10 controversial moments from Friends that would never make it to screen today

BANG Showbiz

9 May 2024 at 11:30 am

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'Friends' is the sitcom that followed a group of New Yorkers navigating their 20s together in the 1990s. It propelled the late Matthew Perry, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, Courteney Cox, Matt LeBlanc and Jennifer Aniston to global fame and is repeated every day, however, 20 years on from its finale there are several elements that are unlikely to impress a woke audience today. Find out what 10 moments wouldn't be aired now...

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'Friends' is the sitcom that followed a group of New Yorkers navigating their 20s together in the 1990s.
It propelled the late Matthew Perry, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, Courteney Cox, Matt LeBlanc and Jennifer Aniston to global fame and is repeated every day, however, 20 years on from its finale there are several elements that are unlikely to impress a woke audience today.
Find out what 10 moments wouldn't be aired now...

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10 controversial moments from Friends that would never make it to screen today

These Friends jokes wouldn't fly today...

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