Brooke Shields played Erica (The crazy stalker). She was a supermodel/actress back in the day. The man who got Phoebe the singing gig is Chris Isaacs, who was a very popular musician known for his falsetto voice.
Btw, apparently chandler throwing a water and the line in about the toilet seat wasn't in the script. It's just Matthew Perry went for it. Turned out being hilarious so they kept it in 🤣 Also yeah, the moment Monica and Rachel almost laughed. I'm pretty Courtney and Jennifer almost broke the characters, but it actually fits perfectly into the whole scene 😅
after Chandler's water throw the camera pans out and gets everybody is frame you see Jennifer tucking herself behind Courtney to cover her breaking character
The two episodes originally aired immediately after the Super Bowl that year. It's always a big thing to be the show that gets to follow the Super Bowl, so it was hyped up like crazy... and probably also why they used so many big guest stars for the 2 episodes, like Rachel's mom (actress Marlo Thomas), the guy who hired Phoebe (singer Chris Isaak), the monkey house bribery guy (the actor who voices Homer Simpson), and the crazy stalker fan (popular model and 80's/90's actress Brooke Shields). That's also why they call it "the one after the Super Bowl." 😊 If memory serves, I'm pretty sure they aired both episodes back to back that night.
chandler’s line “and you left the toilet seat up, you bastard” and him throwing the water at joey was improvised. you can see jennifer aniston starting to laugh in the background
The woman who plays Rachel's mom, is an actress by the name of Marlo Thomas. She was primarily famous in the 70's, starring in her own show "That Girl". Later, she and her father, Danny Thomas (another famous actor,) started the cancer hospital for kids called "St. Jude's".
I always liked Marlo Thomas. As for her father, he had his own show back in the late 50s-early 60s called "Make Room for Daddy," later "The Danny Thomas Show," and starred in movies during the late 40s and early 50s. Also, he founded St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.
Lisa Kudrow is a terrific mimic,. she imitates a couple of other people on the show, and she's always hilarious. Her impression here of an elderly lifelong New Yorker was pitch perfect.
Plus Hank Azaria plays Phoebe's boyfriend David! Those three together are like 95% of the male characters that have ever been on the Simpsons, hahahahaha
23:42 That's Dan Castellaneta who voices Homer Simpson, Grampa Simpson, Barney Gumble, Krusty the Clown, Groundskeeper Willie and Mayor Quimby. Coincidentally in the episode when Ross gives Marcel away we saw Harry Shearer, who voices many other Simpsons characters, as the guy who tries to get Marcel for animal fighting.
The love interest of Phoebe is Chris Isaak ... who used that note in his big hit called "Wicked Game." The stalker was actress Brooke Shields, who first gained fame in the early 80s when she was a teenager. Fun fact, she was dating tennis star Andre Agassi at that time and supposedly he was not fond that her character was licking Matt's fingers!!
Actually Brooke Shields was famous long before then, way back in the 70's, beginning as a Ford model then an even bigger media sensation with movies like "Pretty Baby," playing an underage prostitute (complete with nude scenes and love scenes with the much older Keith Carradine), posing for Playboy at the age of 10, the provocative Calvin Klein commercials, etc.
A lot of people like to rip on Ross, but when push comes to shove, as you’ve already seen, he probably does more unselfish things in important situations than any other character
Chris Isaak who is the singing guy and he is well known for singing high notes just like that one. One will feature in the background in few episodes time Brooke Shields was so good as crazy Erica. Matthew Perry just jumped in to do that last one, that wasn't scripted which is probably why Jennifer Aniston is totally breaking behind him. She is definitely the one who you can see doing this the most often
These episodes aired at the beginning of 1996, VERY rare to have an LGBTQIA+ wedding on a tv show for this time considering same sex marriage was not legal in 1996. These episodes also opened the flood gates for famous people to appear on Friends with actresses Marlo Thomas, Brooke Shields and musician Chris Isaak… you’ll see in the very next episode 😉. P.S. where can I send MY 14 eyelashes to in Australia? 😃
Exactly. It wasn’t “just” a lesbian wedding, it was one of the first. And the fact that the SHOW was so chill about it gave the audience permission to be too.
The guy who asks phoebe to sing for the children is famous singer Chris Isaak. He's best known for the song wicked game, maybe you've heard that. And at the end when she comments on his high note it's like a joke because he often sings in a really high key
🥰Marlo Thomas, playing Rachel's mother is famous for her leading role in the '70s series "That Girl!" Also married to talk-show host Phil Donahue and spokesperson for the Children's Diabetes charity. Edited to add: so many guest stars...🤩🤩🤩 Brook Shields: child actress in Pretty Baby, Calvin Klein jeans commercial - very scandalous, and had her own series, Suddenly Susan. Chris Isaak, musician famous for "Wicked Game." And Fred Willard, comedian and game show host.
Please tell me you know the actor that plays Erica. If not it's Brooke Shields; she's a model/actress; I guess known for Blue Lagoon. insanely popular in the 80's.
Marlo's father Danny had a very popular show in th 50s and 60s called Make Room for Daddy. Her brother Tony is a TV producer of many shows including The Golden Girls. The zoo guy with the info is Dan Castelletta who is the voice of Homer Simpson.
These epsiodes and the next have some great guest stars. I won't blow it for the next, but in this batch with have "That Girl" (I've never actually seen that one) as Rachel's mom.. Brooke Shields was/is a big super model/actor in this time and earlier. She even had her own show called Suddenly Susan (totally fun). And Then lastly we have Chris Isaak. He is of course a superb singer. He sings Wicked Game, which everyone seems to know.. Great song. He was also a great actor in some things I remember. He was in From The Earth to the Moon.. an HBO series about the moon landing and the lead up to it and beyond. He played Ed White, which if you know your moon landing history, died in Apollo 1 on the launch pad with Gus Grissom and Roger Chaffee. You should react to that!!
Whatever you said about Ross is spot on! He can be really sweet and the best person/friend you can have but sometimes he's just worst (you'll know what i'm talking about in upcoming seasons).
@@samuelterry6354 I like him a lot. He has done many selfless deeds throughout the show. For example, when he got Phoebe a bike, it touched my heart. But with Rachel, he was so annoying ngl. Rachel always loved him but he didn’t try enough.
Thank you, Oscar! ☕ The actor who played 'Sandra Green' (mother of 'Rachel') is Marlo Thomas. She was very famous in her day... starred in the sitcom THAT GIRL (1966 thru 1971) which was hugely popular. I remember my older sister had coloring books about her character. #TheCocoaCouch #ThomasSchlamme #MichaelLembeck #Friends
Pops up video, boom click!! always look forward to your reactions and im always like "has cocoa couch posted anything yet today" and if not i rewatch something just to get my fix lol. 😂❤
Episode 2x11 was pretty progressive at the time. I don't think gay marriage was legalized yet when that episode was aired. I might be wrong though. I love Chris Isaak cameo in 2x12 (he's a famous musician) and Brooke Shields was unhinged 😂
It was confusing for me that they had a non legal wedding. They certainly should have mentioned it was not legal. Also on related note I saw online once that someone (who was foreigner and had come here for that) had a gay marriage here in Finland in mid 00s. It didn’t become legal here until 2017. You could register your partnership but that’s not exactly like marriage. The person never responded to me, so apparently there is a couple out there who is not married but thinks they are!
I honestly love the little symbolism for the wedding like Carol’s first wedding her parents gave her away to Ross and now Ross is giving her away to Susan
People have been talking about how Friends is dated and not "politically correct", and it is in some ways. But the lesbian wedding episode broke barriers when it aired in 1996. It was the third gay marriage on TV and the FIRST lesbian wedding ever on TV. But you can still see how different it is compared to today. They didn't show the ceremony and Carol & Susan didn't even kiss. But again, we have to remember that even in the 90s things were so different. Gay marriage wasn't even legalised in New York until 2011. A fun fact though is that NBC expected a flood of phone complaints for portraying a lesbian wedding but they 'only' received 11 calls. Another fun fact is that the woman officiating the wedding is Candace Gingrich, an LGBT rights activist and sister to conservative Congressman Newt Gingrich. Matthew Perry ad-libbed (as he often did) Chandler throwing water at Joey and saying he forgot to close the toilet lid. You can clearly see Jennifer Aniston can't keep a straight face in that scene. And as a soap fan myself I can tell you that people like Erica really exist. They can't seem to separate the character from the actor. I remember Larry Hagman who played J.R. on Dallas once talked about when someone came up to him on the street and shouted "J.R. how could you do this to Sue Ellen?!" It would be funny if it wasn't so sad.
there is no such thing as politically correct - there were gay marriages on tv in the 60s and 70s - so it is nothing new - and comedy always uses stereotypes - nothing has changed it still happens today - there were always liberal people around no matter how far back you go - and there were always conservatives spreading hatred - nothing has changed
For the you tube crowd, Rachel's mom is played by Marlo Thomas, daughter of Danny Thomas...she played in TV series "That Girl", and is now on the board of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital that her dad Danny originated.
okay so watching you react to this series makes me think you should react to Ted Lasso. Its only 3 seasons and I think you would love the humor and it's heartwarming storyline.
When this episode originally aired, this was the most famous and white hot the cast of Friends were. The absolute apex of their fame. The second episode was an hour long episode that aired right after the Superbowl and had the most viewership. They were more famous than movie stars at this point. One newspaper headline reviewing this particular episode had the caption: 'Friends make-out with famous people, rock stars and movie stars.' They predicted Friends had reached their peak and would drop in quality immediately and be off the air in three years. They were only off by eight years, their peak arguably was season five and they never jumped the shark. SPOILER: This series rocks.
It's so funny seeing a younger person react to these not knowing who the celebrity guest stars are. Really shows how much pop culture has moved on but also makes me feel old as hell lmao I loved Chris Isaac when I was younger. His song 'wicked game' was a massive hit.
I've been saying this about Susan and Carol since day one. They had an affair, then Susan got super pushy about the baby also being hers, and now they're getting married.... NO ONE would like Susan if it was a guy, but because they're lesbians everyone has to love them.
it used to really annoy me how aggressive Susan is to Ross when she was the person who broke up the marriage. What possible reason does she have for being mad/mean at/to him. She was the mistress! He didn't do anything to her. He was the victim of a cheating spouse
@eshatandon4610 Yeah they're both insanely selfish and I promise you, if Susan was a dude, we would not be made to like them. They'd be like, "Oh his ex who cheated on him, and bro who cheated with her, insist that he's just as much a father to this kid as Ross and should have the same say. lol
Oscar not recognizing Chris Isaak, who sings the sexist song in the hottest music video ever made … then laughing at his high note is straight up hilarious 😂
Friends is one of my favorite series ever, but I have to admit the first few seasons are a bit weak, can't wait for it to reach S3-4+, in my opinion 7 and 8 have to be the best.
Ross can be the most selfless, supportive guy at times. Other times he destroys any brownie points he might otherwise have earned by doing stupid sh!t too, but at least he gets his moments. This episode came out early in the struggle for marriage equality in the USA.
Not gonna lie, the one with the stalker and the monkey is up there among my least enjoyed episodes of the early seasons, but I'm just glad to see a video from you today 🙂
@thecocoacouch when Brooke Shields finished that scene, her boyfriend at the time became really angry and jealous. He was a famous tennis player I think (I could be wrong, and I can’t remember his name).
You know the guy from the zoo? The one who told Ross the truth about the monkey? What if I tell you he´s as famous at least as the rest of the Friends cast, and possibly even more famous? I bet you won´t belive me. Well, that guy name is Dan Castellaneta, and he is the voice of Homer Simpson.
You gotta remember this was a long time ago, gay marriage wasn't legally recognized, a lot of same sex couples didn't bother with a wedding or a commitment ceremony. That being said, I went to the wedding of my high school girlfriend when she married her wife back in the 90s, and I had a blast. 😁
It is interesting to see that many people of the new generation are very critical towards a supposed homophobia in "Friends" and, at the same time, lots of people of the new generations are uncomfortable with and critical towards the couple formed by Susan and Carol. They wrote the part as they could, back in the 90's. We had almost no representation in the 80's and most were negative. Then in the 90's awesome characters were introduced. Carol and Susan were a couple who raised a child. That was huge. And the banter between Ross and Susan was part of the comedic tone. If that is overlooked, maybe the cause is homophobia.
Nah this is just another example of people being upset about one aspect of a situation and it being interpreted as the worst possible thing that has nothing to do with what people were complaining about. People (myself including) don’t like that Ross was very much being pushed away from a lot of stuff going on with his son because of someone else (regardless of whether they’re gay or not). There’s a number of times this sort of thing happened in the show and to say that comes from homophobia just shuts down the conversation and makes people afraid to complain or analyse critically about really anything. So let’s keep the conversation open please and not just label it as homophobia. Cheers.
The “stalker’s” husband irl did not like the scripted hand licking?!? He smashed all of his trophies and devorced her for it. As well chandler throwing water was unscripted, as well phoebes partner is chris issak who sings wicked game.
@@melak8325Yes, his behaviour was really bad and unstable. He would loose his temper and blame Brooke for things a lot. Brooke didn't feel safe so she left him
Just like Rachel's mum i went from my mums house, to my Dads house (they split up when i was 16 and i was at the age where my mum and i were constantly arguing 😅 also i didn't want my dad to be alone and my mum had my sister and brother, we only moved around the corner anyway) and then moved in with my now fiance at 18, im 35 now and have lived in the same little village since i was 2 😮 😅 I've been with my fiance ever since and that was 18yrs ago!!! 😊 I've never looked back ❤❤❤ XxXxX
Well two reasons: First, your at a wedding and all you can think about is how none of these women want you is kinda dehumanizing. Why is that first thing on your mind. Second is because , Joey legitimately sees women as objects of sexual pleasure until he gets to know them.
@@thecocoacouch I was referring to Phoebe saying "now I've seen everything" out loud in the middle of a lesbian wedding because the ghost of an old woman was inhabiting her body 😅
15:28 they should have pointed at joey like he a player and cheater like he doesn't know or do commitment like he not good with relationships only good with the sex in the bedroom thats it
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Brooke Shields played Erica (The crazy stalker). She was a supermodel/actress back in the day. The man who got Phoebe the singing gig is Chris Isaacs, who was a very popular musician known for his falsetto voice.
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Moments like this.. When a reactor doesn't recognise a famous person. Makes me feel really old. lol
i didn't reconized chris isaak at first but when he did the falsetto i was like "thats sounds like the guy that sings wicked game"
@@fernandaAaAaAaA same lol
The guy who tells ross that Marcel is alive is homer simpsons voice actor
@@RainefaelynI didn't recognize him either but I know Chris Issac. Is that really him? Interesting
Btw, apparently chandler throwing a water and the line in about the toilet seat wasn't in the script. It's just Matthew Perry went for it. Turned out being hilarious so they kept it in 🤣
Also yeah, the moment Monica and Rachel almost laughed. I'm pretty Courtney and Jennifer almost broke the characters, but it actually fits perfectly into the whole scene 😅
Was gonna mention that! Matthew always needed that laugh and had to be in everything, and so gave us so many good times!
after Chandler's water throw the camera pans out and gets everybody is frame you see Jennifer tucking herself behind Courtney to cover her breaking character
Rachel: "why can't she just copy my haircut?"
Meanwhile every woman in the free world had already copied Jennifer Aniston's haircut that year.
U mean in the brainwashed woke and perverted world😂
In the free world 😄
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The part where Chandler throws the water was not in the script. Matthew Perry did that as a joke, and they left it in
I like to think Erika ended up with Joey's hand twin.
Dude.
😂😂😂
Ahahahahahahaha
The two episodes originally aired immediately after the Super Bowl that year. It's always a big thing to be the show that gets to follow the Super Bowl, so it was hyped up like crazy... and probably also why they used so many big guest stars for the 2 episodes, like Rachel's mom (actress Marlo Thomas), the guy who hired Phoebe (singer Chris Isaak), the monkey house bribery guy (the actor who voices Homer Simpson), and the crazy stalker fan (popular model and 80's/90's actress Brooke Shields). That's also why they call it "the one after the Super Bowl." 😊 If memory serves, I'm pretty sure they aired both episodes back to back that night.
chandler’s line “and you left the toilet seat up, you bastard” and him throwing the water at joey was improvised. you can see jennifer aniston starting to laugh in the background
The woman who plays Rachel's mom, is an actress by the name of Marlo Thomas. She was primarily famous in the 70's, starring in her own show "That Girl". Later, she and her father, Danny Thomas (another famous actor,) started the cancer hospital for kids called "St. Jude's".
I always liked Marlo Thomas. As for her father, he had his own show back in the late 50s-early 60s called "Make Room for Daddy," later "The Danny Thomas Show," and starred in movies during the late 40s and early 50s. Also, he founded St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.
As a VERY fashionable young Manhattanite, she was basically Rachel circa 1970.
And in a future episode - the one where they all play football - we actually see Phoebe wearing a That Girl t-shirt.
@danawinsor1380 Andy Griffith and the Andy Griffith show was a spin-off of Danny's show. It started as one of the skits.
Lisa Kudrow is a terrific mimic,. she imitates a couple of other people on the show, and she's always hilarious. Her impression here of an elderly lifelong New Yorker was pitch perfect.
The suspicious guy talking to Ross about Marcel’s whereabouts is Dan Castelleneta, he’s the voice of Homer Simpson on “The Simpsons!”
Yeah, was gonna say that! Dan Castellaneta is so multi-talented!
Also, wasn't the guy who wanted Marcel to fight Harry Shearer?
Plus Hank Azaria plays Phoebe's boyfriend David! Those three together are like 95% of the male characters that have ever been on the Simpsons, hahahahaha
The zoo janitor guy is Dan Castellaneta aka Homer Simpson. He pops up in like every show lol
23:42 That's Dan Castellaneta who voices Homer Simpson, Grampa Simpson, Barney Gumble, Krusty the Clown, Groundskeeper Willie and Mayor Quimby. Coincidentally in the episode when Ross gives Marcel away we saw Harry Shearer, who voices many other Simpsons characters, as the guy who tries to get Marcel for animal fighting.
The love interest of Phoebe is Chris Isaak ... who used that note in his big hit called "Wicked Game." The stalker was actress Brooke Shields, who first gained fame in the early 80s when she was a teenager. Fun fact, she was dating tennis star Andre Agassi at that time and supposedly he was not fond that her character was licking Matt's fingers!!
She was just on Impractical Jokers about a year ago, along with her husband. I was surprised at how genuinely funny she is. Very quick-witted.
Actually Brooke Shields was famous long before then, way back in the 70's, beginning as a Ford model then an even bigger media sensation with movies like "Pretty Baby," playing an underage prostitute (complete with nude scenes and love scenes with the much older Keith Carradine), posing for Playboy at the age of 10, the provocative Calvin Klein commercials, etc.
The actor that gets Phoebe the job sing for kids, is a singer himself; Chris Isaak known for the song Wicked Game.
A lot of people like to rip on Ross, but when push comes to shove, as you’ve already seen, he probably does more unselfish things in important situations than any other character
ross is a good guy -
Chris Isaak who is the singing guy and he is well known for singing high notes just like that one. One will feature in the background in few episodes time
Brooke Shields was so good as crazy Erica. Matthew Perry just jumped in to do that last one, that wasn't scripted which is probably why Jennifer Aniston is totally breaking behind him. She is definitely the one who you can see doing this the most often
Dudes falsetto was flawless this was the one time I was like “Phoebe wtf are you TALKING about” 😂
That's because he's a musician well known for his Falsetto.
that Chandler joke is one of the best in the show I always remember it, Mathew Perry is an amazingly funny actor
"there goes her old lady soul." not even the old lady wanted to deal with drill sergeant Monica 😂
Joey and his solo during their singing to Marcel is so funny to me lol
These episodes aired at the beginning of 1996, VERY rare to have an LGBTQIA+ wedding on a tv show for this time considering same sex marriage was not legal in 1996.
These episodes also opened the flood gates for famous people to appear on Friends with actresses Marlo Thomas, Brooke Shields and musician Chris Isaak… you’ll see in the very next episode 😉.
P.S. where can I send MY 14 eyelashes to in Australia? 😃
Exactly. It wasn’t “just” a lesbian wedding, it was one of the first. And the fact that the SHOW was so chill about it gave the audience permission to be too.
How many more letters do these people want
@@seancarroll5803 why u so mad bro
@@seancarroll5803 Fine, we'll compromise and use something shorter like GRSM. Just don't go denying people their rights or dignity.
it was legal in nyc in 1996 - you do not know what you are talking about -
The guy who got Phoebe a job in a library is played by a wonderful singer, Chris Issak ( Wicked Games, Blue Hotel).
The guy who asks phoebe to sing for the children is famous singer Chris Isaak. He's best known for the song wicked game, maybe you've heard that. And at the end when she comments on his high note it's like a joke because he often sings in a really high key
🥰Marlo Thomas, playing Rachel's mother is famous for her leading role in the '70s series "That Girl!" Also married to talk-show host Phil Donahue and spokesperson for the Children's Diabetes charity.
Edited to add: so many guest stars...🤩🤩🤩 Brook Shields: child actress in Pretty Baby, Calvin Klein jeans commercial - very scandalous, and had her own series, Suddenly Susan. Chris Isaak, musician famous for "Wicked Game." And Fred Willard, comedian and game show host.
Please tell me you know the actor that plays Erica. If not it's Brooke Shields; she's a model/actress; I guess known for Blue Lagoon. insanely popular in the 80's.
The agent is Chris Isaak, his song Wicked Game is a well-deserved classic. Peace, all 💕
That Rob fella is Chris Isaak a singer best known for his song Wicked game" which you will prob recognise!
Marlo's father Danny had a very popular show in th 50s and 60s called Make Room for Daddy. Her brother Tony is a TV producer of many shows including The Golden Girls.
The zoo guy with the info is Dan Castelletta who is the voice of Homer Simpson.
These epsiodes and the next have some great guest stars. I won't blow it for the next, but in this batch with have "That Girl" (I've never actually seen that one) as Rachel's mom.. Brooke Shields was/is a big super model/actor in this time and earlier. She even had her own show called Suddenly Susan (totally fun). And Then lastly we have Chris Isaak. He is of course a superb singer. He sings Wicked Game, which everyone seems to know.. Great song. He was also a great actor in some things I remember. He was in From The Earth to the Moon.. an HBO series about the moon landing and the lead up to it and beyond. He played Ed White, which if you know your moon landing history, died in Apollo 1 on the launch pad with Gus Grissom and Roger Chaffee. You should react to that!!
Suddenly Susan was so good! I had forgotten about that show. I wish they had it on streaming
Phoebes love interest is a famous singer, Chris Isaak. You certainly know one of his song.
Whatever you said about Ross is spot on! He can be really sweet and the best person/friend you can have but sometimes he's just worst (you'll know what i'm talking about in upcoming seasons).
People who don't like Ross tent to forget about this episode.
The thing is he feels too much and as a sensitive person myself, I can tell it can be bring out extreme in a person
@@samuelterry6354 I like him a lot. He has done many selfless deeds throughout the show. For example, when he got Phoebe a bike, it touched my heart. But with Rachel, he was so annoying ngl. Rachel always loved him but he didn’t try enough.
Thank you, Oscar! ☕ The actor who played 'Sandra Green' (mother of 'Rachel') is Marlo Thomas. She was very famous in her day... starred in the sitcom THAT GIRL (1966 thru 1971) which was hugely popular. I remember my older sister had coloring books about her character. #TheCocoaCouch #ThomasSchlamme #MichaelLembeck #Friends
And in a future episode - the one where they all play football - we actually see Phoebe wearing a That Girl t-shirt.
@@isoldejaneholland8370 Nice catch, Isolde! 🌷
Pops up video, boom click!! always look forward to your reactions and im always like "has cocoa couch posted anything yet today" and if not i rewatch something just to get my fix lol. 😂❤
That makes me gleam 😂 cheers.
Matthew added him throwing the water like the Q-Tip joke. He’s famous for it. RIP Matthew.
Ross does some very nice things when it really matters, he knows what is important in the end
"You left the toilet seat up, u bastard!" 🤣
you do realise that the guy who was singing with Phoebe is Chris Isaak right? =))))
Episode 2x11 was pretty progressive at the time. I don't think gay marriage was legalized yet when that episode was aired. I might be wrong though.
I love Chris Isaak cameo in 2x12 (he's a famous musician) and Brooke Shields was unhinged 😂
Not nationally, but in some states including NY.
@@samuelterry6354I thought the first state to legalize it was Massachusetts in 2004.
It was confusing for me that they had a non legal wedding. They certainly should have mentioned it was not legal.
Also on related note I saw online once that someone (who was foreigner and had come here for that) had a gay marriage here in Finland in mid 00s. It didn’t become legal here until 2017. You could register your partnership but that’s not exactly like marriage. The person never responded to me, so apparently there is a couple out there who is not married but thinks they are!
I honestly love the little symbolism for the wedding like Carol’s first wedding her parents gave her away to Ross and now Ross is giving her away to Susan
Also, it wasn’t scripted for Chandler to throw his water. Matthew perry just couldn’t resist.. you can see the girls behind him getting tickled .
I love that the cameos fly right by you.
Gosh I really2 cant wait for the next 2 episodes. Both are one of my favorite episodes.
People have been talking about how Friends is dated and not "politically correct", and it is in some ways. But the lesbian wedding episode broke barriers when it aired in 1996. It was the third gay marriage on TV and the FIRST lesbian wedding ever on TV. But you can still see how different it is compared to today. They didn't show the ceremony and Carol & Susan didn't even kiss. But again, we have to remember that even in the 90s things were so different. Gay marriage wasn't even legalised in New York until 2011.
A fun fact though is that NBC expected a flood of phone complaints for portraying a lesbian wedding but they 'only' received 11 calls. Another fun fact is that the woman officiating the wedding is Candace Gingrich, an LGBT rights activist and sister to conservative Congressman Newt Gingrich.
Matthew Perry ad-libbed (as he often did) Chandler throwing water at Joey and saying he forgot to close the toilet lid. You can clearly see Jennifer Aniston can't keep a straight face in that scene.
And as a soap fan myself I can tell you that people like Erica really exist. They can't seem to separate the character from the actor. I remember Larry Hagman who played J.R. on Dallas once talked about when someone came up to him on the street and shouted "J.R. how could you do this to Sue Ellen?!" It would be funny if it wasn't so sad.
there is no such thing as politically correct - there were gay marriages on tv in the 60s and 70s - so it is nothing new - and comedy always uses stereotypes - nothing has changed it still happens today - there were always liberal people around no matter how far back you go - and there were always conservatives spreading hatred - nothing has changed
For the you tube crowd, Rachel's mom is played by Marlo Thomas, daughter of Danny Thomas...she played in TV series "That Girl", and is now on the board of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital that her dad Danny originated.
*Rachel’s* Mom
And in a future episode - the one where they all play football - we actually see Phoebe wearing a That Girl t-shirt.
fixed @@drockherb2073
The scène betwenn Brooke Shield and the Gang was hilarious 😂
okay so watching you react to this series makes me think you should react to Ted Lasso. Its only 3 seasons and I think you would love the humor and it's heartwarming storyline.
I would pay money for this lol. One of the best shows ever made 👌
When this episode originally aired, this was the most famous and white hot the cast of Friends were. The absolute apex of their fame. The second episode was an hour long episode that aired right after the Superbowl and had the most viewership. They were more famous than movie stars at this point. One newspaper headline reviewing this particular episode had the caption: 'Friends make-out with famous people, rock stars and movie stars.' They predicted Friends had reached their peak and would drop in quality immediately and be off the air in three years. They were only off by eight years, their peak arguably was season five and they never jumped the shark. SPOILER: This series rocks.
It's so funny seeing a younger person react to these not knowing who the celebrity guest stars are. Really shows how much pop culture has moved on but also makes me feel old as hell lmao I loved Chris Isaac when I was younger. His song 'wicked game' was a massive hit.
Joey stalker(Brooke Shields)IS hot but totally creepy....poor Joey 😂
23:42 - That zoo worker is played by Dan Castellaneta who also voices Homer in The Simpsons.
I've been saying this about Susan and Carol since day one. They had an affair, then Susan got super pushy about the baby also being hers, and now they're getting married.... NO ONE would like Susan if it was a guy, but because they're lesbians everyone has to love them.
it used to really annoy me how aggressive Susan is to Ross when she was the person who broke up the marriage. What possible reason does she have for being mad/mean at/to him. She was the mistress! He didn't do anything to her. He was the victim of a cheating spouse
@eshatandon4610 Yeah they're both insanely selfish and I promise you, if Susan was a dude, we would not be made to like them. They'd be like, "Oh his ex who cheated on him, and bro who cheated with her, insist that he's just as much a father to this kid as Ross and should have the same say. lol
it always tickles me when I watch people react to Friends who don't recognize the guest stars. 😂
The dude who jumped into falsetto made a ton of money with that particular note. That is Chris Isaac and the song is Wicked Game (1990).
I’ve only just noticed the Zoo guy is Phil’s dad from modern family!
The zookeeper who gives Ross the information is the guy who voices Homer Simpson
Oscar's face at Chris Isaac's voice, haha, priceless!
Oscar not recognizing Chris Isaak, who sings the sexist song in the hottest music video ever made … then laughing at his high note is straight up hilarious 😂
Brooke Shields is an amazing and very underrated actress
Wait till you listen to Crusty Old Man 🪇 my favourite Phoebe song 😊
Today I heard Matthew Perry passed. RIP Chandler. My little bingaling.
Bro not recognizing any of the like...4?? celebrity cameos in that last episode alone is making me feel old as hell 😂
To be fair on you, I grew up not watching stuff on Tv often so perhaps I’m just out of the loop 🤷♂️😆
The janiter guy is Dan Castalaneta who is the voice of Homer and others in the Simpsons
Colin Buchanan. I met him years ago. Nice Guy 😊
Friends is one of my favorite series ever, but I have to admit the first few seasons are a bit weak, can't wait for it to reach S3-4+, in my opinion 7 and 8 have to be the best.
Ross can be the most selfless, supportive guy at times. Other times he destroys any brownie points he might otherwise have earned by doing stupid sh!t too, but at least he gets his moments. This episode came out early in the struggle for marriage equality in the USA.
THE SHORT LESBIAN ASKING PHOEBE OUT...IS GREAT IN "ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK" SERIES!!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
The whistleblower info guy at the zoo is the voice of Homer Simpson.
Not gonna lie, the one with the stalker and the monkey is up there among my least enjoyed episodes of the early seasons, but I'm just glad to see a video from you today 🙂
@thecocoacouch when Brooke Shields finished that scene, her boyfriend at the time became really angry and jealous. He was a famous tennis player I think (I could be wrong, and I can’t remember his name).
Andre Agassi
Some of this season's storylines were randomly bizarre😂
Hi Cocoa Couch, I'm love this FRIENDS Season 2 Episode 12 The Actress who played Ericka She Thinks Joey is Drake Ramoray is Brooke Shields.
2:59 yeah. that's it!
when chandler threw the water that wasn’t scripted lol
Doesn't recognize Brooke shields and Chris isaac... but knows barney. I feel old
You know the guy from the zoo? The one who told Ross the truth about the monkey? What if I tell you he´s as famous at least as the rest of the Friends cast, and possibly even more famous? I bet you won´t belive me.
Well, that guy name is Dan Castellaneta, and he is the voice of Homer Simpson.
I love Susan and the way she always hits back at annoying Ross. He thinks he is always the victim just over yourself
You gotta remember this was a long time ago, gay marriage wasn't legally recognized, a lot of same sex couples didn't bother with a wedding or a commitment ceremony. That being said, I went to the wedding of my high school girlfriend when she married her wife back in the 90s, and I had a blast. 😁
Also gotta remember: politics being what they are now, such legality is precarious. Please safeguard such where possible.
Yay more friends reactions.
Love your videos
Great reaction !
I don't know why 1:41 Ross still hung up on that like he knows he carol are over
it wasn't "just" a lesbian wedding, Friends showed one of the first lesbian weddings on TV
RACHEL'S MOM IS MARLO THOMAS (DANNY THOMAS' DAUGHTER, SHE WAS IN "THAT GIRL" IN 70'S) SHE'S MARRIED TO FAMOUS TALK SHOW HOST, PHIL DONAHUE👍👍👍👍👍👍👍❤❤❤
18:40 weird is an understatement
Great stuff dude can't wait for the next one's
Yay I'm so early! The way I clicked so fast! ❤
It is interesting to see that many people of the new generation are very critical towards a supposed homophobia in "Friends" and, at the same time, lots of people of the new generations are uncomfortable with and critical towards the couple formed by Susan and Carol. They wrote the part as they could, back in the 90's. We had almost no representation in the 80's and most were negative. Then in the 90's awesome characters were introduced. Carol and Susan were a couple who raised a child. That was huge. And the banter between Ross and Susan was part of the comedic tone. If that is overlooked, maybe the cause is homophobia.
Nah this is just another example of people being upset about one aspect of a situation and it being interpreted as the worst possible thing that has nothing to do with what people were complaining about. People (myself including) don’t like that Ross was very much being pushed away from a lot of stuff going on with his son because of someone else (regardless of whether they’re gay or not). There’s a number of times this sort of thing happened in the show and to say that comes from homophobia just shuts down the conversation and makes people afraid to complain or analyse critically about really anything. So let’s keep the conversation open please and not just label it as homophobia. Cheers.
The “stalker’s” husband irl did not like the scripted hand licking?!? He smashed all of his trophies and devorced her for it. As well chandler throwing water was unscripted, as well phoebes partner is chris issak who sings wicked game.
What really? Over handlicking? Lol
@@melak8325Yes, his behaviour was really bad and unstable. He would loose his temper and blame Brooke for things a lot. Brooke didn't feel safe so she left him
@@melak8325 yeah, not the fact they kissed each other on scene cuz yk thats fine bur hand licking is “over the line”
I really really hope you will reconize the guest in the next épisode, Suzy.... really huge Actress...
About time..was waiting for this for almost a week :)
I love your reaction 😂
"studnitng your growth"??????????????? What the fuck is that even? He had an animal which he had to take care off... wtf wtf
I love this monkey episode because the next is the one with Julia Roberts and is hilarious!!
Just like Rachel's mum i went from my mums house, to my Dads house (they split up when i was 16 and i was at the age where my mum and i were constantly arguing 😅 also i didn't want my dad to be alone and my mum had my sister and brother, we only moved around the corner anyway) and then moved in with my now fiance at 18, im 35 now and have lived in the same little village since i was 2 😮 😅 I've been with my fiance ever since and that was 18yrs ago!!! 😊 I've never looked back ❤❤❤ XxXxX
So if i see a woman and come to the conclusion i have no shot at dating her i'm seeing her as an object? I really really need that logic explained.
Well two reasons: First, your at a wedding and all you can think about is how none of these women want you is kinda dehumanizing. Why is that first thing on your mind. Second is because , Joey legitimately sees women as objects of sexual pleasure until he gets to know them.
Homer simpson! Zookeeper !
Hi baby! The Brooke Shields episode is Very funny! Surprises is comming..
13:45 Never a story so long and so weird was needed as context of why you're not actually being homophobic 🤣
Can’t seem to find what you’re talking about 😆😆
@@thecocoacouch I was referring to Phoebe saying "now I've seen everything" out loud in the middle of a lesbian wedding because the ghost of an old woman was inhabiting her body 😅
Oh 😆 yeah it’s so random and hilarious. I was looking for a story I may have told in the reaction 😂
the fact that you dont know Brook Shields makes me kinda sad...
After watching 20 reaction videos, my question to you, "Why are you gay?"
15:28 they should have pointed at joey like he a player and cheater like he doesn't know or do commitment like he not good with relationships only good with the sex in the bedroom thats it
Yeah, Phoebe is a psycho.
That's not a ) that's a 0