Members AMCHistory Posted October 23, 2008 Members Share Posted October 23, 2008 Has it been said if the coincidences between the names of characters on FRIENDS were intentionally correlated with characters in AMC, or is it all just a coincidence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cct Posted October 23, 2008 Members Share Posted October 23, 2008 I've not heard this, but it sounds intriguing. Phoebe Buffay--Phoebe Tyler Wallingford Ross Gellar--Ross was a character related to Palmer and Adam, Gellar=Sarah Michelle? Monica Gellar--can't figure this one out Chandler Bing--Obviously the Chandlers are a big family on AMC Joey Tribbiani--no connection here either, other than Jake used to be Joey Rachel Greene--Janet Green? Help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jcar03 Posted October 23, 2008 Members Share Posted October 23, 2008 I know that the creators of FRIENDS were big AMC fans. They even wanted Joey to get his soap acting job on AMC but NBC wouldn't allow them to use a rival network soap like they used DAYS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dm. Posted October 23, 2008 Members Share Posted October 23, 2008 Yeah, but they still managed to make that episode when Joey tried out for the role of Nick the boxer while he was teaching acting. Hilarious! And then when he was fired from DAYS, Gunther told him he got killed off of AMC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alwaysAMC Posted October 23, 2008 Members Share Posted October 23, 2008 I've definitely heard this rumor. Always found it interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cheap21 Posted October 23, 2008 Members Share Posted October 23, 2008 Dont forget that Monica and Chandler's twins were named Jack and Erica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members R Sinclair Posted October 23, 2008 Members Share Posted October 23, 2008 And the off camera couple that "fake numbered" Monica and Chandler on their way back from their honeymoon were Greg and Jenny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EricMontreal22 Posted October 24, 2008 Members Share Posted October 24, 2008 The A&E Bio on AMC I believe said that the creators of Friends were huge AMC fans and did it on purpose "I know that the creators of FRIENDS were big AMC fans. They even wanted Joey to get his soap acting job on AMC but NBC wouldn't allow them to use a rival network soap like they used DAYS. " I remember someone on here said once that if they had made him go on AW (which actually filmed in New York so woulda made sense) it woulda become so popular it would have never been canceled LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SFK Posted October 24, 2008 Members Share Posted October 24, 2008 Yeah, I read an article about this in a soap mag years ago, it's definitely not a coincidence. I know! Joey should have been on Another World! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jcar03 Posted October 24, 2008 Members Share Posted October 24, 2008 I don't think Friends caused this huge amount of additional viewers of popularity for DAYS so I don't think it would of helped AW. I was thinking that the same Monica could of been chosen because it you combined two characters from AMC - Mona and Erica you get Monica. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SFK Posted October 25, 2008 Members Share Posted October 25, 2008 Interesting, Mona+Erica=Monica. I was thinking maybe that was their one GH reference. I don't think Joey being on either soap would have helped with ratings, but for the sake of accuracy, it would have been nice to see him on Another World. At least AW got a shout out on The Golden Girls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EricMontreal22 Posted October 25, 2008 Members Share Posted October 25, 2008 The AMC trivia book also confirms it's no coincidence. " don't think Friends caused this huge amount of additional viewers of popularity for DAYS so I don't think it would of helped AW. " Yes that's why I foudn the insistance by a certain poster to be beyond silly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jcar03 Posted October 25, 2008 Members Share Posted October 25, 2008 They did mention Another World. After Joey lost his job on DAYS he had an audtion on Another World as a cab driver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ghfan89 Posted October 26, 2008 Members Share Posted October 26, 2008 The main characters from the show Friends are named after All My Children characters. Ross for Ross Chandler Joey for Joey Martin Chandler for the Chandler family Monica for Monique/Daisy Cortland Rachel (Karen) Green for Janet "from another planet" Green Phoebe for Phoebe Tyler Wallingford In an episode of Friends Joey auditions for the part of a boxer on All My Children. Season 2 episode 19 of Friends, the character Gunther claims to have played Bryce on All My Children. In another episode of Friends, Monica and Chandler become friends with a couple named Greg and Jenny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JackPeyton Posted October 30, 2008 Members Share Posted October 30, 2008 Also, the woman who gave birth to Monica & Chandler's twins was named Erica. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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