Topic: friends

The American Mustache Institute Is Real, Tells Us Their Favorite Celebrity Mustaches

The American Mustache Institute Is Real, Tells Us Their Favorite Celebrity Mustaches

Remember yesterday’s Daily WTF, where I questioned the legitimacy of an advocacy group known as the American Mustache Institute? It turns out they’re not an Internet prank and are real, since they wrote us to say so. So of course we had to ask a) why exactly they stopped supporting presidential hopeful Herman Cain, and b) which celebrities’ lady ticklers they’re particularly fond of. More »

Friends Being on Nick at Nite Makes Us Feel Horribly Old

Friends Being on Nick at Nite Makes Us Feel Horribly Old

Growing up, we watched Nick at Nite as a portal into the past: Block Party Summer featured such black-and-white classics as I Love Lucy and The Monkees. But do you know what the newest show to go into this weird retirement/syndication is? Friends! Yes, the sitcom that ended less than a decade ago, in 2004.

Nick at Nite has always been an indicator of age, so we’re pretty shaken up by the show we grew up with in high school and college suddenly being considered a golden oldie. More »

The 7 Best Instances of Doppelganger Sex

The 7 Best Instances of Doppelganger Sex

The current arc on All My Children (what? I was watching One Tree Hll reruns on SoapNet!) has Susan Lucci playing Erica Kane and her devious double, with the evil twin recently sleeping with Erica’s man. This is by no means the first time that fiendish doppelgangers have seduced their lookalikes’ men, because screwing the boyfriend/lover/husband is the best way to screw over your goody-two-shoes double. More »

Digitally Inserting Ads into Sitcom Reruns Is Really Creepy

Digitally Inserting Ads into Sitcom Reruns Is Really Creepy

If modern product placement isn’t bad enough, for the past few years networks have been getting extra money by digitally inserting new products into old reruns — in many cases, episodes set before the product was even invented! Consumerist spotted an especially egregious one: In this How I Met Your Mother repeat, behind Robin you can see a stack of books and a magazine with an ad for Kevin James‘ new comedy Zookeeper. There aren’t even any books in the original shot!

This kind of retroactive product placement feels creepily invasive, because it’s not as if the creators or stars of the shows ever had any say in what was getting advertised. More »

STD Week: TV/Movie Characters Who Get Tricked Into Acting in Herpes Commercials

STD Week: TV/Movie Characters Who Get Tricked Into Acting in Herpes Commercials

You know what’s funny? Having STDs. Or at least, that’s what TV and movie writers think, because there are at least three instances where a character has unknowingly become the face of genital herpes or another cringe-inducing condition, by starring in a commercial for STD medication. Whether the characters were trying to earn a quick buck or incurred the wrath of an angry female, the experience forever tarnishes their image… and it gets the laughs. More »