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I don't sound like that. that is so not true. that is so not -- that is so not -- oh, shut up. >> matthew perry. yeah. you really wanted him. >> he was the first person we offered chandler to. he was doing another show called "l.a.x. 2194". >> sci-fi sitcom lax 2194. >> it's about baggage handlers in the year 2194. i sorted out aliens' luggage. >> that is not a winning title. >> no, it's not. but that was in first position. >> that happens when you find the talent that you think is perfect for a role and you'll take the chance the other show will fail and they'll become available. >> we were a...

Watch the diet coke commercial during "friends". >> there was this diet coke commercial that people did not seem to like. >> who's going to drink the diet coke? >> why was there a backlash to them having a corporate sponsorship? >> the truth is you had warner brothers and you had nbc wanting to capitalize on the show. >> i feel violated, and not in a good way. >> for many years we were the most watched television series in the history of television. >> is that what you want to hear? >> i didn't do it. i wasn't even there. >> it wasn't me. >> you know what would be nice in here? a couple of can...

True friendship or what was it like? >> yeah. they were very close. you know, they all got shot through a canon together. [ laughter ] >> they took care of each other and supported each other. >> i think they loved each other and that came across, and even when one of them would have a struggle you could sort of see the others stepping into prop each other up. >> was there anyone for whom all of this, all of the smash and all of the limelight took a bigger toll on? >> i think that, um, it's very publicly known that the show did take a toll on matthew perry. >> i was in denial about the serious...

See ya. >> the show itself was about a time in your life where you leave the home for the first time, your friends become your family. >> if nobody tags rachel, isn't the play still going? >> it's a time in everybody's life that we share in common. >> over 75 million americans, which was a third of the country, would come to watch our network on thursday. so "friends" was a monster hit in ways that it's hard to imagine today. there's no half-hour comedy that's ever been more successful throughout the world for 25 years. >> we were on a break! >> oh, my god. >> what about the impact that it's h...

This was your first home. and it was a happy place, filled with love and laughter. but more important, because of rent control, it was a frigging steal. >> i think marta and david, from the very first time they pitched the show, they had a sense of where they were going. >> this is harder than i thought it would be. >> oh, it's going to be okay. >> they knew what the audience wanted. and they delivered in a wonderfully satisfying way. >> should we get some coffee? >> oh, my god. ten seasons? our goal was not to get canceled. >> what was the key to having a smash hit for ten years? >> it starts...