Rachel’s birthday

Just as it was with the continuity of Ross’s birthday, the writers also got Rachel’s birthday mixed up. We’re sure this was an honest mistake, though, as it’s hard to keep track of the details of each character after ten years!

The potato

The friends have enjoyed their share of cakes, scones, muffins, and cookies at Central Perk. It seems the baked goods in the place are just as tasty as the coffee! But did you catch the one time when the cake display did not display cake?

In one of the episodes, Joey and Gunther are seen conversing over the counter, where a cake display sits in between them. However, instead of a cake under the cover, it’s just a raw potato! This was probably one of those sneaky pranks they played on set.

Multitalented Estelle

Joey’s beloved agent Estelle Leonard really made her way into all our hearts. Sure, she’s not the best agent, and she didn’t exactly land Joey the most promising of gigs, but her sheer fiery personality is why we all love her.

June Gable, the actress who played Estelle, was multitalented. She took on more than just the role of Estelle. She was also the feisty nurse who helped Carol deliver her and Ross’s baby! Did you notice it was her? There’s nothing like hair and makeup to transform an actor into a completely different person!

Susan Sarandon’s slap

In The One With Joey’s New Brain, actress Susan Sarandon made an appearance as a star of the Days of Our Lives show of which Joey was a part. Sarandon’s character, Jessica Lockhart, was famous for slapping other characters in the show.

You may not know that the girl she slapped on the Days of Our Lives set was actually Sarandon’s daughter, Eva Amurri! What is more meta is that Amurri’s character was also the daughter of Sarandon’s character. Mind = blown.

The timeline mix up

Throughout the seasons, there have been several flashback episodes where we take a look at the friends’ pasts. This includes Monica pre-weight loss and Rachel pre-nose job. But there seems to be an inaccuracy in the timeline, as we see Rachel meeting Chandler for the first time… multiple times.

Unless there’s some sort of Friends multiverse we aren’t aware of, this may just be the writers forgetting what they’ve written. After hundreds of episodes, we can understand this mistake. Rachel met Chandler for the first time over Thanksgiving when they were all in college, and it seems to happen again in a later flashback episode.