Friends Quiz

Can you name any celebrity guest-stars who have appeared in Friends as themselves?

Only one immediately springs to mind.

Jean-Claude!

There was Jean-Claude Van Damme in TO After the Superbowl, Jill Goodacre in TOW The Blackout, Isabella Rosselini in TOW Frank Jr. and Charleton Heston in TOW Joey's Dirty Day.

Paul Hyett wrote in message ...

In article , "Mouse" wrote:

A real nitpicker (not me) would point out that Jill Goodacre was not played by herself, but by her husband's wife. ;)

We could add Dick Clark in 110 "TOW the Monkey", Jay Leno in 111 "TOW Mrs. Bing", Sarah Ferguson in 423 "TOW Ross's Wedding (part 1)", Gary Collins in 504 "TOW Phoebe Hates PBS", Ralph Lauren in 608 "TOW Ross' Teeth", and Kristian Alfonso & Craig Wesley in 615 "TOT Could Have Been (part 1).

Before anyone says Robin Williams & Billy Crystal, oh no they didn't. :)

Tennant

"Tennant Stuart" wrote in message news:[email]...

I agree with all but Kristian Alfonso and Craig Wesley(the other doctor?)because they were shown as their characters on Days.

lol now that I can agree with!!

In article , "Ellie" wrote:

No, they were actors working with Joey Tribbiani. :)

Tennant

BTW, the actor who plays the character of Craig Wesley on Days is Kevin Spirtas.

Ash

"Tennant Stuart" wrote in message news:[email]...

Ah well here we will have to disagree because even after watching it again I see them as their characters on Days and not the actors themselves. I believe this because they didn't have any lines as themselves only their characters. I hope that makes sense :)

In article , "Ellie" wrote:

I understand you, but in that episode of "Friends", there was *not* any doctors or nurses or patients - just actors & actresses speaking lines.

Tennant

Julia Roberts in TO After the Superbowl Jean Claude Van Damme in TO After the Superbowl

On Mon, 4 Dec 2000, Tennant Stuart stated this considered view. Waking from my doze, I hastily scrawled -

That was the one I thought of.

Who?

Who?

Wow - I guess I'll have to concede the title of Friends trivia king to you!

In article , Paul Hyett wrote:

Gary Collins

Actor filmography

 1965-1966  "The Wackiest Ship in the Army" (1965) [Lieutenant Riddle]
 1966-1968  "The Iron Horse" (1966) [Dave Tarrant]
 1969       Angel in My Pocket (1969) [Art Shields]
 1970       Airport (1970) [Cy Jordan]
 1970       Quarantined (1970) (TV) [Dr. Larry Freeman]
 1971       Getting Away from It All (1971) (TV) [Mark Selby]
 1972       "The Sixth Sense" (1972) [Dr.Michael Rhodes]
 1974       "Born Free" (1974) [George Adamson]
 1974       Houston, We've Got a Problem (1974) (TV) [Tim Cordell]
 1974       Only a Scream Away (1974) (TV)
 1975       The Double Kill (1975) (TV)
 1976       Dial a Deadly Number (1976) (TV)
 1977       "Roots" (1977) (mini) [Grill]
 1977       The Night They Took Miss Beautiful (1977) (TV)
 1978       Killer Fish (1978) [Tom]
 1978       The Young Runaways (1978) (TV) [Lieutenant Ray Phillips]
 1979       The Kid from Left Field (1979) (TV) [Pete Sloane]
 1980       Hangar 18 (1980) [Steve Bancroft]
 1980-1988  "Hour Magazine" (1980) [Host (1980-1988)]
 1981       Valley of the Dolls (1981) (TV) [Kevin Gilmore]
 1992       Secrets (1992/II) (TV) [Zack Taylor]
 1994       Bandit: Bandit Bandit (1994) (TV) [Governor Denton]
 1998       Watchers Reborn (1998)

Biographical information

Born 30 April 1938, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Married 'Mary Ann Mobley' (1967 - present); 1 daughter 'Susan Peterson' (1964 - 1967) (divorced); 2 children

Trivia His wife, Mary Ann, is a former Miss America.

 Other works       Host for syndicated talk show - Gary Collins
                   TV commercial for Select Comfort Mattresses (1998)
                   Hosted the Miss America Pageant from 1981-1990.

Real life cast members of "Days of Our Lives".

Thanks, but the IMDb did all the work...

Tennant

On Tue, 5 Dec 2000, Tennant Stuart stated this considered view. Waking from my doze, I hastily scrawled -

Ah, but you made the effort to use it... :)

In article , Paul Hyett wrote:

I highlit "Gary Collins" in your message, dragged it to the IMDb icon, and pasted the output into the newsreader. Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy.

Tennant

Bruce Willis dated Rachel as himself also.

No, he didn't.

Yeah I didn't think so either. He played the college girl's father (I don't remember her name right now), the girl Ross was dating. But my overall friends knowledge nowhere compares to several here, so I wasn't really sure. :)

ok, this has bothered me a for *long* time now, but who is Jill Goodacre???

George Stephenopholos (sp?) in an early S1 episode?

a model

George Stephanopoulos had no speaking lines and was never shown. They just talked about him. They could just as easily have substituted Arnold Schwarzenneger or Bill Gates or any guy.

In article , [email] (Nathan Dimmock) wrote:

Jill Goodacre was a model who was in the movies "Odd Jobs" & "Ladybird Ladybird", and the TV show "The Uninvited". She is married to the singer Harry Connick Junior whose music is often heard in ATM vestibules, maybe a little in-joke there. She was credited in "Friends" as Jill Connick.

That was 104 "TOW George Stephanopoulos", but he was only talked about.

Tennant

Tennant Stuart wrote in message ...

She's married to Harry Connick jr. ?? That I didn't know. I remember seeing Harry Connick jr. in "Independence Day", but I can't figure those two being together. Call me crazy..... She's way too attractive to be with him.

He lived right across from Monica, right? And in 104, Monica, Rachel and Phoebe watched him take off his towel. I thought he later turned into the "ugly naked guy". I'm referring to the line "Wow....the cute naked guy across the street is really starting to put on some weight. What a shame."

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1. "You always see these hot girls with these nothing guys. You could be the nothing guy" (paraphrased)

2. Harry Connick Jr is pretty attractive, actually. See Little Man Tate or Memphis Belle (mmmmmmm).

Jac

In article , Jacqui wrote:

Lol, that's what I said! :)

Tennant

Jacqui wrote: Zoepetier wrote:

[ Jill Goodacre ]

I've actually been referred to as a "nothing guy" because of some of the women I've dated. That's how I found out that most attractive women ARE actually single.

Jac....I don't mean to be disrespectful, but that "mmmmmmm" you just did..... was that for real?? I mean I've once said "yeah ok...I guess he's good looking", but I've never made the "mmmmmm" sound after it. :-)

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In article , "Zoepetier" wrote:

You do know that Jac is very female, don't you Marcel?

Tennant

Tennant Stuart wrote in message ...

I do now..... :-) I fell for it again! Darn those women!

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In article , "Zoepetier" wrote:

Not at all, she's very nice.

Tennant

Tennant Stuart wrote: Zoepetier wrote:

I agree, but knowing that she's a she puts certain things in perspective. She's the second one here that fooled me like that. Is there anyone else I should know about?

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In article , "Zoepetier" wrote:

Err, I dunno - who do you think is a he?

Tennant

Tennant Stuart wrote:

You?

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In article , "Zoepetier" wrote:

Do you want the simple answer, or the answer that spawned a huge thread on ATF last April? ;)

Tennant

Tennant Stuart wrote: Zoepetier wrote:

I'll let you decide that, because I don't remember being here last April..... Give it your best shot and try to be convincing. :-)

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In article , "Zoepetier" wrote:

Oh, okay - I'm a he.

Tennant

Tennant Stuart wrote:

I don't know why, but I'm immediately convinced. :-)

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In article , "Zoepetier" wrote:

That's because you never assumed that I was a lesbian... ;)

Tennant

Tennant Stuart wrote:

You do keep track of things, don't you? :-)

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Can someone be *more* female than another female?

Al - Not talking about femininity

In article , Alex Washtell wrote:

Lol, I guess not, Alex. :)

That would be a better word, yes thanks.

Tennant

Zoepetier wrote:

Well, I was never so fortunate. I dated some attractive girls, but lemme tell you, they ain't single for long (unless you mean "single" as in "not married", then, well, yes, most are, atleast in college).

Seems every single one had a couple guys with whom I was competing for the honor to date these women, which didn't do much for my ego back then.

They may be "single" because they like to have lots of guys to date, not that good looking guys are afraid to ask, or are afraid that she may look better than they do.

I would love to be in college now, with the recent trends in US colleges leaning towards a 56% female population - must be nice!!! Although, I'd bet the highly technical classes are still 50 guys to every girl. Such a shame. . .

Randy Hinds wrote in message ... Zoepetier wrote:

Most of those woman are so attractive, that most guys automatically think they are spoken for. That's when you make your move.

An ego is something that can be repaired. Competing over a woman? I never did that and I never will. If they want to date so badly, let them come to you. It works.

Most women look better than the guy they are with, it's a known fact. A guy should never be afraid to approach a woman. She human just like you. I've been in a few situations where the woman thought she could get rid of me by throwing insulting remarks at me. But that doesn't work on me, because I make sure that my remarks are more insulting. That shuts them up. I love those arrogant types. They're so easy to fight with. :-)

If I could be 18 again, but have the same knowledge I have now, I would have a blast!

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Zoepetier wrote:

You must be better looking than I. Either that, or I was incredibly dense when it came to picking up on any signals. . .which may have been the case. . .

Well, I actually didn't either. I would ask for dates, and if they said yes - great! If I got a "no", (or more likely an excuse as to why they were unavailable) more than a couple times, I just quit asking. I was never so fortunate to have any "came to me" as you mentioned.

I'm not sure as to which environment you're in, but in highly technical classes in the Northwest, each and every semi-attractive girl had about 10 people actively pursuing her (i.e. sitting next to her in class, walking her home, meeting her for lunch, etc etc etc). Had to get their early just to pick a seat and hope she would sit where she did the day before. . .

Now had I joined a frat, maybe things would have been different. I just didn't want to share my room with 20 other guys my first year of college, nor be responsible for bringing the GPA of the frat-house up.

Right. One shouldn't be. But after getting shot down six or seven times in a row, you retreat and rethink, atleast I did.

Yup. Totally agree. They're reaction seems to be "how DARE you cross such a popular person such as myself!!".

This whole "attractiveness" thing is such a weird concept. Really attractive people seem to start thinking that not only are they what you want to look at and be with, but also that they somehow are more "insightful" into whatever topic comes up in a conversation. Some can't take a hint and wisely say nothing. Guys and gals both.

No Doubt!!. Where's a time machine when you need one. . .

Randy Hinds wrote: Zoepetier wrote:

I used to by the type of guy that would sit at the bar and wait for exchanging looks. When I changed my approach by becoming cocky, things went a lot easier.

Trust me....I've heard all their excuses, but I just kept pushing. In most cases I just wouldn't take "no" for an answer. You just have to make it clear to them that you're worth it.

Sounds a lot like the Junior High I was in a long time ago. But to answer your question, I grew up in Canada but I've spent the last 20 years in Holland. So I've been able to mix up the mentalities of two cultures. I guess that's my secret.

We don't have any frathouses here, so I only have the ones in the movies to go on, but I don't think it would have been my scene. Things get a little too wild for my taste. Don't get me wrong....I was no study-geek, but I don't need a whole house of "brothers" to make me feel good about myself. I was never good in a crowd and I never tried to fit in with any of the "groups". I was always kind of an outsider. So back in the days of school, I wasn't that sucessful with girls. But that evolved with time.

I wasn't much different in the beginning. I just had to teach myself to be more confident. It's hard to explain.

I would usually just tell them to climb down out of that invisible ivory tower and mingle with the normal people for a while. I loved saying stuff like that right in front of their friends.

I know what you mean, Randy. Some people are just too into their looks and that of others. They make such an issue of it sometimes.

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Zoepetier wrote:

Yup. That's the secret. I discovered it too late to really capitalize on it. . . Someone needs to teach a class on this when one reaches 18. . . . I would have enrolled =)

Frats weren't my bag either. I never joined one, but was asked if I was interested in pledging a decent one at the Univ. of Washington in Seattle my sophomore year. The cocky/arrogant rich kid with the Corvette on my dorm floor who was kissing everyone's ass to get into that frat was beside himself when the "country hic" (as he referred to me sometimes) from the "fields on the other side of the mountains" was asked to join, and he wasn't. (heh he heh. Randy still grins to himself when he thinks of this =) ) The rumor was it was a frat that was hard to get into, cuz they were very selective, and not really into the "Animal House" frat image, but rather a relaxed decency and sophistication. I guess they liked my awkwardly charming, but dorky intelligence. I don't know. I, however transferred colleges to a location that didn't have this frat on campus before anything became of it. Oh well. It's fun to remember!!

I totally understand. That's the secret. I just learned it a little late, like in my late 20s.. . . Oh well. I can't complain. =)

That's hilarious!!

Randy Hinds wrote: Zoepetier wrote:

You start a class there and I'll start one here. Deal? :-) We'll teach those youngsters how it's done.....

It certainly sounds like a totally different kind of frathouse than most Europeans know about, but I guess that's a good thing. I like that fact that they chose you over the rich kid, who was probably named Chad or Skip. I don't like those kinds of people. Somehow I always seem to have a conflict with someone like that from the moment we meet. I don't know why.

Same here. I was late in the game, but if there had been an Olympic team for this sort of thing, I would be on it. :-)

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be more confident.

late, like in my late 20s..

for this sort of thing,

LOL! Nothing guys of the world unite! :)

Always CC

Coca-Cola wrote: Zoepetier wrote:

Thanks for the support. It's always nice to have fans in your corner. :-)

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And let me say these past four months I have for the first time loved being a nothing guy.

And yes you can be a nothing guy too!! Be the envy of all your friends as you walk around with some of the most attractive females ever!!! It's easy and simple!!!! All you have to do is follow the instructions on our educational video and before long beautiful girls wont be able to resist how full of nothing you are!!!!! Order today and receive our special audio tape to speak sweet nothings into your ears while you sleep!!!!!! We'll even throw in our amazing book which is about nothing and how can achieve it!!!!!!! Nothing guy, a guy in a hand knitted sweater can't be wrong, it really does work!!!!!!!!

Always CC

Coca-Cola wrote in message ...

AMEN!!
:-)

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In article , "Zoepetier" wrote:

PHOEBE: Oh, oh, but y'know, you always see these really beautiful women with these really nothing guys, you could be one of those guys.

Depends on how right across, right across is.

Well, he wasn't CNG, since UNG was referred to in 102, but hang on a tick <pops the DVD on> yeah, when GS drops the towel the three girls seem to be looking a little more to the left.

Tennant

Tennant Stuart wrote in message ... Zoepetier wrote:

[ Jill Goodacre ]

Too late. Jacqui beat you to that one. But I got the point, though. Thanks.

Across for Monica's appartment, yet slightly to the right and a little down. I would have to guess three appartments to the right and one down.

(looking from the inside of the appartment) Weren't they on the right corner of Monica's balcony?

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In article , "Zoepetier" wrote:

Yes indeed, she's very quick. :)

YW

To the left.

No, the left (the girls' left, the right of our screens).

Tennant

Tennant Stuart wrote in message ...

I hate when you're right! :-)

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In article , "Zoepetier" wrote:

That's okay, I hate when I'm wrong. :)

Tennant

Tennant Stuart wrote in message ... Zoepetier wrote:

Another good way to put it. :-)

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It's interesting that when they see Jean-Claude Van Damme and Isabella Rosselini, they go "Oh my god!".. but they don't do the same with Robin Williams, Julia Roberts or Bruce Willis :)

And there have been others that are quite well known.. Brooke Shields; the few in the English episode (Tom Conti, etc); the stoned guy (I know the actor but can't recall his name right now).

If you think about it, I guess they can never have Harrison Ford on the show playing a character (not that I see that happening), after what Joey said in C4's most recent episode!

Come to think of it, I would love to see Harrison Ford do a cameo in Friends.. oh, and me :)

Al

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In article , Alex Washtell wrote:

But Brooke Shields, Tom Conti, and Jon Lovitz didn't play themselves.

You can still have your wish, he'd just play an ordinary man who looked like Harrison Ford, just as Janine was an ordinary woman who looked like Elle Macpherson (mentioned in 301 "TOW the Princess Leia Fantasy").

Tennant

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I know, I was carrying on from the previous few (where I had said that).

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Hmm, I didn't know that happened. Being that the case, it's quite a huge error on the writers part, as no-one who knows who Elle Macpherson is, is ever gonna see Janine and not see the resembelance.

I didn't see the episode in which Janine first appeared in.. did she get a huge clap like Robin Williams, Brooke Shields, etc?

Al

Alex Washtell writes:

Yes, she did. And *I* got something else huge when she appeared.

Jaco.

PS: for all you perverts out there, I'm talking about a huge increase in my bloodpressure.

LOL! Oh you bastard! I was drinking my cola when I read this, now I got coke coming out of my nose!!! :)

Pull the other one!

What does that mean, anyway?

There's an expression in england that says you're pulling my leg, which means you're joking with me. pull the other one is like a spin off from it, it means the same thing

In article , "Dr. Briefs" wrote:

"Pull the other leg" - in other words...

"You didn't fool me, so now try again and yet you still won't succeed".

Tennant

Thanks. I've been wondering about that since the first time I saw Monty Python and the Holy Grail ;)

In article , "Dr. Briefs" wrote:

YW - one of my favourite quotes is "you can't expect to wield supreme executive power just because some watery tart threw a sword at you" and yet now that might be preferable to the way things are in the USA... :)

Tennant

Tennant Stuart wrote in message ...

Or like Joey once said: "Quit yanking me." :-)

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In article , Alex Washtell wrote:

Not really. Every time Rachel walks in the door, the others don't say "Ooh look who it is! Didn't you used to be Jennifer Aniston?".

Don't remember. I guess they always do, and sometimes the editor leaves it in, and sometimes he takes it out. When Marlo Thomas first appeared I was puzzled by her huge reception, since I'd never heard of her.

Tennant

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Yes, but that's a special case really - The Elle Macpherson part is definately an error.

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Heh, who?

Al

I wonder who played John McClane in The Die Hard movie The Friends watched in 706. :-) If it was Bruce willis, The friends would have noticed the recemblence with Paul. :-) Must have been another actor.... :-)))

Joakim

"Alex Washtell" skrev i meddelandet news:[email]...

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In article , "Joakim" wrote:

Maybe Paul doesn't look anything like Bruce Willis, it's just your imagination. Was Chandler thin in Season Three?

Tennant

"Tennant Stuart" skrev i meddelandet news:[email]...

Is that a retorical question? If so, what has it got to do with my post? In the movie "Last action hero" it wasn�t Arnold who starred in Terminator. It was Sylvester Stallone. Maybe in Friends Die Hard it wasn�t Bruce Willis who played John McClane. That�s very possible. Probably even the explanation. :-)

Joakim (who analyses stuff to much :)

In article , "Joakim" wrote:

Yes.

Matthew Perry was ill & thin. Chandler Bing was not.

So Chandler Bing did not resemble Matthew Perry.

Indeed? I didn't know that, having avoided the movie.

It's *an* explanation, Joakim. :)

Tennant (me too)

"Tennant Stuart" skrev i meddelandet news:[email]...

Matthew Perry didn�t play himself in any Friends episode. And that�s what I�m talking about. People playing themselves or not.

Matthew Perry doesn�t exist in Friends (as far as we�ve seen) That�s why you can�t use him as an example. :-)

Joakim :-)

McClane.

In article , "Joakim" wrote:

Oh yes I can, Joakim. If Chandler Bing didn't resemble Matthew Perry, then maybe Paul Stevens didn't resemble Bruce Willis.

Tennant

"Tennant Stuart" skrev i meddelandet news:[email]...

How do you know he didn�t resemble Matthew Perry? Has it been in an episode?

Joakim

In article , "Joakim" wrote:

Joakim, have you read the text that you are quoting? If not, then read the text above. If you have, then are you just trying to annoy me?

Tennant

"Tennant Stuart" skrev i meddelandet news:[email]...

I do read the text above. I�m not trying to annoy anyone, just making sure. In which episode have Matthew Perry played himself? Since you say that "If Chandler Bing didn't resemble Matthew Perry" you must mean that Matthew has played himself in Friends. Otherwise, how do you know the don�t resemble each other?. So in which episode did he play himself?

Joakim

Oh my God this is gonna go on for ever! Matthew Perry has not been in an episode as himself, that wouldn't even work properly! They don't resemble each other because they are not the same person. Sorry to intervine and I have no idea if I'm taking sides, but I felt I had to say SOMETHING!!!

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Ok, with that established, who says Chandler and Matthew doesn�t resemble each other? I think they do, on the outside anyway. I�m not commenting on their personality. But there�s no point in continuing this.

Joakim

I'm not getting into this!!!!!

I'm not saying anything

<~~~zips mouth closed

Oh! Thank God!!!

Ignore my last post :)

In article , [email] (Toni Perry If only) wrote:

I know... :(

Please feel free Toni, maybe you can explain it better than I can.

Tennant

In article , "Joakim" wrote:

Sigh. He didn't.

When Matthew Perry was ill & thin in Season Three, his character Chandler Bing was not. So Chandler Bing did not resemble Matthew Perry. Thus it is possible for characters to be dissimilar from their actors. So maybe Paul Stevens doesn't resemble Bruce Willis, which is why he's not a film star.

Tennant

"Tennant Stuart" skrev i meddelandet news:[email]...

Ok, I see your point. I just think it was another actor who starred in Die hard, but we don�t know. :-)

Joakim

In article , "Joakim" wrote:

Okay.

Indeed we don't.

Tennant

Tennant Stuart wrote...

Oh, it's hilarious! Before seeing I frankly thought it would suck! But I watched it, and that is such a funny movie! Well, I guess if it was intented as an action movie then it's not, and it does suck, big-time. But if it's a comedy, then it's damn good!

Adeline wrote...

it,

Oops, scratch that, I was thinking about True Lies, sorry.

In article , "Adeline" wrote:

Phew, you had me worried there Adeline, I didn't know what to say. Yes indeed, "True Lies" is a much better movie than "Last Action hero", in the comedy-action genre. Jamie Lee Curtis was very good in it. Mind you, TL has lots of continuity errors, while LAH has none by definition. ;)

Tennant

Tennant Stuart wrote ...

Lol, yes I kinda felt like a fool after realizing I'd confused the titles.

Is "Last Action Hero" the one with the kid that can get into his favorite movies? 'cause that one blows.

Never even thought of that... =)

In article , "Adeline" wrote:

That's right - that's why I avoided the movie.

There are no continuity errors in the green bits of "The Matrix" either, or a whole season (or more?) of "Dallas".

Tennant

Tennant Stuart wrote...

Not a bad idea. =)

Yeah, but I would think it's easier to keep the continuity in a movie than in a series.

My brother would know, I think he's seen all of "Dallas" and "Knots Landing".

In article , "Adeline" wrote:

Ah - I think you miss my point. You would think it's easier to keep the continuity in a movie than in a series, especially when you consider the size of the budget, but in fact continuity in many movies is far worse.

However, there's a special reason why I said that about the green bits of "The Matrix", but I'll let you see the movie first...

Again you miss my point, sorry Adeline. "Dallas" is notorious for making one or more seasons into a dream, so nothing really happened.

Tennant

Tennant Stuart wrote...

Yeah, I guess so.

So I had a 'point missing' day, big deal? :) And yeah, I did know about the dream (one season), I was just being dense. :)

In article , "Adeline" wrote:

Okay, hon. :)

Tennant

Tennant Stuart wrote...

Good! :)

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Could be, but I think the LAst Action Hero was more to make a big joke of it - as Arnie and Sly were at that time the two big action actors.

Al

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recemblence

Terminator.

McClane.

I agree about it being a joke, but it was the only movie/series I could think of at the moment. I mean, there are other shows etc. than Last Action Hero that it have happened in.

Joakim

In article , "Joakim" wrote:

Examples examples, Joakim?

Tennant

"Tennant Stuart" skrev i meddelandet news:[email]...

I can�t think of more examples. Maybe there aren�t any, but I still think there�s a rather big possibility that it could exist in Friends. Resemblence can be based on opinions but mostly on facts. They may be actors but they are "supposed" to look the way they look. So Matthew Perry should be identical to Chandler. I mean, there would be no point to it if the actors didn�t reseble the characters. In that case you could pick a short actor and he could play a tall character. You just have to pretend. :-) (My opinions): The point is, I think the actors do look like the characters, but the actors who plays in the series doesn�t exist as actors (In the series). In the case of Bruce Willis either the actor Bruce didn�t star in Die Hard, or Bruce looked different. That�s the most reasonable explanation. Or he looked like Bruce, but they didn�t notice or care. :-)

Joakim

I wonder if Chandler experienced any deja vu while watching Baywatch when Matthew Perry was dating Jasmine Bleeth....:P

Sorry, I could not resist :)

~Teresa~

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In article , "TFM" wrote:

I wonder what Yasmine Bleeth thought of Chandler naming a cock after her while she was dating Matthew Perry?

Tennant

Good one, Tennant :)~

~Teresa~

What does that mean? Angela

In article , [email] (Intergalactic82) wrote:

Yasmine Bleeth is the star of "Baywatch" who Chandler fancied, and he named the chick after her. When the chick grew up, 'she' turned out to be a cock.

Tennant

In article , "TFM" wrote:

Thanks, Teresa!

Tennant

I disagree.. I've seen Elle MacPherson in a movie ("Sirens", IIRC), and knew of her as a model prior to seeing her appearance on Friends, and if no one told me that Janine was played by Elle MacPherson, I don't think I would have known. So, I knew who Elle MacPherson was, but I was unable to tell the resemblance, simply because I didn't remember what she looked like (I think I always confuse her with another super model).

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Hmm.. but with 6 people? And Joey/Chandler very into models.. and Janine went out in public a lot too...

Al

In article , Alex Washtell wrote:

It doesn't matter Alex. Maybe Joey chose her because she looked like Elle Macpherson. It means no more than Ross looking like Bob Saget.

Tennant

Tennant Stuart was performing a quirkafleeg, while saying:

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Oh, come on.. Ross looks a tiny *bit* like Bob Saget, Elle and Janine are the same person.

Al

In article , Alex Washtell wrote:

No, they are not. Elle Macpherson really exists, she's the richest model in the world. Janine LeCroix is a dancer, merely a fictional character.

If she'd stayed in "Friends", we could have had an episode where Rachel took Janine to a charity fashion show, where Elle was amused to see this woman who resembled her, then all three of them drank coffee together.

Tennant

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I know what they are trying to convey, there are several exceptions you have to make for these kind of situations - No one would believe the Janine meeting Elle story, it's far too silly.

That, would be very bad TV.

Al

In article , Alex Washtell wrote:

Why not? It would make great telly. I've seen something like that before in a sitcom, betcha Jacqui could tell us where that was.

Awww, you're too particular, Alex! :)

Tennant

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Dammit, I'm starting to change my views now :)

But yeah.. I think I *have* seen that once before.. let's hope Jac knows.

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I guess I am, I think it's just a personal view on this one :)

Al

In article , Alex Washtell wrote:

Grin.

Jacqui? <knocks on the glass of her VDU> hello, are you out there?

Tennant

Tennant Stuart wrote:

Not at weekends since my PC went "kaput-bang" - (TM) my ickle cousin who described the TV thus... Hopefully I will be back online at home sometime around 27th Dec but certainly not before. Consequently I'm only here during working hours.

Jac

In article , Jacqui wrote:

Eeshk.

Is your job going well, then Jacqui?

Tennant

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Don't, that could be scary for you to appear out of her monitor, out of the blue like that!

Al

In article , Alex Washtell wrote:

Nah - it's all dark on the other side of the glass.

Tennant

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Doubt you could fit too...

Al

In article , Alex Washtell wrote:

Lol. A lurker has emailed me to explain that "out of the blue" could be a clever reference to the Blue Screen of Death, which I have heard of, but of course this computer is totally immune to such frailties. :)

Tennant

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It wasn't, but just any excuse to brag, eh? :)

Although, I rarely get the BSOD on mine, suprisingly enough :)

Al

In article , Alex Washtell wrote:

Natch. :)

Tennant

Sorry, what are we looking for? A real life person meeting their fictional counterpart played by the same person? Not off the top of my head but I'm sure there's one that fits. I'll have a think about it. First thing Monday morning is not the best time.

Jac

In article , Jacqui wrote:

In "The Jolson Story", released in 1946, the part of the great singer was played by Larry Parks. Three years later, the sequel "Jolson Sings Again" continued the biography to the point when Al Jolson did the singing voice for Parks in "The Jolson Story" - so of course there was a splendid scene where Larry Parks as Larry Parks met Larry Parks as Al Johnson.

Tennant

In article , Jacqui wrote:

In the episode 'The Write Stuff' of "Pearl", Alice Cooper played both himself & a guardian angel; in the episode 'The Look-a-Like' of "Gimme a Break!", Sammy Davis Jr. played both himself & Melvin; in the episode 'Easy Come, Easy Go' of "Brotherly Love", Rip Taylor played both himself & Hank; and finally in the episode 'Thirteen Years Later' of "Millennium", Peter Criss/Ace Frehley/Gene Simmons/Paul Stanley played both themselves & two cops/Hector Leachman/Lew Carroll - all according to the IMDb.

Tennant

In article , Tennant Stuart wrote:

This has been absolutely driving me mad, because I can remember seeing an actor playing himself on one of the few sitcoms I watch, and only a few episodes later he was playing a character instead. So there's nothing for it but to program a complex search through the IMDb for guest stars who played themselves & a character in separate episodes of a show. And so...

Robert Alda was himself in "Here's Lucy" 323, after playing Captain McClay in 312, and Dean Butler in 317.

Dan Aykroyd was himself in "The Nanny" 105, before playing a repairman in 117.

Milton Berle was himself in "Here's Lucy" 619, after playing Cheerful Charlie in 209.

Peter Breck was twice himself in "The Fall Guy" 111 & 319, before playing Reggie Marinak in 502.

King Kong Bundy (the wrestler they named the Bundys after) was himself in "Married... with Children" 1007, after playing Uncle Irwin in 222.

Carol Burnett was herself in "Here's Lucy" 323, after playing Carol Krausmauer in 323.

Judy Carne was herself in "I Dream of Jeannie" 419, after playing Sheila Bellows in 118.

David Carradine was himself in "The Fall Guy" 501, after playing Pat Patterson in 311, and a caretaker in 406.

Lon Chaney Jr. was himself in "Route 66" 306, after playing Mr.Colby in 207.

Eddie Cibrian was himself in "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" 103, before playing Darryl in 106.

Michael Cole was himself in "CHiPs" 302, before playing Gibson in 419.

Gary Coleman was himself in "Married... with Children" 1027, after playing an inspector in 816.

John Ericson was himself in "CHiPs" 406, after playing Bob Patterson in 207, but before playing Captain Burke in 612.

Lou Ferrigno was twice himself in "The Fall Guy" 106 & 411, before & after playing Six in 302.

James Frawley was himself in "The Monkees" 222, after playing a Yugoslavian guest in 116, and Dr.Schwartzkov in 208, but before playing Rudy Bayshore in 225.

Eva Gabor was herself in "Here's Lucy" 597, after playing Eva Von Gronyitz in 105.

Mickey Gilley was himself in "The Fall Guy" 501, after playing Robert Matthews in 121.

Rosalind Hammond was herself in "The Mick Molloy Show" 101, before playing an incompetent bartender in 102, and a bride-to-be in 103.

Jools Holland was himself in "The Young Ones" 202, before playing a punk in 206.

Barbara Horan was herself in "CHiPs" 406, before playing Lisa Taylor in 515.

Tab Hunter was himself in "The Fall Guy" 219, before playing Anthony Haley in 315.

Jimmy Johnson was himself in "Coach" 719, after playing a fake cop in 707.

Mario Joyner was himself in "Seinfeld" 701, before playing Lamar in 920.

M.G.Kelly was himself in "CHiPs" 201, after playing a policeman in 112.

June Lockhart was herself in "Roseanne" 719, before playing Leon's mother in 811.

Tina Louise was herself in "CHiPs" 302, before playing Edie in 405/6.

Randolph Mantooth was himself in "Diagnosis Murder" 619, after playing Mayor Bill Tremont in 503.

Hal March was himself in "I Love Lucy" 116, before playing Eddie Grant in 224.

Peter Marshall was twice himself in "CHiPs" 302 & 406, before playing Vincent in 604.

Doug McClure was himself in "The Fall Guy" 210, after playing Joe Edwards in 110, but before playing Sheriff Dixon in 313, and Tony in 406 & 506.

Linda McCullough was herself in "CHiPs" 406, after playing Janice in 218, but before playing Pam Bannock in 511.

Ed McMahon was himself in "Here's Lucy" 211, before playing Ed McCallister in 604.

Gary Morton was himself in "Here's Lucy" 621, after playing an announcer in 208, an actor in 305, and a carnival Barker in 404.

Kathy Najimy was herself in "Ellen" 520, after playing Theresa in 206, and Lorna Irons in 323.

Rosie O'Donnell was herself in "The Nanny" 404, after playing Cozette in 321.

Rhonda Overby was herself in "Homicide: Life on the Street" 319, before playing Dawn Daniels in 520 & 705.

Dana Plato was herself in "CHiPs" 302, before playing Darla in 323.

Martha Quinn was herself in "Full House" 526, before playing Alison Axelrod in 611 & 613.

Adam Rich was himself in "CHiPs" 302, before playing Louis Hindall in 610.

Susan Richardson was twice herself in "CHiPs" 302 & 406, before playing Snow Pink in 516.

Art Scholl was himself in "CHiPs" 507, after playing a pilot in 321.

Bubba Smith was himself in "Married... with Children" 910, after playing Spare Tire Dixon in 516.

Jonty Stephens was himself in "The Lenny Henry Show" 107, after playing Michael in 100.

Mel Tillis was himself in "The Dukes of Hazzard" 505, after playing Burl Tolliver in 203.

Dick Van Patten was himself in "The Weird Al Show" 107, before playing a burglar in 113.

Reginald VelJohnson was himself in "Diagnosis Murder" 509, before playing Dr.David Sinclair in 609.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner was himself in "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" 108, before playing Eric in 206.

Tionne 'T-Boz' Watkins was herself in "Living Single" 312, before playing Camille Harris in 508.

Vanna White was herself in "Full House" 715, after playing Mrs.Moffatt in 715.

..phew! Who'd have thought that there would be so many! I must sound a word of caution, since the above depends on the quality of the data in the IMDb. For example if someone thought an actor played himself when in fact he was playing a character, then there would be a false entry.

However, at least one is genuine, for Eddie Cibrian playing himself in "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch", and then Darryl only 3 episodes later, is the one that I've been trying to remember! Yay!

Tennant

Tennant Stuart wrote:

Doesn't count. The bands (with some exceptions - Amazulu, 9 Below Zero and Madness) were not part of the episodes' action, and cannot be "playing" themselves as for all intents and purposes they weren't even in it. The fact that Jools (among many many others) can be seen doing Subterranean Homesick Blues does not mean he was being Jools Holland at the time, neither.

Jac

In article , Jacqui wrote:

Fair enough Jacqui, thanks. I did point out that each example (except of course for Eddie Cibrian) depends upon the quality of the IMDb entry.

Tennant

who was Darryl again? I forget...

In article , [email] (Toni Perry If only) wrote:

Darryl was the milk-drinking yellow-clad hunky fireman that Sabrina's Aunt Zelda made for herself out of man dough. Since the man that Aunt Hilda made cared only for televised sports, she bopped him over the head & threw his dough into the trash, then fought with her sister for Darryl, so passionately that they pulled his arms off.

And people complain that "Friends" is surreal... :)

Tennant

On Wed, 13 Dec 2000, Tennant Stuart stated this considered view. Waking from my doze, I hastily scrawled -

I think one of the most surreal things is that hotties like Zelda & Hilda would date that bureaucratic Nazi wannabe Willard Kraft!

In article , Paul Hyett wrote:

Women do strange things when they're 615 years old... :)

Tennant

On Wed, 13 Dec 2000, Tennant Stuart stated this considered view. Waking from my doze, I hastily scrawled -

But just imagine all they'd have learned sexually in 6 centuries! :)

so when did he play himself?

Yes but Friends is relating to real people, Sabrina is related to witches with magic...

In article , [email] (Toni Perry If only) wrote:

In "The True Adventures of Rudy Kazootie", Sabrina learns to conjure up anyone she wants by saying their name three times, so she tries out the technique on Eddie Cibrian, before asking for Brad Pitt.

There's a lot of wish-fulfilment in "Friends" as well.

Tennant

Ah!!! thank you for the clear up!

Can't think of none

In article , [email] (Toni Perry If only) wrote:

YW

Wouldn't it be great to have five terrific & supportive friends to hang out with in a coffee house all day, and for the beautiful girl/charming guy who lives across the hall to fall in love with you, etc...

Tennant

On Mon, 4 Dec 2000, Alex Washtell stated this considered view. Waking from my doze, I hastily scrawled -

Especially since we know Joey & Chandler are Die Hard fans. :)

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Very good point Paul! :)

Al

In article , Paul Hyett wrote: o> o> Can you name any celebrity guest-stars who have appeared in Friends as o> themselves? o> o> Only one immediately springs to mind. o> Isabella Rossilini & Jon Van Dame

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