Little-Known Details About the Hit Show Friends

They Had to Rewrite Scenes After the September 11 Attacks

The world was in shock following the events of 9/11, and the film and TV industry experienced repercussions just like everyone else. The writers of the show had to rework a particular episode after the tragedy occurred, as it included an inappropriate joke from Chandler about a bomb in an airport. During this sensitive time, with numerous conspiracy theories circulating about the September 11 attacks, it was deemed too risky to make such jokes.

Instead, the writers replaced that airport joke in the episode titled 'The One Where Rachel Tells...' with another joke about Monica feeling jealous over another couple, thereby avoiding the potential to cause offense entirely.