We’ve heard from plenty of actors who guest-starred on Friends that the iconic comedy series ran like a well-oiled machine, and that’s probably part of the reason why it remains one of the most beloved sitcoms of all time. However, not even Friends’ six stars were perfect when the camera was rolling, and there have been enough bloopers released over the years to prove it. The latest clip going viral may be the cutest one I’ve seen, and this is exactly the energy I need to start the week.
While most Friends bloopers can inspire fits of giggles — like seeing Courteney Cox accidentally spit on Jennifer Aniston or watching Aniston try not to laugh at Lisa Kudrow’s wild Phoebe performance — the one I’ve seen making its way around Instagram is absolutely adorable, featuring not one of the sitcom’s adult actors but rather baby Emma, Ross and Rachel’s daughter. Please enjoy these outtakes as much as I have:
Emma was played by two sets of twins — first, Athena and Alexandra Conley in Season 9 and then Noelle and Cali Sheldon as slightly older Emma in Season 10. That means the behind-the-scenes gems shown above would have featured one of the Sheldon sisters.
The first clip, which shows Christina Applegate guest-starring as Rachel’s sister Amy, comes from Season 10’s “The One Where Rachel’s Sister Babysits.” I just love how Emma laughs as if she actually understood Amy’s joke, and then the look she gives Jennifer Aniston is priceless.
The second clip comes from just one episode later, Season 10’s “The One with Ross’ Grant,” where Rachel advises Chandler (Matthew Perry) on how to handle a situation involving one of Joey’s (Matt LeBlanc) audition tapes. When Rachel says, “Just tell Joey that you liked the tape,” Emma agrees, saying, “Yeah!” This, of course, caused Jennifer Aniston to break character and snuggle the baby actor, while Perry kept going with the joke:
I know she’s cute, but I really could use some advice.
I think they could have gotten away with keeping Emma’s script additions in the show — just like they did when David Schwimmer and a young Cole Sprouse pulled an epic prank on Jennifer Aniston in Season 7.
It’s kind of funny that The Morning Show star is at the center of so many Friends bloopers. In addition to all the ones mentioned above, there was also the time Jennifer Aniston accidentally took a phone call in the middle of a scene, and we can’t forget the one where she keeps “blowing” one of Friends’ more risqué jokes.
Between the funny outtakes, the cute Emma bloopers and 10 seasons of episodes that I’m only slightly embarrassed to say can still make me laugh as hard as the first time I watched them, Friends is giving me the good vibes I need to make it through this Monday.
Friends is available to stream with an HBO Max subscription.
