“The Last One” aired on May 6, 2004.
Young adults all over the world felt the loss.
It was the ultimate episode of “Friends,” the wildly common sitcom that portrayed the lives of six 20-somethings in search of love and which means in New York City.
With humor and heartbreak, slapstick and sympathy, the TV collection shared tales of Chandler (performed by Matthew Perry), Joey (Matt LeBlanc), Monica (Courteney Cox), Rachel (Jennifer Aniston), Ross (David Schwimmer) and Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow).
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“What has truly stood the test of time is its laugh-a-minute humor — a perfect storm of smart writing and flawless performances by the perfectly cast ensemble,” Australian Women’s Weekly reported final yr following the dying of Perry.
His loss was mourned all over the world, because the Aussie journal attests.
Matthew Perry (third from proper) starred alongside Lisa Kudrow, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer in “Friends.” (Hulton Archive)
A world fan base has made New York City the bucket-list vacation spot for “Friends” followers from far and broad — despite the fact that the present was filmed at Warner Bros. Ranch in Burbank, California.
5 favourite ‘Friends’ locations in New York City
1. The Friends Experience
This interactive new tourist attraction didn’t seem on the present.
“The One in New York City” opened solely in 2021.
Long traces are proven exterior the flagship location of The Friends Experience, 130 East 23rd Street in Manhattan. (Joan Slatkin/UCG/Universal Images Group by way of Getty Images)
But it serves as a Manhattan museum of “Friends” lore and memorabilia, together with the present’s signature orange sofa, the kitchen that was a centerpiece of the present and Rachel’s memorable cow jacket.
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The Friends Experience additionally boasts “The One in Boston” and — coming quickly — “The One in Miami.”
2. The residence
The connection followers felt to “Friends” was confirmed in Oct. 2023, when Perry died after a battle with dependancy.
Fans flocked to the Greenwich Village residence constructing at 90 Bedford St., whose facade served because the setting of the collection.
Tributes and flowers for Matthew Perry on the “Friends” residence constructing in Manhattan on Nov. 1, 2023 in New York City. (Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)
Distraught followers left flowers, mementos and held vigils exterior the placement as if it have been the precise house of Perry and his “Friends.”
3. The ‘Friends’ fountain
The fountain that seems within the “Friends” well-known opening credit seems to be fairly much like the Cherry Hill Fountain in Central Park.
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Given the present’s setting in Manhattan, guests naturally publish footage on social media boasting that they discovered the “Friends” fountain.
The group that manages Central Park has been compelled to handle the TV tourism controversy.
Cherry Hill Fountain in Central Park with view of towers of San Remo constructing, New York City. The fountain is commonly mistaken by vacationers because the one which seems within the opening credit of the TV present “Friends.” (Mehul Patel/Alamy Stock Photo)
“Cherry Hill is still a popular destination for enjoying views of the lake and the cherries blooming in the spring,” the Central Park Conservancy writes on-line.
“Although the Cherry Hill Fountain looks similar, the fountain in the show was in fact filmed at a studio in Los Angeles.”
4. Chandler’s workplace
Perry’s character works as a “transpondster” — monitoring information in an ominous skyscraper with a signature slope.
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It is definitely the Solow Building at 9 West 57th St. in Midtown Manhattan.
“The One With the Monkey” from TV collection “Friends” with Maggie Wheeler as Janice Hosenstein and Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing. (Alice S. Hall/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal by way of Getty Images by way of Getty Images)
The skyscraper is a celeb in its personal proper.
“This famous building has also featured in other TV shows and films,” reviews GoCity.com, together with “Sex & the City,” “Zoolander” and “Superman,” amongst others.
5. Ross’s museum
The popularity of “Friends” made Ross the world’s most well-known paleontologist, working on the New York Museum of Prehistoric History.
Scene from “The One Where Ross Finds Out” from TV collection “Friends,” with David Schwimmer as Ross Geller and Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green. (Robert Isenberg/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal by way of Getty Images by way of Getty Images)
The prehistoric museum doesn’t exist.
The stately constructing that performed the half was truly one of Manhattan’s most well-known landmarks, the American Museum of Natural History alongside Central Park.
It was the setting for “Friends” moments as monumental as its structure.
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“Just in case you need your memory jogged,” DigitalSpy.com reviews, “it’s where Ross and Rachel first do the deed, and lest we forget, was the setting for sandwich-gate.”
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