1. In 1993, Matthew Perry pitched NBC a sitcom he had co-written about a group of twentysomethings called Maxwell’s House. The network turned him down because they already had a similar TV show, Friends, in the works.
1993年，马修·佩里给美国全国广播公司投稿了一部他参与编写的情景喜剧，这部叫《麦克斯韦的房子》的聚集描述的是一群二十多岁年轻人的故事。但最后被拒绝了，因为他们已经在制作一部类似的电视剧《老友记》。

2. Before settling on Friends, other titles producers considered were Friends Like Us, Six of One, Across the Hall, Once Upon a Time in the West Village, and Insomnia Cafe.
在确定下《老友记》这个名字前，剧组曾考虑过使用其它名字，比如《像我们这样的朋友》、《六位一体》、《穿过大厅》、《西城往事》、 《不夜咖啡屋》。

3. Originally the show was going to focus on just four characters: Monica, Ross, Rachel, and Joey. Phoebe and Chandler were going to be supporting characters.
最初电视剧只有四个主角：莫妮卡、罗斯、瑞秋和乔伊。菲比和钱德勒是配角。

4. Also, Monica and Joey were originally intended to be the main couple on the show.
而且，莫妮卡和乔伊原本是一对主要的情侣。

5. Ellen DeGeneres turned down the role of Phoebe.
脱口秀主持人艾伦·德杰尼勒斯拒绝了出演菲比一角。

6. In the early stages of development, the writers considered making Chandler gay.
在剧集最开始的时候，编剧本想把钱德勒塑造成同性恋。

7. The frame around the peephole originally had a mirror in it. It was accidentally broken by a crew member, but because it still looked good, they decided to leave it there.
猫眼周围的相框本来是个镜子。一位工作人员不小心打破了，但是框子看起来还不错，于是就把它留在了那里。

8.The iconic orange couch in Central Perk was found by a set designer in the basement of the Warner Bros.
中央咖啡馆里标志性的橘色沙发，是由华纳兄弟电影公司组设计师从地下室找到的。

9.In the first couple of episodes, Monica and Rachel’s apartment number was No. 5. This was changed in later episodes to No. 20 because the producers noted that 5 corresponded to an apartment on lower floor.
在头两集中，莫妮卡和瑞秋的房门号是5，后来换成了20号，是因为剧组发现5号是低楼层的公寓号码。

10.“I’ll Be There for You” was co-written by Friends producers David Crane and Marta Kauffman, along with Phil Solem and Danny Wilde, of The Rembrandts.
主题曲“我在这里等你”是《老友记》制片人大卫·克拉尼和玛尔塔·考夫曼还有伦勃朗乐队的菲尔·索利姆，丹尼·王尔德合作创作的。

11.The full names of the characters are:
主角的全名是：

Chandler Muriel Bing
钱德勒·穆里尔·宾

Rachel Karen Green
瑞秋·凯伦·格林

Ross Eustace Geller
罗斯·尤斯塔斯·盖勒

Monica E. Geller
莫妮卡·E·盖勒

Joseph Francis Tribbiani Jr.
乔伊·弗朗西斯·崔比昂尼

Phoebe Buffay (she never knew her middle name since she had never seen her birth certificate)
菲比·布菲（她不知道自己的中间名，因为她从没见过自己的出生证明）

12.Season 2 is the only season without a Thanksgiving episode.
第二季是唯一没有感恩节的一季。

13.Jennifer Aniston has stated that she hated the now-iconic “Rachel” haircut.
珍妮弗·安妮斯顿曾说过她讨厌瑞秋这个傲慢的发型，虽然现在这已经是瑞秋的标志发型。

14.Courteney Cox was the only cast member not to get an Emmy nomination for her work on the show.
柯特妮·考克斯是唯一没有凭借此片获得过艾美奖提名的演员。

15.Reportedly, Christina Applegate was cast as Amy Green for the Season 9 Thanksgiving episode after Reese Witherspoon was unavailable to reprise her role as Jill Green.
据说，在瑞茜·威瑟斯彭不能出演吉尔·格林的角色之后，扮演艾米·格林的克里斯蒂娜·埃伯盖特在第9季感恩节那集再次出现。

16.Bruce Willis guest starred on the show for free.
布鲁斯·威利斯无偿客串。

17.Gunther was not originally a speaking part; the actor, James Michael Tyler, got the role as an extra because he knew how to work an espresso machine.
冈瑟本来是没有台词的；演员迈克尔·泰勒出演这个额外的角色，是因为他知道怎么使用咖啡机。

18.The refrigerator in Monica’s apartment actually worked. It was filled with water and drinks for the cast and crew.
莫妮卡公寓的冰箱实际上是可以用的，用来放演员和工作人员的水和饮料。

19.In reality, Joey’s white dog statue belonged to Jennifer Aniston. It had been given to her by a friend as a good-luck gift.
其实，乔伊的白狗雕像是珍妮弗·安妮斯顿的。是一位好友送给她，希望为她带来好运。

20.During its run, the show released twosoundtracks.
在电视剧播出期间，发行了两份电影原声带。

21.During the first season of the show, each cast member earned $22,500 per episode. By the end of the series they each made a $1 million an episode.
第一季时，演员们的酬劳是每集22500美元，到剧集完结，他们的酬劳达到了每集100万美元。

22.The final episode was watched by 52.46 million viewers and is the fourth most-watched television series finale in U.S. history.
最后的大结局有5246万人观看，是美国历史上最多人观看的大结局第四名。