant and i would like you to be the head chef? >> what? >> the show was originally called six of one, that was the pilot script with the old title signed by all the friends and get this, season ten almost didn happen. jennifer was ready to move on and brad didn't want her to do it either and she agreed to come back because everyone else wanted to. >> maybe we should just take a

break. >> and the tight knit cast had a private huddleefore every show so shooting the final episode was emotional for everyone. and it set matt over the edge. >> that was, whoa! i had quit smoking and in the last episode i started smoking again. it was very sad. >> awkward hug or lame cool guy handshake. >> yeah, well, lame cool guy handshake. >> how you doing? >> a who's who of a-list guest stars, 191 in all. and their surprising stories. >> was it a good memory? >> plus our first time on the set. >> i'm doing e.t. right now. >> before the friends were famous. >> and the hilarious moments that never made air. which cast member was the easiest to crack up?

welcomeack to e.t.'s

friends special. ♪ ♪ >> she could not play the guitar and suggested that p -- it woul have been sent to the blooper reel. >> it's not your fault. >> hi. >> the easiest friend to crack up on set, that is lisa. who used to stop production because she could not stop laughing. it's funny. i can't wait for you to hear it. >> the biggest pranksters who ruined everyone analysis take. that is matt and matthew. >> so -- as for the cutest scene steelers. >> it's his dad. >> huh. >> it's ben and his dada. >> you may as well say it -- >> dada.

>> but with shoot nights that could go as late as 1:00 in the morning. everyone got punchy sometimes. >> ay. >> hey! >> whoa! >> what happened to you? you used to be able to act. >> i know. >> no, no, that will -- i will do it. okay. >> or the parker colonial -- excuse me. sorry. what? you never heard it before? >> if you thought that was funny. wait until you see e.t.'s lost moments with the cast. >> i cannot concentrate. >> the big star who once went wild for matt. >> i don't remember that at all. >> aren't you a little cuteo be a doctor. >> george, brad, reese, our favorite guest stars tell all. >> it was such an indelable moment in -- in my life. >> closed captioning provided by:

♪ welcome back to e.t.'s friends-giving special. >> i think i win the award of wearing all of chdler's clothing. >> look at me, i'm chandler. could i be wearing any more clothes? >> or as janice would say, oh, my god. >> i love how you go from maggie to janice so quickly. it's unbelievable. and omg was all of our reactions when we saw the list of famous guest stars that have joined the

frnds guest star club. >> hey! ♪ >> how you doing? >> don't! >> it was such a, a moment in my life. being at central perk and working with jennifer iston. >> hi, rachel, i'm dr. mitchell. >> and i'm his friend dr. rosen. >> aren't you a little cute beto cute to be a doctor? >> god bless a chick-pea. >> the person who i had all the scenes with, who was just an angel was lisa kudrow. being here with you in event room c, i feel s lucky. >> i wish that was him in real life. >> that's when you play the positive person. right? >> right. >> i mean -- >> you wish played that person

in real life? >> i'm sorry. that's who i am, i'm a positive person. >> hey, i'm from u.s. 369. >> a lot of people remember me. i don't know whether any black people were on there. >> black friend? >> no. >> i'm joey. >> you are the first black person on friends and then, somewhere at the network was like, no, we counted and you are actually the first african-american love interest on friends. >> hm-mm. >> i'm sorry. >> have i made this evening uncomfortable? >> people are still like oh, my kid is watching that show now. and they love you on that show. and i'm like, i look the same, don'i? >> i was on that show. yeah. >> don't learn the words, let the words learn you. couldn't i just sleep with the producer? >> everyone from the duchess of york to a real housewife has made an appearance. 191 guest stars in all. including a couple of jennifer's

exs. she was breaking up with tate donovan, when he played the love interest on the show. >> sometimes we would slip, a theyou go, no, no, you don't know each other. >> right, right. >> and he a crush on her. >> i remember being infatuated with jennifer aniston. >> what was my first line? >> did we agree? >> okay. >> i don't want to get in trouble with courtney. but, she does have soft lips. yes, she does. and beautiful eyes. um, my wife understands. >> tom celek shaved his stash when he did a ten episode arc on the show. >> that cast was fabulous. everyone was sitting on everyone's lap. courtney on somebody's lap. >> and bruce willis won an emmy for the role he agreed to do after losing a bet to matthew. remember, they starred in "the whole nine yards" together.

>> let's see how it works out. >> joey. hi, ross. >> you can't spell friends without hannigan, nobody else i could never get over the fact that i was sit engi-- sitting i central perk. >> what was the feeling? >> tror, i don't know, was that a good memory? >> what was it like in the last episode, last day on set? >> it was incredibly emotional. saying goodbye to people that we loved. saying goodbye to the characters that we created and loved so. so, there were a lot of tears. >> you still miss snit. >> yeah. >> i love that. >> -- you still miss it? >> yeah. i love it. >> we were there in the beginning starting with the first set visit. >> doesn't this look like posey? ♪ >> i remember when you were there and we did so many interviews and it was the big press machine. and i mean, we did a lot of

things to promotehe show. >> hi, we are here with entertainment tonight. >> we were like, i don't know, like little puppy dogs just like, you know, climbing all over each other and playing and playing games and wanting to be together all the time. it was fun. >> the whole thing was the best experience that i could possibly imagine. i felt very lucky to have been a part of that show. >> hi, we are here -- ♪ ♪ >> we first met all of the friends in 1994. just a few months after they started working togetr and from the very start, we could tell this crew was tight. ♪ >> jennifer aniston, america. >> we were even there when the cast was having fun off the set. >> oh, that was awesome. >> my parents. th are proud of me. >> from movie premiers to photo shoots. that is 13-year-old jessica beale before seventh heaven hit the air. >> she is cute -- he is cute, in real life.

>> back,back. >> i don't remember that at all. >> we were even on the set of matt's spin off series joey. >> and after all these years, this cast is still real life friends goals for us. >> it's like, no time is elapsed. you know? youut the six people in a building with no windows for ten years and all day, every day, and then let them out, they are going to drift apart, but when they get back together, it's like it never stopped. we are still tight. >> oh, holding out hope. >> we are going to keep king, here's what i get from th. this is why you it. little surprises can bring.hee kinder joy adds a yummy surprise to your kid's stocking.

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