19 Plot Holes In 'Friends' That Will (Unfortunately) Always Be There For You

Updated August 26, 2022 6.3K votes 1.1K voters 126.4K views

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Vote up the most irritating plot holes.

Friends has been recognized as one of the most popular TV comedies of all time. However, this doesn't mean it's perfect, as there are quite a few plot holes that are hard to miss. Many are small, but some make us go… “Could these BE any more irritating?”

Vote up the plot holes you find equally annoying!

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636 VOTES
Their Ever-Changing (Or Not Changing) Ages
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From Redditor u/Captain_-H:
In seasons 3, 4 and 5 Ross mentions that he is 29 years old... he must be magic.
From Redditor u/GammonBlaze:
The age in everyone, like Ross being 29 for 3 years or Rachel being the last to turn 30 when Joey was meant to be the youngest in the group.
636 votes
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800 VOTES
Rachel Is Introduce To Chandler In The Pilot, But We Can See In Flashbacks That They'e Already Met
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From Redditor u/dolandonline:
Monica introduces Rachel to Chandler in the pilot, but not only have they met in the past they’ve also made out.
From Redditor u/BalconyView22:
Also, [Rachel was there] every time Chandler went to the Gellers' for Thanksgiving.
800 votes
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687 VOTES
Does Chandler Like Sports Or Not?
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From Redditor u/Peterpotter27:
I’m always annoyed that Chandler loves sports and knows about sports in the earlier seasons, but in later seasons they make it seem like he doesn’t know anything about sports or only pretends to like it. [He literally goes to basketball and hockey games with Joey early on and is seen loving it!]
687 votes
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596 VOTES
Rachel Was Pregnant For A Full Year
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From Redditor u/beenbamboozled:
During my last rewatch I realized Monica and Chandler got married May 2001. Rachel knew she was pregnant a couple of days before the wedding. Emma was born May 2002. [She was pregnant for a full year… no wonder she was so cranky.]
From a former Redditor:
Rachel's pregnancy lasting way longer than 9 months. If she got pregnant in late April, she would be due late January. Not a year+ later. She's not an elephant!
596 votes
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572 VOTES
Phoebe Said She HAD To Live On The Streets When Her Mom Died, But Why Didn't She Just Live With Her Grandmother Like She Did Later On?
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From Redditor u/Feisty_and_pathetic:
Why didn't she live with her grandmother when she was younger? [She did still have a step father but he went to jail pretty quickly after her mother committed suicide…] Maybe as her grandmother hated Frank so much she lost touch with her daughter, [but that still doesn't really line up with the interactions we've seen between Phoebe and her grandmother].
From Redditor u/BlueCuzILikeIt:
Phoebe whole past is a plot hole, how did she live in the streets when her grandma was alive? Did her grandma just suddenly stumble on Phoebe eating from the trash and suddenly remember she had a granddaughter?
572 votes
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514 VOTES
The Ink On Ross And Rachel's Face 'Won't Come Off,' But It Does The Next Day
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From Redditor u/yamsnz:
The ink that was on Ross and Rachel’s face in Vegas “wouldn’t come off," but then after they get married the next morning it’s magically gone.
514 votes

Their Ever-Changing (Or Not Changing) Ages

Rachel Is Introduce To Chandler In The Pilot, But We Can See In Flashbacks That They'e Already Met

Does Chandler Like Sports Or Not?

Rachel Was Pregnant For A Full Year

Phoebe Said She HAD To Live On The Streets When Her Mom Died, But Why Didn't She Just Live With Her Grandmother Like She Did Later On?

The Ink On Ross And Rachel's Face 'Won't Come Off,' But It Does The Next Day