In the ‘Friends: The Reunion’ episode, actor Jennifer Aniston shared she was already shooting for another sitcom for CBS titled ‘Muddling Through’ when the casting of the ‘Friends’ was taking place. She said that she literally had to plead to the producer of her first show to let her go so that she can join the sitcom.

“First of all, I had a graveyard of failed pilots,” Aniston said.

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“I’d done a pilot a year. I thought that’s what you do. I just remember sitting with these five other people and thinking this is the greatest group of people, the greatest script, I have to do this,” Aniston said.

She added, “I actually, with tail between my legs, hat in hand, went to the producer of the show I was on, because they hired me in second position and said, ‘Please, release me from this show. I love this show that I’m doing right now, nothing against your show. I just love these people and I am having so much fun.’”

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Later, ‘Friends’ took the world by storm during the 1994 – 95 TV season and Aniston said her ‘Muddling Through’ producer threw shade at ‘Friends’.

“He goes, ‘I saw that show. I’m going to tell you something. That show’s not going to make you a star. This show is going to make you a star,’” Aniston said.

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The reunion episode of ‘Friends’ aired on HBO and on Zee5 in India.