Friends
With ten seasons , two - hundred and thirty - six episode , a passel of character , backstories , arcs , immense popularity , and teams upon teams of writers , it was inevitable forFriendsto have some continuity errors . There have been so many stories throughout the show , big and small , and unfortunately , a peck of them have some head - scratching errors . The same goes for character moment forthe demonstrate amazing personalitiesthat are contradicted later or even ignore in some illustration .
Most TV show and even picture are riddled with errors in some flesh or another , whether related to the continuity or the overall craftsmanship , but they are not always obvious;Friendsis no exclusion .
Updated October 19th By Rhys McGinley : While supporter persist one of the most iconic and rewatched sitcom of all time , there is an mad amount of errors littered throughout the ten season of the show . These mountain range from the famous and iconic one that fan of the show laugh about , and others that are a bit more isolated and missable , but can get very vexatious when detect .
Ross’s Hatred Of Ice Cream
Ross is a bit of a fussy fella at time and has no shortage of complaints and triggers that gear up him off or things he simply does not like . One such thing he makes that title about is deoxyephedrine - ointment .
Ross once claims that he does not like ice - cream , claiming it to be too cold . However , fans have interpret Ross feed ice - ointment more than once with Rachel , and once shared a retinal cone with his beloved rascal Marcel . A binge of the show likely makes this easier to recognise , though .
Joey’s Messy Shirt On Thanksgiving
The thanksgiving episode are always something to front forward to forFriendsfans , being home to so many memorable moments — from Brad Pitt to Monica and Chandler ’s adoption announcement .
The latter come in this thanksgiving installment , which visualize the gang all miss Monica and Chandler ’s repast . Joey terminate up crashing into all the food , with his apparel ruined . However , properly after Monica and Chandler ’s announcement , Joey ’s clothes are miraculously much clean ; it is doubtful even Joey consumed all that food off his shirt that spry .
Chandler’s Hospital Wristbands
Speaking ofChandler and Monica ’s adoption announcement , they finally get their longstanding wish of kid at the death of season ten in a truly heartwarming event for fans .
In the infirmary , while the duet hold their Gemini , Chandler is wear infirmary - issued wristband which appear to magically disappear and reappear on his radiocarpal joint between the cutting of shots .
Ross Spelled Rachel’s Name Wrong
Rachel and Ross have a tenacious and tumultuous history through the show , being the resident will - they - won’t - they couplet of the series — something that gets thrown in doubt by Emily Waltham .
When Ross and Emily announce their marriage , they must broadcast out wedding invites , with Ross struggling with whether or not to invite Rachel . When he finally does decide to send her one , fans get a coup d’oeil of the alphabetic character that understand " Rachel Greene . " Of course , all fans hump Rachel ’s name is spelled " Green " like the color , and this isthe guy who obsessed over herfor over a X ?
CHANDLER AND RACHEL FORGET THEY KNOW EACH OTHER?
In the great pilot ofFriends , Rachel comes running into Central Perk in full wedding party gear to find Monica . Monica then insert her to the gang , reminding her of her sidekick Ross , then introducing her to Phoebe , Joey , and Chandler .
But , Rachel already knows Chandler . In multiple future episodes , fans see Chandler look multiple Thanksgivings at the Geller ’s place with Rachel in attending . On top of that , Rachel and Chandler kiss at a college party . Was the kiss so bad they just chose to forget one another ?
THE AGES AND BIRTHDAYS OF THE GANG
The age of the gang become very messy as the show goes on . Joey is guess to be the young as he is 25 in season one , with the remainder of the gang think to be between 26 and 27 . However , Rachel is the last to celebrate turn 30 . Also , Ross refer to being 29 in season three , four , and five , despite multiple Thanksgivings and Christmases .
As for the birthdays , Rachel take that her natal day is in May to Gunther ; Ross , in the same episode , tells Gunther he was born in December . Later , Rachel reveal she is an Aquarius , putting her natal day in January / February , while Ross by and by reveals his birthday to be in October .
PHOEBE & BAMBI
Phoebe is undoubtedlythe quirkiest member of the gang , but why she lied or forgot about the wholeBambithing is anyone ’s guess . In an other episode , some of the group are watching sad flick only for Phoebe to call them well-chosen ones . One of these films she cite isBambi .
Phoebe sees these moving-picture show as glad because her mother used to change state movies off before the lamentable part . In a later episode , though , " The One Where Chandler Ca n’t yell , " Phoebe uncover that she call out for three days after watchingBambi , with her female parent ending herself on the third Clarence Shepard Day Jr. .
JOEY DID THINK CHANDLER WAS GAY
In season one , one of Chandler ’s coworkers seek to put him up with another guy , attributing a " quality " as to why she believes he is jolly . When Chandler question the mathematical group as to whether or not they thought he was gay when he first come across them , the girls think he is , Ross and Joey do not .
But , in a flashback episode to when Joey and Chandler first meet , Chandler is interview Joey to be his roommate . In this meeting , Joey tells Chandler that he is " totally OK with the gay thing . "
RED ROSS
In the early day of Ross and Emily ’s relationship , the pair run into two sometime friends of Emily . They have been toy rugby football , and to impress Emily , Ross agrees to a secret plan . Halfway through the plot , Ross talks about " ' Red " Ross , essentially just a furious Ross .
Ross recalls turning into " Red " Ross as someone write out in line in front of the gang at a viewing ofDances With Wolves . Once Ross turns into " crimson , " Ross , Joey , and Phoebe remember it . The only issue is , Dances With Wolvescame out in 1990 , with no rereleases . As Ross and Chandler are 1987 newbie , they still would have been at college in 1990 . Alongside that , Joey became part of the grouping in 1993 . That is except for another plot kettle of fish .
WHEN DID JOEY JOIN THE GANG?
In " The One With The Flashback , " we see how and whenJoey came to be Chandler ’s roommateand member of the gang . After Mr. Heckles got disembarrass of Eric , the guy who got the flat , Joey moved in , in 1993 .
However , in season six episode " The One With All The Thanksgivings , " it is testify that Joey was a member of the pack a year earlier in 1992 . It begs the question when did Joey unite the radical : 1992 or 1993 ?
