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Charles Curtis

Google’s delightful ‘Friends’ Easter Eggs are here for the show’s 25th anniversary

Get your giant cup of Central Perk coffee and raise it this weekend: Friends will be celebrating the iconic NBC series’ 25th anniversary on September 22, when the show premiered in 1994 and ran for 10 seasons.

The fun folks at Google are celebrating with some delightful Easter eggs: Just type in the full names of any of the six main characters — Monica Geller, Ross Geller, Rachel Green, Joey Tribbiani, Phoebe Buffay, Chandler Bing, not that you need reminding — and you’ll see an icon next to their names on the right side of the page. Click on it and see some fun stuff happen.

For example, clicking on Ross’s couch a bunch makes your page “PIVOT!”

Chandler’s chair brings up the chick and duck:

I won’t spoil them all, but while you’re here, let’s remind you that back in May — the 15th anniversary of the finale — we did Friends Week on For The Win. Here’s a rundown:

1. Our Michelle Martinelli interview series co-creator Marta Kauffman

2. We broke down each character’s best episode

3. Here are the 26 best sports moments on the series

4. A look at nine athletes who learned English from Friends

5. The ultimate Friends quiz that only diehard fans will get a perfect score on

6. The definitive ranking of all six friends on Friends

7. The best guest-stars, ranked

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