Ursula only existed in the show because Lisa Kudrow also played Ursula in Mad About You imagine if someone else had got the part Phoebe’s backstory would have been so different
Chandler= sarcastic yet a good friend who wil nvr leave u alone. Monica = OCD lil bossy yet very supportive for her friends. Joey= little late in understanding things yet wud die for his frnds he care about. Phoebe= lil wierd yet very honest and loyal frnd. Rachel = little spoiled rich girl but very sensitive and innocent. Ross= confused with his life but good father and very good friend.
I don't think Rachel was innocent in any way. She always came to destroy Ross's love life everytime he got into a relationship & then turned around her back the moment he would be out of those relationships because of her. Julie, Bonnie, Emily to name few. She also stopped him from dating anyone after having Emma. Not just this, she tried stopping Monica from going out with Chip Mathews just because he cheated on her in high school & forced Chandler to break up with Joanna because she might lose her job. She was always & the most selfish one.
i never saw rachel as selfish bc i mean with chandler dating her boss i would be concerned to, and chandler didn’t even like her. but i just see rachel as more of a city girl but loving cares and well there’s no better easy to describe her as just RACHEL!😂😋
Thats because your used to the cast that there is. If there where other actors instead then the ones there where you wouldn't be able to see the cast that there is today
ursula wouldn’t have been a ginger bc ursula’s character only existed bc lisa kudrow played phoebe. it was a reference to another show lisa kudrow was on where she played a waitress named ursula, and it’s meant to be the same character, so ursula would’ve never been a part of friends if someone else had played phoebe.
Best character: Phoebe...that’s p as in phoebe, h as heebee, o as in obee, e as in eebee, b as in beebee, e as in ‘ello there, mate! Her songs are classics. Interestingly enough, other people think she’s the most irritating character. 😂 To each his own.
I love how they say the naked truth was cancelled after the first three seasons. I've never heard of the show. But they made it seem worse than it was. It still lasted 3 seasons.
ok no Courtney cox actually auditioned for rachel's character, but the producers offered her monicas role. she didnt like it at first but then eventually she knew she was meant to play it
No that never happened. They have said this in a lot of interviews, Rachel was offered to Courtney and Monica's character was offered to Jennifer. But they both decided that they were not right for the role and we're right for each other's role instead. So they talked about it with the producers nd then after auditioning for their respective roles, the producers were confirmed
Although I think no other cast would be as good as the one we got, I'd like to travel to a parallel universe and watch an episode with the other options 🤣🤣🤣
If anyone else would have played Pheobe there would have been no Ursula. The whole reason why Ursula even exists in Friends is that Lisa Kudrow played the part, and the producers wanted to tie into her other show that was running at the time Mad about you.
My favorite show and they all were the perfect match for the show. Couldn’t imagine anyone else playing there parts. The show definitely would not be the same without Jennifer Aniston!
Kismet! Friends, W/G, MTM, All in the Family, I Love Lucy, Mash, Gilligan's Island, Arrested Development, Schitts Creek, Sex and the City, Scrubs, Parks & Rec, and finally, maybe most important of all The Golden Girls - to name just a few, where the cast chemistry was THE "it" factor. No one, nobody, not ever, never could replace one of these characters.
ok im confused, some channels say that Courtney wanted o play the role of Rachel, but got Monica instead (who she later loved!)and others say that she wanted to be Monica from the beginning. Who is telling the truth?
She wanted to be Monica. She first auditioned for Rachel but when she read Monica's character, she knew she had more in common with Monica than she had with rachel
I didn't want to imagine if Monica wasn't Courteney Cox, if Joey wasn't Matt Leblanc, if Phoebe wasn't Lisa Kudrow, etc. I would be sad. The cast is perfect.... PERFECT!!
Honestly, just because Friends was a hit...it doesn't mean it would have been a hit with other people. It probably would not have been a hit with other people.
We loved friend not just because of the sitcom but its because of the cast who played the characters well. And friends wont be that great if the cast were different. Remember that...
They wrote Ross with David's voice in their Head. He worked with them on Dream On and audiotened for a pilot called "Couples" which was Friends embryo and weirdly nobody talka about It.
I can totally imagine Téa Leoni, Leah Remini and Kathy Griffins as Rachel, Monica and Phoebe tbh! Also Eric McCormick, Jon Cryer/Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn as Ross, Chandler and Joey. I think that combo would've made it work too.
I love Hank Azaria, he has amazing range-- from geeky David to Agador in The Birdcage; be it slick salesmen or gritty NYer or whatever he's usually spot on. Matt LeBlanc was perfect for Joey but I don't doubt Azaria could have pulled it off if he won the role.
I think Hank is a talent actor and attractive but they need for the character of Joey to be a guy that look like a bit of a heartthrob and Mattt had that in abundance as well as being talented enough to pull off the role.
I CANNOT imagine what would have happened to the show if joey (especially) wasn't played by matt. SOOOOOO MANYYYY people (like me) watch friends exclusively for joey.
I am sure who ever gets whatever part would have done justice to it. The story is THE REAL HERO and Acting. All these Actors are Talented for Sure. Do like the ones who got to do it.
Someone else already said this but it’s true - of course we can’t really imagine other ppl playing the roles on Friends bc the show was on TV for 10 seasons. Obviously, if other ppl started off as “whomever” - that person would ultimately have been different bc part of the actor’s mannerisms and such get caught up in their character. IMO, it’s just impossible to play a part for that long and not let anything abt yourself come out. In any case, I would have been shattered if Matthew Perry wasn’t Chandler bc he was my fav character on the show, and I instantly fell in love w him (I thought he was cuter than Joey; I must have a type). One part of that type is sarcasm - sarcasm and humor. Obviously I was going to fall for MP. And Chandler and Monica were one of my favorite couples, ever, on tv. I did love Jim and Pam in the Office, but they were always going to be a pair. Friends spent lots of time w the two of them as really close friends (hah!) b4 they threw them together. And they were such a great match! Just one more thing. I KNOW this is a minority opinion but I preferred Phoebe w David (scientist guy) than Mike. I would have been happier if they ended up together. And obviously not bc there’s anything wrong w Paul Rudd. I don’t think I’ve ever heard anybody say “Paul Rudd, what a jerk! Or he;s not cute enough!” or just anything negative. But I fell for the original chemistry of Phoebe and David, and wanted that to continue.
Yes. During the years the characters started being shapped to fit the cast personality. Ross became crazier to use David's pshisycal comedy. Same with Joey getting more nice.amd good heart, It was because of Matt
I Love the whole gang...but I love Phoebe and Joey more than anybody..... I don't see anybody play Any of them better than these did.... Courtney as lovable yet annoying sometimes Monica was as perfect as it can get David as Complicated Ross was great Jennifer as Hot daddy's little girl was awesome Lisa as Carefree and Badass Phoebe was mindboggling Matthew and Matt as best friends Chandler and Joey were the best .... I don't and I can't imagine anyone else in those roles
Friends is my all time favourite show EVER!!! and i never thougt i would say something like that but i think all (except chandler, he fits def. better than the other ones) combinations would have been great. I really can see it tho.
So i assume that Phoebe Buffay was supposed to be a very funny witty yet older than the rest of her friends because i think thats what the creator had in mind because when u see the rumour that Jane Lynch, Katie Griffith or even Ellen was considered then it means she was supposed to be more mature and older... and i think Lisa Kudrow was also the oldest of the cast so that really makes her old..
I really like friends, I think they made excellent choices on all the cast. Leah Remini did pretty good for herself though with the King of Queens which is my favorite sitcom.😊
All the videos say that Ross was written for Shwimmer, but none say why? I don’t remember him in anything before Friends. Why did they want him so badly?
Leah Remini landed the role of Carrie Heffernan on King of Queens and she totally nailed it. So, I wouldn't feel too sorry for her. She was a much better Carrie than she would have been as Monica. And thank God Ellen DeGenerate and Kathy Griffin weren't on Friends. I never would have watched it, because I can't stand either of them. Hank Azaria would have been a great addition to Friends, but I can't see him playing Joey. He might have made a good Chandler or Ross though. Nobody could have played Joey as well as Matt LeBlanc. He was the start of the show, IMO.
When David Schwimmer gets older he looks more and more like Russ instead of Ross
Omg yes that’s so true haha
Couldn't be more true 😅
Hahhahahhaha
Ha ha, yurp! They really are the same
What a comment hahaha
Ross is my favorite BECAUSE of David's acting, he cracks me up, the scene with the FRANKIE SAYS RELAX t-shirt kills me everytime.
Me too!!
Oh yeah ahahaha Ross is very complicated character to act 😅
"Phoebe's boyfriend from Minsk" he wasn't from Minsk, he went there to do research 🤷♀️
Ursula only existed in the show because Lisa Kudrow also played Ursula in Mad About You imagine if someone else had got the part Phoebe’s backstory would have been so different
maybe
I love “Mad About You”.
• s w e e t • p u m p k i n • p i e • same Ursula isn’t so evil in it
Ciara Salisbury yeah she’s just a waitress who sucks at her job... wait a minute, that sounds familiar
Ursula story was hardly relevant in Friends timeline. Phoebe can still have the same backstory without the twin.
Jennifer is not the youngest of the friends. Matthew is.
I know
@@Summer-ns1ng why I read your comment with monica voice ?????
Chandler= sarcastic yet a good friend who wil nvr leave u alone.
Monica = OCD lil bossy yet very supportive for her friends.
Joey= little late in understanding things yet wud die for his frnds he care about.
Phoebe= lil wierd yet very honest and loyal frnd.
Rachel = little spoiled rich girl but very sensitive and innocent.
Ross= confused with his life but good father and very good friend.
True.
I don't think Rachel was innocent in any way. She always came to destroy Ross's love life everytime he got into a relationship & then turned around her back the moment he would be out of those relationships because of her. Julie, Bonnie, Emily to name few. She also stopped him from dating anyone after having Emma. Not just this, she tried stopping Monica from going out with Chip Mathews just because he cheated on her in high school & forced Chandler to break up with Joanna because she might lose her job. She was always & the most selfish one.
she just loves ross, i couldn’t imagine ross getting married to emily i mean “go stop the wedding!” but idk
i never saw rachel as selfish bc i mean with chandler dating her boss i would be concerned to, and chandler didn’t even like her. but i just see rachel as more of a city girl but loving cares and well there’s no better easy to describe her as just RACHEL!😂😋
Rachel is not Innocent lol. She’s mean and spoiled. She can be selfish but she has great style and gives good advice
Why do all the 'Rachel' choices look like Jennifer Aniston?🙄🙄
Courtney wasn't
because sometimes they have a feel of what they want the character to look like also Courtney cox and Jennifer don’t look the same...
That wasn't my point but yeah i agree
Because that’s what they wanted? Um
Do you mean to fit concept of blonde and dumb?
Good video! Can't imagine the cast any other way! xx
Same!! Its so hard to imagine them differently, they fit the roles perfectly!!😆
Thats because your used to the cast that there is. If there where other actors instead then the ones there where you wouldn't be able to see the cast that there is today
Thank god everybody were rejected n our friends were casted..😍
ellen can never steal the show.
True
Title : Friends without Jennifer Aniston?
Me : Not even possible.
Devanshi Shah ikkkkkkk
Same with all the others!!
If it would have been that way you wouldn’t know now would yeah
Chandler and Phoebe are my favorite characters
Yee
same!
They were supposed to be supporting characters and I’m SOOO glad they arent
Same
Heyy me too
ELLEN CAN'T STEAL SHT! How dare you !? MY EARS,MY EAAAAAAARS
Ellen would've ruined the part, she wouldn't play Phoebe as perfectly as Lisa did.
MY EYES, MY EEYEEEEEEES
I know what kind of opinion is this, is just plain crazy
True... Lisa was always the best choice
ursula wouldn’t have been a ginger bc ursula’s character only existed bc lisa kudrow played phoebe. it was a reference to another show lisa kudrow was on where she played a waitress named ursula, and it’s meant to be the same character, so ursula would’ve never been a part of friends if someone else had played phoebe.
Best character: Phoebe...that’s p as in phoebe, h as heebee, o as in obee, e as in eebee, b as in beebee, e as in ‘ello there, mate! Her songs are classics. Interestingly enough, other people think she’s the most irritating character. 😂 To each his own.
She is irritating at first but then she grows on you.
I can sing all of her songs along with her 😅
Ellen would have stolen the show...What? Woah I was liking the video until you said that, disliked af.
ChrisKnight she would’ve ruined it
Absolutely true... I too disliked the video just for that pathetic line
ChrisKnight Lisa kudrow was a perfect phoebe no one else
Ikr only Lisa Kudrow us good enough to play Phoebe
Baka Baka she is perfect for phoebe
I love how they say the naked truth was cancelled after the first three seasons. I've never heard of the show. But they made it seem worse than it was. It still lasted 3 seasons.
I actually really liked The Naked Truth. Low ratings doesn't mean low quality.
Joey’s my favorite character. They really messed him up in the later seasons
I'm tired of Reading this
U can't just give up. Is that why a dinosaur would do?
ok no Courtney cox actually auditioned for rachel's character, but the producers offered her monicas role. she didnt like it at first but then eventually she knew she was meant to play it
No that never happened. They have said this in a lot of interviews, Rachel was offered to Courtney and Monica's character was offered to Jennifer. But they both decided that they were not right for the role and we're right for each other's role instead. So they talked about it with the producers nd then after auditioning for their respective roles, the producers were confirmed
i don't think these people regret not starring in friends. friends wouldn't have been so popular with a different cast
I agree. I don't think anyone other than the cast we have could have played the characters better...
I mean phoebe and chandler are so odd from others and that's why I love them
those 2 werent ment to be main characters only supporting cast
@@calclo yeahh i know
Phoebe's character for me is just iconic❤❤❤
Ross, Chandler and Phoebe are my favorite
Thank GOD Kathy Griffin didn't get the part. The show would have flopped.
Thank God things worked out the way they did. I love the cast 😍
I'm glad Friends ended up with the cast they did...loved them all...funniest we're Phebe and Joey.
Although I think no other cast would be as good as the one we got, I'd like to travel to a parallel universe and watch an episode with the other options 🤣🤣🤣
Agree. So that we can know how good these people really r.
Ursula wouldn't have existed if anyone other than lisa played Phoebe because she was already playing that part on Mad about You.
i would love to see the audition cox did as Rachel,9:18 when did this happen? in what show
If anyone else would have played Pheobe there would have been no Ursula. The whole reason why Ursula even exists in Friends is that Lisa Kudrow played the part, and the producers wanted to tie into her other show that was running at the time Mad about you.
My favorite show and they all were the perfect match for the show. Couldn’t imagine anyone else playing there parts. The show definitely would not be the same without Jennifer Aniston!
Ross is my favorite. I did not realize they wrote the part for him.
I can not imagine friends without them.. Nope just can't..
Kismet! Friends, W/G, MTM, All in the Family, I Love Lucy, Mash, Gilligan's Island, Arrested Development, Schitts Creek, Sex and the City, Scrubs, Parks & Rec, and finally, maybe most important of all The Golden Girls - to name just a few, where the cast chemistry was THE "it" factor. No one, nobody, not ever, never could replace one of these characters.
I can see John cryer as chandler, I always thought Matthew perry was slightly too attractive for his role in the first few seasons.
@Mia Smith Plenty?
Why?
ok im confused, some channels say that Courtney wanted o play the role of Rachel, but got Monica instead (who she later loved!)and others say that she wanted to be Monica from the beginning. Who is telling the truth?
She auditioned for Rachel, but then read Monica's part and decided to change
She wanted to be Monica. She first auditioned for Rachel but when she read Monica's character, she knew she had more in common with Monica than she had with rachel
THIS WAS THE MOST PERFECT CAST
IN THE HISTORY OF TV SHOWS
I didn't want to imagine if Monica wasn't Courteney Cox, if Joey wasn't Matt Leblanc, if Phoebe wasn't Lisa Kudrow, etc. I would be sad. The cast is perfect.... PERFECT!!
Also Jane Lynch was on the wildly popular early 2000’s tv sitcom Two and a Half Men... she played the family therapist Dr. Linda Freeman
Vince would kill that role belive me its perfect for him..ps friends without out jennifer aniston and matthew perry is not possible
Honestly, just because Friends was a hit...it doesn't mean it would have been a hit with other people. It probably would not have been a hit with other people.
We loved friend not just because of the sitcom but its because of the cast who played the characters well. And friends wont be that great if the cast were different. Remember that...
favourite characters are joey and chandler and no i cant imagine them being played by anyone else
Same
Rumour or not, So glad that Ellen didn't play 'pheobe'. I love Lisa kudrow
They wrote Ross with David's voice in their Head. He worked with them on Dream On and audiotened for a pilot called "Couples" which was Friends embryo and weirdly nobody talka about It.
my favorite character is Joey
Hank Azaria is a true chameleon, I feel he would have made a decent Joey...which probably wouldn't have turned Joey so dumb in the later seasons.
It would be fun to see an episode with all the “first choices” as the characters.
I can totally imagine Téa Leoni, Leah Remini and Kathy Griffins as Rachel, Monica and Phoebe tbh! Also Eric McCormick, Jon Cryer/Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn as Ross, Chandler and Joey. I think that combo would've made it work too.
Jennifer isn't the youngest, Mathew Perry is the youngest.
Yup
I wish we were able to see the auditions
Omg yes!!!
I'm pretty sure most were taped. Only Warner owns It.
Jean Lynch made a cameo as the realtor for the house Monica and Chandler looked at in season 10.
The six of them fit perfectly
They may have some personal issues, but over all they seems to get along just fine
Maggie wheeler also auditioned for the role of Monica early on
9:15 No, not as Joey, the guy looks too smart😂
Ross:Hi
Chandler :Could I be more sarcastic
Joey:How u doin
Rachel:Nooooo
Monica:I Know
Phoebe:yeah ;you wish
I think Phoebe's famous line is "Oh no!"
I love Hank Azaria, he has amazing range-- from geeky David to Agador in The Birdcage; be it slick salesmen or gritty NYer or whatever he's usually spot on. Matt LeBlanc was perfect for Joey but I don't doubt Azaria could have pulled it off if he won the role.
I think Hank is a talent actor and attractive but they need for the character of Joey to be a guy that look like a bit of a heartthrob and Mattt had that in abundance as well as being talented enough to pull off the role.
I CANNOT imagine what would have happened to the show if joey (especially) wasn't played by matt. SOOOOOO MANYYYY people (like me) watch friends exclusively for joey.
Friends wouldn't be friends if it weren't these charecters played by these actors
Oh I am actually early!!! Gawd did not know that till I went to press the like button 😂
Jane Lynch said she never auditioned for Phoebe although she appeared as a guest star in the last season.
I am sure who ever gets whatever part would have done justice to it. The story is THE REAL HERO and Acting. All these Actors are Talented for Sure. Do like the ones who got to do it.
Oh gosh thank God those other hacks didn’t get any of those roles.. love my friends ❤️❤️ I wish Jon cryer could of played Gunther 😀😀😀
Someone else already said this but it’s true - of course we can’t really imagine other ppl playing the roles on Friends bc the show was on TV for 10 seasons. Obviously, if other ppl started off as “whomever” - that person would ultimately have been different bc part of the actor’s mannerisms and such get caught up in their character. IMO, it’s just impossible to play a part for that long and not let anything abt yourself come out. In any case, I would have been shattered if Matthew Perry wasn’t Chandler bc he was my fav character on the show, and I instantly fell in love w him (I thought he was cuter than Joey; I must have a type).
One part of that type is sarcasm - sarcasm and humor. Obviously I was going to fall for MP. And Chandler and Monica were one of my favorite couples, ever, on tv. I did love Jim and Pam in the Office, but they were always going to be a pair. Friends spent lots of time w the two of them as really close friends (hah!) b4 they threw them together. And they were such a great match!
Just one more thing. I KNOW this is a minority opinion but I preferred Phoebe w David (scientist guy) than Mike. I would have been happier if they ended up together. And obviously not bc there’s anything wrong w Paul Rudd. I don’t think I’ve ever heard anybody say “Paul Rudd, what a jerk! Or he;s not cute enough!” or just anything negative. But I fell for the original chemistry of Phoebe and David, and wanted that to continue.
Yes. During the years the characters started being shapped to fit the cast personality. Ross became crazier to use David's pshisycal comedy. Same with Joey getting more nice.amd good heart, It was because of Matt
Thank god Ellen didn't get to play Phoebe!!!!😂😂
After season 1 all the characters were rewritten to fits the actors personalities and acting style. So probbabbly we would have a VERY diferent show.
Chandler most definately is my favorite friends character.
This is nice. Can’t imagine any other way!
I Love the whole gang...but I love Phoebe and Joey more than anybody..... I don't see anybody play Any of them better than these did....
Courtney as lovable yet annoying sometimes Monica was as perfect as it can get
David as Complicated Ross was great
Jennifer as Hot daddy's little girl was awesome
Lisa as Carefree and Badass Phoebe was mindboggling
Matthew and Matt as best friends Chandler and Joey were the best ....
I don't and I can't imagine anyone else in those roles
Chandler and Monica😭❤️
If ellen was in this show i would break every piece of electronics in my house
I am glad it was these 6 !! Wouldn't have it any other way
I am glad good sense prevailed.
but i couldn’t imagine anyone playing the part of joey but... well... JOEY🥰😂
Mathew Perry and Matt Le Blanc suited the roles well.
Ohhhh Lisa Kudrow is sooooo perfect for Phoebe, can’t imagine no other person
9:35 He's not FROM Minsk, he moved there
That's what you get when you don't have a true Friends fan doing the commentary.
Actually Courtney cox auditioned for the role of Rachel but was turned down, but then they offered her the role of monica
So u r telling me Jon Cryer AKA Lex Luthor was gonna be Chandler dayum...
Thank Godness it was Phoebe not Ellen 🙏🙏
Jennifer, Lisa, Courtney, Mat, Matthew and David are the reason the show lasted for 10 seasons.💘💘💘💘💘💘
Friends is my all time favourite show EVER!!! and i never thougt i would say something like that but i think all (except chandler, he fits def. better than the other ones) combinations would have been great. I really can see it tho.
So i assume that Phoebe Buffay was supposed to be a very funny witty yet older than the rest of her friends because i think thats what the creator had in mind because when u see the rumour that Jane Lynch, Katie Griffith or even Ellen was considered then it means she was supposed to be more mature and older... and i think Lisa Kudrow was also the oldest of the cast so that really makes her old..
I really like friends, I think they made excellent choices on all the cast. Leah Remini did pretty good for herself though with the King of Queens which is my favorite sitcom.😊
Can’t decide but mostly Mr. bing 😍
Jennifer Aniston also auditioned for Monica but was turned down.
Joey and Rachel are my favourite character....
My favorite character is Clunkers
Ellen stealing the show, I mean come on, I'm glad she rejected Phoebe's part
Ross and Monica are my fav characters
All the videos say that Ross was written for Shwimmer, but none say why? I don’t remember him in anything before Friends. Why did they want him so badly?
Chandler bing was more then a comedy !! What Mathew Perry did can't be done by anyone !
Joey,Chandler and Phoebe ❤️❤️❤️❤️
All of the main characters are my favorite
Leah Remini landed the role of Carrie Heffernan on King of Queens and she totally nailed it. So, I wouldn't feel too sorry for her. She was a much better Carrie than she would have been as Monica. And thank God Ellen DeGenerate and Kathy Griffin weren't on Friends. I never would have watched it, because I can't stand either of them. Hank Azaria would have been a great addition to Friends, but I can't see him playing Joey. He might have made a good Chandler or Ross though. Nobody could have played Joey as well as Matt LeBlanc. He was the start of the show, IMO.
Always thought Lisa Kudrow was the odd one out in the group. Didn't seem to fit with the rest of the cast.
Favourite character? The whole cast.
Thank god ellen wasn't chosen. She would have ruined the whole Rachel persona.
Matthew Perry is actually the youngest, not Jennifer. They were both born in 1969, but Jennifer was born in February, 6 months earlier than Matthew
Yup