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That One Time The TV Show 'Friends' Fooled Us All

A Friends secret has now come to light showing us all a bit about televisions behind the scenes work!

Mikayla
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That One Time The TV Show 'Friends' Fooled Us All

If you've ever watched television you've probably heard of the hit show Friends. It was a hilarious show about a group of friends; Ross, Rachel, Monica, Chandler, Joey, and Phoebe, who go through everyday relationships and work struggles while being quirky and stupidly relatable. 

BUT it has come out that our beloved Friends might feature more people just the actors we know and love! And I don't mean guest stars, I mean FAKE FRIENDS STAND INS!!

It might not come as a shock to a lot of you but, yes, television shows use stand-ins, because the stars can't be on set all the time. But why are we just now seeing them?

Check it out below!

It was always a good time watching the Friends sit around that famous table and laugh together!

But it wasn't always what it seemed. We saw the cast hanging out together solving problems and enjoying life, but it wasn't always the original cast in the scenes...It was always a good time watching the Friends sit around that famous table and laugh together!Warner Bros.

Wait.... what?

Wait.... what?Warner Bros.

Here's an example of a scene-double for Rachel in "The one with the mugging".

Thanks to the investigative efforts put in by RecentlyHeard.com's Jordan D'Amico we now see some of the scenes where they used stand-ins instead of the real actors.Here's an example of a scene-double for Rachel in Warner Bros/Netflix

To compare; here's what Jen looked like in the scene...

To compare; here's what Jen looked like in the scene...Warner Bros/Netflix

And here is the stand in...

And here is the stand in...Warner Bros/Netflix

Now, stand-ins aren't meant to be seen... But they could have TRIED to match their shirts...

Now, stand-ins aren't meant to be seen... But they could have TRIED to match their shirts...Warner Bros.

While we're at it, here's the scene where they stole Monica (Courtney Cox) from us!

While we're at it, here's the scene where they stole Monica (Courtney Cox) from us!Facebook/People Mag

Here's the REAL Monica in the scene:

Here's the REAL Monica in the scene:Warner Bros/Netflix

And HERE is the imposter!

And HERE is the imposter!Warner Bros/Netflix

We have two options as to what happened here...

We have two options as to what happened here...Warner Bros.

1. The HD switch from 4:3 to 16:9 means the stand-ins are now visible on screen

1. The HD switch from 4:3 to 16:9 means the stand-ins are now visible on screenTwitter

OR 2. We were lied to and the entire cast is made of ALIENS

Personally, I think this could be the one.OR 2. We were lied to and the entire cast is made of ALIENSGetty Images
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