Talk about nostalgia.
Former “Friends” creators are reminiscing on the iconic episode “The One After the Superbowl,” revealing the truth behind Julia Robert’s guest appearance on the show.
The two-part episode, which aired following the Super Bowl game in 1996, stars Roberts, 53, who plays Susie Mossa.
The show’s writers and creators told The Hollywood Reporter that longtime cast member Matthew Perry convinced Roberts to come on the popular sitcom after “flirting” with the actress via fax.
"Getting Julia Roberts was incredibly exciting," said Marta Kauffman, the Friends co-creator. "We knew she would have the right touch for it. And when she said yes, it was pretty awesome."
"Matthew asked her to be on the show. She wrote back to him, 'Write me a paper on quantum physics and I'll do it.' My understanding is that Matthew went away and wrote a paper and faxed it to her the next day," co-creator Kevin Bright added.
Staff writer Alexa Jungle shared that the writer’s room became invested in the romantic tension between the Roberts and Perry.
"They may have met before the episode, but she was interested in him from afar because he's so charming," Jungle said. "There was a lot of flirting over faxing. She was giving him these questionnaires like, 'Why should I go out with you?' And everyone in the writers room helped him explain to her why."
"I remember standing with her on the sidelines. She kept saying, 'Chandler's so funny!' And I'm like, 'I wrote every one of those lines!' I don't know if she fell in love with Matthew on the spot but they soon started dating," episode co-writer Jeff Astrof told THR.
The two were later seen on a number of dates after filming the episode in 1996.
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