FRIENDS question re: "Duck" and "Chick"
09-09-03, 08:53 AM
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FRIENDS question re: "Duck" and "Chick"
I was just watching season 4 of Friends and realized that the Duck and the Chick seem to disappear in later seasons without explanation. Did I forget about an episode where they explain what Joey and Chandler did with them? Any info would be appreciated.
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09-09-03, 10:40 AM
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They reappear in later seasons.
I can specifically remember Rachel dealing with them when she briefly lived with Joey.
I can specifically remember Rachel dealing with them when she briefly lived with Joey.
09-09-03, 11:12 AM
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Originally posted by Draven
They reappear in later seasons.
I can specifically remember Rachel dealing with them when she briefly lived with Joey.
They reappear in later seasons.
I can specifically remember Rachel dealing with them when she briefly lived with Joey.
09-09-03, 11:38 AM
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Originally posted by rfduncan
I realize/recall that, but they seem to disappear for good once Emma arrives.
I realize/recall that, but they seem to disappear for good once Emma arrives.
09-09-03, 03:47 PM
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Originally posted by Morf
I think the Chick, Duck, Triplets, Emma, and Ben are all living together.
I think the Chick, Duck, Triplets, Emma, and Ben are all living together.
09-09-03, 07:18 PM
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The duck is actually a metaphor of Chandler. When the duck disappeared, it was because in real life, Matthew Perry was being treated for his drug problem. He was in the quackhouse. Moreover, he was no longer being funny and thus the duck disappeared. Not to mention the stranger-than-coincidence fact that Matthew Perry actually has webbed feet in real life.
By the same token, the chick is a metaphor of Monica, who had also ceased to be funny. When the chick disappeared, it was symbolic of the disappearance of Courteney Cox's funny lines. Furthermore, this was around the time that Cox got married to David Arquette and there were rumors that she wanted to have a baby--hence, a baby chick. See how it all comes together?
There was an A&E show with one of the ex-writers of Friends who explained all of this. He had become disgruntled with the direction of the show and thus he threw in these symbols as a sort of backlash against the producers.
By the same token, the chick is a metaphor of Monica, who had also ceased to be funny. When the chick disappeared, it was symbolic of the disappearance of Courteney Cox's funny lines. Furthermore, this was around the time that Cox got married to David Arquette and there were rumors that she wanted to have a baby--hence, a baby chick. See how it all comes together?
There was an A&E show with one of the ex-writers of Friends who explained all of this. He had become disgruntled with the direction of the show and thus he threw in these symbols as a sort of backlash against the producers.
09-10-03, 11:43 AM
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Originally posted by ChrisHicks
I wonder if Donnas sister is with them?
I wonder if Donnas sister is with them?
09-10-03, 10:35 PM
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Actually, one of the producers (I think that it was Marta Kauffman) explained the whole chick/duck thing on a season 4 commentary. She said that they indeed never did resolve what happened to them, aand we should assume that they still live in J & C's apartment somewhere.
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