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today she's mom to 21-year-old matthew perry proved he's still got his sense of humor when he was recently photographed for the first time in nearly two years looking pretty scruffy and getting called out for his long nails. his response? i'm getting a manicure this morning. that's okay, right? i mean it says man right in the world. >> i assume we're looking for an answer more sophisticated than to get you into bed? >> and 22 years after he landed the role of ross, david schwimmer earned rave reviews for his portrayal of robert kardashian in 2016's "the people versus o.j. simpson." but how do you celebrate 25 years of an iconic sitcom? for starters the central perk couch is on a global tour. movie theaters across the country are holding special screenings. and check out this pop-up installation in new york where that was pretty funny. >> who is that? >> it's joey. >> the pop-up is also where we met up with some famous friends of "friends." heads up bingalings. it's maggie wheeler. >> oh, my god! >> it said fast talking new

>> matthew perry.rson we offered chandler to and he was doing another show "lax 2194". >> i sorted out aliens' luggage. >> that is not a winning title. >> no, it's not. it's not. but that was in first position. >> that happens when you find a talent that you think is perfect for a role, and you'll take the chance, the other show will fail and they'll become available. >> we were a little nervous about it, but we saw a million people, even made an offer to someone else. >> who? >> no. it's the 25th anniversary! now the truth can be told. >> he's a lovely actor named craig bierko. >> yeah? >> and he didn't want to do an ensemble show. >> i'm going to go with not craig's best decision. [ laughter ] ♪ >> today's the day carol and i first consummated our physical relationship. had sex. >> surprise! >> i don't know. you don't want to mess with corn nuts. they're crazy! >> we had auditioned david schwimmer for a previous pilot as we started writing this script we thought, you know who would be good for ross?

here is a look. >> matthew perry, you really wanted him?. he was doing another show called "l.a.x. 2194." >> sci-fi sitcom 2194. >> about baggage handled in the year 2194. i sorted out ail yep's buggage. >> that is not tiring. >> no, it's not. that was in first position. >> that happens when you find a talented you think is perfect for a role and you'll take the chance. the other show will fail and they will become available. >> we were a little nervous about it but we saw a million people and even made an offer to someone else. >> who? >> no. >> it's the 25th anniversary! now the truth can be told! >> he is a lovely actor named craig beairco. he didn't want to do an ensemble show. >> i'm going with not craig's best decision! >> ha ha! >> have you ever talked to craig? >> cnn anchor allison sat down with the guest stars of that special. i talked with her and asked if other people were offered some of these roles. >> it turns out that a lot of the cast that we have come to know and love were already committed to other projects and so, yes, t

. ♪ >> matthew perry, you really wanted him. >> he was doing another show called l.a.x. 2194. >> sci-fi i sorted out aliens luggage. >> that is not a winning title. >> no, it's not. it's not. but that was in first position. >> that happens when you find a talent perfect for a role. you take a chance, the other show fails and they become available. >> we thought of other people, even made an offer to someone else. >> who? >> no. >> it's the 25th anniversary, now the truth can be told. he >> he's a lovely actor named craig bierto. he did not want to be an ensemble show. >> i'm going to go with not craig's best decision. >> of course we must mention it's owned by warner. so jealous. how do you get like the best ever. >> best assignment ever. we got to talk to the creators, writers, special guest stars, may i say morgan fairchild. it was just fantastic. what we wanted to do with this special is peel back the curtain and find out what made it magical. when it first aired, written off by the critics, to inane, no needs a show about 20 somethings. it has stood the test of time. my 14-year-old

we have a few interviews in here that talk about how matthew perry struggled. pretty public.ction and talk behind the scenes what that was like during those episodes and seasons matthew perry was struggling obviously lots of actors and people struggle with addiction and sometimes shows ought to get rid of that person and they made a different decision. had to talk about how the cast and how everybody on the set had to come together to help him basically. >> hmm. what are you most excited for people to see in this? >> well, i have had to go back and watch a million episodes. >> really tough. >> yes. thank you. research has been exhausting for this. >> yes. >> but what you find out is that it holds up kind of magically. it's 25 years ago that it started, but somehow when you watch it, it doesn't feel dated, and it has evergreen themes. you know? evergreen themes about -- about emotions and about relationshipsance and about your first job and about your friends and everything. it really holds up. i think that you'll hear what all of the creators and stars think about that. >> i

matthew perry still has sense of humor after getting called out for his long nails, he said i'm getting manicure that's all right it says man right in the word. i assume we're looking f answer more sophisticated than >> and david shwimmer earned rave reviews in the people versus o.j. simpson how do you celebrate 25 years of global sit come. movies across the country are holding special screenings. and this pop up installation die-hard b. fans can re create classic moments. the turkey on pretty funny. >> was that. >> and we have way more "friends" stories from a-list guest stars, bloopers and will a reboot happen. >> something could happen. >> then. >> it's not the first time she's blockedme. >> and it's our very brady exclusive. probably the least tech-savvy. their family then . plus why demi moore blames ashton for her relapse. from her tell-all book. >> and. from her tell-all book. >> and. >> is celine deion find something incredible ♪ from somewhere amazing. unique selection. unbelievable prices. homegoods. go finding. ♪ charmin ultra soft! it's softer than ever. charmin ultra soft i

. >> matthew perry, he brings his own spin to everything.head a certain way. he will deliberately pick another word in that sentence to emphasize. >> if you seen joey? >> what does it matter? >> just this. >> a joke doesn't get a big laugh with the actual studio audience, we would sort of huddle and all the writers would put our heads together and come up with a better joke. it was worth it because that's what is going on television. >> joey, i'm a little show. >> that's okay, ross, you can ask me. >> let's talk about one of the episodes, the one with all the poker. what was it about that episode? >> the people that make friends realize they need to figure out a way to conjoin the comedy and emotion. the way that this episode manages to be really funny and to leave us with a lump in our throats ends up being the formula "friends" manages to utilize really well working forward. >> that's a tough hand to beat. >> when you don't have the cards, you don't have the cards. look how happy she is. [ laughter ] >> here it is, stage 24 where most of t

. >> matthew perry, yeah, you really wanted him. >> he was the first person we offered chandler to andr show called las 2194. >> sci-fi sitcom. >> about baggage handlers in the year 2024. i sorted out alien's luggage. >> that is not a winning title. >> it's not. but that was in first position. >> that happens when you find talent that you think is perfect for a role and you'll take the chance the other show will fail and they'll become b available. >> we were a little nervous but we saw a million people. even made an offer to someone else. >> who? >> no. >> it's the 25th anniversary. now the truth can be told. >> he's a lovely actor. named craig bierco. and he didn't want to do an ensemble show. >> i'm going to go with not craig's best decision. >> okay. my colleague is hosting the one hour special friends forever. 25 years of laughter and i spoke with with her about the fame of friends. >> good to see you. and oh my gosh. i mean so many folks watch this forever. for so long. and feel like they know all of these characters. is that what you felt like, too, when you get a chance to sit

matthew perry in particular struggled with addiction, and so the people around him did talk to us aboutthey did to help him. when an actor goes through something and you don't know if he's going to come out the other side of it, you have a decision to make and sometimes shows decide to get rid of the actor. they talk about what those seasons were like. >> your daughter actually"frien chance to sit on the couch as you taped this. >> this is her dream come true. she's 14 years old. "friends" had this entire renaissance with 12, 13 and 14-year-olds. it lives another life. my daughter, it's her favorite show. >> what does that tell you as much as culture and our society advances, some things still remain the same. >> this in particular. i don't know how to explain it. because of the special i had to go back and watch it. it stands up. there is something good about this show. the comedy is still funny. the scenes, we tried to crack the code and figure out what made this auk sesuccessful, it' actors that came together and great writing but the themes are universal and about relationships, the

. >> and matthew perry screaming in that moment also made it come alive. >> shut up, shut up, shut upng brad pitt, tom sellick, and julia roberts, not to mention quirky side characters like gunther and of course janice. >> oh, my god. >> when the show finally ended in 2004, the cast told "today" was hard to say good-bye. >> we hate talking about it, we hate thinking about it >> it's just all so unbelievably surreal, and yeah, it will be hard. >> it's ten years. it's a longer time than you spend in, you know, high school, college, those relationships combined. whole new generation of fans since it started streaming on netflix. >> we live in this era of reboots right now, you probably get asked all the time, will this show ever come back again >> watch my face. >> it's there every day, wasn't that the comeback. we got it right, lightning in a bottle, all that, you'll never repeat that. why try. >> should we get some coffee >> sure. >> where >> even after 25 years, the show's loyal fans refuse to take a break. >> all right even though there will be no reboot, we still ask the creators wh

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perry, sr. s-22 >> william russell peterson. >> mark james petrocelli. >> philip parry. >> dominic a puzzle azullo. >> kevin biker. >> kenneth john phelan senior. >> may phillips. >> ludwig john picarro. >> picerno matthewhristopher pickford. >> joseph pick. >> dennis pierce. >> bernard petronico. >> and my uncle jason jacobs. we love and miss you every day, you are in our hearts forever. >> my grandfather, joseph, we love you and think about you all the time. >> >> joseph piskadlo. >> christopher pittman. >> joshua michael >> sandra plager >> john pocher. >> william howard pullman. >> lawrence michael pull edge. >> thomas plam. >> stephen coley oh. >> darren puntel. >> joshua purinte. >> james edward putorki >> richard pillon. >> brandon jerome powell. >> scott allen powell. >> sean edward powell. >> antonio dorsey pratt. >> gregory presioze. >> wanda prince. >> vincent princeottia. >> kevin prior. >> everett proctor. >> carrie beth progen. >> pruim david. >> richard prunty. >> robert pugliese. >> edward pullis. >> patricia puma. >> david punches. kumar puttr and my husband. we think of you often especially with that ever ready smile and thank you to all who assisted in the victims of 9/11, we couldn't