25 Subtle Details (And Mistakes) You Never Noticed on ‘Friends’

You may have seen every episode of “Friends” a dozen times, but you have probably never noticed these details hidden by the set decorators and snuck in by the writers.

Although the show ended 13 years ago, since it has appeared on streaming services like Netflix, new details are still being found by viewers…

The Reserved Sign At Central Perk

Have you ever wondered how a busy New York City coffee shop always had seats open for the gang? In many episodes, you can see a “Reserved” sign on the table in front of the legendary orange sofa for our favorite regulars. Maybe Gunther placed it there in the morning.

The Apartments Change Numbers

When the show first aired, Chandler and Joey live in Apartment 4 and Monica lived in Apartment 5. When it was established that their apartments were on an upper level floor in their building, writers realized that these numbers weren’t high enough.

So, the apartment numbers were changed to 19 and 20.

Magna Doodles on Chandler and Joey’s Apartment Door

In nearly every episode, a new drawing appears on the Magna Doodle in the boys’ apartment. Crew member Paul Swain was responsible for most of the drawings, but sometimes the cast members would keep themselves entertained between scenes by writing notes to each other on the board.

When the series ended, Matt LeBlanc took the prop home with him.

Joey’s PIN Is ‘J-O-E-Y’

Joey may not always be the brightest (he did think that there were 56 states), which became obvious when he forgot his PIN, so he asked Phoebe to go to the ATM near his apartment which he had scratched the number into.

The number, 5639, holds special significance for him because when typed on a phone keypad, the numbers spell out Joey. How could he forget?