A flashback in Season 3, Episode 6 showed that the initial interview went terribly and he almost didn't get the room. Joey joined the group after answering an ad Chandler put out for a roommate. RELATED: 30 Rock: Liz & Jack's Marriage Was an Absolute Train Wreck It was the start of the longest-standing and most enduring friendship in the series. Chandler came into the picture in college when he and Ross became roommates. They lost touch with each other and reconnected when Rachael ran from her wedding in Season 1, Episode 1. While Monica and Ross were siblings, Rachael was a friend of Monica's from high school. The core of the group was Monica, Ross, and Rachael. And while all six members of this group were weird in their own ways, Phoebe stood out from the rest, enough so that fans wondered how she even met them. While it wasn't a hit at first, this series is now regarded as one of the most popular TV series in the history of the medium. It was quite literally about a group of six friends getting by in New York City. Friends was, without question, one of those sitcoms that delivered on the premise in its title.

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