When I saw that Sarah sat on the FRIENDS couch at the WB VIP Studio Tour here in Burbank I was like I HAVE TO DO THAT! FRIENDS is our all-time favorite show. I mean, my blog post titles are mimicked after their episodes and we have a cat named Rachel, a dog named Joey, we used to have a bunny named Chandler, we used to have finches named Alice and Frank Jr., and if we ever get a poodle we'll name him Ross if it's a boy or Monica if it's a girl.
Moral of the story: WE LOVE FRIENDS.
Moral of the story: WE LOVE FRIENDS.
We booked our tickets earlier this week, hired our friendly neighborhood babysitter for this afternoon, and then headed out.
Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck were there to greet us.
'Sup FRIENDS merch!
Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck were there to greet us.
'Sup FRIENDS merch!
Right away he started spouting off fact after fact after fact - I can't remember them all! These mountains are used in the backdrop of shows like M*A*S*H. Just on the other side of these mountains in Burbank is the Hollywood sign.
A jungle - used in Jurassic Park, The Last Samurai, and lots of TV shows.This scary alleyway is where the famous upside down Spiderman kiss took place! It's also used in The Dark Knight and any likely any other movie/show with a dark alleyway scene.
Small Town USA! I swear they just cloned houses from South Pasadena.
Welcome to Stars Hollow (now the town in Pretty Little Liars). The gazebo is missing from the center, but still, pretty cool! All of the branches on the trees can be removed and pinned in place. The plumbing is fake. The lights are just plugged in.
We went into a warehouse full of famous cars.
Lots of Batmobiles. The guide said these all actually drive, neato.
And last but certainly not least, the main reason we went on this tour - FRIENDS!
Before we walked into Central Perk our tour guide looked straight at me and said, "Don't freak out!" Haha. He knows me well. But really, I can control myself :)
AHHHHHH!
It's NUTS how big the room looks on TV, and even in these pictures, but really the square footage couldn't have been more than 600 feet! It was cramped and tiny and squished! It's such an illusion!
The coffee bar / Chris typing on Chandler's old-school laptop / I'm Rachel! / Where Phoebe sang oh so many awesome songs.
My life is now complete cuz I sat on the FRIENDS couch.
Detail shots.
I asked to sit on the couch and the guide said we're not supposed to, but I argued and said that's why we were there(!!!), so he kindly obliged and even took our picture.
My life is now complete cuz I sat on the FRIENDS couch.
How fun! Love Friends and still miss it!
ReplyDeleteThat was a fun day! Thanks for planning it :)
ReplyDeleteAhhhh! I need to do this! I so would have gotten up to sing smelly cat. Love the Harry Potter stuff too - this is going to be a must do on our next trip out!
ReplyDeleteOH MY GOSH!! I am SOOO jealous!! I was totally freaking out reading this blog post and seeing your photos!! I too am a HUGE fan! Anytime while I am scrapbooking, I am watching reruns of Friends! My husband makes fun of me because I know the episodes word for word! Such a cool experience! If I ever get out to CA one day, I would love to go there! SO exciting that you got to see all of that! I never knew that all of those buildings were there like that! And oh my goodness! I totally would have ran like Phoebe as well!! Hilarious! :) Thanks so much for posting this.. it made my day!! :)
ReplyDeleteWOW!!
ReplyDeleteSo awesome!
Soooooooooo jealous! I loveeeeee Friends too ... when they filmed the last episode, my BFF had just moved to NJ and I was missing her like crazy... and I told her how I had bawled through the entire last show, because it reminded me of our relationship... so she bought me the last episode on DVD ... best BFF ever :)
ReplyDeleteThis looks like something we would love. :) Our favorite was Universal Studios when we went a couple of Summers ago.
ReplyDeleteWOW! This is so cool!!!
ReplyDeleteWHOA!! I want the same pictures on this couch!! :)
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SO jealous of your life! It seems like you're on a new adventure everyday :)
ReplyDeleteOk THAT is awesome!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is so awesome! I NEED to get me on one of these studio tours! I would die! Loved seeing the Pretty Little Liars set! And Phoebe's run was always my favorite! Too funny! I love that you reenacted it ;)
ReplyDeleteYay!!! I'm so glad you got to go! It's so much fun and it looks like you got to see a lot of good stuff! :) :)
ReplyDeleteThat looks like so much fun!!!
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you have an amazing life pegs! full of adventure and creativity. I have been reading your blog for years now and I am so fascinated with you and your fam.im soooo happy for you guys and your big news about Germany. cant wait too see the blogs on that! love ya!!
ReplyDeleteLOLOLOLOL! I love that you re-enacted the Phoebe run! We have watched and re-watched Friends episodes over and over again. Actually we got the whole thing from the library recently and started re-watching them from the very first episode forward. Looks like an all around awesome tour.
ReplyDeleteAwesome!!
ReplyDeleteWOWeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! I feel like I just went through the tour virtually with you and I guess I kind of did. LOL I love the running through the park like Phoebe action! That's just too cool!
ReplyDeleteI got to go on the same tour maybe 3 years ago when my work licensed Harry Potter. I'm a big Friends fan too! Loved seeing Central Perk and sitting on the stairs in the Fat Monica Prom episode. So fun! Glad you had a good time!
ReplyDeleteoh my FUN!!! SO glad you are taking advantage of an AWESOME place with SO many cool things--FUN!
ReplyDeleteIts like a trip down memory lane - all the best bits of friends!
ReplyDeleteSO cool! I love that you are doing all of these amazing SoCal things before you leave.... so smart to take advantage. haha. and I often think of Pheobe when I'm out running.
ReplyDeleteSO, SO, SO, SO, SO, SO JEALOUS.
ReplyDeleteSOOOOO cool! We watched Friends tonight even! LOL. :-D
ReplyDeleteJealous. :-)