Little-Known Details About the Hit Show Friends

Animals Didn't Always Get Along With Their Co-Stars

Arguably, there's no such thing as an 'animal actor,' as animals are not pretending to be anything; they simply respond to their trainers behind the scenes or react to their environment. Perhaps that's why the crew at Friends found the animals they worked with so challenging to manage. Whether it was Ross' white-headed capuchin monkey Marcel, Phoebe's cat, which she believed was her reincarnated mother, or Joey and Chandler's chick and duck, there were many instances when animals were present on set. Not only did the trainers struggle to manage the animals in front of a loud studio audience, but the actors also had to film multiple takes of a scene to ensure they got it right.