Little-Known Details About the Hit Show Friends

The Show Was Only Meant to Center Around 4 Characters

We know the show as centering around six characters - Monica, Rachel, Phoebe, Ross, Chandler, and Joey. However, the original plan was for the show to focus on just four main characters, with Chandler and Phoebe in supporting roles. When the creators saw how talented Matthew Perry and Lisa Kudrow were, and how well audiences reposnded to them, they decided that they just had to bring them more into the fold. Phoebe and Chandler were supposed to act as a comic relief to their friends' more serious storylines, but thankfully they ended up becoming essential to the show.