Despite the fact that  came to an end all the way back in the year 2004, the show continues to show up in the news from time to time to this day. For example, people went nuts when word broke that  was leaving Netflix and even though it seems very unlikely to ever happen at this point, the stars still get asked about reunions regularly.

Despite the fact that continues to show up in the news from time to time, many of the show’s biggest fans still don’t know many things about the show’s history. For example, many followers are ignorant of the interesting things related to the series that happened off-camera. With that in mind, it is time to get to this list of 5 things that really happened behind the scenes of .

5. Found Gold

Due to the mammoth success of , several of the show’s sets are now considered iconic. For example, fans from around the world have flocked to the WB Studio Tour in order to visit the Central Perk set. That is why it is so amazing that prior to it first appearing on that set, the orange couch was found in the WB Studio’s basement.

4. Triplets

When it came to , the inclusion of Phoebe allowed the show to go in some pretty off the wall directions at times. For example, we can’t imagine too many shows having a main character carry their brother’s triplets to birth. As it turns out, the show’s writers didn’t plan that storyline way in advance as it was only included in order to get around Lisa Kudrow’s real-life pregnancy.

3. Sign of the Times

During pilot, Monica is revealed to be sleeping with a guy whose name she doesn’t know. Due to someone involved having an antiquated view of things, people were worried that viewers would judge Monica for this. As a result, producers handed out a survey to the studio audience asking if this element of the story needed to be changed. Unsurprisingly, the audience was fine with that plotline.

2. Casting

During  casting process, famed actors like Kathy Griffin, Jane Lynch, Jon Cryer, Jon Favreau, and Hank Azaria were brought in to audition for some of the main characters. On the other hand, the role of Ross Geller was never truly up for grabs, even though Eric McCormack auditioned for the part, as the character was created for David Schwimmer.

1. Serious Problem

Fortunately for  fans and those involved in the production of this show, most of the entries on this list are positive in nature. Sadly, we can’t ignore the fact that Matthew Perry dealt with a serious addiction problem while working on the show. Although he has said he was never under the influence while at work, Perry’s issue still had an effect as he notably lost a lot of weight during the height of his problems.